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Putting things into perspective and making changes without selling the farm

Created by: sensonfire
Team: 2021-22 Toronto Maple Leafs
Initial Creation Date: Oct. 24, 2021
Published: Oct. 24, 2021
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    1. This was the 2nd half of a "back-to-back" for the Leafs.


    2. The Leafs were coming off a tough loss to the San Jose Sharks.


    3. The Leafs then had to pack everything up, fly from Toronto to Pittsburgh and get settled at the arena/hotel in less than 24 hours.


    4. Everybody on the team had "plane legs" where they had to sit still in a crowded plane for a couple of hours, inhibiting their ability to keep up with the Penguins.


    5. All their energy was spent on that see-saw back-and-forth game against a red-hot Sharks team, leaving them with next to no energy or ability to push back against the Penguins the next day.


    6. The Leafs had absolutely no time to practice for the game against the Penguins.


    7. Scheduling can make a world of difference to a team's fortunes on a given night.


    8. Although they are professional athletes, they are also human beings.
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      1. The Penguins have been at home in Pittsburgh since the 15th or 16th of October.


      2. Since then, they've been able to get a comfy sleep in their own beds at home every night.


      3. The Penguins had at least 3 days to practice for last night's game against the Leafs, considering they haven't played since Tuesday.


      4. The most amount of travel they needed was about a 20 minute solo drive from their comfy, suburban homes to the arena downtown on game day.


      5. The Penguins are having a good season so far with points earned from each of their first few games so far, even without Crosby or Malkin.


      6. The degree to which the schedule favoured the Penguins over the Leafs last night is disgusting and grossly unfair.


      7. The Penguins had home-ice advantage, the last change and got the match-ups they wanted as a result (particularly against Kerfoot, Kampf and Kase).


      8. The Penguins feasted on one specific line (Kerfoot, Kampf, Kase, Muzzin, Holl) while everybody else was pulling their weight.
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        So, what's the solution going forward?
        CAR
          1. Get a good night's sleep at a comfy hotel close to the arena in Raleigh and start off fresh the next day.


          2. Put the game against the Penguins behind you, given it's only Game #6 in an 82 game season.


          3. Recognize that there might be nights just like last night when the schedule is grossly unfair to the other team.


          4. Don't panic by selling the farm and trading everybody away when you have another game tomorrow.


          5. Just make a couple of line changes (like taking either Kerfoot Kampf or Kase off the third line) and you're all set.


          6. Most importantly, take a deep breath and put things into perspective.


          You're friend,

          Sensonfire

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          Oct. 24, 2021 at 12:51 p.m.
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          thank you sensonfire but have you considered the possibility that mitchell marner might never actually score in the NHL again
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          Oct. 24, 2021 at 12:58 p.m.
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          Quoting: Lyle_Bubas
          thank you sensonfire but have you considered the possibility that mitchell marner might never actually score in the NHL again


          I have.

          It's a very remote possibility at best, considering he's playing on the top line with AM34 and getting over 20 minutes a night.

          If anything, AM34 is the one scoring goals while Marner feeds him the puck.



          Many people tend to focus on Marner's offensive contributions, but his defensive contributions are extremely underrated.

          For instance, it is overlooked that Marner is one of Toronto's top penalty-killers right now.
          Oct. 24, 2021 at 2:41 p.m.
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          Quoting: sensonfire
          If the Leafs lost to the same team after spending about a week at home without playing a back-to-back (which Pittsburgh did), then I would be having a completely different conversation.


          People really underestimate how much of an advantage or disadvantage that the schedules of two different teams can bring to a single game.


          By the way, most of what professional athletes say to the media after every loss is scripted and coached by someone.


          You can’t justify a 7-1 loss to a wounded penguins team. I get travel plays a factor. I’ve seen it a lot with the jets, but if the Jets were that scenario i couldn’t justify the loss anyway I looked at it. It’s a joke that they lost the way they did. It’s embarrassing and should spark some change. I watched Steve dangles video on the game and he said one thing that really stuck with me. If there’s one thing we’ve learnt from the Amazon series, it’s that there is a clear issue with the leafs, the players know it and the coaches know it. But they can’t fix it.

          If you get to that point, change has to happen. Whether that’s coach, GM, players, whatever, change has to happen. Like Albert says, the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over again while expecting different results. This is the exact thing the leafs have done for what? 3 years? It’s nuts.
          Oct. 24, 2021 at 2:42 p.m.
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          Quoting: sensonfire
          I have.

          It's a very remote possibility at best, considering he's playing on the top line with AM34 and getting over 20 minutes a night.

          If anything, AM34 is the one scoring goals while Marner feeds him the puck.



          Many people tend to focus on Marner's offensive contributions, but his defensive contributions are extremely underrated.

          For instance, it is overlooked that Marner is one of Toronto's top penalty-killers right now.


          The issue is that Toronto is paying marner 10+ million to score. Yes being a top PK guy is great. But that’s not what he’s being paid to do.
           
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