Mighty AC Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I don't know, being out shot by a 2-1 margin 90% of the season sounded like a pretty solid game plan. Hard to believe it worked as long as it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Let's not talk about the Leafs anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I don't know, being out shot by a 2-1 margin 90% of the season sounded like a pretty solid game plan. It's the goaltending's fault! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Let's not talk about the Leafs anymore. Our women kick ass in rugby. Beat France 24-0 in the final of the Hong Kong sevens tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Raptors are in the playoffs. Jays season starts today. There are distractions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 The only parade to be planned in the city of Toronto is the funeral procession. Ugh .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthere Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Jays season starts today. Time to cut their losses and see if they can get a bag of pucks in a trade for Dickey. Crushed again. Leafs looking done here. Phaneuf is gonna wear the goat horns, but they were smoke and mirrors all along. Do you think Phaneuf can repeat again as Most Overrated Player in the NHL as voted by... the other players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthere Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Only one out of 7 Candian teams will even make the playoffs this year. Now that is ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Heres the headline for tomrrows paper. Stajan scores hat trick in win on return to TO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Well lookit that, Leafs are back within striking distance of a wild card spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I want to talk about the Blue Jays now. Starting the season 2-1. A sports radio host I listen to Tweeted last night that Maple Leaf Square better be just as lively later this month when the Raptors make a playoff appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthere Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 The Red Wings are a great story right now. They beat the Big Bad Bruins last night to really help their playoff chances and put another nail in the Leafs coffin. They're doing it without their best players too, many key injuries. Is there any doubt that Mike Babcock is a great coach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 I want to talk about the Blue Jays now. Starting the season 2-1. A sports radio host I listen to Tweeted last night that Maple Leaf Square better be just as lively later this month when the Raptors make a playoff appearance. But those sports suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted April 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 But those sports suck. Without a rooting interest, I can actually watch Basketball more than Hockey, I enjoyed much of the recent March Madness NCAA tournament. I can only watch baseball with a rooting interest. Saying X sport sucks is so objective it's not really worth the debate. I can even watch a bit of Curling if I care who wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted April 3, 2014 Report Share Posted April 3, 2014 Without a rooting interest, I can actually watch Basketball more than Hockey, I enjoyed much of the recent March Madness NCAA tournament. I can only watch baseball with a rooting interest. Saying X sport sucks is so objective it's not really worth the debate. I can even watch a bit of Curling if I care who wins. Of course it's subjective (I think that's what you meant, though I'd appreciate objective evidence that basketball sucks. *squeak squeak basket squeak squeak basket the other way squeak squeak foul basket basket*) Don't get it, but then, I really only like two sports. And curling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 In Meme form. Beat Bruins. . . Lose Bernier for 3 weeks. I think that's pretty much it for the Leafs this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty AC Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 I think that 8 game, zero point, losing streak did it for the Leafs. Bernie going down again was just the added insult. I'd even say that's a bigger implosion than the last 10 minutes of game 7 against the Bruins last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Now I know all you folks back east think TO is the center of the universe, but how about those Canucks! They are still barely in the hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty AC Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 It's good to know that Canuck fans can be as delusional as members of Leafs Nation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 We are diehards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 I think that's pretty much it for the Leafs this season. The only think we can hope for is that signature Leafs failure... a slight spark of hope, followed by a pirhouette and... out... I think it was... ummm... 1989... The Leafs had *almost* made the playoffs, then went on a skid (naturally) at the end of the season so it had come down to the last game. They had to win to make the playoffs, a tie wouldn't do it. I think it was against Chicago. They took an early lead, which they blew... and Chicago tied it to go to overtime. So we were now desperately rooting for them to win... but Todd Gill coughed up the puck in his own end, giving a Black Hawk a 1-1 with the goalie which naturally resulted in a goal. Leafs highlights since the 1970s I can count on one hand: Lanny McDonald scoring on the Islanders to take the Leafs to the Semi-Final against Montreal in 1978 (?), Sittler's 10 point game, the Doug Gilmour years, the Battle for Ontario in the playoffs a bunch of years in a row... I don't know if I even consider myself a fan anymore. I sure don't watch the games these days. Still consider myself a 'diehard' fan, though, if I have followed a losing team all my life. I don't owe them anything, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 We are diehards! Are you talking about Canucks fans? Because, sorry, that's the last word I would use to describe Canucks Nation. Anyway, the Canucks went out with a whimper last night. One of Gillis or Torts is gonna get the chop I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthere Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 I'd be surprised if either of them were still employed 24 hours after the Nucks go golfing after Game 82. Gillis has failed miserably to inprove the team for a few years and deserves to get fired over the goaltending fiasco alone. His public comments on Tortorella recently were also groubds for bye bye. I suspect he knows he's dead meat and is venting while he still has somebody listening. Tortorella failed in the most basic way: getting the most out of his players. The Nucks have some skill. Tortorella tried to impose his game of shot blocking and grinding styles instead of using what he had to best effect. You have to work to the strengths of your players, not to what you perceive as a system that works in all circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty AC Posted April 8, 2014 Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) I wonder how Leafs Nation feels about paying Dion $8M next season now. How does paying Clarkson $4.75M, $5.5M and then $7M over the next 3 seasons sound? Kessel had a good year, 5th in points sitting at 80 right now. However, $10M is still a lot of cash for a one dimensional player. It must also sting a little to see Seguin finish a few points ahead of him. On a happier note, this is the last year that Darcy Tucker's salary will count against the cap. Edited April 8, 2014 by Mighty AC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted April 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) I wonder how Leafs Nation feels about paying Dion $8M next season now. How does paying Clarkson $4.75M, $5.5M and then $7M over the next 3 seasons sound? On a happier note, this is the last year that Darcy Tucker's salary will count against the cap. Dion was going to get that money anyway. Also the cap is going up. I'm more upset about Clarkson because he was a huge bust. Nonis should be fired simply for that move. If I'm being optimistic about this, the Leafs are still a very young team, they don't need to demolished a rebuilt like the Nucks. Improvement in the D is clearly a must. Edited April 8, 2014 by Boges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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