The Leafs won. Buffalo has not out played anyone for what, 5 or 6 games now. Stop the delirium. The score board tells the tale.
Leafs Dead Last on Powerplay Opportunities over last 2 years.
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The Leafs won. Buffalo has not out played anyone for what, 5 or 6 games now. Stop the delirium. The score board tells the tale.
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The Bruins were dead-last for a decade straight before that. I'll say now what Leaf fans said then: "suck it up, quit crying"
My Leafs and Matthews doesn't need a powerplay to score. Most people don't know this but Matthews is actually first in even strength goals since entering the League, despite playing significantly less games than anyone else of the top goal scoring guys. Tavares too has manned up in the even strength department after joining the Leafs...
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Opposing teams are terrified to take penalties against the Leafs. And rightly so.
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And yet the leafs have had one of, if not the best power play in that time frame.
Sounds far fetched that the league would purposefully give some teams more pp's than other teams but crazier things have happened
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Another reason is that the refs caught on to Kadri's non-stop diving. He embarrassed way too many refs and they won't call anything against him anymore. Here's the data on his penalties drawn: How many goals did the Leafs score on penalties Kadri drew.
I would take offense to your comments but your history of leafs hate makes you unworthy of any fruitful conversation.
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Is that your explanation for those first round exits?
Since 2017-18 (~112) games, Toronto has had 301 PP.
The next closest team is Anaheim. They’ve had just 303.
But Anaheim has played 2 more games at this point, so it’s possible Toronto has more PP opps by.....Tuesday
The next closest team is Anaheim. They’ve had just 303.
But Anaheim has played 2 more games at this point, so it’s possible Toronto has more PP opps by.....Tuesday
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This actually plays into Toronto's favor. They sacrifice PP time which is fine since they score at even strength like it's nothing in order to be allowed to throw picks all over the ice for sixty minutes which they'll need to play adequate enough defense given who they dress back there.
I would suspect that teams specifically game plan not to take penalties against one of the best PP’s in the game. If a team has heightened awareness, they’ll obviously pay very close attention to stick placement and how aggressively they can defend.
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Considering their power play is 24.2% at home and 32% on the road, that makes no sense. Going off % alone, they would score more than they currently score with more powerplay time.
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Tampa Bay is 2nd in PP opportunities. I don't think teams are falling over themselves to see Tampa on the PP either.
It's just a random thing. Playstyle may impact it a bit.
Also, it's not like the Leafs are hugely under average. It's a nice talking point, but it probably isn't enough to make a big dent.
Sort by TOI Ascending.......
TOR and PIT are last in PP TOI....it's probably a huge point of emphasis in the pre-scouts and pregame preps to stay out of the box when playing those guys given how lethal and dangerous their PP's are.
TOR and PIT are last in PP TOI....it's probably a huge point of emphasis in the pre-scouts and pregame preps to stay out of the box when playing those guys given how lethal and dangerous their PP's are.
Not surprising really. The Leafs are more of a skilled team than a heavy team that grinds it out in the offensive zone. And they have lots of young players.
As the poster above said someone has to be last.
Not that this will stop the conspiracy theorists.
As the poster above said someone has to be last.
Not that this will stop the conspiracy theorists.
Unless there is some legitimate evidence of a conspiracy, this is a pointless post that's just going to turn into a pissing match. Why bother?
My 2 cents. We're a stretch pass/rush team that doesn't play much of a cycle in the offensive zone. It's the cycle that generates calls because you're tiring the other team out in close quarters. IIRC Ennis is one of our leading penalty drawers right now because our 4th line has actually been doing a decent job of cycling the puck. You don't see as many penalties off a rush because there's more space.
My 2 cents. We're a stretch pass/rush team that doesn't play much of a cycle in the offensive zone. It's the cycle that generates calls because you're tiring the other team out in close quarters. IIRC Ennis is one of our leading penalty drawers right now because our 4th line has actually been doing a decent job of cycling the puck. You don't see as many penalties off a rush because there's more space.
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Still remember the days, when Kaberle and McCabe were strolling the point, and the Leafs were getting 6-7 pp's per night, and of course the mandatory two 5 on 3's to keep them going!! lol It was the Pat Quinn era...
