We're back to this ridiculous notion - the guts of a team.beaver cleaner said:I miss the Douggie days, when they were underdogs playing on emotion with nothing but the desire to win. This years team has had too many lousy games, and that is why they are in this situation of having ceded home ice advantage with dispicable losses at home to teams such as Carolina, Chicago, and Florida.
They cannot score at will, they spend far too much time trying to dump and chase, or make a nice pass. If Tie Domi is your best player in the playoffs, or Nieuwendyk who has missed half the games then you got a serious problem. I'll take Calgary's heart or even Primeau's over the Leafs until they show that they have the guts.
It's almost not worth arguing about, except it's such a stupid, tired, old cliche .......
I mean, on one hand you argue that Domi's their best player (don't agree, but he's playing well above his usual level), then you say that Nieuwendyk's hurt. Well, which is it? Lack of "heart" or injuries? Which do you think makes more sense?
I'll ask again - how good is this team without Nolan (and now Klee), with Sundin and Nieuwendyk, who by all accounts *wouldn't be playing if this were the regular season*, playing very hurt.
I think the Leafs are still capable of winning this series and moving on, but with Klee now added to the injured roster, I don't think it likely - scoring was already hard enough to come by, and now the defense is thinning.