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

[Artnes]

Been watching this team for a long time and not many have had the mental strength to deal with the pressure of playing here.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Of course. He has the drivers already aboard and would love our passengers. Our passengers are the best passengers in the league.

His drivers were actually shit. I didn't notice anything of import out of Barkov, Tkachuk, Verhaeghe, or even Bennett other than his elbows.

Marchand and their other guys collectively Chris Pauled us.

 

[CTheBigPicture]

Well he can get one for now.

And there's no doubt that Marner will be a playoff warrior for any team he signs with.

No way. He won't be a "warrior" for any team.

Will he succeed? Depends on the team. Team needs to habe proven playoffs performers already in place plus solid leadership.

On that team he'll lead the playoffs in points.

 

[zeke]

Been watching this team for a long time and not many have had the mental strength to deal with the pressure of playing here.

and tbh the pressure is way worse now than it was back the last time we saw guys thrive under it.

 

[Artnes]

ok well this is a real point tbh.

like they do know they have it really fucking easy in florida.



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Mitch will breathe a big sigh of relief playing his first game in California. No one will give a fuck about him

 

[zeke]

Of course. He has the drivers already aboard and would love our passengers. Our passengers are the best passengers in the league.

yeah tkachuk bennett reinhart verhaeghe forsling jones were amazing before they got to florida.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

and tbh the pressure is way worse now than it was back the last time we saw guys thrive under it.

Social media today makes it a billion times worse than a few Sportsline comments from Hebscher and Tatti, and a couple of scathing Cox articles in the Star. Toronto may be a place where nobody can ever win.

 

[axlsalinger]

Well he can get one for now.

And there's no doubt that Marner will be a playoff warrior for any team he signs with.

Narrator: There is in fact very much doubt about whether Marner will be a playoff warrior at any time, with any team

 

[MindzEye]

Marchand and their other guys collectively Chris Pauled us.

I think you mean Nick

 

[Preston]

Social media today makes it a billion times worse than a few Sportsline comments from Hebscher and Tatti, and a couple of scathing Cox articles in the Star. Toronto may be a place where nobody can ever win.

The 5000 miserable failures in a row makes it a lot worse. But it's true that we never really saw them look much like the free, lack of caring/zero expectation guys in that caps series in the playoffs ever again.

 

[MindzEye]

Narrator: There is in fact very much doubt about whether Marner will be a playoff warrior at any time, with any team

Yeah, someone put up that graphic from the other day showing that he has like 3 puck touches away from the boards the entire playoffs.

 

[Hoss]

Marner is signing in Tampa to play with coop.

Reilly has to go as well. He's someone I could see playing in the Pacific..LA Seattle or Anaheim

 

[axlsalinger]

poor dumb biz


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[LeafOfFaith]

I think you mean Nick

I don’t even know anymore.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Sure, but part of that is because we're shit in the playoffs because we target Laughton's instead of Marchands.

It becomes a cyclical, self fulfilling propechy. If we were the skilled, big dick swinging playoff animals, he would have been happy to come here.

And Simmonds instead of Perry.

 

[Volcanologist]

Marner is signing in Tampa to play with coop.

Reilly has to go as well. He's someone I could see playing in the Pacific..LA Seattle or Anaheim

that is a brutal contract. even if he waived the Leafs aren't unloading it without taking a similarly juicy turd in return

 

[MindzEye]

Tampa isn't giving Mitch 12+

They're more or less capped out already next year. Sharks, Utah, Anaheim, Chicago, Islanders all have the cap to make it happen.

 

[leafman101]

ok well this is a real point tbh.

like they do know they have it really fucking easy in florida.



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They still thought they were gods in Toronto until the 6th or 7th identical failure.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Tampa isn't giving Mitch 12+

They're more or less capped out already next year. Sharks, Utah, Anaheim, Chicago, Islanders all have the cap to make it happen.

I think you can add Carolina, Buffalo, Philly.

 

[MindzEye]

that is a brutal contract. even if he waived the Leafs aren't unloading it without taking a similarly juicy turd in return

Nah, it's not bad. 28th highest paid defender in the league, good veteran, history of showing up in the playoffs. Someone will be interested and without expecting us to take an albatross in return. The bigger hurdle is it being a place he'll waive to go imo.