I noticed something today. This is new to me in a playoff series..... there is nobody on the Leafs that I hate. Every team has a douchebag, dirty player, or pest. Even if a team doesn't have a Marchand, Wilson, or Perry, somebody usually steps up and fills that role in the post season. So far, in this series, I don't have a Leaf to focus my Bolt hate on. Nobody jumps out at me as hateable....yet.

Maybe it would have been Clifford, but after pasting Colton into the boards, he hasn't been seen again. Simmonds? Well, I kinda like the guy and always have. I'm glad he's not playing in Tampa (he doesn't move the needle much outside of sandpaper), but I don't have anything against him.

Most of the Leafs players are pretty clean, so who do I hate?
- GalacticStone

Leaf fans hate them all except for Matthews and Rielly

I noticed something today. This is new to me in a playoff series..... there is nobody on the Leafs that I hate. Every team has a douchebag, dirty player, or pest. Even if a team doesn't have a Marchand, Wilson, or Perry, somebody usually steps up and fills that role in the post season. So far, in this series, I don't have a Leaf to focus my Bolt hate on. Nobody jumps out at me as hateable....yet.

Maybe it would have been Clifford, but after pasting Colton into the boards, he hasn't been seen again. Simmonds? Well, I kinda like the guy and always have. I'm glad he's not playing in Tampa (he doesn't move the needle much outside of sandpaper), but I don't have anything against him.

Most of the Leafs players are pretty clean, so who do I hate?
- GalacticStone

you mean the most penalized team in the playoffs is clean?

I noticed something today. This is new to me in a playoff series..... there is nobody on the Leafs that I hate. Every team has a douchebag, dirty player, or pest. Even if a team doesn't have a Marchand, Wilson, or Perry, somebody usually steps up and fills that role in the post season. So far, in this series, I don't have a Leaf to focus my Bolt hate on. Nobody jumps out at me as hateable....yet.

Maybe it would have been Clifford, but after pasting Colton into the boards, he hasn't been seen again. Simmonds? Well, I kinda like the guy and always have. I'm glad he's not playing in Tampa (he doesn't move the needle much outside of sandpaper), but I don't have anything against him.

Most of the Leafs players are pretty clean, so who do I hate?
- GalacticStone

Holl

a mod didn't like his attitude towards them
- dmnted

Unfortunate circumstances all around...

you mean the most penalized team in the playoffs is clean?

- senstroll

They are undisciplined but not dirty.

not since you reneged on bring the beers.

I'd be yelling at you as well.



- dmnted

OPEN BAR!!

More like Holl is the soggy/undercooked frites with your steak that completely ruins the entire meal.
- mjones242

I guess thats perspective. I'm crushing a pre-game rib eye in honour of the Leafs win tonight. Matty with a pair. And I could care less what I have on the side. just stay out of the way of my steak.

I think Bourne has it right: Holl’s mistakes are glaring and the things he does right are not as easy to see. Like any D, trade off the cost of the errors against the value of what he does well. In Keefe’s view, that balance means keeping him in. Most fixate on the errors.

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- Canada Cup

Yeah totally.

In the end, if the 6th D is the downfall of this team, there are serious problems with the top 6 players in the lineup. Matthews, Marner, JT and Nylander have to break through matchups if this team has any chance of moving on, pretty simple.

- 21peter

this is the equivalent of me spending hours/pages ranting about Patrick Nemeth in the Rag's blog. .....do they even blog, bro?

They are undisciplined but not dirty.
- Scabeh

the only team with a player suspended in the playoffs is the leafs.

clean, not dirty team..leads playoffs in PIM and suspensions

I noticed something today. This is new to me in a playoff series..... there is nobody on the Leafs that I hate. Every team has a douchebag, dirty player, or pest. Even if a team doesn't have a Marchand, Wilson, or Perry, somebody usually steps up and fills that role in the post season. So far, in this series, I don't have a Leaf to focus my Bolt hate on. Nobody jumps out at me as hateable....yet.

Maybe it would have been Clifford, but after pasting Colton into the boards, he hasn't been seen again. Simmonds? Well, I kinda like the guy and always have. I'm glad he's not playing in Tampa (he doesn't move the needle much outside of sandpaper), but I don't have anything against him.

Most of the Leafs players are pretty clean, so who do I hate?
- GalacticStone

Bunting hasn't been able to Bunting yet. That's the only reason for this.

the only team with a player suspended in the playoffs is the leafs.

clean, not dirty team..leads playoffs in PIM and suspensions
- senstroll

Last year there weren't enough penalties.

This year there are too many.

Last year there weren't enough penalties.

This year there are too many.
- Scabeh

next year it'll be just right

next year it'll be just right
- TheMussel

next year it'll be just right
- TheMussel

As long as there's no Habs still because that's just lollllzzzzzapaloooza.....

You can take your logic, your measured response, intriguing speculation, reasonable approach to debate, and shove it!



Hope Bunting isn't dealing with nagging injuries and can reconnect with the top line. 🙏
- mjones242

Haha - I hope he’s not injured as well. That’s a loss for sure.

I noticed something today. This is new to me in a playoff series..... there is nobody on the Leafs that I hate. Every team has a douchebag, dirty player, or pest. Even if a team doesn't have a Marchand, Wilson, or Perry, somebody usually steps up and fills that role in the post season. So far, in this series, I don't have a Leaf to focus my Bolt hate on. Nobody jumps out at me as hateable....yet.

Maybe it would have been Clifford, but after pasting Colton into the boards, he hasn't been seen again. Simmonds? Well, I kinda like the guy and always have. I'm glad he's not playing in Tampa (he doesn't move the needle much outside of sandpaper), but I don't have anything against him.

Most of the Leafs players are pretty clean, so who do I hate?
- GalacticStone

feel free to join in on the apparent Justin Holl hate.

As long as there's no Habs still because that's just lollllzzzzzapaloooza.....
- SofaKingBored

Habs will be in contention for 9th in the east after they select whoever is ranked 3rd in the draft this year

As long as there's no Habs still because that's just lollllzzzzzapaloooza.....
- SofaKingBored

I understand the fear, but we won't be back in the playoffs for a couple of years.

Last year there weren't enough penalties.

This year there are too many.
- Scabeh

The bottom line is don't call it unless you really saw it. If I hook your stick and you yell out, "Ow, (frank)!", but the ref didn't see my stick touch your hand, don't call that crap. If the ref clearly saw that your hand wasn't touched - feel free to call an embellishment penalty. Stop the idiocy. But if you saw it, call it.

But the refs too often see some type of result and just call something, but they don't even know what they're calling. Hooking, Tripping, Slashing, Interference are all now interchangeable - despite the fact that they are all quite clearly very different if they are called for what they are.

The truth is that you won't have too many penalties in short-order when they realize that the refs are actually calling penalties. When the players think the refs are guessing, so are they. No one knows what's going on and nothing has to change.

So Keefe is bumping Nylander down to the 3rd line.

I understand the fear, but we won't be back in the playoffs for a couple of years.
- Scabeh

I hope that it's many, long and torturous years too... With peace and love of course....

OPEN BAR!!

- 21peter

So Keefe is bumping Nylander down to the 3rd line.
- TheMussel

Damnit the third line was playing so well too...

Does Keefe start the third line tonight?

Damnit the third line was playing so well too...

Does Keefe start the third line tonight?
- SofaKingBored

i'm torn tbh, gotta keep that 3rd line together, but at the same time you have to send a message to nylander