My magic formula for playoff success is:

1. Goaltending has to remain good
2. Rielly-Brodie pairing has to find its groove
and
3. The big 4 have to translate reg season to playoff success.

Fingers crossed on 1 and 2 ..nothing we can do but hope it works. I think they add a LW/C into the top 6 to help make number 3 come true.

Enjoy the ride.

Sad part is the Cup would just be a bonus. Most of us would just be content with the 2nd round.

4:30am wakeup for practice
Then work 10 hours
Maybe catch the 3rd period😔

TB coming on strong, thats going to be fun to watch. 3rd in Div

Zez, the table was already set for Dubas. He's simply rearranged some deck chairs around the core pieces. Good reg season style teams.
- fifty__missions

I think you're wrong, there's been many decisions since he was hired. The table was set for the Panthers and Oilers too - what happened?

I also think the good regular season style team assessment is wrong because their series have been razor close.

Zez, the table was already set for Dubas. He's simply rearranged some deck chairs around the core pieces. Good reg season style teams.
- fifty__missions

Deck chair John Tavares scored 47 goals the year Dubas signed him and has been pretty much point a game since then.

Top goals scorers the year before
JVR
Matthews
Marleau

My magic formula for playoff success is:

1. Goaltending has to remain good
2. Rielly-Brodie pairing has to find its groove
and
3. The big 4 have to translate reg season to playoff success.

Fingers crossed on 1 and 2 ..nothing we can do but hope it works. I think they add a LW/C into the top 6 to help make number 3 come true.

Enjoy the ride.
- The Law

There’s very little (frank) up room anywhere vs TB. Can’t afford to have bottom six caved in and need all 3 pairings to play pretty much strong equal minutes.

The easy run came and went when Montreal stormed back and fluked their way through everyone. Time to either beat the best or just be the Minnesota Vikings and deal with it.

Caps had to try to beat the Penguins like 7 times before they finally got past them.

The easy run came and went when Montreal stormed back and fluked their way through everyone. Time to either beat the best or just be the Minnesota Vikings and deal with it.

Caps had to try to beat the Penguins like 7 times before they finally got past them.
- AdamFrench

St. Louis also had to bang away for a long time until Bozak arrived.

This is the year. I got plenty of space on the bandwagon for when the part-time supporters are ready.

Holl - I guess that's fair. I disagree, but that's fair.

Kerfoot - nah, he's perfectly fine right now in the bottom six. In fact he's playing 4th line centre the last week ...nothing wrong with that.
- The Law

I agree that Kerfoot is a bottom 6 winger who is below average when playing C and shouldn't be relied upon to play important minutes in the playoffs.

Is the real reason everyone is worried about Dubas' future is because if he goes then 34 is gone and too? I care more about Matthews' cobtract.

🤣 yes because hes just gonna run right out and say anything to the media?! Cmon!!
- Roadrunner75

He wouldnt have to, it would have leaked by now

Is the real reason everyone is worried about Dubas' future is because if he goes then 34 is gone and too? I care more about Matthews' cobtract.
- Tee-Dot

More worried that there really aren't any "star" replacements out there and that sometimes the grass is not always greener, the green was just poop from somebody eating a lot of folate like in Vancouver.

He wouldnt have to, it would have leaked by now
- Fakepartofme

Naw. Not much gets leaked about Toronto that is accurate anymore.

I think you're wrong, there's been many decisions since he was hired. The table was set for the Panthers and Oilers too - what happened?

I also think the good regular season style team assessment is wrong because their series have been razor close.
- Zezel

The table wasnt set for either of those teams.
Outside of mcjesus and drysaddle, the oilers were a mess and still kinda are in spots.
"Close"...awesome. If it were the habs or sens that had mirrored what the leafs had done the past 5 years with the core they have, all leafs fans would be saying, "good reg season team but not a playoff team"....and a plethora of other insults.
But the leafs cant choke in the playoffs forever, this year they get past the 1st round....im thinking even into the 3rd.

Is the real reason everyone is worried about Dubas' future is because if he goes then 34 is gone and too? I care more about Matthews' cobtract.
- Tee-Dot

I dont believe its that simple. He could sign an extension with a new gm (if dubas moves on).
I think its about results.....and money.

Naw. Not much gets leaked about Toronto that is accurate anymore.
- Aaron_85

But if he had a contract signed months ago, something would be getting out soon.
Maybe
Either way, im not too worried.

Is the real reason everyone is worried about Dubas' future is because if he goes then 34 is gone and too? I care more about Matthews' cobtract.
- Tee-Dot

He won’t stay just because of Dubas. But this off-season is big and it would be a bit g distraction if there was a GM search, getting a new guy up to speed.

I dont believe its that simple. He could sign an extension with a new gm (if dubas moves on).
I think its about results.....and money.
- Fakepartofme

I agree. I just think that you need to take a broader look at the idea of results than to only look at playoff outcomes. That’s a factor but one of a bunch of factors.

Can't wait to watch the first official cobtract signing

Just read the Lehner story.

$50M in debt…?

My lord.
- Woderwick

interested in buying some snakes that are exotic ???

Can't wait to watch the first official cobtract signing
- 21peter

wuts a cobtract

Just read the Lehner story.

$50M in debt…?

My lord.
- Woderwick

Robin Lehner in the off season.......

wuts a cobtract
- senstroll

Don't remember the exact words - I'll let the originator explain

He won’t stay just because of Dubas. But this off-season is big and it would be a bit g distraction if there was a GM search, getting a new guy up to speed.
- Canada Cup

We've heard "this off season is big" the past two.
Getting someone up to speed wouldnt take long at all. Chances are, if they were to move on from Dubas, they would already have names or a name in mind.