It's the eternal optimist story. The long term Leaf fan requires it.Never heard this story before.
It's the eternal optimist story. The long term Leaf fan requires it.Never heard this story before.
I think people's eyes are just fooling them. Was he at his best? No, not even close. But he was a positive player in every metric and was in on all 3 goals. Not to mention he played over 23 minutes including almost 5 on the PK. He looked off for sure, but he was his usual effective self and I think we'd be much happier with that performance if Sammy didn't let in 7.
Tough call, I get why you are voicing this, but I think Samsonov has proven enough after bad games that he can come back and hold the fort. That being said, If he lets in a softy early we might be in Woll territory.Well, that sucked lol.
Do you start Woll next game?
I've been cheering for this team my whole life, I want to rip my eyes out.It's the eternal optimist story. The long term Leaf fan requires it.
My only problem with that was the challenge. I don't think I've ever seen a goal (or non-goal) turned over on a challenge, after there has already been a review. Dumb move by Keefe (imo).It did. They showed it and it was clearly in
Don't mind Marner with Matthews, but they have to get Willy away from JT!If I asked you to guess the forward who had most 5v5 scoring chances, even a Nylander hater would probably guess that the answer is Nylander.
It's time to give him and Matthews the keys to the team once playoffs roll around. Marner is not a top 2 guy at this point of the season.
17 years on this Board bud, yet to celebrate a playoff win here. Old enough to get back in to the Gilmour years so I have seen it, but boy it has been a long time since Tucker was terrorizing the Sens. Hoping to see a Cup with my Dad, who has actually seen It before, before its too late honestly.I've been cheering for this team my whole life, I want to rip my eyes out.
Bring back HollandTank Commander Horachek !
Yes of course go leafs go.17 years on this Board bud, yet to celebrate a playoff win here. Old enough to get back in to the Gilmour years so I have seen it, but boy it has been a long time since Tucker was terrorizing the Sens. Hoping to see a Cup with my Dad, who has actually seen It before, before its too late honestly.
Go Leafs Go right?
Should we dial up Toskala for the good old years?I'd rather be a bottom feeder than watch this trash every year in the playoffs
Do we have "two defensive studs"?Doesn't matter what line you put JT on, he has to be with two defensive studs because Keefe has no clue how to match lines. I'm not really sure what he does now that I think about it
When Mats Sundin was captain people would be calling him out if the team lost in OT. When are people gonna start calling out this teams captain, for a shitty performance like this. Instead we call out our best player in this year's game one. LAUGH OUT VERY LOUD.....does this include the play where marner made a terrible giveaway that directly led to a key goal against but where he managed to scurry off the ice like a rat quickly enough to avoid the terrible play adversely affecting his stats?
It's the same old story, Game Management.... Let we tell you about it, you get 2 PP's execute and then you automatically get a call against you. It's the worst thing in sports and it seems hockey is the number 1, especially in the playoffs.Can't deny that. I thought it was actually a game at 3-2 then they call Kampf for basically nothing.
Gotta agree, we were getting the next call against after 2 straight PP goals to be back in the game. Gotta kill it, gotta build that in, you know it is happening. TB would have had to behead someone to get the next penally. And it is what it is, I'd expect the same the Leafs way and probably get it.It's the same old story, Game Management.... Let we tell you about it, you get 2 PP's execute and then you automatically get a call against you. It's the worst thing in sports and it seems hockey is the number 1, especially in the playoffs.
We deserved to lose but my lord, that was so predictable after we made it 3-2.
This, and I'm dead serious.The way this team plays has me longing for grabovski and Kessel era leafs. Make the pain stop
Good post, m totally agree my question is why does it have to be this way. A penalty should be a penalty game script or not?Gotta agree, we were getting the next call against after 2 straight PP goals to be back in the game. Gotta kill it, gotta build that in, you know it is happening. TB would have had to behead someone to get the next penally. And it is what it is, I'd expect the same the Leafs way and probably get it.
Honestly have watched most game since 1988 (I was five) and I share your sentiment. After last year, I weirdly don't feel the same. I have always worn my leafs emotions on my sleeve.. this year I'm just waiting for something to get me going. I will say this though GLG!!!First time watching a Leafs playoff game without knots in my stomach. Down 1-0 or 3-0 I still felt nothing, Nylander scoring the 3-2 couldn't even fist pump, watching it collapse to 6-2 not even a shake of the head.
This team has made me not even care anymore. I hoped O'Reilly would drag this team thru the 1st round and he still might, but the level of suck and choke-artistry though-out the roster is simply on another level.