moxie

1 hour ago, misfish said:

 He,s been given the tools, not sure he knows how to use them. 

Not all of them. Missing a D stud and a tier 2 D man. At least.Not to mention some tools with with bite.

57 minutes ago, misfish said:

If the Leafs go looking for a new coach in the next year or two,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

I would give a serious look at Dale Hawerchuk.

Sheesh!!! Why not dig up Imlach?

Remember before Babcock was with Detroit he was with Anaheim when they won their cup.Might have an idea what it takes to win.

47 minutes ago, dintymoore said:

When considering Marner's stepping up, and Nylander's vanishing act, I wouldn't be opposed to including Willie in some kind of package for a heavy, top 3 defenseman.

No way. Take a closer look. Nylanders hands might be a bit softer than Matthews. 

1 hour ago, jimmer said:

I have to hand it to Boston for shutting things down after their second goal. Leafs needed to get that go ahead goal at that time.  Their game changed after going down one at the end of the second period and Boston did their job. I believe they are still in their rebuild, are young, even with breaking Leaf records. Defense remains their nemesis.

Defence and grit. Defence is the glaring weakness but they stopped hitting while Boston kept it up until they swung it in their favour. Game, set and the next  60 minutes should be Match. 

6 minutes ago, John Bacon said:

That's yours and Matt's problem; not mine.   

No skin in the game JB. If their vust fortifying the padded room there wont be any dough left.to buy what they really need.

15 minutes ago, John Bacon said:

Out of the gate would be October.  You were still talking about them winning the cup well into November.

Cmon JB  Stop it! You know how much it costs to add padding to those walls?

49 minutes ago, AKRISONER said:

pardon?

 

They went from making the playoffs on the second last day of the year to breaking a single season record for wins and running into the best team in the east in round 1 because of the stupid playoff format. Can we not give boston some credit for how friggin good they are? The leafs have outplayed boston the last two games and Rask stole the game last night. 

The Leafs defense which we knew was bad...has been exposed....big surprise there? Take the experience...learn, improve the back end...I wont be surprised if nylander plus another piece get traded for a D man this off season at all.

Also Mitch Marner has turned into the leafs best playmaker and could become one of the best in the league...remember how much he struggled at the beginning of the season...hes looked great this series...

Doesnt matter what they've done previously cause the season isnt  82 games long. And they'll be going on vacation soon enough. 

Anyone in their right mind would understand that and find perpective but were talking about  "leaf nation " here where every goal, bad call, injury etc swings moods like some "the world is against me"whack job clad in a straight jacket bouncing from padded wall to padded wall between med intake. The key is progression and this year aint that. 

Sens fans especially, would know how deep that hole of regression can be. 

Isnt this year 2 of a projected 5 year rebuild ? What did you "leaf nation" Numpties expect? Take a 420 break and chill out. Or not.

6 hours ago, BillM said:

Can't blame all this on the D.   Where are the superstars?  Matthews?  Nylander?  How many points have those guys put on the board?  lol

Sure can. Both Torontos  for coughing it up and Bostons Team Defence for closing down the neutral zone and collapsing like well built, gritty playoff team should. . And the kids  stopped hitting last night. Ya aint gonna make or find room if the opposition isnt afraid to stand there.

Dont think hes the man for the job. Besides, does Lou even know where he is ?

11 minutes ago, dintymoore said:

The better team won. Chara is a beast. The Leaf defense still sucks, and they'll never win a series until it's addressed.

The better team won and will finish the leafs off but Chara is no beast . Hes slow but his reach lets him get away with that missing step. If not for that span he would be done.. 

60 min away from golf and fishing season. 

2 hours ago, LostAnotherOne said:

Wow.  Bergeron not playing. 

Does it matter?

44 minutes ago, chris.brock said:

no, I don't really understand your reply, but no, I don't want you to elaborate

 

joking aside, my reply was a bit aggressive, I apologize for that

You shouldnt take it back. It was part of the conversation and im good with that Chris.  I do respect that you confronted me directly unlike the thin skinned marshmellows around here. 

29 minutes ago, jerpears1 said:

Wow. And people say the leafs live in the past. Let’s use a trade from 12 years ago as a counter argument. 

 

Its ok to be a closet sens fan. I wouldn’t want to admit I liked them either with the season they had. 

Never happen Theyre bigger sucks than leaf fans

19 minutes ago, grimsbylander said:

If the skate fits....

 Or is  it "leaf nation". 

