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The good thing is we'll know within a month if the leafs have a shot at the playoffs or not.

We just waited over 3 months for the lockout to end, surely we can remain calm for another month to see how this season is really looking.
 
All I have to say is F the negativity, F the BullSh*t, and F everyone else.... we are Leaf fans for life:

Now lets get some good vibes back in this thread.

[video=youtube;rQl66eMnnes]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQl66eMnnes[/video]
 
sir pyscho sexy said:
What zeke and player have been saying...

The media's as annoying as you let it be. I mean there's a reason we all post here as much as we do...

Nor is the sky falling. It's been five games.
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Not only it's been but 5 games, but we're in good company too.

The media will tell you we're tied for 14th, but reality is we're also tied for 9th with 5 other teams, including NYR, BUF and PHI. And PHI has played 1 more game than us. I don't see any NYR fans panicing, and more, the media keeps talking about how the Sabres are finally gelling as a team and how the high price UFAs they signed last summer are paying dividend now ... blah blah blah. After 5 games 5 both have 4 points.

We've also seen the very best of this team when we beat the Pens, playing a dominant game at both ends of the rink, using our speed to our advantage and giving the Pens close to nothing offensively. We've obviously also seen the very worst of this team in the 3rd period vs. the Isles, and also in the 3rd period vs. NYR. This is a young team that's still learning a new system under Carlyle. There are times our old habit (of playing pond hockey, trading chances) will show its ugly head.

So let's take a collective deep breath and ignore the 'trade everyone while you can still get something' propaganda by the dumb local media. I'd say by the quarter mark of the season, which is in another 5 games, we'll have some idea of the chance we'll make the playoff.
 
So far this year I've seen it like this:

2 quality wins = leafs were full marks for their victories vs. MTL and PIT, and only a good performance from Price kept that one close.
1 undeserved loss = leafs outplayed Buffalo significantly, but took the unlucky loss
1 stupid loss = leafs were the better team vs. the Isles, but just fell apart / got sloppy. Coach also pushed his luck by going with Scrivens even though Reims had looked much better the game before.
1 fully deserved loss = the Rags completely outplayed the Leafs
 
zeke said:
So far this year I've seen it like this:

2 quality wins = leafs were full marks for their victories vs. MTL and PIT, and only a good performance from Price kept that one close.
1 undeserved loss = leafs outplayed Buffalo significantly, but took the unlucky loss
1 stupid loss = leafs were the better team vs. the Isles, but just fell apart / got sloppy. Coach also pushed his luck by going with Scrivens even though Reims had looked much better the game before.
1 fully deserved loss = the Rags completely outplayed the Leafs
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Yup
 
Wow, nobody seems to understand what Jays was saying at all.

IT IS NOT ABOUT 5 GAMES! IT IS ABOUT 7 YEARS AND WITH NO PLAYOFFS AND STILL COUNTING!!!

So yeah, you can dismiss the media and ignore them but people are frustrated because of the 7 years and no playoffs for this team. It has nothing to do with being reactionary over 5 games this year. This has been building for a long time with how embarrassing this team has been for almost a decade.

That is what Jays was saying and I agree with him.
 
zeke said:
So far this year I've seen it like this:

2 quality wins = leafs were full marks for their victories vs. MTL and PIT, and only a good performance from Price kept that one close.
1 undeserved loss = leafs outplayed Buffalo significantly, but took the unlucky loss
1 stupid loss = leafs were the better team vs. the Isles, but just fell apart / got sloppy. Coach also pushed his luck by going with Scrivens even though Reims had looked much better the game before.
1 fully deserved loss = the Rags completely outplayed the Leafs
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+1
 
yeah I'm sure they and you'd all be happy as clams to draw conclusions about the leafs if they were 4-1.
 
Volcanologist said:
guess not everyone's as easily satisfied as you are, zeke.
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People like Zeke and PTBNL have forgotten what its like to have a winning team to cheer for. They have forgotten what its like to have high expectations and pride in a winning team. In its place they have become accustomed to mediocrity and constant failure over the past 7 years. Much like a lot of people on this board.
 
zeke said:
yeah I'm sure they and you'd all be happy as clams to draw conclusions about the leafs if they were 4-1.
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People are frustrated with over the 7 years of non playoff failures, not just these first 5 games. Do you not get that or are you too dense to realize it. People are angry and frustrated due to the MANY years of failure and the start to this season is just the icing on the cake so far.

It would be different if this team had been in the playoffs in recent years and then suddenly people were overreacting to the start of this season. That is not the case at all. This team has been an embarrassment for almost a decade! Trying to brush this off as just reactionary fans after 5 games is simplistic and foolish.
 
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MapleLeafBlueJayBoy said:
People like Zeke and PTBNL have forgotten what its like to have a winning team to cheer for. They have forgotten what its like to have high expectations and pride in a winning team. In its place they have become accustomed to mediocrity and constant failure over the past 7 years. Much like a lot of people on this board.
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Oh this is like 10 different kinds of bullshit.

Zeke and Player were two of the people most critical of Burke...

Being upset with persistent mediocrity, shit goaltending for close to a decade, poor asset management at times, etc. is not mutually exclusive with NOT THINKING THE ****ING SKY IS FALLING 5 GAMES INTO THE SEASON.

Just about everyone without fail on this board recognizes the Leafs need a #1C and legit starting goalie. The difference is not everyone has their panties in a knot because the Toronto media is full of blowhard idiots.
 
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