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05-15-2026 , 07:12 AM
I for one am happy for Marner, I don't understand anyone who is not.

Did he have a bad attitude here and there yes but I see why.

We 100 percent know the problem in Toronto, cough Matthews cough media.
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05-15-2026 , 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Maple_Leaf_Hockey
I for one am happy for Marner, I don't understand anyone who is not.

Did he have a bad attitude here and there yes but I see why.

We 100 percent know the problem in Toronto, cough Matthews cough media.
I agree they tried to blame him for the lack of playoff success.
That goal was sick
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05-15-2026 , 10:45 AM
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I was watchin Sportscentre with Jay and Odog was commenting on Berube firing and other coaches and made the comment that nowadays the players never get held responsible or even MGMT. Is a new coach going to change the leafs ?

I think this is more relevant to the Knoblauch situation. Did he let Broberg and Hollaway or Mcleod go? Did he bring in Jarry or sign those bad contracts?
Knoblauch might have had some improvement to do as a coach, but you're 100% right - Stan Bowman was a ridiculous hire who has managed to live down to the low expectations most people had for him.
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05-15-2026 , 12:18 PM
Watching the IIHF Worlds opener and Canada already looks like they'll comfortably have the best team there except for goaltending which ruins everything
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05-15-2026 , 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by royalblue
Watching the IIHF Worlds opener and Canada already looks like they'll comfortably have the best team there except for goaltending which ruins everything
Jet Greaves/Cam Talbot duo ftw

Sweden has Hellberg. Who?
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05-15-2026 , 01:32 PM
marner was someone i was incredibly wrong about, remember laughing my ass off when he signed that huge contract extension after a very limited sample of pretty average production - they are paying that guy superstar money? is toronto crazy? and he then performed, was one the more confidently wrong moments i had in hockey - and i've had plenty
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05-15-2026 , 02:36 PM
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Watching the IIHF Worlds opener and Canada already looks like they'll comfortably have the best team there except for goaltending which ruins everything
a tradition unlike any other

though tbf they aren't exactly swimming in good options here

2025-26 sv%
wedgewood 0.921 - avs
thompson 0.912
hofer 0.909
greaves 0.908
blackwood 0.904 - avs
allen 0.903
ingram 0.899
kuemper 0.891
comrie 0.890
skinner 0.888
talbot 0.883
jarry 0.882
binnington 0.873
montembeault 0.872 - habs
hill 0.871 - vegas

i guess thompson said no, which is a shame. i probably would too if i was him, after that olympics. funny that they didn't run it back with the literal woat option, their boy trash binnington
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05-15-2026 , 05:35 PM
NHL:

Cross-check someone in the back of the head and drive his face into the ice? $2,600 fine.

Don't talk to the media and don't let them in the locker room? $100k fine and lose a second round pick.

Clown show.
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05-15-2026 , 06:47 PM
counterpoint: lol torts
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05-15-2026 , 07:56 PM
To lose a second round pick for not talking to the media after a game where you convincingly slammed the door on a team to advance is absolute idiocy

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05-15-2026 , 08:12 PM
A ridiculous decision. Maybe if it was a chronic issue, but otherwise a fine is exactly what it should be.
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05-15-2026 , 08:12 PM
They can appeal. They will. It will be reduced to a 5th is my guess.
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05-15-2026 , 09:17 PM
league can deny the appeal and increase the penalty. lets say $1m and a first. i would chortle
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05-15-2026 , 10:38 PM
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The top 3 teams in regular season expected goals for% are all through to the conference finals

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05-16-2026 , 10:49 AM
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Maybe if it was a chronic issue,
Appears to be.
Still, a 2nd is STEEP.
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05-16-2026 , 01:45 PM
yeah, read more about it and apparently they've done this at least 3 times this season, including at least 1 other playoff game. they kept getting warned not to. this latest one was because they were crying about the mcnabb suspension, which was 100000000% justified, and probably should have been more actually. so **** them. they actually should increase the penalty when vegas appeals. what a bunch of ****ing losers, hope they get swept by the avs.
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05-16-2026 , 06:01 PM
They could never talk to the media, and I don't see how anything other than a fine would be appropriate.

Start fining the owner, and you won't have to take any other action.
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05-16-2026 , 06:04 PM
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BUF 16th
Habs 24th

TB was top 5 though, barely lost, and would've crushed BUF so you nearly had the final 4 all being top 5 in xG.
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05-16-2026 , 08:33 PM
grunch: 1-1

what'd i miss?
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05-16-2026 , 08:36 PM
2 shots 2 goals


..... is that good?
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05-16-2026 , 08:40 PM
Demidov unlocked
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05-16-2026 , 08:41 PM
3 shots 3 goals


.......... is that good?
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05-16-2026 , 08:44 PM
a save would be nice
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05-16-2026 , 08:57 PM
refs doing their best to rig this **** here
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05-16-2026 , 09:43 PM
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refs doing their best to rig this **** here
Yup
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