Was this game really any different than game 1 against Tampa last year? That worked out just fine in the end. You can't overreact to one game, good or bad. Two years ago Toronto hammered Tampa 5-0 in game 1, and how did that series end?
The goal and I believe Pastrnak chance earlier. These charts are a lazy attempt to quantify data into an easily digestible format. Yet the early part for Boston isn't accurately reflected for the actual game. Therefore, flawed.
I don’t buy this hurt bullshit, Bergeron played with broke ribs and Tkchuck played with a broken Sternum.
Yep. There you go. Or the better way to put it is that media guys and former players get in crap if they criticize influential star players of today that all the ppl who run in their circles with are buddies with, so they give players like Marner a pass and shift the blame to others.
While it is only 1 game, they showed nothing to believe its going to be any different. You have 3 10 million dollar guys playing like it's a regular season game. This team goes as far as those guys take them. Neither of them have shown to have that next level
Oh give us a break. So you have access to Nylander's medical report? Please inform us wise one!!!! You know it's just a "tweak" and he's just sitting out because he's a Euro that doesn't care...even though he's been the best playoff performer on the team.
I'm more concerned with Tavares. Fact is, Marner's going to look invisible if Tavares is doing nothing, just like he looked "invisible" when Matthews was with him doing nothing. It's kind of the story of the guy who's primarily a setup man; Marner can score himself, but if he's having to act as the sniper something on the line's gone horribly wrong.
I love the positivity. I really do, but it's not just the results; it's how they're playing that's insanely concerning. They looked utterly hopeless. Let's see how this next one goes. They can't possibly be this bad again, can they? We shall see.
Thing is, the Leafs' problem isn't lacking cap space to pay a goalie; even with the cap crunch, they could pull it off. The issue is the lack of availability of a goalie good enough to win, and the failure of the org to develop one... Like, at all.
Seriously, what game were you watching? We were dominated in all aspects of the game. Our PK and PP were absolutely dreadful. Marner, Tavares, and Rielly ineffective. Their goalie and defence infinitely more cohesive. We fumbled passes, looked jittery, and made a ton of boneheaded mistakes.
