Game 1 ECQF: Toronto Maple Leafs (3) at Boston Bruins (2) 7 PM ET | NBCSN, CBC, TVAS, NESN

[hockeykicker]

No Romaniuk....and now no Tim Peel?? Is it my birthday again??

GO LEAFS!!!!

Where has this been officially announced? The site has nothing

 

[Kamiccolo]

I love how it has to be the Bruins 'laying an egg' for the leafs to beat them badly. Talk about giving zero credit to the leafs team..

It's been like that for the last 2 years. If you go into other teams GDT they are all like "We're playing like crap". So either the Leafs are the luckiest team of all time always catching teams on bad nights, or the Leafs speed and skill gives trouble for most teams in the league.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Where has this been officially announced? The site has nothing

Sportsnet’s 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Broadcast Schedule - Sportsnet.ca

 

[Brock Radunske]

I love how it has to be the Bruins 'laying an egg' for the leafs to beat them badly. Talk about giving zero credit to the leafs team..

Haha, I know right.
I'm lead to believe this Bruins team is up there with the 84/85 Oilers.
We'll see tonight, I guess.

 

[hockeykicker]

Sportsnet’s 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Broadcast Schedule - Sportsnet.ca

Sorry meant the refs

 

[Brock Radunske]

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I wish this wasn't true but dammit, it is.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Sportsnet’s 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Broadcast Schedule - Sportsnet.ca

Should pull Bobby Cole out of retirement and tell Hughson he can call the Canucks playoff series.

 

[Felstead]

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I’ll go with “It’s the Refs”.... The leafs apparently get special treatment.

IIRC: Leafs are something like 3rd last in the NHL in PP time(Which is absolutely mind boggling being one of the fastest teams in the league).... hoping everything “evens out” like people say.

 

[b in vancouver]

It's been like that for the last 2 years. If you go into other teams GDT they are all like "We're playing like crap". So either the Leafs are the luckiest team of all time always catching teams on bad nights, or the Leafs speed and skill gives trouble for most teams in the league.

Bruins get that treatment a lot. It's the Bergeron effect. 9 games out of 10, teams will talk about how their first line never showed up or played poorly. Ya, because you were up against the best 2 way match-up centre in the NHL. He makes everyone look like they've had an off night.
It's kinda novel for you guys, but you grow accustomed.

 

[TorMapleJays]

I’ll go with “It’s the Refs”.... The leafs apparently get special treatment.

IIRC: Leafs are something like 3rd last in the NHL in PP time(Which is absolutely mind boggling being one of the fastest teams in the league).... hoping everything “evens out” like people say.

Refs are less likely to call penalties if the team puts it in the back of the net 30 percent of the time.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

I feel dirty, I'm really excited to watch this game and I'm cheering for the Leafs

 

[Loosie]

Great GDT!

Go Leafs Go!

Let's hope for a good clean game and most importantly a Leafs win!

 

[wintersej]

By the end of the series, Bruins fans will appreciate Marner is closer to a young Kane than "Kane-lite".

Toronto fans will appreciate that McAvoy is a Matthews level talent.

 

[Cotton]

By the end of the series, Bruins fans will appreciate Marner is closer to a young Kane than "Kane-lite".

Toronto fans will appreciate that McAvoy is a Matthews level talent.

Not even close.

 

[93gilmour93]

By the end of the series, Bruins fans will appreciate Marner is closer to a young Kane than "Kane-lite".

Toronto fans will appreciate that McAvoy is a Matthews level talent.

Well I agree with you on Marner.....

 

[wintersej]

Not even close.

Predictable.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

This series will be the most bitter series to lose. 2 100+ pts teams and one will be guaranteed to be gone by rd 2.

 

[Brock Radunske]

Predictable.

Predictable.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

I feel dirty, I'm really excited to watch this game and I'm cheering for the Leafs

Can.....can I see you in the kitchen for a minute.

Sorry everyone. We will be right back.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Predictable.

McAvoy looks good but Matthews is a Calder winning rookie who put up 40 goals centering what became the Leafs top line that was made up entirely of rookies.

It’s not really a slight to suggest he’s not on Matthews level. He looks really good but Matthews is clearly a better player.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

The GDT will probably be at 30 pages by game time.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I can't wait to see the excuses for how the team that's last in penalties drawn among playoff teams is favored by the refs

 

[Cotton]

Predictable.

Well yeah, that would be a predictable response to a ridiculous claim.

You’re more likely to see that Travis Dermott is a McAvoy level talent than McAvoy being anywhere near Matthews’. Wasn’t Carlo getting the “next one” hype from you guys in his rookies season too, something about playing next to Chara.

 

[Morbo]

By the end of the series, Bruins fans will appreciate Marner is closer to a young Kane than "Kane-lite".

Toronto fans will appreciate that McAvoy is a Matthews level talent.

meh, I've learned this season that basically everybody is a Matthews level talent.

It's nothing special.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

By the end of the series, Bruins fans will appreciate Marner is closer to a young Kane than "Kane-lite".

Toronto fans will appreciate that McAvoy is a Matthews level talent.

McAvoy is great but he is not Matthews level