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OK YES IT IS GO PLAY-OFF LEAFS GO

Why? What happened?

Well done, Buf. Not only did we trade Schenn, L for JVR, but it also appears we traded our playoff appearance too.

Congratulations. Although its been fairly typical for the leafs to be in a playoff spot after 40 odd games. Having a shortened season took away the oppertunity for them to screw it up.

Lets hope the Jets can make it too. It would be amazing if all four Canadian teams in the east make it!

Loved DGB's tweet.

"@DownGoesBrown: THE MAPLE LEAFS ARE GOING TO THE THING WITH THE SEVEN GAMES AND BEARDS AND NO SHOOTOUTS WHATEVER THAT'S CALLED!!! (I'm out of practice.)"

Luton is freezing over as we speak...

I WHOLE HEARTEDLY CONCUR WITH YOU BUFF!!!!

First time I get to watch the leafs as a play-off team in my years following them....... dare I say that I am kind of excited

Over the weekend I have composed this little number.....

Habs are red
Leafs are blue
We're going to the party
Wooo hoo hoooo

(not bad after a dozen or so beers!)

Buff! You have used so many emoticons that it has taken my work PC 10 minutes to open the page!

Classic Leafs. Get a little sucess and then go ruin everyones computer

I wouldn't expect the computer of a Flames fan to know what a smiley looks like
[check out the fan whose team sucked until 10 minutes ago dishing it out]

Whatever! This is like reading the "Comments" section on a TSN article with all you damn leafs.

Ill just have to go watch an Oilers game to cheer myself up

J-Iggy wrote:Whatever! This is like reading the "Comments" section on a TSN article with all you damn leafs.

Yeah the muppets on there are embarrassing

(1) I was just thinking - perhaps we could shorten the playoffs like the regular season, we might win the cup!!!

(2) Finally, everyone else will shut up about our playoff absence. I suppose the 'No cup since '67' jokes will come out now instead!

(3) A belated thank you to Burke - you built this team and what would MLSE have done if they had kept you until the end of the season?

(4) WE MADE THE PLAYOFFS!!!! WOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Welshmapleleaf wrote:
(3) A belated thank you to Burke - you built this team and what would MLSE have done if they had kept you until the end of the season?

We wouldn't have qualified. Burke had an aura of negativity around him, with him gone it has enlivened the team.

Lord SKAgiraffe wrote:

Welshmapleleaf wrote:
(3) A belated thank you to Burke - you built this team and what would MLSE have done if they had kept you until the end of the season?

We wouldn't have qualified. Burke had an aura of negativity around him, with him gone it has enlivened the team.

He would have traded Kadri and Reimer to Vancouver for Luongo for sure!

sportsportsport wrote:
We wouldn't have qualified. Burke had an aura of negativity around him, with him gone it has enlivened the team.

He would have traded Kadri and Reimer to Vancouver for Luongo for sure![/quote]

Wasn't there talk about him not trading being the reason for his firing? If so then that has to be the best thing he did for the team, sacrificing his job! haha

I agree that the atmosphere changed when Burke left, but credit where it's due - he did assemble that team.

I'm not sure if specifically Kadri would have been traded for a goalie, and to be fair, we still tried real hard with Kipper / Luongo at the deadline. Glad nothing happenned - whilst I don't know how Reimer will fair in the playoffs, he has got us there and deserves his shot.

The biggest difference that made Kadri click was moving him from the wing to centre. Funnily enough, the last time we did that it worked out quite well too - Mats Sundin. Whether Burke would have let Randy switch him is another debate.

Dare I say it but how about some credit to the ownership? Let Burke rebuild the team and then do the ol'switch-a-roo when the job is done and bring in someone who can lift spirits. The only stupid thing was not bringing in a proper coach from the off. But the Wilson attitude matched Burke.

God I absolutely hated Ron Wilson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never forget him tweeting about Santa bringing him a new contract!!!!!

Shame there isnt an emoticon for "To$$er"!!!

Let's hope for a Boston win tonight against the Sens. I really don't fancy our chances against the B's, not that I think we will beat the Habs but it will at least be a competitive series.