Pre-Game Talk: Toronto in Arizona | November 21st

[ShaneFalco]

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Kerfoot with the bounceback

 

[stickty111]

Hoping for a loss here for the first time since 2016. The season is still salvageable, but not with Babcock.

I don't like cheering against the team I love, but have to do it.
BTW, maybe it wasn't you, but weren't you defending Babcock a lot recently, what happened? I'm not calling you out or anything, but curious.

 

[Green Snow Storm]

Confident hot team vs. us. Going to be fun.

 

[stickty111]

Same forward lines as expected aside from Tavares' personal day, and the defence the same to start last game. He went back to the old pairings in the middle of the game, you know the ones when the team went on this horrible stretch, but hey why change something when it's not working.

 

[Curt]

Really hoping for a loss here

 

[HamiltonNHL]

what are the lines for tonight?

Lowry and Ibaka are still injured.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Hoping for a loss here for the first time since 2016. The season is still salvageable, but not with Babcock.

Join the players and myself in ...

#TankForKeefe

 

[ToneDog]

Why was JT absent ??

 

[Marshy]

I know why he is going. He will be working with Barrie and consulting him how to get top dollars.

Step 1. Stop sucking.

 

[Leaf4Life79]

what are the lines for tonight?

They play tomorrow, not tonight.

 

[Stamkos4life]

I'll find it once I have access to my phone, but stats show tomorrow will be especially difficult.

Teams have a HORRIBLE record in the game after playing in Vegas....like shockingly horrible. Leafs have their work cut out for them.

Will post the exact (or exact as of a few weeks ago) record when I can.

Calgary continued the trend last night.

I wonder why teams do worse after having visited Vegas

 

[Stamkos4life]

Hoping for a loss here for the first time since 2016. The season is still salvageable, but not with Babcock.

One more blowout, and a loss on Saturday, then management has to fire him but that should have happened a long time ago.

Is hoping for a loss in order to have our gm removed any different then hoping we lose in order to have babs fired?

Just curious.

For me personally, I cant bring myself to hoping for a loss, even though I really dislike dubas.

 

[Cor]

Tavares went back to Toronto to deal with a family matter. Supposed to come back tomorrow for the game.

Hopefully everything is okay with their little one

 

[tmlms13]

So the Leafs are flying Mitch out to Arizona to give the room some energy I guess?

This tweet makes a lot more sense given recent events.

 

[Cor]

Anyone gonna bother watching this game

 

[Suntouchable13]

I am expecting Toronto to come out hard and blitz this team now.

 

[Joey Hoser]

I don't like cheering against the team I love, but have to do it.
BTW, maybe it wasn't you, but weren't you defending Babcock a lot recently, what happened? I'm not calling you out or anything, but curious.

Hmmmm... I think you might be mistaken. I've been especially critical of him since game 7 last year, and have wanted him fired since the second or third week of this season.

When there was that quote about how he "always bets on Mike Babcock", I said I didn't have any problem with with it, if that's what you mean.

 

[Suntouchable13]

I'd like to see Rielly-Barrie 5-on-5.

 

[Stigma]

Anyone gonna bother watching this game

Almost Stanley Cup level of anticipation. Almost.

 

[1specter]

I am expecting Toronto to come out hard and blitz this team now.

Matthews is going to dunk on the Coyotes.

 

[Plub]

They are going to smother us. This is going to be a must miss game, IMO. Arizona plays such boring hockey and we are struggling.

You clearly haven’t watched AZ this year. They’re fast as hell and have one of the most aggressive forechecks in the league. Being aggressive and speed is basically what they are built for.

The only time they slow down and play “boring” is when they are just finishing the game out or have a good lead which every team does. They play great defense as well which I suppose can seem boring if your team is the team not able to create chances.

I think Matthews is going to pot a few, though.

 

[Suntouchable13]

You clearly haven’t watched AZ this year. They’re fast as hell and have one of the most aggressive forechecks in the league. Being aggressive and speed is basically what they are built for.

The only time they slow down and play “boring” is when they are just finishing the game out or have a good lead which every team does. They play great defense as well which I suppose can seem boring if your team is the team not able to create chances.

I think Matthews is going to pot a few, though.

Ok, I stand corrected then.

 

[Zonk]

I wonder why teams do worse after having visited Vegas

Vegas is famous for family vacations. Lots of fathers visit with their daughters.

 

[Warden of the North]

Win please