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Lost in all of this is that Sir Joseph “Brick” Woll is an absolute stud in elimination games. Something like a .950 sv% in 4 or 5 elimination games. Absolutely nuts that we’re blessed with this guy as our “backup.”
This is incorrect.
Source: I was there.
~Atomic WedgieFull credit to the Leaf crowds so far this year, FAR exceeded my expectations. I can’t blame them for no being loud after the Leafs stunk up the joint. If Matthews wins the game in OT tomorrow, do you think that guy can get his #34 jersey back? Lol
We are half way to this pollyanna comment aging well. I posted this during the period of angry dooming after the Game Three Bed-Shitting incident.
~PDFBetween my raging at the Leafs after game 5, there is a comment I made about this comeback being all the sweeter. This COULD be a turning point in these guys careers. Finally slaying the dragon. I’m still pessimistic about what we’ll see in game 7, but I truly, desperately want to be proven spectacularly wrong.
Lose: Rielly
~Underhill14You lost me at step 1. How are you going to move an overpaid, underperforming, trade protected, contracted for the next decade defenseman?!?
Marner’s camp said they weren’t talking new contracts until after the season, so MLSE felt they needed to protect themselves by trading him.
~Atomic WedgieJeez, that might have backfired spectacularly for Marner. First, Rantanen signs at a VERY nice number for Dallas, absolutely tears it up in the playoffs, and then Marner does his typical disappearing act when the games start to mean something. Sure, someone is going to pay him, but I genuinely believe he wanted to spend his whole career in Toronto.
Honestly, I think he winds up in San Jose. He can do his fancy pants shit all day there, not have to worry about the playoffs likely for a few years, make a boat load of money, and have no pressure at all.
Meh, its a business, marner could have signed at anytime during the year. He chose not to.
Managements mistake was not waiting until the deal with the Canes was 100% confirmed, they jumped the gun.
~FakepartofmeDo you think there was an offer on the table for Marner to sign? If anything, I’d imagine MLSE was waiting to see how the playoffs went before giving him all the money x8 and trade protection.
There are probably some young kids scratching their heads right now.
~Atomic WedgieYoung kids these days are clueless, now get off my damn lawn!
Need Emojis.
It would also be nice to have a list of threads you’ve posted in somewhere so that you can keep on top of topics without having to dig in to find threads. That other place had a pretty perfect setup, just copy that, lol.
Box lacrosse, and it isn’t even close. Honestly, I love it better than hockey, not sure how it hasn’t gotten more traction as a professional sport.
I would not have believed Marner would walk for nothing, until recently. It would surprise no one if he decided he was done with the circus and the failure and wanted a new start.
I wouldn’t be disappointed to see them both gone and Rielly. I don’t really care about how good the team is at this point. I am sick of the annual slap in the face to the fans.
~AetherialI think Marner is going to walk too. The universal hate he’s getting has gotta get to a guy. Sure, he loves the idea of playing in Toronto, but this city is done with playoff flops and he is getting the brunt of the hate.
Matthews is 1000% not going anywhere. You don’t extend a guy, give him the C, and then trade him a year later. No doubt, he needs to perform better in the playoffs, but he’ll have many more years to prove himself, (whether deserved or not).
Rielly is untradeable, be prepared to be swearing at the TV for, what, four more years?!?
NHL in Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver
MLB in Toronto
NBA in Skydome
CFL in Toronto and Edmonton
NLL in ACC, Mississauga, and Maple Leaf Gardens (Kaleb Toth winning the 2000 championship with 1 second left may be my greatest sporting memory)
Toronto Phantoms arena football at the ACC
Oil Kings
Washington Generals vs some other team
Brampton Excelsiors (Ontario Lacrosse Association) in Brampton, Brooklyn, Peterborough
Was at the NHL Awards in Toronto one year, boring AF TBHUntil I hear otherwise, I strongly believe that Matthews is hurt.
~Atomic WedgieThat HAS to be the case. You don’t just fuck off to Germany completely unexplained in the middle of the season. You don’t go from scoring 69 one season to less than half that a year later without something going on. I’m just curious to hear what it is. Offense from him this postseason is pretty much a write off, but he’s playing well otherwise.
