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no he wasn't. who on the leafs wasn't a detriment?Watched every game in the series. He was detriment to his team, just like Matthews.
no he wasn't. who on the leafs wasn't a detriment?Watched every game in the series. He was detriment to his team, just like Matthews.
Marner was amazingno he wasn't. who on the leafs wasn't a detriment?
'9 or even 10".......LOL...Stupid Leafs fans thinking Tavares signs for 9!!!! DERP!!!!DERP!!!!LOL @ JT signing for 9M
Wishful thinking
Watched every game in the series. He was detriment to his team, just like Matthews.
Yes, when you play limited minutes, do not contribute anything at even strength and end up a -3 you are a detriment to your team.Kapanen?? Yes, a fourth liner was a detriment to the team....get a clue man.
Lol, so now +/- is a usable stat?? Shocking....i guess Draisaitl sucks...-7.....Yes, when you play limited minutes, do not contribute anything at even strength and end up a -3 you are a detriment to your team.
Rielly was the worst player on the ice for games 1 and 2 so I can't really trust your opinion anymore lol.Marner was amazing
Reilly was pretty good
Anderson was amazing in the ones they won (Only reason why they won those games) with his .952, .933 and .970.
Plekanec was good
Marleau was good
Brown was decent
Polak was good
The worst were Matthews (everyone saw), Nylander (Eberle soft in the playoffs), Zaitsev (not a NHL dman this year), Gardiner(I like him but that game 7), Kadri (cost his team bigtime and was not the shutdown guy he normally is)
JVR was ok but a nightmare in his zone.
The Leafs got dominated in all but one game and Anderson was the reason they won the other two. That D is never going to get you past the first round unless Anderson literally stands on his head every single game. Team is also a bit too soft for the playoffs.
+/- is a good stat when you are playing limited minutes in a playoff setting.Lol, so now +/- is a usable stat?? Shocking....i guess Draisaitl sucks...-7.....
The Leafs in general were all horrible in Games 1 and 2. None of them played well in the first two games.Rielly was the worst player on the ice for games 1 and 2 so I can't really trust your opinion anymore lol.
Zaitsev is most certainly an NHL defender... come on. You must realize how crazy you sound right?
Gardiner had a pretty solid series other than game 7. Made some very good defensive plays that stopped certain goals.
The Leafs went from last place in the league to making the playoffs the next two years with their very young core and got beaten in 6 and 7 games. Maybe they need a little more time to mature as players before you make statements like that...
Making the playoffs the year after finishing dead last is impressive for sure.The Leafs in general were all horrible in Games 1 and 2. None of them played well in the first two games.
Everyone knows the Leafs have defensive problems.
Losing in the first round two years in a row is not impressive at all, sorry. Both teams that beat them lost the following round as well.
But I guess focus on getting another Center, leave that D as it is.
The problem is there team is built to be a good regular season team. The playoffs are a different monster. Two of the top players are baby soft (Matthews and Nylander). There team is built to get destroyed in the playoffs and when they try to fight back like Kadri does look what happens.Making the playoffs the year after finishing dead last is impressive for sure.
The Leafs played two of the better teams in the NHL in Washington (presidents trophy winner I think) and Boston (4th in the NHL I think) with an incredibly young and inexperienced team. I wasn't really thinking they would make it past but they fought hard and pushed those teams and almost won.
The Leafs defensive problems are overblown. They had like the 11th least goals against in the league, ahead of Tampa, Washinton etc etc.
I think they will upgrade the D but it won't be at the expense of players like Nylander or Kadri. The Leafs window is just starting to open, they don't need to be making any rash trades.
Nylander and Matthews are second year NHLers, Matthews being only 20 years old. Writing them off as soft is not really fair yet. Boston were going for head shots and elbows the entire series too. It was a really rough series.The problem is there team is built to be a good regular season team. The playoffs are a different monster. Two of the top players are baby soft (Matthews and Nylander). There team is built to get destroyed in the playoffs and when they try to fight back like Kadri does look what happens.
Bruins were not that good at all, they just played one of the worst playoff teams.
In a playoff setting? Well ya got me there....i can't pick on the Oilers then.+/- is a good stat when you are playing limited minutes in a playoff setting.
Fair enough.Marner was amazing
Reilly was pretty good
Anderson was amazing in the ones they won (Only reason why they won those games) with his .952, .933 and .970.
Plekanec was good
Marleau was good
Brown was decent
Polak was good
The worst were Matthews (everyone saw), Nylander (Eberle soft in the playoffs), Zaitsev (not a NHL dman this year), Gardiner(I like him but that game 7), Kadri (cost his team bigtime and was not the shutdown guy he normally is)
JVR was ok but a nightmare in his zone.
The Leafs got dominated in all but one game and Anderson was the reason they won the other two. That D is never going to get you past the first round unless Anderson literally stands on his head every single game. Team is also a bit too soft for the playoffs.
Ok if we are going to act like children the Oilers played more playoff games then the Leafs have recently. Also 1967In a playoff setting? Well ya got me there....i can't pick on the Oilers then.
Actually, they could. But with that said, if by some strange miracle Tavares signs here, Nylander will probably get traded for defense. I mean look at Edmonton
McDavid-12.5
Drai-8.5
lucic-6
So even if the Leafs go:
Matthews-10 (Eichel comparison)
Tavares- 9( Or even 10)
Marner 6-7 (Pasta comparison)
Nylander 6 (a little less than Marner)
That's still 20 million on 1 and 2 Cs (Edmonton is 21 million)
I listed comparables for the Leafs 3, why do you think they get more? Tavares? Well....who knows....Those seem like wishful thinking numbers.
I listed comparables for the Leafs 3, why do you think they get more? Tavares? Well....who knows....
I think people hope that the kids get massive contracts....anything to screw the Leafs. But Pasta signed for 7....Stamkos took a discount, players understand that to build a winner, ut takes balance.Every season the comparable's change as the cap and specific player cap hits increase, and Tavares is getting PAID. I just don't think longterm you get Marner for 6-7 either