Interesting. Brandon Carlo is a great guy. I saw him regularly because we both had dogs in the same part of Boston. And we both have a Bernese Mountain Dog
- RickJames77

I’m really enjoying his play.

These stats compared between this team and last year are not that encouraging.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/...es-heading-into-playoffs/

Looks like the biggest difference between the Leafs last year and this year is that their goalies were stronger and the division got weaker. Everything else though, doesn't bode well for the idea that Berube has made this team better.

Leafs scored way less goals this year and allowed way fewer but the goal differential was basically the same. Again, better defending or just better goaltending? Giveaways are astronomically higher, takeaways are lower, 5v5 and possession numbers are all way worse.

Way fewer hits, same blocked shots and special teams the same; which most agreed needed to be way better to succeed in the playoffs.

The Leafs are going to have to take full advantage of the easier 1st round match-up for once and hope their shooting % takes a timely spike (and SV% stays sky high) because this team might not actually be better than ones we have seen in the past.
- Rare_Jewel

Matthews injury and going from scoring almost 70 to barely getting 30 is about a 30 goal drop right there. I think this team is much better than last year, especially defensively. Seeing Laughton on the 4th line instead of Kampf is all I need to see to know this team is better than last years team. Curious to know about puck possession as the team with the puck is usually not the team doing the hitting. Not sure i agree the division got weaker.

Tyler Bertuzzi – Auston Matthews – Max Domi
Matthew Knies – John Tavares – Mitch Marner
Nick Robertson – Pontus Holmberg – Calle Jarnkrok
Connor Dewar – David Kampf – Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly – Ilya Lyubushkin
Simon Benoit – Jake McCabe
Joel Edmundson – Timothy Liljegren

Our starting line up for game 1 last year. Does anyone actually think we aren't better this year?

Brandon Carlo - 83 games played this year
- Canada Cup

I think that same thing happened to Gilmour when he got traded from Calgary, and the sched was 82 and he played 84 or something like that.

Tyler Bertuzzi – Auston Matthews – Max Domi
Matthew Knies – John Tavares – Mitch Marner
Nick Robertson – Pontus Holmberg – Calle Jarnkrok
Connor Dewar – David Kampf – Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly – Ilya Lyubushkin
Simon Benoit – Jake McCabe
Joel Edmundson – Timothy Liljegren

Our starting line up for game 1 last year. Does anyone actually think we aren't better this year?
- systemtool

And that's without looking at the goalies!

I was just thinking, that'd be kinda neat if the Bruins missed the playoffs for the next 15 years.

I was just thinking, that'd be kinda neat if the Bruins missed the playoffs for the next 15 years.
- Zezel

Wishing anyone be like the Sabres is just cruel.

And that's without looking at the goalies!
- Zezel

I was just thinking, that'd be kinda neat if the Bruins missed the playoffs for the next 15 years.
- Zezel

After all of these years, I still can't understand the hatred some Leafs fans have for the Broons.

Like, is it because we had that epic collapse all those years ago? Is it because the Bs actually know how to hockey in the post-season and the Leafs have fizzled?

Just don't get it.

After all of these years, I still can't understand the hatred some Leafs fans have for the Broons.

Like, is it because we had that epic collapse all those years ago? Is it because the Bs actually know how to hockey in the post-season and the Leafs have fizzled?

Just don't get it.
- mjones242

I just don't like their stupid jerkoff faces.

Tyler Bertuzzi – Auston Matthews – Max Domi
Matthew Knies – John Tavares – Mitch Marner
Nick Robertson – Pontus Holmberg – Calle Jarnkrok
Connor Dewar – David Kampf – Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly – Ilya Lyubushkin
Simon Benoit – Jake McCabe
Joel Edmundson – Timothy Liljegren

Our starting line up for game 1 last year. Does anyone actually think we aren't better this year?
- systemtool

We are significantly better than last year. We are significantly better than we've been in decades.

It will be interesting to see the lines for the opener. For me, Jarnkrok and Kampf sit, Robertson and Patchy Patch in.
- winsix

I'd have Patches and Jarnkrok out, Kampf and Robertson in. Patches can come in later.