Series Talk: [A1] Toronto Maple Leafs vs [WC1] Ottawa Senators | Part II (TOR lead 3-0)

[Jojalu]

Nothing to do with that. Remind me again how Toronto does every year? Far from over. It should be 1-1. Leafs got lucky, again.

I wouldn't say the Leafs got lucky. Sens couldn't register a shot for the first 15 mins of the third. Tor had the better chances in the first and third but were awful in the second.

You are correct that it is far from over though.

I have been impressed with Sanderson and Stutzle.

 

[Zerotonine]

Typical Sens fans and their ignorance. I was simply referring to the importance of the score board cpmpared to the shot counter and Sens fans whine and complain instead of accepting the results and moving on to game 3 of the first round of a series that is not done yet like typical Leafs Fans have.

I'm not a fan of either team

Was simply inquiring on the series

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Stolarz has been fine so far. He's gotta get playoff experience somehow.

I get that. Never said he hasn't been fine.
I just mean he hasn't played a lot of hockey. How many games has he started in a row over his career? Usually guys in his situation are due for a stinker here or there when the workload gets a little tougher than used to.

Plus, injuries.

Woll is no slouch though, so not the worst situation to be in either way.

 

[The Podium]

Typical leafs fans and there arrogance. I simply said I was only scoreboard watching have the sens been the better team as theyvseem to have more shots in both games and the leafs have been capitalizing on PPs. Amd simply asked if stolarz is the difference but ofc leafs fans shoot there mouths off instead of simply answering a straight forward question

The Sens have been getting more shots from the perimeter. They don’t really control play, they don’t cycle in the O zone much. Just break in and get a low percentage shot from outside the circles.

The leafs have been an anti-analytic team all season. They sit back and capitalize on mistakes. They chose their shots and have players who are good at maintaining possession in the offensive zone until a high danger chance presents itself.

Scoreboard watching will always show the Leafs being outplayed. But in reality Stolarz had a 16 minute stretch last night without a shot against when the score was 2-1.

 

[The Podium]

I get that. Never said he hasn't been fine.
I just mean he hasn't played a lot of hockey. How many games has he started in a row over his career? Usually guys in his situation are due for a stinker here or there when the workload gets a little tougher than used to.

Plus, injuries.

Woll is no slouch though, so not the worst situation to be in either way.

Might get a week break depending on how far this series goes.

 

[Lahey]

I wouldn’t panic if I were Ottawa. They’ve been the better team 5 of 6 periods. Win one game and stick to your guns and the pressure that the leafs have never dealt with will start to mount.

What game were u watching where the sens were better for 5/6 periods and have not had a lead in either game whatsoever. I’d love to watch that game in the make believe universe

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

I've seen this narrative a lot, but I don't really think so. I thought they would control more play than Toronto, but they've been pretty much outclassed the whole way.

Ottawa has had the puck more, but haven't done much with it. Even if they're in the offensive zone, they don't create much offense. Most shots are non-dangerous. Looking at the xG splits, Toronto has been better despite getting "outshot". The Leafs have been more disciplined and more professional. Too many Sens making dumb mistakes. They really haven't "played better".

Completely agree with this.

Toronto is definitely the more talented team, they've created much better scoring chances so far in the series. Sens tend to be throwing a lot to the net hoping for a deflection, screen goal or a weird bounce.

I think coaching is a pretty big factor in this, but it's also a team talent thing. They have a lot of skill in their top 6 and are getting their defensemen activated. Sens need Ullmark to play out of his mind and while I don't think he's been the reason they're losing, he's not playing well enough for the Sens to win this series.

The next two will be interesting. Leafs seem to play pretty evenly at home and away, but the Sens play a lot better at home than they do away.

 

[Zybalto]

So Leafs havent even played well but are up 2-0? What happens when they eventually play better lol

The problem is that the narrative falls apart once you get into specifics.

Who has had the better goaltending?
Who has had better special teams?
Who's top players are performing better?
Who has played better D?
Who's depth players have stepped up the most?

If you think Ottawa has been the better team 5/6 periods, they must be dominating some of these categories right?

 

[rojac]

I don't get this big deal about Ottawa outshooting the Leafs. The Leafs were outshot in 47 of their games this seasons. Their record when being outshot is 33-12-2 (15-5-0 at home, 18-12-2 on the road).

 

[Leaf Fans]

I'm not a fan of either team

Was simply inquiring on the series

Well, then the Leafs are up 2-0 in the series going to Ottawa for games 3 and 4. The series is not over yet.

 

[thusk]

I wouldn’t panic if I were Ottawa. They’ve been the better team 5 of 6 periods. Win one game and stick to your guns and the pressure that the leafs have never dealt with will start to mount.

Wich 5 period Ottawa had been better?!?!?!

both 1st period was both leafs advantage and both should finish up 2-0 but Stolarz did a mistake gm 1 and gave up a free goal.

period 2
gm 1: with all dump penalty Ottawa took and how toronto Pp destroy ottawa pk, i don't know how you can just think Ottawa got the edge here

gm 2: that's basically the only period where they really had the edge.

