Speculation: Highs and Lows - Your top 3 best and worse moments since the lockout (2006)

[thewave]

LOWS

1. 2013 Boston PO Loss
2. 2021 MTL PO Loss
3. All other recent PO Losses in a tie

HIGHS

1. Drafting Matthews and 2013 Boston series team ( Thanks @Nhlpowerweek )
2. Drafting Nylander
3. Drafting Marner & Lilgrin falling to us.

 

[Nhlpowerweek]

LOWS

1. 2013 Boston PO Loss
2. 2021 MTL PO Loss
3. All other recent PO Losses in a tie

HIGHS

1. Drafting Matthews
2. Drafting Nylander
3. Drafting Marner & Lilgrin falling to us.

Funny that 2013 carlyle hard team was my high. That team FOUGHT. THEY didnt back off for nobody. There were fighters on that there. now we have some too, so we have a chance. If a sucka aint have fighters, a sucka gon lose.

 

[ITM]

Rask was drafted in 2005, the year before the OP presented as the start date and Mats Sundin was never traded by the Maple Leafs.

The labour lockout in question happened during what was supposed to be the 2004-2005. There was no labour lockout or any other lockout during the 2005-06 season.

I appreciate correction hopefully as much as the next guy.

Rask was drafted after the actual labour lockout and I'll take liberty where it applies without permission, thanks.

Thanks for the spot on Sundin; Taking a break from work to do this hastily perhaps isn't my best window.

See ya around.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Highs
1 drafting Matthews
2 Tanknation season was fun.
3 Raptors winning it all.

Lows
1 Acquiring UFA Tavares - rushed the rebuild, inflated player salaries, didnt like it.
2 Blowing 3-1 series lead against MTL
3 Blowing 4-1 3rd period lead to Boston in '13

 

[Jojalu]

1) Beating Montreal on Sat night which then turned into a terrible moment on Sun as the Devils rested Broduer and the Isles won in a shootout.

2) Opening night with Matthews/Marner/ Nylander all playing together

3) Beating Pitt to make the playoffs

Worst

1) See best.

2) The Game 7 collapse against Boston

3) The Montreal series

 

[thewave]

Funny that 2013 carlyle hard team was my high. That team FOUGHT. THEY didnt back off for nobody. There were fighters on that there. now we have some too, so we have a chance. If a sucka aint have fighters, a sucka gon lose.

Actually. I am going to change it and add that in because I was pretty high on that punch em up DGAF team. It was good.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Winning the lottery
Drafting Matthews
His first game


Realizing this team has no balls
Two years into the Tavares signing realizing we have 5+ more
Dealing with complete scrubs filling the lineup

 

[HolyCrap]

Thought this might be entertaining (or not) as there doesn’t seem to be as much dot talk about as we wait for the season to end and the playoffs to start.

I don’t think there are any right or wrong answers, strictly personal opinion and limited to the cap era.


Highs
1. Drafting Marner
2. Winning the Matthews lottery
3. Signing Tavares

Lows
1. 2013 Game 7 vs Bruins
2. Babcock era
3. 2006 - 2012
Honorable mention- handshake line respect, losing to Montreal/Columbus

Pretty much sums it up for me.

 

[TorMapleJays]

In no order

1. O’Neil scoring in Toronto and pointing up to the sky with respect for his late brother

2. (2005) Atlanta Thrashers Brawl game (s)

3. Game 5 vs Tampa

Bad

1. Boston 2012

2. First time in NYI after landing Tavares.

3. Wafflegate

Harder to pick the bad because apathy is kind of a thing.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Thought this might be entertaining (or not) as there doesn’t seem to be as much dot talk about as we wait for the season to end and the playoffs to start.

I don’t think there are any right or wrong answers, strictly personal opinion and limited to the cap era.


Highs
1. Drafting Marner
2. Winning the Matthews lottery
3. Signing Tavares

Lows
1. 2013 Game 7 vs Bruins
2. Babcock era
3. 2006 - 2012
Honorable mention- handshake line respect, losing to Montreal/Columbus

The Babcock era shouldn't even get a mention when you have the likes of JFJ, Wilson, Nonis Maurice, Fletcher, the Muskoka 5 etc to choose from

 

[ACC1224]

The Babcock era shouldn't even get a mention when you have the likes of JFJ, Wilson, Nonis Maurice, Fletcher, the Muskoka 5 etc to choose from

You are free to list your own.

 

[hfman]

Best moment - last game at Maple Leaf Gardens

Worst Moment - Roenick scoring the overtime winner against Belfour to end our playoff series and begin this current 19-game no series win drought

 

[nsleaf]

Since 2006??
Nothing really stands out but my memory is so bad I could plan my own surprise birthday party .

 

[ACC1224]

Since 2006??
Nothing really stands out but my memory is so bad I could plan my own surprise birthday party .

A bad memory could be considered a good thing for a Leaf fan to have.

 

[Mitch nylander]

Best:
1. Auston Matthews 4 goals, Nylander having a great game, and the injection of youth. Knew it was the beginning of a turn around.
2. Kapanen double overtime goal. Man was that an exciting time.
3. Hiring Shanahan
HM: Beating the habs 6-0 with Frazer Mclaren laughing at gorges, 3-0 comeback vs the jackets, Matthews scoring his 60th, Sundin Return to Toronto

Worst
1. Losing to the Habs. Easily the worst loss, having blown a lead to an awful team that I despise.
2. 4-1 game.. Not that I expected much, but the fashion of that loss easily one of the worst.
3. Losing to the Zamboni Driver......
HM: Losing to the Canucks after the Covid spell, Bruins 2018 game 7, Burke era trades

 

[All Mod Cons]

1. Connor Brown's goal against Pittsburgh.
2. Kadri and Komarov trucking Capitals leading to an Auston Matthews goal.
3. The whole McLaren and Orr game vs Montreal.


Too many to list.