GoonieFace
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So andersen has been inconsistent this year no doubt, but so has the rest of the team. Lets hope as the team starts to find some consistent effort, Andersen follows suit.
I’m happy they won these two games, but they gave up the 3rd goal to Tampa, making it a lot closer at the end and they barely held on and they were about as close as you can get to being down 4-1 to start this game.
this team is not showing me anything has changed in these last 2 games. Florida is legitimately more terrible than this team is, which probably gets the Leafs into the playoffs, but getting to the playoffs is no longer the goal this team is shooting for. This team needs to be making strides towards a stanley cup finals appearance. No one should be happy with anything less than that. Not the players, not the front office and certainly not the fans.
There is still a lot wrong with this team and it’s been there all season.
Baby steps are not going to get them there. The win in Pittsburgh is how this team can play. Anything less than that effort and execution is them not playing up to their potential, and it’s still about Will.
You can’t expect to score 4-6 goals per game in order to win.
Assuming the bottom is supposed to be xGF?Just to throw some more fuel on this truth fire:
Toronto xGA - 14th
Toronto xGA - 4th
That's with injuries, multiple players having slump years, and some questionable roster decisions by the GM.
With those metrics, you would expect the team to be about 7th or so in the standings.
I still haven't regained confidence in Dubas yet, that Carolina game was scarring, but I do think the main board opinion of the team's demise and complete lack of defence goes overboard! Bad goaltending sunk us, we legit had the worst tandem in the league for 3/4s of the season.
Assuming the bottom is supposed to be xGF?
You are right. We have to play a different style against the hard neutral zone trap with BIG teams.Dont buy into the whole Zamboni driver thing. Its a nice story for him and all but it had far less to do with him than the Hurricanes playing a great period to keep him safe. Its why they dont show any of his "great saves" in highlight packages and whatnot.
If it makes other teams fanbases underestimate us or low information fans/casuals lose their minds, who cares really. The team followed up with the Florida sweep beating the best team in hockey at home for the first time since mid Dec. and avenging the losses against the Panthers.
The Hurricanes were going to win that game no matter what happened as the Leafs just didnt have it that night. Whats the hardest shot he faced in the third? Hyman hitting him in the crest?
Yep, and 14th is actually 18th when I use xGA/60. Updated original post.
Point still stands, though. We're a middle of the pack team defensively, even with some huge injuries to our shallow d corps. Not nearly as bad as some say.
I was more concerned over the lack of ability to break through a lock down or trap defense. Trying to get into the playoffs, that effort/coaching doesn't bode well. These last 2 wins are awesome, but that game will always raise a flag for me when playing a good defensive team. Hurricanes outplayed us from the opening face-off, what kills me is we did well against the Penguins, another good defensive team 2 days earlier.Dont buy into the whole Zamboni driver thing. Its a nice story for him and all but it had far less to do with him than the Hurricanes playing a great period to keep him safe. Its why they dont show any of his "great saves" in highlight packages and whatnot.
If it makes other teams fanbases underestimate us or low information fans/casuals lose their minds, who cares really. The team followed up with the Florida sweep beating the best team in hockey at home for the first time since mid Dec. and avenging the losses against the Panthers.
The Hurricanes were going to win that game no matter what happened as the Leafs just didnt have it that night. Whats the hardest shot he faced in the third? Hyman hitting him in the crest?
Yep, and 14th is actually 18th when I use xGA/60. Updated original post.
Point still stands, though. We're a middle of the pack team defensively, even with some huge injuries to our shallow d corps. Not nearly as bad as some say.
18th is awful. That's the worst or close to the worst for any playoff team
We aren't going to be facing the Detroit's of the league of we want a cup.
Why are so many people happy with mediocrity?
Even with a healthy lineup, our GA/60 wasn't good
Could be worse. Florida is paying Bobrovsky 10 mil and he didn’t look great now or all year.Andersen let in 2 bad ones, but I have to admit, he did make some nice saves too.
Florida has 10 HDCF (all situations) and an expected goals of 1.73 - so this tells me he let him 1 bad one, but 2 GA is reasonable.
Leafs had expected goals of 3.4.
Let's be honest both goalies gave up a house leaguer goal in that game. But it did not matter. Freddy was 1 save better. And that is all that truly matters.Could be worse. Florida is paying Bobrovsky 10 mil and he didn’t look great now or all year.
Just make sure we don’t do that.
fwiw, the bottom 10-12 teams are not exclusively non-playoff teams by xGA or xGA/60 - there are a few playoff teams lower than us and a few more bubble teams, and we are right in line with a few playoff teams that are thought of as defensively sound like the Isles. The top team in the league in this regard is a non-playoff team - MIN.18th is awful. That's the worst or close to the worst for any playoff team
We aren't going to be facing the Detroit's of the league of we want a cup.
Why are so many people happy with mediocrity?
Even with a healthy lineup, our GA/60 wasn't good
That second period is how they will need to play as a team with or without injuries if they want to be consistently on top. A focus on team D, get the puck in deep when there is nothing there so that even if the opposition wins the battle for retrieval they have a long way to go to get to the Leafs net.
Showing other teams different looks makes it difficult for them to splan. In the ebb and flow of the game, the Leafs carried it after the first 20. If they could only start the game this way as they did against the second Pittsburgh game last week, the sky is the limit.
How did Rosen look last night?
Goaltending is such a strange position to spend a ton of money on. Even goalies like Bob and Price (or others) have their few years of dominance but level out. And then you can’t afford a decent backup in slump/injury times.Let's be honest both goalies gave up a house leaguer goal in that game. But it did not matter. Freddy was 1 save better. And that is all that truly matters.
What's changed is the mental toughness and compete level. That's the most important change.
.. I mean, we have to understand that 75% of the Top 4 D is out too....
This is one of the worst takes I've seen on this site all season. Congratulations.
So now that we are in the playoff since Florida is pure garbage lol
Looking forward to get B*t*h slapped by Boston once again
I think that was posted for you and those like you.Post #9 for example.
Say whatever you want man. He laced em up. Matty took his lunch. Facts are facts.