How have the Senators climbed back into the series? Why do the Maple Leafs have trouble closing out playoff series? How have the Senators reversed their penalty kill problems? Should the Leafs make any lineup changes? TSN Hockey analyst Mike Johnson joins SC with Jay Onrait to break things down.
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THE REFS!! THAT IS THE REAL PROBLEM! TAVARES WAS FLATTENED IN FRONT OF THE NET WITHOUT THE PUCK! SERIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN OVER AFTER LEAFS WINNING GAME 4! THE FACT THAT THE SERIES IS STILL GOING AND THE SENS WON GAME 5 IS ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT!!
3 overtime games. Potentially it could have already be over for Toronto. Truly overrated. The leafs will probably win but there will never win four rounds of playoff hockey. Enjoy your first round victory because that’s as far as you’ll ever get.
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Can you imagine having a job covering the Leafs and having to ask the same questions to the same guys year in and year out ?
That’s gotta be boring.
We must accept the inevitable. Sens are a grittier team . Leafs hang on to weak postseason players like Mathews and Marner. Tkachuk is a behemoth compared to those squirmy worms.
seperate marner and mathiews it aint working
Can you imagine the drama if the sens force and win game 7 😅
Leafs problem is gutlessness. It starts with Matthews and trickles down the lineup. Fear of confrontation.
the stress is causing them to squeeze their sticks so many failed / missed shots
Leafs gave Sens a second life when they failed to score in OT. Sens playing with house money.
Lol.
If they find up losing in game 7. Toronto should try switching coaches. 😂
split the big 5 in PP, that's what I would do
The reason is this is the best they can play.
The core four are wound up too tight! They need to relax a little and enjoy the moment. Take a deep breath. Don't clutch your stick so tight. Relax. Still skate hard etc … but mentally relax and It will come. Good luck boys.
Simple, the core only care about paychecks and social media status rather than doing something.
How did Ottawa get back in the series? The Leafs sucked big time in game 5. Its nothing Ottawa did. Reminded me of the reg season
No guts, no glory 🧚♂️
The Leaf's fanbase and media are their own worst enemy. When a player can't go hit up a Starbucks/Tim Hortons without being recognized or hounded, it gets in their head, and the only constant since 1967 has been the city and fanbase. The cycle goes like this:
Media hypes up the largest, most profitable fanbase in the sport –> Fans buy into it –> Regular season success yields "this is our year" sentiment –> Pressure gets in their heads –> Playoff choke –> Offseason malaise –> Repeat.
I've theorized this from living in Dallas and seeing the same thing happen with the Cowboys.
Leafs will win this series and lose the next one.
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