The Official 2021-22 Season Talk Thread

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by bhurst99

My Leafs have had a pretty strong start to the season (18-8-2) and really look a lot better defensively. I see if the playoffs started today they would play Tampa Bay in the first round. LOL. We're so screwed.

NHLs playoff format...

"Theres nothing wrong with it"
-NHL executives


But perhaps that's the secret to the Leafs playoff struggles all along. Instead of trying to find favorable matchups like the Jackets and Habs where Leafs should've won, they need to go in against the best right from the start.

[DrJones]

Sure, let's go back to the conference format that everyone wants, and... oh.

[Majingir]

Now this feels like a Leafs game.

Up 4-1 and opponent catches up.

And proof of the lack of physicality in a big way. Hawks player steamrolled a Leafs player. The Leafs player gets up all mad, charges at the Hawks player for revenge, and just bounces off the guy and falls back to the ground.

[bhurst99]

I see a couple of Flames games were postponed due to Covid and there were a couple of positive tests in private boxes at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto which forced people into quarantine.

This seemingly never ending Covid battle could throw the season into a tailspin pretty quickly. I could see capacity limits in arenas returning.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by bhurst99

I see a couple of Flames games were postponed due to Covid and there were a couple of positive tests in private boxes at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto which forced people into quarantine. This seemingly never ending Covid battle could throw the season into a tailspin pretty quickly. I could see capacity limits in arenas returning.

Dont know if its capacity limits or just tighter restrictions.

How many actually wear masks at games? People are always eating.

[Kobalt]

#FreeMcDavid

Oilers probably has the two best players in the NHL and the team is still like that

[Majingir]

Sure, they've played more games, but Leafs are #1 in the NHL.

I guess this years edition wants to be the short list of 1 seeds who have lost to the 8 seed.

[bhurst99]

Leafs and Senators maximum attendance will be reduced by 50 per cent due to Covid-19 protocols. That happened quicker than I thought.