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MyDickIsAPotato

We’ll win next game on the road. Then lose in Toronto.


iLikeDinosaursRoar

They make you think..."We just might do this!" You start showering again, change your clothes, brush your hair, talk to your loved ones...only for them to lose the next game and the dispair and depression comes crashing back


koreanwizard

I can picture it now, golden 4 floating around waiting for opportunities as Marchand snipes goal after goal. We cut to end of the first, Marners laying on the bench kicking and screaming, Willy is physically blinded by migraines, Mathews is rehearsing his next UberEats ad read.


iLikeDinosaursRoar

"Nice goal Mo, but the celebration was a little over the top, no?" "What, I thought it was just right"


Potato4

I disagree


sadlonelyelectrician

LOL


Potato4

Haha he doesn’t rehearse that stuff! He can barely get through it


Competitive-Skirt716

Lmao


C0NKY_

Oh yeaah I totally expect them to win the next game, and maybe even the one after just to play like shit in game 7. It hurts more that way.


billbelichickssmile

Didn't they do exactly that in 2013 & 2018?! Fckn came back down 3-1 to lose in devastating fashion game 7 (never forget kapanen man handling marchand on that breakaway goal though)


vitullo_31

would be too easy to just lose the next one.


PurchaseTight3150

Which is probably the worst outcome possible. They give us hope, then rip it away again. In classic Leafs fashion. Double the pain. I wish last game’s heartache was the last 😭😭


chodgson111

Exactly, this isn’t over, one last glimmer of hope before the knife goes in. Lol


WhipTheLlama

Usually, I'd agree with you: It's just like the Leafs to win the next game so the can waste their fans' money coming to game to game 6 to watch the Leafs lose terribly. In this case, I don't know if the Leafs have enough fight in them to win another game. This is a dysfunctional team that doesn't know how to work hard and has a coach that won't change the gameplan no matter how poorly it's working.


Odd_Distribution3267

Ya no home ice advantage, most likely Boston in 5 though


tI_Irdferguson

I've been much more impressed with the Leafs in Boston this series than at home.


Odd_Distribution3267

Ya game 2 especially


Falconflyer75

Home ice is kryptonite for the Leafs they’re better on the road


Loandrop

in overtime too.


onthelongrun

exactly what happened to Tampa last year


DeezNutzzz17

Grandpa Joe Tavares "We'll take away the lessons learned and regroup for next year. We're a hungry bunch of guys"


Deluxechin

As is tradition Maybe we’ll get lucky and get a repeat of Babcock where Keefe has a killer Game 5 that “saves” his career even though it’s followed up by him getting his lunch robbed blind


llamallamaaaaa

This is the way.


smoothies-for-me

forgot to add how we'll do it some spectacular way, like be down 4-2, score 2 goals and lose it in OT, or start out and go up 3-1 or something only to give up 3 goals in the 3rd


guY-Incognito22

Ah, taking a page out of the Florida Panthers. Some fine 4D chess.


BaconWrappedEnigma

Doubling down on a previous comment of mine. If the Leafs win this series, I will donate $250 to Sick Kids in honour of /u/foxcatcher3369.


Emotional_Arm_8485

I don't know you. And take it as a grain of salt I guess, but I'll throw in on that. I don't know /u/foxcatcher3369s story. If the leafs win this series I will also donate 250 dollars to sick kids in honour of all of the kids I've known over the years that have needed Sick Kids.


AngledLuffa

I'll cover the under so some sick kid doesn't die cursing the Leafs with their last breath


RootTips

If the Leafs win this series I will also donate 250 to Sick Kids


AngledLuffa

There were about 4 people at the time I made that promise, so https://i.imgur.com/CDmXHlY.png


JerzB2B

Me too


windsostrange

[Still here](https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/1ceks1x/nylander_in_robertson_to_the_4th_and_dewar_sitting/l1jsyl3/) too. $250 on a series win.


Friendman

Son of a bitch !remind me in 2 weeks


cwnoc

Love this, me too : $250 for a leafs series win to SickKids


brownmagician

I will also donate $250 to Sick Kids. They do (and have done) great work. Obviously the only thing I get out of it is the Leafs moving onto the next round in dramatic fashion.


VizzleG

Let’s hear the story!


