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Morning Mashup: The Final Two

by on April 5, 2012 in Morning Mashup - 200 Comments

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Click to visit the presale on Marlie playoff tickets.

Tonight the Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning in their final home game of the season before wrapping up the 2011-12 season at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday. It’s tough to stay enthusiastic given the season was all but over ten-plus games ago, but try to enjoy your final 120 minutes of Leaf hockey until next October.

If you want to get your hands on Marlies tickets for Games 1 and/or 2 of the first playoff round, there is a presale happening today between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at ticketmaster.ca.

Links after the jump.

MORNING LINKS:

Now the Maple Leaf GM has a persecution complex
From Michael Langlois at Vintage Leaf Memories.

We’re all Marlies fans now
From Danny Gray at The Leafs Nation.

A reminder of the NHL lottery odds as they currently stand, looking ahead to next Tuesday
At sixth last with 78 points, the Leafs have a 6.2% of winning the lottery. If they fall behind the Islanders (77 points) and the Ducks (78 points, but losing the tiebreaker), their chances would go up to 10.7%.

Carl Gunnarsson won’t play in the final two games
He suffered a shoulder separation from that Foligno hit. The big loss for Gunnar is his inability to participate in the World Championships for Sweden.

Darcy Tucker compares Leafs teams
If we’re still paying him, may as well get some analysis.

Leafs’ Frattin fits Carlyle’s style
He certainly looked good alongside Kessel and Bozak last game.

Backhand Shelf podcast
The crew discusses Luongo/Schneider, Crosby/Milbury and more.

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  • Tim

    I didn’t say that, your putting words in my mouth, but he to each their own, gotta admit these are huge obstacles when trying to build a club…..no.

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  • Tim

    Which is what I said earlier, he has admitted he’s made mistakes and some moves haven’t been what he expected…ala Versteeg. I give the man credit for admitting his mistakes.

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  • rustynail

    One of the toughest to predict drafts in ages?

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  • Tim

    Goaltending looked alright until the Gionta incident. All the other incidents go back to the signing days and no one would have said all these guys will drop the ball, but I can compile a list of similar incidents that no one could of predicted. Things happen that are out of managements hands, if anything they could have picked someone up at the deadline, but like Nonis said it was all to make us wait for other teams prospects to develop, no deal was to make the Leafs better now.

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  • Leafsbites

    But if Leafs end up in the top 6 or 7, don’t they have to look at the best available ‘centre’? Even though the top 10 are stocked with solid Dmen.

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  • Yaknowwhat

    Its wonderful that he’s admitting all his mistakes…but I would prefer he stop making them…and that at some point we see some progress where it matters…in the standings..

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  • RickyBobbby

    No one expected Luke Schenn to regress and struggle this season either.

    1) Reimer getting hurt( Still Burkes fault for having no vet backup)
    2)Schenn’s regression
    3)Kulimen going AWOL in production.
    4)Penalty-kill futility

    4 biggest surprise disappointments for me.

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  • Tim

    I agree, but I just can’t see this happening in such a short term, the damage made from prior regimes has put us (the fans) in this boat, whether we like it or not. It will take time and I’m sure Burke didn’t have this in mind (just guessing) but I would have to say this franchise was in worse shape than any other. I do however believe this will turn around over the next few (2 maybe 3) seasons and we can see a competitive team for several years to come. I’m sure as hell hoping so.

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  • Tim

    Enjoyed the chat folks but gotta move, I’m running late again, have a good day!

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  • Yaknowwhat

    Yep…again…couldn’t agree more…another huge Burke contradiction….he was going to eradicate blue and white disease….ice time would be earned..competition for all positions….contracts would be buried if need be….sorry…didn’t see much of this…and yes Dion was a horrible choice as captain…after only playing 26 games for the franchise?? give me a break..

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  • Yaknowwhat

    I say no playoffs next year…and Burke is fired….

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  • leafs_17

    and who comes in? and who should be Captain?

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  • Yaknowwhat

    I would give Nonis full authority..and make Lupul captain..

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  • Yaknowwhat

    Agree with all your points..

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  • Leafsbites

    This is bang on. I think most folks really feels this way, but like Burke, are too loyal as a fan to come to terms with it.

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  • bobwasyourdamnuncle

    No, actually we’re too strong to give in to weakness.

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