Idk blaming Samsonov for not being perfect isn’t fair to me. You can’t expect to win game 7 1-0. The blame should fall fully on the core 4 for being unable to score goals.
Neither. The whole problem is something completely different -- the lack of skating skill on the Leafs defense, necessitated by the bloated forward contracts but not directly related to that. It forces the forwards to take more defensive responsibiliy and means that in the offensive zone the core 4 are basically skating 3 on 5. In a game where offense flows from defense, scrimping on defensemen to load up at wing is insane it's like an NFL team blowing its cap on wide receivers and then picking up some random guy off the street to play QB. Doesn't work. I would 1,000 times rather load up with good skating defensemen and let the offense figure itself out rather than the reverse. teams like that get deep into the playoffs all the time. Hell the Bruins had the literal worst offense in the league with a lot of injuries in the 10-11 season and they got into the second round based on discipline, Chara's defense, and Claude Julien's defensive structure. Nearly won round 2 too but their last healthy centerman (Krejci) got hurt.
@@hagamapama but your current defensive structure held the bruins to 3 goals or less in 5 out of the 7 games and only allowed 4 goals over the last 3. At some point it falls on the 4 highest paid players to score a goddamn goal no? Sure the team is poorly built I agree with you, but the defense wasn’t an issue this series
The Dubas situation was a self fulfilling prophecy. Kyle got fired because he knew he couldn't blow it up and hinted that the job might not be for him because he was handcuffed. This year Shanahan felt he got rid of the problem and the same exact thing happened, first round exit in Game 7. Shanahan has to go, like Steve said in LFR, it doesn't work. The Shanaplan doesn't work. I've been watching playoff hockey for 22 years, you win with defense and goaltending. CuJo got the Leafs to the conference finals twice, has any goalie from Andrew Raycroft to Ilya Samsonov even sniffed the Vezina since 2007? The Leafs core 4 get shut down every year because that's what happens in the playoffs. They need to make a philosophy change
@@ReflectionOfPerfection THANKS! Finally, someone said it! The most winningest SC coach in history (Scotty Bowman) basically bent star players to his will (Steve Yzerman/Brendan Shanahan), and won three Stanley Cups doing so. I would say that it's coaching more than anything else. Keefe is a minor-league coach, and he simply can't stand up to star players in the NHL, even if he had the right strategy (and he doesn't).
Well, McDavid is on another level. Also, Nylander did miss 3 games and Matthews missed 2 and was broken in game 4. But yeah, its crazy to compare those stats. At the end of the day though, McDavid has the same amount of cups as the core four too. Zero.
I don’t give a flying F. He couldn’t do that against Boston and a real goalie and a team that actually kills penalties and plays defense. The playoff system consistently has imbalanced matchups that results in weak divisions getting an easy first round while others play top teams. Hand clap for you Edmonton you beat the pathetic LA Kings. Stellar goaltending on that team there. David Flipping Rittich was the challenge wow so impressed. .860 and .870 goalies in that series you don’t say. Try that against a real team and real goalie. LA likely wouldn’t have made the playoffs if they played in the East.
@@disinformationworld9378 Stop it man McDavid and draisaitl are just better than the core 4. Stop making excuses. They couldn’t beat the Habs 3 years ago up 3-1
@@disinformationworld9378 McDavid has 87 points in 54 playoffs games. GTFO with your "weak opponents" bullshit, he would've destroyed this Bruins team. -A habs fan.
I know right! Even though the goal let in was one that shouldn't have gone in and absolutely deflating, it is still ONE goal. Samsonov was great otherwise in regulation. Also can't blame him for OT since that's more on the skaters for letting Pastrnak have that opportunity.
Steve, thank you so much for bringing up Keefe in the Amazon documentary. He does get it. The core four became untouchable and uncoachable under the Shanaplan. Once Dubas started to question the Shanaplan, he was fired. Then Treliving was hired to run the ol' Shanaplan back again. And here we are.
"We were right there" is such a galling thing to hear from players after 8 years of this. If they learned nothing else, you'd think they would've learned that "right there" isn't enough. Maybe the series was a coinflip in the end, but if you want to win a Cup you have to be able to ask for better odds than a coinflip.
@@tompriestley8221they've been told that as long as they're 'trying' the results don't matter. They're the definition of spoiled rich brats. Just keep trying boys, one day the cup will just fall in your lap
Big difference is nucks are in a much easier division, can't compare it to having to always go against bruins/panthers/bolts/caps when they're all real contenders (maybe not the bolts this year).
Completely pathetic franchise. Content with *mild regular season success. *I say mild because they don't win presidents trophies, they don't win their conference and they never win their division. These guys aren't even 'great' in the regular season. They're good.
Up until Boston scored, once it was tied again the Leafs were trying too hard to not lose instead of winning. You could feel the jitters from the team.
48:04 - As much as I think Sammy needs to leave, you can't blame him for adjusting his positioning, given there was a Bruin advancing on the net from the side to gobble up the rebound or take a sudden pass. Sammy respected that and tried to cover that angle as well.
As a Bruins fan, we went through a ridiculous amount of heartbreak from 1973 to 2010 so I knew the feeling. Peter Klima in '90, the Neely/Samuelsson mess in '91, Tim Taylor's toe in the crease in '98, blowing series to Montreal in '02 and '04, losing game 7s at home in '09 and '10 were all very similar to what the Leafs have experienced lately. It made 2011 all the more gratifying. But bottoming out in 2007 helped us a lot. You may not have that luxury right now.
Pasta actually signaled for Lindholm to send it into that corner. Beautiful set play. Reminds me of when Krug did the same thing for Pastrnak against the Flames in 2019
Bruin : I’ve been looking forward to this. Leaf : My choking powers have doubled since the last time we’ve met, Bruin! Bruin : Good. Twice the fall, double the memes.
I don’t want to pile on, so I will just say that the Wendy’s ad read was the most effective ad I have ever seen. Never has anyone made a burger look tastier than Steve just did. I want a Baconator
Just remembering your guys excitement for the Tavares signing acting like the leafs won the cup and comparing it to how can we get rid of him the fastest is hilarious.