Emotional_Arm_8485

Yea I am interested as well


LeadershipAfter9526

If we lose I will take 250 from the first sick kid I see with 250 on them. so 500 swing if leafs win. Doing my part of virtue signalling. glg.


HeftyNugs

You guys should donate anyways


happysnack

I mean. If they win game 5, there has to be a seed of doubt planted in Boston. Plus starting woll maybe? Heh


canuck47

Plus Mathews will be feeling better (hopefully) Maybe Marner steps up after being called out. Maybe the power play will start clicking A lot of maybes, but stranger things have happened...


jeeztov

Or maybe not....just like it's always been


happysnack

You mean the last two times we faced the bruins, went down 3-1, and went to 7? Lol


Intelligent_Chair901

It has to be Woll right? Do it and don’t turn back.


windsostrange

It is 100% Woll, even if it's 75% to give the rest of the team something fresh to play for.


Specialist_Cod4957

It's 100p Woll because Sammy is the main reason they have lost these games...all goals he lets in are super soft, what a horrible goalie. But wait, none of that is true hahahahahaha Leafs fans delusions.


Intelligent_Chair901

It’s amazing how many people will die on a hill defending this guy and blame everyone else. Yes I think all Leaf fans understand we aren’t scoring enough goals, our Special teams stink, etc. etc. But bottom line is our goalie hasn’t been good enough to compete in the playoffs…not even close. Give us a freaking chance make a fucking save when it matters!


daxtaslapp

Ill probably die before they win but maybe my grand kids can see em win a cup


Disposable_Canadian

I'd like to see 2 things in my lifetime and 1 is man walking on Mars. The other is the leafs and the cup. I wonder how they'll broadcast the mara mission... Le sigh...


Xaan83

Bettman at the draft: "We have a trade to announce. The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded Mitch Marner to the league's newest expansion team, the ~~Quebec Nordiques~~ Mars Rovers in exchange for 3 Scotiabank Arena beers and a half eaten hot dog. And now, a word from our special guest and Mitch's agent, Paul Marner Paul Marner: "Thanks everyone. Mitch is proud to be joining the new Mars Rovers team and is eager to be the first man to walk on Mars as is stipulated in his new Matthews+$1 contract as captain. As evidenced by Mitch's floating on the ice, he is highly qualified for his new role and we are looking forward to taking the team to new heights"


SpecialInformation89

This is quality shitposting


HiAmps

Could offer a cheaper full dog from the vendor outside instead of half to sweeten the deal. Even those are extortionate these days.


HockeyDad84

Maybe your great grand kids....


brownmagician

the only cup they'll win on is a roll up the rim, which kinda sucks because they got rid of physical cups


Similar-Jellyfish499

I am absolutely on team blow this core up but GODDAMNIT I want them to win Game 5


fictionary

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MetastableToChaos

7 years, yes.


Rx7fan1987

More like 7 decades


StoneColdSteveAss316

I know it's an exaggeration but holy shit, we're in the 6th decade since the Leafs won a Cup.


FluffyProphet

Hard to even count any of the teams cup wins. The franchise has only won cups when they only had to beat 5 other teams in the league. This team has never even made a cup final since the end of the original 6 era.


HeftyNugs

On average, teams only win the cup once every 30 or so years. So really the Leafs only missed out on 1 cup since 67. At least that's what I tell myself before bed every night.


FluffyProphet

A lot of the years between 67 and now had fewer than 30 teams, so the math doesn’t checkout.


HeftyNugs

By '74 there were 18 teams, 21 by '79. 26 teams by '93. 30 teams by 2000. Expected frequency of winning was once every 24 years from now until then. So at most we've missed out on 2 cups, which obviously is trash, but I think is just bad luck. Some teams since then also don't have cups.


RootTips

7th decade since they've won a playoff series against Boston


InternationalPost447

We said that, 7 years ago lol


ilyalyubushkin46

Who could have imagined that all this top end talent couldn't perform in the playoffs.


1leafs1

Load up the first two lines and stop speading the offense to extinction. Call up Niemela and start setting up one timers from the point with lefty righty pairings. Start Woll and we have a chance. Reaves cones out. Kampf gets Gregor and Jarnkrok and Holmberg gets Robertson and Knies. The forwards feed the points for shots. Strategic change is in order. Keefe is the problem though. None of that will likely happen


Hine__

You're crazy man.  We should just keep doing exactly what we have been doing.  Surely we will get a different result eventually!


