GDT: GDT 12-13-18

[snipes]

Yeah that and the Laine goal were real stinkers by him.

He’s no Koskinen that’s for sure.

 

[Skolman]

Josh Morrissey is such an underrated star in this game. I am starting to sound like a broken record. Jets can play it any way you want. With skill or on the boards.

Morrisey isn't a star though, but he is very good

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Is there no way it could happen?

Theorically?

Sure.

The two wild cards would need to be from the Atlantic.

The Leafs or Bolts would need to finish 4th/5th in the Atlantic, and play the winner of the Metropolitan in the first round (4th if the Atlantic winner has more points than the Metropolitan winner, 5th otherwise).

They would play the first two rounds in the Metropolitan.

If they win both, they would play the Atlantic playoffs winner.

So who do you see finishing 4th/5th in the Atlantic ?

 

[Eat The Rich]

Disgusting 3rd by the Jets

I don't know, if we use the TWS metric, looks like Edmonton dominated the 3rd.

 

[Critical13]

I don't know, if we use the TWS metric, looks like Edmonton dominated the 3rd.

Has he turned on the Jets now that the Laine-Matthews war has died off?

 

[Cellee]

Jets destroyed the Oilers in the 3rd.

 

[La Masse]

How many points did Iscariot get today. I got 3-1 odds he doesn't break 75 points and I feel mighty confident...

So what you’re saying is the Islanders and Tavares will finish with the exact same points this year?

 

[JerseyMike34]

Alright, everyone will disappear and I'll watch the Stars/Sharks alone! Woooo!

 

[DANTHEMAN1967]

And they still won 4-1.

That's what teams on another level do. They win games regardless. If anyone thinks that's how Tampa would look possibly 7 games in a series, I have some real bad news for them.

Tampa was not impressive tonight, Vasilevski was though.
They rode a hot goalie and more than their share of puck luck.
Good for them, Tampa is up 1-0 in this year's series.
If the Leafs can carry this same game going forward though I think that Tampa will be in tough to stay in front.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Lol

If TB played a bad game and still won 4-1. I wouldn't be lol-ing if that is the best the Leafs can do.

 

[JerseyMike34]

Spezza is UFA after this season... What's he gonna get in the open market?

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Tampa was not impressive tonight, Vasilevski was though.
They rode a hot goalie and more than their share of puck luck.
Good for them, Tampa is up 1-0 in this year's series.
If the Leafs can carry this same game going forward though I think that Tampa will be in tough to stay in front.

Yeah. You should definitely predict that the team lapping the Atlantic conference will play bad every night.
It’s one game. And even on an off night TBay scored 4 goals.
Leafs defense needs some work imo.

 

[34]

If TB played a bad game and still won 4-1. I wouldn't be lol-ing if that is the best the Leafs can do.

That is the best the Leafs can do. They have missed the playoffs. No more to talk About. Season over.

 

[God King Fudge]

Tampa was not impressive tonight, Vasilevski was though.
They rode a hot goalie and more than their share of puck luck.
Good for them, Tampa is up 1-0 in this year's series.
If the Leafs can carry this same game going forward though I think that Tampa will be in tough to stay in front.

I get that you guys played TB well, but you can't really believe that's how it'd be every game?

Surely it's not lost on people that Tampa played a bad game, right? They didn't have a shot for over 13 minutes in the 3rd period. They gave up 50.

 

[koyvoo]

Well, at the same time, I’m sure that Tampa has played many games better and with more jump than they did tonight. They wouldn’t be leading the league by so much if tonight was an example of them firing on all cylinders.

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

I don't know, if we use the TWS metric, looks like Edmonton dominated the 3rd.

Jets have the refs in there pockets though.

 

[JerseyMike34]

I'm not a Stars fan, but does anyone know what their D would look like 100% healthy?

 

[Cellee]

Jets have the refs in there pockets though.

You know you are an elite team when they say...

 

[Eat The Rich]

If TB played a bad game and still won 4-1. I wouldn't be lol-ing if that is the best the Leafs can do.

If you're going to spend this much time trying to downplay the Leafs, at least spend as much time actually watching them play.

This is the exact type of game the Leafs win frequently. Get outshot by a large margin and still pull away with a multi-goal win. It's happened at least 10 times this season already.

They end up on the wrong side of that and all of a sudden it makes them a bad team?

Do you even have a favourite team? Or do you just exist to be miserable?

 

[flamesforcup]

I feel bad for Nurse he honestly is brutal. Oilers ruined his development by throwing him to the wolves. He has skill but no IQ. I wonder what he wouldve turned out like on a different team.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

This Tampa core hasn't won anything yet and yet the fans around here are basically acting like they are the Warriors of the NBA. It's a fantastic team but I at least want to see them win before the fans start taking on the role of Godfather lol

They've won one more Cup than the Leafs in the last 51 years and actually have won a series (nine, in fact), since the 2004-05 lockout.

 

[Hint1k]

Does not matter what topic I read on HF this season: "best Atlantic line vs Central line" / "who has the best top9 forwards" / "Point vs Marner" / "Canada national team roster" / "Laine vs Marner" etc. Every single post left by Leafs fans is literally: "shoulda, woulda, coulda".

 

[JerseyMike34]

Does not matter what topic I read on HF this season: "best Atlantic line vs Central line" / "who has the best top9 forwards" / "Point vs Marner" / "Canada national team roster" / "Laine vs Marner" etc. Every single post left by Leafs fans is literally: "shoulda, woulda, coulda".

I really hate grouping fan bases.
Doesn't matter what group, but you can find all kinds of fans within each fan base. No need to lump them all together.

 

[Critical13]

They've won one more Cup than the Leafs in the last 51 years and actually have won a series (nine, in fact), since the 2004-05 lockout.

I said core.

Can you name any current Tampa core players that played on that team? Or are you going to move the goalposts now because you realize you've made a mistake?

 

[syz]

I feel bad for Nurse he honestly is brutal. Oilers ruined his development by throwing him to the wolves. He has skill but no IQ. I wonder what he wouldve turned out like on a different team.

The only skill he has is skating.