[OOT] March 13 with four games.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by kukkudo

Oilers beat the Canucks and Kings with ease I think, it’s Vegas and Avs where they get crushed.

History tends to show teams that make massive come backs to claw their way back into the playoffs tend to lose in the first round, my guess is they go into the payoffs utterly gassed, they have no real D or goalkeeping they are just relying on a first line that the refs aint going to protect as they have done in the season

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

History tends to show teams that make massive come backs to claw their way back into the playoffs tend to lose in the first round, my guess is they go into the payoffs utterly gassed, they have no real D or goalkeeping they are just relying on a first line that the refs aint going to protect as they have done in the season

Backup goalies in nearly half their games, tired teams...ect. ect.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Jay Random

You call that tough?

The Leafs, in the same span of time, have seen the second round only once.

The Sabres haven't made the second round at all since 2007, and have missed the playoffs 14 times.

The Blue Jackets have made the second round once in their history.

Don't even get me started on the Coyotes.

The Leafs have never won 3 rounds...ever

[trackercowe]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Backup goalies in nearly half their games, tired teams...ect. ect.

They've also been extremely lucky when it comes to injuries. Those fortunes may change again in the playoffs. Draisitl was banged up last season, and his play tapered off. Can those top three stay healthy playing 25+ minutes in every single playoff game?

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by dino7c

The Leafs have never won 3 rounds...ever

They did once in the early days of the league, but it hardly counts, because none of those series were best-of-7. In 1932, they beat Chicago in a two-game, total-goals series, then did the same to the Montreal Maroons. In those simple times, that was enough to get you to the Stanley Cup finals. And even the finals were only best-of-5.

What I rather like is that the Maple Leafs are the only team that has (a) been in the league ever since the 1967 expansion, and (b) never made the finals in all that time. Every other Original Six club, and every surviving expansion team from 1967, has won at least one championship since then.

[dino7c]

okay fine the Leafs have never won 3 seven game playoff series in a single season
better?

[Tsawwassen]

Final scores
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/scores/2024-03-13
https://www.espn.com/nhl/scoreboard/_/date/20240313
https://www.foxsports.com/nhl/scores?date=2024-03-13
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1 at 3

https://fieldlevelmedia.com/news/jor...-stifle-kings/
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2 at 7

https://fieldlevelmedia.com/news/zac...-rout-of-caps/
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4 at 2

https://fieldlevelmedia.com/news/pre...k-to-13-games/
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4 at 3 in overtime

https://fieldlevelmedia.com/news/val...-past-canucks/
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[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Watched some of the Canucks game highlights and while they have a great record, especially with how they were expected to perform, they still sort of seem like they are missing something. They just are lacking that game breaking type of player that Colorado has. When MacKinnon was on the ice he was physically dominating and he isn't even their best player. In the third period they just took the game over as is often the case when there is a late goal. That said the penalty to go up on a 5-3 was a really weak call.

[TheIronMaiden]

The preds are red hot, I hope they don't burn out before the playoffs.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by dino7c

okay fine the Leafs have never won 3 seven game playoff series in a single season
better?

I was agreeing heartily with your sentiment, and pointing out how soft the playoffs had to be for the Leafs to even technically win three rounds.

All good?

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Haha Canucks.

Let the Humble-lanche continue northward.