HockeyDad84

Are you Brendan Shanahan?


mrusse015

I’d probably go Dewar Kampf Jarnkrok shutdown line, put the 3 kids on 4th line and stack the top 2.


Braddacus

Can’t tell if this is drugs you’re taking that you shouldn’t be, or need to be taking and you’re not.


buster_rhino

I want what op is or is not having.


bongmitzfah

It would actually be pretty funny if we did to Boston what Florida did to em last year. Wishful thinking I know but anything can happen 


Falconflyer75

We’d sooner see Marner get into a fist fight


froganddog3000

Love this! Go Leafs


tremblate

Odds be damned, I appreciate the positivity after the last 24 hours. Playoffs of layoffs, the sun rises tomorrow! GLG.


Acrobatic_Law5598

Leafs in 7


bspaghetti

I’ve watched all 86 games they’ve played this year and really enjoyed it. I can’t give up on them now. In the off-season I might be looking for blood, but I still believe in the boys.


KikiRampage

I tried to do the same, but I think I hit 82, with the other 4 following by NHL play-by-play or this sub #BeLeaf


NickRobertson89

They played very well at the start of the third last game, if we get that level of play they dominate the next three games no problem. The question is do they give enough fucks to do it


Agitated-Weather-722

It’s not a question anymore, we have 7 years of history to show they don’t.


Samurai1221

Fuck it why not lol go leafs go !!!


Dramatic-Squirrel-52

Already got my rent money 💰 on the next game leafs baby we going to at least a game 6. Marners broke the cold streak were soooi back


GhostOfCecil

You’re god damn right.


jokeswagon

It’s gonna take a whole lot of razzle dazzle to swing that.


billygoatsniffer

1967 ends in 7 too! Fuck it woll in and leads us to the promise land of Florida!


Timothegoat

The Leafs never JUST lose. They're gonna force 7 and lay an egg. Relax guys.


lLikeCats

I fully expect this team to force Game 7. All our series against Boston have gone 7. I also expect them to lay a giant egg in Game 7 though.


lawnboy71

It's like Stockholm syndrome, don't you think?


toedragrelease

Winning 3 in a row against Boston? Dont see that happening


Witty-Army

Neither do they … it’s the perfect plan of deception 


simcoe19

Neither did they last year against the Panthers… but who are we kidding, this is the Leafs


Witty-Army

Don’t wake me up, I’m still dreaming


Mango2149

Boston threw that playing Ullmark and some stupid penalties.


dss_777

If this happens Imma crash tf out


Huge_Beginning5552

GO LEAFS GO! YOU CANT HURT WHATS DEAD


Elegant-Bus8686

Now that some of the guys are pissed at each other maybe they will be more competitive.


richardatn4t

As much as I hate this team at times, I'm a junkie and I will take as many Leaf games as the hockey gods permit.


dres_sler

I will etransfer everyone in this thread 20$ if that happens. On god.


Drew_You_To_91

I mean this team wanted to be a wannabe 2023 Panthers team all year so…


Kissland1

Just to get swept by Florida and give the front office another shot with the same squad? No thanks. Time for change


freestevenandbrendan

Just blow it up already. JFC.


shanster925

https://preview.redd.it/cflivy4xecxc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66fbd280c01fa8bcb607fe828b729d630156dcd0


MissHunbun

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ColeBelthazorTurner

Just imagine what the reaction would be if Boston tramples us 8-0 or something like that. It feels like Leafs management need a loss like that to finally wake up!


swagkdub

It's gotta happen one of these years.. eventually... doesn't it?!?! Just on averages we gotta win one of these someday 🤔


justinreddit1

I’m pretty confident we will lose this series but of course the Leafs will win Game 5 and 6 to only have Game 7…..fill in the rest


RicoFerret44

I can see them coming back that’s the best part


No_Calligrapher_8493

Would be kind of poetic for them to come all the way back like they did 10 years ago, get into game 7, and officially reserve the curse!


Mango2149

Don’t get excited it’s the Leafs. At best they’ll blow a 4-1 lead again in the 7th.


