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

Hits stats aren't the most reliable, but i was thinking that the leafs didn't really put the pedal to the metal in round 1 - seen in both coach rolling the lines and pairs fairly evenly and in the hits being lower than usual. So i took a look at the leafs hits/60 in round 1 last year compared to this year,:


Last Year ---> This Year

Matthews 15.69 ---> Matthews 6.72
Marner 2.42 ---> Marner 6.28
Nylander 3.45 --> Nylander 2.07

Tavares 15.29 ---> Tavares 5.05
Knies 13.06 ---> Knies 5.99
Bertuzzi 10.14 ---> McMann 16.80

Domi 2.52 ---> Domi 7.95
Holmberg 9.51 ---> Holmberg 4.63
Robertson 6.13 ---> Robertson 8.73

Kampf 8.34 ---> Laughton 11.30
Jarnkrok 4.91 ---> Jarnkrok 8.74
Dewar 12.53 ---> Lorentz 14.04

Reaves 39.64 ---> Pacioretty 26.79
Gregor 26.00 ---> Kampf



McCabe 8.81 ---> McCabe 3.99
Edmundson 10.10 ---> Tanev 1.52

Rielly 4.83 ---> Rielly 0.00
Lyubushkin 15.06 ---> Carlo 0.50

Benoit 18.59 ---> Benoit 10.27
Liljegren 6.71 ---> OEL 5.07

Brodie 6.99 ---> Myers



Well the dropoff in hits from the dmen is pretty striking at least. From the top 6 forward too for the most part. Though there's been an uptick from the bottom 6.

 
Hits stats aren't the most reliable, but i was thinking that the leafs didn't really put the pedal to the metal in round 1 - seen in both coach rolling the lines and pairs fairly evenly and in the hits being lower than usual. So i took a look at the leafs hits/60 in round 1 last year compared to this year,:


Last Year ---> This Year

Matthews 15.69 ---> Matthews 6.72
Marner 2.42 ---> Marner 6.28
Nylander 3.45 --> Nylander 2.07

Tavares 15.29 ---> Tavares 5.05
Knies 13.06 ---> Knies 5.99
Bertuzzi 10.14 ---> McMann 16.80

Domi 2.52 ---> Domi 7.95
Holmberg 9.51 ---> Holmberg 4.63
Robertson 6.13 ---> Robertson 8.73

Kampf 8.34 ---> Laughton 11.30
Jarnkrok 4.91 ---> Jarnkrok 8.74
Dewar 12.53 ---> Lorentz 14.04

Reaves 39.64 ---> Pacioretty 26.79
Gregor 26.00 ---> Kampf



McCabe 8.81 ---> McCabe 3.99
Edmundson 10.10 ---> Tanev 1.52

Rielly 4.83 ---> Rielly 0.00
Lyubushkin 15.06 ---> Carlo 0.50

Benoit 18.59 ---> Benoit 10.27
Liljegren 6.71 ---> OEL 5.07

Brodie 6.99 ---> Myers



Well the dropoff in hits from the dmen is pretty striking at least. From the top 6 forward too for the most part. Though there's been an uptick from the bottom 6.

I always appreciate the concept of the more hits you have just means you don't have the puck. 15-5 shows you are a bit more in control.
 
Berube wants the D to collapse to the net and block the passing lanes/shots. They give up the perimeter where I think a lot of Dmen rack up hits, which also pumps the xGA.

The forwards are a bit surpsing considering how much they dump the puck. But most of them really don't finish checks. Just pressure the dman retreiving.
 
You're in Florida, surprised you don't take advantage of the Florida resident deals for cruises.
I have. Got bored of them. Then covid hit and I said screw it. I've been to every country in the Caribbean and most multiple times.

I've been focusing on Asia the past few years. Their wet markets are awesome!
 
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