Leafs - Flyers - Game Six

First off, far too much is made of "momentum" in the playoffs. Check out postings on previous threads - every time one team wins, everyone's on the bandwagon, or bailing from the other team's. It's just silly.
The Leafs were beaten badly last night, but it's only one game. Is it worse to lose a game like that, or lose in triple OT?
I think it's the same. These guys are professionals - they'll get over it.
It looks to me like a homer series.
I'll just transpose my prediction for the score in the last one to this game. Leafs 1 - Flyers 0.
Unfortunately, Game Seven, if needed, will be in Philly .......

Well, I think, to some degree, ALL teams are going to go through changes, due to the new CBA (whenever it's agreed upon, that is).
Certainly, the Leafs look to roll over some portion of their "elder" talent, but that's going to happen win or lose.

Burke or Esche - won't make much difference.
I hope we've heard all the whining we're going to from Hitchcock / Clarke regarding the officiating.
I'd bet on the Leafs in Six, and the Flyers in Seven.

Yoiks. Klee out. That hurts.
It's going to be even tougher to clear the net in front of Eddie. Klee and Nieuwendyk turned around a forgettable off-season for me - with both of those guys out, it's the same team that got destroyed in Game Seven last year in the first round - with one of the two out, my confidence drops markedly.
Klee's presence is vital to this team being able to control Philly's forwards down low.
If I were a betting man, I wouldn't get on the Leafs tonight, anymore.

I trusted the D with McCabe, Leetch, Marchment and Klee. McCabe's had some tough times, but lots of good defensemen go through times like that.
Klee's a steady guy who can soak up time and play physically every shift. Without him, they're back to being below average in terms of toughness from the D.
I wouldn't be unhappy to see Berehowsky back - he's got an edge, and was logging tons of ice time before he came over.

plymaker said:

Simple put i think the leafs win the cup or pat should be out of a job. i personly think he is not that all good of a coach. it seems that he can never get things gone in the play-offs. a loss in the next two games will result in a pat fireing.


GO LEAFS GO

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How strong do you think the Leafs are, with so many bodies injured or playing hurt - Klee, Nieuwendyk, Sundin, Nolan? Never mind Roberts, Mogilny ....
Take a long look at the forward lines going into tonight's game - supposed to be their strong point - and tell me how good you think they are, relatively speaking.
Hey, I'm not the biggest Quinn fan, but to imply that this team should be the hands-down favourite to win the Cup (or has been at some point during Quinn's tenure) seems a very dubious proposition.

Can someone punt n_v please? I can't read it, but I'm sure it's moronic.
Thanks.

"A fact of life for every NHL team."
Surely you don't mean to imply that most (any?) teams had the same injury problems - and into the playoffs - that the Leafs did. Pull the other one.

Esche hasn't missed any time - two periods of a game they were winning big time. Desjardins' the only important guy out for Philadelphia - to compare with Nolan, and now Klee added to Sundin and Nieuwendyk who've missed *some* time in the series. You're comparing Malakhov and *Seidenberg*?! Please.

Oh, BTW, the whole "excuses" thing is so juvenile. An excuse is something you use to cover for the fact that you didn't get done something you were *supposed* to do. No need to supply "excuses" - I'm supplying *reasons* why the Leafs aren't performing the way they might. Clear enough?

This is not to say that many Leafs are underperforming in the playoffs so far. Nevertheless, they are into Game Six in the second round - most other teams are already done, including some that finished ahead of the Leafs.

So, again, the question - how many people *expected* the Leafs to win the Cup this year? Not hoped for, or thought they *might* - EXPECTED them to.