Colorado Rockies 1976

Same ol Mets

Suffice it to say that 2024 Diaz isn’t THE Diaz anymore.

So with a two-run shot today, Lindor somehow has 17 RBI over his last 16 GP. Doesn’t feel like that, mostly because 8 of them came in two separate games of 4 each. And all of the RBI came in 7 out of 17 games. He also hasn’t been red hot from a hitting and OB% standpoint…and has been racking up a fair amount of Ks.

From what I’ve seen reading around, sure looks like the Leaf faithful would happily drive Marner to the airport, never to return. 10 goals in 57 playoff games would do that I suppose.

Can’t build the offense around the Loser Twins. Hopefully Stearns is seeing that.

No one said that the players are blameless. And it’s not like coaches don’t get canned in the NHL…there’s a reason why so many are looking for a new job. I’d be very surprised if Montgomery was let go, even though if his team were to lose, that would be two straight first-round exits after having been up in each series. I wouldn’t fire him myself. Re: the Leafs, Keefe is in his fourth season and Treliving inherited him; if it’s yet another first-round exit, I can see Treliving wanting to bring in his own guy. Gotta think Keefe would get another gig if he was let go.

Crazy game tonight. Mets take a 3-0 lead, fall behind 9-3, now trailing 9-7. At least Pete drove in a damned run for a change.

FWIW I read somewhere that Brind'Amour and the Canes want to work out an extension...but guess that could change if the Rangers somehow make short work of them.

I’m rather surprised that Berube has yet to be hired by ANYONE TBH. How did LINDY get hired before him?!

Exactly this. Not to mention that every candidate interviewed represents the Devils not bringing Green back next year. Like you, McClellan isn’t my first choice, but unlike Green, he’s definitely not my LAST choice.

He played for them in 1987-88...total of five games (his NHL career). He can say that he not only played in the NHL, but scored a goal and notched an assist. That's pretty cool...lots of NHL hopefuls who can't say the same.

He looks like he gets pissed off a lot. Right now that alone might be good enough for me.

My biggest beef is that it’s one thing to give a developing Holtz some tough love here and there…it’s quite another to basically hold NO ONE ELSE to any kind of similar standard. Smith was given free reign to suck and do Smith things as much as he wanted, and not like others didn’t receive similar treatment. It was mind-boggingly fvcking INFURIATING.

Take ‘em however you can get ‘em. Big day for Lindor, which means he’ll do little the next 4-5 games.

There’s a part of me that wanted to see them get on SOME kind of run to truly challenge for a playoff berth, but I’m glad I didn’t have to see them get curbstomped by either Carolina or the Rangers. Because I hate both of those teams and sadly that’s EXACTLY what would have happened. At absolute best, maybe Allen stands on his head yet again and the Devils would’ve stolen a game that they would’ve had no real business winning. But it would’ve been ugly as fvck.