GDT: Second Round of the 2025 Playoffs

[Blackhawkswincup]

What was the Hawks record in games 5-7...something absurd

Q/Toews/Kane/etc era playoffs

Game 5 = 15-4
Game 6 = 14-2
Game 7 = 2-3

Game 7's they lost were 2011 1st round vs Nucks (2-1 in OT), 2014 WCF vs Kings (5-4 in OT) and 2016 1st round vs Blues (3-2 loss)

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Q/Toews/Kane/etc era playoffs

Game 5 = 15-4
Game 6 = 14-2
Game 7 = 2-3

Game 7's they lost were 2011 1st round vs Nucks (2-1 in OT), 2014 WCF vs Kings (5-4 in OT) and 2016 1st round vs Blues (3-2 loss)

and they were a double post from forcing OT in the Blues series too...that Hawks core just never folded

 

[Ace Rothstein]

What about San Jose with Thornton, Pavelski, Burns, and Marleau?

Those Sharks teams were not as bad as the Leafs. They made the Finals once and the Conference Finals three times.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Those Sharks teams were not as bad as the Leafs. They made the Finals once and the Conference Finals three times.

Ovy led caps when they had Backstrom, Green, Semin etc? That team was consistently good in the regular season and folded in the playoffs for years

 

[HeisenBaez]

I saw on the Leafs board that there was supposedly a Mikko Rantinen for Mitch Marner trade on the table and Mitch refused to waive.

Want to take a guess on how Tor fans are handling that tidbit?

 

[CallMeShaft]

I saw on the Leafs board that there was supposedly a Mikko Rantinen for Mitch Marner trade on the table and Mitch refused to waive.

Want to take a guess on how Tor fans are handling that tidbit?

Yeah, this is pretty common knowledge at this point.

 

[HeisenBaez]

Yeah, this is pretty common knowledge at this point.

It's the first time I heard about it. So I apologize for rehasing old news.

 

[CallMeShaft]

It's the first time I heard about. So I apologize for rehasing old news.

Nothing to apologize for, just letting you know it was a big story a few months ago.

It is funny in retrospect.

 

[Crow]

Will admit I’m fantastic

My hat is off to you sir

 

[Hawkaholic]

Nothing better than watching the Leafs choke.

 

[Drumman44]

I saw on the Leafs board that there was supposedly a Mikko Rantinen for Mitch Marner trade on the table and Mitch refused to waive.

Want to take a guess on how Tor fans are handling that tidbit?

Rantanen wasn't great in his short stint with Carolina. I bet that version of Rantanen may have shown up in Toronto and not the Dallas revenge tour version.

 

[Crow]

Literally nobody has said 15M

The hyperbole has no limit

 

[Crow]

Still pretty disgusting that in game one stolarz got elbowed in the back of the head by Bennett and they just let it happen. Might be a different series if that doesn’t happen that way. I know the forwards let the leafs down but that was still a huge factor in the series.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Q/Toews/Kane/etc era playoffs

Game 5 = 15-4
Game 6 = 14-2
Game 7 = 2-3

Game 7's they lost were 2011 1st round vs Nucks (2-1 in OT), 2014 WCF vs Kings (5-4 in OT) and 2016 1st round vs Blues (3-2 loss)

It's wild that you open with Q and leave the best player of that Era to etc.

 

[ColbyChaos]

My hot take is that Toronto is the example of what can happen when you draft pure BPA.

Would Toronto be better off with Marner or with the next pick Noah Hanifin. They panicked then and they were too good at that point in 2015, whiffed on Sandin and Lijegren which just happens that late.

In a rebuild I think early on you need to have SOME balance.

real issue is they did not need to sign Tavares which forced them to gut their depth but also spend many seasons trying to get fixes on defense and goaltending at a bargain bin rate. They already had a bad Dcore lacking a true top pairing guy only to tie up even more cap to another forward lmao

 

[ColbyChaos]

Holy shit, are these real?

Yes they even had one for Winnipeg calling them the 2019 champions

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I get reveling in the agony of Leafs fans because I know so many...

But talk about true sports hell. Nothing burns like hope. That roster was and has been so talented. Like you might not see that collection of talent for a few decades on your favorite team. They're an easy target because it's a massive fan base with tons of meat balls but there's some objective people who aren't douchebags that are just going through it right now. Big oof.

 

[ColbyChaos]

Still pretty disgusting that in game one stolarz got elbowed in the back of the head by Bennett and they just let it happen. Might be a different series if that doesn’t happen that way. I know the forwards let the leafs down but that was still a huge factor in the series.

Eh Woll almost won them the series last season. He was far from a problem

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

It's the first time I heard about it. So I apologize for rehasing old news.

Yeah, this is pretty common knowledge at this point.

The crazy part isn't what didn't happen. It's what Mitch will be remembered for if he doesn't stay in Toronto after that story didn't get leaked.

 

[HeisenBaez]

The crazy part isn't what didn't happen. It's what Mitch will be remembered for if he doesn't stay in Toronto after that story didn't get leaked.

According to Leafs fans Marner can't go back.

 

[Pez68]

It's wild that you open with Q and leave the best player of that Era to etc.

Amazing, honestly. Lol. Keith, Kane, Toews, Hossa, Seabrook, Sharp, Crawford....all bigger factors in those cup wins than Q ever was.

You know why you almost never see a coach win a cup with multiple teams? Because most of the time it requires multiple hall of famers. Players win cups. Coaches either come along for the ride, or hinder those efforts. NHL coaching is so overrated.

 

[Crow]

Eh Woll almost won them the series last season. He was far from a problem

I did not like his rebound control. He didn’t look on his game. They should have had the option to play either but a dirty elbow to the back of a goalies head ended that option. I would prefer stolarz.

 

[Pez68]

I did not like his rebound control. He didn’t look on his game. They should have had the option to play either but a dirty elbow to the back of a goalies head ended that option. I would prefer stolarz.

It wouldn't have made any difference.