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Playoff takeaway

Created by: pensfan21
Team: 2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins
Initial Creation Date: Apr. 19, 2023
Published: Apr. 19, 2023
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I dont know how anyone could watch playoffs so far and think this team doesn't need to get more physical. It's how to league is right now and you need it to win these days. Intensity has been off the chart and I think if we made it we would've gotten crushed in the first round.
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    Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:03 a.m.
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    Getting good hockey players is far more important as the goal of the game is in fact to score more goals than the other team, not outhit the other team. One of those has a perfect correlation with winning games, the other has almost 0 correlation with winning games
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    Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:07 a.m.
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    Quoting: Dan10900
    Getting good hockey players is far more important as the goal of the game is in fact to score more goals than the other team, not outhit the other team. One of those has a perfect correlation with winning games, the other has almost 0 correlation with winning games


    Believe it or not there are good players that also play with physicality. In fact, we had one that scored the game winning goal to clinch our second in back to back cups.
    Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:09 a.m.
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    There’s a difference between playing physical and being disciplined. And the Leafs are the second one right now. And that’s on no one but the players. Not Keefe, not Dubas, the guys on the ice.
    Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:11 a.m.
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    There’s a difference between playing physical and being disciplined. And the Leafs are the second one right now. And that’s on no one but the players. Not Keefe, not Dubas, the guys on the ice.


    The Leafs just cannot play playoff hockey for some reason. But what I'm saying is we need more physicality. I'm not saying go get a bunch of goons who only hit and not anything else, but players like Hornqvist who has grit, made us tougher to play against, and had a net front presence. We need a few of them on D and forwards
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    Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:23 a.m.
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    You can have Dubas. Take Keefe too.
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    Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:24 a.m.
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    Quoting: Pensman69
    There’s a difference between playing physical and being disciplined. And the Leafs are the second one right now. And that’s on no one but the players. Not Keefe, not Dubas, the guys on the ice.


    It’s the entire organization.
    Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:36 a.m.
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    Believe it or not there are good players that also play with physicality. In fact, we had one that scored the game winning goal to clinch our second in back to back cups.


    I'm well aware, but when ppl suggest brining in physicality, they generally want guys like Ryan Reaves, Nic Deslauriers, or Austin Watson, not 2020 Blake Coleman or 2017 Patric Hornqvist. There is a massive difference between the 2
    Apr. 19, 2023 at 1:19 p.m.
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    I'm well aware, but when ppl suggest brining in physicality, they generally want guys like Ryan Reaves, Nic Deslauriers, or Austin Watson, not 2020 Blake Coleman or 2017 Patric Hornqvist. There is a massive difference between the 2


    My bad for the misunderstanding but I was suggesting more Blake Coleman/Hornqvist type
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