Toronto/Florida only teams in NHL to not win a playoff series in salary cap era

[HoweHullOrr]

People talk about the Oilers 1 playoffs in 12 years... but Leafs with no series win in over 16 years ? Hot dam !

We have to throw crap and mud at other teams. That's all we have. LOL.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

lolol Yes you totally did.

Iron Mike Keenan?

 

[Coffey]

We have to throw crap and mud at other teams. That's all we have. LOL.

Nope, that's all WE have.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

Did the Leafs all of a sudden stop drafting and developing (Sandin, Lily, Bracco, etc) and did we stop looking at free wallets in the Euro leagues?

We have talent in the pipeline, and we still have no idea what MM will sign for, we can only guess what he is feeling.

BUT Babcock needs to go for sure.

No, of course we have some decent prospects and will continue to draft.

But, the chances of another Matthews or Marner falling in our lap are not high given that we will draft towards the bottom. And, based on what we can see at this point, we don't have a Matthews/Marner level ELC currently in the pipeline either.

 

[DanM]

Even though I relish in your loss, I was pretty mad at the minutes he gave Matthews.

Not even minutes

Defensive zone faceoffs
Rolling of lines/hard matching too much and killing players rhythm.
PP/PK adjustments
Goalie pulls

I mean the list goes on and on. The guy would rather lose his way than try another way and win.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

Nope, that's all WE have.

I was talking about playoff record/success as you already know. We have you beat there LOL.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

lolol Yes you totally did.

Yeah we did.
Hopefully Q will have a similar affect on this team. And the one thing that sabotaged Gallant (ownership), hopefully has learned it's lesson.

 

[Hooby Dooby Doo]

No it's just "that". There is no "and". They have yet to play real hockey down here, can't know if there are any fans or not.
There's too much stuff to do. People are not going to forsake everything to see a team with no direction suck year after year with no legit success and none in sight, for 26 years of their 26 year existence.
A team getting their brains beat out for 26 years is not hockey. Hockey hasn't arrived here yet.

Hence our marketing slogan.

25 years and were just getting started

 

[ThePhoenixx]

The fans still pack the place. People still enjoy watching them play. It is entertainment after all.

Just like Toronto West...er...I mean Edmonton.

 

[obey86]

Did the Leafs all of a sudden stop drafting and developing (Sandin, Lily, Bracco, etc) and did we stop looking at free wallets in the Euro leagues?

We have talent in the pipeline, and we still have no idea what MM will sign for, we can only guess what he is feeling.

BUT Babcock needs to go for sure.

I'm talking about the next season or two. Not sure it would be prudent for a supposed cup contender to be relying on 19 and 20 year old rookie defensemen to win the cup. That usually doesn't work out well. Who knows though I guess.

Bracco would have a good shot of being productive/carving out a nice role right out of the gate.

 

[Coffey]

Iron Mike Keenan?

Yeah we did.
Hopefully Q will have a similar affect on this team. And the one thing that sabotaged Gallant (ownership), hopefully has learned it's lesson.

Oh shit. I thought I was responding to a Leafs fan.
I take that back.

I'm not slinging mud at Panther fans.

BEEZER4EVER

 

[Van Buren Boy]

No we didn’t.

Which of the two is the incorrect statement? Unsure if you are a Leafs fan or Panthers.

 

[DanM]

I'm talking about the next season or two. Not sure it would be prudent for a supposed cup contender to be relying on 19 and 20 year old rookie defensemen to win the cup. That usually doesn't work out well. Who knows though I guess.

Bracco would have a good shot of being productive/carving out a nice role right out of the gate.

Oh my bad!

Yeah, next season will see a bit of regression I believe, but after that we should be in a much better position.

I think we will also see the cap rise, and we will have money coming off the books.

But the coaching is terrible, our special teams were a joke. We won't ever win with this coaching staff.

 

[MPGA]

Idk what's worse, being an irrelevant dumpster fire, or a dumpster fire in the spot light. Personally, I kinda enjoy sucking in peace. Nobody thinks about our ineptitude. Can't imagine it's fun being a Leaf fan and hearing crap in the media and on here all the time. Although I will say I'd love for the Panthers to have 3 first round exits in 3 years. That would be a significant improvement.

 

[Theodore450]

Leave the panthers alone

 

[Hooby Dooby Doo]

Leave the panthers alone

For real. Empty seats allow me to bounce around whenever I want during the game. I'll buy some uppers and go to the glass and never move after warmups knowing that no one will sit here .

 

[Stamkos4life]

This is embarrassing. Not even 1 series win?

 

[Theodore450]

For real. Empty seats allow me to bounce around whenever I want during the game. I'll buy some uppers and go to the glass and never move after warmups knowing that no one will sit here .

Don’t forget Barkov

 

[Goon42]

Pretty embarrassing for the leafs

 

[yegoldboysclub]

Florida will win a series next year, lots of good young players and rumoured to be in on Bobrosky and Panarin.

I thought this year was the year for the Maple Leafs, I don't see them as a playoff team next year, tough to win with out defense. They have a couple of ok pieces in Marner and Matthews but they also have a few bad contracts to sort out. And I doubt they have another season with such little injuries moving forward.

 

[I am not exposed]

Guaranteed we play each other in the first round next season!

Take solace Leaf fans that at least it won't be Boston!

 

[AfroThunder396]

South Florida fans only show up for winners and college football. Sad, but true.

I moved to Miami in August and was astounded by how little people here care about professional sports.

 

[I am not exposed]

Which of the two is the incorrect statement? Unsure if you are a Leafs fan or Panthers.

He doesn't think Gallant is a good coach. Most Florida fans do though.

 

[Ms Maggie]

Heat draw decently, but they also have 2 titles in the last decade (plus this was Wade's last season). Panthers, Marlins, Dolphins? What have they done recently? Zip.

Again, why is it sad? They prefer college sports. And it's a big soccer market. Soccer the 4th, soon to be the 3rd, largest spectator sport in the country.

To each their own

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Again, why is it sad? They prefer college sports. And it's a big soccer market. Soccer the 4th, soon to be the 3rd, largest spectator sport in the country.

To each their own

Sad because we're blessed down here with a team in every major sport, but most people here will only care to show when we are winning. Doesn't help though that the Panthers and Marlins have been terrible forever of course....