I did not expect the Leafs to play so tight-- clear as day. They had THREE delay of game penalties , not seen all yr. Also , their older players whom one would expect leadership from ? Spezaa had two dumb penalties and Thornton's half ass effort on the SH goal that won it. Even without Tavares the Leafs r better than Mtl but goign on the way without Tavares? Kerfoot is second line centre,lol, Leafs are a top 2 line heavy team. And certainly if they intend on playing Nash and leaving that 4th line as is, the battle to win this series is going to be just that, a battle
with no tavares , its time for their elite 3 players to step up. They have failed repeatedely in this position (playoff 1st round). Lack of experience can no longer be the excuse-- its your floor Marner, Nylander and...Mathews
total choke job.
stats dont tell the whole story of a player. Intangibles , the ability to win, to bring it when tension is the highest--. This aint on management, actually Dubas put a team that crusied to the North title and head and shoulders the best team in said division . This is on the Leafs' 'star players ' -- they had a coach that gave them plenty of ice time, no excuses ...they just....failed
1st roudn playoffs with your captain out, for the series :
marner- 0 goals
mathews (the rocket richard winner, lol)- 1 goal
they were -1 today , game 7
Is Marner a lock to make Team Canada next yr? dunno, lol
1st Ballot Hall of Famer
cometh the hour, cometh the man ..................(<)<