Series Talk: Stanley Cup Playoffs 2024

[dahrougem2]

The Leafs have 17.5M in cap space this Summer but they need three forwards and, more importantly, two top-four defensemen and a goaltender.

Another interesting Summer in T.O.

I imagine they'll go cheap on a goaltender to tandem with Woll, and give Easton Cowan every opportunity to crack the top-six.

Watch the Leafs be the team to sign Sean Walker to a big contract.

 

[Avs9296]

The Leafs have 17.5M in cap space this Summer but they need three forwards and, more importantly, two top-four defensemen and a goaltender.

Another interesting Summer in T.O.

I imagine they'll go cheap on a goaltender to tandem with Woll, and give Easton Cowan every opportunity to crack the top-six.

Watch the Leafs be the team to sign Sean Walker to a big contract.

Nah they'll sign Stamkos to 12 million and go with the "Fab Five" who make $60 million dollars a year instead hahaha.

 

[Avs44]

Hes so unemployed

He’s so unemployed he’s not even bothering to refer to the Leafs as “ourselves”

 

[The Merchant]

Incredibly fitting for the Leafs to blow it by getting caught sleeping. That Nylander controller disconnect was hilarious

 

[GirardSpinorama]

The Leafs have 17.5M in cap space this Summer but they need three forwards and, more importantly, two top-four defensemen and a goaltender.

Another interesting Summer in T.O.

I imagine they'll go cheap on a goaltender to tandem with Woll, and give Easton Cowan every opportunity to crack the top-six.

Watch the Leafs be the team to sign Sean Walker to a big contract.

Gonna be funny to see woll get blamed for the leafs missing playoffs next year.

 

[Balthazar]

Effort level: RyJo

 

[sethro109]

It almost seems like Nylander was trying to stay onsides, even though it was his own zone.

 

[MonsterMack]

Nylander getting shit on for not covering the player that (Marner?) was supposed to be covering.
I understand it looks like he is doing nothing. But where he is on the ice, what could he possibly have done better?

 

[MacKaRant]

Incredibly fitting for the Leafs to blow it by getting caught sleeping. That Nylander controller disconnect was hilarious

I actually don't think it's his job to go down low there and I don't think he would have beaten Pastrnak anyways, who was streaking through the neutral zone. But optics of the engagement level was not great.

There are a bunch of coverage errors on the play, but I think the biggest one is Samsonov letting the puck slide right in front of him. Need a poke check there from your goalie.

 

[missionAvs]

Oh f*** this is amazing LOL.

 

[MonsterMack]

Oh f*** this is amazing LOL.

That clip shows nothing outside of Nylander not skating, which if you watch the actual play, there was really nothing he could do. And I hate the Leafs

 

[missionAvs]

That clip shows nothing outside of Nylander not skating, which if you watch the actual play, there was really nothing he could do. And I hate the Leafs

I did watch the game. It's still funny to watch that clip though.

 

[LOFIN]

Feels pretty good to wake up with no Leafs in the playoffs

Here are my guesses what's going to happen:

- Keefe is gone. Sorry, 5 years and one playoff win is just not good enough. I think he's a good coach, he has his flaws but he will definitely coach again. Pittsburgh?

- Marner is gone. At this point, he's the scapegoat for the fans, and it's not exactly the first time. Nylander played well after coming back from injury, and he has always been the best playoff performer of the three. Also has a new contract. Matthews looked good before his injury, and even today at like 20% was better than Mitch, also has a new deal kicking in. Marner has to realize that he's not going to be welcomed back by the fans, and maybe he's not even going to be offered a new contract. For the sake of his own well being, maybe moving on is the best option.

- Tavares might be stripped from the C. I doubt they will ask for him to waive his NMC, nor do I think he would accept even if they asked. But this is Matthews's team, and always has been. Tavares hasn't been a leader on the ice in terms of his performance in years.

-Shanahan? Maybe he's gone. He has been with the Leafs for 10 years, one series win. Something has to change.

 

[Chiarelli]

Boston dominated that game from the second the leafs scored

 

[Ceremony]

When I see threads on the main board about how boring the NHL is and how nobody likes it I never understand them. After watching that game 7, I realise it's because I only watch the Avalanche. We play an entirely different sport to these losers.

 

[Alienblood]

I feel like you HAVE to trade Marner for a defenseman.

Matthews is your franchise, Nylander is the playoff performer, and nobody is taking Tavares' contract.

nobody will trade a good defenseman for Marner though

 

[LOFIN]

nobody will trade a good defenseman for Marner though

Byram for Marner

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

It almost seems like Nylander was trying to stay onsides, even though it was his own zone.

No wonder Leafs defensive efforts are bad. They don't want to be caught offside.

nobody will trade a good defenseman for Marner though

I think Marner has its value. For example team who is not very good but could use high scorer regular season player. In the end, he does put up pointe. Kraken could use him, Salt Lake, Anaheim, teams who are struggling to score goals(or will struggle most likely).

You need those goals and assists to get somewhere in the regular season.

 

[Alienblood]

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Feels pretty good to wake up with no Leafs in the playoffs

Here are my guesses what's going to happen:

- Keefe is gone. Sorry, 5 years and one playoff win is just not good enough. I think he's a good coach, he has his flaws but he will definitely coach again. Pittsburgh?

- Marner is gone. At this point, he's the scapegoat for the fans, and it's not exactly the first time. Nylander played well after coming back from injury, and he has always been the best playoff performer of the three. Also has a new contract. Matthews looked good before his injury, and even today at like 20% was better than Mitch, also has a new deal kicking in. Marner has to realize that he's not going to be welcomed back by the fans, and maybe he's not even going to be offered a new contract. For the sake of his own well being, maybe moving on is the best option.

- Tavares might be stripped from the C. I doubt they will ask for him to waive his NMC, nor do I think he would accept even if they asked. But this is Matthews's team, and always has been. Tavares hasn't been a leader on the ice in terms of his performance in years.

-Shanahan? Maybe he's gone. He has been with the Leafs for 10 years, one series win. Something has to change.

Shanahan is gone too

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Shanahan is gone too

Should be. This was another flawed team. He added too much offense and the defense still sucks. Also wrong type of players. They need to start trading/signing for players who perform in the playoffs games.

 

[LOFIN]

Shanahan is gone too

I think he should be gone, and he probably will be gone. But it does put Treliving in an awkward position. Though maybe Pelley isn't in a hurry to hire a new president if he fires Shanny. But if (and when) a new president is hired, he will probably eventually want to bring in his own GM. But Treliving should have next year at least. He did a pretty decent job this year.

 

[flyfysher]

Reading the Leafs board and how critical they are of Marner makes me appreciate the effort that Drouin made to become more defensively responsible.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Did he really say this? I saw this tweet last night, but some of the responses claim he didn't really say it, and it was made up. So, I chose not to share it. Can anyone confirm if he said it?

 

[GirardSpinorama]

It feels so good to have core players that are exactly the opposite of the leafs.

In the regular season, we were looking very leafy. High offense, avg defense and goaltending not up to par. Playoff starts and goaltending is an issue but the offense decides, winning is about scoring one more than the other team and not blame it on your goalie.

 

[LOFIN]

Did he really say this? I saw this tweet last night, but some of the responses claim he didn't really say it, and it was made up. So, I chose not to share it. Can anyone confirm if he said it?

Sara Civ is a legit reporter, why would she make it up lol?