The trade deadline has passed bud, can't trade Malgin till the offseason.

swept by Columbus

typically teams on the verge of greatness dont allow the 4th most goals against at 5v5 per game in the league

you can still trade after the deadline, but that player wont be able to play in the playoffs. Not sure how the wording is in the CBA regarding the play-in round so WPG could maybe get the league to let him play against CGY in the play-in round

Lul joke of the year right here.

Columbus has 2 advantages coaching and defense

torts will be a deciding factor but if the leafs get under his skin he may cost columbus a game
columbus has a strong defensive core and this could help them in frustrating the leafs

Leafs have Goaltending and Offensive Advantage

sure freddie had an off season but he has playoff experience which is important in a goaltender as playoff hockey is different than the regular season
Columbus is gonna have to work its ass off shutting down the tavares and matthews lines who helped the leafs reach 3rd in GF falling only behind the capitals and lightning.
if we go to advanced statistics leafs also have a 70% winrate against columbus and this includes when they had Panarin and Bobrosky in the lineup

I will give columbus credit they will probs fight hard but its probs gonna be 3-2 leafs

It just his way to get around his post move to the forum. Last 5 ACGM's involve the same trade just different teams. OP is the biggest Leafs homer on CF.

What matters just as much as offense in the playoffs: defense and coaching lol.
and the goaltending is a push. Elvis is certainly capable of dominating to the same extent Freddie is...CBJ has the slight backup advantage for what its worth.

Columbus does not have a Matthews, Marner, Tavares or even Nylander. So for my money, the Leafs Powerhouse team is going to make a statement and take them out in short order.

Columbus does have a balanced and deep blue line tho. Think about what they did to Tampa. Yes they lost big names, but then again, TOR is not as good as TBL last year. I give edge to Columbus. Toronto steals a game tho

You must be joking right????

If you look at statistics and team wise Toronto should easily win. But we gotta remember that Leafs sometimes play like they're trying to lose. Rmbr the David Ayres game lol.

No. Leafs are fragile and their blue line is one of the weakest in the qualifying round. and CBJ is most effective in games like that. Look at the blue lines of teams that have success in the playoffs. Ask yourself if this defense is really going to get the job done