I can hear Don Cherry’s voice right now.
AND THATS WHAT YA GET KIDS WHEN YA START HOT DOGGIN AT THE END OF THE GAME LIKE THAT. THATS WHAT HAPPENS
Ron: surely Don you can’t be advocati-
RIELLY, CANADIAN KID, DID NOTHING WRONG, THATS WHAT A SHOULD DO WHEN THEYRE HOT DOGGIN
You know what makes me happy
In the pettiest way possible.
This slime ball lost in the finals, chased the bag in the off season, got punked by Reavo, missed the playoffs then watched his old team win a cup without him.
As a certified Gudas hater, it warms my heart.
How the fuck does one even evaluate that game?
We get fucked on Mo’s goal.
We get fucked on the OTG penalty
We get fucked on a BS icing call
We get fucked on the missed elbow to Marner’s skull
We get fucked on the winner by Gudas holding the stick
That was a fucking farce
Fun facts about Nick Foligno.
1. He captained the biggest upset in NHL playoff history
2. He fucks
3. After being traded, he told Joe Bowen “Let’s go win a fuckin cup”
4. He fucks
5. His dad was on the ‘93. Conference final Leafs team
6. He fucks
Leafs PK with Ilya Mikheyev on the ice:
Goals for: 5
Goals against: 3
High Danger scoring chances for: 11
High Danger scoring chances against: 13
The man is a penalty killing GOD.
@aliceinfall
@Cate__Johnson
It’s absolutely your concern. Minden is cottage country. Many people from all over the place buy groceries at that Valu-Mart. The mask is to protect others from you, they have every right to ask someone to wear a mask to protect themselves.
Listen up chucklefucks.
We’re playing Florida or Boston round 1. Both teams are full of absolute fucking shitheads that are going to try to run our guys through the boards at every opportunity. Sometimes it’s less about charts and more about how many bruises you can cause
In 58 games, Jack Campbell has caught and passed Curtis Joseph, Ed Belfour, James Reimer, Frederik Andersen and Jonathan Bernier in GSAA.
The only goalie with more GSAA in the past 30 years for the Leafs is Felix Potvin.
In short, Jack Campbell is good.
#LeafsForever
The Leafs second line is one of the best in hockey right now and I don’t think I’ve ever seen 3 people with such vastly different personalities in my life.
This has been making the rounds but honestly, make them watch this 1000 times.
Make them take a special note of what happened after: them skating away with the puck. Keep throwing those big bodies around!
The most encouraging thing about tonight’s game was this right here.
Auston and Mitch IMMEDIATELY jump into the scrum with Bert.
That didn’t happen before.
Keefe sending out Ritchie Simmer and Clifford after the hit on Sandin then sending Simmer right back out as soon as he got out of the box is boss shit. He understood the assignment.
Big surprise Neal Pionk isn’t missing any time beyond his suspension after being out in concussion protocol 15 minutes before Spezza’s hearing. Nothing to see here.
Listen, Jack Campbell is a great guy, and in a vacuum, I’d wish him nothing but success.
HOWEVER
An entire summer of Oilers fans spouting off about it and all the shit thrown at Murray and Samsonov make me extremely happy to see him get lit up. Sorry Jack.
The NHL claimed the Leafs had an unfair advantage and forced them to close their training facility in the offseason and barred them from paying for player development.
3 of the 4 remaining teams dont have a state income tax and the CBA does nothing to adjust for it.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a trade like the Kadri/Barrie-Kerfoot deal.
Fans on both sides happy with the deal, heartbroken their boys are leaving and coming together telling each other to take care of their boys.
It’s awesome, and it sucks.
Kyle Dubas said he’s “willing to bet everything” on this group being able to get it done. The guy that stayed in Jersey with an injured Kerfoot. Called JT’s wife on his way down to the medbay in game 1. That guy just stuck his neck out for you fucks. Get. It. Done.
When Phil Kessel came off the ice after the game, he didn't go into the dressing room.
He went immediately to the medical area to find & support Clayton Keller.
Wait, are you saying a non call by the referees can alter the trajectory of a hockey game? Oh man, Jets fans learning this for the first time it seems. That’s tough. Sorry you guys are going through this.
No Leaf’s game tonight, so I’ll bless the TL with this iconic
@BonsieTweets
call from Game 7 of the Leafs Sens series in 2002.
The story goes Pat Quinn showed the Leafs this play call in the locker room after the game.
The Leafs won game 7 3-0.
When you acquire Ryan O’Reilly, Noel Acciari, Sam Lafferty and 3 years of Jake McCabe at $2M for almost the same price as Tampa paid for Tanner Jeannot
Show me a good coach and I’ll show you a good goalie.
2 of 3 coaches have Vezina nominee goalies.
Keefe coached the Leafs to a 115 point season in the toughest division in the NHL with .900 goaltending.
Tampa have had a 5 on 3 in each of the last 3 games.
Anyone want to tell me when the last time that happened in the playoffs was?
Is this at all consistent with the other series happening right now?
Imagine Tampa had the Toronto media to deal with. The headlines.
“Waiving Tyler Johnson a slap in the face that will cause dressing room drama”
“Cirelli will sign offer sheets from 3 different teams for $12M”
“Did the Lightning shoot themselves in the foot by winning the Cup?”
Florida traded a soft 115 point winger in the off season and landed an absolute gamer in return after getting their added handed to them in the second round last season.
I see no reason why the Leafs can’t do the same. Find a kid who’s not only skilled, but a fucking PROBLEM.
This is the stupidest thing about the NHL, and the MLB for that matter.
As a fan, I should be more worried about opposing players than the fucking officials. I should have no reason to know a referee’s name. The fact that we all do shows that the NHL has a very bug issue here.
One thing we got wrong this season.
The regular season matters.
If the Leafs had won a few more Tuesday night games against the Habs, Sabres or Coyotes. They wouldn’t have played Tampa in round 1.
If there’s a lesson to be learned this season, that’s it. Every game matters.
My wife, who knows absolutely nothing about hockey despite my best efforts, just asked me why all the intermission panelists seem like they hate the Leafs.