Recent content by herman

We have been denied a Tanev-Bowl, but we should be able to get a Maccelli revenge goal. Utah in the meantime has no access to former Leaf auto-goals (Carcone was a Marlie).

Uhh, was he that soundly beaten?

They lost to Montreal and Columbus too, who were not goon squads the way the other Atlantic teams the Leafs have washed out against. The playoff 'rules' have been maybe the most consistent thing about the NHL.

this is even better (and less hurtful) than that time they gave the Leafs items from the 80s/90s to identify

What I was saying isn't related to takeaways. The team takeaway prowess referenced was fueled by Matthews/Marner/Nylander primarily, who were 1st, 5th, 9th in raw takeaways for 2021-2024 time span at 5v5 in the whole league. Their takeaway prowess was a bonus benefit, adjunct to the puck skills...

That was the intended design of Dubas and Keefe's playstyle. Breakout routinely, carry the puck through the blueline, work the perimeter for a seam play. They drafted accordingly with puck skill focus, to the point one of their player development coaches asked if maybe they wanted some people...

Style, schmyle. It's just effort. They played on their heels to start the game, and they got two intermissions-worth of expletive-laden beratement. They had the puck more when they chased the puck better in coordination, rather than just hovering around it hoping for a bobble. They had the puck...

Winger is where size matters the least, as long as Robertson can move the puck purposefully before he gets bodied.

Delicious

They also ignored Malkin’s stick being slashed out, so *shrugs*

A well undeserved victory

Nicky and Bobby! Establish a forecheck, force a turnover, put it on net, cash money

Blais’ crosscheck was unnecessary, but I think the proof is out there that if every Leaf just did that all night, they’d call it maybe twice at most.

MotM: Nylander HM: Stolarz

Leafs legs much fresher than the Penguins since they just started playing about 9 min ago.