I don't understand the mental processes of Leaf fans.
When their team was being out shot night after night and being saved by excellent goal-tending, they never mentioned not deserving to win. Lately their goalie is below average and they are losing, but somehow they deserve to win. They supposedly are Stanley Cup contenders, but regard a game in New Jersey, the 21st team in the league, with a overwhelming home record of 18-17, as "tough".
A week ago, I resigned myself to their embarrassing themselves and the NHL in the playoffs in consecutive years. Instead, they impressed me with their dedication to getting an early start on training for their golf championship, avoiding even a single "loser" point in five straight games. In the next week or so, they will play St. Louis, Philadelphia and Boston, so they should be able to coast into golf season. Come to think of it, their captain, Pylon Phaneuf, is ideally suited for a sport which one plays without moving one's feet.
Excellent post Anon Vlad and as we all know they lost again tonight 5-3. No Reimer excuse this time, since Bernier was back. Can't fault Bernier for the loss because as usual the leafs were outshot by a massive amount. Tonight's humiliating margin - in this leaf home game - was 49-25! That's 6 losses in a row, without even a single loser point. Even for the leafs that's pretty damn bad!