Leafs playoff game assessments
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It was just a wild guess. I just thought the timing of his firing was weird. If it was because of the team's performance, they would have fired Colengelo as well.Are you serious he wanted the MLSE post that Tim Lieweke got ?
Colangelo is a corporate suit who presents a professional image. Burke...not so much.It was just a wild guess. I just thought the timing of his firing was weird. If it was because of the team's performance, they would have fired Colengelo as well.
Randy Carlyle did a post morten(sp) to-day. He said he should never have shut down the offense after 50 minutes.
Like I said earlier, they're not built to play that way and obviously Carlyle knew that so in a way he kinda outcoached himself. You stick with what got you there in the first place.
Three days later and it still sucks. I still don't agree that the better or more deserving team won. The Bruins poured it on for 10 minutes and pulled off a miracle that likely will never be repeated in our lifetime. If they play the same way against the Rangers as they did in game seven, they will not win. Spot Lundquist a three goal lead and then start playing, see what happens.
Three days later and it still sucks. I still don't agree that the better or more deserving team won. The Bruins poured it on for 10 minutes and pulled off a miracle that likely will never be repeated in our lifetime. If they play the same way against the Rangers as they did in game seven, they will not win. Spot Lundquist a three goal lead and then start playing, see what happens.
Oh I see ... and the Leafs were not going to make the playoffs playing Phaneuf so much.A complete and utter third period debacle.
NO EXCUSE.
The reason..of course...is a complete defensive zone breakdown. They failed to chase pucks, failed to fight for pucks, were outworked, cleared extremely poorly, and allowed the Bruins to play the game entirely inside the Leafs blue line.
Given the utter defensive collapse, the Leafs did not deserve the win last night.
Yes it was pathetic. yes I was screaming loudly, and yes I will renew my season tickets. But the better team won last night...and onwards we go.
As they say...IT'S NOT OVER TO ITS OVER....AND IT'S CERTAINLY NOT OVER HALF WAY THROUGH THE THIRD.
I AM NOT SURPRISED FRankly...given my lack of faith in our DEFENCE.
Leafs got tired, that is what killed them. Carlyle even said the mistake he made was shutting down the offence.Actually my analysis was SPOT ON, given all the day after analysis that agreed with mine.
An improved Leaf DEFENCE is CLEARLY the summer priority.
Likely, I cannot recall, it was prediction of a Leaf loss where it was clearly Phaneuf's fault.What was your prediction before the series?
Phaneuf will not be resigned at $6.5 ? ... Gee did you come up with that all by yourself ?I strongly suspect Dion is not in the long term plans. Given that he will NOT be resigned, I suspect he will be traded at the deadline next year.
For no other reason...( yes he is paid too much), but more specifically , the DEFENCE needs a COMPLETE overhaul.
Defence needs a 'COMPLETE overhual' ? Complete ? You did say complete ? ...
So no Phaneuf, no Gunnarsson, no Franson, no Liles, no Koska, no O'Byrne, no Fraser and no Gardiner ?
I was watching one of the TV guys talk about the value of Colton Orr. When game 6 started, Chara was banging every Maple Leaf in sight. Then Coach sent Orr on the ice to teach Chara to "behave himself".
Orr is a very good fighter and one tough player, but do not think for one second that he intimidates CharaI was watching one of the TV guys talk about the value of Colton Orr. When game 6 started, Chara was banging every Maple Leaf in sight. Then Coach sent Orr on the ice to teach Chara to "behave himself".
Orr can beat people up
Chara can beat someone into a comma
And some nights, even a semi-colon.Chara can beat someone into a comma
Unless he runs into Chris Neil who had him at his mercy and one punch would have sent him back to Slovenia.And some nights, even a semi-colon.
Chris Neil was going to punch a semi-colon ? On paper or a screen ?Unless he runs into Chris Neil who had him at his mercy and one punch would have sent him back to Slovenia.
You must have missed the fight between Chara and Neil during the regular season. Neil was beating the crap out of Chara and the only thing that saved Chara was Neil holding back.Chris Neil was going to punch a semi-colon ? On paper or a screen ?
I could not find a 2013 fight between the two, but I did find one in 2012 where Chara threw a few punches, then slipped and fell. Neil did not hit Chara while he was down, if he had Chara would have killed him and all the Bruins would have jumped in and started a riot.You must have missed the fight between Chara and Neil during the regular season. Neil was beating the crap out of Chara and the only thing that saved Chara was Neil holding back.
Yes, that was the one. Neil could have knocked his lights out but held back (code of the warrior).Neil did not hit Chara while he was down,
You must have missed the fight between Chara and Neil during the regular season. Neil was beating the crap out of Chara and the only thing that saved Chara was Neil holding back.
Hold on there Slick.Yes, that was the one. Neil could have knocked his lights out but held back (code of the warrior).
You said Neil was 'punching Chara's lights out'. The video I saw Neil did not get one punch off, just held back after the fact.
