You need to straighten him out by posting some more stats...
2020-21 Maple Leafs Thread
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and Columbus last year was not a crap team. They were like the Leafs. Had injuries to key players in the regular season. Hence almost identical records. Both teams were fully healthy to start the playoffs. It was a very even matchup until Muzzin was injured. When Werenski was injured for a stretch that's when Leafs made their push and got some goals. Once Werenski came back it tilted back to Columbus again. My apologies for not having more stats for this.
The team that has the puck more doesn’t hit as much...
A team can get out played, out shot, out hit, but if your goalie is great and the other guy is terrible, guess who will probably win...
I can’t believe how hung up you can get with any kind of negative comments on the Leafs or their players. Until they’re no longer Leafs then you have no problems dumping on them like you’re doing on Gardiner, Ceci, and Barrie . An innocent comment I made weeks ago can stick in your mind like toothache that you’ll take every opportunity to write essays to dispute it.
Look, there‘s nothing you can tell me that I didn’t already know and vice versa, so it has gotten to the point that we’ll only be going around in circles and get bored, at least I do, to drag this on and on. So let’s wait until the playoffs and see how this version does. I like the direction it’s going but I’ve been fooled just too many times to feel as excited as you are.
Agreed - Demko played well - we had our chances and he made key saves. Can't be disappointed by the Leafs play - they played well.
The Leafs started to sag in the middle second period and into the third. Their legs looked heavy and the speed wasn't there. It was a back to back with crazy start times in 2 time zones. Unlike teams in the East division, they don't leave their time zone.
You continue with these straw men arguments, are you just digging your heels in the sand to appear right
or do you really not get it?
Personally, I think your digging your heels in, I don't think your stupid enough to believe what you just wrote.
Hyman is really hard to knock down, he is always moving his feet and never seems to get tired.
I must also say, that Nylander seems to be developing a much better puck IQ.
It‘s a funny game that you can play 3near prefect games against a hot team and then lose 2 to a struggling team. These mini series are dangerous if you lose the momentum to the other team, you can lose two or three in a row easily.
Nylander has been playing very well since the benching. Even with the mistake on the penalty I thought he put out good effort tonight. I’d consider it an honest mistake as he was trying to make a play and the puck just rolled off his stick and went over the boards. It’s his laziness that I have problems with.
I don't think "puck IQ" has ever been Willy's problem. Passing to the right guy and getting in the right spot are among his skills.
Leafs looked very sloppy and off stride and things just didn't click for them tonight.
Yep, Keefe pointed it out in the post-game interview and that they couldn't find their legs. Keefe thought the 1 day off would help on the long road trip. Leafs took 3 out of 5 which isn't bad.
