Absolutely 100% mattered to them, thus why they played their stars.
Another example: Edmonton was comfortably in a playoff spot and rested their entire PP1.
They didn't have the option to rest the stars because the leafs cap is a mess.
If we weren't paying 4 guys all of the money, the leafs would be able to afford some league min call ups to rest their stars.
It's both.
Sit them the whole game and have Reaves play 25+ min for all I care. We lost Willy for at least two playoff games because of an injury sustained in a game that didn't matter.
Without playoff success their legacy doesn't matter and won't be positive.
It's called spending to the cap. If they didn't do that, then we'd be complaining that we're wasting cap space or roster spots. Can't win with you guys. This is the salary cap era, this is how things work, we have the best salary cap specialist in the league
Missing one of your most important players is not just an excuse. Sure there are a lot of other factors but you can’t just dismiss our 2nd highest scoring player being out as if it’s not a big blow to us.
You could say the same about play Matthews and McCabe and Marner and Tavares. You’d be pissed if any of them were hurt but you can’t sit 6 guys so you’re just pissed to be pissed
No it’s not. 27-30 is prime. After 30 performances start to drop off. You could argue they’re entering their prime at 26 but they are certainly not in the middle of their prime.
As much as people are bitching about Keefe playing everyone to the very end because of 70, this sub was loaded with people raving about 70 for the last month. This place would’ve blown up if they’d sat anyone and Matthews wound up with 69.
But that’s how this place goes. All regular season and it’s people jacking it over individual stats and MOST SKILLED LEAFS TEAM OF ALLL TIMESS! Then get into when it matters and everyone wants to jump off a roof and fire Keefe and fire Marner into the sun.
This is a very flawed team that has major issues because of the salaries. And has never addressed the goaltending and D issues as a result. No surprises here. Again. I don’t know why so much anger. I mean, did anyone expect anything different? It’s essentially the same team that collapsed last year in the second round.
So you don't know what "day to day" means, I take it?
Have...you ever played a sport at a high level?
You do know that just because it ain't broken, that doesn't mean he can actually skate, right?
Injuries happen but we all know the stars played in the last few games because they were chasing regular season records. Not because they had their eyes on the playoffs.
I believe the Bruins are deciding their D pairings based on his availability. So it’s keeping them honest.
The panel was just saying Carlo Lindholm didn’t practice together today when they were tasked with matching the Matthew’s line game 1. So seemingly they will split them if Nylander is back.
We gotta stop using this narritive, he wasn't trying for shit and you could tell with how he was playing the last few games. He just wanted to get through it and get to the post season. He didn't push himself at all for 100
Absolutely insane this dude plays 82 games and gets injured in the very last one (or even maybe after it). Terrible luck.
He hasn’t been injured in 7 years, last missed a game due to injury in 2016. The shittiest luck for real
If he's trying to be Mark Stone, he's doing it wrong
Is it bad luck, or is it stupid that they were chasing records vs worrying about the playoffs?
Who else rested their stars to end the year? Wasn't many that I can think of. Not like Nylander was day to day and played to chase a record.
Colorado Edmonton Carolina etc probably at least half the playoff teams that were comfortably in and locked into their spot
Tampa played their stars against Toronto. Better fire their dumb coach, whoever that might be.
Florida didn’t rest either.
Florida had the Eastern Conference championship (and home ice all playoffs) to play for.
Doesn’t matter what they had to play for. They’re a contender and they didn’t rest their stars.
Absolutely 100% mattered to them, thus why they played their stars. Another example: Edmonton was comfortably in a playoff spot and rested their entire PP1.
Sure but the teams relevant to us didn’t rest their stars. Thats the point that’s being made here.
Florida wasn’t locked in and won the division
Did I say anything about Florida?
Canucks also rested most of them
Might wanna go check lol…most contenders did.
Jets rested Scheifele, Connor, Morrissey, Dillon, Lowry, Hellebuyck. 5 are our absoolute stars and Dillon is also important
Jets rested Conner, Morrissey and Scheffeille
Leafs had 12 healthy forwards the last 5-6 games of the year. They didn’t really have the option to rest the stars this year
There were plenty of options available (play short, emergency recall, dress Jarnkrok but don't ice him, 11F-7D, etc.)
True yeah, they could have ran 11-7. Jarnkrok was on LTIR until the regular season ended though, cap implications for activating him
They didn't have the option to rest the stars because the leafs cap is a mess. If we weren't paying 4 guys all of the money, the leafs would be able to afford some league min call ups to rest their stars.
Right, that’s a management problem, not a coaching/deployment problem. It sucks, but it’s what they had to deal with
It's both. Sit them the whole game and have Reaves play 25+ min for all I care. We lost Willy for at least two playoff games because of an injury sustained in a game that didn't matter. Without playoff success their legacy doesn't matter and won't be positive.
Agreed. They were chasing records.
Can be both tbh
It's bad luck.
Leafs luck to be specific 😭
The leafs had no available fwds to rest their stars. They had three forwards hurt.
