Stephen
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- Feb 28, 2002
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I feel like this is what Tampa is doing to the Leafs. To me they are kinda playing the long game, hitting everything in sight and looking to wear down our boys and last night it was obvious they were targeting Giordano and Lily every chance they got. Over a long series that starts to have an effect. I'd like to see the Leafs do the same.
Yeah, it’s normal playoff style attrition. You go muscle on soft targets and vulnerabilities of your own choosing. Quinn’s teams did it to Wade Redden every year and tried to do it to Scott Niedermayer. Bruins repeatedly did it to Jake Gardiner. You don’t cancel out tough guys with tough guy antics. By Game 7, they’re feeling wobbly in the legs.