Well the polling is closed and only 36% of respondents believe the Leafs will make the playoffs this season. Now the results appear a little skewed by Leaf haters and Leaf fanatics. The most popular response was 15th place in the East which might reflect Leaf haters - except that's exactly how they finished last season. However, this season Vesa Toskala will not be within 1,000 miles of a Leaf net. Last place is therefore less likely to happen. The second popular response was 1st place in the East which has as much possibility of happening as Jack Layton becoming Prime Minister of Canada.
Some reasons why the Leafs won't make the playoffs:
- Top 6 forwards are not good enough
- Powerplay and penalty killing may continue to be weak
- Ron Wilson may be losing the dressing room
- No #1 centre
- Team has too many U.S. college players
- Giguere and Gustavsson will finally provide enough goaltending to make the playoffs
- Phaneuf will solidify the defense
- Kadri will grow into the #1 centre position
- Good goaltending will make penalty killers more effective
- Team has speed, youth, enthusiasm and truculence
1st | 7 (14%) |
2nd | 1 (2%) |
3rd | 1 (2%) |
4th | 1 (2%) |
5th | 2 (4%) |
6th | 3 (6%) |
7th | 2 (4%) |
8th | 1 (2%) |
9th | 7 (14%) |
10th | 2 (4%) |
11th | 4 (8%) |
12th | 6 (12%) |
13th | 2 (4%) |
14th | 0 (0%) |
15th | 11 (22%) |
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