Toronto should be embarrassed if they can't close this out. I know some people here feel different but should be proud of this group here in Tampa after all the injuries and roster changes that they are still in it till the final two games. Losing to Vancouver and Arizona I think is blown a little out of proportion, some teams just match better against certain teams, regardless of standings.
I'm still holding out hope because it is Toronto, and they are a young team, and can blow this.
If they can't get a win in a high stakes game like this, than what can they expect to do in the actual playoffs where everything on and off the ice is amplified 10 times greater? It's all part of a young inexperienced team learning how to win. They could become really scary in the future, but are they ready right now?
Losing to the bottom teams hurts, but be beat plenty of good teams down the stretch we should have probably lost to like Minnesota, Chicago, Anaheim, and Edmonton. And on the road, we got some big time points @Boston, @Montreal, @ Ottawa, & @ NYR these past 2 months. We clawed our way back with a team on paper that had no business doing what we did. We went 19-7-4 in Feb, Mar, and April. So good on us for never quitting and making a race out of this, but I don't believe in a team deserving something. You gotta earn it. So this is a little weird right now where Toronto still controls their own fate.
