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Post by bigbarn27 on Apr 27, 2024 23:18:13 GMT -6
Missed the game tonight looks like it was pretty fun.
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Post by Nikos on Apr 28, 2024 7:49:28 GMT -6
Goaltending and D the difference, Leafs just do not learn, will they ever? The big 4 look great in regular season having big games regularly (lot of points and hat tricks), but playoffs much different.
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Post by jacksalmon on Apr 28, 2024 9:20:24 GMT -6
Goaltending and D the difference, Leafs just do not learn, will they ever? The big 4 look great in regular season having big games regularly (lot of points and hat tricks), but playoffs much different. Yes, just another variation of a failed franchise. They are highly unlikely to improve their situation and develop into a playoff threat. But, it just goes to show how difficult it is to put together a highly functioning team, both in the regular and playoff seasons. That is why I have a extreme "wait and see" attitude about the Hawks. Are those draft picks going to develop into the Matthews, Marners and Nylanders who ain't bad players but can't win playoff series; or will they go further and be Cup threats. It is a long, uncertain road.
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Post by hsbob on Apr 28, 2024 10:02:10 GMT -6
Toronto's forward-centric roster is proven not to win PO series,so what does the new GM do? Two of the four forwards making 40M combined see big extension,raising that cap total to 46.7M next year,the other two are retained and another 8.5M is spent adding Bertuzzi and Domi.......is anyone really surprised by their PO performance again this year?
Matthews and Nylander just got their re-do's and probably stay for that reason,Tavaras' 11M for one more might need a bit of sweetener or retained $$$ to move but 26yro Marner with one left @10.9M should fetch a stellar return and probably goes for that reason.
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Post by jacksalmon on Apr 28, 2024 10:31:31 GMT -6
Toronto's forward-centric roster is proven not to win PO series,so what does the new GM do? Two of the four forwards making 40M combined see big extension,raising that cap total to 46.7M next year,the other two are retained and another 8.5M is spent adding Bertuzzi and Domi.......is anyone really surprised by their PO performance again this year? Matthews and Nylander just got their re-do's and probably stay for that reason,Tavaras' 11M for one more might need a bit of sweetener or retained $$$ to move but 26yro Marner with one left @10.9M should fetch a stellar return and probably goes for that reason. OK, so they move Tavares and Marner and beef up their D. Are they then going to be that much better? I know you don't have that crystal ball that has been on your Xmas wish list for so long, but just give me your gut feeling as you, in particular, seem to have a lot of detailed info when you post and analyze things very well. I am almost always impressed. By the way, Bob, I posted in the Rangers/Caps thread about interference calls in general and the Rempe/TVR call, in particular. Please take a look at it and try to explain the interference rule for me. As of yesterday, it was the last post in that thread. I honestly don't get it. Maybe it is because I tend to look at the length of time that elapses from when the puck carrier releases the puck until he gets hit as the main factor in deciding whether interference should be called with respect to hits on players who have just gotten rid of the puck. It just seems to me there are a lot of times when the puck carrier releases the puck and seconds go by before he is hit and there is no call. Why not? Do the refs count 1001, 1002 etc before whether to raise the hand? If so, what is the time lapse that refs use in deciding whether to call the penalty?
