We will learn something about him tonight. This will be a career watershed moment for him.
I don't think there will be too much slack in the rope, if LA scores a couple quick ones.
We will learn whether he is a clutch playoff goalie or a regular season set of pads. This is his moment on the stage, especially after getting the hook a couple of days ago.No pressure tho....
Come on Murray Toronto had a good defense?? When in the 60's?
Toronto has the same issues as the Oilers. All offense and no defense or goal tending. And lets be honest D wins championships, and paying a player like Darnell Nurse $9.5 Million a year may cripple the Oilers for the foreseeable future unfortunately.
Look at the stats! Last year was a huge difference defensively.Come on Murray Toronto had a good defense?? When in the 60's?
2020-2021 Leafs 5th best - Edmonton 20th (Shots against)Come on Murray Toronto had a good defense?? When in the 60's?
I think I found a leafs fan .............. and no doubt Oilers D is terrible but shots against is a small piece of the puzzle. Shots I agree is part of the equation but scoring chances is much more meaningful as is time of possession. The leafs have the puck a lot which is great and obviously a good offense is the best defense as you don't get scored against if you have the puck, but when they don't have the puck on their stick Toronto is in trouble. And sorry to say but until a teams leaders make defense more important then their offense they won't win. Look at all the teams leaders who win, defense is primary. Red wings started winning when Yzerman became an all around player, Colorado when Sakic did the same, LA, the Ducks, Tampa, the list goes on, all defensive teams with defensive leaders. Boston is my pick this year.
Fine look at the goals for and against. It's about the the same. Edmonton is leading in goals for, but are mediocre (17th) in goals against. Toronto is good 9th in goals for and 7th in goals against. Sorry, but you state no stats. It's just your opinion and I disagree and have provided stats.
Stats are great, but they tell a very small piece of the picture Murray we both know that. Would you rather have Morgan Rielly Evan Bouchard or Cale Makar on D if you were in game 7 of the Stanley cup? I know who i would pick and I also know who has the worst playoff stats of all 3 right now. I might also take Brad Marchant over 99% of the forwards in the NHL because he is a playoff player and is great defensively and knows how to win in the playoffs. Again leadership, it's important in the playoffs. Not so much in regular season where guys like Johnny Gueaudreau can look like elite players only to be ghosts in playoffs, he might have 5 points in a 6-1 win but in a 2-1 playoff game he is blanked and vapor out there.
Not if they are are smart….You can gamble with anything you like Richard. Maybe some of those Ont. guys would actually even take a wager....
Go Oilers Go.You can gamble with anything you like Richard. Maybe some of those Ont. guys would actually even take a wager....
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OK I will take bets totalling up to 10,000 of the rarest Vette Coins that the Leafs are FINISHED tonight. Bets finalized at start of game.You can gamble with anything you like Richard. Maybe some of those Ont. guys would actually even take a wager....
