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Post-Game Talk: Happy New year ! LEAFS WIN!

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Cleetus said:
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Winning a cup is 70% luck. You're gonna be extremely disappointed if you keep basing it on their skull level only. Injuries, mental health issues, the players traded in for your team and other teams, if other teams are tanking, the refs orders from the higher ups etc. It all affects your chances.

mikeyz said:
We were on almost the exact same wavelength up until this year. It doesn't matter how amazing this team is playing right now, until they win a Playoff round at the absolute very least, I'm not getting my hopes up with them ever again. Even if they went 82-0.
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Just be a casual fan

It's
Leafsfan74 said:
This is the burden a Leaf fan must carry. Akin to the curse of the Bambino, it can only be broken with a Cup win, just one...please...somehow...
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Called the curse of Harold ballard
 
Happy new year everyone!

Very solid win tonight, we were clearly the better team and limited their chances. The forwards are so good defensively, it's really impressive


When healthy the Avs will be good, if they can get Horvat or another 2c they jump back as one of the top favourites imo. Being in the West is such an insane advantage compared to the top contenders in the east (Boston, Carolina, Tampa, Toronto)
 
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Something is up with Matty. Doesn't seem like his normal self.

Good bounce back game against the Stanley Cup champs.
 
I noticed that a tone would sound during the play whenever the Leafs power play came to an end. Is that allowed? I've never heard that before. When Avs power play ended there was no tone.
 
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SeaOfBlue said:
They only lost Kadri (and Kuemper but he wasn't all that great anyways) and just have some major injuries.

They need a new top 6 center but otherwise they are pretty much the same team when healthy.

Add in the fact that there are not many great teams out West and they should have a fairly easy time. Completely the opposite of the Leafs where 3 of like the top 5 teams in the NHL are in our division each year.
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They lost Kadri and Burakovsky and replaced them with bottom six plugs. Losing two legitimately skilled guys from your second line and replacing them with random 30 point tweeners is going to make an impact. It's why I didn't see them as a repeat winner coming into this season. Losing 2/3 of your second line without viable replacements will hurt any roster, even a Cup winning one.
 
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Nice bounceback.

Makes the ARZ loss nothing more than a blip.

I am starting to feel like the lads are getting into something in Scottsdale lol

Happy New Year!!

May 2023 be THE year.
 
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napoleon in rags said:
I noticed that a tone would sound during the play whenever the Leafs power play came to an end. Is that allowed? I've never heard that before. When Avs power play ended there was no tone.
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Yeah i thought I heard that too... Leafs power play ended, and there was a nintendo-like "power up" sound when their guy got back on the ice. Kinda like it actually.
 
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garce said:
They switch over and Ottawa has blown a 2-0 lead? Habs lose 9-2? This year has ended great!
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Almost a perfect day for me…..

Canada won
USA won
Sweden Lost
Edmonton Lost
Vancouver Lost
Vegas Won
The only blemish…Nashville only got a loser point
 
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I'm sure all of us groaned and mentally prepared ourselves for the Leafs to start Leafing again after that Coyotes loss. Coming out and thrashing the defending champs (weakened or not) is yet another statement game that our boys have won. Could it be... dare we dream... that this team has finally grown some mental resilience?

Happy New Year guys!
 
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Gary Nylund said:
Boston's been on a tear all season, yet they lost to OTT and BUF this week. Happens to everyone.

Good win to end the year on a positive note, looking forward to the next one. GLG!!
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They have to regress to the norm at some point.
 
LeafGrief said:
I'm sure all of us groaned and mentally prepared ourselves for the Leafs to start Leafing again after that Coyotes loss. Coming out and thrashing the defending champs (weakened or not) is yet another statement game that our boys have won. Could it be... dare we dream... that this team has finally grown some mental resilience?

Happy New Year guys!
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I dear say the difference is we have competent goaltending
 
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saltming said:
I dear say the difference is we have competent goaltending
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That's probably the biggest thing, but the skaters are changed as well. They never worked this hard defensively before, and they would never be this consistent in their efforts.

We're getting big contributions from non-core4 forwards. We've got a bunch of young defenders stepping up. We've got two reclamation project goalies who are all-in on their redemption stories. Goaltending might be the biggest factor, but above it all this team has an identity again.
 
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LeafGrief said:
That's probably the biggest thing, but the skaters are changed as well. They never worked this hard defensively before, and they would never be this consistent in their efforts.

We're getting big contributions from non-core4 forwards. We've got a bunch of young defenders stepping up. We've got two reclamation project goalies who are all-in on their redemption stories. Goaltending might be the biggest factor, but above it all this team has an identity again.
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Agreed on this and its lead by AM34. His game is now so detailed in the defensive side.
Love what I'm seeing this team do
 
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LeafGrief said:
I'm sure all of us groaned and mentally prepared ourselves for the Leafs to start Leafing again after that Coyotes loss. Coming out and thrashing the defending champs (weakened or not) is yet another statement game that our boys have won. Could it be... dare we dream... that this team has finally grown some mental resilience?

Happy New Year guys!
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The leafs have shown growth the entire year.

The best teams still lose some games here and there. We are not going to go 82-0. I love the passion we have as a fan base. But you really have to sit back and appreciate what a fantastic team we have
 
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SeaOfBlue said:
They only lost Kadri (and Kuemper but he wasn't all that great anyways) and just have some major injuries.

They need a new top 6 center but otherwise they are pretty much the same team when healthy.

Add in the fact that there are not many great teams out West and they should have a fairly easy time. Completely the opposite of the Leafs where 3 of like the top 5 teams in the NHL are in our division each year.
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I'd argue Burakovsky was pretty important.
 
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