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Post by hsbob on Apr 28, 2024 11:13:28 GMT -6
Toronto's forward-centric roster is proven not to win PO series,so what does the new GM do? Two of the four forwards making 40M combined see big extension,raising that cap total to 46.7M next year,the other two are retained and another 8.5M is spent adding Bertuzzi and Domi.......is anyone really surprised by their PO performance again this year? Matthews and Nylander just got their re-do's and probably stay for that reason,Tavaras' 11M for one more might need a bit of sweetener or retained $$$ to move but 26yro Marner with one left @10.9M should fetch a stellar return and probably goes for that reason. OK, so they move Tavares and Marner and beef up their D. Are they then going to be that much better? I know you don't have that crystal ball that has been on your Xmas wish list for so long, but just give me your gut feeling as you, in particular, seem to have a lot of detailed info when you post and analyze things very well. I am almost always impressed. By the way, Bob, I posted in the Rangers/Caps thread about interference calls in general and the Rempe/TVR call, in particular. Please take a look at it and try to explain the interference rule for me. As of yesterday, it was the last post in that thread. I honestly don't get it. Maybe it is because I tend to look at the length of time that elapses from when the puck carrier releases the puck until he gets hit as the main factor in deciding whether interference should be called with respect to hits on players who have just gotten rid of the puck. It just seems to me there are a lot of times when the puck carrier releases the puck and seconds go by before he is hit and there is no call. Why not? Do the refs count 1001, 1002 etc before whether to raise the hand? If so, what is the time lapse that refs use in deciding whether to call the penalty? I don't know how much better they'll be if they allocate some of that massive cap-space elsewhere but doing the same failed thing every year doesn't work and I don't know how we DON'T see some major changes. I dunno what the refs are thinking either my friend but interference has always been a bit of a mystery to me,remember Detroit's 'subtle' interference some years back. Sometimes checks get finished several seconds after the puck has been played w/o a call and sometimes just a second or two bring a whistle like you said. I agree with your opinion that Rempe's hit on TVR wasn't real late but the puck was gone. I think it had to do with the ferociousness of the hit as much as the timing,shoulda been charging IMO.
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Post by jacksalmon on Apr 28, 2024 16:41:31 GMT -6
OK, so they move Tavares and Marner and beef up their D. Are they then going to be that much better? I know you don't have that crystal ball that has been on your Xmas wish list for so long, but just give me your gut feeling as you, in particular, seem to have a lot of detailed info when you post and analyze things very well. I am almost always impressed. By the way, Bob, I posted in the Rangers/Caps thread about interference calls in general and the Rempe/TVR call, in particular. Please take a look at it and try to explain the interference rule for me. As of yesterday, it was the last post in that thread. I honestly don't get it. Maybe it is because I tend to look at the length of time that elapses from when the puck carrier releases the puck until he gets hit as the main factor in deciding whether interference should be called with respect to hits on players who have just gotten rid of the puck. It just seems to me there are a lot of times when the puck carrier releases the puck and seconds go by before he is hit and there is no call. Why not? Do the refs count 1001, 1002 etc before whether to raise the hand? If so, what is the time lapse that refs use in deciding whether to call the penalty? I don't know how much better they'll be if they allocate some of that massive cap-space elsewhere but doing the same failed thing every year doesn't work and I don't know how we DON'T see some major changes. I dunno what the refs are thinking either my friend but interference has always been a bit of a mystery to me,remember Detroit's 'subtle' interference some years back. Sometimes checks get finished several seconds after the puck has been played w/o a call and sometimes just a second or two bring a whistle like you said. I agree with your opinion that Rempe's hit on TVR wasn't real late but the puck was gone. I think it had to do with the ferociousness of the hit as much as the timing,shoulda been charging IMO. Thanks for taking a look at the interference post. You and I are on the same page about that and the Loafs in the future.
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Post by hsbob on Apr 29, 2024 8:17:39 GMT -6
I don't know how much better they'll be if they allocate some of that massive cap-space elsewhere but doing the same failed thing every year doesn't work and I don't know how we DON'T see some major changes. I dunno what the refs are thinking either my friend but interference has always been a bit of a mystery to me,remember Detroit's 'subtle' interference some years back. Sometimes checks get finished several seconds after the puck has been played w/o a call and sometimes just a second or two bring a whistle like you said. I agree with your opinion that Rempe's hit on TVR wasn't real late but the puck was gone. I think it had to do with the ferociousness of the hit as much as the timing,shoulda been charging IMO. Thanks for taking a look at the interference post. You and I are on the same page about that and the Loafs in the future. The thing is,it's been going on for what.......5-6 years now?
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Post by Nikos on Apr 29, 2024 11:46:32 GMT -6
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Post by hsbob on Apr 30, 2024 9:38:59 GMT -6
So 'Willy' rewards his team's confidence in him signing a big extension by missing the first three games of the series with a migraine? Really? Somebody give him a 'Mydol' to get him back in there?
