It is hilarious. The way the fans and media are talking, this series is already over and Marner is gone.
There's still a game 6 to be played.
Yeah as bleak as it feels, if they win this game they have a game 7 on home ice. It's the Leafs of course so I can see why there's a lot of negativity but it's not over until it's over.
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Yeah as bleak as it feels, if they win this game they have a game 7 on home ice. It's the Leafs of course so I can see why there's a lot of negativity but it's not over until it's over.
This core for the Leafs are 0/7 in Game 7s (counting the best of 5 against Columbus). 9 consecutive seasons making the playoffs and 7 times going to game 7 and losing. They ain't changing. This is them.
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I am guessing both TOR, COL and WSH wish the Rantanen for Marner trade happened.
Are folks in TO starting to use that alleged scuttled trade against Marner? By August i'm thinking he'll want to be anywhere but Ontario and will really regret not waiving (if that is indeed what happened).
I am guessing both TOR, COL and WSH wish the Rantanen for Marner trade happened.
Are folks in TO starting to use that alleged scuttled trade against Marner? By August i'm thinking he'll want to be anywhere but Ontario and will really regret not waiving (if that is indeed what happened).
Issue in Toronto is the mix more than an individual player.
Nylander, Marner, Matthews, Tavares...all too similar in terms that none of them are really gritty players that can help make room for the talent come playoff time.
The best comparison to me is how people called Florida's forward group including Barkov and Reinhart soft...but you switch out Huberdeau for Tkachuk and all of a sudden the entire group has a bit of an identity change.
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Looks like the Leafs are scratching Robertson (their lone goal scorer last game and one of the few players in the bottom 6 who have a goal this playoff) and Kampf. Jarnkrok (1 goal in 29 games in season and playoffs) and Holmberg (7 goals in the season, 0 in the playoffs) are back in.
Why does Treliving have such a hard on for Jarnkrok? He was disappointing in Calgary and disappointing in Toronto.
Yet he loves the player.
He occupies the same reality that all the people who were completely convinced Jarnkrok would replace Backlund in full did. Except somehow he's still there, and didn't shift to this reality when he actually saw Jarnkrok and Backlund on the same team.
Issue in Toronto is the mix more than an individual player.
Nylander, Marner, Matthews, Tavares...all too similar in terms that none of them are really gritty players that can help make room for the talent come playoff time.
The best comparison to me is how people called Florida's forward group including Barkov and Reinhart soft...but you switch out Huberdeau for Tkachuk and all of a sudden the entire group has a bit of an identity change.
They completely overhauled the system in Florida that doesn’t get enough attention.
Maurice installed a more heavy forecheck possession heavy style. Much different from the run and fun team they had that blitzed you in open ice with speed and numbers. Now it’s cutting the rink down and playing for 7 games but the opposition doesn’t have much left in the tank.
The style will wear out soon as it’s a difficult style to keep up
To be fair, Jarnkrok had a career year his first year in Toronto. His play has been falling since though, and in that first playoff, 1 goal and 2 assists in 11 games. Last playoffs, scoreless in seven. This playoffs, 1 assist in 10.
So 1 goal, 3 assists, in 28 playoff games in Toronto.
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I've been saying for a long time that Luostarinen is sneaky good. People have been noticing Lundell for a while now, but glad to see Eetu get some credit. Helps to have a future hall of famer in Marchand to help them drive offense.
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