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

[NyQuil]

The Leafs getting reverse swept would be the most Leafs thing possible...

2 of 3 won in OT. Either of those could have gone to Ottawa

Not betting on that happening though, I'll leave that to Pinto

The scores of the last couple of games have been close, but aside from a 10 minute surge at the beginning of Game 3, and having the lead for a little bit, the Leafs have pretty much been in control of the series.

Stolarz could easily be the scapegoat if the Sens had managed to win in OT, with the team in front of him virtually eliminating quality chances for huge parts of the latter stages of games.

As it is, the team has bailed him out for giving up those game-tying goals.

Anyway, the only real score that matters is 3-0. The Leafs are doing a good job on cutting down chances in dangerous areas and I'm curious to see how it works against other teams in the division.

 

[Transplanted Caper]

This is a big difference everyone should be able to see

Do we attribute this to Chief? Or just maturity? A little from column A and a little from column B?

Berube is part of it. The team having genuine confidence in the goalie helps and the Leafs are deeper and better than in years past. I was thinking watching someone like OEL on the bottom pairing last night how different that's been than in years past when the bottom pairing was scraped together with #6s or guys just not ready for the moment like Liljegren or Sandin. Sure, I wish the Leafs had a bit more skill in the bottom 6 or that someone like Domi could find a more obvious role consistently than trying to fit him in whatever slot is left open in the Top 9, but there's no line or pairing that really makes me nervous like in years past.

 

[HockeyVirus]

The Leafs getting reverse swept would be the most Leafs thing possible...

2 of 3 won in OT. Either of those could have gone to Ottawa

Not betting on that happening though, I'll leave that to Pinto

Meh. Both of those OT games they didn't allow a shot in the 3rd until almost the end, and the one shot goes in. First one a bad bounce, last night a softie. But the Leafs were controlling the game and have been controlling the game even when they briefly were trailing, as they have all series.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Meh. Both of those OT games they didn't allow a shot in the 3rd until almost the end, and the one shot goes in. First one a bad bounce, last night a softie. But the Leafs were controlling the game and have been controlling the game even when they briefly were trailing, as they have all series.

Leafs dominating, Sens on life support and soon will have the plug pulled

Btw I will go back to being a full time Leafs hater in round 2

 

[HockeyVirus]

Leafs dominating, Sens on life support and soon will have the plug pulled

Btw I will go back to being a full time Leafs hater in round 2

No way, you are in now. We need you full time on the bandwagon.

 

[BiolaRunner]

Meh. Both of those OT games they didn't allow a shot in the 3rd until almost the end, and the one shot goes in. First one a bad bounce, last night a softie. But the Leafs were controlling the game and have been controlling the game even when they briefly were trailing, as they have all series.

I'm not trying to say the Leafs weren't in control, but any game that goes to OT can be one bad bounce or a softie away from going to the other team

 

[Sasha Orlov]

No way, you are in now. We need you full time on the bandwagon.

Can’t do it buddy I’m sorry

Cherish the time we have together, don’t look to tomorrow

 

[HockeyVirus]

I know the Sens weren't expected to win, but I would be very concerned with Travis Green if I was a Sens fan. Credit to him, he got them to the playoffs, but he has been massively outcoached. Made no adjustments all series, chasing matchups and ruining the flow of his team vs a team just rolling lines.

Reminds me so much of being on the other side as a Leafs fan. Feeling the control of the series slip away as Keefe looks stunned, has no answers and changes nothing. Players can only say they have faith in themselves until they lose.

Sooner they get a real coach the sooner they take another step. I'd move on from green if Tocchet became available without hesitation

 

[Strangle]

The Leafs getting reverse swept would be the most Leafs thing possible...

2 of 3 won in OT. Either of those could have gone to Ottawa

Not betting on that happening though, I'll leave that to Pinto

It’s hilarious that no one cheering against the leafs has anything to say about WHY Ottawa is losing all these games and all they can think of is “gee, I hope Toronto can beat themselves because Ottawa sure isn’t good enough” lol

It’s been like this since game 81 of the season wrapped up

 

[Strangle]

I know the Sens weren't expected to win, but I would be very concerned with Travis Green if I was a Sens fan. Credit to him, he got them to the playoffs, but he has been massively outcoached. Made no adjustments all series, chasing matchups and ruining the flow of his team vs a team just rolling lines.

Reminds me so much of being on the other side as a Leafs fan. Feeling the control of the series slip away as Keefe looks stunned, has no answers and changes nothing. Players can only say they have faith in themselves until they lose.

