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Game 26: Leafs & Reimer @ Bruins 7:00PM ET CBC,NHLN-US,NESN (HD)

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I'm waiting to see how the Sens and Habs record looks like after they play 4 against the Bruins. Nobody has beat these guys in regulation time in over a month. Why anyone would expect the Leafs to beat them is beyond me. The way they are playing now they could be in for a long run.
 
WAYNEINIONA said:
I'm waiting to see how the Sens and Habs record looks like after they play 4 against the Bruins. Nobody has beat these guys in regulation time in over a month. Why anyone would expect the Leafs to beat them is beyond me. The way they are playing now they could be in for a long run.
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The Habs have played the Bruins 3 times and they're 2-1 against them (back to back wins). The game the Habs lost was 1-0
 
Zee said:
WAYNEINIONA said:
I'm waiting to see how the Sens and Habs record looks like after they play 4 against the Bruins. Nobody has beat these guys in regulation time in over a month. Why anyone would expect the Leafs to beat them is beyond me. The way they are playing now they could be in for a long run.
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The Habs have played the Bruins 3 times and they're 2-1 against them (back to back wins). The game the Habs lost was 1-0
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Well I guess I should start paying more attention to the Habs. :-[
 
Busta Reims said:
Alright, before all the doom and gloomers drive me away from the site for the night, I just wanted to try to put things into perspective a little bit. The Leafs have not fared well against the Bruins - and, yes, that's putting it mildly - but, let's not forget, the Leafs still have 54 games left against teams other than Boston, so, let's not give the Leafs struggles against the Bruins undue weight.

Also - against teams not from Boston, the Leafs have gone 14-6-2, with a goal differential of +15. When they're not playing Boston, they've been pretty good, and, they're almost done with Boston - no more games against the Beantowers until March.
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This is how I look at it too. 14-6-2 against non-Boston teams is outstanding.
 
I also like what I see from Colborne the last few games.  I know he hasn't played against the top defenders but his line has generally done well.  I would have tried him with kessel and lupul in the third.
 
princedpw said:
This is how I look at it too. 14-6-2 against non-Boston teams is outstanding.
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Even if they don't win a single game against the Bruins, if they keep that pace against the rest of the league (as unlikely as that may be), that's a 103/104 point pace. I don't think a single person around here would be at all disappointed by that - in fact, I imagine it would exceed almost everyone's expectations, and significantly in some cases.
 
Busta Reims said:
princedpw said:
This is how I look at it too. 14-6-2 against non-Boston teams is outstanding.
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Even if they don't win a single game against the Bruins, if they keep that pace against the rest of the league (as unlikely as that may be), that's a 103/104 point pace. I don't think a single person around here would be at all disappointed by that - in fact, I imagine it would exceed almost everyone's expectations, and significantly in some cases.
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I fully expect Burke to explore every avenue for tangible improvement of this team. Whether that means bringing up Kadri when he's ready, trading for a better asset or what have you, this team will probably see an improvement in personnel going forward.
 
It's annoying losing to the Bruins and in the fashion it has happened this season, but I'm not overly perturbed by these two losses as I fully expected it to be the case.  That's not to say they get a pass, not at all, but Boston is on absolute fire right now. 

One thing the Leafs sorely lack going up against the Bruins is toughness, and that's with Burke molding this team into a tougher one.  Obviously the team has no answer for Chara who is a freak of nature.  But even Lucic has had his way with the team.  Sure, Schenn knocked him on his rear that one time, but Schenn looks small beside him.  Lucic is a wrecking ball and has been near impossible moving from in front of the net.

Put these two behind and try and win these back-to-backers coming up.
 
Peter D. said:
It's annoying losing to the Bruins and in the fashion it has happened this season, but I'm not overly perturbed by these two losses as I fully expected it to be the case.  That's not to say they get a pass, not at all, but Boston is on absolute fire right now. 

