GDT: 4/2/22 - 7:00PM EDT - Montréal vs Tampa Bay

[TheDaysOf 04]

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[LightningStrikes]

Go Bolts!

 

[StammerHammer]

Marty doing a decent job coaching despite his experience being at the peewee league level. Glad to see it.

Go Bolts

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[DaBolts]

So does this mean, at least for tonight, it's ok to go back to hating Marty again?

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[Steazy Doo]

Remember when MSL snubbed Cooper in his HHOF acceptance speech? Def what they talkin about

 

[DFC]

My God the Canadiens are a mess of an organization right now. I feel like Toronto is only the laughing stock of the league because they are good, whereas MTL is so effin bad that we restrain from jokes out of pity.

Bergevin left that organization in absolute shambles.

 

[DrMartinVanNostrand]

I feel like Toronto is only the laughing stock of the league because they are good,

Not really sure I agree. Toronto was the butt of jokes all the time between 2005-'16 as well. It's not a matter of whether they're good or not, people ridicule them because no Leafs fan under 60 knows what winning a Stanley Cup feels like, there are people graduating high school this year whose lifetimes have never had a Leafs playoff series win, and yet, because they're the Maple Leafs and they play in Toronto, they have more fans under every rock in North America, the television schedules are always tilted towards them no matter what time zone they're in, and get more media attention to paid to them in Canada than any of the other six teams get combined.

Long story short, the amount of preference they get vs. the amount of preference they've earned has a significant chasm and people will always make fun of them for that. You're Canadian, I'm sure you know that.

 

[DFC]

Not really sure I agree. Toronto was the butt of jokes all the time between 2005-'16 as well. It's not a matter of whether they're good or not, people ridicule them because no Leafs fan under 60 knows what winning a Stanley Cup feels like, there are people graduating high school this year whose lifetimes have never had a Leafs playoff series win, and yet, because they're the Maple Leafs and they play in Toronto, they have more fans under every rock in North America, the television schedules are always tilted towards them no matter what time zone they're in, and get more media attention to paid to them in Canada than any of the other six teams get combined.

Long story short, the amount of preference they get vs. the amount of preference they've earned has a significant chasm and people will always make fun of them for that. You're Canadian, I'm sure you know that.

Oh no, I get that there are a million reasons to make fun of the Leafs. To me, it's because a big part of their fanbase still talk about '93 (even the ones who weren't born then) like it was part of the glory years. ...To the point that you almost think they won a cup. Then when you realize THEY DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE FINALS, it kind of shows you where the bar is at for the organization. But my God do they remember good ole Dougie Gilmour...

Anyway...

The state of MTL is just sad right now though. I mean, Edmonton took a lot of ridicule for seeing the same old problems no matter how many #1 Draft picks they added. But man, MTL... There's just very little positive going on there right now, and it seems like there aren't many options to make things better. Their best assets have B-grade value. It seems like, not only are they years and years away from having a good team again, but they are years and years away from even being able to properly start the rebuild. Burning it down isn't even a real option because nobody's gonna take some of those contracts.

 

[These Are The Days]

Probably a bit early but do we have a magic number yet?

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Probably a bit early but do we have a magic number yet?

10 points.

 

[bov]

First time Kucherov has played MTL since the legendary press conference I think.

 

[DFC]

Probably a bit early but do we have a magic number yet?

There's like a 12 or 13 point difference between 8th and 9th. Everybody who's getting in has been in for like a month or two.

 

[Brie]

Should be a fun game.

Let's go Lightning!

 

[DistantThunderRep]

I am splitting my time between WrestleMania and the game today. So minimal shit posting from me.

I bet Montreal Stone Cold Stunners us. We love playing down to people.

 

[DaBolts]

I am splitting my time between WrestleMania and the game today. So minimal shit posting from me.

I bet Montreal Stone Cold Stunners us. We love playing down to people.

Minimal?

That's still one hell of a pile!

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Minimal?

That's still one hell of a pile!

It will be limited to like half a chipotle shit posting.

 

[Stormbreaker]

Keep on streakin'.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

I'm most interested to see if the Colton line can show some consistency from here on out.

We've won 4 in a row, each one getting a little better, but yesterday was the first it looked like those 3 guys clicked

 

[DaBolts]

I'm most interested to see if the Colton line can show some consistency from here on out.

We've won 4 in a row, each one getting a little better, but yesterday was the first it looked like those 3 guys clicked

If they lock it in and play like that other line we had at this time of year, holy smokes, we are going to be dangerous.

 

[These Are The Days]

I'll always love Dave Andreychuk but the guy is just flat out bad at broadcasting

 

[DFC]

I'm most interested to see if the Colton line can show some consistency from here on out.

We've won 4 in a row, each one getting a little better, but yesterday was the first it looked like those 3 guys clicked

I'm fully expecting the top-6, or at least the top-3, to take the night off. And we will probably see if the bottom-six can carry the load against a bad, but motivated team.

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

never thought I'd see Marty give a shout out to Yzerman

 

[Point21]

I'll always love Dave Andreychuk but the guy is just flat out bad at broadcasting

about as bad as Adam Hall