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I really hope he goes far because he has all the makings of a great goalie who retires and become a media guy like Biron

All the teams I didn't want to win besides Ottawa have gone off a cliff as of late TBL for Girgs, down 3-1 to FLA MIN was toppling VGK but is now down 3-2 after a fluke OT winner in Game 4 and a BS offside tonight LAK over EDM, started great but LAK decided that a challenge was needed in Game 3 and they've spiraled ever since (Down 3-2) COL is losing to DAL but I really don't have strong feelings for either WPG is doing their usual implosion against STL this time I guess WSH is winning at least CAR just ran over the NJD So far the TOR vs OTT series has been perfect, Toronto showed up the Sens early on and then have done their perpetual downward spiral upon reaching a series clinching game.

Leafs still looking like maybe chokers. LA definitely looking like chokers big time.

The Oilers are something else with their back to the wall.

Oilers taking over, Vegas taking over.

Excuse me? Cherry picking? Your image literally proves what I said. Hollins and Cooper, and their 106 yards, are gone.

That hurt my brain. He said imminent not eminence.

and I thought my jokes were bad

That last line might in fact be Terry's thinking this time. Sad to say but that might be it. Five years and no improvement SHOULD result in firings but alas, it does not. It is making me lose interest in next season even before these playoffs are over, and that's a first. I usually only think like that after free agency.

Cozens more playoffs goals than the Adams’ regime

Been preaching that for years (as have some others here). Terry P does not seem to agree with this idea. Murray sort of realized that but there hasn't been much effort to address it since then. Doesn't matter though, they aren't in the playoffs and seem content with that so no reason to a worry about it in their minds.

I know I'm supposed to love OT playoff hockey, but I just hate both teams.

Boy, that Matthew Boldy is some player.

They did that the last two years

That there is a Russian novel of sadness laced with madcap, absurdist black humor. There has been flux, the swing of mutability on the surface, with the constant despair in the depths and in the record of futility.

Perhaps a character flaw, but my ex Sabre schadenfreude is running hotter than any standard hatred for the Leafs. Maybe it’s because I know neither will get by Florida in round two, and their impending doom is just a matter of time. Only benefit to extending the series is less rest.

I agree with bolded. What's weird is the amount of substantial changes they have actually made over this 14-year debacle: Embark on an aggressive fantasy GM plan to push a middling team into contention Open the checkbook for the most high-profile free agents willing to sign. Fire the most successful coach in franchise history Embark on a deliberate two-year effort to be overtly terrible in an attempt to acquire a franchise player(s) and build with youth. Fire the most successful GM in franchise history Hire a beloved former captain and star to run the team, and a former cup-winning GM to advise him. Hire a beloved former coach to teach grit and passion. Hire a gunslinging super-scout to be GM Trade away the captain and pretty much all your key skaters Trade away your all-star goalie and the face of the franchise Embark on a fast-track plan to flip your futures for a contending core, built around a size model Sign a name free agent scoring winger to a multi-year, big money deal Sign an older well-respected name free agent scoring winger to a smaller deal to be leader Make one of the biggest blockbuster multi-player trades in franchise history Trade away a first round draft pick for a new franchise goalie Open up your treasure chest of futures to trade for the biggest-name player on the trade market, sign him to a huge contract Draft a franchise centre, sign him to a huge contract and eventually name him captain Sign a high-profile former Stanley Cup winning coach Sign another bigger-name free agent scoring winger to a bigger multi-year, big money deal Fire your high-profile former Stanley Cup winning coach Fire your gunslinging GM Hire a touted up-and-comer from a Stanley Cup winning organization to be your GM Embark on a slow, methodical plan to build through bargain basement shopping, mobile defencemen, and a aversion to long-term contracts Hire a touted up-and-comer who used to be a star player for you to be your coach Draft a franchise defenceman, sign him to a huge contract and eventually name him captain Trade one of your biggest-name players for a big package of middling veterans and futures. Acquire a soon-to-be UFA one-way scoring winger sign him to the 2nd-biggest contract in franchise history after a great half-season Fire the touted up-and-comer who used to be a star player for you as your coach Let the "franchise" goalie you paid a first-rounder to acquire walk for free. Hire a completely out-of-the-box choice as your coach Fire the touted up-and-comer from a Stanley Cup winning organization as your GM, not because of slow progress, but because he wouldn't listen Hire a completely out-of-the-box choice as your GM because he used to play in the NHL and you know him and trust him. Embark on on a last-ditch plan of telling the out-of-the-box GM to give the out-of-the-box coach the players he wants in order to make your franchise centre captain stop complaining and asking to be traded. Sign yet another big-name free agent scoring winger, this time to a short-term contract with full trade protection. Fire your completely out-of-the box coach Embark on another sell-off aimed at rebuilding from with in with youth, and this time really mean it. Trade away the captain and pretty much all your key skaters for futures, or let them walk for free Let your goalie walk for nothing and continue what is now an annual tradition of starting the season with troubled or unproven players in net Draft another franchise defenceman, sign him to a huge contract and eventually name him...no wait, he's not captain yet. Stop spending to the cap Hire a long-time NHL assistant with a reputation for player development as your coach Invest heavily in an analytics department led by one of the field's most touted minds Patiently wait for the kids to develop, and betting on their progress by signing some to long-term deals before they've fully earned them. Fire the long-time NHL assistant with a reputation for player development as your coach Re-hire the most-succcessful coach franchise history Start making a few changes to and around your wrong core. ???? The only thing that hasn't changed over the years — aside from the magic veteran winger band-aids — is the losing. As much as it's a tragedy for us, it's also a true comedy, actually. Really, not making a substantial change when one is clearly needed might be the one thing they haven't tried. 🤣

Yeah i couldn't believe Thompson wasn't going over Kreider, that's mind boggling to me.

This Leafs debacle.

Us fans are always the ones that get screwed.

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