Post-Series Talk: The Florida Panthers defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 (mod warning in OP)

[swiftwin]

Really should be a national holiday so we can all celebrate together

It's was a long weekend in Canada

 

[tsujimoto74]

The shot-based stats show something (but not everything). This regular season the top three teams in xGF% were Carolina, Florida, Edmonton. Dallas was 15th.

Both Florida & Edmonton have that quality of being able to take over the game when they want. They've both showed their quality in these playoffs. Carolina might be in that category or might not - I can't totally read them.

Carolina, I think, is probably the best defensive team in the league, but it definitely has lacks the offensive firepower of Edmonton/Florida. Their xGF numbers probably reflect more of an ability to limit opponents’ chances and less of an ability to manufacture their own compared to the other teams being discussed. Will they be able to break through in the playoffs and get past these teams with superior star power on offense? Time will tell.

 

[TheDoldrums]

The difference being that Florida & Tampa really are in win-now mode. The Leafs otoh (like my Rangers!) cast themselves as "win-now" even when reality doesn't support that.

I mean they’ve done better than Tampa in both the regular season and playoffs in recent years.

I think you can criticize the players the Leafs have targeted but there’s really nothing to criticize about a team in their position using draft picks to try and improve. Their stars are nearing the end of their prime and the defense is old, they won the division. They’re not going to be in a better spot to contend for another decade tbh.

 

[ManWithNoName]

How has Shanahan not been fired already?

Surely there can be no mitigating circumstances?

 

[AvroArrow]

Stolarz confirmed, Bennett hit to his head/neck is what concussed him, not the puck to the helmet like a lot of Panthers fans were insisting. Rough.

 

[Frosty415]

I don't understand how a team with
- the greatest goal scorer of all time, who just happens to be one of the best defensive forwards in NHL history
- a two way offensive Dynamo winger who is so good defensively that he could have been a dman
- 4 top pairing dmen
- the two best power forwards currently in the NHL
- will the thrill Nylander, a forward who is so good that he's burning everyone's bridges down;

simply cannot make the third round.

Someone the other day said Matthews was OV+Barkov and Marner is basically identical to Fedorov, blew my mind.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Marner needs to get far away from his psycho father.

 

[Brookbank]

Vancouver media guy suggests that defense and goaltending hasn't been very good in Toronto for all these years

 

[AvroArrow]

Marner needs to get far away from his psycho father.

Vancouver would be a great fit

 

[Perfect_Drug]

Love watching this technical breakdown of the adjustments Florida made in game 7.


Berube Keefe and Babcock are the same coach.


No answers to this kind shift in tactic.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Vancouver would be a great fit

No, it wouldn't be lol. He needs to go somewhere like San Jose.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Stolarz confirmed, Bennett hit to his head/neck is what concussed him, not the puck to the helmet like a lot of Panthers fans were insisting. Rough.

LOL try a verified reporter man

 

[AvroArrow]

LOL try a verified reporter man

What difference does it make ? lol It's the exact same thing

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Stolarz confirmed, Bennett hit to his head/neck is what concussed him, not the puck to the helmet like a lot of Panthers fans were insisting. Rough.

The People's Elbow has spoken. Cya in the first round in next season.

 

[AvroArrow]

The People's Elbow has spoken. Cya in the first round in next season.

Depending on how this summer goes, I may not be back here next season

 

[Bust]

Stolarz confirmed, Bennett hit to his head/neck is what concussed him, not the puck to the helmet like a lot of Panthers fans were insisting. Rough.

Hey now, lets not bring facts into it at this point.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Depending on how this summer goes, I may not be back here next season

Come on now. We all know that you'll be back for more pain.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Nylander disappears at times every series.

Nylander is often our most dangerous playoff forward. He has stepped during high pressure situations including elimination Games. He didnt against Florida this year, though. We will have to agree to disagree on this one

 

[AvroArrow]

Come on now. We all know that you'll be back for more pain.

If 16 doesn't get a new deal, I'll be back. Anyhow they even express interest in bringing him back, I'm out

 

[93gilmour93]

TML fans were cheering "we want Florida" after going up 3-0 on Ottawa. They looked past Ottawa and thought they had the juice to beat Florida...be careful what you ask for

Those drunk 20 year olds sure learned a lesson

 

[Sniper99]

Seems like Leafs fans have already shifted all of the blame to Matthews anyway.

Well when he calls out his team with the "too many passengers" bullshit when he was just another passenger himself wouldnt you? Oh right, here comes the "he was hurt" card.

 

[sampollock]

Those drunk 20 year olds sure learned a lesson

the whole crowd was 20 years old???

 

[Terrier]

 

[Master P]

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[elmaco]

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Oh look, they wrote on the wall why the team failed, cool.