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It’s a scoreless tie going into the fifth overtime of an epic goalie duel. Bobbyson is benched by Berubae early in the first OT for a grievous error that led to a high danger chance against. By the fifth OT, all of the top players are absolutely gassed, so desperate for fresh legs, Berubae throws the little Piss Missile back on the ice. While the snakebitten Core 4 watch breathlessly from the bench, Domi drives the crease and causes a scramble in front of the Cat’s net. Bobbyson pounces on the rebound and finishes it. The building explodes with a mix of pent up frustration and exhausted jubilation. Leafs move on to game seven.
This is not a prediction, it is a fever dream of a dying man on distant world that time forgot.
One of my earliest memories as a new hockey fan was sitting at my Toronto ex-pat friend’s house watching the playoffs over a satellite feed. Remember those bigass dishes that were like 2m in diameter? Long before my Lightning tasted any playoff success, I was cheering on this guy.
Hot take : the hard salary cap is a sack of diseased dicks.
It makes it impossible to build a dynasty. One or two championships tops and then the GM is forced to start shedding critical players solely for financial reasons.
It has also destroyed team-player loyalty because no player is untouchable in the world of balance sheets and pencil pushers.
There is a lot to discuss around the decision to keep a player like Marner who is on an expiring contract. His paycheck breaking the team shouldn’t be a consideration.
Would it be fair to small market teams to abolish the cap? Well, let’s also ask – would those same small market teams exist in a vacuum without being subsidized by the revenue from big market teams who prop up the profitability of the entire league?
Institute a “luxury tax” and abolish the hard cap.
Thank you for attending my TED Talk ™.
So far, it’s not a major issue like it was on HB.
Given the current situation around the world, it’s almost impossible to complete shut out every little snarky political comment.
It only becomes a problem when the entire discussion is hijacked with long political diatribes that have no connection to the sport. That happens frequently on the other site and it almost happened here once in the Leafs forum a few days ago. That’s what made me originally post this. But, thankfully it died down of it’s own accord and hasn’t come up again.
This is where the ability to easily flag/report a post would be handy.
This site has been a nice breath of fresh air – all hockey and no Facebook type drama. I hope it stays this way.
Keep up the good work.
Too many Lightning games to count, but none in the last 20 years. Saw several during their inaugural season.
A couple of NFL Buccaneers games back in the late 70s during the orange and white era.
One Yankees spring training game in the late 90s.
One Rowdies MLS futbol match, also in the late 70s or early 80s.
I think that’s it. I love hockey, but don’t really get into other sports. I went to the baseball game because my weed dealer had free tix.
Edit : I went to a pro sprint-car race when I was a little kid. I don’t remember much except how loud it was and the smell of exhaust fumes.
Ek posting on the Leafs blog about a new Leafs blogger on HB.
Yeah, because *that* is the problem. ,- Aeth
LOL. I had to go look.
Yeah, the bloggers are the least of HB’s issues. I don’t care who he brings in to blog. Clean up the fucking forums and enforce the rules.
It’s not about the defending Champs going down without a fight, it’s about the Leafs “going down” without a fight. Which they do time and time again.
Marner is a junk playoff player. Reilly is done. Matthews is too broken all the time. JT is slow. Nylander is useless alone.
Bennett took out the goalie in Game 1 and not one person on the team did shit to Bennett. Florida has been wrecking our players mentally and physically because they’re weak and easily intimidated. Their talent cannot compensate for their lack of heart.
Leafs have the most expensive and most wrong type of players in the top 6 for playoff hockey. Plain and simple. Same shit different year. – Underhillsie
I agree with all of that. Bennett should still be in the hospital.
I’m just not giving methhead Panthers fans the satisfaction of melting down in public over it.
This is either the stage being set for the greatest Leafs series victory in decades, or it’s another chapter of failure. I think we all know what might be coming, but I’m still gonna hold out hope like a pollyanna muldoon.
Maybe it’s because I am geographically removed from the situation and maybe it’s because I don’t have the Leafer seniority experience many of you do, but I am NOT giving up hope yet.
Nobody expected the defending champs to go down without a fight and nobody realistically expected the Leafs to win in less than 6 or 7 games.
Granted, shitting the bed two games in a row is Leafy as fuck, but Berubae has one last chance to light a fire under this core and I am going to withhold final judgements until we see a handshake line.
GLG.
hate watching the Oilers – Whipper
If the Leafs are eliminated, then I am backing McJesus. It gives me no joy, but I cannot support a US-based team not named Tampa at this time.
Matthews better be hurt. I know Florida’s centers are good, but not good enough to completely shut down a 100% healthy and determined Matthews.
So, either he’s playing through an injury that is limiting him significantly, or the guy just doesn’t have that extra gear that is required in the postseason. Florida also shut down Ducherov, but he was playing hurt. Similar situation. You might shut him down for a game or two, but not for an entire series if he’s healthy.
I hope the management comes clean on his injury status in the offseason. I think the fans are owed an explanation.
