Pre-Game Talk: Game 1 Leafs @ Bruins 8PM

[HockeyVirus]

So, how we feeling? Do we think the Leafs take the first game?

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[Revolt]

We're taking Game 1 boys.

Hopefully Nylander is in for the game. Maintenance day?

 

[AvroArrow]

Giordano and Brodie out, THANK YOU KEEFE. Lines look great, any word on why Nylander was absent ?

 

[shaner8989]

Sounds like Nylander slots in where Jarnkrok is

 

[bax]

Nylander has a couple of weeks of maintenance days so hopefully he's not dealing with an injury

I'll be impressed if Brodie stays out.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Nylander has a couple of weeks of maintenance days so hopefully he's not dealing with an injury

I'll be impressed if Brodie stays out.

Would line up with when his play fell off a cliff as well. Something impacting his skating?

 

[Magic Man]

The defense pairings look exactly right. It will be nice to have a more menacing cast in front of our net.

If Jarnkrok is back, he should switch to the left on that line and Robertson to the press box. Leave Reaves in for the first couple games until McMann comes back to combat Maroon and Frederic in Boston's bottom six.

 

[HockeyVirus]

 

[AvroArrow]

Domi and Bertuzzi will have to match Marchand, I feel pretty confident about our team it's just the goaltending that's a bit scary. Our D core is obviously a step behind theirs, but still very capable. We got some big bodies that know how to keep the net clear. In years past I was worried about the Bruins physicality and our core guys not being able to handle that. Key to this series will be our goaltending, they just need to be average and our forward group is strong enough to do the rest.

 

[Gilmour1996]

...Lines look great, any word on why Nylander was absent ?

Buddy says he's got a bad case of the Boston Flu and doc recommended he continue avoiding contact for another week or two. Don't know if he's kidding though.

 

[Darcy Tucker]

Nylander had a spa day scheduled and couldn't miss his manicure , pedicure and shiatsu massage for practice.

 

[1specter]

The oldheads ragging on Nylander when he has the most playoff goals on the team in the last 5 runs

 

[Fogelhund]

Game day roster. (prediction)

Bertuzzi - Matthews- Domi
Knies - Tavares - Marner
Jarnkrok - Holmberg - Nylander
Dewar - Kampf - Reaves

Rielly - Lyubushkin
Benoit - McCabe
Edmundson - Liljegren

 

[BTP]

Where the f*** is Willie

 

[Gilmour1996]

The oldheads ragging on Nylander when he has the most playoff goals on the team in the last 5 runs

Yeah and over the last 5 years of playoff runs he's been on the ice for more goals against than goals for. Let's hope that changes.

 

[Jojalu]

The oldheads ragging on Nylander when he has the most playoff goals on the team in the last 5 runs

So polarizing.

Rare does a player have 3 straight career years, score 40 and get chastised all the time.

It's been 8 years. There are 8 years left. Everyone knows his strengths and weaknesses.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Where the f*** is Willie

Going out for Sushi again?

 

[BTP]

TSN says Nylander is a “possibility to play tomorrow”

Jesus

Perhaps he’s sick as f***

 

[Thornbury]

Would line up with when his play fell off a cliff as well. Something impacting his skating?

If he had a real injury issue, I think they would have sat him out for the TB finale. He really ends to step it up, he was just floating the last few games. At least his playoff track record is pretty good.

 

[Fogelhund]

Where the f*** is Willie

Taking a day off... relax man.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

What the f*** does it’s “a possibility” Nylander plays tomorrow mean? He played all 82 games what could possibly be wrong?

 

[Fogelhund]

What the f*** does it’s “a possibility” Nylander plays tomorrow mean? He played all 82 games what could possibly be wrong?

It means Keefe is playing games with Boston, just like they won't announce their goalie.

 

[BTP]

Taking a day off... relax man.

Lmao he’s not taking a day off

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[leafsfan5]

What the f*** happened to Nylander man