I’ve admitted that losing Kadri hurt the Leafs from the beginning. You just haven’t been paying attention. If Kadri took 5 minor penalties it also hurts the Leafs. If Andersen stands on his head it helps the Leafs. Dumb moves by players and smart moves by other players are part of the team’s success. This isn’t that complicated. Kadri was an idiot and it cost his team. Same as if Marchand did something stupid. You need to lay off the excuses and just acknowkedge that Kadri made a mistake. It’s not close to the same as an injury.
I agree with you though that you’ve made an epic fail so far. See if you can up your game a bit.
Ok, I think I see what you are trying to say. Thing is that happened, it has no bearing on the future unless he repeats. It seems like a stretch to assume he will again be suspended so I question the relevance of this point in a this year comparison. No one is assuming their guy is going to start licking people.
It is natural for me to assume we will have Kadri this time which means we are better than most of last round. Then throw in JT. Now add a year of experience and a strong desire to avenge themselves.
This is a new season, we seem to have improved more than the Bruins this season (yes they have injuries but also did not add a #1 C this summer and they have a suspect goalie, though he is playing well this year). Is it not logical to assume our chance might have got a bit better, however small?
When you are talking about teams that went to game 7 it is far from a given that history will repeat.
