Post-Game Talk: Leafs Book Their Tickets for Game 7 [MOD WARNING in OP]

[Cleetus]

If they lose Game 6 they are d-o-n-e. No way are they winning a Game 7.

this series is going 7 I will pull an EvilCleetus, this is going back to scotiabank on Saturday night

 

[Action Jackson]

Pelley was making tall claims beginning of the season "We are not here to sell jerseys"

I called BS on it the moment I heard it.

The only solace as far as I am concernd is Treliving growing some balls to ask Marner to waive his NTC/NMC to try to get Rantanen. To me that is absolutely clear that he doesn;'t have faith in marner having seen him against bruins so he was willing to trade marner.

I just hope that story is true and treliving doesn't bend over backwards. marner should be done as a Leaf after this season as far as I am concerned. Use that cap to find 2 power forwards who can put up 50 points each and can play a sandpaper high forchecking game.

In the playoffs fancy bullshit goes to hell and only hardwork/hardnosed hockey works

And thank god they made that that public so marner could face the media himself for the short remainder of time he has left here

 

[wingman75]

They had some good looks... two posts, Marner in tight, Matthews over the net, Lorentz making one too many moves, their issue was converting on chances.

They didn't look good, but they definitely had chances.

Hasn't it been this way for eight years though?

All that just speaks to these guys not being clutch to me...

 

[notbias]

It would be nice to afford better depth. Wonder what's taking up so much cap?

OH WAIT

The goalies make like 3 million... we have money to spend on depth....................

This is not hard to figure out.

 

[LeafEgo]

Best part of the game was Knies response to Pinto.

Just wipe the whole thing clean but keep him around and start over again.

 

[BallardEra]

I just don't understand how this team, with their history, could be so flat in a game this big.

Pressure, history, stick gripping.

You answered your own question.

 

[Suntouchable13]

It would be nice to afford better depth. Wonder what's taking up so much cap?

OH WAIT

I agree with you. You are preaching to the choir. How many years of the same thing?

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Golf courses opened up this week so guessing they want to get an early start.

This is OT but I f***ing SUCK at golf. My iron shots are rocket-propelled ground balls that go for singles all day. Maybe the Jays could use me?

 

[Menzinger]

This is true. There's overreaction going on here, myself included.

But can you blame us, really? After what has happened for the last eighteen million years?

The Leafs can easily win next game. If anything they probably will too.

But with the history the way it is, the pessimism and frustration until then remains more than justified

 

[wingman75]

I think I am numb from this team, nothing disappoints me anymore

Wish I could feel that way. If I did I'd probably just not be a fan anymore I guess.

 

[LaPlante94]

...or pass
...or pickup a pass

Yeah, this version isn't a lot of fun to watch.

Just sucks. Had a 2 on 1 early in the game and shoots it wide. Miss the days where that was guaranteed in the back of the net.

 

[Confucius]

Each member of the top line was a minus 4. Lol

 

[BallardEra]

I would go to Woll. Send the team a message.

 

[TheShape]

So 1-13 on series clinching games. 0-30 pp streak on series clinching games.

Is there any precedent for this? And I ask that honestly. Is there any other team franchise of star players where something like this happens? Or is this top to bottom 100% completely unique to this Toronto Maple leaf core of star players? In other words, has ANYTHING like this happened spanning world history?

That’s insane, yet believable.

 

[wingman75]

Just sucks. Had a 2 on 1 early in the game and shoots it wide. Miss the days where that was guaranteed in the back of the net.

That's just it. He has had opportunites over the past couple games where he either didn't get it in the net or couldn't collect the puck to get the chance. It's quite crazy to watch, as you say those were all automatic... imagine the difference it would make.

 

[canadon]

They way we played tonight reminded me the last 3 games we played against the Montreal when we blew that 3-1 series lead a few years back. Tired, scared, unexplainably demotivated... It almost already feels like it will be a game 7 with a similar result. Very sad...

 

[Action Jackson]

I would go to Woll. Send the team a message.

Yeah, send a message to one of the few guys on this roster who has ever competed hard enough to win a cup

 

[notbias]

Yeah, send a message to one of the few guys on this roster who has ever competed hard enough to win a cup

Do you think Stolarz competed hard enough to win a cup last year?

He played like half a game and was bad.

Stolarz hasn't been great this series, switching goalies is fine.

 

[Brown Dog]

Crazy to think you have to win 4 of these to get a Cup.

 

[Remu]

The Leafs can easily win next game. If anything they probably will too.

But with the history the way it is, the pessimism and frustration until then remains more than justified

They're fighting demons right now but maybe they come out of this series exorcised and we go deep.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

The Leafs can easily win next game. If anything they probably will too.

But with the history the way it is, the pessimism and frustration until then remains more than justified

I agree entirely.

I don't know how on Earth they could handle Florida but games aren't won or lost on paper. I think they'll win G6 but if they lose this series is over; there's just no way they have it in them to win G7 after Ottawa hypothetically comes back from being down 3-0. It would literally be the worst choke in modern NHL history.

 

[ultrathrash]

TBH it's on you if you picks the Leafs/Leaf players in a playoff pool

I avoid them like the plague

It’s a lot easier for me as a non leaf’s fan to believe they will finally accomplish something. Go Leafs!

 

[Action Jackson]

Do you think Stolarz competed hard enough to win a cup last year?

He played like half a game and was bad.

Stolarz hasn't been great this series, switching goalies is fine.

Still More experienced than the fraud 4, that's the sad part

 

[stats1]

Yeah I’m not watching game 6. I’m not doing this shit again. It was hard to watch tonight, team looked sooo bad! Matthews and Marner were no shows. Zero heart, zero toughness, it was like a regular season game. f*** this group

 

[PromisedLand]

Somehow William Nylander escapses criticisms

I called out every single 11AAV+ player.... just saying...