Article - Babcock for Jack Adams?

[BigTuna]

Originally Posted by saillias

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James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 7h7 hours ago Leafs have recalled Arcobello and Bibeau.


James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 8h8 hours ago
The Leafs are on pace to have four fights all season. Three years ago they had 44 in a 48-game season.


James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 3h3 hours ago
Coming up next on @TSN1050Radio...

And what does that prove? He's reporting on what the Leafs are doing via twitter. That doesn't dispute what I said.

You guys do understand reporting on a team doesn't make anyone biased, right?

[savemedrzaius]

Originally Posted by saillias

K.

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 7h7 hours ago Leafs have recalled Arcobello and Bibeau.


James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 8h8 hours ago
The Leafs are on pace to have four fights all season. Three years ago they had 44 in a 48-game season.


James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 3h3 hours ago
Coming up next on @TSN1050Radio...

Wow! Okay Mirtle is a big Leafs homer.

"Leafs have recalled Arcobello and Bibeau." He could have said "NHL team recalls some dudes."

Definitely a Leafs fan.

[sun]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

I know you can't say "If..." because every team can say it, but the Leafs record with Bernier isn't exactly great. Their record with Reimer and Sparks is not too bad.

They had a brutal October.They were 1-6-2 over their first 9 games. Since then they are 14-8-5. They have a pretty good goal differential considering their postion in the standings of -4.

Off topic, but wow, just looked at the Pacific and every team has a negative goal differential except for LA. And every team except San Jose has a double-digit goal differential in the high teens to low twenties. What a stinky division.

lol good one, buddy. Real smooth.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by BigTuna

And what does that prove? He's reporting on what the Leafs are doing via twitter. That doesn't dispute what I said.

You guys do understand reporting on a team doesn't make anyone biased, right?

Mirtle wrote 90% on the Leafs. It's almost all he does

[BigTuna]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

Wow! Okay Mirtle is a big Leafs homer.

"Leafs have recalled Arcobello and Bibeau." He could have said "NHL team recalls some dudes."

Definitely a Leafs fan.

Yup. Really, really weak.

[BACKCHECK!!!]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

Inferring that one team is garbage while your team is only 1 point up on them while playing one more game does seem strange though. Doesn't seem humble. So that poster thinks the Flames are garbage too?

Yes. This is the worst the Flames have been in over a decade.

Try and keep up.

But we're just visiting. You guys have to live here.

[BigTuna]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Mirtle wrote 90% on the Leafs. It's almost all he does

And that proves what? You're seriously saying he's a Leafs homer because of that? One of those posts is critical of the Leafs lack of fighting.

You guys need to realize covering the Leafs doesn't make you a Leafs homer. He's a Western hockey fan who covers the Leafs to make $. There's actually a lot of Habs/Canucks/Oilers/Flames fans covering the Leafs who have moved or covered the Leafs to become a bigger name in journalism.

[Vedder]

Babcock can line up behind Quenneville, Sutter, and Trotz. Equal or better coaches leading teams that actually have a chance at winning something this year.

I'm not sure if Babcock has always been this insufferable, but ever since he joined Toronto it's been really clear how highly he thinks of himself. To his credit, that's a terrible roster that's played pretty well since the beginning of November. Just not coach of the year worthy.

[savemedrzaius]

Originally Posted by Vedder

Babcock can line up behind Quenneville, Sutter, and Trotz. Equal or better coaches leading teams that actually have a chance at winning something this year.

I'm not sure if Babcock has always been this insufferable, but ever since he joined Toronto it's been really clear how highly he thinks of himself. To his credit, that's a terrible roster that's played pretty well since the beginning of November. Just not coach of the year worthy.

All coach western teams. WEST COAST BIAS!!!!!

