For all the sky-is-falling pushback, does anybody share with me just the teeniest sense of disappointment that, good as the Leafs are, it seemed at the start of the season like they should be closer to the kind of dominance TBL is showing? Yes, I understand TBL is having a fantastic season. But the fact is, there is them, and then there are about 6 teams right at the Leafs point level. Heck, the lowly Islanders are ahead of us in the standings. (Their fans must be having a hell of a lot of fun this morning at our expense.) Anybody laughing at Lou now?
So yeah, I'll just come out and say it: I am a little disappointed. It's not just that they crapped the bed last night; it happens. It's that there are too many nights where they don't bring their "A" game consistently. And given the forward talent, I don't think we should accept that.
The narrative going in to the season was that the Leafs would have 3 lines that would be almost impossible to contain. That they would be dominant. I never thought they would be quite as good as TBL. But they don't give me the sense of being a dominant team.
I'm not naive, this is the best Leafs team in 50 years and I've never enjoyed watching them more than this year. I'm just being honest, was hoping for a little bit more.
