Lightning at Leafs: Some Numbers Before the Game
by Chemmy on Nov 30, 2010 1:40 PM EST
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PrintThe Leafs have inexplicably sent Luca Caputi to the Marlies to bring up Joey Crabb. Crabb has 9 goals in the AHL in 22GP but also has the worst +/- on the Marlies at -3. He'll slot into the second line with Mikhail Grabovski and Nikolai Kulemin. Per Jonas Siegel the Leafs are scratching John Mitchell and Brett Lebda.
Tampa's an interesting case, at 73GF and 78GA we'd expect them to be below a .500 points percentage based on the pythagorean. For those of you who hate stats; it doesn't make sense that they get outscored and win more than they lose. Observe:
| GF | GA | Pyth Pts% | Pyth Pts | Actual Pts% | Act. Pts | Difference | |
| TOR (22GP) | 48 | 61 | .428 | 19 | .431 | 19 | 0 Pts, 0.003% |
| TBL (24GP) | 73 | 78 | .522 | 25 | .604 | 29 | +4 Pts, 0.082% |
Essentially Tampa has two more wins than we'd expect so far. Who knows, maybe we'll get Lady Luck on our side tonight. If Toronto can stay out of the penalty box and keep Steven Stamkos from lighting them up on the power play they might be able to slow this game down and grind out a win.
If Toronto plays sloppy undisciplined hockey like they did against Buffalo they're going to give Stamkos a wonderful gift at home ahead of Christmas.
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Dan Ellis
#PhilKesselProblems
hopefully they will be all solved tonight.
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Let’s send Tampa home with a nasty case of the Crabbs…
BOOM
Puti out
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by Godd Till on Nov 30, 2010 1:51 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
I can’t think of who will be on the fourth line. I’m having a brain fart. Could someone help me out?
Mac – Kadri – Kessel
Crabb – Grab – Kule
Versteeg – Bozak – Sjo
Orr – ? – Brown
Play Stamkos!
Is it a terrible idea when killing of the penalties tonight to focus one player to cover Stamkos 100%, then leave the other 3 players to deal with the other 4 lightning (essentially making a 5-4 PP a 4-3)?
Probably.
Could it hurt?
Malone would run over Gus or something ridiculous, or St. Louis would use his old man strength and shovel one in.
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wow, i should pay attention when I read things, i completely missed “focus one player to”
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what I read
Play Stamkos!
Is it a terrible idea when killing of the penalties tonight tofocus one player tocover Stamkos 100%,then leave the other 3 players to deal with the other 4 lightning (essentially making a 5-4 PP a 4-3)?
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Wasn’t there a basketball movie where the entire team covered one guy with the ball, and he still scored? Did I dream that?
Joey Crabb is in the lineup for one reason, and one reason only:
To hack Steven Stamkos in the knees so hard that we don’t have to play him for the rest of the year.
Oh, you better believe that's a paddling.
by JP Nikota on Nov 30, 2010 2:10 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
I say we go full retard goon and call up Rosehill lol. Hack The Bone! Hack The Bone!!!1
The Leafs have too many Urkels on the team, thats why our Winslow.
by Hi, my name is Pavol, its nice Demitra. on Nov 30, 2010 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
You must be a self-loathing masochist.
Pumps out more male with one thrust of the pelvis than the United States postal service over the last 146 years.
Oh I think we definitely will.
In the sense that future-Leaf Steven Stamkos is going to light it up.
Pumps out more male with one thrust of the pelvis than the United States postal service over the last 146 years.
Okay, so, true story.
My sister was out with some friends and met up with Jerry D’Amigo and Joey Crabb. There was some apparently innocent interaction back at their place. Fast forward a couple of days: BOOM, Joey Crabb is promoted.
If anybody knows Mike Zigomanis’ phone number, I can pass it on to her, since she has the magic touch.
pimping your sister out for Marlies promotions? I love the leafs too but I dunno man.
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You’re lucky she didn’t meet up with Schenn because you’d be an uncle in 9 months
The Leafs have too many Urkels on the team, thats why our Winslow.
by Hi, my name is Pavol, its nice Demitra. on Nov 30, 2010 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
I think the only innocent person in this story is you ;)
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not after the sister pimping part lol
Foooooood.
by fatassjackson on Nov 30, 2010 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
People going to the game tonight
Can’t even boo Mattias Ritola, how is he supposed to know what he did wrong!
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 30, 2010 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, Crabb has 12 points this year with the Marlies. You know who else has 12 points with the Marlies this year?
ZIGOCALLHIMTHEFUCKUPMANIS!!!!1
The Leafs have too many Urkels on the team, thats why our Winslow.
by Hi, my name is Pavol, its nice Demitra. on Nov 30, 2010 2:50 PM EST reply actions
Will Colton Orr do something stupid to bury the Leafs tonight?
Or will he be invisible?
Tampa has no tough guy now that Konopka is playing on the Island (because Orr sure as hell isn’t playing against Downie) – sit him and get a useful body in the lineup!
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by fair_n_hite_451 on Nov 30, 2010 2:55 PM EST reply actions
Orr is going to fight Ohlund – that crazy somofabitch
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 30, 2010 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
Ohlund tried to take Kessel out in his VERY first game back last year (In a completely clean hit, that Kessel even admitted was clean).
