Most Overrated NHL Team
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A lot of back pedalling going on here by a number of members of a certain fanbase here who have been been making over the top predictions this off season and voting Leafs in every poll.
Nonetheless you can’t paint everyone with the same brush and there are a large portion of Leafs fans who have been much more reasonable. It’s that over the top minority who give them a bad rep.
I voted Leafs mainly because of the hype from media sources picking them as the Cup favourites. I think they’re going to be really good but this is mostly catering by the predominantly Toronto media to hockey’s biggest market.
Nonetheless you can’t paint everyone with the same brush and there are a large portion of Leafs fans who have been much more reasonable. It’s that over the top minority who give them a bad rep.
I voted Leafs mainly because of the hype from media sources picking them as the Cup favourites. I think they’re going to be really good but this is mostly catering by the predominantly Toronto media to hockey’s biggest market.
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strictlyrandy
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Lol! Maybe someone hijacked your account.
I found this in a 30 second search:
“Maple Leafs seen by opposing players as top contender for Stanley Cup
so you guys agree or disagree”
Zeke:
‘I mean, how can anyone disagree
They were contenders last year, even without Tavares.’
Players?
What about the Toronto media that everyone is saying? We are all aware of the players poll.
And LOl at claiming "Backpeddling", we are still waiting...
strictlyrandy
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They've been posted. You just seem to pick and choose what links count so that they fit your argument. Here's another media person picking the Leafs
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/bowen-maple-leafs-will-win-stanley-cup-season/
Oh even more Leafs Stanley Cup talk.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/maple-leafs-instant-stanley-cup-contenders-tavares/
zeke
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Re-post:
Sportsnet: Sportsnet NHL Insider predictions for 2018-19 season - Sportsnet.ca
Cup Winner: WPG (9), SJS (3), TBL (3), STL (1)
East Champ: TBL (12), TOR (2), PIT (1), CBJ (1)
West Champ: WPG (10), SJS (4), NSH (1), STL (1)
Best Canadian: WPG (11), TOR (5)
Hart: McDavid (13), Crosby (1), Wheeler (1), Tavares (1 - Damien Cox)
Art Ross: McDavid (15), MacKinnon (1)
Norris: Karlsson (5), Hedman (4), Doughty (2), Subban (1), Pietrangelo (1), Vlasic (1), Jones (1), Gostisbehere (1 - Damien Cox)
Vezina: Hellebuyck (5), Vasilevskiy (5), Gibson (2), Bobrovsky (1), Jones (1), Holtby (1), Smith (1 - Damien Cox)
Adams: DeBoer (3), Peters (3), Montgomery (2), Babcock (2), Cooper (2), Brind'amour (1), Bednar (1), Maurice (1), Hakstol (1)
NHL.com: Stanley Cup predictions for 2018-19
Atlantic: TBL (10), TOR (6), BOS (2)
Metro: PIT (12), WSH (5), CBJ (1)
Central: WPG (13), NSH (4), DAL (1)
Pacific: SJS (15), LVK (2), LAK (1)
East: TBL (13), PIT (2), TOR (2), BOS (1)
West: SJS (9), WPG (5), NSH (4)
Cup: SJS (7), TBL (6), WPG (2), NSH (2), PIT (1)
0 cup predictions.
Sportsnet: Sportsnet NHL Insider predictions for 2018-19 season - Sportsnet.ca
Cup Winner: WPG (9), SJS (3), TBL (3), STL (1)
East Champ: TBL (12), TOR (2), PIT (1), CBJ (1)
West Champ: WPG (10), SJS (4), NSH (1), STL (1)
Best Canadian: WPG (11), TOR (5)
Hart: McDavid (13), Crosby (1), Wheeler (1), Tavares (1 - Damien Cox)
Art Ross: McDavid (15), MacKinnon (1)
Norris: Karlsson (5), Hedman (4), Doughty (2), Subban (1), Pietrangelo (1), Vlasic (1), Jones (1), Gostisbehere (1 - Damien Cox)
Vezina: Hellebuyck (5), Vasilevskiy (5), Gibson (2), Bobrovsky (1), Jones (1), Holtby (1), Smith (1 - Damien Cox)
Adams: DeBoer (3), Peters (3), Montgomery (2), Babcock (2), Cooper (2), Brind'amour (1), Bednar (1), Maurice (1), Hakstol (1)
NHL.com: Stanley Cup predictions for 2018-19
Atlantic: TBL (10), TOR (6), BOS (2)
Metro: PIT (12), WSH (5), CBJ (1)
Central: WPG (13), NSH (4), DAL (1)
Pacific: SJS (15), LVK (2), LAK (1)
East: TBL (13), PIT (2), TOR (2), BOS (1)
West: SJS (9), WPG (5), NSH (4)
Cup: SJS (7), TBL (6), WPG (2), NSH (2), PIT (1)
0 cup predictions.
