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Offence wins games, but defence wins Championships. The offence is fine, you'll always be great in the regular season, but the defence will not hold in the post-season

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Quoting: Caniac2000

Offence wins games, but defence wins Championships. The offence is fine, you'll always be great in the regular season, but the defence will not hold in the post-season

tell that to the penguins

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Aug. 3, 2020 at 8:54 a.m.

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Major changes have to be made my guy. This core isn't working.

Marner is gone this summer I think.

Aug. 3, 2020 at 8:55 a.m.

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Offence wins games, but defence wins Championships. The offence is fine, you'll always be great in the regular season, but the defence will not hold in the post-season

Leafs would be great in post-season, they just need to wake up because half the roster played like they played a pre-season game..

Aug. 3, 2020 at 8:57 a.m.

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Marner is gone this summer I think.

Really? Any ideas of a deal?

Aug. 3, 2020 at 8:57 a.m.

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Really? Any ideas of a deal?

No idea, but top pairing D would go the other way.

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Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

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tell that to the penguins

Meet Kris Letang

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:06 a.m.

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Meet Kris Letang

And meet the best two way player of this generation, Sidney Crosby

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:08 a.m.

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Quoting: Caniac2000

Offence wins games, but defence wins Championships. The offence is fine, you'll always be great in the regular season, but the defence will not hold in the post-season

Lol, big words after a game that easily could have went the other way. Typical capfriendly response. TO loses 2-0 and the goofballs come out acting like they lost 8-0.

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Quoting: SammyT_51

Marner is gone this summer I think.

Real hot take.

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:08 a.m.

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Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward

And meet the best two way player of this generation, Sidney Crosby

(Bergeron, o'Rielly, Couturier are actually better two way players, but we don't need to talk about that)

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Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:09 a.m.

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Real hot take.

If he continues to play this way, Id like to welcome Provorov to the Leafs organization.

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:09 a.m.

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If he continues to play this way, Id like to welcome Provorov to the Leafs organization.

He wasn't good but he'll get better.

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(Bergeron, o'Rielly, Couturier are actually better two way players, but we don't need to talk about that)

I mean, Sid torches them in offensive capacity and he’s only slightly worse at defending than them soooo

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If he continues to play this way, Id like to welcome Provorov to the Leafs organization.

PHI LAUGHS

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Quoting: Caniac2000

Meet Kris Letang

Wow, one good defender! I was told the leafs need more than the two they have, but the pens just need one? Amazing

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:10 a.m.

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I would take Robertson out, he could not keep the cycle going

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:10 a.m.

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He wasn't good but he'll get better.

He plays like that for last half a year..

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Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:11 a.m.

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Quoting: KakkoForMauriceRichardAward

PHI LAUGHS

If you think so.

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:12 a.m.

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Wow, one good defender! I was told the leafs need more than the two they have, but the pens just need one? Amazing

Kris Letang was one of the best defenders in the league at both ends at the time. They also did have Dumolin who's always been incredibly underrated defensively. Toronto don't have anyone who's THAT level of good defensively

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:13 a.m.

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I mean, Sid torches them in offensive capacity and he’s only slightly worse at defending than them soooo

The difference between Sid's defence and the defence of the rest >>>>> the difference between the offence of the rest and Sid

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:16 a.m.

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Quoting: Caniac2000

Jake muzzin wants a word. And kris letang wasnt there for one of the cups because he exploded.
Defence only wins championships if you're talking about goaltend

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:18 a.m.

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Jake muzzin wants a word. And kris letang wasnt there for one of the cups because he exploded.
Defence only wins championships if you're talking about goaltend

MUZZIN? That is the best joke I've heard all year.

Jake Muzzin is a fine 3/4 D man, like he was in LA. He was opposite Drew Doughty and didn't have a lot to do. He's not a defenceman that is NEARLY the calibre of guys like Letang, Dumolin, etc etc

Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:19 a.m.

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