So here’s an interesting stat. Between Willy, AM, and Mitch in order: 1st round Playoffs since this era Games 1-3: 6, 14, 10 Games 4-7: 16, 10, 6 When people ask why we call Willy the playoff performer. (forgot to include last year’s run I think but you get the point)
Yeah, the Mitch fans always point towards playoff point totals. But what they fail to mention is that the majority of his points are at the start of a series. When the series gets tighter and tougher he disappears. Willy gets better as the series gets tougher
you can’t blame samsonov for this. he had easily his best game of the series, but once again, the offense that is getting paid the majority of the team’s salary cap doesn’t show up. i hope he goes to a team that will actually give him support on the score sheet.
@@erikgusarov1690 so true, the first goal wasnt a great goal on sammy but what youre asking is your goaltender to be PERFECT in order for you to win a game. you cant operate like that especially considering the guy makes like 3m (not sure on that number but its not starting goalie pay). you need to out-score your opponent based on this roster construction. leafs just arent a playoff style team man
@gothvampkid3444 exactly 💯 my thoughts, and i don't remember in what video Steve said something like "you need the goaloe when team makes mistakes", but Sammy is there he is stopping majority of the pucks, but he also can make a mistake. 👌
.896 save% isn't great, but that's what happens in tight series. Low shot totals screw goalie stats. If the Leafs were scoring 3+ goals every single game and still lost, then we'd have the discussion about their goaltending. It's pointless when 100% of the blame on-ice should go to the core 4.
@@juhomantynen4638 besides Bobrovsky has the exact same .896 and not once i hear anything about the Panthers goal tending, becouse their forwards are generating the needed goals, he is giving them enough, and for the leafs half cap offence that also should be enough 😁 not even talking about comparing the two goalie caps 😁
Oh man poor Sammy! I think he’s great and needed waaay more help. I’m a Bs fan but I love you guys! Thank you for your honesty and seemingly impartialness.
45:18 Can someone explain wtf Samsonov was supposed to do to see past the screen on the tying goal? There was a scramble and a couple of guys screening the release of the shot, like what is bro supposed to do? And he backs in because he has to cover a potential pass to the Bruin in the slot.
@@platapus112 That was not an easy goal allowed. You cannot _expect_ a goaltender to allow 0-1 goals per game. It's great when they do, but c'mon. Even Vasilevskiy, to cite the preeminent playoff goalie in recent years, had a GAA of just under 2 in the two seasons when the Lightning won the Cup.
@@platapus112 An average goaltender in an average game lets in 3 goals for every 60 regulation minutes. Sammy only allowed 1, plus the overtime goal which was such a high quality scoring chance that I doubt there's a goaltender in the NHL that consistently stops it. Samsonov was probably the best player on the ice for the Leafs. he almost carried them kicking and screaming to the second round only for the fans to nitpick the only mistake he made all night. i hope you let him go. Because nothing would make me laugh harder than the Leafs YET AGAIN overreacting to the playoffs and shooting themselves in the foot. you should be thanking God on your BENDED KNEES for Samsonov.
@@hagamapamaidk man the first goal was pretty weak, mind you it was after quite a scramble. not blaming him for the OT one, it was 5 guys fault before his. he didn't face anything too crazy in regulation though. a lot of shots yes, but only one or two "stolen" chances, and even then they were just pretty good saves, nothing mind blowing
2 full periods at 5×4 this series for the leafs. 1-23 on the powerplay is absolutely unnacceptable, for any team, let alone a team as top heavy as Toronto. absolutely insane. unbelievable.
They need to remember that offense doesn't just come from the front 3 and reinvest in offensively creatiive defensemen. that involves cutting one or more of the 4 though so we know it won't happen.
they need to get rid of Marner or JT and has for Max and Tyler they havent won anything anywhere they went and that is alot of teams when player change team often for me its a red Flag so i say NO
Me too Jaik. Leafs win a game and I can't listen to the podcast. Bruins win a game and I can listen but we get sad Steve. Now we can go onward while they have no skin in the game
Morgan Rielly not being blamed nearly enough for that OT goal. As much as Marner should've been paying attention and skating hard, Rielly is facing the play and has to know where Pasta is and what is about to happen when the puck hits the corner boards. Rielly was abysmal there and it needs to be addressed.
@@disinformationworld9378 Marner is absolutely getting traded, no question. They will make his life a living hell, and he's in a contract year so he can't afford his numbers to tank which they will when he's on a line with Kampf and Holmberg 😅
@gylduran9217 He. Has. A No. Movement. Clause. He's not getting trading, he will still be here. No one is going to take that contract. If you want to trade him he needs to waive his NMC and approve of a destination. He's staying.
The complaining about Samsonov is hilarious! It's complaining about Samsonov this year. Previously it was complaining about Jack Campbell. Before that it was Freddie Andersen, before that it was blah blah blah....It cannot always be the goalie. It seems like Steve always complains about the goalies. "Goalies...tend the goal!!!!" Sometimes it's the defence, and forwards not being defensively responsible.
In the leafs case it's the defense. Who's back there that's worth a damn? Hell who's on the Leafs' defensive corps that a good team would put on their SECOND pairing? MAYBE Edmondton?
RE: The referee pointing for a penalty shot, I don't think he did. I think he was indicating that it's a face-off outside the zone, because of the Leafs player going under Swayman and taking the net off in the process. He'd judged it not to be a penalty shot and simply indicating where the next face-off needed to be.
@@realrealityeast6278 I'd argue that by the time he was tripped, he no longer had possession of the puck, therefore was not in a goal scoring position. The question is more "should it have been a tripping penalty?" having poked the puck off of the stick first?
You say Samsonov is too deep and you want him against the post. Not how that works. If you want to pick apart Samsonov's play its simple. He doesn't know how to read a play, that goal he is looking to his left, the bruins player is left handed (so he is looking across the play, pushing him to lean off balance). He should be covering short side more because of that, instead he continues to lean to his left pulling him away from the short side (allowing the goal) and he doesn't make himself big up top. They showed a stat where Bruins had 8 goals or something in that corner. He is square to the player and not the puck, he should be a step to his right. Similar to game 4, he looks to his left, bruins player is right handed at the point. Samsonov moves to his right, leaning away from the shooting lane and into the Leafs player screening him. Goalies need to battle through screens either by standing up and looking over (Samsonov isn't quick enough for this) or down low to look between legs, Samsonov can't move laterally very well, especially when low already. So he stands in set position looking at the players back or leaning too far. He goes down for no reason because he can't see the puck and is trying to cover as much net as possible, except he rarely makes his upper body big and cannot react laterally quick enough on plays. Why he is on his stomach, he just throws a leg out, no structure.
