[Matthew Tkachuk] Leafs would be unbelievable if the team wasn't in Toronto

[Nothingbutglass]

Seems like the Cats are already underway humiliating another franchise and making them question their existence. Leafs are a fly spec on the rearview mirror.

 

[RevengeOfTheDrai]

Seems like the Cats are already underway humiliating another franchise and making them question their existence. Leafs are a fly spec on the rearview mirror.

Leafs have given the Panthers their toughest fight. That alone should tell the ownership to bring everyone back and run it back.

 

[Tuna99]

Keith Pelley does not look an answer to a hockey question to me, but he does look like a schmuck that gets high on his own supply so he’ll be perfect for Leafs upper management - is Ken Dryden still there doing Maple Leaf palm readings for special guests?

 

[BostonBob]

Leafs have given the Panthers their toughest fight.

So will there be a parade or just a banner raising ceremony for that accomplishment ????

 

[BB79]

Leafs have given the Panthers their toughest fight. That alone should tell the ownership to bring everyone back and run it back.

Given the state of the eastern conference, that isn't saying much

 

[Gorskyontario]

So will there be a parade or just a banner raising ceremony for that accomplishment ????

The leafs mostly care about respect in the handshake line.

 

[Strangle]

Pretty sure they aren't even thinking about Toronto, yet alone talking about Toronto players 5 days later. Next time they should just call them punk ass losers and be done with it

Did you read the title of the thread you’re posting in?

 

[Ratsreign]

Did you read the title of the thread you’re posting in?

Obviously the poster meant they’re not currently, and certainly not repetitively, sitting around talking about Toronto, Leafs players or whatever. They expressed their opinions and moved on to more important things.

 

[pb1300]

Obviously the poster meant they’re not currently, and certainly not repetitively, sitting around talking about Toronto, Leafs players or whatever. They expressed their opinions and moved on to more important things.

What, talking about where to golf in early May isn’t an important topic?

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Did you read the title of the thread you’re posting in?

Did you check your calender to see what day it is?

 

[Strangle]

Obviously the poster meant they’re not currently, and certainly not repetitively, sitting around talking about Toronto, Leafs players or whatever. They expressed their opinions and moved on to more important things.

I think we got a little peek, a little window into the jealous souls of those stuck in hockey purgatory down south. Where no one cares what you do, and no one even knows how successful you are.

They’d all love the attention they would get winning in Toronto. This is just how it came out

Watch out for the next CBA to demand players don’t play in front of a live audience anymore because it’s ’too much pressure’

 

[Ratsreign]

I think we got a little peek, a little window into the jealous souls of those stuck in hockey purgatory down south. Where no one cares what you do, and no one even knows how successful you are.

They’d all love the attention they would get winning in Toronto. This is just how it came out

Arrogance and ignorance is a hell of cocktail...
Have another! Cheers!!

 

[JJ68]

nah that's bs bruh...Montreal is a huge pressure cooker in 2 languages....team still performs relatively much better come playoff time. TO is just a losers culture and mentality.

 

[Over the volcano]

The leafs would have been better too if FLA didn't run their goalie and knock him out of the series in game one. Flip that script and let Vanecek face Toronto for the series and it probably doesn't even make it to game 7.

 

[Drytoast]

I can't tell ya how f***ing stupid this makes tkachuck look and I wouldn't be surprised if he got dressed down by a phone call from league brass as a result.

The most idiotic and dip shit hot take I've ever seen from a hockey player and that's saying something

 

[Drytoast]

nah that's bs bruh...Montreal is a huge pressure cooker in 2 languages....team still performs relatively much better come playoff time. TO is just a losers culture and mentality.

Montreal isn't on the same level atm with regards to pressure and fan engagement that Toronto enjoys.

The pressure is off because you were the last Canadian team to win a cup and seen the finals since then. I don't think you charge as much for a seat and your fan base isn't as large.

It's.not comparable.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

Montreal isn't on the same level atm with regards to pressure and fan engagement that Toronto enjoys.

The pressure is off because you were the last Canadian team to win a cup and seen the finals since then. I don't think you charge as much for a seat and your fan base isn't as large.

It's.not comparable.

I would disagree with this. Montreal has it's own interesting challenges for pressure... it just happens that the Leafs dominate English hockey media in most of Canada. Having lived in MTL I can say that the pressure in MTL is the same level, just a different flavour. MTL has a legacy of success that they're expected to maintain that TOR doesn't have.

And if you're gonna try to say that TOR fans are 'better' or 'more engaged'... hard disagree.

 

[Drytoast]

I would disagree with this. Montreal has it's own interesting challenges for pressure... it just happens that the Leafs dominate English hockey media in most of Canada. Having lived in MTL I can say that the pressure in MTL is the same level, just a different flavour. MTL has a legacy of success that they're expected to maintain that TOR doesn't have.

And if you're gonna try to say that TOR fans are 'better' or 'more engaged'... hard disagree.

Our fanbase is larger our ticket prices are more expensive and our history of failure is the worst in all of the NHL so the desire to just at least sniff the finals is intense. You guys just went to the finals not too long ago. You won the cup in 93. It's not even remotely comparable.

 

[blueandgoldguy]

Pressure in New York and Boston is just as high yet they haven't had problems bringing championships in other sports to those cities in past decades.