Sportsnet NHL Insider predictions for 2018-19 season - Sportsnet.caWow. Okay if that's the case, then absolutely.
I just had no idea anyone was picking the Blues to win the Cup.
If he didn't vote for us, I'd be hurt. He's our biggest fan.
TEAM QUESTIONS
Stanley Cup Winner
John Shannon: San Jose
Elliotte Friedman: Winnipeg
Jeff Marek: Winnipeg
Chris Johnston: Winnipeg
Mark Spector: Winnipeg
Iain MacIntyre: San Jose
Gord Stellick: San Jose
Eric Francis: Tampa Bay
Caroline Cameron: Winnipeg
Kristina Rutherford: Winnipeg
Luke Fox: Tampa Bay
Eric Engels: Tampa Bay
Rory Boylen: Winnipeg
Nick Kypreos: St. Louis
David Amber: Winnipeg
Damien Cox: Winnipeg
zeke
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I thnk many Leaf fans believe we would hear from Sportsnet and TSN analysts because well, everyone named them. Everyone knows Vegas picks the Leafs and it's worthless. That's not an analyst in the national media.
Lol! Maybe someone hijacked your account.
I found this in a 30 second search:
“Maple Leafs seen by opposing players as top contender for Stanley Cup
so you guys agree or disagree”
Zeke:
‘I mean, how can anyone disagree
They were contenders last year, even without Tavares.’
So NHL players overate the Leafs? I'm confused. How is that a suitable example for cries of the "Toronto Media" picking the Leafs to win the cup?
zeke
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so you are complaining that opposing players are the ones overrating the Leafs?
zeke
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Didnt realize you were an NHL player Zeke.
So this thread is actually "Which team does Zeke overrate the most?" ?
I am flattered.
If the Leafs win a poll:
Leaf fans: well, of course we won the poll. Player 'x' or line 'x' is easily the best in the NHL and are generational.
If the Leafs lose a poll:
Leaf fans: the only reason we lost is all the anti-Leaf bias on this site. Every single Leaf is still better than your best player.
Lol
Poor Leafs fans. Always victims.
Leaf fans: well, of course we won the poll. Player 'x' or line 'x' is easily the best in the NHL and are generational.
If the Leafs lose a poll:
Leaf fans: the only reason we lost is all the anti-Leaf bias on this site. Every single Leaf is still better than your best player.
Lol
Poor Leafs fans. Always victims.
If the Leafs win a poll:
Leaf fans: well, of course we won the poll. Player 'x' or line 'x' is easily the best in the NHL and are generational.
If the Leafs lose a poll:
Leaf fans: the only reason we lost is all the anti-Leaf bias on this site. Every single Leaf is still better than your best player.
Lol
Poor Leafs fans. Always victims.
Why is this so accurate
You aren't reading or actually clicking on a lot of this stuff, while trying to call me out.
This is actually amazing.
the team's radio(not even TV!) play by play guy is now some kind of objective national media analyst, apparently, who is overhyping the team. okay. this is like asking what Jack Edwards thinks of Boston this year and then claiming the media overhypes them. it's that stupid.
now, moving on to your second link, which if actually if you bothered to watch it the Sportsnet guys go on to reach the exact opposite conclusion you thought from a glance at the Google results.
anything else? this is starting to bore me.
Luigi Lemieux
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Not a single sportsnet insider picked Washington or Pittsburgh? The teams that have won the last 3 cups, losing only to each other...
PatriceBergeronFan
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The Leafs. The media has to hype them up to make the $. The fans are just taking it to a whole ridiculous level.
strictlyrandy
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Asks for evidence anyone has picked the Leafs to win the Cup or even play for the Cup.. gets shown evidence of it.. now it doesn't count. Unreal lol.
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