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2nd Rnd '25 Playoffs: Leafs vs Panthers - Flo-Rida them onto the ECF - LFG!

in some ways he made way too many adjustments.

his lines and pairings were different almost every game, and changed during the games too. some of that was due to injury but that doesn't explain all of it.

an underrated part of the team right now is how consistent the lines and pairings have been so far. The 1st and 4th line and D-pairs haven't changed one iota during this playoffs run.

The 2nd and 3rd lines have been in flux, but that's probably mostly due to Patches being a question mark coming in - in his mind, brooby has probably always wanted a healthy patches on the 2nd line.
I agree. Short term data is so noisy that all the machinations end up doing is hurting the team over a longer period. I think it's this nuance that analytics have struggled with at times. Playoff success means being effective when your exhausted and beat up and emotional which means playing with muscle memory as much as anything.
 
The speed to create separation is more important in the playoffs than in the regular season, and it's already as important AF in the regular season.

Someone posted the stat earlier this season about how a huge percentage of playoff goals are off rush chances and we had more or less stopped scoring off the rush in the playoffs over the previous few seasons.
 
The speed to create separation is more important in the playoffs than in the regular season, and it's already as important AF in the regular season.

Someone posted the stat earlier this season about how a huge percentage of playoff goals are off rush chances and we had more or less stopped scoring off the rush in the playoffs over the previous few seasons.
and ironically, in this regular season.
 
Wonder if the Panthers are gonna take a good run at Willie in game 3 given his performance/stats? Is it out of the realm of possibility of a deliberate hit with intent to injure?
 
just an side about the poor nerdies this year. IMO weak nerdies are a real worry when it's about a lack of talent. But we've seen this team put up elite nerdies many years so we know the weak nerdies this year aren't a talent issue. That's why for me it hasn't been quite the worry it could have been argued to be.

and while our playoffs hockey hasn't been a whole lot different, it's hard to ignore the rush offense we've been getting - which makes me think that maybe brooby felt that using the regular season to instill his defensive principals as much as possible was the most important thing, and that he could always let them open up in the playoffs and the skill would still be there.

maybe, at least.
 
This fucking team...

So you know that person that gets cheated on and gets back with their SO, maybe even more than once?

I have always thought, "how the fuck can you go crawling back to someone who screwed you over, how can you trust someone that has shown you they can't be trusted....how the f" .....jesus christ....I'm a Leaf fan, and after telling myself it was over now, who cares.... go ahead and lose to Florida....Damn these fuckers for these last two games, cause I'm taking them back again, with open arms.
 
Matthews 8gms, 2gls, 8pts (21gl/82pt pace)
Marner 8gms, 2gls, 10pts (21gl/103pt pace)
Knies 8gms, 4gls, 5pts (41gl/51pt pace)

Tavares 8gms, 3gls, 5pts (31gl/51pt pace)
Nylander 8gms, 6gls, 13pts (62gl/133pt pace)
Pacioretty 6gms, 2gls, 6pts (27gl/82pt pace)

Domi 8gms, 2gls, 4pts (21gl/41pt pace)
McMann 8gms, 0gls, 1pts (0gl/10pt pace) <--- think he's been a bit unlucky not to have more tbh
Holmberg 8gms, 0gls, 1pts (0gl/10t pace)

Laughton 8gms, 0gls, 2pts (0gl/21pt pace)
Jarnkrok 8gms, 0gls, 1pts (0gl/10pt pace)
Lorentz 8gms, 0gls, 1pts (0gl/10pt pace)



McCabe 8gms, 0gls, 4pts (0gl/41pt pace)
Tanev 8gms, 1gls, 3pts (10gl/31pt pace)

Rielly 8gms, 3gls, 6pts (31gl/62pt pace)
Carlo 8gms, 0gls, 0pts (0gl/0pt pace)

OEL 8gms, 2gls, 4pts (21gl/41pt pace)
Benoit 8gms, 1gls, 2pts (10gl/21pt pace)




Matthews 8gms, 21:15, 2gls, 8pts, +3 (21gl/82pt/+31) --- Barkov 7gms, 19:30, 2gls, 6pts, +0 (23gl/68pt/+0)
Marner 8gms, 22:35, 2gls, 10pts, +3 (21gl/103pt/+31) --- Reinhart 7gms, 21:34, 2gls, 6pts, -1 (23gl/68pt/-12)
Knies 8gms, 20:20, 4gls, 5pts, +1 (41gl/51/+10) --- Verhaeghe 7gms, 18:06, 2gls, 5pts, -1 (23gl/59pt/-12)

