Leafs Beat Sens, Come One Step Closer to 9th
In a nail-biter of an ending tonight the Leafs edged out the Sens 5-4. In the dying seconds with Ottawa coming on strong the post saved the Leafs from heading to overtime with .01 seconds left on the clock. With those two points the Leafs now have 80. Meanwhile, the Bruins also put up a point and the Panthers put up two, meaning the Leafs are still in 12th in the Conference and essentially no closer to a playoff spot. However, on a league wide stage, the Leafs have no surpassed the Black Hawks, and if the ‘Yotes lose to the Ducks tonight, the Leafs will jump another spot.
Can anyone else feel it? We’ve all speculated on it but now you can feel it and smell it in the air. A completely fruitless season about to culminate.
The Leafs are pushing hard for 8th, but as we all know, they’ll end up in 9th. They won’t make the playoffs, and they’ll end up with a first round choice putting them well outside the highly touted group that should make up the first six or seven picks in this years draft.
Can we stand it again? Will anyone else want to vomit if the Leafs find themselves repeating last year and missing the playoffs by a point, yielding them neither an extended season or any building blocks for the future?
Mark my words, if the Leafs keep winning it will happen. This team will NOT, repeat, will NOT make the playoffs.
So I ask again, who among us has the courage to take out Vesa Toskala? A simple kidnapping will due. He can be returned to the team once the Leafs are mathematically eliminated. If anyone can think of a better way I’m open to suggestions. Something needs to be done though
Stumble it!
March 23rd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
The closest the leafs have been to a spot, 4 out with back to back against Boston and now you count them out?? Give me a break. How probable is it that the leafs beat Boston for 2 and Florida and Washington lose, maybe not 100% but more than possible.
Why hope to lose in order to gain the 1st round pick in Stamkos, a kid I have seen 80 plus times that will amount to nothing more than an Alex Steen type player.
The leafs have shown they can beat top teams so why not hope to squeak into the playoffs and cause some damage. I spend 82 games a year watching these guys, I’d sure as hell be more excited to make the playoffs than missing and hoping to land an undersized OHL powerplay special who’s NHL career will be most likely average at best.
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:37 pm
i have to say that was by far the best game i have seen the leafs play this year. it go back to the game see that the leafs ae losing 4-3 then within a min they were winning 5-4. just a great game to watch.
March 23rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
82 games is all you will get!
March 27th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Ottawa played a poor game, but you still gotta hand it Toronto, they came out and played a tough game.. Ottawa looked like a bunch or amateurs.