By: Hoondog2

Hoondog2 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:55:20 +0000

Wow, Leaf fans are jumpin the gun a bit here. The game was definitely an eye opener, but not to how good Buffalo is. It was an eye opener that the Leafs can't keep going through the motions here in preseason. The Leafs are capable of way better hockey than that. The good news, IT DOESN"T COUNT! Relax people.

By: leafy

leafy — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:24:18 +0000

I have to say, I'm a little worried with Toskala because if he has an awful season, then the Leafs are set for a major crash, much like Philly last year, because, as you know, I have zero confidence in Raycroft.

This is not to say that it was only Toskala that played awful. So did the defence and offence for that matter. The whole team took a mini-mental vacation. But you are simply not going to win in this league with goaltending like that REGARDLESS of how the defence plays. Put another way, let's say the Leafs learn to play very well defensively - through intensive practising and teaching by Maurice - to satisfy the high standards of some of the readers on this site, the Leafs will STILL be in trouble. It's like a boat with a hole taking in water. You're sunk no matter what. This is the point I try to convey to some people, but they just don't try to understand the concept.

Anyway, Buffalo looks awfully good. They are a role model in how you should build a good hockey team, and the Leafs should take note. Note how they aren't always in this buying mode like the Leafs, because they actually decide to keep their young players rather than trade them for washed up veterans.

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