One key reason why the Leafs came up short against Florida revealed
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Kennedy Meraw
May 14, 2023 (12:16)
Looking back on the Leafs' playoff run this year, any fan could pinpoint a few aspects of how the team played that they wish could've been done differently. However, one thing was certainly stacked against them during their 5-game stint against Florida.
It's no argument that the Knights/Oilers series has been extremely undisciplined and has arguably required more penalties to be called, but to see just how few penalties there were with the Leafs vs. Panthers is like a kick to the shin when there were so many missed calls such as these in a do or die Game 5:
I don't know about you, but that elbow to Mitch Marner looks a lot like the hit Bunting was suspended for in Round 1 to me.
Regardless, there's not much that can be done now. The Leafs are a team that thrives on the powerplay, so it's likely, had there been more adequately called penalties in their favour, the score outcome may have been different.
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MAI 14 | 247 ANSWERS One key reason why the Leafs came up short against Florida revealed If the Leafs had received more power play time in their series with the Panthers, would it have made a difference? |
Yes, they'd have won the series | 138 | 55.9 % |
No, they didn't play as a team | 88 | 35.6 % |
I still need time to process the series | 21 | 8.5 % |
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