HAT GUY: You ever just wonder
when we're going to get past it? STEVE: Get past it?
HAT GUY: Yeah you know it - like whatever this is it keeps happening to the Leafs?
STEVE: Oh! No. HAT GUY: it's no right
STEVE: No of course not. HAT GUY: Dude they get rid of the coach, the GM
STEVE: A thousand different players HAT GUY: And they just keep finding a way!
STEVE: Over the years, no matter who's involved, no matter what Jersey they're wearing,
they find a way - you you got to take that chain off b
y the way
HAT GUY: Really does feel like I need to take the chain off
STEVE: I don't think the chain is why they're lost it's just-
HAT GUY: Oh it's one of those things I got. I paid money for this! Let’s go! - good we all feel - stop! - never gets rusty! - What am I doing? - INNA MY
KITCHEN - Producer Drew can you fix all this? - *screaming* - And when it comes
to the Toronto Maple Leafs you can crumple crumple YEET - Saw that going differently
- with you wherever you are welcome to LFR Vict
ory puppies! Yes we're doing Victory puppies,
cuz he doesn't know! The Toronto Maple Leafs - you understand what you did to this dog? This poor
dog! He's going to be 9 years old coming up in the end of March! He's going to be nine years
old! He's never seen them get past the second round - here you go, here's another little bit.
Don't worry there's more where that came from! I got to tell them about you how you're a magical
dog! This dog is Magic! This dog I don't know how to explain it but
we do Victory puppies right?
There you go I can tell you're getting antsy and you want to leave - we do Victory puppies
and I swear to God this dog knows English. You know English, you 100% know English because when
the Leafs win - like immediately he's standing up he's ready to go and do Victory puppies!
When they lose, oh when they lose he doesn't even bother me! He doesn't even look at me! He
goes I know I'm not getting one tonight and I usually go upstairs and give him one anyway I'm
not done I'm not done here come here! Come here, come here come here - I know I'm yelling. I know
I'm yelling. He knows he's not getting one when they lose there's no Victory puppies when they
lose. When they lost this game, that they had a 99.5% chance of winning, when they lost this
game he was looking at me like “I - you know what I want it I want it and I deserve it!” And he's
right! He's right he deserves it we all deserve it he deserves it the most! There you go, you're
dismissed, tha
t was good! That was a good note to end on! Imagine ending on a good note! - LEAFS -
this hand should be coming down I should be doing the fishbump thing! I should be doing the fishbump
thing! Leafs lose 5-4 in the shootout to the Carolina Hurricanes! And I'm covered in glitter!
Green glitter! Like I don't know I don't know man! Every time I do one of them - I don't know! What
do you want to talk about? “Steve this isn't worth the Freak Out they've been so hot recently” I
know! I know! But
the numbers! The number they haunt me! You ever seen that movie, the number 13?
It wasn't that good - but you ever seen it? It's a number driving me crazy! It's a bunch of numbers
driving me crazy! And it goes deeper than 67, it goes deeper than two as in second round. Like
what do you want me to do?! A whole breakdown of everything that happened from start to finish?
But then I'd be wasting your time just like the Leafs did! They went up three nothing, almost blew
it, 4-2 smooth sailing, fo
ot off the gas entirely, but they didn't just pull the foot up they slammed
it back down on the brake! I really screwed - I screwed up the camera - I screwed up oh no! Oh
that's better, that's better. That's that's about where it was, that's about where it was! Like
I'm sorry look at this - “from moneypuck.com the Leafs were at 99.5% chance to win before
the Canes scored twice to send it to overtime.” Like dude - can I draw your attention to this
part of the chart right here? Where there's
a penalty called on David Kampf?! Can I draw your
attention to the - their chances of winning went up! They went up! They continued to go up because
time continued to expire! At least I think I did. I don't know if there's a logo in the way. It was
still very high! They score two goals to tie it, one of them is with less than six seconds left.
It goes to overtime. Nobody scores. it goes to the shootout. They score and they win! But it's
the numbers! From sportsnet stats “Leafs lose when hol
ding a two-goal lead with less than 2 minutes
left in the third period for the first time since December 18th 2007 against the Hurricanes!” To
give you an idea of how long ago December 18th 2007 was, here's the LFR clip that - there was
an LFR for that game! It was from my first season “What just?! Huh! No seriously though! Though what
- what just happened? Um, that was awful! How - how did they play such a solid game all the way
through?! It was a pretty solid game, they got off to a rough
start um, and then just exploded! Like
that two minutes left! Good Lord! Kubina playing over 30 minutes, uh Gill playing like I don't know
25 something, something like that. Pony, you know I like you but goat horns.” That's how long ago
that was and sportsnet stats posted that thinking oh isn't this a cute little stat here's the thing
about that stat - it's only technically right. Partially wrong! Because that wasn't the last
time that the Leafs surrendered a two-goal lead with less than t
wo minutes left in a hockey game,
that was the last time that the Leafs surrendered a two-goal lead with less than two minutes
to go in a hockey game in the regular season. The last time they surrendered a two goal lead
with less than 2 minutes to go in a hockey game - May of 2013 against the Boston Bruins game
seven! Put it right here, put the box score right here producer Drew. Could you? Could you please?
