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Post by Tankdriver on Apr 24, 2023 21:08:45 GMT -5
Tampa allows 3 goals in the third and allows Toronto to tie it.
Jesus...where is the Tampa of old that would shut people down.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 24, 2023 21:09:23 GMT -5
Matthews with 2 and Rielly getting another long wrister to beat Vasilevskiy.
In a near-must-win game, if Tampa can't get it done on home ice with a 3-goal lead in the third period...
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Post by folatre on Apr 24, 2023 21:11:36 GMT -5
Weird, it just looks like Tampa is finished. No one wins a faceoff. No one clears the zone when the puck is on their stick. Vasilevsky is no better than average anymore.
They won two Cups and went to the three straight SCF with all the wear and tear that entails. Maybe subconsciously they are at peace with punching a decently long summer vacation for the first time in a long time.
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Post by jkr on Apr 24, 2023 21:27:37 GMT -5
They have no Cernak now after losing Ruuta and McDonagh in the off season.
Brisebois screwed up. He had capital to spend. Instead of bolstering his depleted D, he spends it all on a 4th liner.
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Post by folatre on Apr 24, 2023 21:42:38 GMT -5
Tampa is done. On home ice, two third period collapses and no answers of any kind in consecutive OTs. For sure, the d-corps is depleted compared to past playoff runs, but still the forwards and Vasilevsky looked sluggish and spent.
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Post by Willie Dog on Apr 24, 2023 21:46:26 GMT -5
I am not watching or listening to anything torranna based
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Post by jkr on Apr 24, 2023 22:02:43 GMT -5
I am not watching or listening to anything torranna based I never watch anyway. I avoid it all costs.😀 I really do think the injuries are too much. Cernak out, Hedman, Point, are they even 100% Sure looks like it's over for TB. But if they are this bad now, why is it so difficult for Toronto to beat them? |
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Post by seventeen on Apr 24, 2023 22:08:43 GMT -5
Tampa allows 3 goals in the third and allows Toronto to tie it. Jesus...where is the Tampa of old that would shut people down. The key word there is ‘old’. The Tampa stars are aging (I’m not counting them out) while the Leaf stars are in their prime. Matthews is finally raising his game. Marmer has always been clutch, Nylander is a playoff guy, surprisingly. Leafs didn’t play well in Tampa but won both by playing well at the right time. Also, Vasilevsky has not been the ‘Bulin wall’. (A reference for we old timers here). 😉 |
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Post by seventeen on Apr 24, 2023 22:29:33 GMT -5
I like Jon Cooper, I like quite a few Lightning players but there are things I don’t like about their 2 Cup wins. In the first, they had a huge $8MM Cap advantage over everyone else because of THE Kucherov. How would they have done if they couldn’t find room for Goodrow and Schenn and 1 or 2 other depth guys?
Their 2nd Cup was a Covid Cup. Fewer regular season games to get worn out and then your finals opponent is a team that point wise wouldn’t even be in the playoffs under normal circumstances. Maybe they would have won those Cups anyway, but they’ll always be tainted to me.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 24, 2023 23:11:32 GMT -5
Looks like another Boston-Toronto series on the way.
Since the '67 expansion, they've met 6 times in the playoffs...all in Round 1.
1968-69. Bruins 4-0. The first 2 games were 10-0 and 7-0. Bruins would go on lose to the Habs on Beliveau's only OT goal.
1971-72. Bruins 4-1.
1973-74. Bruins 4-0.
39-year gap
2012-13. Bruins 4-3.
2017-18. Bruins 4-3.
2018-19. Bruins 4-3.
2022-23.
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Post by jkr on Apr 25, 2023 7:15:55 GMT -5
Tampa allows 3 goals in the third and allows Toronto to tie it. Jesus...where is the Tampa of old that would shut people down. The key word there is ‘old’. The Tampa stars are aging (I’m not counting them out) while the Leaf stars are in their prime. Matthews is finally raising his game. Marmer has always been clutch, Nylander is a playoff guy, surprisingly. Leafs didn’t play well in Tampa but won both by playing well at the right time. Also, Vasilevsky has not been the ‘Bulin wall’. (A reference for we old timers here). 😉 I've never found the Marner- Matthews tandem to be big game players in the past. They've never won anything and in the last 2 years especially, their playoff performance has been lacking. They did very little in 2021 and at the tail end of the 2022 playoffs ( the 3rd period and OT of game 6 and then game 7) they came up empty. I have been doing some reading on Vasilevsky. I subscribe to a hockey tactics newsletter put out by a guy named Jack Han. He talks about AV this morning. Turns out that he has a problem tracking long point shots and while he is great at moving laterally, he can struggle with the straight on shot. At one point TB had to adjust their D zone structure. It looks the the weakness has always been there but Toronto has been really able to exploit it over the last two games. |
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Post by jkr on Apr 25, 2023 7:27:19 GMT -5
I'm old enough to remember when penalties in OT were almost non existent. Im glad its changed but I'm still surprised by results like last night when both OT games were won on early PPs.
