Many felt this game was decided by Marners teeth. Hard to win in this league with those chiclets.
Apparently we played a team from another planet
When things go the wrong way for someone, it seems the common reaction in society today is to make up a conspiracy theory or a boogeyman of some sort. I'm not saying that the reffing in this league is great, but the idea that the league has it in for the Leafs is silly when you consider how much the league bends over backwards to accommodate the Leafs in every other way (right down to the start time of their games, even if it disadvantages the opposing team).
They all make mistakes. Makar had a few plays that could have backfired, but has a lot more skill and skating ability to over come them.
As a security guard one of the very first things you're taught is that excessive force is the biggest mistake you can make. You're there to remove them from the premise - not bestow retribution upon them.
Lol wtf do you mean "accommodate" the Leafs?
You should go rewatch the 2011 SCF between Boston and Vancouver.
Do you realize the contradiction in what you are saying? The league wants the Leafs to get prime time because it makes the league more money. You are correct in that statement. Well, if having the Leafs on tv makes the league more money, then presumably the league would want the Leafs on tv as much as possible, right? I think it is hard to disagree with that statement. If that statement is accurate, then by extension the league would want the Leafs on tv for as many games as possible. If that statement is accurate, then one way to make that more of a reality would be to give the Leafs favourable treatment on the ice, especially in the playoffs, because the more the Leafs play in the playoffs, the better it is for the league.
Except he didnt do something right away...he waited and then took a stupid penalty away from the play.
Agreed - I just think the teams are irrelevant. Watch any other game and you can find multiple instances of strange reffing decisions.
The Leafs are a capped market. Very little room for growth.
Agreed! It's plain to see Shanahan is willing to die on this hill with his undying belief in this core group of forwards. It's so unfortunate that MLSE seems to agree. They are stuck with this core due to the full NMCs that Shanahan gladly gave out. It's so sad to see how all this will end up! But hopefully at least we'll have a new President and coach. Let's face it, the Leafs' brand makes a shitload of money even with all the lack of playoff success that they've had. Can't see ownership wanting to make too many, if any, big changes.
Can anyone deny the refs were biased against the Leafs after hearing Keefe say the refs told him that Matthews fell by himself into the boards? What kind of bullshit is that. Just admit you didn't see it, that you're incompetent, or that you weren't going to call anything against Colorado. Tell us ahead of time that you're going to be biased and in the words of Darko we won't show up for the game.
It certainly is in terms of their cap structure and how they keep bending over backwards for this "can't get it done in the playoffs" core!
And don't forget to include Marner in this group, who will also be getting his raise on his next contract. We are stuck with this core. Even if we do manage to trade one of them, we will not be getting anything significant back, unless we also bring back an overpaid player who hasn't been performing when it's crunch time.
I don't even know if it's solely game management. Remember when Kerfoot got boarded right in the numbers, no call. Or when Marchand injured Liljegren a couple of months ago, no call. Or when Matthews got cross checked by Chiarot, no call. Or when Knies was slammed into the ice by Bennett, no call.
