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Is this the turning point???

losveratos said:
nutman said:
will this be yet another turning point for the Leafs. Beating the Bruins would be a big step up that hill to becoming an upper tear team.
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If we win just 2 games, I will be pretty ecstactic. I would consider that a turning point.
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I think we were in trouble if we had got the Habs. I am just so happy its the B's first.  ;D
 
Absolutely no expectations going into the playoffs. I do have some for the summer though and next season however.

This team has some good things going, picking up another top liner or 2 will push them into the next level IMO.

Neither the B's or the Leafs are hot going in. Bad news for both teams, although one of these teams is going to suck less than the other.

The Leafs have had trouble with consistency throughout the course of a 60 minutes. That had better change quickly.
 
This series feels alot of 1993 first round against Detroit.  I remember back then thinking the Leafs had no chance of beating the Wings, and the Leafs were crushed in the first 2 games of that series in Detroit.  Leafs came back to win, but then the Wings had Tim Chevaldale in net...
 
Zee said:
This series feels alot of 1993 first round against Detroit.  I remember back then thinking the Leafs had no chance of beating the Wings, and the Leafs were crushed in the first 2 games of that series in Detroit.  Leafs came back to win, but then the Wings had Tim Chevaldale in net...
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Well, the last time Rask played in the playoffs, he did blow a 3-0 series lead . . .
 
bustaheims said:
Zee said:
This series feels alot of 1993 first round against Detroit.  I remember back then thinking the Leafs had no chance of beating the Wings, and the Leafs were crushed in the first 2 games of that series in Detroit.  Leafs came back to win, but then the Wings had Tim Chevaldale in net...
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Well, the last time Rask played in the playoffs, he did blow a 3-0 series lead . . .
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He did?
 
bustaheims said:
Zee said:
He did?
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Yes. Rask hasn't played in a playoff game since the Bruins blew a 3-0 series lead to Philly in 2010. That spring is the only NHL playoff ice time he's seen.
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Not to speak for Zee but I think what he was objecting to was the idea that Rask blew a 3-0 lead as opposed to, say, the Bruins.
 
Nik said:
Not to speak for Zee but I think what he was objecting to was the idea that Rask blew a 3-0 lead as opposed to, say, the Bruins.
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Well, Rask's numbers in those 4 losses aren't exactly stellar, either. Sub .900 Sv% in 3 of the 4.
 
bustaheims said:
Nik said:
Not to speak for Zee but I think what he was objecting to was the idea that Rask blew a 3-0 lead as opposed to, say, the Bruins.
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Well, Rask's numbers in those 4 losses aren't exactly stellar, either. Sub .900 Sv% in 3 of the 4.
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Which makes it no more accurate a statement, but sure.
 
Nik said:
Which makes it no more accurate a statement, but sure.
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Well, without going back and rewatching the games to form a largely subjective opinion on it, the numbers are about all we have to go on. It doesn't appear as though the Bruins were seriously outplayed in those 4 games, but, in 3 of them, Rask allowed at least 4 goals. He may not have blown the lead himself, but he played a large part in it being blown.
 
bustaheims said:
Well, without going back and rewatching the games to form a largely subjective opinion on it...
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Our opinions are going to fairly uninformed because of what we know about save percentage being really a function of the quality of shots allowed as opposed to a raw number of them, regardless of which games are still won and lost as a team.
 
Hey I was just asking a question about Rask, I don't recall that playoff series probably because it came before the Bruins won their Cup and I was busy sobbing into my beer with the Leafs nowhere near the playoffs.  I do recall now that the Bruins blew a 3-0 lead the year before winning the Cup, forgot that Rask was the goalie back then.  I suppose that's good if he has that in the back of his mind and it affects his play.  Given that it was a few years ago I'd doubt if he was thinking about it though, especially against the Leafs who have a fairly tough time beating Boston the last few seasons.  I would also think Rask is a much better goalie today then 3 years ago.
 
Zee said:
This series feels alot of 1993 first round against Detroit.  I remember back then thinking the Leafs had no chance of beating the Wings, and the Leafs were crushed in the first 2 games of that series in Detroit.  Leafs came back to win, but then the Wings had Tim Chevaldale in net...
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Is it simply a coincidence that Borchevsky and Grabovsky end in the same 4 letters (and kinda sound the same)?  Exactly the number of games that the Leafs need to win to move on to the next round?  If Grabovsky scores the overtime winner in Game 7 against the Bruins, my genius will be exposed.

 
I am not worried about the Leafs playing the Bruins - the Bruins are slumping and I think the Leafs were coasting near the end to rest or I hope that was Carlyle's plan.  The Leafs can learn a lot from playing the Bruins and have the potential of taking the Bruins out.
 
I want weds game, it will go a long way in planting a bad seed in the Bruins heads. And it will also pump up Leaf nation to new highs. I'm glad I got my wish, and we are playing the B's. I'm sooo pumped.
 
bustaheims said:
Nik said:
Which makes it no more accurate a statement, but sure.
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Well, without going back and rewatching the games to form a largely subjective opinion on it, the numbers are about all we have to go on. It doesn't appear as though the Bruins were seriously outplayed in those 4 games, but, in 3 of them, Rask allowed at least 4 goals. He may not have blown the lead himself, but he played a large part in it being blown.
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I watched and Rask was a big part of that demise so your right.  I am glad you brought that up, hopefully that hangs over his head.
 
Zee said:
This series feels alot of 1993 first round against Detroit.  I remember back then thinking the Leafs had no chance of beating the Wings, and the Leafs were crushed in the first 2 games of that series in Detroit.  Leafs came back to win, but then the Wings had Tim Chevaldale in net...
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I so was thinking this as well and was going to post how this reminded me of that series.  I also recall that in the 3 games we lost we were not even in those games, so in the end I was so shocked we pulled it out.
 
Rask may not have much, if any playoff experience, but this time around, because of how he's performed this season, the Bruins hare plenty of c onfidence in his clutch abilities.  Also,  Rask hasn't been overworked and is ready for a heavier (playoff) workload.

Rask will be an integral part of Boston's ability to stymie the Leafs scorers.

We'll find out who outsmarts whom.  And this also means that Reimer will need to be at the top of his game as well.
 
leafplasma said:
Zee said:
This series feels alot of 1993 first round against Detroit.  I remember back then thinking the Leafs had no chance of beating the Wings, and the Leafs were crushed in the first 2 games of that series in Detroit.  Leafs came back to win, but then the Wings had Tim Chevaldale in net...
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I so was thinking this as well and was going to post how this reminded me of that series.  I also recall that in the 3 games we lost we were not even in those games, so in the end I was so shocked we pulled it out.
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Yeah that's correct.  Leafs pulled ahead in the series 3-2 by winning in OT in Detroit, coming back home for game 6 and a chance to wrap up the series.  Detroit hammered the Leafs in game 6 and everyone was worried that we'd lose game 7.
 
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