MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
This makes so much sense. We actually just misheard the Dubas quote at that presser.
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This makes so much sense. We actually just misheard the Dubas quote at that presser.
leafman101
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This year the Leafs still need to create expectations in order to crush us. So they’ll go to the conference finals.
Wayward DP
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don't get leads, win in OT. duh.
Wayward DP
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Surprised it’s that good. Feels like we’ve blown a ton of leads this year
Volcanologist
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we have. you can blow leads and still win/get points, particularly against average or weak opponents.
gets a lot harder to do that in the postseason.
SundinsTooth
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Leafs score well in the third overall, however on the road they are way outscoring their opponents and at home, getting outscored.
Reason #321 for why the Leafs should avoid passing the Panthers.
Reason #321 for why the Leafs should avoid passing the Panthers.
zeke
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that is pretty bizarre.
scoring and scoring against by period is near identical home and away, except for goals against in the 3rd period, which is DOUBLE at home what it is on the road.
MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
Some of that is from OT wins though after blowing the lead but still winning the game.
Oct 11 v MTL: 3-2 Lead after the 2nd, gave up 3 in the 3rd but scored 2 to tie and won in OT
Nov 10 v CGY: 2-1 Lead after 1, 4-1 lead by 5 minutes into the 2nd. Calgary ties 4-4 we win in shootout
Nov 19 v Minn: 2-1 lead after 2, 3-1 lead early 3rd, Minnesota scores 2 in the 3rd to tie, we win in OT
Nov 30 v Sea: 3-1 lead after 2, Seattle scores 2 in the 3rd, we win in SO
Feb 15 v PHI: 3-1 lead after 2, Philly scores 2 in the 3rd, we win in OT
March 2 v NYR: 2-2 after 2, we score at 8 minutes of 3rd. NYR scores with 2 minutes left to tie. We win in SO
April 8 v Pitt: We just watched it last night.
This is in no way meant to be comparative. I don't know how this compares to other teams and their ability to hold leads. Just pointing out that someone who doesn't have a warm and fuzzy feeling watching this team go into a defensive shell in the 3rd isn't crazy even if the results works out in the end somehow.
fwiw, that's just the blown leads that went to OT. I'm sure there are more than we've scored our way out of in regulation.
SundinsTooth
Leafs Moderator
Is it pure coaching? Or just sampling randomness?
mbow30
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LeafOfFaith
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Down 4-1 with a minute to go, that's the face of a guy praying to get three Kampfs and two Baboonskins to deploy all at once.
Bleedsblue&white
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vibecession
zeke
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So.....if I take each subset, turn it into a full-game stat, and rank it against league total stats (not against per-period stats because that's too much work)....
Home Offense: P1 2.69 (#28), P2 4.39 (#1), 3.46 (#1)
Home Defense: P1 2.31 (#1), P2 3.39 (#26), P3 4.08 (#32)
Road Offense: P1 3.08 (#17), P2 3.95 (#1), 3.47 (#1)
Road Defense: P1 2.61 (#5), P2 3.47 (#28), P3 2.05 (#1)
So we this weird thing where we're play super defensive hockey with no offense in the 1st periods, and wide open hockey with no defense in the 2nd periods, both at home and on the road.
In the third periods, we're awesome offensively at home and on the road. But somehow we're amazing defensively in road 3rds, and horrific defensively in home 3rds.
leafman101
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Good road games.
Wayward DP
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lol what the fuck
MindzEye
Wayward Ditch Pig
Anywhere coaching has touched this team over most of the last 8 years, we've sucked. Babcock and now Keefe.
LeafOfFaith
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Probably just a coincidence.
After 10 years of playing shit over young/good and hard matching crap against best, then I'd have to start suspecting something. But not quite there yet.
After 10 years of playing shit over young/good and hard matching crap against best, then I'd have to start suspecting something. But not quite there yet.