ECR2: Florida Panthers (A3) vs Toronto Maple Leafs (A1) - PANTHERS WIN 4-3

[trackercowe]

Originally Posted by united

Marchand is amazing.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1924300103856066681

Pretty much sums up the experience on playing for Canadian teams. Players wilt under the pressure, and fall apart by the expectations of the fans. This is why a player like Marchand won't play in Toronto, but will gladly go play in Florida.

[dino7c]

Lol Marchand defending the Leafs is pretty funny...Bennett isnt going there to deal with the fans/media. Players know

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by Scooter

Those $$$$$$$ are going to Knies and Bennett if Tre wants to build some character in the team!

But Treliving has always wanted the land the big fish which he couldn't when he was in Calgary. Now that he's in the big market, if he has a chance to possibly land that big fish, he'll push hard.

[jg13]

hilarious from hf leafs

"It was too much to ask for them to even lose normally."

[Flamesfan05]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

But Treliving has always wanted the land the big fish which he couldn't when he was in Calgary. Now that he's in the big market, if he has a chance to possibly land that big fish, he'll push hard.

He always ends up overspending on garbage like Neal and Hamonic or more recently Laughton and Carlos

[PepsiFree]

It does feel like the Leafs have to totally rebuild. The mix is wrong in a bad way. Not even Berube could get anything out of that roster.

[trackercowe]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Lol Marchand defending the Leafs is pretty funny...Bennett isnt going there to deal with the fans/media. Players know

Marchand and Marner became friends at Four Nations. I'm sure it was tough to hear the boobirds out for Marner in the third period. How often do fans boo one specific player on their own team? Deserved or not that's pretty harsh, to single out your frustrations on one player.

[KelVarnsen]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1922815994361176387

[GullFoss]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

It does feel like the Leafs have to totally rebuild. The mix is wrong in a bad way. Not even Berube could get anything out of that roster.

Id say retool rather than rebuild. They need better puck moving defensemen and less big money forwards. But it's a retool rather than a tear-it-down rebuild

Should have traded Marner for an elite puck moving defensemen.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Marchand and Marner became friends at Four Nations. I'm sure it was tough to hear the boobirds out for Marner in the third period. How often do fans boo one specific player on their own team? Deserved or not that's pretty harsh, to single out your frustrations on one player.

Their 2nd leading scorer in the playoffs. Maurice said similar.

[savemedrzaius]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Pretty much sums up the experience on playing for Canadian teams. Players wilt under the pressure, and fall apart by the expectations of the fans. This is why a player like Marchand won't play in Toronto, but will gladly go play in Florida.

Are hockey players the softest athletes in pro sport? You don't hear Yankee players complaining about too much pressure, Lakers, Cowboys, etc.

[GullFoss]

Panthers have beat two tough opponents and hurricanes have easily beaten two easy opponents. Seems like a tough match up to gauge. I think it goes 6 or 7, but either team could win

[ForeverFlameFan]

Originally Posted by Two Fivenagame

So happy Brad doesn't get anywhere yet again. Those trades for Laughton and Carlo are just BT classics.
Further proof that idiot has no idea how to build a winner and should have been canned as the Flames GM long, long ago.

I guess Berube will be fired soon as well.

Originally Posted by Flamesfan05

He always ends up overspending on garbage like Neal and Hamonic or more recently Laughton and Carlos

I actually thought those were good acquisitions by Treliving. He got two players with low cap hits with some term. It makes sense on a core-supplementary standpoint. The ones to blame for this are Matthews, Marner, Nylander, and Tavares. Bonus points for Rielly too. The players signed in the offseason and acquired did decent. The core is rotten, and changes need to be made. I doubt Berube is fired.

[FanSince'01]

Originally Posted by sharkov

Fu leafs for making me cheer for the oilers

Don’t blame the Leafs for your terrible life choices.

[Traditional_Ale]

Originally Posted by DiracSpike

The flames are cursed in their own way, but watching gutless fanbases like the leafs sometimes makes me happy that I’ve never, ever, seen anyone at the dome throw crap on the ice, and don’t believe I ever will. So at least we have that.

2004 game six vs Tampa. I was there, and it was bad.

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

Are hockey players the softest athletes in pro sport? You don't hear Yankee players complaining about too much pressure, Lakers, Cowboys, etc.

If you don’t think the same complaints exist in those markets your aren’t paying attention .

And I don’t think the players usually complain. The talking heads and fans mostly mention it

[Two Fivenagame]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

I actually thought those were good acquisitions by Treliving. He got two players with low cap hits with some term. It makes sense on a core-supplementary standpoint. The ones to blame for this are Matthews, Marner, Nylander, and Tavares. Bonus points for Rielly too. The players signed in the offseason and acquired did decent. The core is rotten, and changes need to be made. I doubt Berube is fired.

In 13 games played. Carlo and Laughton combined for 2 pts and -7. Brad "Wizard" Treliving inherited a roster covered in elite talent and all he has managed to do is what he's always done as a GM - spend assets on "win now" pieces that do nothing.

He's also about to lose his star left winger for nothing. That should sound awfully familiar if you're a Flames fan.

I'm shocked he has a job because he's worse than Mike Millbury

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

Are hockey players the softest athletes in pro sport? You don't hear Yankee players complaining about too much pressure, Lakers, Cowboys, etc.

Yeah I’m not sure you should be comparing the Leafs to the Yankees and Lakers. Even the Cowboys have four or five Super Bowls and like ten conference titles since 67.

If any NHL team is the Yankees, it’s Montreal.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by dino7c

McDavid isnt gonna go to Toronto and be booed off the ice for being the 5th team left out of 32.

The jerseys on the ice will feel like a familiar warm blanket

[CliffFletcher]

The Leafs have now scored a total of 7 goals in their last 6 game sevens. There’s no way to sugar coat it - their big guns are not big-game players.