Thank you Steve, Adam, and Jessie. Loved these podcasts. Being a leafs fan is the worst and the best but the best part is this podcast. Until next season when we get truly back into this 🫡.
On the Tampa series, having that level of puck luck and likely also facing an injured goalie isn’t something one can rely on as a predictor of future success.
Also Better Help should not be sponsoring your show. Their "therapists" are about as qualified as the people who worked at the Psychic Friend's Network. In fact, I think MANY of them are former employees of the psychic friend's network. Do you think you should be using them as a sponsor? I am asking as an attorney who thinks you are putting yourself in FIRING RANGE for LAWSUITS!
Why would AM34 be tired/exhausted? Well, how about: 1)The NHL season is long, spanning many months. 2)He was added to the PK team this year = more TOI and PK time is tough time. 3) The Leafs had an in-season Europe trip. We all know how draining travelling can be. 4) Toronto hosted the ASG this year, which meant Auston was very busy during that whole event. 5) The hunt for 70 meant that at the end of the season when star players can/should take a few games off, he had to play full minutes of every game. 6) He fell short of 70, which must've been mentally draining to be so close. 7)Willy was not available the first few games of playoffs, which meant more scoring pressure on 34. 8) The Leafs as a team seemed to deal with the flu bug all season long. We all aren't pro hockey players, but we can all relate to how taxing stomach issues can be! So, yeah, I'm not surprised AM looks a bit run down these days. My initial thoughts on the season? Never fire/change just the GM. Players will always want to play, good coaches/organizations will do what's best for the team even if that means forcing a player to rest. Leafs never replaced Klingberg's role -- he was supposed to lead the PP -- which I'm sure didn't make 44 too happy! Keefe stayed with Brodie way too long, when it was obvious he was not able to play -- probably because of all the off-ice issues. TJ's TOI should've gone to the new additions, allowing more time to gel. Woll, while a gifted goalie, just can't seem to stay healthy so you can't count on him as your #1. Sammy needs a smaller market team. So, main targets this off-season are an offensive blueliner(Chychrun?) who can anchor the PP and a goalie(Ullmark? I know he wouldn't sign off on a trade at the deadline, but he was still in a 1-1A tandem at that time and now it looks like Sway is the man in BOS).
I doubt the Bruins overreact to Swayman's run against a dysfunctional Leafs offense. They know what they have in both Swayman and Ullmark. Swayman is simply the hot hand at the moment, if he starts s truggling it'll be Ullmark's turn again.
I think blaming Marner on the Pasta goal shows lack of deeper understanding of the sport. First of all, Pasta is not ”his man”. Second of all, it’s Marner’s job to play the passing lane. He actually plays the situation correctly: Lindholm has no option to pass the puck to Pasta and have him attack Rielly with speed as Marner takes away the lane. In that sense Marner should be ”puck watching”. I think somewhat regular play by the Bruins would have been to dump it in softly and have Pasta be first to get it with speed, but they execute a perfect play. Not Marners fault by any chance.
If I was the Leafs coach, with the knowledge that I’d have to choose someone to replace JT in the role of captain of the team, I don’t want to choose a guy who doesn’t show up in the playoffs
It can't be Matthews. People keep saying he has 4 points in 5 games but he really has 4 points in 2 games and 0 points in 3 games. He had 3 point in game 2 alone. He is not consistent but super streaky. At least Nylander is consistent and reliable (who would have thought)
I love how the "they're already dead, we're playing with house money this is great - this is so much worse for the Bruins" is gone and forgotten xD Never change Leafs-fans (especially Steve), love you guys!
Something that doesn't get mentioned enough about all of these first round series losses is that they always went to a game 7 (or game 5 against CBJ). We all know how painful that makes it to always be that close, but its also the best way for those in charge to not tear it down because "look how close we got, we're right there". If they would've just been swept and embarrassed then they probably would've been more open to tearing it down. I know the Panthers embarrassed them last year but "hey, at least they finally won a round".
Panarin hit on Oshie is proof the lighter skill guys can still get physical in the playoffs, smallest dude on the rangers & he put his whole body through that
And his team already has Rempe who probably could break any opponent's bones if he wanted to. In the playoffs you need all players playing good defense, good offense and physical.
Little guys can be physical but they pay for it more. Example: Gregory Campbell. Dude had heart and would take all comers but at the end of his career his bones were made of Kitkat bars. Little guys just aren't built to take the same level of punishment. yeah they can get away with it a time or two here and there but it always catches up to them eventually.
You guys create art. This pod was so good. Like, so damn good. Listening to Adam speak about "I've heard..." will occasionally give me goosebumps. Love you guys so much.
Marner was puck watching because he was expecting the pass to go to Pasta, and not a shoot in bank play. Easy to look back in hindsight and call things, but he was watching to intercept the pass I think.
The good news is that if you booked your spot for the Stanley Cup parade, rather than using Force Majeure, MLSE agreed to honour the tickets towards next year’s parade which will be planned about 2 weeks into next season.
Sorry but when are one of you three ever going to hold Matthews accountable? He disappears in every deciding game of the playoffs since he got on the team. And just look at him after losing, and he does not look upset at all. You can be happy to have a regular season star, but he is a liability in the playoffs.
I agree. They spent half an hour ragging on Mitch when he leads the core 4 in playoff points, playoff points per game and playoff +/-. Was he good enough in this series? No, but all four of them has underperformed in this era, not just Mitch and not even Mitch to the largest degree. He led the team in playoff points last year.
I wish Adam would just let the conversation flow naturally as opposed to constantly stopping Steve and Jesse from making their points because they’re going “off topic”. This isn’t TV where you have scheduled segments. A podcast should feel like a free flowing conversation and sometimes it feels too forced by Adam.
@@HappyTurtleTurtle I don’t think you understand how ads work. The only sponsored segment is the MGM story. Otherwise it’s the entire podcast that is sponsored.
I agree to a degree however, i also wish he'd reign steve in more with the loud false anger ranting and his constant interruptions. The rants are best kept on his own channel.
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This is why the sedins were so loved and respected in Vancouver. Years of playoff failures but they always stood up and took all the questions. All those years of losing to Chicago lol and they still took every question for the team. That’s leadership. I’m glad they got their “slay the dragon” moment. I know everyone loves the maple leafs jokes but they are almost there. Not being sarcastic either. Just gotta find those couple pieces and this leaf team is bound for a long playoff run
I've been screaming about it for years. They need defense and goaltending. They should trade Tavares for a draft pick and free up money to sign Limus Ullmark, then take the pick, package it with their own and move up to select a stud D-man.
