GDT: ECQF Game #1; Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins | Series Tied 0-0 | 7PM CBC

[ironrhcp]

Gardiner is going to turn into playoff mode Gardiner once again and be the most influential player on the ice. Calling it now.

 

[inthe6ix]

lol for those old enough to remember:



skip to 1:15 for the song

 

[Liferleafer]

How many times does he say "How's that?"

Gud...pro...play the right way....heart...gud...Polak...pro...Komorov on the PP....pro....gud....Hyman is my doppelganger....pro....gud.

Thanks eveybody
Mike Babcock

 

[Liferleafer]

lol for those old enough to remember:



skip to 1:15 for the song

Ah...the Passion Returns, still remember when my Wife gave that VHS tape for Christmas.

 

[Liferleafer]

You're not in trouble in the playoffs until you lose at home. Let's put the B's in trouble.

Twice...

 

[Liferleafer]

Come on, let's see a breakout performance for Dermott.

We've already witnessed that....lets just see him continue it!!

 

[Clark4Ever]

They'll try to hem us in our own zone and exploit our lack of physicality by winning puck battles along the boards. If we want to win this thing, our defencemen are going to have to react quickly and give our forwards a chance to hit them with our speed on the counter.

 

[Liferleafer]

Seeing how everyone is getting nostalgic.....

 

[HarrisonFord]

I’m ready to see this group exorcise the demons. The old roster back in 2013 wouldn’t have been able to do it this year. But Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Kadri, JVR, Rielly, Gardiner, Andersen, Dermott, and Babcock? Those guys have all the mental toughness to do it.

Everybody needs to remember that Ron Hainsey has never lost a Stanley Cup Playoff series

 

[Liferleafer]

They'll try to hem us in our own zone and exploit our lack of physicality by winning puck battles along the boards. If we want to win this thing, our defencemen are going to have to react quickly and give our forwards a chance to hit them with our speed on the counter.

Umm.....Polak?

 

[Clark4Ever]

Umm.....Polak?

Yup. Then again, he's really our only physical presence back there, and to be fair to him, he looked much better down the stretch.

 

[Liferleafer]

I’m ready to see this group exorcise the demons. The old roster back in 2013 wouldn’t have been able to do it this year. But Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Kadri, JVR, Rielly, Gardiner, Andersen, Dermott, and Babcock? Those guys have all the mental toughness to do it.

Everybody needs to remember that Ron Hainsey has never lost a Stanley Cup Playoff series

I agree. Forget everything else, just think about this, as much as i like the guy....Reimer out.....Freddy in. That's a massive upgrade. Now add Matthews/Nylander/Marner....Dermott/Hainsey/Zaitsev....and most of all, Babcock.

 

[Liferleafer]

Yup. Then again, he's really our only physical presence back there, and to be fair to him, he looked much better down the stretch.

I agree, he was actually good late last season as well. Just stay in position, and don't get caught up in the physical shenanigans that Boston is bound to try.

And before anyone else can do it....

 

[Liminality]

Yup. Then again, he's really our only physical presence back there, and to be fair to him, he looked much better down the stretch.

He just needs to control the amount of penalties he takes and he'll be fine.

 

[Daisy Jane]

just watched a video on sportsnet, and Jack Edwards the ultimate homer bruins announcer for NESN is picking the leafs

as much flack as edwards get, he's always been a big fan of the leafs and he said that we were a lot better than we looked last year.

 

[Sypher04]

I sure as hell hope the plan isn't to have Komorov matching up against the Bergeron line.

Babcock already basically said it'll be the Kadri line at home

 

[saltming]

They'll try to hem us in our own zone and exploit our lack of physicality by winning puck battles along the boards. If we want to win this thing, our defencemen are going to have to react quickly and give our forwards a chance to hit them with our speed on the counter.

Honestly if gardiner does his lazy skate back to the puck I'm going to cry

 

[MattySnipes]

https://www.tsn.ca/video/ferguson-j...s-are-drastically-different-than-2013~1369023

 

[PromisedLand]

So we can expect about 800 posts from you today?

Too excited to post every min

 

[LeafsMonster]

IT'S GAME DAYYYYYYYYYY Go Leafs Go baby

 

[Raym11]

I really dont think our board game is as weak as people think. There's a reason Babcock has the lines set up the way they are. We don't hit like the Bruins but our players aren't afraid. Matthews will be in a corner with 3 guys on him, Hyman will gladly fall to go for a puck.

Komarov, Kadri - 2 guys you have to actually be afraid to going into the boards against because they'll hit you back. Kapanen is too fast, Marleau


Marner and Gardiner are the 2 guys im worried about. Gardiner goes into giveaway mode when he gets pressured physically, while Marner is just visibly weak when someone wants to take the body on him, but he has good linemates to balance it.


Other fans don't want to give our middle/bottom 6 credit for what they do. Our weakest line Bozak's, one that is our best on the PP. If we can somehow shelter that line as best as possible at even strength

 

[Hockey Crazy]

This game needs to start because I can't focus on work right now... A game 1 win would make my whole week.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

people have no clue what they're talking about when it comes to the constitution of the Leafs. There's a reason we lead the league in deflection goals, and it's not because the Leafs are soft. They get to the net. They go into the corners. Guys like Kadri can lay big hits. The Leafs know what the playoffs are like, we faced a bigger and tougher team last year and held up fine

 

[PromisedLand]

3 keys for the Maple Leafs to beat the Bruins
3 keys for the Maple Leafs to beat the Bruins

ofcourse

Key 1: Matthews, Marner, Nylander
Key 2: Rielly, Dermott, Gards
Key 3: Freddy

 

[Liminality]

Agreed with the point of Zaitsev needs to be better. We need him to be at his best or else our defensive depth gets that much worse.