GDT: #68 - BUFFALO vs TORONTO: Tank Wars

[LV*]

Joffrey Lupul - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel
James van Riemsdyk - Peter Holland - Richard Panik
Leo Komarov - Trevor Smith - David Booth
Joakim Lindstrom - Zach Sill - Brandon Kozun

Jake Gardiner - Dion Phaneuf
Eric Brewer - Morgan Rielly
Tim Erixon - Petter Granberg

Jonathan Bernier


vs


Matt Moulson - Johan Larsson - Tyler Ennis
Marcus Foligno - Phil Varone - Brian Gionta
Nicolas Deslauriers - Tim Schaller - Cody Hodgson
Jerry D'Amigo - Matt Ellis - Zac Dalpe

Andre Benoit - Zach Bogosian
Mike Weber - Rasmus Ristolainen
Nikita Zadorov - Tyson Strachan

Anders Lindback​

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[Leaf Rocket]

that tank is strong with this team.

 

[leafs in five]

Tim Schaller

 

[ConnorTO]

big win for the leafs like the oiler game

wooooo

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Buffalo defending the tank

 

[Bravid Nonahan]

Still no Nazem Kadri? Is this a joke?

Also, that Buffalo team is embarrassing. The NHL sshould fine them for actual tanking.

 

[Bravid Nonahan]

I count 8-9 NHL calibre players on Buf.

 

[Blufreezy]

No Kadri again? Why?

 

[The_Chosen_One]

I must admit, the Sabres D core is going to be impressive once Ristolainen and Zadarov breaks out. A physical, shut down pair with Bogosian solidifying the medium pairing.

 

[SprDaVE]

Toughest game of the year.

 

[Dirty Dan]

Must win game against a team thats already out of the playoffs

We can't lose to buffalo, this is a game where you try and blow them out 10-0, then lose the rest of the games to carolina and lumbus

 

[Cor]

Kadri will be playing tonight.

That Sabres team is pathetic. Even McDavid won't help them.

 

[leafs in five]

Even McDavid won't help them.

whut

 

[Bravid Nonahan]

He will help them, but they will still be awful. They will likely get Chyrchrun next yr

 

[cookie]

Larsson is a hard-working, two-way winger who can play either wing. He is a strong team player and plays in all situations. He can chip in offensively and play shifts on the penalty kill, though he has no high-end skill to speak of.

If this is the Sabres' FLC, this is gonna be a tough match to lose. No point in even mentioning Lindback.

Just looking at this lineup, can't the NHLPA institute a kind of penalty if/when a particular team ices a line up with less than "x" amount of NHL games in their resume? I mean these teams might try to cheat the system but this team is dressing kids to the slaughter.

 

[senor martinez]

That Buffalo team is the worst I've seen on paper, ever.

Our team though..... is the worst scum. With Hora.

 

[mydnyte]

Still no Nazem Kadri? Is this a joke?

Also, that Buffalo team is embarrassing. The NHL sshould fine them for actual tanking.

they can take away their lottery chance, and give them 30th as a penalty.

it needs to happen at least once for a Buffalo level tanking to stop.

for the Leafs to have been on the same level as what buffalo did, Bernier, Reimer, Kessel, Phaneuf, and Bozak should have been all dealt for futures, and getting maybe one roster player in return.

 

[hfman]

oh don't tell me everyone is forgetting already

this is Buffalo, remember? The team that Toronto never beats?

Buffalo win, for sure. Get your proline tickets. It's a freebie every time.

Leafs can't beat Buffalo. Been that way since the 1980s. Same today.

 

[Erndog]

Kadri will be playing tonight.

That Sabres team is pathetic. Even McDavid won't help them.

He will obviously help them. He won't turn them into Cup contenders but will clearly "help".

Also, lets not forget they have Sam Reinhart and Evander Kane next year to go along with Mcdavid/Eichel. That's 3 potentially high end players.

Won't be enough obviously but it's a start.

 

[johnny_rudeboy]

Brutal Buffalo line-up. Easy win for sure...

 

[mydnyte]

oh don't tell me everyone is forgetting already

this is Buffalo, remember? The team that Toronto never beats?

Buffalo win, for sure. Get your proline tickets. It's a freebie every time.

Leafs can't beat Buffalo. Been that way since the 1980s. Same today.

Gilbert Perreault, and then Barrasso killed us.

 

[BonMorrison]

Must win game, boys.

Amirite?

 

[Hurt]

Winnable game here. Which often results in a loss.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Winnable game here. Which often results in a loss.

You are giving me a headache...first you aren't a mod and now you are!? COME ON MAN MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

I miss you bro

 

[Warden of the North]

TSN ran an ad on the radio calling this the McDavid Cup. An actual ad