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This feels like the worst of all the playoff 'appearances' for this group.
Series Talk: ECQF: Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs (Series Tied 3-3)
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This feels like the worst of all the playoff 'appearances' for this group.
Ned Bouhalassa
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Barnum
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Again dude, I have no idea why you are trying to bust on a Hab fan about “the past”. The Habs have been successful in relatively recent times. While the Leafs haven’t won a thing since most of us on here were alive. Trust me, this is not the winning burn/zinger you think it is.
The best player isn't always a good leader.
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I hope Leafs brass comes up with excuses for why they didn't win this year either and decide to run it back one more time, just in case "next year is finally our year."
And then I hope outrage among Leafs fans explodes and gets directed at the one guy who's still here through all of the Leafs failures, and who way too many people are giving either a free pass or a welyahbut.
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True. In fairness to Boston fans, heading into the playoffs their sentiment was pretty much hopefully the Bruins can do the usual playoff beating of the Leafs, then whatever happens next happens. I can't recall any Boston fans proclaiming they are going deep into the playoffs and winning the Cup this year. They've been a humble bunch of fans this season since the team was never supposed to do much until next season when they have a lot better cap situation.
Barnum
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Every game theybhave played with:
Rielly, Marner, Tavares, and either Matthews or Nylander.
You think missing just one of those players for 3 games or just one of those players for one period is enough to justify 7pts in 17 games?
Actually what you said makes no sense. I’m counting the combined games they DID play. In the games they have played, they have scored at a combined 0.41pts/game
The excuses are so insane from Leaf fans, I’ll let someone else take over from here
This series isn't over, and anything can happen (as us Bruins fans well know). I still hope to see handshakes Tuesday but am not all that confident.
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The media reaction to this game has been WILD.
Maybe this is always how it is for the Leafs in the GTA thunderdome, but yikes.
Maybe this is always how it is for the Leafs in the GTA thunderdome, but yikes.
At the risk of angering those who want to hear another post about the Leafs, did anyone else notice how smart, big, and strong the BOS depth players are? Once they went up 3-0 they barely made a mistake, just forechecked like hell, always had an extra man back, no "creative" passes, with the possible exception of Pasta, and that's part of the deal with players like that. Shattenkirk kind of worries me, but he has so much help his deficiencies are hidden.
Coyle looks so rock solid and engaged. If only scientists could find a way to keep him playing like this, and prevent his on ice hibernation periods.
Coyle looks so rock solid and engaged. If only scientists could find a way to keep him playing like this, and prevent his on ice hibernation periods.
Just Rude
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Wait. Are you telling me that your co-worker Leaf fans would have rather played the #8 seed as opposed to the team with the best regular season record ever, and one that has beaten the Leafs three times (soon to be four) in 11 years?
Wow. That’s, um, crazy.
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Divine
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The big 3 are: Nylander, Matthews, Marner. They have yet to play a full game with all 3.
You adding a bunch of names to the list doesn’t make it any more special. You might as well name the whole roster at that point.
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And the Bruins only have two stars to play together at one time.
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If your team can't survive loosing 1 player, they will never win a cup.
Divine
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They use that cap space on other players.
If the Leafs didn’t have those players it’s not like they’re going to just ignore the cap space. They’d probably have a better goalie or D.
The reason they don’t have a better goalie or D is because they’re using that cap on those players - so it’s clearly important that they play.
Billy Kvcmu
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You are probably one of the only few leafs fan that would die on this hill
I don’t understand why are you so attached to a core that constantly fail, have you ever witnessed any other version of the leafs team that made some deep runs?
No CGI editing needed on the new “Matthews tracker”… just follow the poop trail.
Kranix
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Wait wait. You're saying the leafs are down 3-1 because the big 3 have yet to play together, but also, the leafs are losing because the big 3 absorb too much cap space.
Mike C
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One thing in life is certain and that's a Maple Leaf joke job in the playoffs. Matthews used up all his goal-scoring abilities in the regular season.
Mike C
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when i was feeling less than my best, i drank half a bottle of pepto bismol and did my job.
of couse in this case, him playing or not playing is really the same difference.
Divine
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No, why would I be saying that? It makes no sense.
I’m saying the players the Leafs spent the majority of their cap on are important players.
Saying the Leafs don’t need Nylander or Matthews because they got other forwards is basically saying they should play under the cap.
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