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Playoff Hellebuyck gonna playoff Hellebuyck.

I think Tampa was a bit of a paper tiger by playoff terms. Vasi has his third straight subpar 1st round and no one on their roster other than Guentzel performed particularly well. And, even with that, Florida didn’t generate a ton at even-strength. They feasted on the power play, but, as we...

I think this will be a tighter series than most people are expecting. Florida is a tough opponent, for sure, and the Leafs are the underdogs - but only barely, I’d say. This is really another coin flip series for the Leafs. If a few things break right, they could absolutely win. They just really...

The problem is that it also always felt like they had more to give, which is where the sentiment is coming from. A lot of that stems from the style Berube has them playing. There's less dominance with the puck, but more dominance without it. It doesn't look as good, but it can be very effective...

I didn't think they'd get out of the 2nd round, but I really thought they had enough to beat the Oilers this year.

Getting more long-balls the last couple games. Hopefully means they're starting to heat up. AL East looks like it could be a tight race this year.

He let in some rough goals, but, at the end of the day, he only allowed more than 2 goals in one game in the series. He gave the team a chance to win every night, and that's all you can reasonably expect from your goalie.

Need the rest of the first round to end (or be down to the last game, at least) before that’ll be announced. If everything ends tomorrow, could be Saturday, I would imagine, but Sunday feels more likely.

They never make it easy, but they got this one done

Patches!

2 minutes for playing defence.

Yeah. Like we’ve never seen anyone traded at the deadline go on a playoff run elsewhere and resign with his original team. Totally unique concept. :rolleyes:

There were a few times in the last game where the Leafs had pressure for a couple shifts until the puck ended up on his stick. He wasn't finishing his checks or making good plays with the puck. He's shown flashes of being able to be more - and, maybe he just needs to put in more time with the...

Absolutely. Marner did the hard work with the puck, but the majority of the league would not have recognized how that play could (and did) develop and get into a good spot to deliver that shot. Most of the credit goes to Marner, for sure, but Matthews still contributed an important aspect to...

Last year, sure, but, he was also more effective during the season last year than he was this year. He was actually a pretty decent 4th liner in the back half of 23/24. This year, he was completely unplayable. Age and injuries have made him completely ineffective. A lot of that is true of...

Nah. While Patches' play has dropped off, he's still miles ahead of Reaves.

There was definitely some suggestion that was the case. While he didn't have full trade protection, the Bruins decided to do right by him and only send him to a team he wanted to play for - or, at least, that's what was being suggested by those in the know.

His contract is up after this season. They were never under any obligation to pay him for next season. Also, don't be surprised if he ends up signing with Boston. Paying him or not paying him next season had nothing to do with the trade. They weren't going to make the playoffs and saw an...

Yup. The zip on his shot has come back some, though. Accuracy still missing. Whatever it is that’s been ailing him feels like it’s getting better (or was before he hurt his wrist last night), but it’s still having a significant impact.

We can be pretty confident it’s something physical for Matthews since A) we know he saw a specialist for it and B) we can see the physical impact when it comes to his release, accuracy, etc. The impact is largely things that wouldn’t be affected by anything mental. He also hasn’t much decrease...