Leafs '22/'23 Thread

[smuddan]

I was wrong in saying that the Panthers were the 8th best among all teams in the 2nd round, I forgot the Leafs were one of them. Tampa lost to the Leafs after they lost one of their key d man and all the breaks went against them, so It’s perfectly excusable for the Leafs to be down 0-3 with all their core guys missing, mentally that is.

It may be a blessing in disguise if they do get swept so ownership group can finally see that this core (Matthews/Marner/Nylander/Tavares/Rielly) is not good enough to lead this team to a championship and Dubas is not the right man for the job.

 

[james t kirk]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1655393096593465344

That says it all right there.

I've always thought Marner was useless. But Matthews was so great against Tampa, he had the fire in his belly. What the fuck happened to these guys? Especially Matthews. He is just phoning it in.

 

[Insidious Von]

Marner isn't physically strong enough to withstand the Panthers forecheck, neither is Nylander. That allows the Panthers to double team Matthews, he can't find any open ice.

Sam Bennett (from Richmond Hill) was run out of Calgary in 2021. That didn't sit well with his line-mate Matthew Tkachuk who demanded a trade a year latter. Reunited they have been a wrecking crew all playoffs long.

 

[shack]

Well we all agree Craig Button is a great authority on talent. This is the same Craig Button who once put future hall of famer Marty St.Louis on waivers and then watched him become a superstar with TB. Same guy who traded JS Giguere for a second round draft pick to protect Freddy Braithwaite in the 2000 expansion draft. Same guy who traded away Marc Savard in his prime for some Russian can of corn who never played a single NHL game. Same guy who lasted less than 3 seasons as an NHL GM and was then ridden completely out of the NHL on a rail 20 years ago.

I do not like this guy.

 

[shack]

Watched Matt Cauz on TV say the Leafs outplayed the Panthers except for Bob. Didn't one of our members say that the goalie is part of the team and you can't say "except for the goalie"?

Matt also went on to say the 4 Leaf guys making over $40mm haven't scored a goal. Again didn't one of our members say the players play for free ($0) in the playoffs?

It's good to see that some things never change, eh Dartsy?

 

[shack]

Watched Matt Cauz on TV say the Leafs outplayed the Panthers except for Bob. Didn't one of our members say that the goalie is part of the team and you can't say "except for the goalie"?

He got it right. If he'd simply said that the Leafs outplayed the Panthers without mentioning the goalie, he'd have been wrong.

Tough concept for you?

 

[shack]

Ummmm go jays go!

You beat me to it.

 

[Twister]

 

[Indiana]

Time to put away their purses and pretty hats and play like grownups.

 

[Toronto Passions]

I hope to God they get rid of everybody in administration. How many times have they been favoured to win the Stanley Cup in the past 5/6 years? This team is simply not tough enough for the playoffs. The turnovers, the silencing of the top players, the lack of desperation... enough is enough.


There is simply not enough of a reason for them to play hard. Leaf Nation is so humungous and so supportive of this team. The "better luck next year" way of thinking, has become so accepted. It doesn't hurt ticket sales and it doesn't hurt merchandise sales. That's the issue. If there was a lack of support in this team, or even another team very close by, they will fight for our support.

Philip

 

[jerbear15]

I thought the Leafs would have played a stronger game, but at this point the Panthers want it more.

Perhaps their goal was to just win a round as opposed to wanting to win it all.

Leaf Jerseys will be on sale sometime this week.

 

[GameBoy27]

No goals from their top four $40 Million players this series. As a huge Leafs fan, I find this extremely frustrating to watch. They had some good chances last night, as they did in the first two games, but they couldn't bury them. Those guys are paid lots to perform, but they haven't. Plain and simple.

I was so stoked that we had those 4 super talented players on the Leafs, but time has come to make some serious changes. I don't profess to be a GM so don't ask me what to do. Something has to be done though. The money those guys are paid, certainly hasn't paid off.

 

[Toronto Passions]

No goals from their top four $40 Million players this series.** The money those guys are paid, certainly hasn't paid off.

enough is enough.

 

[mitchell76]

 

[LiveInTorontoPartyInMontreal]

 

[chrispalen]

Time to let go the $40 million Leafs forwards, the GM, and the Head Coach. They will be eliminated next game. Time to become a Panthers fan. Leafs suck. We are wasting $$ and time on them. Enough is enough.

CP

 

[Sonic Temple]

Time to let go the $40 million Leafs forwards, the GM, and the Head Coach. They will be eliminated next game. Time to become a Panthers fan. Leafs suck. We are wasting $$ and time on them. Enough is enough.

CP

We are a corporate team - we will not win anything until we become a fans team!

 

[LiveInTorontoPartyInMontreal]

Two weeks ago Las Vegas action was predicting EDM vs TOR, this morning the odds are 25:1 that TOR will win the cup ! Yeah right, pull this leg and it will play Jingle Bells !

 

[james t kirk]

"We Want Florida, We Want Florida, We Want Florida"

Well, you got it......

Good and hard.

 

[superstar_88]

2019 TB wins Presidents Trophy gets swept by WC2 Columbus in 1st round. Winning goalie Bobrovsky
2022 Florida wins Presidents Trophy gets swept by TB, who beat Toronto, in 2nd round.
2023 Boston wins Presidents Trophy loses to WC2 Florida.
Florida goes on to sweep Toronto, who beat TB, in 2nd round. Winning goalie Bobrovsky