I'm more surprised to see the Avs struggling with the Kraken.
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Post by Tankdriver on Apr 25, 2023 8:07:29 GMT -5
I hate that I am going to say this out loud but I think Toronto has a good shot at winning the cup. I haven't been impressed by any team in the playoffs this year, meaning anyone can win it.
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Post by seventeen on Apr 25, 2023 8:36:28 GMT -5
The key word there is ‘old’. The Tampa stars are aging (I’m not counting them out) while the Leaf stars are in their prime. Matthews is finally raising his game. Marmer has always been clutch, Nylander is a playoff guy, surprisingly. Leafs didn’t play well in Tampa but won both by playing well at the right time. Also, Vasilevsky has not been the ‘Bulin wall’. (A reference for we old timers here). 😉 I've never found the Marner- Matthews tandem to be big game players in the past. They've never won anything and in the last 2 years especially, their playoff performance has been lacking. They did very little in 2021 and at the tail end of the 2022 playoffs ( the 3rd period and OT of game 6 and then game 7) they came up empty. I have been doing some reading on Vasilevsky. I subscribe to a hockey tactics newsletter put out by a guy named Jack Han. He talks about AV this morning. Turns out that he has a problem tracking long point shots and while he is great at moving laterally, he can struggle with the straight on shot. At one point TB had to adjust their D zone structure. It looks the the weakness has always been there but Toronto has been really able to exploit it over the last two games. Han retweeted a clip from Derek Lalonde, coach of the Wings. They did a study (don't ask me why) on Vasilevsky and found he had trouble tracking point shots. Lalonde said that they changed their defensive strategy because of that. Vas certainly hasn't had a good playoff so far. |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2023 9:47:58 GMT -5
I had been wondering why Lalonde was a guest panelist on a Leafs' broadcast--sharing Vasilevskiy's weaknesses and the Bolts' d-zone compensation.
Oh...Lalonde was Tampa's Asst. Coach from 2018-2022.
[Ding-ding!] Any more inside hints you can share, Derek?
In the "smells of betrayal" category, IMO. Dude has 2 Cup rings on Vasilevskiy's brilliance.
Too bad Vegas is looking good against the Jets, as I'm sure the Leafs' network would love to have Bruce Cassidy join the panel for Round 2.
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Post by jkr on Apr 25, 2023 10:00:07 GMT -5
I thought the same thing CH but I guess this info is common knowledge now. He probably doesn't feel he is revealing secrets.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2023 10:36:34 GMT -5
I thought the same thing CH but I guess this info is common knowledge now. He probably doesn't feel he is revealing secrets. Still a bit stinky to me. It's one thing for analysts to point it out. No "code" among coaches? Not sure Cooper would be too pleased....even if that cat's been out of the bag for a while. |
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Post by jkr on Apr 25, 2023 11:00:10 GMT -5
I thought the same thing CH but I guess this info is common knowledge now. He probably doesn't feel he is revealing secrets. Still a bit stinky to me. It's one thing for analysts to point it out. No "code" among coaches? Not sure Cooper would be too pleased....even if that cat's been out of the bag for a while. I see your point. When he is looking for his next job, people will remember that. |
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Post by jkr on Apr 25, 2023 11:02:51 GMT -5
Looks like another Boston-Toronto series on the way. Since the '67 expansion, they've met 6 times in the playoffs...all in Round 1. 1968-69. Bruins 4-0. The first 2 games were 10-0 and 7-0. Bruins would go on lose to the Habs on Beliveau's only OT goal. 1971-72. Bruins 4-1. 1973-74. Bruins 4-0. 39-year gap 2012-13. Bruins 4-3. 2017-18. Bruins 4-3. 2018-19. Bruins 4-3. 2022-23. Wasn't 2013 the year of their 3rd period 4-1 collapse? |
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Post by halihab on Apr 25, 2023 11:50:57 GMT -5
I'm old enough to remember when penalties in OT were almost non existent. Im glad its changed but I'm still surprised by results like last night when both OT games were won on early PPs. I'm more surprised to see the Avs struggling with the Kraken.I like the way Seattle is playing. They are strong on the forecheck and have 4 big D Men in Oleksiak, Larsson, Bourgen and Soucy. All over 6'3" 215 lbs. Oleksiak is a beast at 6'7 and 255lbs. They can skate and handle the puck well. Colorado is having a tough time on the forecheck as a result. |
