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Toronto Maple Leafs are surprisingly underperforming
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Man Bear Pig
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The defense will look a lot better once Liljegren returns, meaning less Holl and probably no more Mete. The Leafs have no energy guys up front, and that's been an issue for a while now.
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Arthur Morgan
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oh what its only allowed to go one way.... most the takes on the Leafs are weak too
I'm told the true litmus test is the amount of respect you get in the hand shake line.
The Leafs will be 100% judged on how they do in the playoffs.
If they stumble along to a 97 point season, wild card berth, who cares.
Although it is dangerous to do so too much stumbling this season with improved lower teams / more competition for playoff spots.
If they stumble along to a 97 point season, wild card berth, who cares.
Although it is dangerous to do so too much stumbling this season with improved lower teams / more competition for playoff spots.
pi314
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Lies. The Stanley Cup is awarded 8 games into the season. (/sarcasm)
Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk
Effortless sexy.
Last year my Senators were a tire fire. This year we are young bucks roarin' over the league.
Perhaps the Leafs need a bit of jolt? A big player trade, a coach firing, a change at the GM level, something spicy like this? Hmm?
I mean he's a good player, but best energy guy in the league is kind of a stretch. Not surprising you'd suggest this about an ex-leaf. Trash when we have them, great when they leave.
PunchImlach is Alive
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Unfortunately, it looks like this comes down to Toronto's fans just not wanting it enough. Their players are very uninspired playing for them.
TheNumber4
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He’s up there. The amount of times I’ve seen the Oilers have a shitty game only for Hyman to inject life into us with a monster Pk or individual effort drawing a penalty or scoring a goal. He’s the definition of a energy guy. And I doubt there’s many “energy” guys in the league putting up 16 points in 16 GP during the playoffs.
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TheNumber4
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Nah Matthews, Marner, and Tavares priced him out of town. It was a decision point to let Hyman walk. If Dubas wanted to, They could have made some moves to make it happen (getting rid of Holl, Kerfoot, not signing the corpse of Jarnkrok, stuff like that)
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SeanMoneyHands
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Leafs will turn it up when they need to. But it looks like they want to coast it through the season. Losing to Tampa again in 7 games last playoffs just deflated their team morale.
The Leafs must avoid Tampa this playoffs.
The Leafs must avoid Tampa this playoffs.
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The Leafs aren’t the Golden State Warriors, they can’t sleep-walk their way through the regular season and then magically turn it on for the playoffs.
Divine
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The Leafs had the better shots too, and dominated the play hence the more PP’s and shots.
So the Habs finished last place in the NHL last year because the core had the least character in the NHL? I agree.
The Leafs finished fourth overall because they had the 4th best character in the league.
Divine
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As already stated, the quality of the teams they lost against is drastically different.
Apples and oranges.
Losing 3 of their first 8 games against teams predicted to finish 32nd, 31st and 30th? Only the Leafs.
No problem, and I do sympathise (from a French-Canadian).
Who was predicted to finish 32nd, 31st and 30th? That’s obviously a lie as they haven’t played Chicago yet.
Again, Samsonov has only lost to Vegas. Kallgren is the Leafs 4th goalie (AHL backup) who is playing like he’s an AHL backup.
Murray missed part of training camp, sucked one game and is injured again.
SeanMoneyHands
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I'll laugh if Matt Murray is put on waivers by December. 
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TheDoldrums
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I'll laugh if Matt Murray is put on waivers by December.
there's almost no chance that Murray is both healthy enough to be waived and not useful for the team. It's one or the other.