@@ReflectionOfPerfectionbtw even if you draft a dman in the top 10, they won't be nhl ready right away. Seider for detroit took 2 years before he was ready really.
@@JarradBruessel32they might be able to trade Marner for a high D-man drafted recently who is maybe a year away or getting ready to make the jump this season- problem is, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone to make that deal with unless they have a logjam at D. I’ll have to take a look at who might be willing to make that deal.
You guys are hilarious. Samsonov wasn’t to blame for the first goal. You wanted him to hug the post and expose the right side of the net!!! Leafs D failed not samsonov
Poor Sammy. Only allowed one goal in regulation and he's getting picked apart. 40 million dollars should at least get two goals from the core 4 so this goal doesn't matter.
Sammy is deep in the net on the goal because he has to play for a shot, a deflection and a pass to the slot. It was a weak goal but he has been bad with short side saves all series.
Go watch the pasta goal again, lybushkin left his check and was at Center ice where Tavares was leaving rielly having to slide over into the middle which makes him late getting to the puck
An easy shot goes in that clearly he did not even see the shot. People that have never played the position at all should try it and since it is so easy to stop everything. lol
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if you have to ask your goalie to get a shutout in order to win a game, it's not the goalie's fault you lost.
Idk blaming Samsonov for not being perfect isn’t fair to me. You can’t expect to win game 7 1-0. The blame should fall fully on the core 4 for being unable to score goals.
Neither. The whole problem is something completely different -- the lack of skating skill on the Leafs defense, necessitated by the bloated forward contracts but not directly related to that. It forces the forwards to take more defensive responsibiliy and means that in the offensive zone the core 4 are basically skating 3 on 5.
In a game where offense flows from defense, scrimping on defensemen to load up at wing is insane it's like an NFL team blowing its cap on wide receivers and then picking up some random guy off the street to play QB. Doesn't work.
I would 1,000 times rather load up with good skating defensemen and let the offense figure itself out rather than the reverse. teams like that get deep into the playoffs all the time. Hell the Bruins had the literal worst offense in the league with a lot of injuries in the 10-11 season and they got into the second round based on discipline, Chara's defense, and Claude Julien's defensive structure. Nearly won round 2 too but their last healthy centerman (Krejci) got hurt.
@@hagamapama but your current defensive structure held the bruins to 3 goals or less in 5 out of the 7 games and only allowed 4 goals over the last 3. At some point it falls on the 4 highest paid players to score a goddamn goal no? Sure the team is poorly built I agree with you, but the defense wasn’t an issue this series
Never have I so frequently refreshed TH-cam for a video until today
Misery loves company
DAMNNNN!!!
february 22nd, 2020
@@drumdrumjimmmyI read February 22, and with just that the video popped into my mind. Love being a leafs fan 😄
All I want is for Shanahan to finally be held accountable. He has been calling the shots and let three different GMs take all the heat.
The Dubas situation was a self fulfilling prophecy. Kyle got fired because he knew he couldn't blow it up and hinted that the job might not be for him because he was handcuffed. This year Shanahan felt he got rid of the problem and the same exact thing happened, first round exit in Game 7. Shanahan has to go, like Steve said in LFR, it doesn't work. The Shanaplan doesn't work. I've been watching playoff hockey for 22 years, you win with defense and goaltending. CuJo got the Leafs to the conference finals twice, has any goalie from Andrew Raycroft to Ilya Samsonov even sniffed the Vezina since 2007? The Leafs core 4 get shut down every year because that's what happens in the playoffs. They need to make a philosophy change
he was right to fire dubas but still should go
@@ReflectionOfPerfection THANKS! Finally, someone said it! The most winningest SC coach in history (Scotty Bowman) basically bent star players to his will (Steve Yzerman/Brendan Shanahan), and won three Stanley Cups doing so.
I would say that it's coaching more than anything else. Keefe is a minor-league coach, and he simply can't stand up to star players in the NHL, even if he had the right strategy (and he doesn't).
@@ReflectionOfPerfectionWell Tuukka Rask has sniffed it… oh wait
@@matiaskari8121 Leafs drafted Ian Scott one pick before Swayman as well 🤣
You want a mind boggling stat? McDavid has 12 points in 5 games these playoffs…..the same number TOTAL of the core four in 7 games
Well, McDavid is on another level. Also, Nylander did miss 3 games and Matthews missed 2 and was broken in game 4. But yeah, its crazy to compare those stats. At the end of the day though, McDavid has the same amount of cups as the core four too. Zero.
I don’t give a flying F. He couldn’t do that against Boston and a real goalie and a team that actually kills penalties and plays defense. The playoff system consistently has imbalanced matchups that results in weak divisions getting an easy first round while others play top teams. Hand clap for you Edmonton you beat the pathetic LA Kings. Stellar goaltending on that team there. David Flipping Rittich was the challenge wow so impressed. .860 and .870 goalies in that series you don’t say. Try that against a real team and real goalie. LA likely wouldn’t have made the playoffs if they played in the East.
@@disinformationworld9378 Stop it man McDavid and draisaitl are just better than the core 4. Stop making excuses. They couldn’t beat the Habs 3 years ago up 3-1
@@disinformationworld9378 McDavid has 87 points in 54 playoffs games. GTFO with your "weak opponents" bullshit, he would've destroyed this Bruins team.
-A habs fan.
West is way better than East… You know Vegas won cup last year and Avs right before right…
“real estate in his head is dirt cheap” - fave quote on Marner from Steve lol
The Leafs and Kraken being tied for total playoff rounds won in the past 20 years is insane.
Half of the Leafs salary is tied up in 4 forwards and they’re blaming the goalie for allowing 1 goal in regulation 😂
I know right! Even though the goal let in was one that shouldn't have gone in and absolutely deflating, it is still ONE goal. Samsonov was great otherwise in regulation. Also can't blame him for OT since that's more on the skaters for letting Pastrnak have that opportunity.
Brother they spent like an hour talking about the 4 forwards
@@shrimpe2876 are you their girlfriend? Sorry if you feelings were hurt.
Lol
Steve, thank you so much for bringing up Keefe in the Amazon documentary. He does get it. The core four became untouchable and uncoachable under the Shanaplan. Once Dubas started to question the Shanaplan, he was fired. Then Treliving was hired to run the ol' Shanaplan back again. And here we are.
