Joined: Feb. 2023
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It's not really about "hard hats", more so just passionate players. Our guys lack passion. When the camera pans to Montgomery talking to his players, they are engaged and eager to listen. Then, we pan to Keefe, and it's just dead air. Nobody cares. My dad and I are a pretty extreme Toronto household, and I literally told him 3 years ago that we'll never win a cup with this core. I still believe it.
Good players bleed for their teams. EK played through the entire playoffs with a broken foot, Bergeron played with a punctured lung, Bishop played with a torn groin, Thornton played with a torn ACL... hell.. Tkachuk was literally bed ridden after last years playoff run.
I'm not saying our guys have to play through bad injuries... but leaving the game due to an illness? Really? Jesus christ, man. Pop an advil cold & flu and get back on the ice.
And Marner whining and throwing his gloves. Hey man, you're invisible 80% of every game. That's on YOU.
Watching JT physically hurts cause the dude can't skate anymore, he's becoming more a liability each passing game.
Nylander is the only one who can drive the play in the playoffs and everyone wanted him gone last year. good god.
It's so pathetic. This core blows.