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Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsHier à 11 h 39
Sujet: Leafs 2023 2024 Season Discussion Part 6 - Nearly Playoffs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>He won't though. And it is likely the end of this team as we see it. I get all the bluster about the stars and the PP but when we get 3 goals against every game, against actual good defensive teams with better goalies, what do we expect? <strong>Keefe wants to win games 5-3 instead of 2-1</strong>. Until he changes his philosophy and decides okay let's give Boston nothing. Wait for our chances and bury them. I am fine winning 2-1 and going deep in the playoffs. But that's not how it's going to go.

Just listen to Keefe's interviews. He's always saying "I thought we deserved a better result". Yeah it's been 4 playoffs of you saying that Keefe. It's pretty clear by now that it's not going to work. And he won't do a thing until there are 3 losses in the series.</div></div>

That's so unfounded lol. Leafs have allowed the 8th fewest GA/GP in the playoffs since Keefe's first full season, and it ain't because of stellar goaltending. In that same time frame (excluding this current playoff), the Leafs have allowed fewer high danger chances per post-season game than the Islanders, Stars, Vegas, Rangers, Panthers, Hurricanes, all of whom have had greater playoff success than us. Defensive play has never been our issue under him.
Forum: Armchair-GMHier à 16 h 22
Sujet: Fair Trade or Not
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Leafsfan98</b></div><div>I would at least consider this from a TO perspective... Maybe the 24 1st instead of the 26 one (top 2 protected in case MTL wins the lottery, then becomes an unprotected 25 1st...), Reinbacher's a steady RHD that the Leafs could use, and it helps their prospect pool...

Farrell's a solid prospect, Harris could be flipped and Kidney's a nice long shot...

Allows TO to sign Bert and Domi and have 4+ mill in remaining cap space remaining from the Marner contract...

I can see the logic behind the trade</div></div>

It does clear up immediate cap and minimise the risk you lose him in free agency so I agree on that point. Yeah Montreal's 5th Overall (Pre Lottery) would probably bring the value up to make it worth it.
Forum: NHLmer. à 11 h 56
Sujet: 2023-2024 NHL Discussion Thread #5: The Final Stretch
:mapleleafs

JD Bunkis had an interesting point on the Maple Leafs today.

They’re obviously the most polarizing market in Canada (and easily have a case for the whole league) but more than that, they’re the most fascinating to cover.

Hear the point out (I’m extrapolating from what he said).

They are obviously the most covered, and have so many voices and stories that circulate and they dominate in both social and mass media coverage. But there’s nothing anyone can do because they’re just such a sight.

His example:

Boston is cut and and dry.
Peeke is week to week (LB), he’s out.
He won’t be on the ice.

We’re rotating our goalies. Done.

Toronto..
Nylander is __________ deal with it.
But he’s at practice because _________ .

Matthews isn’t at practice; _________ .

It’s not a criticism but it’s just simply how could you not cover this as a fan or journalist?

If Swayman was missing from practice today, or McDavid wasn’t taking rushes - there would be the same alarm bells.

Which continues (including more extrapolating from JD):

You have Mitch being dubbed both an elite, top winger in the league - as “The Invisible Man”.
Both are true.

And now you have a team who’s going to have to evaluate keeping “The Invisible Man” which means payday, while you have Matthews who has battled adversity and won over the fan base.

There isn’t a more NERVOUS fan base in the league. And that’s why there’s so much coverage.

It’s not an overreaction or over-saturated atmosphere; there’s just simply SO much going on around them week-to-week

yet we can’t even get a Nylander is week-to-week or day-to-day….

Games 3 and 4 arguably will dictate the rest of their run.
They’ve survived losing Game 1 decisively by rebounding in Game2: and they’ve done it without Nylander “and Marner”.
But can they take control on Home Ice.
Because if they can do it, the fan base will go bananas.

If they don’t… the fan base will go bananas… but this way includes booing in your own barn.

EDIT:

Even funnier after JD has a great like 30 minute segment about all this, and after I post this;

Keefe just makes some clear statements on both Nylander (possible for tonight) and Matthews (maintenance as expected) amid all the discourse within the last 2 hours.