Leafs Chances of Making Playoffs (Reddit User)

[HamiltonNHL]

Our schedule isn't that much easier than other Atlantic playoff teams.

 

[Le Cobra]

I predict we will finish at worst 4th place and at best 2nd when we enter the postseason

 

[Kiwi]

Our schedule isn't that much easier than other Atlantic playoff teams.

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It's easier that Florida, Tampa and Boston and around the same level of difficulty as Montreal

It's not a huge advantage but it is an advantage

The team not playing and being coached like we're tanking helps more though

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Leafs languish under Babcock.
Leafs flourish under Keefe.


Dubas Right Now.

 

[Vaive50]

It's easier that Florida, Tampa and Boston and around the same level of difficulty as Montreal

It's not a huge advantage but it is an advantage

The team not playing and being coached like we're tanking helps more though

Well, at least now it looks like the Sabres and Habs are slowly falling out of the race as we are now 8 points ahead of the Sabres with the same amount of games and we are 7 points up on the Habs with them having only 1 game in hand. I have a feeling the Panthers will eventually join them and again it'll be the Bruins, Leafs and Bolts being the only 3 Atlantic teams in the Playoffs. I just hope we can hold on to the home-ice advantage. I don't mind playing the Bolts in the playoffs as long as they play as bad as they did last year.

 

[willmma]

Our schedule isn't that much easier than other Atlantic playoff teams.

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I'm not sure how they calculate these numbers but I compared our schedule to Tampa

	Leafs	Lightning
# Games	41	44
# Away	19	24
# Back to Backs	4	9
# rested vs b2b opponent	6	0
# Playoff opponents	18	23

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Leafs have less games in total, less road games, less back to backs, less playoff opponents and in 6 occurrences they play a team on the back end of a back to back when we are rested.

I would say leafs have an easier schedule.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

I would say leafs have an easier schedule.

Makes sense to me !

 

[HamiltonNHL]

HFBoards: Will the Leafs make the playoffs ?

Dubas:

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*#**#*}**}* it.

 

[willmma]

We gained another point on the Bruins.


Bruins with another loser point

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

We gained another point on the Bruins.


Bruins with another loser point

1 more win than the Leafs.....8 points up.

It truly is incredible haha

 

[stickty111]

Not a great night on the score board but winning is the important thing.
Buffalo winning doesn't bother me, because it came against the Oilers.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Leafs are A LOT of things, boring they are not

 

[Suntouchable13]

Leafs can take Boston this year. Last year, with Keefe's coaching they take game 6 and win the series.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Loser points is a dumb phrase IMO. A lot of loser points means you earned ties in regulation but haven't done well in GIMMICK points (3on3 and shootouts). And when it really matters (playoffs), there are no more gimmicks. If not for gimmick points, the Bruins lead over us would be bigger, that's the truth. And there's a ton of fluctuation in gimmick points, it's all pretty much meaningless.

It doesn't matter anyway, under Keefe we're awesome and we look poised to win it all this spring. Looking forward to the NYI game, GLG!!

 

[Gary Nylund]

Not a great night on the score board but winning is the important thing.
Buffalo winning doesn't bother me, because it came against the Oilers.

Buffalo is irrelevant no matter who they played and how they did.

Leafs can take Boston this year. Last year, with Keefe's coaching they take game 6 and win the series.

We can take anyone this year as long as we're healthy.

 

[KK91]

Leafs will make the playoffs. No doubt about it

 

[Suntouchable13]

Buffalo is irrelevant no matter who they played and how they did.



We can take anyone this year as long as we're healthy.

I agree, but TB is scaring me a little. They will be extremely motivated after last year's embarrassing exit. We all know they are the most talented team in the east.

 

[TheProspector]

Playoffs?

This team is going to give Boston a run for first in the division, bitches.

 

[Gary Nylund]

I agree, but TB is scaring me a little. They will be extremely motivated after last year's embarrassing exit. We all know they are the most talented team in the east.

Yeah not an ideal 1st round opponent for sure. Not gonna worry about that now though, just have to focus on our game, maybe we win our division, who knows.

 

[Legion34]

We are 6th in the league before the end of games tonight. Will be passed by some but still an amazing feat

 

[Warden of the North]

Weve surpassed the wildcards.

Remember a month ago when the media experts told us they were out of reach?

 

[crump]

Nov 17th..22.6%. Today 85%

 

[HamiltonNHL]

75%

 

[Gary Nylund]

Weve surpassed the wildcards.

Remember a month ago when the media experts told us they were out of reach?

Not so fast (and not quite). We're 7th in the East for the moment, but yeah those media experts were nuts (as they so often are).

The way I see it is that we're in a tightly packed group of 5 teams that are 5-9th in the East. Standings are changing on a game to game basis, win a few more games and we might be in 5th, lose a few and we might be at the back of the pack again. Either way though, we've come a long way from 12th place in the East where we were a few weeks ago.

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Can't see the Bruins getting caught this year unless a lot of injuries occur.
Expect a Bolts v Leafs 1st round matchup. I like our team in 6 games. then to beat Boston in 6 games. Keefe knows how to coach these guys. But we need to get Keefe a couple more defensive defenders for the run. Expect a few injuries to our defense. It will happen. And we are thin.