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Leafs vs Sabres. Which Big 3 will be more successful.
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Leafs. But only because they make the first round every year. The Sabres may never make the playoffs with their 3.
Becomes what you would rather have. A team that always makes the playoffs but always fails when it matters, or a team that keeps giving their fans hope that they will finally make the playoffs before crushing their souls by continuing to suck.
At the end of the day it's a lose-lose situation.
Becomes what you would rather have. A team that always makes the playoffs but always fails when it matters, or a team that keeps giving their fans hope that they will finally make the playoffs before crushing their souls by continuing to suck.
At the end of the day it's a lose-lose situation.
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If we're talking about the Sabres big three being Dahlin, Power and Byram then wouldn't the last eight years be irrelevant? I mean Byram just got on the team. Wouldn't the clock start next year?
Leafs trio has made the playoffs since they were rookies, never missed, the Sabres trio (as Buffalo players obviously, Byram just arrived) have never made the playoffs and they might miss again this year.
We did this already. Remember?
The sabres eichel/nylander/reinhart
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Matthews/marner/nylander cores?
We are looking back in 10 years and I don’t think Buffalo made the playoffs a single time
Except people have been comparing the sabres core to the leafs core since the 2014 draft
Its always next year in Buffalo. It's still the same organization. They rearrange the deck chairs once in a while and keep resting the clock, but some how manage the same results. That's a statement on how far away the Sabres group is from being in a conversation with the Leafs group as a team.
On the players side we know Matthews, Marner and Nylander are stars. Dahlin is a star but Power and Byram are all about potential. We also know the Leafs 3 are the best players on the team. If/when the Sabres become a consistent playoff team is it even reasonable to expect the Sabres 3 are even the 3 best players on the team? Shouldn't a good Sabres team probably figure players like a goaltender, Thompson, Cozens, or their little friends Benson and Savoie figure into their three best players? Not that it's a bad thing from a team building perspective but on the topic I can't see the Sabres 3 being as important to the team.
Where the Leafs big 3 go the Leafs go, for better or worse. They take the Leafs on some amazing regular seasons with some pretty incredible numbers. And they perennially choke away the playoffs. But at least they get there, it's expected and that's on them. They have been chokers. They get called chokers because they should do better. The Sabres group won't even be getting the blame next year if they miss the playoffs again. They need to be a lot better before they get put into a conversation with the Leafs players. A lot has to go right with the Sabres group before they are in a conversation with the Leafs group.
The Nuge
Some say…
Thats just flat out not true. Look at guys like Pronger and Karlsson carrying some pretty mediocre teams to success. And that’s by themselves. If Power and Byram pan out, you’ve got 3 #1 dmen
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Like, in a golfing match? Idk man, the way things have been going for both clubs, that’s where they compete.
Neither team has been successful yet but at least one of them plays playoff games, the other hasn't sense 2011.
It's the Leafs by default.
It's the Leafs by default.
Not to mention the Predators have had similar success to the leafs while mostly being built around 2 #1 defensemen and not much on offense, over the past couple decades.
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Seems to be a common theme in Buffalo.
Always next year.
Ottawa seems to be headed down the same road as well.
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Leafs have about as much chance as a paddleboard going across the North Atlantic. Sabres could be a paddleboard, or they could be an oil tanker.
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They don't even know how to swim right now. Always seem to be a new team that is somehow going to be better then the Leafs while also managing to never actually make the playoffs! It is truly amazing. HF with top tier takes as I expect.
Not sure what you're trying to insinuate, that a depth D-man who won a cup is somehow better than Matthews, Marner or Nylander because he won a cup with Colorado ? Doesn't really make any sense, like most of your takes regarding Toronto. Colorado traded him away for a reason lol.
If we're just going to look at Cups won, Edmundson has a cup Dahlin doesn't. Makes sense ?
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Edmundson is irrelevant because he’s not apart of the poll. Sabres trio has more potential, as the Leafs are known chokers. Bryam has won more playoff series than the Leafs 3 combined
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That point went over your headEdmundson is irrelevant because he’s not apart of the poll. Sabres trio has more potential, as the Leafs are known chokers. Bryam has won more playoff series than the Leafs 3 combined
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