I disagree with the notion that Ullmark shouldn't say anything because he sucked in his one game. If anything it proves his point; he played, he was bad, and he was benched.
It's not as much of a critique on Samsonov as it is on Keefe. Which is funny because this was probably Keefe's "best" playoffs.
I'm tired of this iteration of the Leafs and will be happy to move on from some players, I'm also sick of playing the "what-if" game with them. That said, they likely win that series if Woll got the net starting game 2 or played game 7. The team was way way more confident in front of him.
Unfortunately he's made of glass so maybe he gets injured after a period of things went differently. Figured, the Leafs finally get a goalie who shows up in big games in the playoffs and he can't stay healthy.
You could break it down a million ways but if we started with Woll we win barring an earlier injury.
Game 7 was a first goal wins soccer match. Willy and Matty beat Pasta to the punch by connecting in regulation time to secure that goal, but we had to overcome the immediate short-side soft-goal response handicap. Most starters walk away from that game with a shutout, including Woll and maybe Jones. But not Sammy.
Yep. The offense has been poor for a number of years now, "lead" by the core four, but good teams win sometimes 1-0.
The score is deceiving in that game. Samsonov killed them in game 7.
