Post-Game Talk: Stolarz SHUTS OUT the Habs on HNIC -> LEAFS WIN!

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Teams resting their alphas (MacKinnon, Eichel, Draisaitl) in anticipation of a two month grind while Leafs leaning on theirs to beat a sad Habs team with 4 games left in the season. Better not catch up to them.

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I feel we’re very lucky to get out of this with two points. We fumbled the puck all night and weren’t sharp at all. Thank goodness we have Stolarz and Tanev, always calm and reassuring. You can tell which team wanted it more and it wasn’t us. I hope our PP doesn’t let us down again in the playoffs.
If we weren't sharp then they were just f***ing horrible.
 
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Had to watch this one on delay.

LOVED the committment to defence. Every single player was all in. I don't know if in my lifetime I have seen the Leafs committed like that... can't remember at least.

Robertson had a game. Reckless abandon. Love it.

Stolarz is the game one starter. So underpaid. Thought the entire team was good.

Am still concerned with our ability to generate offence in tight games. Dobes made a couple good saves, but I feel we have to find a way to generate more.

Marner tiptoeing towards 100 while still playing an honest game..

Felt like Matthews was knocked off the puck relatively easily. Not enjoing that so much.

f*** the Habs.
My worry is that the Leafs always buy in to full team D come playoff time.

The issue has always been can the score on their chances. McMann being healthy and Knies taking a step forward should help.

But if Mitch and Matthews don't score, they are in truble again. Going to be hard to win 16 games 2-1
 
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Teams resting their alphas (MacKinnon, Eichel, Draisaitl) in anticipation of a two month grind while Leafs leaning on theirs to beat a sad Habs team with 4 games left in the season. Better not catch up to them.

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They can't rest them because they refuse to circumvent the cap.

Plus all those teams are locked in to where they will finish. The Leafs are still fighting for first
 
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They can't rest them because they refuse to circumvent the cap.

Plus all those teams are locked in to where they will finish. The Leafs are still fighting for first
They don't need to play heavy minutes, especially knowing you have a game in Carolina the next night. No way they can play those minutes every other night in the playoffs for 3, let alone 4 rounds. Will be interesting to see if Stollie can keep up his play under a heavier workload. He's very hard to beat behind this defense.
 
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They don't need to play heavy minutes, especially knowing you have a game in Carolina the next night. No way they can play those minutes every other night in the playoffs for 3, let alone 4 rounds. Will be interesting to see if Stollie can keep up his play under a heavier workload. He's very hard to beat behind this defense.
That is true. Rolling lines seems like a good way to give them some rest.

I imagine if they win today, that's what will happen Tue and Thu
 
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That is true. Rolling lines seems like a good way to give them some rest.

I imagine if they win today, that's what will happen Tue and Thu
I would definitely have cut some of their PK time. The Habs PP did not score but they had the Leafs PK defending hard for for long stretches last night. No idea who wins today. Carolina is not playing for anything other than the paying customers. They also may have used up their weekend goals rinsing the Rangers yesterday.
 
Nice to get the points. But people saying Montreal suck because they lost 1-0 in OT on a back to back, which is the favorite excuse for a lot of people, is interesting.
 
Nice to get the points. But people saying Montreal suck because they lost 1-0 in OT on a back to back, which is the favorite excuse for a lot of people, is interesting.

To be fair, Habs fans and other haters say the same about us when we lose on a back to back.
 
McMann needs to sit out a game. Not that he isn't playing ok, it's that we need him to be better. He is capable of being a key guy, the one the other team doesn't focus on and makes a real difference.
Maybe he gets burned out a little...we need him to put the biscuit in the basket in the playoffs
 
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Sports are entertaining and unite all kinds of people from all walks of life. We cheer for teams for multiple reasons:

because of hometown pride, because of external influence ( friends, community, school…we human beings are basically products of our environment) because we like their logo and color scheme, because we grew up in it as our fandom was inherited from family - our parents, uncles, grandparents- because we love their style of play, their history, or their traditions, because we desire to connect with other people in the city etc )

Fans of teams, particularly hardcore ones support their favorite teams through the best and worst of times. They enjoy the meaningful moments in real time and cherish their memories for life. They are deeply, seriously and emotionally invested in the team. It’s not just a simple hobby, a random pastime, mindless entertainment or something to kill time, but for them it’s a way of life and a core part of their personality and identity. It brings them joy and escape from the drudgery, cruelty and uncertainty/unpredictability of life. Various political and cultural shifts may change the world forever, close friends and loved ones can pass away, etc but at least despite these troubles around them, fans can always count on their favorite sports leagues and their favorite teams to provide them stability, entertainment, pleasure, consolation, reassurance and comfort in these sad and emotionally difficult times.