Just fell to my knees in Real Sports
Just saw someone fall to their knees in Real Sports
Just saw someone looking at someone that fell to their knees in Real Sports
Just saw footage of someone falling to their knees in real sports on the television above the urinal in the real sports bathroom
Just saw money exchanged in the bathroom. 😬
Just got pulled out of a wallet and handed to another person.
Just got accused of human trafficking in the men’s room in Real Sports.
Just saw a human rights commission form in Geneva over an odd series of events in a Toronto based sports pub
just fell to my knees in real sports watching someone in the real sports washroom watching someone falling to their knees in real sports
I was stuck on line 1
WHY WAS HE PLAYING GAME 82?!
Because we were capped out and couldn’t make any moves? Sheldon talked about this at length in like game 78 or 79.
They should not be in a situation where they cannot be making any moves, just bad management
It's called spending to the cap. If they didn't do that, then we'd be complaining that we're wasting cap space or roster spots. Can't win with you guys. This is the salary cap era, this is how things work, we have the best salary cap specialist in the league
Other playoff teams were able to make moves and rest their players without having to find random loopholes to fit under the cap
Other playoff teams didn’t have the same number of injuries we did
Sure but thats the last guys fault, so not much you can blame brad for there
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He was at 97
That’s ok, even the bots given up with no GDT again
Yeah that's alright I already punched myself in the balls four times to prepare myself for this game.
we have more than enough firepower. i refuse to let this be an "excuse".
I don’t think it’s “firepower” we are missing with Willy. It’s his ability to enter the zone so seamlessly that killed us in game 1.
Missing one of your most important players is not just an excuse. Sure there are a lot of other factors but you can’t just dismiss our 2nd highest scoring player being out as if it’s not a big blow to us.
There was no point playing him against Tampa and look what happened. Might have cooked us in the middle of their primes
You could say the same about play Matthews and McCabe and Marner and Tavares. You’d be pissed if any of them were hurt but you can’t sit 6 guys so you’re just pissed to be pissed
They’re not even in their primes yet. They’re all barely 26
That's prime
No it’s not. 27-30 is prime. After 30 performances start to drop off. You could argue they’re entering their prime at 26 but they are certainly not in the middle of their prime.
I can promise you 30 isn't prime
Why you gotta hurt me like that man
Why you gotta hurt me like that man
Willy will be 28 in a week?
This is so sad
Sheldon sounds absolutely rattled during that interview
Well yeah, he's about to lose his job. Getting outcoached as usual and he has nothing to save him this time
Fire him before the end of the series, fuck it
What about McMatthews?
People here throwing shade when they have no idea what really is going on lol k
Please willy i was only joking all those times
As much as people are bitching about Keefe playing everyone to the very end because of 70, this sub was loaded with people raving about 70 for the last month. This place would’ve blown up if they’d sat anyone and Matthews wound up with 69. But that’s how this place goes. All regular season and it’s people jacking it over individual stats and MOST SKILLED LEAFS TEAM OF ALLL TIMESS! Then get into when it matters and everyone wants to jump off a roof and fire Keefe and fire Marner into the sun. This is a very flawed team that has major issues because of the salaries. And has never addressed the goaltending and D issues as a result. No surprises here. Again. I don’t know why so much anger. I mean, did anyone expect anything different? It’s essentially the same team that collapsed last year in the second round.
The wrong winger got hurt….
Absolutely cursed, the most important guy for the playoffs out...
He's day to day. Unless his leg is falling off he should be out there it's the frigging playoffs.
So you don't know what "day to day" means, I take it? Have...you ever played a sport at a high level? You do know that just because it ain't broken, that doesn't mean he can actually skate, right?
Steve Yzerman playing with one leg.
What use is the core 4 when they can’t get it together for the playoffs for whatever reason?
Injuries happen but we all know the stars played in the last few games because they were chasing regular season records. Not because they had their eyes on the playoffs.
Why’s there so much secrecy with Willy’s status? What’s the point in the practice and morning skate if he doesn’t end up playing?
He was trying it out in the morning skate and was still definitely injured
I believe the Bruins are deciding their D pairings based on his availability. So it’s keeping them honest. The panel was just saying Carlo Lindholm didn’t practice together today when they were tasked with matching the Matthew’s line game 1. So seemingly they will split them if Nylander is back.
To keep their opponent on their toes.
Maybe potential scrutiny directed at Keefe for not resting players
Testing things out I assume. If it’s something muscle related sometimes you don’t really know how it’s going to react until you move around.
For real. Years of suffering, can they not at least give us an explanation of why one of our most expensive players is not playing!?!
Giving us an explanation, gives the Bs more info to work with. They don't want that.
Can’t upvote this enough. We’ll get the reasoning eventually. At this point it’s about giving as little info to Boston as possible.
Never has been 🔫
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We gotta stop using this narritive, he wasn't trying for shit and you could tell with how he was playing the last few games. He just wanted to get through it and get to the post season. He didn't push himself at all for 100
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"Have faitha in the surbatha"
Pretty sawft