Toronto brought in the GM who 'LAID WASTE' to a very competitive Calgary team for some reason and that decision will prove costly!
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Post by vadarx on Apr 30, 2024 11:45:17 GMT -6
So 'Willy' rewards his team's confidence in him signing a big extension by missing the first three games of the series with a migraine? Really? Somebody give him a 'Mydol'to get him back in there? Toronto brought in the GM who 'LAID WASTE' to a very competitive Calgary team for some reason and that decision will prove costly! Matthews is mysteriously "ill" too...
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Post by T-man2010 on Apr 30, 2024 20:14:03 GMT -6
Leafs live to lose another day.
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Post by hsbob on May 1, 2024 10:35:20 GMT -6
So 'Willy' rewards his team's confidence in him signing a big extension by missing the first three games of the series with a migraine? Really? Somebody give him a 'Mydol'to get him back in there? Toronto brought in the GM who 'LAID WASTE' to a very competitive Calgary team for some reason and that decision will prove costly! Matthews is mysteriously "ill" too... He's got Jack Eichel syndrome! Don't think a lot of great,young players didn't notice Stone and Eichel having to leave their perennial loser teams to win a cup! I'd still like to see more sacrifice,snarl,determination and PO toughness from the Leafs top four forwards but Mathews does do some heavy lifting all season long. His goals/points drop-off in the PO's but his TOI and FO% go up. Austin Mathews had the best PO game of his career in Boston,when the Leafs tied the series 1-1,with a goal,two helpers,a +2,8 SOG's,23:24 of regulation TOI,a block,6 hits and he won 69% of his FO's!!!! Toronto won 3-2,Mathews scored one and had the primary on both the other two Leaf goals. Did this superior postseason performance,energize and motivate his high-paid veteran teammates? The next three games saw a combined ONE goal from Tavares,Marner and 'Migraine Willy'!
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Post by vadarx on May 2, 2024 14:37:35 GMT -6
welp, I guess now Matthews is hurt and was only sick for games 3 and 4? apparently he got hurt while playing sick?
what in the hell is going on up in Toronto?? first Nylander mysteriously is hurt (after playing the entirety of their final regular season game) to start the playoffs and now Matthews has gone from "ill" to "injured" and is out for game 6 and probably game 7 too...
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Post by jacksalmon on May 2, 2024 15:21:57 GMT -6
welp, I guess now Matthews is hurt and was only sick for games 3 and 4? apparently he got hurt while playing sick? what in the hell is going on up in Toronto?? first Nylander mysteriously is hurt (after playing the entirety of their final regular season game) to start the playoffs and now Matthews has gone from "ill" to "injured" and is out for game 6 and probably game 7 too... It is another hockey mystery. This one is known as possible lower, or upper head condition with the additional possibility of a condition affecting another part of the body. All kidding aside though, it is disappointing that Matthews won't play as I would really like to see the Leafs try to win this one with their full squad available. It would make for a better game.
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Post by vadarx on May 2, 2024 16:11:15 GMT -6
welp, I guess now Matthews is hurt and was only sick for games 3 and 4? apparently he got hurt while playing sick? what in the hell is going on up in Toronto?? first Nylander mysteriously is hurt (after playing the entirety of their final regular season game) to start the playoffs and now Matthews has gone from "ill" to "injured" and is out for game 6 and probably game 7 too... It is another hockey mystery. This one is known as possible lower, or upper head condition with the additional possibility of a condition affecting another part of the body. All kidding aside though, it is disappointing that Matthews won't play as I would really like to see the Leafs try to win this one with their full squad available. It would make for a better game. agree, both teams being healthy for the entire series would've been nice, but o well. it seems to me like the loafs are purposely being very secretive about all of this for more than just the usual "don't want to give the opponents any info" game. I think they know the fans are going to lose it over falling to the bruins yet again and some folks in fancy suits in their fancy luxury boxes are going to lose their jobs over it, especially after allowing he and Nylander to play their last two (meaningless) regular season games. I get letting Matthews chase 70, but wouldn't him sacrificing a personal goal in the last game or two to stay healthy for the team goal have been the preferred move? first it was he is sick, then it was he was sick for games 3 and 4 but played through it, and now it is he was sick but played and got hurt. similar to Nylander's sudden mysterious injury to begin the round when his ass played like 30 minutes in their finale against Tampa. something smells. smells like "o, we only lost cuz our best players missed a bunch of the round, so everyone is back for one more year! .......except for Keefe, cuz he should've coached em up and won, regardless. but none of us morons who built the team are responsible!!"
