Aus34Matt
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GDT: Around the League - Stanley Cup Edition - Round #3 [Final 4]
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saffronleaf
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It wasn't like the Habs were the class of the North division
We had them dead to rights before our epic choke job, hell we were kicking the crap out of them
Unfortunately we did the leafiest thing imaginable
Winnipeg were bloody average, decimated and there goaltender played like he was human, that's a bad mix
I'm not saying we would beat Vegas but I think we would be a far bigger threat
Aus34Matt
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A Habs/Isles cup final would be the worst thing to ever happen. Let's go VGK and Tampa!
rumman
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Exactly why you don’t sign Simmons, Thorton et al. If you want a effective power forward you have to pay the price, not go shopping in the bargain bin.......
rumman
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The north division was as weak as expected, no team was going to get to the final without a miracle happening. Even Price standing on his head probably won’t make a difference.
rumman
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Granted he’s not putting up points, but he brings it in other departments, the same can’t be said for many Leaf players making way f**king more money.
rumman
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Disagree, if you think this is boring hockey, I don’t know what to say, maybe a non contact 4 on 4 shinny league is what your looking for?
weems
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I agree that we would most likely put up a better fight against Vegas than the Habs will.
I just dont think any of the Habs, Jets or Oilers are really any good and us winning the North division doesnt say much.
3 of the 4 remaining teams play with a pace and physicality that I dont think we can currently match.
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I disagree, he has been invisible in these playoffs.
Barely shooting at the net, doesn’t block shots ,hasn’t got an assist on a Goal over two months and has been on ice for more goals against than scored at 5on5 in these playoffs .
This the 3rd conference final in that last 11 years where their roster looks below average, it’s kind of crazy when you think of it. I think they’ll lose in 4-5 games to Vegas. They have an interesting future, some of their young players look decent, but Price and Weber (along with their contracts) are a ticking time bomb. It’s almost as if their window is the next 1-2 years because of it, but they don’t have the horses to keep up with the elite teams
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Leafs don't need to worry about pace (at least once they get rid of guys like Thornton and Simmonds) and even when it comes to physicality, we have performed well against Boston with far worse teams than we currently have. If we had better defense and goaltending, and a Kadri who was not suspended, then we likely win both of those series against Boston... And NYI/Vegas are not any more physical than those Boston teams were. Then of course there is Marner, but you don't need to play physical to stop him anyways.
weems
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I'm sorry but pace just isnt solely about "footspeed".
It's about playing in quick straight lines. It's about pushing the puck forward consistently and dumping and chasing if need be. It's about having a consistent forecheck that puts pressure on the opposing defenders to make quick decisions under duress. It's about finishing your checks every shift so that it builds up over time and injury or questionable decision making comes into play.
We dont do any of those things well.
So we almost beat a physical team in round 1 a few times? You need to win 4 rounds and each round the intensity gets ramped up and you're actually more banged up and tired as it goes along. We're a very easy team to play against because we inflict basically zero damage/wear and tear on opposing teams and especially their defence.
Shea Weber was loving life against us and looked super fresh in game 7. Last night after just a few periods against a physical intense forecheck, he was hunched over on the bench in pain.
We dont look like a team that can make it thru 4 rounds of physical intense hockey but I would love to be proven wrong.
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What was boring about it? I only saw the 1st 2 periods but they weren't boring at all.
I'm sure Habs fans and every other fanbase loves reading the excuses and whining that's been going on the past month since there's been a lot of excuses and quite a few people whining. We blew a 3-1 lead to the Habs, I don't think we have much to laugh at them about if they lose to Vegas in the 3rd round. They've made it further in 1 season then we have in the past 5.
True. They lucked out big to make it to the Final 4 and we can’t even seem to get lucky.
I’m glad Habs will get their asses handed to them though. Bergevin will think he’s close to the Cup and Molson will sign him for another decade when in reality Montreal isn’t even a playoff team in the Atlantic.
I am not sure they are even better than Ottawa next year.
I’d still love to get our asses kicked in the 3rd round instead of always choking in the first.
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"I don't think we can look at the roster now when you lose in the second round and say you can compete for a Stanley Cup," Neely said. "I mean, players that are on the roster that are coming back certainly need to improve. You need to get more out of the third and fourth line, even the second line, we didn't get enough out of in that last series. I think we have to look at improving our roster to improve our chances to win a Cup."
Just something you say after losing in the second round... Different culture. Meanwhile losing vs Habs in the first round, we still believe! Just couldn't get it done.
It's been so long since we won 1st round, Dubas and company pretend like you get SC for winning the first round...
Just something you say after losing in the second round... Different culture. Meanwhile losing vs Habs in the first round, we still believe! Just couldn't get it done.
It's been so long since we won 1st round, Dubas and company pretend like you get SC for winning the first round...
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I'm so jealous of vegas. Listen to their arena. It's like a party. Now compare that to SBP if the leafs were in the playoffs. We can only wish ours sounded like that. For starters it would help if they stopped playing hall and oates after every leafs goal. Who are they trying to entertain with that trash. Boring music, boring atmosphere, quiet fans. Everything about the leafs is garbage at this point.
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Did Neely say whether he's going to scour the free agent market for any 40 year old players to improve the team?
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