Pre-Game Talk: Bruins @ Leafs - Saturday HNIC

[Zybalto]

Should be a good tilt with both teams having multiple regulars out.

Gonna come down to the goaltending, which isnt great considering it's our only real weak spot this year so far but Anderson has shown signs the last two games of putting it together.

 

[Marshy]

You don't want him getting those type of minutes.
With this team I think the best approach is to let them worry about who Bergeron should cover. Take the offensive approach to the match up.

Maybe just on the D zone draws. GOAT with his newfound skating stride....imagine just a touch of a mean streak now? Unimaginable a year ago but hey the kid improved his game when nobody thought he could. Could happen....

 

[CelticDruid]

Halak in net Saturday.

 

[ACC1224]

Maybe just on the D zone draws. GOAT with his newfound skating stride....imagine just a touch of a mean streak now? Unimaginable a year ago but hey the kid improved his game when nobody thought he could. Could happen....

I'm with you there but I don't think he has a mean streak in him.
Would be great if he did.

 

[MattySnipes]

That's just on the pp I think. Some seem to think he's taking line 2, but I think this tweet is referring to the PP

Yes. It states, "joining #1 PP unit."

Kerfoot is taking JT's spot on 5v5. Can't put Nylander as a C because his metrics with Matthews are really good, doesn't make sense to separate that duo.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Boston has given up 14 goals in 7 games. Half the amount we have in 8 games. I would just like to score 14 goals on them to fix that

 

[ORRFForever]

I got use to the Leafs playing every other night. I can't deal with 3 days between games.

 

[Marshy]

Dubas should call up Keefe for this one

 

[ULF_55]

I'm with you there but I don't think he has a mean streak in him.
Would be great if he did.

Perhaps he has a really slow and long fuse.

The face-off the other night he just steamrolled the opposition player.

 

[MattySnipes]

Not surprising, gotta be careful on the PK. Have to stay disciplined. Bruins last game vs. Tampa, the Bergy line was outclassed at 5v5, but they killed Tampa on the PP. All 3 accumulated for 7 points on 3 PP opportunities. 0 points at 5v5.

 

[Marshy]

Perhaps he has a really slow and long fuse.

The face-off the other night he just steamrolled the opposition player.

What's Joel Otto doing these days? Toughness coach an 4th line C consultant / GOAT roommate. The Leafs pay very well.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Halak in net Saturday.

Thats no advantage his numbers in three games are excellent. He had a shutout last game. 1.69 gaa and .967 sv%

 

[CelticDruid]

Thats no advantage his numbers in three games are excellent. He had a shutout last game. 1.69 gaa and .967 sv%

I know. I was just stating that he was in net.

 

[Matthews34]

Leafs lose 5-1

 

[Marshy]

Leafs lose 5-1

The anti-Sr. Martinez

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Leafs lose 5-1

Marner always steps up when we lose a star player! Every time Matthews was out he rocked opponents.

This time he lost his star center and it all depends on d!(khead Babcock to put him with Matthews. Which won’t happen because you know, thats not how you spread out your offence.

Keefe please, he has the Marlies 4-0 and our prospects as a organization is ranked bottom 5th i think isn’t it? Anyways he just wins and adapts. I just hope he will like his new assistant coaches Dubas hired for him ha

 

[Suntouchable13]

Two back to back sets next week after this one, crazy.

3 wins out of 5 would be great. (Saturday, Monday, Friday)

No reason why they can't win the second game of a back-to-back. People just assume that the Leafs will go winless in the second game of a back-to-back this season?

 

[Rare Jewel]

If he gets into line matching at home we are done.

Yes I know he'll line match the Bergeron line.

As he probably should. Matching the 4th lines, yeah sure. But if he wants Kerfoot or even Matthews out against him that's tactically his best option.

 

[Suntouchable13]

The return of Par Lindholm, by the way.

 

[Marshy]

Marner always steps up when we lose a star player! Every time Matthews was out he rocked opponents.

This time he lost his star center and it all depends on d!(khead Babcock to put him with Matthews. Which won’t happen because you know, thats not how you spread out your offence.

Keefe please, he has the Marlies 4-0 and our prospects as a organization is ranked bottom 5th i think isn’t it? Anyways he just wins and adapts. I just hope he will like his new assistant coaches Dubas hired for him ha

Everything we want in a leader and a $10.893M AAV player right there.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

Watched the bolts and Bruins last night it never ceases to amaze me the shear amount of things the Bruins get away with every damn game.

But I guess that's what happens when your teams owner is the chairman of the league. I really would like to understand how thats not considered a conflict of interest

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Everything we want in a leader and a $10.893M AAV player right there.

Love that they agreed on that extra $93,000 in honour of Dougie too. Only for that it would be a team friendly deal.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

delete

 

[ACC1224]

No reason why they can't win the second game of a back-to-back. People just assume that the Leafs will go winless in the second game of a back-to-back this season?

I don't assume that will happen all season. Nor do I assume they will win every night, 3/5 isn't bad.
Tuesday in Boston against a rested Bruin team, doesn't seem like a win.
They could win in Montreal but I don't see it.

What do you predict?

 

[Ambassador Bridge]

I got use to the Leafs playing every other night. I can't deal with 3 days between games.

I'd rather have that than back-to-back games.