You must be loving this - you must be loving this! Put the box score right here. Lo
ok at this! Look
at this! With about 90 seconds to go the Leafs had a two-goal lead when Lucic scored it. Lucic scored
to bring the Bruins to within one, the Leafs we're still winning that game! They still was sure
to win that series! Then Bergeron ties it and Bergeron wins it in overtime. Here's the butterfly
effect that could have come from all that - look at this, look at this all right? Look at it, look
at the numbers on it study it what do you notice? I'll tell you what I noticed I lea
rned this today.
I didn't know this until today. The Lucic goal, Bergeron picks up an assist, it's his first assist
of the playoffs. That means it's his first ass assist of that series, and then when he scores the
game tying goal it's only his second goal of the playoffs. Which means it's his second goal of that
series. That means that heading into game seven, heading into the final 90 seconds or so of game
seven, the Bruins on the verge of blowing a 3-1 series lead, Patrice Bergeron had on
e goal zero
assists one point! And they were about to blow it! Then he ties it because it's the Leafs, he ties it
and he wins it in overtime and by the end of the 2013 playoffs he is revered as this axe wielding
maniac who tries to win a Stanley Cup on a punctured lung! Imagine how his legacy changes if
that series ends with one goal one goal no assists one point and a seven game loss. They might have
traded the guy! And if you think I'm nuts for saying that that's what they did to Seguin a
gain
for having a bad playoff that very same year! I would call one goal and no assists and one
point a bad playoff! But it's the Leafs! The Leafs enabled the career of Patrice Bergeron,
they gave him the Super Mario Star by blowing that game! “Steve we're tired of talking about
game seven” all right but it's the numbers! From the cane stats brand “The canes are now 40-3-3
in regular season games that Seth Jarvis scores a goal in.” “Why does that matter Steve? Why does
that matter?” It mat
ters because the Hurricanes have Seth Jarvis laughter The Hurricanes have
Seth Jarvis because the Leafs gifted him to them! What - oh you don't remember? You don't remember
that trade? No you of course you wouldn't. The Leafs didn't trade the actual Seth Jarvis, they
traded the pick, the first round pick I believe it was the 17th overall pick to the Carolina
Hurricanes that they used to get Seth Jarvis. Well my goodness what did the Leafs get in return? The
absence of Patrick Marleau! That'
s what they got. They tied a first rounder to them, they lit the
fuse and they sent him to Carolina and then they bought him out and then he went back to the Sharks
- or did he? Did he go back to the sharks or was that when he went to the penguins? Doesn't matter!
Listen I know Marner's out I know Jarnkrok’s out holy cow this penalty kill! But also holy cow
this entire team! Dude there's no excuse for the roster to blow that thing. We'll talk about the
penalty, we'll talk about the penalty,
but there's no excuse for the roster to blow that game there's
none. For basically the first uh what 50 minutes of that game? The Leafs looked like the far better
team. I don't know what the numbers were but they seemed like the far better team especially from
the moment the second period began. Whatever adjustments they made in the dressing room,
that led to like seven or eight breakaways and odd man rushes, which is how the Leafs got
their three nothing lead in the first place! Johnny T
in the place to be, Willie Ny what a
guy, and Nickky Bob never take him out of the lineup anymore-ob. Nick Robertson if you
leave him in the lineup he'll score some, some he'll score some! I I don't know. Even when
the Hurricanes crawled back into this thing, even when they got those two goals to make it 3-2
I wasn't worried! I'm, I'm being dead serious I know I'm Sweating Bullets right now and I seem
like I was worried I wasn't worried! ‘cause the Hurricanes obviously studied the game tape
on
the Leafs. Jordan Martinook went to the front of the net, the Leafs cannot do a thing in the
front of the net, they can't, they stink, scores. Seth Jarvis scores on the power play of course
he did it's against his former team not really, but it does feel like it sometimes and it was on
the power play. The Leafs stink on the penalty kill of course it's 3-2! 2:55 into the third
period the Breakaway Bonanza continues and it's David Kampf! David Kampf sniped on Pyotr Kochetkov
like he was
a minor leaguer! He didn't - that was big David Kampf dude! That was D David David, have
you seen him shoot?! Which is a question that I asked in jest but what's funny is the real answer
is NOOOO you haven't seen him shoot! He doesn't shoot, he's David Kampf! And he got a breakaway
on you and he sniped on you and the two goal lead is restored and who thought they were losing this
game? “Oh and Seth Jarvis scores it's basically a guaranteed win” how about a David Kampf breakaway
goal? That s
hould be a guaranteed win! But after continuing what they did in the second period in
the third, what brought them success they went like ERRRRR -wore out the skin in their feet Fred
Flynstoning the thing just going yba daba don't and stopping all momentum! And the Hurricanes
were coming into the zone, Leafs were stopping it, getting rid of it, Hurricanes coming into the
zone, Leafs stop it, getting rid of it. But still the Leafs were just like crawling into a turtle
shell they were shrivel
ing up like they went went in the cold tub. But I'll tell you the moment
they lost the game I'll tell you the exact moment and I knew they were going to lose this game.
