Post-Game Talk: Good Guys win again, 5-1. Poor Hughson

[cipher]

Part of this is Dubas's growth as a GM. He has done decent

We got away from Moore, Malgin, GOAT, Petan. I hated GOAT so much and I still do
I'll have a picture of him and remind myself the kind of man I don't want to be

 

[IPS]

Is Toronto this good or is Canada this bad? It's hard to say. I know they're the best team up here but hopefully it's not going to hurt them if and when they get out of the division.

Why not both?

 

[IPS]

Would be great to see the Leafs just steamroll to a cup like the LA Kings in 2011. Pick up that momentum on Canadian soil, let VGK and the Avs kill each other, the East battle it out, whatever the other division is doing and the run them all over when the time comes.

Well that's a little much to expect but I'm very psyched to be going into the playoffs with a different goalie other then Andersen and not have to face a god damn top-5 team in the league Bruins.

I think bare minimum, we're set to win round 1 in style.

 

[Leaf4Life79]

How many do you think we drop to the Habs?

zero

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Starting to look more and more like we're gonna play the jets! Habs are only 2 points back on em and the Jets are shitting the bed big time!

The Leafs will have something to say about that over the next 3 games

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

They will end up taking Luke Hughes and trading Peterson for Jack.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

It's entirely stupid of them to feel confident that they can beat us when we literally bullied them. We will likely be resting players when we play them because they simply are not a threat anymore.

Outside of Helle. Nobody on that team scares me.

PoMo has lost the room the way he lost Byuff.

Everyone in the world knows schiefele is lazy.

We have a team of proven two way forwards and back checkers on each line. This team is something to be excited about. Theirs is not.

Outside of Connor and Ehlers, the Jets are bad up front and on D. Ehlers is a fantastic player. Scheifle and Wheeler, despite their career numbers, are meh. They have a horrendous blue line and rely very heavily on their goalie. Its basically two forwards and their goalie. I think they'll get steamrolled come playoff time. I call bullshit on people thinking they have a top 5 forward group.

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

Nice OT goal by the 12 year old for his first in the NHL.

Habs only 2 points back of Winnipeg. Habs with their 23-27 record could end up 3rd. That is madness.

Montreal is still 16th in the league though so they should have a playoff spot. Dallas has same number of points, but so far, no team is making it that shouldn't be.

 

[Teeder Keon]

Guess who ?

 

[PromisedLand]

#FreeLiljegren

 

[Welsh Maple Leaf]

You love to see it

LOL @ fans of other teams who get so upset because Matthews gets attention. Do they really expect him to be ignored? Get over it.

Best scorer in the league will annoy most teams.

Those tears taste beautiful anyway.

 

[Joey Hoser]

Can Leafs fans please get over the fact that Hughson isn't a Leafs fan? It's f***in' pathetic.

 

[justloveleafs]

I don't give two craps about who he likes or favours, he is drop dead awful at his job. The greats of the present and the past, have a certain tone of voice. Hughson and his chimp, simpeon, have no range in their voices at all.

They make something fantastic sound like a funeral. And they do it game after game. Year after year.

So when we get another no talent, who can range his voice a wee bit better, like Chris Cuthbert, we feel a little bit better.

 

[justloveleafs]

probably in my top five albums from any band.

I was a huge WHO fan, still am. So, I was a bit surprised when they invited Noel to play with them. But wow, did he ever deliver. I love Oasis, also, but was kind of more of a Liam fan. Not after this display, now I RESPECT, them both.

 

[ACC1224]

Can Leafs fans please get over the fact that Hughson isn't a Leafs fan? It's f***in' pathetic.

Cuthbert called the game I listened to last night. Why would anyone listen to Hughson if Cuthbert is available?

 

[Terrible GM]

Can Leafs fans please get over the fact that Hughson isn't a Leafs fan? It's f***in' pathetic.

Still a lot of butt hurt going on because Hughson never sugar coated it when the Leafs were bad. So that's a lot of negative coverage for years. I found a big difference in his narrative post 2016 for obvious reasons. He's not my favourite, but he calls a decent game.

As for the win; It's been decades since I felt so calm watching the Leaf games. In the past few years if the Leafs went down a couple goals I would be thinking they can't let the next one in, or this game is already over. You could see the defeated effort early in the game when down.

With this team their is a expectation that they are never out of it. They can come back or bounce back. They play with a purpose, and if they are having a bad game, they still might be able to win. It's really enjoyable to watch.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

He was gone for a good chunk of the first to get repairs so it’s likely that has something to do with it. He also played closer to 14 minutes.

I was speaking in terms of 5v5.

 

[Confucius]

Is Toronto this good or is Canada this bad? It's hard to say. I know they're the best team up here but hopefully it's not going to hurt them if and when they get out of the division.

Last years, Vezina, Art Ross, Hart, Lindsay, The Messier, the Top 2 points leaders and the guy who missed the Rocket Richard trophy by one goal play in the North. Is Canada this good? I think the answer is obvious.

 

[DarkKnight]

Brooks has been a nice surprise, late season addition. I was never sold he was true NHL material, more a feeder guy in case we had a ton of injuries. But, he’s shown good skill, great hockey IQ and plenty of hustle. He seems to gel well with Spezza too, guy has been a pleasant revelation and is making the most of this chance. He’s in the mix now.

Also, this division does truly stink and it is the worst in the league imho. Leafs have no peer and ain’t even close. The Oilers are a mirage feasting on inferior opponents. Jets decent but not a real threat. I honestly can’t see us not making it to the third round, and I’m an abused Leafs fan.

 

[DarkKnight]

Last years, Vezina, Art Ross, Hart, Top 2 points leaders and the guy who missed the Rocket Richard trophy by one goal play in the North. Is Canada this good? I think the answer is obvious.

Awards were great, all those trophies didn’t mean anything in the playoffs. I mean McDavid’s team has done nothing, the hardware is irrelevant to this discussion.

 

[Confucius]

Awards were great, all those trophies didn’t mean anything in the playoffs. I mean McDavid’s team has done nothing, the hardware is irrelevant to this discussion.

Say what you will the fact remains the best players play in the North.

 

[DarkKnight]

Say what you will the fact remains the best players play in the North.

The fact is we’re talking about how strong this division is and the guy with a full trophy case plays on a team that does nothing. So it isn’t strong at all.

There’s a ton of talent here, I take your point.

 

[GardinerTheForward]

In any event, I find it ridiculous how much some people care about what media people or other fans say about the Leafs.

I honestly don't care what Hughson said but I do care about people quoting things accurately.

The wisdom of age

 

[egd27]

Jets are toilet paper

And the Habs?

 

[egd27]

zero

Gonna be tough to catch the Jets if they drop 1/2 their remaining games to us don't you think?