Sammy a également gagné et Bob a perdu depuis la publication de ce message. C’est l’heure de quelques sourires
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blimjahey
@Maple Leafs de Toronto
Sammy a également gagné et Bob a perdu depuis la publication de ce message. C’est l’heure de quelques sourires
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blimjahey
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Only Leafs goalie to win a series since 2004.
I must say, it would be a great story to go from waivers to Conn Smythe winner in a few months
We have a great chance but to think we have any hope of getting past teams in the east is just wrong.
Boston and Florida are just better teams.
Another gift from the previous GM, thanks KD!
My prediction: he’ll be stellar in playoffs and actually save the leafs a couple rounds , then they sign him and he’s just never the same
For perspective, Sammy was 5-3-6 (3.44 GAA, 0.863 SV %) before getting sent down, and 13-2-0 since returning from his break with a 2.33 GAA and 0.914 SV%
Most importantly is the eye test. He’s looking real comfortable in net and coming through with big saves on dangerous chances. Glad to see him bounce back. First half of the season was rough for him.
I can’t believe Woll is still even in the conversation right now. Unless something catastrophic happens before the year ends, there isn’t a damn chance anyone is starting in the playoffs but Sammy.
All those conversations from bozos saying to dump Sammy and ride Woll and an AHL backup are looking mighty hilarious right now.
The only chance this team had was Sammy getting back on track and thankfully he has.
Remember, this is with our defense.
I don’t want to be that guy but wins are a team stat. Sammy could be letting in 5 goals a game and as long as the Leafs are putting up 6, it boosts that Win Pct.
It’s not all negative, though. Since his return to the lineup, among 27 goalies who have played at least 15GP, his save percentage is 11th (0.912), just shy of Demko and Sorokin and ahead of Markstrom, Georgiev, Vasilevskiy, Oettinger. He has a +8.9 GSAx in that timeframe, which puts him 10th on aggregate. He’s playing really well. I just don’t think we should get hung up on Win Pct.
What about the save percentage stats? I know Samsonov had a rough start to this season, but the Leafs still have blue line issues and the offense being inconsistent (especially the Leafs went 0 and 4 on the PP last night).
We can’t assume the Leafs win the cup if Sammy starts in the playoffs. If the Leafs want to win the cup, they need everyone to contribute as a team, and especially our Core 4 needs to do something. There’s a reason why we lost to the Panthers last season not because of Bob, our offense can’t find other ways to beat Bob.
Then again, **maybe** this season will be different than last year. We will wait and see.
That’s quite the leap for a guy that was below .900 last month and on the season
Is it even true? He has 18 wins in 31 starts according to nhl.com
Maybe win two rounds of hockey before talking about the cup?
By my estimation, the Leafs will win the cup. Unless there are refs cause they hate us….
Deserves the start. I hope they give it to him.
I was shocked when they put this graphic up.
I know he’s been good since he’s been back, but that’s outrageous.
LOL OP. I love Sammy, and yeah he’s hot af right now; but the playoffs are just a completely different game. Our transition defence is what holds us back, and they just can’t seem to adjust once the post-season starts. Sammy is standing on his head for us, and he’s the beacon of hope we haven’t had in years!
At the end of the playoffs this season, leaf fans will ask the same questions.
Where did our Top 6 go?
Why doesn’t the GM address the goaltending issue?
Really happy for Sammy, but I can’t even imagine a cup win. I might be jaded, but I just can’t see them getting past the refs, especially if Boston and FLA are the opponents. It will be a shit show, as always.