Was it the call? No it wasn't the call because the call came after the WAAAAVE. What are you
doing?! Dude I don't have a problem with the wave. I don't. People like to go to games, they pay a
lot of money to go to the games and they have fun, but there is a time to do the wave! And in 2024
when comebacks are at dime a dozen i
n the NHL, you do not do the wave with 4 minutes to go in
a game where your team only has a two-goal lead! And only sounds like a ridiculous thing to say
there but it's 2024, I assure you it's not. This isn't 1998 anymore you can come back from that
with four minutes to go and also take a gander, take a gander at the crest you're wearing! Were
you confused because it's St Pats? It's still the Leafs! You have to take every precaution you
can! What are you doing the wave for? And I'll tell yo
u what happened. The refs saw the wave
and they said “well that's untoward I don't like that” and they decided to call THIIIIIS.
EWWWWW on David Kampf! Ew and also yuck but mostly disgusting! They called this a hook. They
- they called this a hook! AAAA! Not in the NHL, no not in the NHL. The - was the stick on
it was on the meatiest part of the glove in the lightest way possible, and then Orlov, ugh!
Like - Kampf hit you in the leg! What?! Listen, The Lion Share of my rage still goes towar
ds the
Leafs in this one, that call is inexcusable! Ew! You're calling that in the playoffs? Look me in
the face, look me in the face - you know what? Don't bother, don't bother, don't bother. In the
off chance that any NHL official sees this video, don't don't look at me, don't look at me, look in
the mirror - look in the mirror and tell yourself look yourself open your eyes wide, don't blink
don't like win don't look at yourself through your eyelashes open them wide and tell me THAAAT -
THAT is a penalty in the PLAYOFFS?! “And I almost don't want to say this because as a Leaf fan
I'm going to seem biassed and no one's going to take me seriously - whoa! - but here it goes
anyway, was that not the most unfairly called at least third period, most of the game but third
period slash overtime you had ever seen?!” Aho with the tip for the power play goal six on
four they're within one it's okay there's not that much time left they can still win. Aho by
the way with uh 1828 gone i
n the third period, Lucic scored his with 1838 there was only
a 10 second difference between the two. Then it's Sebastian Aho again with less than 6
seconds to go and we go to overtime! And here's why I still hang it on the Leafs, even though
that penalty was a joke, it was an absolute joke one the hurricane scored another goal that
wasn't on the power play after that, number two the Leafs got a power play in overtime! Game set
match, it's supposed to be over it's supposed to be done! One b
it of feedback from overtime,
one bit of feedback from overtime Max Domi, I like Max Domi, he's a good player Max
Domi, I want him to continue to be a Leaf Max Domi - however don't take one-timers! Don't
take one-timers until you switch from whatever wet noodle that that stick is! The - that stick can't
what are you?! What is that stick? Forget taking a slapshot I feel like that thing would break if
I just held it out the car window and drove fast enough! And it wouldn't break because I cra
cked
it off another car and it would crack from the wind! Then he got poke checked in the shootout. I
mean that was just Kotchekov being clever there, he looked at his eyes and he said I'm going for
it Leroy Jenkins. Matthews got a little too cute. Nylander is now 0 for seven in the shootout this
season, I want that studied by science! Thankfully Kuznetzov is not the one who ended the game with
the slow shootout move which I usually don't have a problem with but like he fully went backwards
.
Svechnikov, no! Guentzel, who it's still weird that he's a Hurricane, wins it in the shootout.
Dude, what did we talk about last video? The Leafs were fading fading fading heading into that little
4-day break that they had, but they won. They won their final game against the Montreal Canadiens
and it was an ugly game and it wasn't their best game but they won they won the thing hooray,
get two points throw him in the bank. You won. Get these four days off, and we'll see how we do.
