All valid.
it's my frustration with these two.
you have a chance at the cup. And you're not elevating yourself to the expected levels of play. Playoff hockey has always been tougher, grittier, faster. Players are often playing with their last chance to win. They're playing with a all or nothing.
But not the Leafs top line. "just another game". It's why Montreal kicked it up another level and was able to counter their offense and shut them down. Montreal isn't some phenomenal teams. Price is playing stellar, and they're playing the perfect underdog story.
When the leaf's played against the Capitals. You could almost excuse it. They were mostly rookies and there were zero expectations.
When they choked the following year in game 7 against Boston. You could excuse it because Boston was a serious legit contender, and the Leaf's were only year 2 of rebuild. it h appens
When they CHOKED AGAIN in game 7 against Boston the next year? Ok, now we're seeing a problem. But again, Boston was a legit contender. and there were legit missing pieces.
When they couldn't qualify last year? Ok, MAYBE covid... but.. that's 0/4
This year was either "put up or shut up"... they went up 3-1... and lost the series 3-4.
Time for these kids to shut up. stop acting like superstars. Stop PREENING. and either elevate their ****ing game when it counts, or get out, because you're just wasting our money.
