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In my comments about the inability of the Leafs to win games to be played on consecutive calendar days Eastern Time, I mentioned only 1 win iām such a game after last preseason. The Leafsā 3ā2ā3ā0 win-regulation loss-OT loss-shootout loss record May look impressive, but thatās because of points in each of the games the Leafs played at home to the Flames and Canucks and in the NYC metro area against the Isles and NYR (3ā0ā1ā0). In the remaining games of such back-to-backs the Leafs have a not-so-good 0ā2ā2ā0 record. Before the NHL 2024 All-Star Break the Leafs have 3 sets of games theyāll have to play that donāt have a calendar day between them and 6 (3 in March) after that but before the 2024 NHL postseason. Thatās 18 games the Leafs have to play that donāt have a calendar day ET between them before what may very well be the end of the Leafsā current season.
Iāve been saying it; stop back passing a million times and just dump and chase! At the very least thatās the last thing theyāll expect from youā¦
And sure enough, everytime there was a dump in tonight it led to a scoring chase, a few of the best ones actually. The leafs are better at winning those puck battles than they are at dangling through anyone. As good as the top 4 are, theyāre all actually quite terrible at dangling through guys.
Obviously we donāt want Marner to totally change his play style; he is who he is and thatās valuable.
But go to a simple, hard work play when the dispydoodling isnāt quite working.
To me, itās like this; dispydoodling spends morale whereas simple hard work plays build it.
You can build moral with a successful dipsydoodle, but only a bit. But if you mess it up, it saps a lot of morale.
And itās the reverse for simple hard work plays like a dump and chase.
The trade off is that dump and chases are tougher on the body and you canāt be repeating it all game or youāll burn out.
But the thing is that when you build moral properly, the game gets easier and the bounces go your way more often. Also, as your moral rises, that of the opponent falls. So itās a compound effect.
When I see the dipsydoodling, I just see someone making another withdrawal from a dwindling account. And when they score, Iām almost dismayed because I know that itās all on borrowed time.
People keep saying āoh come on their record is decent, we shouldnāt be so hard on themā, and thatās why stats people are stupid; no offence.
How many leads have they blown this season; all of them? The only games they seem to be able to win consistently are the ones where they start down by 2 goals..
Theyāre relying on pure genetic talent and itās working, but when playoff time comes what really makes the difference is grit.
With other teams throwing their bodies in the line, what exists of leafs morale will crumble and the dipsydoodling wonāt be nearly as effective.
TLDR; DUMP AND CHASE MR FANCY PANTS.
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The Leafs are imploding before their fansā eyes, but in the end it wonāt mean squat. You wanna know why ? Leaf fans are notorious bandwaggoners, they huff and puff when they are angry at the team, but the minute they put a winning streak together, all is forgotten and forgiven. That is until the next meltdown. Leaf fans are like Steelers and Packers fans, loyal to a fault, but blindly loyal. Thereās a reason why the Leaf fanbase are the most despised among all other NHL fanbases, even though they havenāt been a threat to win the Stanley Cup since 1967 ! They can become extremely obnoxious and pompous the minute the team wins something. Then they get too cocky for their own good, and create bulletin board material for other teams and fanbases to rally around. Remember ā WE WANT FLORIDA ā ??
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Is Steve MIA?
Leafs are Leafs, itās tradition for New Year Eve. Nobody can be surprised.
Sitting David means absolutely nothing to the team. Sit one of the sore four..
Leafs very leaky team. 10-10 in reg