Around the NHL — Episode XLXVII
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Nice of Florida to pump Toronto's tires. Are they just hoping they run it back again, for the easy playoff wins?
Gil Gunderson
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Wow these guys are the absolute worst. A new low for them.
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Forward Mitch Marner agreed with Matthews' sentiment.
"That's the right wording I would say, as well," Marner said. "Can't have passengers in a Game 7. We all gotta hold ourselves to a higher accountability."
Matthews and Marner were held off the scoresheet in the loss. They each posted a minus-2 rating and two shots.
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Matthews: Leafs had 'too many passengers' in Game 7 loss
Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews couldn't quite put his finger on what went wrong in a disastrous Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday, but he said there wasn't enough effort throughout the lineup."The first 10 minutes they came out strong, the next 10 minutes I thought we...
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Sens are 0-5 in the playoffs against the Leafs
Leafs are 0-5 in the next round after defeating the Sens
Leafs are 0-5 in the next round after defeating the Sens
Has there historically been a core who failed to win but was given as much runway as the Leafs?
It took Washington a decade or so to get past the second round in the Ovechkin era.
This was a 7 game series on paper, but it didn't feel like one. Leafs won the first two games, but since then the series has seemed lopsided. Florida outscored them 19-8 from game 3 onwards. It seems like the Leafs just collapsed after failing to go up 3-0 in OT.
It took Washington a decade or so to get past the second round in the Ovechkin era.
This was a 7 game series on paper, but it didn't feel like one. Leafs won the first two games, but since then the series has seemed lopsided. Florida outscored them 19-8 from game 3 onwards. It seems like the Leafs just collapsed after failing to go up 3-0 in OT.
Definitely Ovie and Backstrom. It took them 11 years to get out of the 2nd round. Even then, they needed a Vezina calibre goalie (Holtby) and top 5 Norris voting defender (Carlson) to finally get through. Having said that ,Ovie and Backstrom still produced in the playoffs, just not as much as their regular season production. The drop off isn't as bad as it is with Matthews and Marner
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Combined with brushing, does wonders for oral hygiene, provided you swish it around long enough! ;-)
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Meanwhile, Connor and Leon are dragging Nurse and Skinner to conference finals.
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Because Marner either fits or he doesn't. If they keep him they are going to have to pony up around 12-13M. If they don't and he walks they can use that cap space to sign any other big ticket UFA in the league to change the chemistry of the team. Sure, if you planned to not re-sign him then you would prefer to move him earlier when you could get a bunch of pics and likely a few great players. That ship has sailed. Cap space is an asset given most teams that are contending (pretending?) will spend to the cap. The 'Shanahan' issue they've suffered from for so many years is that they refuse to acknowledge an issue with the core 4 and just keep rolling it back. I'm no fan of Dubas, but in his defense it is common knowledge that Shanny hamstrung him year after year. My personal wish would be the Leafs continue to rinse, lather and repeat, repeat the same stupid things going forward. Looking at it rationally (they have yet too), you can't keep doing the same thing and expect different results.
I find it odd, but not unexpected, that so many Leafs fans and media are talking about "getting rid of Tavares" because he is one of the core 4 and his contract is up. Given his age he could likely be enticed to stay for less money and term. He has not been their problem IMO, often showing up when the 3 primadonnas don't. The other 3 are streaky. selfish and show zero oomph in tough times.
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Let's go!!
Truly moving presentation last night. Congrats Toronto!
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The image of the Leafs saluting the crowd while they boo and throw jerseys and food isn't something any of them will soon forget I'm sure.
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Isn't it interesting that the guy they want to kick out of Toronto is the small soft skilled guy?
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Isn't it interesting that the guy they want to kick out of Toronto is the small soft skilled guy?
They aren't really happy with big guy Auston Matthews either, who's stat line is pretty similar
.. you mean the homesy little stories about the pond in piddlepick, somewhere are getting really, really, old. Supposedly he is an excellent producer, he should embrace that.
Oh no, ditch the cement head as well.
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Elliot Friedman is the worst colour guy of all time. He seems like a guy who’d be uncomfortable in a locker room with men in towels for all the downtown Toronto reasons.
