4 of the last 5yrs Toronto lost to a team who made it to the Stanley Cup Finals
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mcleex
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Is this supposed to make us feel better about our failures
We lose to the team that loses to the team that wins the cup.
That means we're elite?
That means we're elite?
Trapper
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We’re something that’s for sure.
ULF_55
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Eternal Leaf
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Don’t worry big Jim Treviling will save all with the same rotten core next year.
Jimmy Firecracker
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It ultimately means nothing but it is a bizarre stat. You can even expand on this and say how 5/7 of the teams that beat us in the playoffs went on to lose to the eventual Cup Champions.
2017 Washington beat Toronto but lost to eventual champs Pittsburgh
2019 Boston beat Toronto, lost in Finals
2020 Columbus beat Toronto, lost to Tampa who won the Cup
2021 Montreal lost in Finals
2022 Tampa lost in Finals
2023 Florida TBD
2017 Washington beat Toronto but lost to eventual champs Pittsburgh
2019 Boston beat Toronto, lost in Finals
2020 Columbus beat Toronto, lost to Tampa who won the Cup
2021 Montreal lost in Finals
2022 Tampa lost in Finals
2023 Florida TBD
Canadian Finn
Oskee Wee Wee
we're the best losers.
I hops this type of culture leaves with Dubas.
I hops this type of culture leaves with Dubas.
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Jmo89
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At best it just shows how soft our core is. They'll have flashes where they can win a game here or there, but they struggle to elevate their game for 4/7 wins.
They finally did it against Tampa and then reverted right back to same old same old.
They finally did it against Tampa and then reverted right back to same old same old.
Only TO fans and medias will come up with useless crap like this and think Leafs are good, our boys are great, let’s run it back because sooner or later, they will get he bounces…..
ToneDog
56 years and counting. #FireTheShanaClan!
I'm honestly convinced that if the Leafs played anybody else other then Tampa in the 1st round this year, they would have lost.
5 out of the last 5 years, Toronto was not good enough to win the Stanley cup. Losing to a cup champion or a finalist shouldn't be looked at, as some sort of trophy or accomplishment.
It's a neat stat, but the most important takeaway is that this team wasn't the best team in either of the last 5 years. I'm not going to pretend like this means something, because it really doesn't.
It's a neat stat, but the most important takeaway is that this team wasn't the best team in either of the last 5 years. I'm not going to pretend like this means something, because it really doesn't.
The effort to get past the Leafs shows them the level of buy-in required to advance!
I don’t actually believe either narrative, just, you know, it’s that easy.
TheGreatOne11
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I was waiting for this thread. I honestly don't know how to feel about that stat. If you take it seriously, its frustrating. Doesnt matter though, we never have enough juice to get to the finish line, always a better team. The hockey gods have smiled upon Florida this year.
I mean what Bobrovsky and Tkachuk are doing right now is down right magical. It would be nice if it could be us sometime.
I mean what Bobrovsky and Tkachuk are doing right now is down right magical. It would be nice if it could be us sometime.
Trapper
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Canadian Finn
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Tkachuk wouldn't have fit the culture dubas built here.
So we've only lost to losers and we're the easiest path to go deep?
Bit of a buzkill OP.
Bit of a buzkill OP.
SnizzNasty88
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Lol, is it just me or is this 4 out 5 years thing like, extremely irrelevant? So what? Is this supposed to be some sort of accomplishment or something? Who cares?