Tavares 8gms, 18:29, 3gls, 5pts, +0 (31gl/51pt/+0) --- Bennett 7gms, 16:22, 4gls, 6ps, -1 (47gl/68pt/-12)
Nylander 8gms, 19:01, 6gls, 13pts, +0 (62gl/133pt/+0) --- Tkachuk 7gms, 15:09, 3gls, 6pts, +0 (35g/70pt/+0)
Pacioretty 6gms, 12:47, 2gls, 6pts, +3 (27gl/82pt/+41) --- Rodrigues 7gms, 13:31, 0gls, 1pts, -3 (0gl/12pt/-35)

Domi 8gms, 13:05, 2gls, 4pts, +0 (21gl/41pt/+0) --- Lundell 7gms, 15:48, 3gls, 8pts, +6 (35gl/94pt/+70)
McMann 8gms, 12:26, 0gls, 1pts, -2 (0gl/10pt/-21) --- Marchand 7gms, 15:55, 1gls, 7pts, +8 (12gl/82pt/+94)
Holmberg 8gms, 11:57, 0gls, 1pts, +1 (0gl/10pt/+10) --- Luostarinen 7gms, 16:00, 2gls, 8pts, +9 (23gl/94pt/+105)

Laughton 8gms, 13:59, 0gls, 2pts, -1 (0gl/21pt/-10) --- Sturm 7gms, 9:16. 0gls, 0pts, -3 (0gl/0pt/-35)
Jarnkrok 8gms, 12:24, 0gls, 1pts, -3 (0gl/10pt/-31) --- Boqvist 7gms, 7:15. 0gls, 0pts, -3 (0gl/0pt/-35)
Lorentz 8gms, 12:11, 0gls, 1pts, -3 (0gl/10pt/-31) --- Greer 3gms, 5:16, 0gls, 0pts, -4 (0gl/0pt/-109)

Robertson 2gms, 10:18, 0gls, 1pts, +0 (0gl/41pt/+0) --- Samoskevich 4gms, 11:20, 0gls, 1pts, +0 (0gl/41pt/+0)



McCabe 8gms, 21:57, 0gls, 4pts, +3 (0gl/41pt/+31) --- Forsling 7gms, 22:58, 0gls, 1pts, +1 (0gl/12pt/+12)
Tanev 8gms, 19:39, 1gls, 3pts, +5 (10gl/31pt/+51) --- Ekblad 3gms, 20:50, 1gls, 2pts, -1 (27gl/55pt/-27)

Rielly 8gms, 21:29, 3gls, 6pts, +3 (31gl/62pt/+31) --- Jones 7gms, 26:11, 2gls, 4pts, +2 (23gl/47pt/+23)
Carlo 8gms, 18:55, 0gls, 0pts, +2 (0gl/0pt/+21) --- Mikkola 7gms, 18:35, 0gls, 0pts, -2 (0gl/0pt/-23)

OEL 8gms, 19:05, 2gls, 4pts, +1 (21gl/41pt/+10) --- Schmidt 7gms, 14:23, 3gls, 4pts, +3 (35gl/47pt/+35)
Benoit 8gms, 18:00, 1gls, 2pts, -3 (10gl/21pt/-31) --- Kulikov 7gms, 17:20, 0gls, 2pts, -3 (0/23/-35)

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --- Balinskis 4gms, 12:05, 1gls, 1pts, +4 (21gl/21pt/+82)



Stolarz 7gms, .901 --- Bobrovsky 7gms, .876
Woll 2gms, .875 --- XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 
Pretty happy with patches so far. Usually it’s the other team that gets unexpected contributions in their lineup. We have patches, domi and Dmen all pitching in goals. You love to see it. And Nylander and Knies have been unbelievably good.

The way this team handles adversity has been on a different level. It’s comforting to see them not panic and respond time and time again. Go leafs GO!
 
This fucking team...

So you know that person that gets cheated on and gets back with their SO, maybe even more than once?

I have always thought, "how the fuck can you go crawling back to someone who screwed you over, how can you trust someone that has shown you they can't be trusted....how the f" .....jesus christ....I'm a Leaf fan, and after telling myself it was over now, who cares.... go ahead and lose to Florida....Damn these fuckers for these last two games, cause I'm taking them back again, with open arms.


I hear ya.
 
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