OT: Leafs/NHL Thread

traps#10 · Post #261 » by **traps#10** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:28 am

A lot of leafs fans watching outside the ACC weren’t even born the last time Leafs advanced lol

720 · Post #262 » by **720** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:29 am

Pretty cool

6ixset · Post #263 » by **6ixset** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:29 am

That work by Matthews to go 1-0 was great to watch.

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720 · Post #264 » by **720** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:31 am

The Warrior wrote:Serious question, how far are we expected to go?

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From what my Leafs friend told me. It all depends on tomorrow, the Bruins and Panthers game.

biblast · Post #265 » by **biblast** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:32 am

3 OT wins on the road! This might the year, it just might….

The Warrior · Post #266 » by **The Warrior** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:33 am

720 wrote:
The Warrior wrote:Serious question, how far are we expected to go?

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From what my Leafs friend told me. It all depends on tomorrow, the Bruins and Panthers game.

Ah I see. I would guess the Panthers are in the best interest if they want to advance further.

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D.Brasco · Post #267 » by **D.Brasco** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:33 am

traps#10 wrote:A lot of leafs fans watching outside the ACC weren’t even born the last time Leafs advanced lol

Not gonna lie blind fan devotion to the team is one of the reasons its taken this long for the team to finally get to the 2nd round. Other franchises would have probably risked folding/moving in weaker markets over a 20 year drought.

Childs · Post #268 » by **Childs** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:34 am

Happy for Leafs fans. Almost 2 decades of suffering. They needed this bad.

Brinbe · Post #269 » by **Brinbe** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:36 am

who else remembers this

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mdenny · Post #270 » by **mdenny** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:37 am

The Warrior wrote:Serious question, how far are we expected to go?

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Boston bruins just put together a regular season for the ages. Some ppl at TSN calling them among the best teams ever.

But it's hockey. The best team doesn't always win. And the leafs were definitely not the better team in this series. Tampa basically dominated the series and lost. Hockey is fickle.

If they play Boston and win...the next two series will be against inferior teams relatively speaking.

M3tro · Post #271 » by **M3tro** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:40 am

Brinbe wrote:who else remembers this

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Watch on YouTube

dublo7 · Post #272 » by **dublo7** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:42 am

I mean anything can happen in hockey. Happy for Tavares to get that goal.. that bounced off a Tampa Bay player last name starts with B... but gotta have some bounces go your way in 19 years. Finally.

Brinbe · Post #273 » by **Brinbe** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:51 am

M3tro wrote:
Brinbe wrote:who else remembers this

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

those quinn teams were the exact same. they just waited till the conference finals till they choked lol. those sens and flyer series were so damn good though.

if you're old enough to even remember those teams it's funny what this team has become in the last 20 years before this point.

The Warrior · Post #274 » by **The Warrior** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:51 am

mdenny wrote:
The Warrior wrote:Serious question, how far are we expected to go?

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Boston bruins just put together a regular season for the ages. Some ppl at TSN calling them among the best teams ever.

But it's hockey. The best team doesn't always win. And the leafs were definitely not the better team in this series. Tampa basically dominated the series and lost. Hockey is fickle.

If they play Boston and win...the next two series will be against inferior teams relatively speaking.

Wow I see. Thanks for explaining.

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And1Skip · Post #275 » by **And1Skip** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:52 am

6ixset wrote:That work by Matthews to go 1-0 was great to watch.

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Left-handed stick pass to Matthews left handed stick one-timer shot is the most lethal hockey shot there is, even the analytics say it (a lot higher chance than having an opposite handed stick pass). In addition, Matthews, finally gets on the right (opposite) side for the shot rather than his previous shot (and also his PP chance in the first). Beauty - hope he gets more of these chances next round.

JB7 · Post #276 » by **JB7** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:53 am

Brinbe wrote:who else remembers this

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That’s so long ago, Sami’s son Kasperi has already played 8 seasons in the NHL :lol:

But I go back to the Gilmour/Clark era, when they actually made conference finals.

Lord_Zedd · Post #277 » by **Lord_Zedd** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:54 am

Brinbe wrote:it was this long ago lol

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That's a crazy trip down memory lane.... Zdeno Chara and Jason Spezza were on that Sens team lol

And they both just recently retired

Bruin · Post #278 » by **Bruin** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 2:58 am

Chuck just congratulated Jamal Murray postgame for the Leafs finally winning a series lmao

6ixset · Post #279 » by **6ixset** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:02 am

Bruin wrote:Chuck just congratulated Jamal Murray postgame for the Leafs finally winning a series lmao

lol saw that. Jamal was more like 8 years old, not even 12 yet. Didn't seem to care about them winning though :lol:

dafan590 · Post #280 » by **dafan590** » Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:08 am

Watch on YouTube

starts at 3:23