"We were right there" is such a galling thing to hear from players after 8 years of this. If they learned nothing else, you'd think they would've learned that "right there" isn't enough. Maybe the series was a coinflip in the end, but if you want to win a Cup you have to be able to ask for better odds than a coinflip.
Makes it worse when you realise being “right there” usually means winning the cup. No no, they’re talking about winning one round
@@tompriestley8221they've been told that as long as they're 'trying' the results don't matter. They're the definition of spoiled rich brats. Just keep trying boys, one day the cup will just fall in your lap
If your a goalie, "Tend the goal"
If your a goal scorer, "Score a goal"
If you're a defender, "defend the goal"
Jim Benning Canucks: 1 playoff series win
Brendan Shanahan Leafs: 1 playoff series win
Really it was Jim Benning with the Play In Round, 1 full round, and a round 2 game 7 loss…sooooo, Benning>Shanahan?
yes its true but the canucks do not 1st or 2nd in the division year after year in the past 7 years
Big difference is nucks are in a much easier division, can't compare it to having to always go against bruins/panthers/bolts/caps when they're all real contenders (maybe not the bolts this year).
This year the Leafs got even more respect in the handshake line
That is what’s important for sure. This team will have the most moral victories of any Leafs team since 1967.
I think the saddest part is that this was easily their best game 7 performance
Definitely their best game 7
They can't score
We said the same 2022 against Tampa. They lost 2-1 we can’t score I don’t care about playing well in game 7 you lose
Completely pathetic franchise. Content with *mild regular season success.
*I say mild because they don't win presidents trophies, they don't win their conference and they never win their division. These guys aren't even 'great' in the regular season. They're good.
Up until Boston scored, once it was tied again the Leafs were trying too hard to not lose instead of winning. You could feel the jitters from the team.
48:04 - As much as I think Sammy needs to leave, you can't blame him for adjusting his positioning, given there was a Bruin advancing on the net from the side to gobble up the rebound or take a sudden pass. Sammy respected that and tried to cover that angle as well.
I feel so much pain this morning. I really hope in the future can be look back and be thankful for this moment and all the upcoming changes…
As a Bruins fan, we went through a ridiculous amount of heartbreak from 1973 to 2010 so I knew the feeling. Peter Klima in '90, the Neely/Samuelsson mess in '91, Tim Taylor's toe in the crease in '98, blowing series to Montreal in '02 and '04, losing game 7s at home in '09 and '10 were all very similar to what the Leafs have experienced lately. It made 2011 all the more gratifying. But bottoming out in 2007 helped us a lot. You may not have that luxury right now.
Might be a blessing in disguise I guess cant hurt to change things up but good luck against Florida @brianshaughnessy4020
Pasta actually signaled for Lindholm to send it into that corner. Beautiful set play. Reminds me of when Krug did the same thing for Pastrnak against the Flames in 2019
Been refreshing TH-cam all evening waiting for this, let’s go therapy time!
Same dude
Sad
my favorite episode of sdpn, marks the start of summer every year ............ in May
Bruin : I’ve been looking forward to this.
Leaf : My choking powers have doubled since the last time we’ve met, Bruin!
Bruin : Good. Twice the fall, double the memes.
naw Boston is obi wan here, not Dooku. Great lines though.
I love the effort but I can’t help feel it was more like: Leafs: “YOU UNDER ESTIMATE MY POWER!…”. Bruins: …”Don’t try it…”.
I get the Leafs losing is funny and all but since when is almost coming back from a 3-1 series deficit considered “choking”???
I don’t want to pile on, so I will just say that the Wendy’s ad read was the most effective ad I have ever seen. Never has anyone made a burger look tastier than Steve just did. I want a Baconator
Just remembering your guys excitement for the Tavares signing acting like the leafs won the cup and comparing it to how can we get rid of him the fastest is hilarious.
So here’s an interesting stat. Between Willy, AM, and Mitch in order:
1st round Playoffs since this era
Games 1-3: 6, 14, 10
Games 4-7: 16, 10, 6
When people ask why we call Willy the playoff performer.
(forgot to include last year’s run I think but you get the point)
Yeah, the Mitch fans always point towards playoff point totals. But what they fail to mention is that the majority of his points are at the start of a series. When the series gets tighter and tougher he disappears. Willy gets better as the series gets tougher
@@chrisg1556Yup and Steve has been calling it for years as well
@@chrisg1556yup I’ve replied to many folks that there have been a lot of points in meaningless games where we lose
you can’t blame samsonov for this. he had easily his best game of the series, but once again, the offense that is getting paid the majority of the team’s salary cap doesn’t show up. i hope he goes to a team that will actually give him support on the score sheet.
It's just the Leafs way, blame anyone exept the core 😂 Rangers and Hurricanes play 4:3.... Shesterkin lets in 3 must be a terrible goalie 😂😂
@@erikgusarov1690 so true, the first goal wasnt a great goal on sammy but what youre asking is your goaltender to be PERFECT in order for you to win a game. you cant operate like that especially considering the guy makes like 3m (not sure on that number but its not starting goalie pay). you need to out-score your opponent based on this roster construction. leafs just arent a playoff style team man
@gothvampkid3444 exactly 💯 my thoughts, and i don't remember in what video Steve said something like "you need the goaloe when team makes mistakes", but Sammy is there he is stopping majority of the pucks, but he also can make a mistake. 👌
.896 save% isn't great, but that's what happens in tight series. Low shot totals screw goalie stats. If the Leafs were scoring 3+ goals every single game and still lost, then we'd have the discussion about their goaltending. It's pointless when 100% of the blame on-ice should go to the core 4.
@@juhomantynen4638 besides Bobrovsky has the exact same .896 and not once i hear anything about the Panthers goal tending, becouse their forwards are generating the needed goals, he is giving them enough, and for the leafs half cap offence that also should be enough 😁 not even talking about comparing the two goalie caps 😁
Oh man poor Sammy! I think he’s great and needed waaay more help. I’m a Bs fan but I love you guys! Thank you for your honesty and seemingly impartialness.
Ah the annual post mordem of the leafs.
45:18 Can someone explain wtf Samsonov was supposed to do to see past the screen on the tying goal? There was a scramble and a couple of guys screening the release of the shot, like what is bro supposed to do? And he backs in because he has to cover a potential pass to the Bruin in the slot.
yup three fools that clearly know nothing about goaltending blaming the goalie.