Period 3
find a way to bring it to 2 goal but came back at 3 like55 sec later and Toronto just protected pretty well a 3 goal lead all period and they never really challenging Stolarz at any time

gm 2 Ottawa needed like what 15 min to get a 1st shot on net who was actually a shot from blue line perfectly deflected...For 15 minutes leafs completly controled everything on the ice. After Gaudette goal, that gave up a boost for Ottawa eho finished the period strong bu had been completly dominated 1dt 15 min...

For mw Ottawa had been the best team 1/6 periid

 

[Stephen]

Stolarz has been fine so far. He's gotta get playoff experience somehow.

Anthony Stolarz Stats In Last 10 Games | StatMuse

Anthony Stolarz has a 10-0-0 record in 10 games with a goals against average of 1.48 and a save percentage of .947 in his last 10 games.

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10-0-0, 1.48 GAA and .947 %. 3 SO.

I think you quietly accept that he’s playing well and just build on it.

 

[MCR74]

I get that. Never said he hasn't been fine.
I just mean he hasn't played a lot of hockey. How many games has he started in a row over his career? Usually guys in his situation are due for a stinker here or there when the workload gets a little tougher than used to.

Plus, injuries.

Woll is no slouch though, so not the worst situation to be in either way.

We're confident in Woll either way. Life could be worse.

 

[Lshap]

So Leafs havent even played well but are up 2-0? What happens when they eventually play better lol

Have to admit, this is a pretty good comeback.

 

[Primary Assist]

There have been 7 periods of hockey so far this series, so when

I wouldn’t panic if I were Ottawa. They’ve been the better team 5 of 6 periods. Win one game and stick to your guns and the pressure that the leafs have never dealt with will start to mount.

There have been 7 periods of hockey so far this series and Toronto has been the better team in 6 of them. The Sens did put on an excellent road period in the second last night, I have to give them credit. But they only squeaked out the one goal that period due to the huge delta in goaltending this series.

Score effects show that trailing teams will throw more on net - but that doesn't mean they are actually playing any better. The Leafs are stifling them with special teams play and dictating relatively low event hockey at 5 on 5. Exactly what you'd expect from the higher seed and team with much more time spent defending a lead.

The series is far from over though and if Ottawa has a hot start at home tomorrow they will be able to dictate the play for once. Toronto hasn't had a chance to show off their ability to claw back a lead this series (and hopefully they never have to) but this team isn't wilting like they used to. The biggest question mark is if the Leafs core can continue to find the back of the net or if the Sens will even get NHL average goaltending to stymy the Toronto stars.

tl;dr GO LEAFS GO

 

[MCR74]

So Leafs havent even played well but are up 2-0? What happens when they eventually play better lol

Then it's a repeat of Sunday night's game.

 

[waitin425]

There is something different about the Leafs this year, and I don't like it. They would have choked away last nights game in previous years.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

There is something different about the Leafs this year, and I don't like it. They would have choked away last nights game in previous years.

A big part of that is Stolarz tbh we have Samsonov in net and we lose that game last night in regulation. Gives us a chance to win when we don't have our best.

 

[MCR74]

There is something different about the Leafs this year, and I don't like it. They would have choked away last nights game in previous years.

Why don't you like it?

 

[waitin425]

Why don't you like it?

Lol. You know damn well why I don't like it. I'm prepared for the worst case scenario - but will delight in the best case scenario!

 

[thusk]

So Leafs havent even played well but are up 2-0? What happens when they eventually play better lol

Yeah they became too passive at 2-0 but next 19 min after Tkachuk goal, they came back pretty active and gave up nothing to Ottawa. The only thing they didn't made was to score a 3rd goal to basically close the game and still 1 bounce away to tie it...and its basically whats happening with their 1 shot n 19 min after 1st ott goal and was actually a shot from blueline who had been perfectly deflected.

 

[MCR74]

Lol. You know damn well why I don't like it. I'm prepared for the worst case scenario - but will delight in the best case scenario!

Hey, so will I!

 

[Zerotonine]

The Sens have been getting more shots from the perimeter. They don’t really control play, they don’t cycle in the O zone much. Just break in and get a low percentage shot from outside the circles.

The leafs have been an anti-analytic team all season. They sit back and capitalize on mistakes. They chose their shots and have players who are good at maintaining possession in the offensive zone until a high danger chance presents itself.

Scoreboard watching will always show the Leafs being outplayed. But in reality Stolarz had a 16 minute stretch last night without a shot against when the score was 2-1.

Thanks.

Now that's an educated response

 

[waitin425]

Hey, so will I!

Good luck!













eat shit

 

[bicboi64]

The Sens have been getting more shots from the perimeter. They don’t really control play, they don’t cycle in the O zone much. Just break in and get a low percentage shot from outside the circles.

The leafs have been an anti-analytic team all season. They sit back and capitalize on mistakes. They chose their shots and have players who are good at maintaining possession in the offensive zone until a high danger chance presents itself.

Pretty much this. It's very frustrating to watch as a Sens fan. Leafs are 'letting' the Sens take those low danger shots because its easy to block them and they trust Stolarz to save those. Every mistake the Sens make with those perimeter shots and passing is exploited by TML and it shows how much composure and experience they have.