That means he is a dirty sombitch, right?
I am drinking the Kule-aid!
you gots it. Beat downs for Ohlund en route.
Clean hit mean shit
BS
by MapleLeafMole on Nov 30, 2010 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
Just a reminder
Crabb leads the Marlies in goals this season, with 9. Perhaps Wilson wants someone to score goals for some reason.
that crazy fool…
The Leafs have too many Urkels on the team, thats why our Winslow.
by Hi, my name is Pavol, its nice Demitra. on Nov 30, 2010 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
has goals in AHL ∴ going to get goals in NHL?
oh Ron, what won’t you try.
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BOOM!
Y’see, if your team has more goals than the other team at the end of the hockey game, then your team….er….uh….uh…..WINS the game. Heh.
TOUGH ACTIN TINACTIN!
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 30, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
the only number i don’t want to see tonite is a zero – in the Leafs’ goals for category.
getting shut-out is effin’ boring to watch, kids.
now, i don’t expect their goals for in this one to exceed tampa’s (SE opponent @ Home, Tuesday Night, let’s be honest)… and thus, they shan’t win. but one would be nice.
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TB has a horrible GAA so you have a decent chance of scoring a goal even though it is Tuesday and you’re playing the Southeast division.
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I would not be surprised at this point.
However I think Dreger said on Twitter yesterday the Bruins are just under the cap enough to fit Savard after dumping Hunwick.
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by T is for Truculence on Nov 30, 2010 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
We’d be dumb not to take him for free. He’s a UFA at the end of the season.
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The keys to victory are simple:
1) Don’t take penalties. At all. Ever.
2) If #1 is not an available option, incapacitate Stamkos.
3) I unno….how about somebody SCORES A F***ING GOAL?!
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by FiftyMissionCap on Nov 30, 2010 4:39 PM EST reply actions
The joke is that they’re calling up this career AHLer instead of D’Amigo, who’s got way more talent, and Stefanovich, who also has way more talent and has just gotten loaned to some KHL dump because he wasn’t playing at all for the Marlies.
They could have built some good will with him instead by giving him some minutes with the big club, but no… stupid.
Seriously, Crabb.
Fire. Wilson. Now. Anger is more useful than despair.
by Peter de Chatham on Nov 30, 2010 5:07 PM EST reply actions
Why rush D’Amigo? Crabb is the leading goal scorer and deserves a shot with the club, I’d rather have Caputi around but Wilson seems to hate him.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 30, 2010 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
Slept with daughter. Thats my story and I’m sticking with it
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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Maybe he’s having trouble standing up too Wilson’s scrutiny.
His fortunes have really taken a dive recently, let’s hope he lands on his feet.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 30, 2010 5:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh fuck you
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Couldn’t resist, I really feel for Luca, seems like a solid guy.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 30, 2010 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
BOOM.
The Leafs have too many Urkels on the team, thats why our Winslow.
by Hi, my name is Pavol, its nice Demitra. on Nov 30, 2010 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
PUTI IN
PUTI OUT
PUTI IN
PUTI OUT
BOOM
The experiment failed: Get rid of the trapezoid.
by Bower Power on Nov 30, 2010 5:50 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
We should call him the Hokey-Puti.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Nov 30, 2010 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously, get your facts straight.
Stefanovich obviously didn’t play for a reason. Most of us don’t know the reason. We have all heard the stories of laziness and sloppy backchecking. Either way, he wasn’t cutting it in the AHL, so does he deserve a call up as a reward?
Absolutely not.
D’Amigo has 3 goals. Crabb has 9. So they called up Crabb who has been in the NHL before and has been producing more in the AHL.
They could have built some good will with him instead by giving him some minutes with the big club, but no… stupid.
Good will? Seriously?
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Good Will Hunting?
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by T is for Truculence on Nov 30, 2010 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
interesting number
Tbay’s 5v5 F/A ratio is 0.78 – 5th worst in the league. Their 5th ranked powerplay is clearly helping to offset that.
The Islanders are a shocking 0.52. Amazingly bad at even strength.
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One of the other guys who writes for Leafs Nation who told me that special teams aren’t important.
The Leafs are an even goal differential team at evens…
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Stay out of the box
The Leafs shitty special teams will be this game’s undoing, I can feel it.
That said, score a goddam goal boys.
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Pleasepleaseplease score more goals than Stamkos tonight
Hey, if you’re gonna call us birds you might as well call us chickens.
Gagne is skating in the warm-ups and looks like he’s back in the line up. That means he’s good for one goal tonight, Stamkos will get at least 2, that means the Leafs need to score 4 to even have a shot at winning tonight….
Bitter Leaf Fan: Skepticism, not cynicism.
They’re giving us a week to get those four goals, right?
Oh, four! I mean five! I mean fire! Now available in lite version!
Im calling a Joey Crabb hat trick tonight, otherwise known as the Crabbtrick
by TheDeek on Nov 30, 2010 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Joey Crabb hat trick:
On the game night roster
1 shot on goal
1 period with more than 4 minutes played
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