Sports team fandom teaches you discipline , loyalty, resilience, patience, delayed gratification, adversity, and civic pride. We vicariously live through their triumphs but we also take their defeats as our own. No bandwagon or fair-weather mentality here. We are not opportunists but loyalists. We have emotional and cultural ownership of our team. We socially and personally appropriate our team as our own. We share the collective love of our team as a social group all across the world. Our team is for made for us and made by us.

Of course in the grand scheme of things and from a rational, logical and spiritual point of view, you can argue that being a fan of a sports team is meaningless. As a fan, you don’t have a direct influence on the team results, win or lose- you don’t help the team with your own skills. And maybe There’s much More to life out there. There are more important and meaningful purposes in life. It’s just entertainment. Knowledge and understanding of politics, economy, international diplomacy, ecology is more important, these are more serious things than sports. Giving your hard earned money to corporate entities like sports teams and spending your free time to watch a random collection of athletes playing a sport just doesn’t make sense for many people.

And caring more about family and kids is obviously more important than caring about sports, movies, Netflix series, reality tv, video games, social media, etc. I understand.

But even as spectators/fans, we play a strong but underrated role in the culture around the team. We are not as insignificant and irrevelant as we think. We have a direct and powerful influence on the finances and cultural/social standing of the Leafs in the sports world. Without all their fans, their cultural relevance , their brand and their financial profits would suffer greatly. Our collective passion, enthusiasm, and knowledge for hockey and the Maple Leafs makes the city of Toronto the center of the hockey world and turns the Toronto Maple Leafs into the most followed, most profitable and most popular franchise in the league . They don’t call us Leafs Nation for nothing. We are everywhere and anywhere.

I don’t think Leafs fans are insignificant per se here but instead are the passive and junior partners of a dual, mutual and symbiotic relationship. We support the team with our money, hearts and free time ( gate attendance, buying concessions/sports merchandise/cable, watching them on tv and giving them huge ratings, our passion and interest fueling the massive and constant media coverage around the team, because of fan interest in the team etc) The players on the ice, the head coach behind the bench , the management team (the GM and his associates) upstairs and the owners with their wallet are the active and senior partners. The players play the games on the ice, the coaching staff manages the team, the amateur scouts/director of player personnel and drafting find and select young rookies in the draft, the GM and the rest of the management team builds the roster of the team and manages the salary cap, and the owners ( MLSE and now Rogers) finance the team.

Fans : passive, indirect
Players/coaches/gms/owners: active, direct

Fans of any sports team should never be taken for granted or viewed as irrelevant in my opinion.

This is a great example of a typical mutual and Symbiotic relationship. The players, team managers/coaches, team builders and team owners are more important than fans because they directly build and create entertainment but without the money, support and love from their fans, the Leafs wouldn’t exist and matter anymore. Name any sports league in the world that thrives without its fans? It’s impossible to find a single one. Any team or sports league needs other people ( media and fanbase) to be interested in their business/activities.


We are all in it together. Every one in this relationship plays its own role and has its own place.
In two words: it’s just business for mlse.
 
Man, some Sens fans are really banking on the Leafs in the first round, like it's a guaranteed win.
Guaranteed? No, but it’s their best chance at winning a series and without injuries and assuming the Leafs core can’t play, I would say they have a slight 51-49 % advantage.
I also think Tkachuk and few others will be too hyped and make a few crucial undisciplined mistakes costing his team a win
 
McMann needs to sit out a game. Not that he isn't playing ok, it's that we need him to be better. He is capable of being a key guy, the one the other team doesn't focus on and makes a real difference.
Maybe he gets burned out a little...we need him to put the biscuit in the basket in the playoffs
I feel like he goes hot for 10-15 games then quiet for a similar duration. Hopefully he can go on a heater in the playoffs.
 
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McDavid played 23 minutes last game
Mac played 25 minutes last game
Kuch played 21 minutes last game
Makar played 27 minutes last game
Draisaitl is injured

What are you talking about?
 
Guaranteed? No, but it’s their best chance at winning a series and without injuries and assuming the Leafs core can’t play, I would say they have a slight 51-49 % advantage.
I also think Tkachuk and few others will be too hyped and make a few crucial undisciplined mistakes costing his team a win

If Playoff Warrior blows a gasket, it might not bode well for them.
 
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