Playoffs Round 2: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers
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Guilt Trip
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He's going with what has worked. M&M were one of the top pairings in the game. They've had great success with Jarnkrok. He had to split up McCabe and Brodie. They're getting caved. Liljegren and McCabe, I think will be good. Holl has done well with Brodie in the past. Gio out is unfortunate but he hasn't looked good and maybe he's hurt. And tomorrow is game day. Maybe he goes 11-7? Who knows? What the lines start as and how they finish will probably be different.L K said:
dappleganger
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Significantly Insignificant said:
I can dig it.
dappleganger
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Zee said:
I would very much like this.
Percentage of shots from the slot
Ooof.
It's absolutely wild that Knies went from "there's no way they can put a kid from college with 3 NHL games into the playoff line-up" to "Knies' injury likely cost the Leafs a further shot at the Cup". What a player.
Successful passes per 60 minutes by each zone
First game of the Florida series after watching Florida flip puck after puck after puck up in the air from their defensive zone to the neutral zone I thought "there's no god damn way we lose to a team that plays defence like that". And they did, but I guess the Leafs aren't alone there. Maybe moving the puck out of the zone with control is... overrated? Why is hockey so weird?
herman
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To be fair to Marner, a lot of the damage he did came from point shots that fluttered through (game 2 opener, various tips). Tampa gave very little of the slot and the only people who trucked through anyway were the new guys (i.e. no loser stink). Not sustainable or predictive unless it?s part of the strategy, but it worked.
Definitely something the front office recognized (hence the acquisitions), but it either was not reinforced in strategy or the personnel just couldn?t (I?m thinking the latter).
Re: dump out hockey
I think it only works in the playoffs when teams can interfere like it?s 2001 again. Leafs take extra time to setup entries and Florida got their structure back and cleared sight lines for Bobrovsky.
Definitely something the front office recognized (hence the acquisitions), but it either was not reinforced in strategy or the personnel just couldn?t (I?m thinking the latter).
Re: dump out hockey
I think it only works in the playoffs when teams can interfere like it?s 2001 again. Leafs take extra time to setup entries and Florida got their structure back and cleared sight lines for Bobrovsky.
CarltonTheBear said:
Percentage of shots from the slot
Ooof.
It's absolutely wild that Knies went from "there's no way they can put a kid from college with 3 NHL games into the playoff line-up" to "Knies' injury likely cost the Leafs a further shot at the Cup". What a player.
Successful passes per 60 minutes by each zone
First game of the Florida series after watching Florida flip puck after puck after puck up in the air from their defensive zone to the neutral zone I thought "there's no god damn way we lose to a team that plays defence like that". And they did, but I guess the Leafs aren't alone there. Maybe moving the puck out of the zone with control is... overrated? Why is hockey so weird?
Teams really got away from an aggressive forecheck vs. just carrying it in and I think teams have adjusted to that. We saw how often the Leafs stuck to trying with control only to turn it over or make a horrible pass. You turn it over near your DZ and you have way less time to set up than if you let the team come at you and stand them up at the blue line. I dare you to come through me kind of mentality.