People blaming the goalie is wild score more than 1 goal
Make a save! It's on Sammy too
Toronto scored 1, 1, 2, and 1 in the four losses. If you need prime JS Giguere, your problem lies beyond the goal crease.
@@platapus112 That was not an easy goal allowed. You cannot _expect_ a goaltender to allow 0-1 goals per game. It's great when they do, but c'mon. Even Vasilevskiy, to cite the preeminent playoff goalie in recent years, had a GAA of just under 2 in the two seasons when the Lightning won the Cup.
@@platapus112 An average goaltender in an average game lets in 3 goals for every 60 regulation minutes. Sammy only allowed 1, plus the overtime goal which was such a high quality scoring chance that I doubt there's a goaltender in the NHL that consistently stops it.
Samsonov was probably the best player on the ice for the Leafs. he almost carried them kicking and screaming to the second round only for the fans to nitpick the only mistake he made all night.
i hope you let him go. Because nothing would make me laugh harder than the Leafs YET AGAIN overreacting to the playoffs and shooting themselves in the foot.
you should be thanking God on your BENDED KNEES for Samsonov.
@@hagamapamaidk man the first goal was pretty weak, mind you it was after quite a scramble. not blaming him for the OT one, it was 5 guys fault before his. he didn't face anything too crazy in regulation though. a lot of shots yes, but only one or two "stolen" chances, and even then they were just pretty good saves, nothing mind blowing
Men of hockey culture... we gather once again for the leafs playoffs eulogy 😂
Best time of the year!
It's the crackling of all those dry maple leafs that make the bonfire so fun.
2 full periods at 5×4 this series for the leafs. 1-23 on the powerplay is absolutely unnacceptable, for any team, let alone a team as top heavy as Toronto. absolutely insane. unbelievable.
@stevehill934 You are right. Just think, if the Leafs had gone 2-23 on the powerplay they win this series.
@@BunnEFartz wow, you know what i mean, cmon lol
They need to remember that offense doesn't just come from the front 3 and reinvest in offensively creatiive defensemen. that involves cutting one or more of the 4 though so we know it won't happen.
@@hagamapama Yeah, that was supposed to be Klingberg. That was a huge mistake.
@@stevehill934 I was being serious. One more PP goal and they could have won.
I’d rather have Max and Tyler for 5 & 6 per year than Marner @ 12
If you disagree, we cannot be friends
they need to get rid of Marner or JT and has for Max and Tyler they havent won anything anywhere they went and that is alot of teams when player change team often for me its a red Flag so i say NO
@@yvesmorier1370 look at the teams max has been a part of... the 3 times he has been a pat of a playoff team he has made passed the 1st round
Is the objective to win the cup and not just get pass the 1st round...
Mitch and Rielly can both kick rocks!
Facts!!! Been wanting Mitch gone for last 3 years, dudes a ballerina.
Add JT to that list too, he does a lot of nothing , press conferences and on the ice.
Reilly needs a baby sitter out there not a #1 Dman
The famous "We can and we will" was never about winning the cup. It was about choking all along!😂
As both a Bruins and SDPN fan, I’m happy this series is over.
Yup. Bruins prevailed like I know they can. Leafs are biggest joke in sports history.
@@Alex90210 How can you say that when the Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets and Atlanta Thrashers have all existed 🤡
@@Alex90210Cleveland Browns
Me too Jaik. Leafs win a game and I can't listen to the podcast. Bruins win a game and I can listen but we get sad Steve. Now we can go onward while they have no skin in the game
@@TheDerpp I know right
Ppl are missing pasta communicated the play with Lindholm. As pasta gets behind Marner, he points his stick 1:02:03
"It's their number 1 export!"
-Steven 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Morgan Rielly not being blamed nearly enough for that OT goal. As much as Marner should've been paying attention and skating hard, Rielly is facing the play and has to know where Pasta is and what is about to happen when the puck hits the corner boards. Rielly was abysmal there and it needs to be addressed.
100% agree...can't believe he's getting a pass there!
That's because most leaf fans are simple minded and blame Mitch because he's an easy target. Rielly and samsonov are the ones to blame
RIP core 4
They aren’t going anywhere. Tavares will be off the books in one year though.
@@disinformationworld9378 Marner is absolutely getting traded, no question. They will make his life a living hell, and he's in a contract year so he can't afford his numbers to tank which they will when he's on a line with Kampf and Holmberg 😅
@@gylduran9217NTC
@gylduran9217 He. Has. A No. Movement. Clause. He's not getting trading, he will still be here. No one is going to take that contract.
If you want to trade him he needs to waive his NMC and approve of a destination.
He's staying.
@@gylduran9217what do you trade him for a d-man or replacement winger?
The complaining about Samsonov is hilarious! It's complaining about Samsonov this year. Previously it was complaining about Jack Campbell. Before that it was Freddie Andersen, before that it was blah blah blah....It cannot always be the goalie. It seems like Steve always complains about the goalies. "Goalies...tend the goal!!!!" Sometimes it's the defence, and forwards not being defensively responsible.
In the leafs case it's the defense. Who's back there that's worth a damn? Hell who's on the Leafs' defensive corps that a good team would put on their SECOND pairing? MAYBE Edmondton?
RE: The referee pointing for a penalty shot, I don't think he did. I think he was indicating that it's a face-off outside the zone, because of the Leafs player going under Swayman and taking the net off in the process. He'd judged it not to be a penalty shot and simply indicating where the next face-off needed to be.
Problem is in what world wasn't Knies tripped there.
@@realrealityeast6278thats completely irrelevant here
@@realrealityeast6278 I'd argue that by the time he was tripped, he no longer had possession of the puck, therefore was not in a goal scoring position. The question is more "should it have been a tripping penalty?" having poked the puck off of the stick first?
@@realrealityeast6278in the world shown on the replay where there’s no contact between Shattenkirk’s stick and Knies. He lost an edge
@@showtimeginge881hitting the puck first doesn't matter tbf
You can't win a 7-game series when you only score 12 goals, and go 1-for-21 on the power play 🤷♀
But you could if you scored 13..
This episode feels like an intervention
You say Samsonov is too deep and you want him against the post. Not how that works.
