Guilt Trip said:Agree on the edge in a 7 gamer but only because their offence is so powerful. I still like the Leafs chances.princedpw said:Guilt Trip said:Tampa was supposed to win last year and the Bruins shut them down quite easily if I remember. The Leafs dominated Tampa in their only meeting this year and have 1 less ROW this season, so let's not concede anything just yet. And for all of the talk about Tampa's D being so much better, we actually have the better GAA. Lots of hockey left to figure this out.Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:I think we need to face the likelihood that we aren't winning a Cup before Tampa does.
Certainly, anything can happen in a 7-game series and hockey is known for its upsets. But having said that, you've got to give Tampa the edge.
On the better GAA --- Tampa's first string goalie was out for 20+ games. Since he's been back, they've been even better ... Let's see how our GAA does while our first string goalie is out ...
As for since he's been back, that's not true. He's sporting a 3.5 GAA and only a .902 SV% since returning. He's had 2 really good games against the Leafs and Nucks but the other 4 not so great. T Bay is 5-0-1 in his games. They're simply outscoring his sub par play.
Interesting ... I wasn't actually tracking them other than seeing the reports that they've gotten something like 27/28 points. I figured he must be playing well...