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Post by jkr on Apr 25, 2023 12:08:13 GMT -5
I hate that I am going to say this out loud but I think Toronto has a good shot at winning the cup. I haven't been impressed by any team in the playoffs this year, meaning anyone can win it. Oh man. You are going to have to stop this. When you feel the urge to post just put your device away. Go for a walk, have a drink. Whatever😀 |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2023 14:22:51 GMT -5
Looks like another Boston-Toronto series on the way. Since the '67 expansion, they've met 6 times in the playoffs...all in Round 1. 1968-69. Bruins 4-0. The first 2 games were 10-0 and 7-0. Bruins would go on lose to the Habs on Beliveau's only OT goal. 1971-72. Bruins 4-1. 1973-74. Bruins 4-0. 39-year gap 2012-13. Bruins 4-3. 2017-18. Bruins 4-3. 2018-19. Bruins 4-3. 2022-23. Wasn't 2013 the year of their 3rd period 4-1 collapse? Yep. I recall a near-parade atmosphere as the Leafs made the playoffs for the first time since the 04-05 lockout. 7 straight seasons of nothing--except for picking Morgan Rielly at #5 in 2012. They'd come back from 1-3 down to force Game 7...had the game in the bag...then POOF. They then started sucking again...made the change to Shanahan in April of 2014...missed the playoffs (more or less by design) 3 more years resulting in Nylander 2014, Marner 2015, and Matthews 2016. 7 years later, the stars are in their primes.... Our rebuild is still in Phase 1...and we've yet to draft, develop, or acquire an 80+ pt. player. Perhaps Suzuki is capable of that mark with the A-lineup healthy. CC will get his goals....and we have to see how Slaf progresses. Dach's been a nice surprise. Some development blocks in place, for sure. Hoping for a home run in this draft. |
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Post by Cranky on Apr 25, 2023 16:10:19 GMT -5
It's nice to see the Kraken finish with a 100 points and give the Avs fits while we scrape the barrel AGAIN.
Dunn and Teresenko were been given away for used pucks in 2021, but we had the Idiocracy that couldn't recognize theft when they saw it. Teresenko bounces back for 82 points and Dunn has 64 this season. I got more information on them from going on their forum and asking about them then the Habs "pro" scouts.
I can understand why they may have balked at Tarasenkos 7.5 million cap but Dunn? In 2021 he was a bit of a wild man in his own zone but his offense was there in spades.
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Post by folatre on Apr 25, 2023 18:22:50 GMT -5
I thought before the playoffs started that the winner of a Toronto-Boston series will be playing in the SCF.
Colorado is getting all they can handle. Seattle may lack elite NHLers but they get after it with their speed, offensive balance, and commitment to defending as five man units.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 26, 2023 20:44:11 GMT -5
Under 4:00 to go in a 3-3 tie, and Florida's called for too-many-men.
Ugh....
EDIT: Penalty killed...but it appeared to me as if McAvoy got away with a deliberate slash on Tkachuk's foot. Ref looking right at it.
Marchand gets a 140' breakaway with time running out. Bobrovskiy makes the pad save with 0.5 seconds left. Would've counted.
To OT.
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Post by jkr on Apr 26, 2023 21:10:51 GMT -5
Under 4:00 to go in a 3-3 tie, and Florida's called for too-many-men. Ugh.... EDIT: Penalty killed...but it appeared to me as if McAvoy got away with a deliberate slash on Tkachuk's foot. Ref looking right at it. Marchand gets a 140' breakaway with time running out. Bobrovskiy makes the pad save with 0.5 seconds left. Would've counted. To OT. I thought it was a slash but I also thought Bennett was selling it hard. |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 26, 2023 21:13:00 GMT -5
Bennett, sorry.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 26, 2023 21:14:45 GMT -5
Ullmark muffs the puck....Game 6.
Bob with a great game.
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Post by jkr on Apr 26, 2023 21:18:18 GMT -5
Ullmark looking like a complete tool
Comes out to clear & gives up the puck. Gets caught out & Tkachuk scores an easy one.
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