Pavels Dog
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The fact they got a legendary performance by Matthews and they still lost the game should tell you all you need to know about their chances to make the playoffs this year. It will just get more obvious against better teams than Ottawa.That's the power of the 1OA. Matthews, McDavid.
Players you're almost guaranteed to see as franchise guys that are you're almost just as guaranteed aren't found after the first 5 picks.
Watching Marner, Nylander, and Matthews, all young as hell and very very good. I can't help but think that Toronto's timeline has sped up by a few years. I think they could make playoffs within the next 2. Maybe even this season. Their defense is bad but is it really all that much worse than ours? I think they get a cup before we do at this point.
Andersen may also slow down their process as much as Matthews speeds it up. They still have a long way to go.