Around the NHL - Part XLII - (Playoffs Edition)

[WhereO Is Kakko]

Leafs need to find a way to sell Marner and JT. Build around Matthews, Nylander, Reilly and give the reins to Woll

Trouba-like scenario. What can they do?

Any idea what time game 2 for us would be Tuesday?

No altho they picked their days none of games 2-7 show any times boooooooo

 

[Captain Lindy]

That tieing goal came fast and seemed rather soft by Samsonov.

Up against Pasta, he's a great goal scorer. He has a talent for making goalies look bad.

 

[bl02]

I can see Utah trying to make a Splash for Marner if he signed long term w them

The Leafs should jump on that. Not sure who would go the other way but the "core" 4 should be done with.

 

[JRinNYC]

Any idea what time game 2 for us would be Tuesday?

7, 7:30 or 8.

 

[WhereO Is Kakko]

TB fkkn D

Up against Pasta, he's a great goal scorer. He has a talent for making goalies look bad.

No I meant the Lindholm goal - weak side over the shoulder bleck

 

[mike14]

Told ya'll Matthews was the actual problem....

 

[LOFIN]

My good does that feel good, and Pasta scoring the goal too lol

 

[WhereO Is Kakko]

Told ya'll Matthews was the actual problem....

How can someone pot so many goals with nearly zero aggression, seemingly playing on his heels all game? So much raw talent, wasted come playoff time…

 

[ReddestRum]

Another game 7 loss, another out in the 1st round. Lol. Not to mention that Matthews and Nylander get massive pay bumps next year. A whole lot of players will be going away this off-season for the Leafs.

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

 

[Boris Zubov]

Imagine putting your franchise in the hands of two dudes named Sheldon and Kyle.

 

[will1066]

Let's take a live look-in on the Leafs board...

 

[Brutananadilewski]

Let's take a live look-in on the Leafs board...

 

[Filip Chytil]

 

[Filip Chytil]

 

[Kakko]

Glad to know the most talented team in the conference will continue to be a non-issue.
For comparisons sake, our boys last year:

“I know we can play better,” K’Andre Miller told The Athletic in the postgame room. “It’s pathetic. … It’s embarrassing. You look around this room — stacked, top to bottom. I don’t know if any of us are going to be on a team this good (again). It’s just frustrating.”

“Being a veteran guy, you’re supposed to be responsible,” Kreider said. “I can’t be on the ice for all four goals against and hurt us like that. I’m beating myself up pretty good.”

 

[Megustaelhockey]

I'll admit I laughed at this.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

A bad defense corps affects your offense in a big way.

It's not like they have DeAngelo, Pionk, and Karlsson back there.

Their defense isn't good at anything.

I just don’t get what they expect. Benoit, Lyubushkin, Edmundson. Treliving is the Thanos of collecting hulking no offense Mikkolas. Jack Han used to coach there and is openly stated that they’ve hindered their forward core with a bunch of Rob Scuderis for the sake of grit

 

[Paulie Walnutz]

Lmao it’s starting already

 

[Nickmo82]

I love how hockey is a sport built on tradition.

 

[haohmaru]

I love how hockey is a sport built on tradition.

The Leafs really need to figure out how to turn their traditions around.

 

[NYR94]

 

[B17 Apricots]

John Tavares was the kiss of death for that team. They had a nice 1-2 between Matthews and Kadri and f***ed it all up. Too much money on so few players with no room to spend elsewhere. Tavares has 24 points in 38 games with Toronto in the playoffs, thats horrendous for a guy eating 11 million a year.

 

[will1066]

Vegas Golden Knighs use of LTIR prompts questions about salary cap but other teams do same thing | TSN

No team is more scrutinized than Vegas for how it uses LTIR. To critics and skeptical fans, it looks very much like manipulation of the salary cap — even though the NHL has steadfastly maintained it is fine with it all.

www.tsn.ca

 

[EdJovanovski]