[Samonadreau]

I would say Gallant and Trotz are the front runners right now and Babcock not close to them. Heck Jeff Blashill probably has a better shot at this point..... Wings are not missing ol Mike too much right now.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

One point behind Calgary with a game in hand

yeah exactly, franchise worst start so congrats on that

lets see where things end up, Flames made it to the 2nd round last year...if the Leafs do that then he can have the Jack Adams

[Samonadreau]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

All coach western teams. WEST COAST BIAS!!!!!

Since when is Washington a Western team?

[dino7c]

and since when does goal differential matter? last I checked the only thing that counts are wins and losses. 10-0 win is 2 points, 1-0 OT win is 2 points

[N-E-B]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

Inferring that one team is garbage while your team is only 1 point up on them while playing one more game does seem strange though. Doesn't seem humble. So that poster thinks the Flames are garbage too?

What Leaf fans are bragging about our standings? All the fans I know are aware the Leafs are not a great team. But most are happy with Babcock and what he has gotten out of them. I don't care if Babcock wins the Adams. Just don't think they play like garbage this year.

This mentality makes no sense to me. So because I cheer for a team that isn't doing well it means I'm not allowed to point out that other teams are doing bad? makes no sense. Calgary could be 30th in the NHL and that wouldn't change the fact that Toronto is garbage. There's nothing wrong with pointing that out.

Leafs fans are the reason I hate the Leafs.

[Point Blank]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

Inferring that one team is garbage while your team is only 1 point up on them while playing one more game does seem strange though. Doesn't seem humble. So that poster thinks the Flames are garbage too?

What Leaf fans are bragging about our standings? All the fans I know are aware the Leafs are not a great team. But most are happy with Babcock and what he has gotten out of them. I don't care if Babcock wins the Adams. Just don't think they play like garbage this year.

If you don't care if Babcock wins the Adams or not then why are you posting on a Flame's forum about an article about Babcock being a runner for the Adams?

No one is bragging about where the Flames are in the standings. Everyone's just laughing at how ridiculous this article is and how it pretty much represents all the garbage media about Toronto and the ridiculous hype over their overrated coaches, prospects, players, etc. we see day in and day out.

[combustiblefuel]

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Mirtle wrote 90% on the Leafs. It's almost all he does

Mirtle is a beat writer for the Leafs. That doesn't necessarily make him biased, but having a Leafs' beat writer of a Toronto paper write an article pumping the tires of Toronto's coach, despite the fact that the team itself is nowhere near playoff contention, is nothing but a shallow effort to create a story and sell newspapers. And morons like BigTuna swallowed it whole.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by dino7c

and since when does goal differential matter? last I checked the only thing that counts are wins and losses. 10-0 win is 2 points, 1-0 OT win is 2 points

Goal differential predicts future results better than win loss record. So if you want to say which team is more likely to win a head to head match up goal differential is a better way to pick.

A 10-0 win is not equivalent to a 1-0 OT win when evaluating the quality of a team.

[saillias]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Mirtle is a beat writer for the Leafs. That doesn't necessarily make him biased, but having a Leafs' beat writer of a Toronto paper write an article pumping the tires of Toronto's coach, despite the fact that the team itself is nowhere near playoff contention, is nothing but a shallow effort to create a story and sell newspapers. And morons like BigTuna swallowed it whole.

Wait, you can call people morons without getting in trouble with the mods?

[BigTuna]

Originally Posted by Point Blank

If you don't care if Babcock wins the Adams or not then why are you posting on a Flame's forum about an article about Babcock being a runner for the Adams?

No one is bragging about where the Flames are in the standings. Everyone's just laughing at how ridiculous this article is and how it pretty much represents all the garbage media about Toronto and the ridiculous hype over their overrated coaches, prospects, players, etc. we see day in and day out.

You can claim that, but I'd argue Leaf players get underrated and more criticism in Toronto than anywhere else. A good example of this is Phil Kessel. He got as much, if not more crap than any NHL player the past 6 years. The second he goes to Pittsburgh it all stops despite his production being much worse with Crosby and Malkin than with Tyler Bozak. I still hear people now saying Phil is playing good. Would that happen with the exact same stats on the Leafs?