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Yup. On average, save percentage drops 10 points in the second game of a back to back. Starting the other goalie should be automatic except in relatively extraordinary circumstances (say, for example, it's a must win game and your backup is Anton Forsberg).

Correct.

That was some pretty awful defensive coverage there. Foligno and Franson chased the same guy, leaving Matthews open in the slot.

Well, that escalated quickly.

Jesus H. Christ Lehner. That was horrid. Assist to Cal O'Reilly on an AHL-level defensive play.

Nope, scratched.

I disagree! WE WANT FUN! WE WANT FUN!

The amazing thing was he still managed to enter the zone. Not with possession, but still, he pushed the puck from his knees!

Rielly out for the game. Good news for us. I honestly don't know what's going through Jack's head tonight. He seems so hesitant.

Second time he's passed up a shot he should have taken. WHY CAN'T HE BE YESTERDAY'S JACK EVERY GAME?!@?!!!?!

At the right price. And even then, his play is absolutely maddening to me--I seriously think it takes years off my life. And that goal sucked. Balls. AND JACK HAS TO SHOOT THE GODDAMN PUCK!

If Rielly is out, that's a ginormous loss for Toronto.

Agree. That was a tremendous play almost everybody will forget when debating Carrier, but that's how it's done. And I'm glad to see we're getting the full Andersen tonight! Suck it Laffs!

Suck it Laffs!

Ennis being out sucks. He was fun yesterday.

A team can improve without improving more than the competiton. Other teams will get better too. What if we sell Foligno and Gionta? We get worse. And on and on and on. I don't think you're doing calculus, I think you're doing mental gymnastics to get your boy Bylsma to look better :p I was trying to keep Bylsma out of it, but this is well played :beer:

And do you expect the team to be completely injury free the rest of the way? Hell, we already know Larsson isn't coming back. What about a potential sell off at the deadline? All kinds of other things can be factored in. I think extrapolating the with Jack record is a fair projection. Optimistic? No. But neither is it doom and gloom. It's fair.

Sure, feel free. I just don't think assuming the team with Jack will continue to be about the same for the next 39 as the previous 20ish (not sure exactly how many he's been back for) can accurately be described as doom and gloom.

No team is fully healthy. Well, except the Leafs. F them. Taking the team's points percentage and applying it to the final 39 games, that'd give us 42.5 points earned, for a total of 85.5. Do you really think it's doom and gloom to take the team's points percentage since Jack came back?

Is it really doom and gloom to think the team they've shown to be is the team they will continue to be?

I certainly agree Bills fans tend to underrate Taylor. However, you are criminally underrating Romo. If you just think he's broken that's one thing, but when healthy he's great.

This is an A+ level political debate non-answer :p And hey, aside from a couple crazy people already in tank mode, I think we're all still cheering for the wins :)

I'll go with 84.

But what have they shown you this year to make you think this is anything more than a pipe dream?

I wasn't crediting Peyton with the Super Bowl, but rather the several division titles and Super Bowl appearance that preceded it. He had several great years left in him.