ECSF: Toronto Maple Leafs (A2) vs. Florida Panthers (WC2) ( Florida Leads 3-1 )

[The Gr8 Dane]

Cup hangover for the Leafs…

Happens all the time

 

[notbias]

[MOD] find a new joke since their unoriginal one no longer makes sense.

 

[nuxnux1]

Wonder if Florida shows them respect in the handshake lineup

 

[AcerComputer]

With the amount of hate many Leaf fans direct to McDavid and "underperforming" in the playoffs, I hope you guys hold Matthews to the same standards, because he's been terrible and been really invisible at times.

Yes he's injured probably, but so is McDavid.

What's the standard for injured players? If Matthew is shooting the puck from the point, it's a pretty good indication he's injured.

 

[Metalwood]

 

[The don godfather]

i don't think Matthews wants to win. at least, he doesn't look like he does when he's on the ice

He wants to go home. Zona sun.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I'm not opposed to moving on from Dubas either, you can ridicule his RFA negotiations that's fair. But it's not Dubas' fault that the core star players do not show up. That's on them and coaching. Look at the bottom 6 this year or even this series, they are doing their job. It is once again, the core guys failing to do anything. Like did the 4 of them even generate a scoring chance tonight ?

Nylander matthews marner bunting Tavares just ain’t doing it.

I think you let bunting walk and replace him with knies.

I think you explore trade options for nylander. Try to bring in a better fit up front.

Keep matthews and marner but build 2 different lines around them

 

[Here I Pageau Again]

Will they break up the team you think?
Keefe is gone. That’s a given…

I don't think they will this next year. But, I think they should. I think they will say, well we added and they just didn't have time to really meld together, so give them one more year. After that, if it's more of the same, I cannot imagine they don't break it up

 

[The don godfather]

I am not sure how you change the core though.

It would take a lot of guts for a GM to move Matthews or Marner. You probably couldn't get equal value for them, either.

Nylander is one that could go. But he is the one with the most ideal contract.

Tavares isn't going anywhere. Full No-Movement Clause. His wife's family lives in Toronto, and so does Tavares' family. No chance he ever agrees to leave.

He might be chased out by fans losing can change everything.

 

[Stammertime91]

Imagine thinking you were getting out of Florida in round 1 only to get knocked out in Florida in round 2.

Poetic.

 

[jcs0218]

All of those kids that chanted "We Want Florida". I wonder what they are thinking right now?

Or have they already fallen off the bandwagon so far to the point that they no longer care about the Maple Leafs, and are excited to follow the Blue Jays?

 

[BlueDream]

Lol Toronto. This is so f***ing funny to witness.

 

[KingAlfie11]

I'm loving every second of this...thank You Panthers!!!

Leaf fans were shouting we want the Panthers, well you got them! Lol

 

[Horton Hears A Woo]

I've been a Leafs fan for my whole life. If they extend dubas I am going to denounce the leafs. And no am not joking

Yea because it’s the GM fault that the stars on the leafs show no heart and no want or drive to win…. AM MM and WN should be embarrassed

 

[PuckFather]

Dubas and Keefe updating their resumes as we speak

 

[Seattle Totems]

The Leafs are not cursed. You can't call a franchise that has never put together a Presidents trophy season cursed. The Leafs have finished 1st in their conference exactly once since 1967. Most of the time they were not even a top 4 team.

Bad ownership bad management and stuck in a cycle of non competitiveness. Give it another 20 years with competent management and not getting out of the 2nd round. Then you can call it a curse.

 

[jcs0218]

He might be chased out by fans losing can change everything.

Tavares might be chased out? I doubt that.

He is so robotic that I doubt he ever cares what the fans think.

 

[HanSolo]

Goddamn it would be so funny if they followed up breaking the curse with a second round sweep exit.

 

[toddkaz]

Leafs window is closing fast too. This year Nylander gone to free agency. Tavares isn't getting any younger and Matthew after next year could walk to Arizona. On top of that their prospect pool is trash.

 

[Shane Diesel]

Imagine thinking you were getting out of Florida in round 1 only to get knocked out in Florida in round 2.

Poetic.

An "undeserving" sun belt team will take them down, just not the one most of us thought.

 

[toddkaz]

Goddamn it would be so funny if they followed up breaking the curse with a second round sweep exit.

Then the curse can be they haven't won a second round game in 20 years.

 

[JackTColton]

I don't think they will this next year. But, I think they should. I think they will say, well we added and they just didn't have time to really meld together, so give them one more year. After that, if it's more of the same, I cannot imagine they don't break it up

But if the GM gets fired….

 

[Here I Pageau Again]

Yea because it’s the GM fault that the stars on the leafs show no heart and no want or drive to win…. AM MM and WN should be embarrassed

I mean it's a GMs fault for handing those type of players the money he did, so that he has his hands tied in forming a better all around team.

But if the GM gets fired….

I personally would be firing him. But I thought they would last year. So I have no idea.

 

[Video Nasty]

Amusing to see how quickly the unearned arrogance of Leafs fans dissipates.

 

[Kennedys]

Leafs cockyness level goes from over 9000 to just over what it should be after being down 0-3