One thing the Leafs sorely lack going up against the Bruins is toughness, and that's with Burke molding this team into a tougher one.  Obviously the team has no answer for Chara who is a freak of nature.  But even Lucic has had his way with the team.  Sure, Schenn knocked him on his rear that one time, but Schenn looks small beside him.  Lucic is a wrecking ball and has been near impossible moving from in front of the net.

Put these two behind and try and win these back-to-backers coming up.
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For sure. The Lucic-Krejci-Horton line owned Toronto for most of the night.
 
Reimer didn't get much help from his defencemen last night.  Of course, even if he had stood on his head, I doubt it would have been enough to beat Boston.  Once again, Kessel went silent and so did the Leafs' offence, while the Bruins continued to make life tough for them in every facet on the ice.

Leafs need to put these losses (to Boston) behind them and focus on continuing to improve and win and hold their fort in the standings.  Having Reiner back plus a healthy Gustavvson (so far), gives them a good netminding duo once again.

I'm optimistic that this team will continue their winning ways and be a force to still be reckoned with.

 
It just shows how far the Leafs are from being a contender. Agree that toughness would be nice: I mean in the puck battle sense. Getting beat on nearly every corner battle was frustrating to watch.

The Leafs matched them in turnovers created I thought, the Leafs  didn't compete along the boards against the Bs.

The problem with last nights loss is the possible psychological impact. Thinking they "can't" instead of "can". It was the first time I've seen the Leafs pack it in before the end of a game this year. (haven't seen all games though)

sidenote: I thought Reimer looked solid in his return game.

 
Leaflifer said:
It just shows how far the Leafs are from being a contender. Agree that toughness would be nice: I mean in the puck battle sense. Getting beat on nearly every corner battle was frustrating to watch.

The Leafs matched them in turnovers created I thought, the Leafs  didn't compete along the boards against the Bs.

The problem with last nights loss is the possible psychological impact. Thinking they "can't" instead of "can". It was the first time I've seen the Leafs pack it in before the end of a game this year. (haven't seen all games though)

sidenote: I thought Reimer looked solid in his return game.
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While I agree the Leafs are far from being a contender, I don't think the Boston games on their own prove that. The Leafs system of play doesn't match up well against the Bruins. Look at a team like the Habs who play more of a trap system and wait for breaks, they've been in all 3 games against the Bruins, winning 2-would you suggest the Habs are a contender?  Outside of Price they're thin on actual talent.
 
Zee said:
Leaflifer said:
It just shows how far the Leafs are from being a contender. Agree that toughness would be nice: I mean in the puck battle sense. Getting beat on nearly every corner battle was frustrating to watch.

The Leafs matched them in turnovers created I thought, the Leafs  didn't compete along the boards against the Bs.

The problem with last nights loss is the possible psychological impact. Thinking they "can't" instead of "can". It was the first time I've seen the Leafs pack it in before the end of a game this year. (haven't seen all games though)

sidenote: I thought Reimer looked solid in his return game.
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While I agree the Leafs are far from being a contender, I don't think the Boston games on their own prove that. The Leafs system of play doesn't match up well against the Bruins. Look at a team like the Habs who play more of a trap system and wait for breaks, they've been in all 3 games against the Bruins, winning 2-would you suggest the Habs are a contender?  Outside of Price they're thin on actual talent.
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That's a good point. although I will mention throughout the course of a playoff run, a team needs to face different styles and win...and your quite right about the Leafs not matching up well against the Bs from a style-of-play perspective.
 
Does that point lead to coaching? If Toronto's style doesn't match up well should Wilson modify that style to suit playing a certain team?
 
caveman said:
Does that point lead to coaching? If Toronto's style doesn't match up well should Wilson modify that style to suit playing a certain team?
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I didn't say anything about the coaching. What's this beef you have with Wilson?  Do tell.
 
The only beef is on the BBQ. >:(  I am wondering why a coach wouldn't have his team play a different style when they have been dominated 3 times already.
 
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