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Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsApr. 28, 2023 at 12:35 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2022 2023 Season Discussion Thread (Part 6: Quest for the Cup)
Well, the buds let another chance slip by. Reading through your comments, I agree that Holl had a bad game and yet it was still basically a 1 goal game (empty netter I know). Sammy let in one real soft goal and that was the difference. Not to mention the blatant high sticking non-call on Knies late in the third. It's so easy to throw the low hanging fruit under the bus, but at the same time here we are, still one win away from moving on! I really think the boys can get it done this year. I think they should run this lineup in on the road:

Bunting - Matthews - Nylander
Kerfy - JT - Marner
Knies - ROR - Acciari
Jarnkrok - Kampf - Lafferty

Moving Knies to ROR's line spreads the offensive threat across three lines. Bunting is most effective with Matthews, Kerfoot has played with with JT and Marner and quite honestly Jarnkrok hasn't really done anything in the top 6. As much hate as Holl is getting I think they leave the D the same.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 27, 2023 at 4:44 p.m.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsApr. 25, 2023 at 12:14 p.m.
Thread: Leafs 2022 2023 Season Discussion Thread (Part 6: Quest for the Cup)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>Does he make it better though? Like has his absence hurt Matthews, Marner, Nylander or JT? I don't see it. They are blasting off like we need them to. I know guys on here hate Lafferty for some reason, I think it's the same reason they don't like Engvall. Nothing happens when he's on the ice. Good or bad. And I am totally fine with that. He hits and is fast but doesn't do much one way or another. Same with ZAR. If you don't score what do you do? Keep it out of your net and they do that. Just roll with what has got you this far and re-evaluate after the round is over. Hopefully Thursday night</div></div>

Well put. I'm fine with agreeing to disagree. If bunting sits, I hope you're right and if bunting plays I hope I'm right. I just want the win!
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsApr. 25, 2023 at 11:01 a.m.
Thread: Leafs 2022 2023 Season Discussion Thread (Part 6: Quest for the Cup)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>RipNasty</b></div><div>Tampa is a cheap and dirty team and they will want some sort of revenge for Cernak. So at the very least Bunting is going to have to answer the bell for that. What scares me is that a) the refs are going to let it happen at the very least or worse case call Bunting for a dive when it happens. Or b) they will go after bunting and try to drag everyone else into it as well to get a free chance at getting Matthews and co into the muck.

Why bother giving them the chance? Sit him for game 5 and if they lose then give him game 6. But if they sit him 1 game then you are sending him a message and also saving yourself from the nonsense Tampa will pull. Send them home and bring Bunting back for the next round. Clean slate.</div></div>

I very much understand your point, but I disagree and I'll explain. To me, this line of thinking represents an underlying reason of why the Leafs have been unable to close out a series. The fear of losing or the fear of someone making a bad play that is costly. This is the playoffs and competition is extremely high, players are going to make mistakes. Sure the argument is to ice the team that makes the least amount of mistakes. But you want to ice the team that gives you the best chance to win. IMO Bunting makes the lineup better. Bunting is a guy that you hate to play against but love on your team, I'm personally rooting for him. To close out the series the Leafs need to take it to them, dictate pace and put more pucks in the net the rest is just noise.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsApr. 25, 2023 at 10:36 a.m.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsApr. 21, 2023 at 11:40 a.m.
Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs 2022 2023 Season Discussion (Part 5)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Messier99</b></div><div>3 hits I put into similar buckets.
1) Kadri on Wingels. Immediately before hit Wingels fell from another interaction and Kadri couldn't stop so he jumped to avoid hit.
2) Spezza on Pionk. Immediately before hit Pionk went down to glove the puck, and Spezza went down to maintain shoulder-on-shoulder hit.
3) Perry on Tavares. Immediately before hit Tavares got tangled with Habs defenceman and was in unnatural position when Perry went by. Perry jumped to avoid contact.

From the hitters prospective, the person being hit did something so unexpected that they couldn't react in time. None had intention to be anything illegal.
As I recall, the punishments were all similar as well.</div></div>

Perry wasn't punished at all. Unless you call taking a few punches from Foligno punishment.
Forum: Toronto Maple LeafsApr. 21, 2023 at 11:39 a.m.
Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs 2022 2023 Season Discussion (Part 5)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MatthewsFan</b></div><div>Poor Naz
<div class="tweet"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Love this. <a href="https://t.co/YbwZZZ1MVG" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://t.co/YbwZZZ1MVG</a></p>— David Alter (@dalter) <a href="https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1648868309125693440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">April 20, 2023</a></blockquote>

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I don’t view Bunting’s hit anything other than a reverse hit gone terrible wrong. It was absolutely going to be interference but I didn’t think there was any major intent to hurt.

Kadri gave out a brutal crosscheck to DeBrusk and his boarding on a pretty defenceless Tommy Wingels was really bad.

Not the same players imo and we need Bunting</div></div>

I agree. Bunting has offensive skill that can really benefit the team and has throughout the year. I don't see his actions as predatory at all and it was unfortunate that Cernak got hurt. Kadri was also kind of the only guy at the time that was playing the gritty game. The string of non calls leading up to Kadri's actions in that boston series were redic as well and should have never happened.