Why does having US teams in the division make a difference?
PrailinesNDick
We leave too many points on the table vs shitty teams, while our divisional rivals clean up.
The Habs, Sens and Sabres are always jazzed up to play us and I don’t think they care about Tampa or Florida in the same way. Meanwhile our guys couldn’t give a fuck about beating Ottawa on a Tuesday in February.
urasmisis
look at how the leafs play games. i swear like 50 games of the regular season can be summed up like this:
start the first period strong, pressure is applied early and by the half way point, leafs begin to let go of the gas. other team starts getting momentum. score is probably 1-0 leafs by now.
the goal deludes ppl into thinking it was a great first period.
second period starts incredibly slow for toronto, team allows a goal within the first 5 minutes. we play on the boards the whole period, chip and chase, PP does nothing. Opposing team plays physical and leafs can’t compete. score is probably 2-1 for other team.
third period is just as weak. but leafs control the game, just get nothing offensively. PP still trash. Then in the final 10 minutes, leafs put it in high gear and attack like crazy, opposing team hangs on for dear life. we get a goal to tie it, if not win the game.
the fan base forgives the style of play because we won, but this leads to the leafs losing a lot of easily winnable games.
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Why does having US teams in the division make a difference?
We leave too many points on the table vs shitty teams, while our divisional rivals clean up.
The Habs, Sens and Sabres are always jazzed up to play us and I don’t think they care about Tampa or Florida in the same way. Meanwhile our guys couldn’t give a fuck about beating Ottawa on a Tuesday in February.
look at how the leafs play games. i swear like 50 games of the regular season can be summed up like this:
start the first period strong, pressure is applied early and by the half way point, leafs begin to let go of the gas. other team starts getting momentum. score is probably 1-0 leafs by now.
the goal deludes ppl into thinking it was a great first period.
second period starts incredibly slow for toronto, team allows a goal within the first 5 minutes. we play on the boards the whole period, chip and chase, PP does nothing. Opposing team plays physical and leafs can’t compete. score is probably 2-1 for other team.
third period is just as weak. but leafs control the game, just get nothing offensively. PP still trash. Then in the final 10 minutes, leafs put it in high gear and attack like crazy, opposing team hangs on for dear life. we get a goal to tie it, if not win the game.
the fan base forgives the style of play because we won, but this leads to the leafs losing a lot of easily winnable games.