Pre-Game Talk: It's official: Leafs vs Bruins [Game 1 on Wed]

[robdicks]

Dammit. Go leafs go, but this is not an ideal opponent.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Can't wait to see the haters surface when Kessel has a hard time producing in this series

 

[Crispy Crust]

It's going to be a pyrrhic victory for the winner of this series. This is going to be a bloodbath.

 

[93gilmour93]

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Leafs in 7 tough games, or maybe even less wouldn't surprise me.

Kessel will rise to the occasion. Dion, Bozie, Lupul, Kadri, Kule, Mcclement, Komarov, Fraser, Franson will all lead.

Lots or Orr and Mclaren in this series. And maybe a surprise from Joe Colborne.

We have a bigger and tougher team than Boston has at the moment, get used to it Leafs fans, nothing to fear.

Most importantly we have Reimer.

 

[GrizzLeaf]

Fug.

I already think this team is not really play-off ready. Too inconsistent in their efforts. But at I also look upon the Habs in much the same way. They don't strike fear in the hearts of opponents the way the Bruins do.

Even if by some miracle, the Leafs beat the Bruins, they will be be too beat up and exhausted to do much else in the next round.

 

[AuraSphere]

In the last 10 games, we've won 1

go leafs go?

 

[YearsintheWilderness]

Kessel has been wilting in the face of the Bruins for a few seasons now. With the added pressure of the playoffs, this will be his real test.

Low shot totals will come back to bite Leafs if they can't reverse the trend.

Reimer's been solid this season, but playoffs are a whole new level of pressure and he has seemed susceptible when the heat gets turned up in the past.

Regardless, it's going to be one hell of a series! Two original six teams, Leafs fans rabid for playoff hockey, plenty of storylines.

Anything can happen!

 

[Leafs at Knight]

This will be the 14th time the Leafs and Bruin meet in a playoff series. This may not be the same caliber of rivalry as the Leafs/Canadiens but we have a history with the Bruins as well.

Yea and those series were pretty much during the O6 era, so the history isn't really there.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Wow, tons of chicken***** in this thread. If they're the best, then true competitors want to play the best.

 

[cup67]

We are going have to lineup a tough team, big tough defence, all the fighters in the lineup.

Mclearn-bozak-kessel
lupul-kadri-orr
jvr-maclement-kulimun
mac-grabo-kamorov

 

[ungentrified]

I don't get all the pessimism here or on the playoffs board, it won't be an easy series and it definitely won't be free-flowing or high-scoring, but it isn't a writeoff.

 

[Penalty Kill Icing*]

NHL network stream: Playoffs schedule at 11 pm

http://rangersmultimedia.com/schedule_show/

 

[Kbs]

The person who drives the offence is going to be a no show against them and you ****in know it. I know our crappy blueline is not going to stop the transitional game of the Bruins.

Then don't watch.

First playoff series in 9 years and people are already expecting the team to **** the bed.

 

[DrizzyTO]

LETS DO THIS!

GO LEAFS GO!

Thank god we're not facing the Habs, destroying their spirit in the season series should suffice since they aren't worth beating a second time.

 

[TonsofPuppies*]

My thoughts from the GDT:

Not worried about Boston to be honest. Yes, I still think they'll beat us in a series, even though they've been dreadful lately (we haven't been much better), but it'll be a good test for our young players and we'll see if Kessel can finally step up against the Bruins. Plus, I could deal with losing to Boston much better than losing to Montreal.

Finally, there's no pressure for us to win that series. We will be the underdogs, which may work in our favour. If we lose, we were expected to. If we win, we slay the dragon so to speak.

 

[IBLEAF]

Leafs in 7 baby!!!!!


burn the bruins

 

[TML23]

I don't understand all the negativity here. It might actually be better that we are facing the struggling Boston instead of Montreal.

We have played very well against them this year (the last two games against them for sure) and I don't expect the Leafs to get swept by them.

Go Leafs go. It's been 9 years people. Let's enjoy this moment for once

 

[LeeIs]

Leafs have met the Bruins 13 times in the playoffs in their history.

Record favouring Toronto 8-5. Last meeting in 1974.

 

[Leaftors]

in unrelated news, i hope the wild burn and crash and get swept, im tired of my jackass friend chirping the leafs for everything that happens, as if he has anywhere to come from with his team squeaking into the playoffs with a bagillion dollars spent last offseason.\

leafs please beat the bruins so i can yell and scream in the faces of naysayers.

 

[Morlu]

The way I see it. The Toronto Maple Leafs have nothing to lose but everything to prove in this series. They lose and everyone takes it easy on them because it was expected. They win and the rest of the East sh*%S their collective pants.

Either way this will be an entertaining series.

 

[garce]

Over under for this series in concussions 2.5

 

[William Nylander*]

Wow, tons of chicken***** in this thread. If they're the best, then true competitors want to play the best.

Exactly. Each player on the Leafs should be extremely pumped for this matchup and finally get the monkey off their back. If they win this series, I can really see them making the ECF, maybe even more if the Pens get out before.

 

[7even]

So at least we have 4 more games.

 

[Kurisu]

Then don't watch.

First playoff series in 9 years and people are already expecting the team to **** the bed.

this team has shown squatch that it's going to change.