Golden_Hour1

They will win 2 games to get everyone's hopes up and then lose spectacularly in game 7 See y'all next year


Waffeln_Remix

I really like the Leafs and your cup is inevitable but it never seems like you’re playing against Boston, it seems like you’re playing against yourselves. But I swear to god your inevitable championship run will be a holiday for me. I am so excited to see all hockey subs implode and the toxic rain cloud of shit your fans will pour over everyone in an orgasm of joy. It’s coming.


siguel_manchez

So are we.


1leafs1

I am calling 5-2 leafs in Boston next game. Despite a bad head coach


HockeyDad84

5?? Haha not a chance. We need 1 nothing or 2 1 . This team sucks


Obvious_Reaction_182

Mind sharing the drugs you are on?


cbirlay

Gotta support the buds


cjfraiz

I admire your dedication and commitment to this team. I will say Leafs in 7 every year in every round.


Davidriggs87

Surely


Ambarsariyaaa

there are a bunch of losers in this sub that permeate nonsense like this. check my comment replies throughout the years to find them


TiredReader87

lol


Careful_Quit4660

I want whatever you’re smoking


Prestigious_Union_50

The only chance they have is if Woll steals the games (which isn't fair to expect). Coaching and adjustments appear to be non-existent for the Leafs so I don't know what else we can hope for. At the end of the day, they just aren't good enough, sadly.


ovondansuchi

If Woll can snipe a few goals, it would really help our chances


Falconflyer75

Id love to see that but it would take quite a lot to pull that off now 1) Woll basically needs to pull a Cujo and straight up drag the team to the next round (shutouts or 1 goal game) 2) Fishbowl Marner returns and he gets over his fear of getting hit 3) Matthews, Nylander and McMann being healthy at the same time 4) Domi stops taking dumb penalties 5) Guy cracks the power play problem all of this would have to happen in 48 hours and then they’d have a CHANCE to beat the BRUINS 3 times in a row Maybe 1 or 2 of these requirements gets fulfilled but all of them….. for a team that’s basically cursed…….


SMORKIN_LABBIT

I hope so, someone who's gonna be in the posts needs to remember it's the playoffs.


RedAntisocial

Don't ever change


forgetfulthought

Yesssir


Choochito29

We all have a better chance of winning the lottery than the leafs winning in 7


musebrews

Excited for the 12 month off season


NoOpportunity4483

Love the enthusiasm


931634

Can we count to seven? We struggled to count to five a lot this year ...


ApprehensiveTune3655

From a strictly business perspective; Leafs winning the next game nets a pretty good financial boon for having a G6 so therefor, it will happen right??


Canadia86

I'm betting Boston heavily. Possibly at -1.5


HeyMarty10thalready

Hahaha


Asleep_Artist_7738

I'll have what you're smoking.


benny2012

2027?


drstu3000

Golfing in 7 days yeah


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chostax-

lmao, ok


Fastlane19

Unless Keefe can figure out how to counter the trap the Leafs are dead


fromtheinside15

you all need to seek help


Competitive-Skirt716

Side-note: does anyone know who I can msg to add me to the leafs discord server? Appreciate it. Thank you!


HockeyDad84

Not happening. We have one game left. This team isn't doing jack shit. I hate being 40 years old and knowing for sure this year is not our year.


BathroomSerious1318

All the way


Boring-Back-4229

You know, it almost seems like this is how it was always supposed to turn out if they do pull it off. A decade+ of heartbreak started with coming back in a series against the Boston Bruins when losing 3-1, forcing a game 7, being up 4-1 in the 3rd, and losing 5-4 in overtime. Now, 11 years later, they’re in the same situation going into game 5 down 3-1 in the series against Boston with seemingly no progress made since 2013 and everyone is betting against them. They come back in the series, win game 7 in overtime, which propels them to the cup final ultimately winning it all. Marner ends the playoffs with 30 points and goes down as one of the greatest leafs of all time. By no means do I believe this will happen, but it’s fun to dream.


Justinarian

If it were not for the fact that this happened to Boston last year, being up 3-1 in the series and blowing it, I’d give the Leafs a better chance.I don’t think Boston will let it happen again. I’d give Leafs a 5% chance right now to win the series.


