Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 5-2

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How about hunt with a crossbow or a spear like a real man.
Real man?
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I'd rather play the inexperienced Ottawa team than having to go through Tampa Bay first round.
See I think of that differently... The only team this delicate core has proven it can beat is the Tampa Bay Lightning. And Ottawa play hard and are a menace to play against for our guys. Factoring in all the PTSD that this core has gone through, when you're this fragile - I'll take the enemy you know you can beat.
 
See I think of that differently... The only team this delicate core has proven it can beat is the Tampa Bay Lightning. And Ottawa play hard and are a menace to play against for our guys. Factoring in all the PTSD that this core has gone through, when you're this fragile - I'll take the enemy you know you can beat.
We’re similar to tampa top heavy stars our stars are better that’s the difference kucherov point are not better than the three amigos
 
We’re similar to tampa top heavy stars our stars are better that’s the difference kucherov point are not better than the three amigos
Yup.. and our boy JT scored 2 series winners against them (thanks Justin Holl, for being a bocat on the 1st one). Now it's time to make it 3..!
 
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See I think of that differently... The only team this delicate core has proven it can beat is the Tampa Bay Lightning. And Ottawa play hard and are a menace to play against for our guys. Factoring in all the PTSD that this core has gone through, when you're this fragile - I'll take the enemy you know you can beat.
When I look at each team's schedule the rest of the way, and Florida's injury issues, I don't see how it ends up being Toronto versus Tampa in the first round. Even taking into account last night's performance, the leafs play Philly, San Jose, Anaheim, Detroit, Columbus, Montreal...even the most pessimistic leafs fan would have to think the leafs will win most if not all of those games. Even if they lose one of those games and split the Florida games, they will likely still have 4 or 6 points more than Florida.

Better or worse, I think it will be the battle of Ontario in the first round, alongside the battle of Florida.
 
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When I look at each team's schedule the rest of the way, and Florida's injury issues, I don't see how it ends up being Toronto versus Tampa in the first round. Even taking into account last night's performance, the leafs play Philly, San Jose, Anaheim, Detroit, Columbus, Montreal...even the most pessimistic leafs fan would have to think the leafs will win most if not all of those games. Even if they lose one of those games and split the Florida games, they will likely still have 4 or 6 points more than Florida.

Better or worse, I think it will be the battle of Ontario in the first round, alongside the battle of Florida.
Great, we are currently on a 5 game losing streak against Ottawa, we are a playoffs juggernaught though :sarcasm:so there is that to consider as well.
 
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Ugly loss on Saturday, team played well through first 20 mins, and stopped playing again for the next 40. This has happened too many times this season where the team has no pushback or can't stop a teams pushback.

Really not a fan of the Holmberg-Domi-Robertson line... Two games in a row they have been caved in against weaker teams..

Not sure why they don't run either Laughton on the wing or put him at center and shift Domi to the wing & then put a Lortentz - Kampf - Holmberg line.
 
Tampa is by far da better opponent for us as their play style suits our game .. both Ottawa and Florida will outmuscle us around da ice .. unless we get super super outstanding tending and even better D we don't win against those teams .. folks forget da refs throw da whistle away in playoffs and it becomes a game of pure speed and grit both of us we severely lack .. skill loses its impact as da game driver
 
Tampa is by far da better opponent for us as their play style suits our game .. both Ottawa and Florida will outmuscle us around da ice .. unless we get super super outstanding tending and even better D we don't win against those teams .. folks forget da refs throw da whistle away in playoffs and it becomes a game of pure speed and grit both of us we severely lack .. skill loses its impact as da game driver
Unless the Leafs completely fall apart in the last 11 or 12 games of the season on the back of a really soft schedule, I don't see how they finish in second or third in the division.
 
Matthew Knies turned the tide in that gate when he took that stupid selfish penalty.

Up until then they had ALL the momentum.

If he doesn't do that I truly believe they win.
 

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