If you want to pick apart Samsonov's play its simple. He doesn't know how to read a play, that goal he is looking to his left, the bruins player is left handed (so he is looking across the play, pushing him to lean off balance). He should be covering short side more because of that, instead he continues to lean to his left pulling him away from the short side (allowing the goal) and he doesn't make himself big up top. They showed a stat where Bruins had 8 goals or something in that corner. He is square to the player and not the puck, he should be a step to his right.
Similar to game 4, he looks to his left, bruins player is right handed at the point. Samsonov moves to his right, leaning away from the shooting lane and into the Leafs player screening him. Goalies need to battle through screens either by standing up and looking over (Samsonov isn't quick enough for this) or down low to look between legs, Samsonov can't move laterally very well, especially when low already. So he stands in set position looking at the players back or leaning too far. He goes down for no reason because he can't see the puck and is trying to cover as much net as possible, except he rarely makes his upper body big and cannot react laterally quick enough on plays. Why he is on his stomach, he just throws a leg out, no structure.
Thank you, Adam is uneducated
So happy we’ll never have to hear keefe heavy mouth breathe into the mic again. Christ.
I saw someone blame all the hot dogs he’s eating in one of the post game interviews 😂
He snorts like crazy when he talks.
Thank you Steve, Adam, and Jessie. Loved these podcasts. Being a leafs fan is the worst and the best but the best part is this podcast. Until next season when we get truly back into this 🫡.
On the Tampa series, having that level of puck luck and likely also facing an injured goalie isn’t something one can rely on as a predictor of future success.
i swear steve has been saying move on its over about the core fore for years now
"LYUBUSHKIN!!!!!" 😂😂😂😂😂
Oh well, fishing season again.
Thank you! So many people talk about golf, but this is prime season for speckled trout in Algonquin.
@@quercusquercus532depression season
@@quercusquercus532 Cant abide golf myself now.
Also Better Help should not be sponsoring your show. Their "therapists" are about as qualified as the people who worked at the Psychic Friend's Network. In fact, I think MANY of them are former employees of the psychic friend's network. Do you think you should be using them as a sponsor? I am asking as an attorney who thinks you are putting yourself in FIRING RANGE for LAWSUITS!
Why would AM34 be tired/exhausted? Well, how about: 1)The NHL season is long, spanning many months. 2)He was added to the PK team this year = more TOI and PK time is tough time. 3) The Leafs had an in-season Europe trip. We all know how draining travelling can be. 4) Toronto hosted the ASG this year, which meant Auston was very busy during that whole event. 5) The hunt for 70 meant that at the end of the season when star players can/should take a few games off, he had to play full minutes of every game. 6) He fell short of 70, which must've been mentally draining to be so close. 7)Willy was not available the first few games of playoffs, which meant more scoring pressure on 34. 8) The Leafs as a team seemed to deal with the flu bug all season long. We all aren't pro hockey players, but we can all relate to how taxing stomach issues can be! So, yeah, I'm not surprised AM looks a bit run down these days.
My initial thoughts on the season? Never fire/change just the GM. Players will always want to play, good coaches/organizations will do what's best for the team even if that means forcing a player to rest. Leafs never replaced Klingberg's role -- he was supposed to lead the PP -- which I'm sure didn't make 44 too happy! Keefe stayed with Brodie way too long, when it was obvious he was not able to play -- probably because of all the off-ice issues. TJ's TOI should've gone to the new additions, allowing more time to gel. Woll, while a gifted goalie, just can't seem to stay healthy so you can't count on him as your #1. Sammy needs a smaller market team. So, main targets this off-season are an offensive blueliner(Chychrun?) who can anchor the PP and a goalie(Ullmark? I know he wouldn't sign off on a trade at the deadline, but he was still in a 1-1A tandem at that time and now it looks like Sway is the man in BOS).
So spot on the AM situation...koodos!
I doubt the Bruins overreact to Swayman's run against a dysfunctional Leafs offense. They know what they have in both Swayman and Ullmark. Swayman is simply the hot hand at the moment, if he starts s truggling it'll be Ullmark's turn again.
Feel for you guys, esp. Steve. I'm one of those Canadians who will cheer for the winner of Vancouver-Edmonton.
Ew
I think blaming Marner on the Pasta goal shows lack of deeper understanding of the sport. First of all, Pasta is not ”his man”. Second of all, it’s Marner’s job to play the passing lane. He actually plays the situation correctly: Lindholm has no option to pass the puck to Pasta and have him attack Rielly with speed as Marner takes away the lane. In that sense Marner should be ”puck watching”. I think somewhat regular play by the Bruins would have been to dump it in softly and have Pasta be first to get it with speed, but they execute a perfect play. Not Marners fault by any chance.
If I was the Leafs coach, with the knowledge that I’d have to choose someone to replace JT in the role of captain of the team, I don’t want to choose a guy who doesn’t show up in the playoffs
Why do you think the Bruins gave it to Marchand instead of Pastrnak? That exact reason.
Literally scored their series winner last year so.
It can't be Matthews. People keep saying he has 4 points in 5 games but he really has 4 points in 2 games and 0 points in 3 games. He had 3 point in game 2 alone. He is not consistent but super streaky. At least Nylander is consistent and reliable (who would have thought)
@@Gamerzsociaty Well does Game 4 really count, he was fucked up
@Goldy02 ok 0 points in game 1 and game 2 too. How about every other year? He has 0 points in 24 of his 55 career playoff games
Last 16 playoff games:
Tavares 2 goals
Marner 2 goals
Last 10 playoff games:
Matthews 1 goal
My excitement at seeing "Breaking News" on SN's website today... but then it's something about golf.
Yo guys should to 10-15min breakdowns of every team that missed the playoffs and then the ones eliminated
I've been waiting all day for this
I love how the "they're already dead, we're playing with house money this is great - this is so much worse for the Bruins" is gone and forgotten xD
Never change Leafs-fans (especially Steve), love you guys!
Something that doesn't get mentioned enough about all of these first round series losses is that they always went to a game 7 (or game 5 against CBJ). We all know how painful that makes it to always be that close, but its also the best way for those in charge to not tear it down because "look how close we got, we're right there". If they would've just been swept and embarrassed then they probably would've been more open to tearing it down. I know the Panthers embarrassed them last year but "hey, at least they finally won a round".
The way Toronto fans treat these athletes is so weird… especially Adam
Panarin hit on Oshie is proof the lighter skill guys can still get physical in the playoffs, smallest dude on the rangers & he put his whole body through that
And his team already has Rempe who probably could break any opponent's bones if he wanted to. In the playoffs you need all players playing good defense, good offense and physical.