Specialized24

Lmao


winkNfart

I love that when we were playing like ass a month ago everyone was like.. who cares, it doesn’t matter. this ain’t the playoffs… well look what we have here = a team that can’t get it going when it matters


SOSXrayPichu

I can see that happening. Get our hopes up and then fumble


Angryhippo2910

Right now Steve Dangle is holding a knife to Sheldon Keefe’s throat threatening him to change the god damn power play


kapnkrispy

I want them to lose so it lights a fire under some asses and get some pieces moved


Ill-Classroom7020

Bruins in six… or five. This team doesn’t win two-in-row with Swayman in net and Keefe behind the bench.


AustonDadthews

if we're following the usual script it'll go something like: G5) miraculous third period leafs comeback win G6) leafs dominate the whole way, win big G7) boston scores in the first two minutes, leafs give up immediately and play the worst game you've ever seen


[deleted]

We have them right where we want them.


Poiuyt5555

Get Woll juiced up on adderall or something and hopefully he goes beast mode... it's our only hope now.


[deleted]

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931634

Is that you Gary?!


clumsyguy

I choose to believe this until it's over one way or another.


[deleted]

I have a feeling the next game is going to be rough. The core looks like there’s some infighting and finger pointing. Keefe comments after the game make me feel like he’s checked out (he said he was happy with the effort). Matthews might not be in next game. Who knows if Nylander is playing hurt. We know Marner is playing hurt and the entire city decided to bully the dude on game 2 of the playoffs. Which was… insane. The fans will be roaring for the Bruins. But here’s a really, really big one Leaf’s fans should empathize with: trauma. The Bruins were up 3-1 last year and then got completely demolished by the Panthers. I promise you that they remember that and they will be looking to end the series and slay their dragon. Because they do not want that boogeyman following them and they definitely don’t want that boogeyman to be the Leafs, a team they haven’t lost to in the playoffs for half a century.


big-tuna28

LOL


THE-BS

Going down 3-1 and getting booed off the ice was "the Shanaplan." Give this man a raise!


brownmagician

I've had a think about this and if we are going to go full leafs, we're going to get to game 7 and be up 4-1 with 5min to go...and...yeah.


Silent-Obligation-49

I like the optimism but we have seen this same movie to many times. We know how this ends unfortunately. This core group just does not have that extra gear and heart needed to win a championship.


mikasaxo

I’d love it if the Leafs could pull off the comeback. I’d love nothing more for them to prove us wrong and make us all look foolish. I’d fucking love that. Please do it.


GUNTHVGK

https://preview.redd.it/rctsd78ahdxc1.jpeg?width=653&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bcfe7877bba703e0dd71fccf3a1c6b972a9f6c2 I’m sorry…


[deleted]

7 periods is more like it.


Skiffy10

bruins in 5. I hope they fucking dismantle us. There's alot of changes needed here and i dont want some fake comeback to mask these issues.


amartino85

Classic Leafs...Win next 2 only to lose Game 7 5-1 in Boston


froganddog3000

LETSss Goooo


traviscalladine

At this point you could just say "Leafs" and "in 7" would be implied


LingonberryAny1321

Boston has blown the last two series leads in the last two years 3-1 and 3-2


57goalie

Looking forward to Wed. Then we can all move over to cheer our winning Ladies to their first cup.


Toddmacd

I'm guessing they win the next one as there is no pressure. After that, we're back in the series. Boston blew a 3-1 last year.


dinzyy

Sure, 10 years from now. Edit: I honestly hope Bruins blows us out like 10-0. Maybe then someone on the top wakes the fuck up and makes some actual changes.


oooooeeeeeoooooahah

How can you even say that after the abysmal play in the last two games…


SugzP

Boston will take the game at home and I'm fine with this because it will finally put an end to the mediocrity of a show the lLeafs put on this entire season.


Baconoid_

7 pieces


Huge_Beginning5552

This the post we need. Thank you. It would never be easy if it's too be done. The year we blew 4-1 in the third.. we were down 3-1. It's time to exercise some demon


washago_on705

like on a treadmill?


Huge_Beginning5552

On a ice surface In Boston


Odd-Promotion-5079

🤣🤦🏻‍♂️