HF Habs: Out of Town Thread: 2024 Playoff Edition

[Banjo Cat]

I hate that I’ve grown distaste for Gallagher over the past 3 years because of his contract. Threw years where this team was boring and frustrating to watch, he brought his own entertainment value. I’m hoping when he retires, I can go back to appreciating him the way I did in the 2010’s.

Yeah, it's not his fault. And he always had tons of heart. There's always players we kinda hate just because of circumstances. I mean, Desharnais was a pretty good guy and not a bad player for a few years. If he wasn't our no. 1 center and another smurf on a team full of smurfs, he would never have been so depised. Same with Mathieu Darche. Jacques Martin kept giving him lots of ice time and people got sick of it. But as a player Darche was a really hard-worker.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I had the Leafs written off after game four.

Now I actually think they’re going to win this series.

 

[Banjo Cat]

I had the Leafs written off after game four.

Now I actually think they’re going to win this series.

Yeah, it's not looking good for Boston. Aside from the first game, I don't think they were clearly the better team in their other two wins. But Toronto embarrassed them tonight. They looked good. Bruins have to be better than what we've seen so far.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Btw, if I were LA, I’d try to trade PLD for Huberdeau. Neither team has anything to lose with that deal.

 

[red devil]

 

[Doc McKenna]

2 games tomorrow night:

Canucks @ Preds, 7 pm
Dallas @ VGK, 10 pm

Game 7 between Leafs & Bruins is Saturday at 8 pm.

Why are leafs playing at 8 again, yet the nucks are playing at 7... Wtf is making these schedules. I know the whole cheer for the teams you hate garbage but these hours seem pretty strange given the early game for Vancouver would be during work hours for many.

 

[windycity]

I had the Leafs written off after game four.

Now I actually think they’re going to win this series.

Same. I'd say it's 70/30 in favor of the Laffs if I had to handicap it

 

[Banjo Cat]

Same. I'd say it's 70/30 in favor of the Laffs if I had to handicap it

We can still hope though. I mean, if the Bruins can actually win Saturday, it would actually be sweeter to see the Leafs go down that way.

 

[salbutera]

Can we not try to build like the Bruins now and actually get an elite C?

And where will that elite C come from?

 

[Gravity]

And where will that elite C come from?

Thin air by the looks of it.

 

[Habssince89]

If the bruins do collapse it should rightly cement marchand as a product of bergeron and a poor captain. How people can think this guy is a Hall of famer is surprising. His numbers are okay, he has 1 100pt season, 1 cup, but no individual awards, was never the main reason his team won, was an average player for a big chunk of his career and now it's looking like some more memorable chokes on his resume addition to the many others he was involved in (cup vs hawks, flyers reverse sweep,last year).

He's certainly going to be a guy people remember but he belongs in the Hall of very good barring something crazy.

 

[McGees]

I've seen the attempted 3-1 comeback many times and as bad as Boston has looked - I still think they take game 7 based on general stat history.

 

[Kennedys]

Leafs gonna lose in 7 again

 

[the valiant effort]

Stupid ****ing Zacha and Coyle

 

[Banjo Cat]

And where will that elite C come from?

How long have habs fans been wanting this player. I remember people discussing this 20 years ago online. You'd have thought by now we could have found one.

 

[holy]

@holy You forgive me for costing the team Da Playoffs 5 years ago and a few other games now? I put my shutout jinx voodoo to good use for once.

Nah you failed once again lmao!

 

[Heffyhoof]

How long have habs fans been wanting this player. I remember people discussing this 20 years ago online. You'd have thought by now we could have found one.

Suzuki is tied 26th in regular season scoring for forwards although among those he's tied with he'd be 28th when accounting for games played. Counting centres, and I included Sam Reinheart because it said so, he'd be 15th.

You don't even need to wait for Slaf or his defence to fully develop, Suzuki is and will soon be properly acknowledged as a top player.

Edit: The official NHL website also has Guentzel listed as the 15th center ahead of Suzuki but that was even sillier than Reinhart.

 

[Rapala]

Back-to-back years of not being able to close out a 3-1 series lead? Yeah, Montgomery is probably toast if they don't win G7.

OTOH, if Leafs lose game 7, no one is going to care how well they played in G5 & G6. It's just one more round one loss in the books. Keefe is definitely gone. Jobs are on the line on Saturday for sure.

Leafs are faster and more talented. Unless they come out & play like they did in G4, I expect them to win.

Don't have to look much further than game 2 if they lose.
Not dressing Swayman was a stroke of genius.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Either way, the collapse is going to be epic.

 

[Runner77]

 

[Scintillating10]

Marchand has lost his nose for the net.

Love to see Leafs win. Just to shove it down Marchand out in 5 throat

 

[Doc McKenna]

If the bruins do collapse it should rightly cement marchand as a product of bergeron and a poor captain. How people can think this guy is a Hall of famer is surprising. His numbers are okay, he has 1 100pt season, 1 cup, but no individual awards, was never the main reason his team won, was an average player for a big chunk of his career and now it's looking like some more memorable chokes on his resume addition to the many others he was involved in (cup vs hawks, flyers reverse sweep,last year).

He's certainly going to be a guy people remember but he belongs in the Hall of very good barring something crazy.

Well Bruin Cam Neely is in the hof anything is possible.

 

[morhilane]

I was expecting the Leafs to chokes, but I'm now suspecting that Matthews being sidelines was a blessing in disguise.

Also, boo Bruins, you are so chockers too.

 

[Scintillating10]

I was expecting the Leafs to chokes, but I'm now suspecting that Matthews being sidelines was a blessing in disguise.

Also, boo Bruins, you are so chockers too.

Bruins lost 7 consecutive series clinching games

 

[nhlfan9191]

Has there ever been a team in a buyout situation like this in the past? You’d have to think the Kings think about it hard if the playoffs end before Dubois’s birthday.