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GDT #53: 28/2/22 - Sanction the Russkys

In fairness that guy also said he missed the Burke teams that were shit bc face punching Usually a good tweeter but odd take that you’d rather watch Colton Orr punch a few guys than *checks notes* …the best Leaf team ever.
 
I mean if you like tough teams and fighting than nothing better than some of those Burke teams 7-0 blow out losses to Atlanta.
 
I’m glad Dubas is nowhere near as emotional as I am watching this team bc the losses are rarer than ever but also seem to magnified more than ever as people look for ways we’re going to lose this time.
 
hockeylover said:
I’m glad Dubas is nowhere near as emotional as I am watching this team bc the losses are rarer than ever but also seem to magnified more than ever as people look for ways we’re going to lose this time.
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Basically, it seems anytime they win the regular season doesn't matter and people will post clips of a Leaf getting knocked down which is supposed to be a big deal I guess. Once they lose though, regular season matters a ton.
 
leafman101 said:
Which btw, was absolutely insane, but also the most John Tavares shift ever.

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He’s fucking amazing. You look and it’s only a 45 second clip, but the work put into that shift should leave a player feeling like they played 2-3 minutes. If I didn’t look at the time, I’d have thought that was 2 minutes at least because he did so much.

Nylander also made a few critical plays there to keep it alive and in the zone. Sort of criminal that he doesn’t end up with an assist on that too.
 
zeke said:
Caps tried to get big and bad, with all sorts of help from the refs, but the Leafs' toughness pushed back and their skill took over.

Nice win.
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yup, reffing was brutal. by the end of the third it was full 'playoff hockey' BS. glad to see the boys hang in there.
 
leafman101 said:
I'd rather have a team with Tavares balls than Wilson balls. Wilson pushing guys after the whistle is only effective if it stops Tavares from doing what he did next, not encourages him to.
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plus angry Auston >>>>>>>>>>>

and he was throwing his weight around in the third last night. fucking dominant. such a joy to watch.

don't poke the bear...
 
LeafOfFaith said:
That list didn’t even mention his tap of the puck out of the air and over to Willy behind the net. Dude is amazing.
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LeafOfFaith said:
He’s fucking amazing. You look and it’s only a 45 second clip, but the work put into that shift should leave a player feeling like they played 2-3 minutes. If I didn’t look at the time, I’d have thought that was 2 minutes at least because he did so much.

Nylander also made a few critical plays there to keep it alive and in the zone. Sort of criminal that he doesn’t end up with an assist on that too.
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Yep. He's all work ethic, and then making crazy skilled plays in tight spaces.

If he had any sort of speed he would have been Crosby.
 
And this is an improved skating Tavares. Dude used to be completely immobile but he worked his ass off to gain a step in the early years of his career. His summers were entirely dedicated to working on his skating. Just goes to show, you can only improve skating so much.
 
Preston said:
And this is an improved skating Tavares. Dude used to be completely immobile but he worked his ass off to gain a step in the early years of his career. His summers were entirely dedicated to working on his skating. Just goes to show, you can only improve skating so much.
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His skating is interesting. There's times when he's faster than others. Not sure if anyone remembers that OT game either last year or the year before when he chased down a guy all the way from the other end of the rink to tie up his stick just before he got to our goal, and then went back the other way and we (and he?) scored.

I think he may have my issue, which is that I get fucking tired for no reason sometimes and just don't have that extra boost. And other times I'm flying. I think it's a conditioning thing with me, that I'm not active enough, and that can't be his issue. Lately I've tried drinking a ton of water before games because I thought maybe I was getting dehydrated, and it has helped. But anyway, when I see him, he looks tired a lot, and it's partially from busting his ass all shift long, but then Matthews has those crazy shifts too and you never see him hunched over or gasping.
 
Wayward DP said:
'punching their way out of the playoffs'?
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I swear like 20% of fans are just fine with that approach...bewildering.

"Tavares did fuck all after getting decked by Wilson...big pussy!"

Uh, didn't he immediately go out and will his way to a goal to win the game? Derp.
 
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