Sooner they get a real coach the sooner they take another step. I'd move on from green if Tocchet became available without hesitation

Someone would be smart to pickup coach Q

 

[MCR74]

The Leafs getting reverse swept would be the most Leafs thing possible...

2 of 3 won in OT. Either of those could have gone to Ottawa

Not betting on that happening though, I'll leave that to Pinto

I don't know if Pinto is stupid enough to take that bet.

 

[Strangle]

The scores of the last couple of games have been close, but aside from a 10 minute surge at the beginning of Game 3, and having the lead for a little bit, the Leafs have pretty much been in control of the series.

Stolarz could easily be the scapegoat if the Sens had managed to win in OT, with the team in front of him virtually eliminating quality chances for huge parts of the latter stages of games.

As it is, the team has bailed him out for giving up those game-tying goals.

Anyway, the only real score that matters is 3-0. The Leafs are doing a good job on cutting down chances in dangerous areas and I'm curious to see how it works against other teams in the division.

There is zero chance Stolarz would have been the scapegoat

 

[BiolaRunner]

It’s hilarious that no one cheering against the leafs has anything to say about WHY Ottawa is losing all these games and all they can think of is “gee, I hope Toronto can beat themselves because Ottawa sure isn’t good enough” lol

It’s been like this since game 81 of the season wrapped up

I've only scoreboard watched this series. I stand by what I said. Leafs getting reverse swept would be the the most Leafs thing to happen

 

[NyQuil]

There is zero chance Stolarz would have been the scapegoat

It's easy to say that now.

Let's say he lets in his first shot in the 3rd period (which is pretty much what he did) and then his 1st shot in OT, in both Game 2 and Game 3.

I think it's pretty obvious that some people would be miffed.

 

[BiolaRunner]

I don't know if Pinto is stupid enough to take that bet.

Technically speaking, it would be his buddy in the States taking the bet

 

[Summer Rose]

Can’t do it buddy I’m sorry

Cherish the time we have together, don’t look to tomorrow

It is better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all.

 

[dangomon]

It's easy to say that now.

Let's say he lets in his first shot in the 3rd period (which is pretty much what he did) and then his 1st shot in OT, in both Game 2 and Game 3.

I think it's pretty obvious that some people would be miffed.

Hypotheticals are dumb. "He would be the scapegoat if he was worse".

Stolarz has given up 6 goals in this series and your magically upping that by 33% to let us know he'd be a bad goalie if he let in more goals.

 

[MCR74]

It’s hilarious that no one cheering against the leafs has anything to say about WHY Ottawa is losing all these games and all they can think of is “gee, I hope Toronto can beat themselves because Ottawa sure isn’t good enough” lol

It’s been like this since game 81 of the season wrapped up

That would involve changing the narrative, and we can't have that.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

It's easy to say that now.

Let's say he lets in his first shot in the 3rd period (which is pretty much what he did) and then his 1st shot in OT, in both Game 2 and Game 3.

I think it's pretty obvious that some people would be miffed.

He has let in one(maybe two?) weak goal the entire series. Sure, the tying goal wasn't great...but end of the day he has been one of the main reason we are in the spot we are in. The tying goal in G2 wasn't on him at all. Sens have struggled beating him clean the entire time.

 

[Summer Rose]

It’s hilarious that no one cheering against the leafs has anything to say about WHY Ottawa is losing all these games and all they can think of is “gee, I hope Toronto can beat themselves because Ottawa sure isn’t good enough” lol

It’s been like this since game 81 of the season wrapped up

That's pretty much what I was counting on happening as someone who wanted the Leafs to lose. If both teams were to have played close to their best, the Leafs were never going to have a great deal of trouble taking the series.

That said, there's still that tiny chance they blow a 3-0 series lead, which admittedly I would personally find very funny.

 

[Korpse]

Looks like actual fans of Toronto (unlike the ones paid to attend the game 3 by MLSE) are starting to chant that they want Florida all over social media. Interesting.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Looks like actual fans of Toronto (unlike the ones paid to attend the game 3 by MLSE) are starting to chant that they want Florida all over social media. Interesting.

 

[NyQuil]

Hypotheticals are dumb. "He would be the scapegoat if he was worse".

Stolarz has given up 6 goals in this series and your magically upping that by 33% to let us know he'd be a bad goalie if he let in more goals.

Don't look at me.

A poster said that no one would be mad at Stolarz if he'd let in those goals.

Considering how few shots have been lobbed at him in the 3rd and OT periods, I took issue with that statement, that's all.

 

[Korpse]

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[TheBeastCoast]

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