Leafs '22/'23 Thread
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This ^^^ 100%. Glad the Leafs proved me wrong and dug deep to pull one out, but there is still a LOT of hockey left to play in this series and even down 3-1 we're unlikely to see TB simply rollover without a fight.
Points leaders after 4 games:
Marner 10
Draisaitl 9
Hintz 8
O'Reilly, Matthews, Nylander tied with 3 others with 7
Marner and Rielly both +6 best in playoffs after 4 games
Even strength Knies is averaging more ice time than Tavares, Jarnkrok, Kerfoot, Kampf, Lafferty, Aston-Reese, Bunting in that order.
He is not coming out of the lineup. Seeing that Aston-Resse is the least utilized and deosn't play PK or PP it'll most likely be him if Bunting comes back in.
Tavares is -2 worse of any Leafs forward. He's also averaging the most PP time of any Leafs
Marner 10
Draisaitl 9
Hintz 8
O'Reilly, Matthews, Nylander tied with 3 others with 7
Marner and Rielly both +6 best in playoffs after 4 games
Even strength Knies is averaging more ice time than Tavares, Jarnkrok, Kerfoot, Kampf, Lafferty, Aston-Reese, Bunting in that order.
He is not coming out of the lineup. Seeing that Aston-Resse is the least utilized and deosn't play PK or PP it'll most likely be him if Bunting comes back in.
Tavares is -2 worse of any Leafs forward. He's also averaging the most PP time of any Leafs
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Hoping TB is running out of gas, finally. There were times this year they looked vulnerable.
Rogers is trying to save money so they don't send radio play-by-play/ colour commentators on the road with the sports teams anymore.
LOL! They might win a round! I think that deserves a separate parade like back in the 90s.
They played poorly in first period.
They didn't forecheck at all.
They sat back and let TB take the play too them.
Not sure what that was all about. It seemed like they were playing to lose.
It all worked out in the end but they have a hard time believing in themselves.
If they play like that against the Bruins, it will be a short series
They didn't forecheck at all.
They sat back and let TB take the play too them.
Not sure what that was all about. It seemed like they were playing to lose.
It all worked out in the end but they have a hard time believing in themselves.
If they play like that against the Bruins, it will be a short series
Tampa will drag Bunting into scrums, Bunting will get a glove in the face and Bunting will throw a jab back and he ends up in the box, PP Tampa. Tampa's PP is still lethal in this series.
One more win by the Leafs, TB will be eliminated and arrogant head coach Jon Cooper can eat his cigar instead of smoking it. May be he will be
choked by the cigar leafs (leaves).
CP
Imagine the backlash on Keefe if he puts Bunting in and they lose because he takes another stupid penalty which he’s quite capable of ?
The Leafs will probably feel like they're playing with house money if they go up against Boston, who will definitely have the most pressure to win after their historic regular season. Fingers crossed that they'll finally slay the first round dragon.
I agree that Bunting is a better player than Reese but it’ll be hard for him to control his emotions coming back from a suspension and the adrenaline will get to him. A better time to put him in would be game 6 if there’s one.
Earlier in the series I’d like to see Simmonds in there because you know in blow out games in Leafs’ favour like game 2, Tampa would be roughing up the Leafs to send “a message” for the next games. He’s still an excellent scraper and you’re not losing much between him and Reese.
In a series clinching game though Tampa won’t want to take stupid penalties when the game is tight and if the scores get lopsided for the Leafs there’ll be no more messages to send. Keefe would be wise to keep the same lineup that has won three in a row.
Earlier in the series I’d like to see Simmonds in there because you know in blow out games in Leafs’ favour like game 2, Tampa would be roughing up the Leafs to send “a message” for the next games. He’s still an excellent scraper and you’re not losing much between him and Reese.
In a series clinching game though Tampa won’t want to take stupid penalties when the game is tight and if the scores get lopsided for the Leafs there’ll be no more messages to send. Keefe would be wise to keep the same lineup that has won three in a row.
Hope they just stick with the current lineup. Seems to be working, no signs that Bunting brought something to the table that isn't already there with the current horses. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
The Leafs don't really have any long distance shooters. So it would have to be a long distance shot with men (or women and/or trans) in front of Vassy.
Below is an example of a long distance shooter (Jacques Lemaire).
Stanley Cup Finals 1971 Chicago vs. Montreal - YouTube
Below is an example of a long distance shooter (Jacques Lemaire).
Stanley Cup Finals 1971 Chicago vs. Montreal - YouTube
One of the criticisms on Reilly is his lack of a power point shot but I think he’s learnt, at least I’ve seen that in this series, to shoot the puck at the net without a big wind up for a tip in or screened goalie. The forwards have done a great job doing just that. On the tying goal Tavares did a great job screeningVasilevskiy. You can’t save what you can’t see and once a shot is tipped, the goalie has no time to react.
