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bustaheims
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McPwnage said:
Playoff teams beat the teams they're supposed to beat. That's what the Leafs have done so far. If Reimer's good to go, I like their chances against the Rags and a split in Pennsylvania is certainly a possibility.
maplesyrup
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Listening to the game last night and all the Leaf cheers has me begging the question; Is there a pro sports team in North America that gets more support on the road than our Leafs? I mean, I went to a Yanks/Jays game this year and sure, you can easily hear the Yankee fans but not like Leaf fans in say, Montreal or Ottawa.
McPwnage said:
Like Busta said, the Leafs needed to beat those teams. In years past, they seemed to always lose to the teams under them and then beat the top teams - it mas maddening.
Also, turn those losses to the Leafs into wins and those teams are then 14-12-4, correct? You have to give the Leafs some credit for those poor starts by their opponents.
maplesyrup
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10 of the 23 Leafs goals have come in the third period or OT? We can't keep digging holes and getting away with it. :-\
I could live with splitting all the games against top teams so long as the Leafs continue to dominate in the win column against inferior teams ( maybe that's just too obvious, still )
Yeah Floyd, that will probably bite them soon if they don't start putting in full efforts over 60+mins.
Yeah Floyd, that will probably bite them soon if they don't start putting in full efforts over 60+mins.
Kaberle15
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People do realize that the Leafs got 11 of possible 14 points, right ?
I don't want to get my hopes up, and I know that this week (Philly-Rangers-Pens) its a great test, and I would love to see 3 or 4 points out of it. Hopefully Reimer is back in NY.
But is kind of early to over analysis like "They only beat botton teams", they beat divisional rivals, the so called 4 points game, sure Boston hammered then, but for me Wilson should let Gus start against the Jets and let Reimer take the Bruins, they would have a better shot at the win.
Anyway, too early to get hopes up and down like that.
Hope that Gus can handle the Flyers.
I don't want to get my hopes up, and I know that this week (Philly-Rangers-Pens) its a great test, and I would love to see 3 or 4 points out of it. Hopefully Reimer is back in NY.
But is kind of early to over analysis like "They only beat botton teams", they beat divisional rivals, the so called 4 points game, sure Boston hammered then, but for me Wilson should let Gus start against the Jets and let Reimer take the Bruins, they would have a better shot at the win.
Anyway, too early to get hopes up and down like that.
Hope that Gus can handle the Flyers.
maplesyrup
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McPwnage said:
I prefer to think there is much room for improvement. 5-2-1 doesn't "suck" in my mind... and that's even said while being in a very bad mood today about other crap.
maplesyrup
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McPwnage said:
... and losing to them would have sucked.
Guru Tugginmypuddah
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McPwnage said:
No no no, it's "We stink dudes".
GhostofPotvin29
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McPwnage said:
So if we suck, they need to invent a new word to define what Columbus, Montreal, Ottawa, etc are.
bustaheims
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McPwnage said:
Playoff teams win games against those teams and hold the fort against the good teams. So, the Leafs are halfway there.
Something I noticed last night, is that this team currently has almost no ability to cycle the puck in the offensive zone. You know, where the forwards work behind the net, holding off d-men, working the puck in the corners to try and open up something in front of the net. The corner tuck ins, the whistles in the offensive zone, etc.
Sundin and Roberts were great at this, then came Antropov and Poni who were also quite good at this. These guys were able to really generate some offense by just hanging onto the puck and holding d-men off their backs for 20-30 seconds at a time. I remember Sundin vivlde with his one hand on the stick and the other pushing someone away.
This team has zero ability to do that. None. The one guy who is solid along the boards (Army) has been hurt quite a bit in his tenure here and doesn't really have a natural scoring touch.
Anyways... it's something I've noticed and longed for.
Sundin and Roberts were great at this, then came Antropov and Poni who were also quite good at this. These guys were able to really generate some offense by just hanging onto the puck and holding d-men off their backs for 20-30 seconds at a time. I remember Sundin vivlde with his one hand on the stick and the other pushing someone away.
This team has zero ability to do that. None. The one guy who is solid along the boards (Army) has been hurt quite a bit in his tenure here and doesn't really have a natural scoring touch.
Anyways... it's something I've noticed and longed for.
maplesyrup
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Erndog said:
I haven't watched much Marlie hockey this year but folks seem to think Colborne is excelling at just that.
Corn Flake
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Erndog said:
Kulemin can do it but hasn't been so far this year.
But yes.. we need more of this, but size/strength is key to it and our forwards in general aren't really built for it.
Corn Flake said:
Yeah, I don't think Kule is that bad at it, but generally speaking, we have 2-3 forwards at best who might be adequate at it. Nobody really excels. But like you said, we aren't built like that.
I would love nothing more than that number 1 center who can man handle d-men. Getzlaf immediately comes to mind but I know it's a pipe dream. I miss Mats :'(
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