Around the League Thread | Stop f***ing crying, bro, this isn’t Junior.

[arttk]

Financially speaking they do very well.

I mean they have a fanbase throwing money at the team.

 

[Iron Mike Sharpe]

Had a big laugh about the Leafs tonight, serves them right for dumping Dubas. You don't get rid of the guy who oversees the best regular season run in franchise history and hope that someone else can magically do better, that's not how it works, and this just proved it. It was akin to the lynching of Gillis.

Treliving in Calgary - .566%, 5/9 seasons in the playoffs
Dubas in TO - .651%, 5/5 seasons in the playoffs

 

[arttk]

Had a big laugh about the Leafs tonight, serves them right for dumping Dubas. You don't get rid of the guy who oversees the best regular season run in franchise history and hope that someone else can magically do better, that's not how it works, and this just proved it. It was akin to the lynching of Gillis.

Treliving in Calgary - .566%, 5/9 seasons in the playoffs
Dubas in TO - .651%, 5/5 seasons in the playoffs

It’s still a Dubas built team.

 

[Wisp]

The problem with that team is they tried to balance it instead of playing to their strengths. it has no concept governing it. Trying to be a jack of all trades. It started with high octane offense in mind and then neutered it.

 

[mriswith]

Feels good knowing Treliving is at the helm in Leafsland. Blow that roster up baby, I'm sure he'll do a great job replacing whatever goes.

 

[Orr4Norris]

Feels good knowing Treliving is at the helm in Leafsland. Blow that roster up baby, I'm sure he'll do a great job replacing whatever goes.

Calgary may have some veterans he can trade for…

 

[garbageteam]

We don’t like Boston. Just look at it this way, some of us are happy that the leafs lost. If it was the other way, we would be happy that the Bruins lost. It’s a win win scenario

Now that they've gotten the Leafs out of the way I will more than happily root for Florida to utterly dismantle them in 4

 

[I am toxic]

BOS TOR game could have gone either way, which means series could have. Despite the reffing.

No big deal, just gotta be as good next year and see where the bounces go.

 

[valkynax]

Heading for bed now, good night comrades. Enjoy this brief moment of...respite.

Tomorrow the last G7 of round 1, Dallas Stars vs Mark Stone's Lacerated Spleen that magically unlacerated itself.

 

[VanJack]

TSN panel was pointing out that the Leafs really didn't lose this series on a single OT goal in Game #7......it was Game #3 and Game #4 in TO, where they simply failed to show up and fell in a 1-3 hole.

It happens occasionally that a team can clamber out of that deep a hole.....but it requires a lot of luck. And the Leafs just ran out of horseshoes.

The baffling thing to me is that they actually played better without Matthews in the lineup. Go figure.

 

[Flik]

Heading for bed now, good night comrades. Enjoy this brief moment of...respite.

Tomorrow the last G7 of round 1, Dallas Stars vs Mark Stone's Lacerated Spleen that magically unlacerated itself.

Sleep well comrade!

 

[supercanuck]

Nothing changes.

 

[drax0s]

God you can just scrub back and forth over this clip and se such a range of emotions. Each frame is amazing.


Tension:

Worry:

Anguish:

Dejection:

 

[bossram]

The problem with that team is they tried to balance it instead of playing to their strengths. it has no concept governing it. Trying to be a jack of all trades. It started with high octane offense in mind and then neutered it.

They've been doing it for years. Dubas caved to the media/fan pressure and added guys like Boosh (v. 1.0), Foligno, Clifford, Schenn, Acciari, etc.

It's dumb. They built a roster that's largely devoid of talent and thought putting that group around the Core 4 would somehow maximize them. Pro-tip. It's not.

And Treliving doubled down on this but in an even worse way.

Site slow I wonder why

Because for like 25 fanbases, the Leafs losing is their Stanley Cup.

 

[LordBacon]

Devastating loss after heroic come back from 3-1
I almost feel bad for the leafs fan

 

[AwesomeInTheory]

Fact that the dude has a Kaberle jersey is making me laugh.

The one Leafs player (I think) who went to Boston and won a Cup in the 'modern era.'

E: Unless we wanna count Rask. Cos, lmao, why not.

 

[F A N]

Had a big laugh about the Leafs tonight, serves them right for dumping Dubas. You don't get rid of the guy who oversees the best regular season run in franchise history and hope that someone else can magically do better, that's not how it works, and this just proved it. It was akin to the lynching of Gillis.

Treliving in Calgary - .566%, 5/9 seasons in the playoffs
Dubas in TO - .651%, 5/5 seasons in the playoffs

That was a team Dubas built. What would Dubas have done? Trade for Karlsson? Sign Graves?

 

[shottasasa]

Meh, I wanted the Leafs to beat the Bruins. I don’t feel any particular way towards the Leafs, but can’t stand Marchand so that wins. I hope the Panthers crush them.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

BOS TOR game could have gone either way, which means series could have. Despite the reffing.

No big deal, just gotta be as good next year and see where the bounces go.

I hope they keep brining and the same core

Surely 9th time is the charm

 

[Diversification]

Devastating loss after heroic come back from 3-1
I almost feel bad for the leafs fan

Agreed. The Leafs played game 7 pretty well. No real meltdowns, just got caught on a set play that Lindholm and Pasta probably play around with in practice since they know the caroms on the boards.

Unfortunately for the players, the weight of recent playoff history is likely to come down hard on them. I would expect that Marner is gone and the pressure really starts to ratchet up on Tavares and even Treliving. Can't see Keefe surviving this either.

 

[theguardianII]

Agreed. The Leafs played game 7 pretty well. No real meltdowns, just got caught on a set play that Lindholm and Pasta probably play around with in practice since they know the caroms on the boards.

Unfortunately for the players, the weight of recent playoff history is likely to come down hard on them. I would expect that Marner is gone and the pressure really starts to ratchet up on Tavares and even Treliving. Can't see Keefe surviving this either.

I posted that play 5 days ago.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

The Canucks are my team and they are the only one will I root for to win... but I'll always root for the Leafs and Oilers to lose. Although, truth be told, I'm beginning to develop a strong disliking for Vegas too.
If we can take down the Oilers in the next round, everything after that will be gravy.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

I didn't pay attention but why the hell did they start Samsonov after Woll won the last two?

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Has a round ever begun before the other one was over before? f***ing weird.

 

[Zombotron]

I didn't pay attention but why the hell did they start Samsonov after Woll won the last two?

Woll was injured in Game 6