Pre-Game Talk: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins - March 25 - Executing the gameplan

[SeenSchenn2]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 48s

Leafs using Kostka instead of Liles is probably a wash. And maybe there's some chemistry there with Gardiner from their time with Marlies.

Mirtle drinking a little this AM.

 

[iArts]

Does anybody have a video or gif of Kessel's shot block on Chara?

 

[musdy]

Does anybody have a video or gif of Kessel's shot block on Chara?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrwGuoYGIDg

 

[iArts]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrwGuoYGIDg

Looks like Kessel was trying to jump out of the way rather than block it

 

[G51 K81*]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 48s

Leafs using Kostka instead of Liles is probably a wash. And maybe there's some chemistry there with Gardiner from their time with Marlies.

Mirtle drinking a little this AM.

^ Never seen a Marlies game this year

 

[CanadasTeam]

Looks like Kessel was trying to jump out of the way rather than block it

..and managed to do both successfully

 

[Woll Smoth]

Reminds me of this thread:
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1342189&highlight=leafs

 

[crump]

Leafs need to go 9-7 over their last 16 games to be relatively assured a playoff spot. ( about a .7 % chance they don't make it in with that record) it gives them 55 points at the end of the season.

So pick em...

Boston away L
Panthers home L
Hurricanes home W
Sens away (kinda home) W
Flyers home W
Devils away L
Rangers home W
Rangers away L
Canadiens home W
Devils home W
Caps away L
Isles home W
Sens away (kinda home)L
Tampa (golf trip)L
Panthers (golf trip) W
Habs (victory lap at home)W

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern/Northeast/Toronto.html

 

[kesleaf]

Leafs need to go 9-7 over their last 16 games to be relatively assured a playoff spot. ( about a .7 % chance they don't make it in with that record) it gives them 55 points at the end of the season.

So pick em...

Boston away W.....or
Panthers home W
Hurricanes home
Sens away (kinda home) W
Flyers home W
Devils away
Rangers home W
Rangers away
Canadiens home
Devils home W
Caps away W
Isles home W
Sens away (kinda home) W
Tampa (golf trip) W
Panthers (golf trip) W
Habs (victory lap at home)

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern/Northeast/Toronto.html

That's how I think it will play out..

 

[Badger Mayhew*]

Boston away L
Panthers home W
Hurricanes home L
Sens away (kinda home) L
Flyers home W
Devils away L
Rangers home W
Rangers away L
Canadiens home L
Devils home W
Caps away W
Isles home W
Sens away (kinda home)L
Tampa (golf trip)W
Panthers (golf trip) W
Habs (victory lap at home)W

 

[Suntouchable13]

Leafs need to go 9-7 over their last 16 games to be relatively assured a playoff spot. ( about a .7 % chance they don't make it in with that record) it gives them 55 points at the end of the season.

So pick em...

Boston away L
Panthers home L
Hurricanes home W
Sens away (kinda home) W
Flyers home W
Devils away L
Rangers home W
Rangers away L
Canadiens home W
Devils home W
Caps away L
Isles home W
Sens away (kinda home)L
Tampa (golf trip)L
Panthers (golf trip) W
Habs (victory lap at home)W

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern/Northeast/Toronto.html

I see only 2 possibly unwinnable games. @BOS @NYR. They need to take care of biz and go more than 9-7. I say 11-5.

@BOS L
FLA W
CAR W
@OTT L
PHI W
@NJ W
NYR W
@NYR L
MTL W
NJ W
@WAS L
NYI W
@OTT W
@TB L
@FLA W
MTL W

Maybe slightly optimistic, but I am an optimistic guy. I like to hold my teams to high standards.

 

[Warden of the North]

I see only 2 possibly unwinnable games. @BOS @NYR. They need to take care of biz and go more than 9-7. I say 11-5.

@BOS L
FLA W
CAR W
@OTT L
PHI W
@NJ W
NYR W
@NYR L
MTL W
NJ W
@WAS L
NYI W
@OTT W
@TB L
@FLA W
MTL W

Maybe slightly optimistic, but I am an optimistic guy. I like to hold my teams to high standards.

No games are unwinnable.

 

[HockeyThoughts]

No games are unwinnable.

I'm going to go with..

@BOS W
FLA W
CAR W
@OTT W
PHI W
@NJ W
NYR W
@NYR W
MTL W
NJ W
@WAS W
NYI W
@OTT W
@TB W
@FLA W
MTL W

 

[rdawg1234]

we could easily go .500 and with the way we play I could definitely see us doing that, going 9-7 i mean.

We aren't a dominating team, but we have streaks of dominance, however we also make late game mistakes, so I don't see us going on 5-6 game win streaks, we'll go 8-8 or 9-7, 10-6 at best I'd say.

But we're in a solid position to make it, I just really hope we get Winnipeg in the first round! cause then we can actually have a decent shot of moving on to the 2nd round.

 

[Puckstuff]

I think 8-8 will get us in to be honest, we have to beat florida though... second time we play florida the second game of a back to back it's going to be a tough

 

[Penalty Kill Icing*]

No games are unwinnable.

Yeap, we have won at least one game against every team in East except Carolina and NYR. And to be fair, we have played only one against NYR (still 2 left), and 1 more game left against Carolina.

 

[rj24]

Who ever is doing the GDT tomorrow better use this!

 

[Warden of the North]

I'm going to go with..

@BOS W
FLA W
CAR W
@OTT W
PHI W
@NJ W
NYR W
@NYR W
MTL W
NJ W
@WAS W
NYI W
@OTT W
@TB W
@FLA W
MTL W

I was more hinting at how he declares playing Boston is unwinnable despite us beating them.....yesterday.

 

[Felstead]

The day Tyler Seguin almost died...

 

[Hurt]

The day Tyler Seguin almost died...

He is learning from the gold medal diver Brad Marchand himself.

 

[bunjay]

I see only 2 possibly unwinnable games. @BOS @NYR. They need to take care of biz and go more than 9-7. I say 11-5.

@BOS L
FLA W
CAR W
@OTT L
PHI W
@NJ W
NYR W
@NYR L
MTL W
NJ W
@WAS L
NYI W
@OTT W
@TB L
@FLA W
MTL W

Maybe slightly optimistic, but I am an optimistic guy. I like to hold my teams to high standards.

Leafs always defy logic when it comes to losing against lesser teams and beating good ones.

 

[Stats01]

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle 48s

Leafs using Kostka instead of Liles is probably a wash. And maybe there's some chemistry there with Gardiner from their time with Marlies.

Mirtle drinking a little this AM.

Mirtle is out to lunch.

 

[deleteme24]

As much as yesterday's out of town scoreboard was perfect, tonight it is just horrible.

 

[Leaftors]

He is learning from the gold medal diver Brad Marchand himself.

or he watched david perron last night

 

[bobbyflex]

people have to give Kessel some credit. He's been trying to be harder on the puck and improve defensively. Throwing some hits here and there. That willingness to change his game and get better is a phenomenal sign