Yet you continually miss the point.
- PatC80

Quite the opposite.

It's possible tho. Tampa had the best record in hockey last year and they got swept in the 1st rd. I guess they weren't contenders last season
- PatC80

Possible and probable are two different things.

They got swept because of how they played, which is how the Leafs play, all out offensive hockey. Difference with the Bolts though is they actually have had past playoff success and high end talent to play that way and get away with it. The Leafs? Still 1st round exits. Can you notice the difference or...?

After quite a bit of back reading, I have come to the conclusion that Adam French drinks at work.

After quite a bit of back reading, I have come to the conclusion that Adam French drinks at work.
- Woderwick

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Stick around bud... JFJ will cause you to drink.

Possible and probable are two different things.

They got swept because of how they played, which is how the Leafs play, all out offensive hockey. Difference with the Bolts though is they actually have had past playoff success and high end talent to play that way and get away with it. The Leafs? Still 1st round exits. Can you notice the difference or...?
- JohnFergusonJr

Yes Kucherov, Stamkos, Hedman are older than Matthews, Marner and Rielly. I'm impressed that you are able to predetermine the 2020 Cup winner in February

Yes Kucherov, Stamkos, Hedman are older than Matthews, Marner and Rielly. I'm impressed that you are able to predetermine the 2020 Cup winner in February
- PatC80

They're older, proven more and won more. They have proven they are contenders. The hottest team after Jan. 1st last year was the Blues. This year, it's Tampa Bay. The Leafs haven't proven anything yet and they aren't a hot team. Something like 8-9-3 in their last 20.

Cup winner in 2020 won't be the Leafs and that's not a stretch of a prediction at all. They'll be one of the weakest playoff teams and those teams usually lose rather quickly. Sometimes, with serious luck or a playoff style, they win 1 round. But the way the Leafs play, I'd be surprised if they got that done against Tampa Bay or Boston.

All I’ve heard all week is how stupid Lou is and how the Islanders are getting bounced in the first round. No, not every team has a legit chance at the cup by simply making the playoffs.

After quite a bit of back reading, I have come to the conclusion that Adam French drinks at work.
- Woderwick

I've come to the conclusion that the Leafs are contenders and have been for the last couple of years.

I've come to the conclusion that the Leafs are contenders and have been for the last couple of years.
- Zezel

Don't use logic on HB

I've come to the conclusion that the Leafs are contenders and have been for the last couple of years.
- Zezel

Drinker

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Stick around bud... JFJ will cause you to drink.
- PatC80

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I've come to the conclusion that the Leafs are contenders and have been for the last couple of years.
- Zezel

I can confirm they are a solid contender for 3rd in their division.

Put a wolf with 10 toy poodles and it's still a pack of poodles.
- JohnFergusonJr

No you'd have a wolf with a full stomach.

All I’ve heard all week is how stupid Lou is and how the Islanders are getting bounced in the first round. No, not every team has a legit chance at the cup by simply making the playoffs.
- aminnes

Yeah but Lou has never built a tough, defensive, hard working team that could overachieve in the playoffs.

Oh, wait...

No you'd have a wolf with a full stomach.
- The Law

All dogs have wolf DNA so I doubt very much the wolf would become a cannibal but it'd be an interesting experiment.

I've come to the conclusion that the Leafs are contenders and have been for the last couple of years.
- Zezel

Only in the minds of those emotionally invested in the Leafs.

All dogs have wolf DNA so I doubt very much the wolf would become a cannibal but it'd be an interesting experiment.
- JohnFergusonJr

I know that coyotes will eat small dogs, so I bet a wolf would too.

Only in the minds of those emotionally invested in the Leafs.
- JohnFergusonJr

You mean Leafs fans?

Only in the minds of those emotionally invested in the Leafs.
- JohnFergusonJr

lol trolled ya

I know that coyotes will eat small dogs, so I bet a wolf would too.
- Thecakeisalie

They do.

You mean Leafs fans?
- PatC80

lol trolled ya
- Zezel

I know that coyotes will eat small dogs, so I bet a wolf would too.
- Thecakeisalie

I was talking more like if you raised them together. Like a team. Coyotes could cross breed and be domesticated if somebody tried hard enough. Same with wolf hybrids.

But seriously, obviously the Leafs are contenders. Suggestions otherwise are just silly rhetorical flourishes.

lol trolled ya
- Zezel

So you said something you believed to be false to get a response therefore you believe the Leafs aren't contenders. You got yourself.

Drinker
- Thecakeisalie

I like how the Kool Aid spills out of the top of the head/jug.