That’s why I don’t like these advanced stats. People who don’t watch the game and look at those stats think see we were better. According to some here I don’t think the leafs have played one bad game this season because the expected stats say we were better.
Actually, they genuinely do struggle to score. It's not a game 7 issue, it's a back half of the series issue. I've posted about this before but here is the statistics on Leafs series since JT has joined (excluded 2020 as it's 5 games and does not fit the typical mold)
Yeah looking at his numbers, 15-15-30 in 82 playoff games is below where he usually produces
There’s no question they had the better chances, apart from a nice pushback by us in the second. If the advanced stats suggest otherwise, then I’ll gladly defer to the eye on that game.
Especially when Samsonov is the reason we escaped that 1st period still in the game.
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You can put it the other way. People who ignore advanced stats will believe the 2013 Leafs team was good. You need to watch the games and use the stats to help your view point. It's simple.
Game 5-6 2.67 (16 in 6)
Who watching that team thought they were good? They got out shot every game and while it was a joy over a long drought the team was lucky to make the playoffs in a shorten season.
They are different way to win... leafs have to find their own way... but one thing every one if those team had in commun, they played really well defensivly and their goalie was clutch....
Because the Leafs have missed the most man games of any team.
Ya, that was.....something.
He probably thought they were the better team against Ottawa as well. At least now we know where these guys get their hilarious takes from.
Yes, I agree that it’s a problem. How many big money forwards do we need to bring in, before they can produce in the playoffs???
Jeannot is easily going to get a first round pick. Power forward plays with edge and has decent enough hands.
I’d guess that a good Jeannot trade comparable would be the Hartman trade to Nashville.
Leafs had more shots, corsi, fenwick, scoring chances, high danger chances, and expected goals, both when the first goal was scored (in "neutral time"), and at the end of the game.
Putting aside the contradiction in those two statements, it is objectively untrue that "we were the worst team last night and it's not even close". The only thing that was "worse and it's not even close" was our goaltending.
but but but butt the deserve to win'o'meter had the leafs winning 60%+ of the times after 1000 simulations
People who utilize things beyond exclusively an extremely flawed eye test watch the games, and probably watch more hockey overall than you ever will. Of course the Leafs have played bad games. We have games where we have worse expected goals, including some games we've won.
the issue here is, no one gives a f*** about how they played. The only thing that matters is the score at the end. How many more moral victories in playoff series will it take for people to realize that the only thing that matters is the score at the end of the game and sometimes you just need to do w.e it takes to get it done.
Even worse to watch that Ottawa massacre and come away with the Leafs being the better team that night.
