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Forum: NHLMon. at 4:02 p.m.
Thread: 2023-2024 NHL Discussion Thread #5: The Final Stretch
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>CantStopWontStop</b></div><div>Imma just die on the hill that Toronto will come back and win this series.

They’re better, have played better than not, and there’s a reasonable chance they get healthy fast, benefiting from extra offday. Each day after is presumably healthier. If Boston had beat them convincingly while they were without I’d think different.

Those dudes have been through too much to cave, and they’ve been too consistently good. You can’t do those things by accident.

If they don’t even put up a fight tho - ya gotta break it up.</div></div>

You have more faith than me and the vast majority of leafs nation. This core just does not have what it takes to win in the playoffs for whatever reason. I’m fully expecting them to pull of miraculous victories in games 5 and 6 and put up and absolutely pathetic game 7 effort. I’d love to be wrong but I just don’t see it
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsSun. at 12:19 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 7 - Shambles
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>It's everyone not being able to score. Marner and Matthews have produced as much as anyone else has. The "playoff additions" have done nothing. No one has been a difference maker so far beyond Matthews in game 2. And now he's sick or hurt. Nylander isn't 100% and Marner isn't either. But no one healthy or not has made an impact. Domi has been pretty good but what's he done without Matthews? What has Bertuzzi done?

Our playoff defenceman additions? Nothing.</div></div>

What are you talking about, Matthews, Domi and Bertuzzi all have 3 points which is the most of anyone on the team. More than either of Marner or Tavares, and both of them combined are payed less than Marner or Tavares. And they just look more dangerous out there. You watch the game and you notice that line, which can’t be said about the second line
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsSun. at 10:50 a.m.
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 7 - Shambles
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafsfan98</b></div><div>This group just doesn’t want it bad enough… It’s obvious to everyone

I don’t fault Reaves for the 1rst goal, as if that was the difference maker, you have more issue with your team

It’s looks like a bunch of players are either sick (Matthews) or just don’t care enough to win, they couldn’t be bothered. Then you have your 3 best players chirping each other on the bench to really seal the chaos happening.

Extremely disappointing from this team, it’s definitely a new low for me, hopefully they make enough changes and improvements to this team where they can come back better next year, age 27 for Matthews BTW, 27 for Marner and 28 (I believe) for Nylander</div></div>

Genuinely thought with the new “playoff style editions” would be the difference maker. And they’ve been pretty good (a few dumb penalties). It’s the core not being able to score that’s the problem. There is no justification for not trading Marner and maybe Tavares (although no one is taking John Tavares, even for free, so that’s why it’s probably better just to ride out the last year of his contract).

PS: as much as it needs to happen that we trade Marner, I’m fully expecting them to resign him. This is the same crap we’ve seen year in and year out. I’m so sick of it.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsSat. at 2:51 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 6 - Nearly Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>Waiting another game for Sammy to be bad, puts Woll in the worst position possible. Giving him or anyone else zero room for error is just dumb.

Whether we like it or not, you need to tighten up and allow less goals against in the playoffs.

The whole argument of "what if Woll ****s the bed?" Is poor. What if Sammy ****s the bed? We now have 20 games of Sammy's playoff career and what we can safely assume at this point is he's going to be mediocre. What if Woll is what he was in the playoffs last year, or before he got hurt? Both of those two things are better than Sammy.</div></div>

I mean if Woll craps the bed after coming in were completely screwed lol. But I see your point, I’m not necessarily disagreeing with the idea of playing Woll. I’m just don’t think Sammy has been as bad as you say, nor has he been the biggest problem with this team.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsSat. at 10:47 a.m.
Thread: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 6 - Nearly Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>Since when has it ever been okay to always allow 3 goals against? What goalie is considered good if they allow 3 goals a game?

Vegas won the cup and Hill had a 2.17 GAA in 16 games.

Kuemper had a 2.58 GAA.

Vasilesky had GAA's of 1.9 in both his runs to winning the cup

Binnington had a GAA of 2.46.

What's the point? Allowing 3 goals against per game doesn't get you wins in the playoffs. Everyone knows things get tighter and Sammy gets worse in the playoffs.

Why do people love him so much? It's beyond understanding</div></div>

I’m not sure if you considered that a goalie cannot allow 2.46 goals in a game lol? And 2.46 is basically 2 and a half, in other words, Sammy’s GAA from games 2 and 3 lol

I don’t love Sammy so much. I’m just not sure what you want to do here. I guess we can switch to starting Woll, but is he going to be any better coming in cold for basically not really playing for a couple months? At some point (if the leafs lose game 4 and Sammy is bad) obviously you would put Woll in. I just don’t know what you’re trying to prove here. Everyone knows Sammy is a weak starting goalie that’s not likely to be a starter on a cup winning team. But he’s what we got