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Post by galaxytrash on May 2, 2024 17:39:52 GMT -6
well, his game 1 to 5 magic sure hasn't been there.
1 goal and 1 assist and a sparkling 5.6 shooting percentage until now.
if i was in charge of the leafs, he'd be the first "name" player i'd attempt to get rid of. for a captain, i just don't see any passion or drive there.
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Post by galaxytrash on May 2, 2024 18:08:45 GMT -6
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Post by galaxytrash on May 2, 2024 18:15:42 GMT -6
It is another hockey mystery. This one is known as possible lower, or upper head condition with the additional possibility of a condition affecting another part of the body. All kidding aside though, it is disappointing that Matthews won't play as I would really like to see the Leafs try to win this one with their full squad available. It would make for a better game. first it was he is sick, then it was he was sick for games 3 and 4 but played through it, and now it is he was sick but played and got hurt.. that's pretty much what ms. kaplan is reporting. but like she says, all will be confirmed when the leaf's playoff season ends.
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Post by vadarx on May 2, 2024 20:14:19 GMT -6
honestly, I hope the loafs come back. it would be funnier for the b's to blow it again than the loafs losing again.
plus Florida will stomp the loafs.
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Post by Nikos on May 3, 2024 5:56:10 GMT -6
honestly, I hope the loafs come back. it would be funnier for the b's to blow it again than the loafs losing again. plus Florida will stomp the loafs. Giving credit to the Leafs here, played a strong hard checking game without Matthews, hopefully game 7 will be close and go into OT.
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Post by hsbob on May 3, 2024 8:45:06 GMT -6
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Post by galaxytrash on May 3, 2024 18:08:17 GMT -6
someone on twitter mentioned that the bruins have won just one cup in the last 52 years. (since the 71/72 season)
in those 52 years, they were a playoff team in 45 years. (missed in 96/97, 99/00, 00/01, 05/06. 06/07, 14/15 and 15/16)
i find it a bit shocking that in those 45 years they've managed to win it all just once.
btw...not predicting anything in the next game of this series, i'm just glad to see a game 7.
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Post by jacksalmon on May 3, 2024 18:34:41 GMT -6
honestly, I hope the loafs come back. it would be funnier for the b's to blow it again than the loafs losing again. plus Florida will stomp the loafs. The Panthers will stomp the Bruins, who lack serious offensive firepower.
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Post by vadarx on May 3, 2024 20:01:55 GMT -6
honestly, I hope the loafs come back. it would be funnier for the b's to blow it again than the loafs losing again. plus Florida will stomp the loafs. The Panthers will stomp the Bruins, who lack serious offensive firepower. but it will be so very hilarious if the bruins blow it again.
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Post by T-man2010 on May 4, 2024 17:32:38 GMT -6
The Panthers will stomp the Bruins, who lack serious offensive firepower. but it will be so very hilarious if the bruins blow it again. Considering both teams recent history, one will actually succeed while the other chokes.
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Post by galaxytrash on May 4, 2024 17:51:37 GMT -6
matthews cleared to play. woll may have been hurt on the bruins goal with .1 seconds left and may not play. if samsonov starts, that's why.
ok...samsonov in net.
fook me...bad enough losing a shutout with .1 seconds left in the game but to get injured too? talk about a double whammy.
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Post by T-man2010 on May 4, 2024 19:31:10 GMT -6
Leafs with a good PK.
Weak call on the bruins though.
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Post by T-man2010 on May 4, 2024 19:35:08 GMT -6
Good kill for the B's
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Post by vadarx on May 4, 2024 21:04:53 GMT -6
next goal wins the series.
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