@@juhomantynen4638 That's what i've always said, physicality isn't something one or two guys in the lineup do, it's a team mentality.
Little guys can be physical but they pay for it more. Example: Gregory Campbell. Dude had heart and would take all comers but at the end of his career his bones were made of Kitkat bars.
Little guys just aren't built to take the same level of punishment. yeah they can get away with it a time or two here and there but it always catches up to them eventually.
You guys create art. This pod was so good. Like, so damn good. Listening to Adam speak about "I've heard..." will occasionally give me goosebumps. Love you guys so much.
Adam taking AM34 quote out of context LOL. AM literally said that to reinforce his point of "This group was tighter than before"
We've been waiting for this episode.
Marner was puck watching because he was expecting the pass to go to Pasta, and not a shoot in bank play. Easy to look back in hindsight and call things, but he was watching to intercept the pass I think.
Markstrom would be a good Leaf addition in the off season. His contract length is perfect for him to mentor Woll into the role.
You think calgary would be willing to trade markstrom away?
@@borrow4654 maybe not cause Wolf needs to develop and who best to learn from then a true number 1 goaltender.
That "elimination" line definitely made Steve's eyes twitch at 2:52
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Congrats guys. You convinced me to get CBC gem. But I ain't switching my choice of electric razor, or drink any supplements.
The good news is that if you booked your spot for the Stanley Cup parade, rather than using Force Majeure, MLSE agreed to honour the tickets towards next year’s parade which will be planned about 2 weeks into next season.
Sorry but when are one of you three ever going to hold Matthews accountable? He disappears in every deciding game of the playoffs since he got on the team. And just look at him after losing, and he does not look upset at all. You can be happy to have a regular season star, but he is a liability in the playoffs.
I agree. They spent half an hour ragging on Mitch when he leads the core 4 in playoff points, playoff points per game and playoff +/-. Was he good enough in this series? No, but all four of them has underperformed in this era, not just Mitch and not even Mitch to the largest degree. He led the team in playoff points last year.
I'm glad that you've noticed the sheer unhingedness of Tyler Bertuzzi, we miss him from Detroit
Sammy needs to go but that segment was tough to watch. They know nothing about goaltending
Tough one fellas …… great season for the network regardless 👊
Been waiting for this one
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I wish Adam would just let the conversation flow naturally as opposed to constantly stopping Steve and Jesse from making their points because they’re going “off topic”. This isn’t TV where you have scheduled segments. A podcast should feel like a free flowing conversation and sometimes it feels too forced by Adam.
Segments are named and sponsored. This is internet tv.
@@HappyTurtleTurtle I don’t think you understand how ads work. The only sponsored segment is the MGM story. Otherwise it’s the entire podcast that is sponsored.
I agree to a degree however, i also wish he'd reign steve in more with the loud false anger ranting and his constant interruptions. The rants are best kept on his own channel.
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Watching SDPN has made me a bigger and better fan of hockey in general. And helped me have more fun with it! Thank you Steve, I want them to get there before long for you and the crew.
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This is why the sedins were so loved and respected in Vancouver. Years of playoff failures but they always stood up and took all the questions. All those years of losing to Chicago lol and they still took every question for the team. That’s leadership. I’m glad they got their “slay the dragon” moment.
I know everyone loves the maple leafs jokes but they are almost there. Not being sarcastic either. Just gotta find those couple pieces and this leaf team is bound for a long playoff run
I've been screaming about it for years. They need defense and goaltending. They should trade Tavares for a draft pick and free up money to sign Limus Ullmark, then take the pick, package it with their own and move up to select a stud D-man.
@@ReflectionOfPerfectionullmark has a year left on his deal with boston. You can't just sign him lol.
@@ReflectionOfPerfectionbtw even if you draft a dman in the top 10, they won't be nhl ready right away. Seider for detroit took 2 years before he was ready really.
@JarradBruessel32 I thought Ullmark was an UFA after the year, my bad. I agree the D man wouldn't be ready right away but it would be worth it
@@JarradBruessel32they might be able to trade Marner for a high D-man drafted recently who is maybe a year away or getting ready to make the jump this season- problem is, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone to make that deal with unless they have a logjam at D. I’ll have to take a look at who might be willing to make that deal.
Thanks you 3 for always making me feel better this time of the year
The offensive juggernauts biggest problem was their offense. Ya time for some change.
Thank goodness, I’ve been depressed all day and kept refreshing because you guys always make me feel better 😂
You guys are hilarious.
Samsonov wasn’t to blame for the first goal. You wanted him to hug the post and expose the right side of the net!!! Leafs D failed not samsonov
Adam -- Mitch and Morgan did pre-game interviews. It's an NHL/broadcast thing as to why they weren't made available after the game.
That cold open without the intro music you've had for 9 years was weird
This playoff, the Leafs reminded me of a decade of Sharks under achieving playoff efforts. Total perimeter play!
Poor Sammy. Only allowed one goal in regulation and he's getting picked apart. 40 million dollars should at least get two goals from the core 4 so this goal doesn't matter.
Sammy is deep in the net on the goal because he has to play for a shot, a deflection and a pass to the slot. It was a weak goal but he has been bad with short side saves all series.
Been waiting all day for my annual therapy session 🥲 glad it’s here
Wild you guys blame goaltending. Score more than 1 goal.
Go watch the pasta goal again, lybushkin left his check and was at Center ice where Tavares was leaving rielly having to slide over into the middle which makes him late getting to the puck
So you think getting rid of just marner will solve the scoring problem from the top 4?
It will hopefully get you a couple D that can move the puck up as they mentioned in the podcast.
Hi everybody, I really enjoy these yearly meetings
Feel bad for you Steve. That was a tough loss for Leafs nation. You make the Leafs more sympathetic. Hopefully, better days are ahead.
Can't wait for the 2 week playoff run next year!
An easy shot goes in that clearly he did not even see the shot. People that have never played the position at all should try it and since it is so easy to stop everything. lol
JVR - Frederic - Brazeau is Boston's 3rd line.
Maroon - Beecher - Boquist is the 4th line.
Imagine if the Leafs kept the gift from Kyle Davidson that was McCabe at 50% and Sam Lafferty at 1.15m
It would be absolutely HILARIOUS if Marner is back next year