What h
appens? They come back against the Flyers and they mop them. The Leafs had a convincing
win over the Philadelphia Flyers and then after that two days later they followed up - they
I thought were at very least a better team if not dominated Carolina for at least the first uh
45 minutes of that game? Matthews had no goals, he could have had five! Like they were getting
chance after chance after chance and that's not just the breakaways they were getting and they
got a thousand of those! And h
ow's the game going to be remembered? As an embarrassment. Like
Treliving went out there at the deadline he gets Lyubushkin and Edmundson and Dewar to help out the
penalty kill because it's a weakness for the team. They're out there defending this thing late in
the game they're all on the ice along with Auston Matthews! And the goal goes in. The goal didn't
go in, the puck went in. And just like that, and just like that! After what should have been
a solid win where we go “holy cow these gu
ys are a wagon” they're now coming off a humiliating
loss hockey night in Canada on home ice and they're going into a back to back which is
then going to be followed by a back to back! Tuesday they're playing the Flyers who probably
want to murder them that's in Philly as well, and then the next night they're in Washington.
Two days off you get the Oilers on Hockey Night in Canada, there's not another opportunity
for a potential national embarrassment no, the next night the Hurricanes in Ca
rolina
couldn't beat him with home ice advantage, see how you do in their barn and it's less than 24
hours later because the NHL is not a league. It's at 6 o'clock, WHY! I just - you know Arnold from
Magic School Bus you know? And he said “please let this be a normal field trip.” It's never a normal
field trip! It's never a normal field trip! Except I've been video documenting this field trip
for 17 years now and I've been watching this team for over three decades. And I would like
to get
off the bus! But I can't, and I won't, I won't get off the bus. I won't get off the bus!
This is the question that I was asked by big head Leafs this is the only question that matters
“Are you in?” And they replied I'm not. I'm in! Of course! Of course I'm in! I’ve dealt with
worse than this! I've dealt with more embarrassing than this! Hell this might be the year they screw
around and win because nothing makes sense at all! I am on this bus to its destination wherever that
is, whenever tha
t destination arrives. Oh I was supposed to do Marlie minute. Here do you want
to see something that Nick shot before this uh game? Because the Leafs keep getting injured
and so we need to look at the Marlies and see who might get called up if someone else gets
injured?! Well yeah here's a calm and rational person and Nick Barden with Marlie minute to talk
about that. “NICK: As the Maple Leafs deal with a couple injuries in Mitch Marner and Calle
Jarnkrok I decided to take a look to see as
the Leafs and Marlies enter this little playoff
structure here in the next few weeks who would be Toronto's best and most ideal call up from
the Toronto Marlies up to the Maple Leafs if they need it? At forward I think the obvious one
overall is Alex Steeves, he's having a pretty good season overall and he's a guy who can have some
physicality, have some goal scoring, and if you really want that in your bottom six, I think he
could bring that. You have another guy in Dylan Gambrell who I th
ink could be a depth centerman
if the Maple Leafs needed it in the future, and then you can't forget about someone like
Kyle Clifford who has multiple Stanley Cups, he's a veteran and he's someone who is on an
NHL deal and could be used at some point. On defence you obviously have a guy like Max LaJoie
who's played with the maple Leaf before and he's been called up when the Leafs have needed him,
I think he would be the first call if the Leafs ever needed a defenseman and then you have guys
like Marshall Rifai and Miko Kokkonen, Kokkonen had a great training camp with the Maple Leafs and
Sheldon Keefe was really impressed with his play. And then you have Marshall Rifai who got
some time with the Maple Leafs this season, made his NHL debut, played pretty good there too
so I think when you look at the forward group again Alex Steeves the first guy I would look at
as you know the one who would get the for sure call up then you got guys like Kyle Clifford Dylan
Gambrell Nick Abr
uzzese, possibly even a guy like Ryan Tverberg and then in defense once again youve
leis and then you have Miko Kokkonen, Marshall Rifai.” Good job, good job Nick, that was, that
was refreshing, I uh I I really enjoyed it I uh I just have a headache from all the screaming I
was doing before your intelligence segment. Oh my god! Oh this - oh the playoffs haven't even begun!
But I'm going to be here, I'm gonna be here every video, and I'm going to be streaming live on the
sdpn YouTube channel
for every Saturday for the rest of the season starting next Saturday when the
Leafs take on Edmonton, and then after that it's Buffalo, and then after that it's Montreal,
and after that it's Detroit. Those are four really good games. What are we going to do in the
playoffs? Good question! We're talking about it, probably going to do every game but we're talking
about it! For now that is it for this one, thank you very much for watching, click like
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off the bus “I don't even know what to say about that game. Go Leafs go and hopefully they use that
to get some fire in their belly. That was crap.”
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