I disagree with this. Not saying hockey teams shouldn't be built that way, but if your only go 1 for 14 on the power play, I don't care how good your goalie is or your best d-man is. You need to sustain some pressure on the PP, and need to score. The core 4 here is the problem the problem, not the goalie or the defense.
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I disagree with this. Not saying hockey teams shouldn't be built that way, but if your only go 1 for 14 on the power play, I don't care how good your goalie is or your best d-man is. You need to sustain some pressure on the PP, and need to score. The core 4 here is the problem the problem, not the goalie or the defense.
I thought it was a big feather in the cap of the Leafs. They had just gone from bottom dwellers to a relatively serious contender. They got one of the premium free agents available in Tavares, especially after being stiffed by Stamkos. Remember, Tavares had the best year of his career his first season with the Leafs.
I get that, but I knew long term it wasn't a good signing, and here we are today.
haha it easy to blame the goaltender , stupid leafs media and fans always bashing the goaltender , no wonder lot of them left.
it not a goaltender problem, it the so called overpaid core 4 bums not showing up.
i don't understand why people still fans with the Leafs, it bacially the same results every playoffs , not showing up
Signing Stamkos would have been the same fiasco as signing Tavares.
They dodged a bullet with Stamkos but they went back into the well.
TB won a cup without Stamkos when he was injured.
Stamkos plays RW. Marner and Nylander also play RW.
How many high priced RW does one team need.
Tavares best year as a Leaf was 88 pts. Good yes but I would not consider that a great year considering his salary.
He's been a fairly consistent point per game player and that's it. Nothing more nothing less.
It goes beyond that. Signing Taveras inflated the internal salary structure of the young core at the time.
It also lead to getting fleeced by trading Kadri at 4.5 mill. For a Kerfoot who Leafs signed for 3.5 mill.
It also lead to having to let Hyman go because of lack of cap room and it lead to the state now. No money for D and goalie.
With his supposed high end skill and shot he should be able to play the same role as Reinhart and Point on the power play but he doesn't or can't. Marchand the captain and older has 8 pts. Taveras has 1.
If it weren't for LA Leafs would have the tag as having both the worse PP and PK of all the 16 playoff teams.
Edmonton has pumped in 7 of 14 on the PP and LA has scored zero PP goals in 10 attempts. Leafs should play Woll.
They dodged a bullet with Stamkos but they went back into the well.
TB won a cup without Stamkos when he was injured.
Stamkos plays RW. Marner and Nylander also play RW.
How many high priced RW does one team need.
Tavares best year as a Leaf was 88 pts. Good yes but I would not consider that a great year considering his salary.
He's been a fairly consistent point per game player and that's it. Nothing more nothing less.
It goes beyond that. Signing Taveras inflated the internal salary structure of the young core at the time.
It also lead to getting fleeced by trading Kadri at 4.5 mill. For a Kerfoot who Leafs signed for 3.5 mill.
It also lead to having to let Hyman go because of lack of cap room and it lead to the state now. No money for D and goalie.
With his supposed high end skill and shot he should be able to play the same role as Reinhart and Point on the power play but he doesn't or can't. Marchand the captain and older has 8 pts. Taveras has 1.
If it weren't for LA Leafs would have the tag as having both the worse PP and PK of all the 16 playoff teams.
Edmonton has pumped in 7 of 14 on the PP and LA has scored zero PP goals in 10 attempts. Leafs should play Woll.
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Me i don’t care who’s better. Has Tavares been a factor in any playoff?Lol
you think overpaid bum Tavares is better than Stamkos, Stamkos got 2 rings
The Leafs were already great offensively. They should have kept all Taveres millions in contract to attract more depth in defence!
And still compare the top players this and how they do in playoffs.. seem like a few Leafs are not there anymore compared to other teams
Whatever you and I were still watching the next game...
Come on, boys, how about just play one game like yourselves, for yourselves, have fun with it to see what happens.
1-3 down. One more to go. Play for your own pride as a NHL player!!!
TDTW!
Come on, boys, how about just play one game like yourselves, for yourselves, have fun with it to see what happens.
1-3 down. One more to go. Play for your own pride as a NHL player!!!
TDTW!
I saw Matthews face on a box of milk this morning. Maybe it will help to find him.
If the Leafs get eliminated in game 5, head coach Sheldon Keefe and most of the asst. coaches will likely be fired. I would say, fired the GM too.
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Boston 2023 playoffs won game 1 lost game 2 won games 3 and 4.
Boston 2024 playoffs won game 1 lost game 2 won games 3 and 4
Alex Lyon started the series and was pulled in 3rd period of game 3 and Bobrovsky played the rest of the series
Samsonov started the series and was pulled in 3rd period of game 4 and Woll should play the rest of the series
Boston 2024 playoffs won game 1 lost game 2 won games 3 and 4
Alex Lyon started the series and was pulled in 3rd period of game 3 and Bobrovsky played the rest of the series
Samsonov started the series and was pulled in 3rd period of game 4 and Woll should play the rest of the series
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They should let Tavares go elsewhere once he becomes free agent.
Bring Steven Stamcos back to Toronto. Look at how he scored 3 goals beating Panthers 6:3. When has Tavares scored 3 goals in a single game?
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Kinda of wonder why the Islanders didn't make a better effort to resign him.
It wasn't built ass backwards. It was built based on hype and stupid analytics. The main problem was poor drafting from the get go. Freddy was a good get at the beginning but for some reason this team never drafted and developed a goalie. Other teams have done so yet the Leafs relied on Freddy for too long.
Not trying to rehash past failures but Tie Domi cried like a bitch when he was a healthy scratch under Pat Quinn and he also wore the A on his chest and was still resigned the following season.
According to 99.99% of the Earth population, fans, media, haters and all the experts on this board, Boston had already won the series. No need to play game 5. Ownership should start firing everyone in the organization, but wait, what happens if you’re right ?