Ill go hide for 12 months till this disaster comes full circle once more.  Talk next year. 

6 minutes ago, grimsbylander said:

Matt, I have no issue with your posts, heck I expect them! I just won't listen to Bull from guys that didn't say dung for months and somehow found the balls and hockey wisdom after the Leafs went down 2-0. Takes guts to call the series and criticize now right? Sorry, but that's a joke.

You on the other hand have been a very consist PITA all year!! LOL 

If this is aimed at me. A reminder. Ive dumped on the leafs and their fans for a long time  and feel no need to justify what i say to no one. Ever.. There was a time i cared. That time has since passed. 

9 minutes ago, muskymatt said:

Hey guys, fun and razzing is good but lets not let this go off the rails, it's just hockey.

 

Always.  Like i said theyre a good young team and should find their way . Just keep wins and losses in perspective. 

9 minutes ago, grimsbylander said:

Hey glass house, what does "phsyce" mean? Is it related to "1o"? I'll need more than luck to read your posts.  

I dont know!! I use the internet to make me seem intelligent. 

15 minutes ago, grimsbylander said:

Hmmm, I'll find a kid under 1o (?) to interpret your message and get back to you. lol

Take your time. 5 decades of dashed hopes and shattered dreams can have a negative effect on ones psyche.  Good luck.

12 minutes ago, jerpears1 said:

The leafs didn’t trade their first round pick for Duchene who ended up ruining the teams season. Gee, I wonder what that must feel like? We still have a ton of young prospects in the system too! 

Although all teams make them just look in the area of Bostons net and you'll see the ultimate blunder. Ruin a season no but ruin a decade , YES. 

1 hour ago, grimsbylander said:

Oh gee why didn't Leaf Nation think of that??!! The Leafs needed to push back in game 2!! Wow! Thank you Captain Obvious!! Watching every playoff game has really paid off! LOL 

You are welcome .Just trying to help out. 

By the way, I would advise you and other like minded fans over the age of 1o to refrain from uttering "leaf nation" . Just say over in your head a few times and you will understand what I mean. Good luck.

All you distraught leaf only fans take a look at the Flyers/Pens game on now. Phillly wasnt even discussed in the same conversation with the likes of Crosby and co but they didnt wait to get home to  put the Pens on notice. They pushed right back in game 2 and are imposing their will at the moment in game 3. Leafs aint built to push back. Yet.

Buddy sent me a picture from 5 years ago yesterday. It was supposed to be cool but calm and we got wind,sleet and snow. If it wasnt for the Osprey swooping down and coming up talons full of Crappie the day would have been a write off. It happens. The positive is we have to run into warmer weather one way or another.

22 minutes ago, manitoubass2 said:

Well that's true. But why shouldn't all the top teams make it?  

Eliminate divisions and adjust the schedule so everyone plays equally

Maybe top 4-6 teams teams Max?  And that point that rewards  overtime losers , Be done with it. 

19 minutes ago, manitoubass2 said:

I agree. The amount of teams that make it is insane.

 

But I don't agree on the divisions. Screw divisions. Only allow the top teams overall into the playoffs

Then you'll end up with what baseball had until they added the wildcards. Empty ball parks. Although with the tolerance for pain, despair and disappointment leaf fans display year after year and still fill the coffers , the owners need not worry.

27 minutes ago, grimsbylander said:

Do you know what the hardest part of being a Leaf fan is? It's listening to the loads of Bull that get spewed out of the arm chair "experts" that are nothing more than haters. If the Leafs win, they got lucky....if they lose, it's because they suck worse than any team in the history of time. Why don't you save your expert opinions for your own teams? Where are all the mouthy Habs fans from previous years?? And chirping the Leafs when Ottawa had a massively embarrassing season?? Lol Come on! Boston has a great squad this year, in fact they're bonifide contenders. They Leafs are a bunch of very young but talented 20 year olds that are in year 2 of a rebuild. Beating Boston would be a big deal and not many people would have actually put money down on it. I'm thrilled by what they accomplished in the regular season and if they squeak out a win or two against Boston I'll be happy. If not, the guys upstairs have a birds eye view of what to fix first. 

So thanks for all the great advice from the ambiguously opinionated "hockey" fans. But if you don't have the stones to openly discuss your team, don't feel the need to contribute your babble about the Leafs. 

Go Leafs Go....every game, every year...no switching teams like little kids that need to feel validated. 

What the NHL should do is allow only the top 2 teams in every division to make the post season. This 50 percent success rate is watered down rediculous.