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titchy_jelly

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Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 27, 2023 at 11:09 p.m.
Thread: Is winning a round too much to ask
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dan_the_Man</b></div><div>No but as the experience of winning playoff games helps you have to think the experience of continuos losing has a negative on the psyche</div></div>

I don't underestimate Tampa's playoff winning pedigree. It's why I picked them in 7. They know how to win playoff games. I knew they wouldn't panic after blowing those 2 games in Tampa. Most teams would've tapped out.

But I've never believed in momentum carrying over from game to game. I have too many memories both good and bad watching the Red Wings Cup runs and playoff choke jobs.

One which stands out to me was in 2009 SCF we blasted the Pens in game 5 in Detroit. Only to lose game 6 in Pittsburgh. Then everyone said Pens had no chance of winning game 7 because they had lost 3 consecutive games in Detroit. Wrong.

Point (no pun intended) is if I'm the Leafs I'm looking at the positive here. You'd think the Leafs stars have learned a few playoff lessons the past 7 years.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 25, 2023 at 3:16 p.m.
Thread: Smith and Perreault
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>titchy_jelly</b></div><div>As a Habs fan I like the Mantha trade, but how will Washington fans feel?</div></div>

The thought process for the trade is I think both teams are interested in moving on from these respective players.

Hoffman had a better season than Mantha did last year and he has a better cap hit, so that's the motive for WSH if they want to be competitive while they still have Ovechkin.

MTL has a ton of cap space so they have nothing to lose giving the younger home province player a chance at a fresh start.

I'm also interested to see what caps fans have to say, I feel like they would be doing Mantha a solid by moving on but there could be a desire to hope he bounces back and has a good year to salvage the trade they made for him.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 24, 2023 at 7:31 p.m.