god I can't wait till all these assholes are fired
you can definitely make a contending team around the greatest goalscorer in the game
it's time to let some other folks try now
I think the key matchup is Florida's powerplay vs the Leafs PK which is their weakest spot as a team.
complicating this is the Leafs current "tough" kick...there's gonna be more scuffles this time, they're going to spend more time in the box, and that's not going to help
special teams have...
ok I see
and ya not saying Sammy was great last year or anything. he sucks and won't be back here next season. but we had a better defensive team before. last offseason it was always gonna be can they get more offence without taking away too much defence. Looks like the answer is no.
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they'll be facing a top defensive team in hockey to start, but they've got a puncher's chance having Matthews/Marner who have the talent to dominate a series. Barkov might have a wonky back again, too, apparently..