They don't have enough starpower to help those support players though. Unless the defense and goaltending have a ridiculous year, it's going to be rough for them.
Possibly.. from memory they were i think almost even goals for and against.. with some odd situations for them last year could re focus and make it as simple as
Yeah fair enough.. and possibly im being too oprimistic with them but i do think they are going to surprise some this year
Firstly, you can't blame everything on odd situations.
They might but a lot of things would need to go right.
Pandemic was there before last season too. Sure they were hit hard but they also seriously regressed.
Link?
Run it back again if they fail. Keep doing it until the world is completely finished. Fanny around with the bottom 6, fine. But keep running it back.
Yeah. They'll probably benefit from not going on a 20 game road trip or whatever it was to start the season.
Something to be said about that school of Defense the Isles have going on. Avs did well picking up a graduate. Next one probably goes for a premium.
That would make our D less playoff prepared. Murray is sweating enough I'm sure.
Leafs were up 3-2 in both series. Mitch made bonehead plays that lead to goals in both game six games, while not contributing to the score sheet in either game. In game 7 vs Tampa, he recorded 0 shots.
Gotcha, wasnt sure what you meant with the Game 6 comment since he wasnt on for the MTL winner
Meh, the Patrick Kane one is a rumor mill site that post stuff to gain clicks on their site. No insider has any information on Kane, highly doubt "Leafs Daily News" is the one to pick up Toronto has called about Kane, and any conversation starts with a first and top prospect and salary being moved out for a top winger. Steep price to pay.
Awesome stuff appreciatedFilm Review: What we learned from dissecting all 60 Auston Matthews goals
How can the Maple Leafs keep Auston Matthews scoring in Round 1? We dissected film of every single goal the centreman scored in 2021-22, and broke down the patterns that emerged.www.sportsnet.ca
According to Sportsnet of Matthews 60 goals.. 11 million dollar Mitch marner directly contributed to 23, while $737,000 Bunting directly contributed to 19 (while playing less minutes with Matthews). Read the article and they discuss how Matthews scored a significant amount of garbage goals in front of the net. Watch these playoffs and Matthews was playing the same way, creating goals and assists physically, going to tough areas and using his body. Yes, Marner had 8 points in 7 games but Watch all 7 points and you will see that his linemates created space for him to make easier plays...sh%^ both Marners goals, the goalie guessed where he was shooting because Leafs were crashing the crease (thanks Kerfoot, Bunting, Matthews). One of those goals... he fanned completely on his intended shot and it slid slowly past the goalie.
In reviewing each of those 60 goals, we noted which players directly contributed to the scoring plays that resulted in a goal from Matthews — that went past just registering an assist. It also meant, say, throwing the body behind the net to create a turnover that put the puck on No. 34’s stick, or being part of a give-and-go to enter the zone, which sprung a Matthews rush to the net.
Widening the lens out a bit past assist-getters to those who directly, meaningfully contributed to Matthews’ scoring plays in all possible ways, here’s how the list of his most important running mates broke down:
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Unsurprisingly, Mitch Marner led the way, directly factoring in on 23 of those goals (38 per cent). Linemate Michael Bunting was second, factoring in on 19 of them (32 per cent) — more impressive than it first seems, considering it took some time this season for the coaching staff to move Bunting onto that top line.
