He is a good coach and they play extremely fast. I’ve watched a few of their games and I have been impressed.
Having said that I’ve been waiting all year for the bubble to burst. Will it happen the 2nd time through the league? We'll see!
TBH I think most people, even myself, think that this bubble has to burst eventually. If you look at the LV team as a whole they are
as skilled as our Leafs, do they have a Matthews or Nylander? No, they have a Neal, Karlsson, Marchessault, Perron, Smith, Haula not names with a lot of cache but they are quick and skilled and play well with in a Gerard Gallant system.
We have 5 players with 25 points or more, they have 6. We have 9 players with 20 points or more, they have 8. Their D has no true #1 or #2 but they have 6 guys who could play 2nd pairing (#3/#4) on a lot of teams, you don't see a drop off in skill after their 2nd pairing. The Leafs have a significant drop off after their #4. One might think who cares about a 3rd pairing D but a weak spot is a weak spot and those weak spots get exposed in the playoffs, no matter how far down the roster they may be.
They are fun team to watch but I hope they completely suck tomorrow.