Pre-Game Talk: Game 6: Bruins @ Leafs Thursday @8pm

[crump]

Game day. Walked around the house for 5 minutes before I remembered there was a game tonight. I might be ok. Hoping for the best, expecting the worst. Difference is knowing Woll has a great game under his belt for the first time since coming back from injury. This is giving me hope.

Torn on Matthews. 50% Matthews is still pretty good. But if he has to leave half way through an elimination game, leaving them short a forward, it could be disastrous. I think it will be up to the rest to raise their game in his absence. If he out it’s not just recovering from a flu, he must have injured something that last game.

Get that PP going, we should be able to win this.

 

[Jojalu]

It's a good day for a Leafs win!

 

[Misery74]

Caps fan coming to wish you all best of luck tonight.

 

[LeafSteel]

Life as a Leaf fan….

 

[Metroid]

Not all of us.

Shhh. Needs to be all of us for the jinx

 

[Gary Nylund]

In his defense, he didn't say the Leafs would be the team winning if we went up 2-0.

Fair point.

Really hope they win tonight. They played so bad in game 4, then showed up for game 5, will they show up tonight?

I still don't understand how these guys can play well some nights and then mail it in on other nights. It's the playoffs FFS, why can't you just pretend it's November or February when you seem to be able to somehow play pretty consistently for an entire month?

 

[Al14]

If the Leafs get a 2 goal lead the game is over.

I wouldn't even feel safe if our Leafs had a 5 goal lead. Our Leafs can do Leafy things, including blowing big leads.

 

[Al14]

“This year is different”.

Come on, say it with me…

If "This year is different", our Leafs would have swept the Bruins in four straight.

There is NOTHING DIFFERENT this season !!!

 

[DarkKnight]

MLHS's post-game summary of Keefe's presser had the following, when Keefe was asked about Woll's performance.

Because of that and how the games and the series have gone, we have had daily discussions about when the right time is to get Joe in. Because of Sammy, how he has played, how he has competed, and how he has bounced back so many times — including from Game 1 to Game 2 in this series — you stay with Sammy, but Joe showed tonight why we have confidence in him.

I really hope I'm misinterpreting this, and he's not actually suggesting Sammy is in next game...

I heard it that Woll is for sure in, but he's appeasing Sammy.

 

[MapleLeafs77]

Doesnt seem like Matty is back today…..he skated with mcmann today instead of the team

 

[Stephen]

Doesnt seem like Matty is back today…..he skated with mcmann today instead of the team

I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s out long term but you gotta play the mind games.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

This is a must win game

 

[howlman]

This is a must win game

Are you sure?

 

[A1LeafNation]

This is a must win game

Nah doubt it.

 

[1specter]

MLHS's post-game summary of Keefe's presser had the following, when Keefe was asked about Woll's performance.

Because of that and how the games and the series have gone, we have had daily discussions about when the right time is to get Joe in. Because of Sammy, how he has played, how he has competed, and how he has bounced back so many times — including from Game 1 to Game 2 in this series — you stay with Sammy, but Joe showed tonight why we have confidence in him.

I really hope I'm misinterpreting this, and he's not actually suggesting Sammy is in next game...

This is taken out of context. He was referring to why Sammy went back in for game 4

 

[Gary Nylund]

This is a must win game

For the fans, yes. For the players, not so clear.

 

[SprDaVE]

Doesnt seem like Matty is back today…..he skated with mcmann today instead of the team

First time McMann is on the ice which is nice.

But yeah, he seems very much out of the lineup.

 

[DopeyFish]

I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s out long term but you gotta play the mind games.

mind games are for children and psychopaths

it doesn't change the calculus for anyone

 

[Eye Test]

Shout out to the lad who recommended Brave browser to avoid ads. What a difference thank you!

GLG fook the bruins play hard and drive the net/screen the goalie plz

 

[Stephen]

mind games are for children and psychopaths

it doesn't change the calculus for anyone

I couldn’t say if mind games are effective or not but they certainly exist in playoff hockey and roster decisions and holding your cards close.

 

[djdev]

matthews officially out tonight

 

[MapleLeafs77]

I am so conflicted. On one hand, yeah I want the leafs to win and prove everyone wrong and beat the bruins then win the cup.

But realistically, I can’t see them winning with marner on the team and JT as captain and keefe coaching. Like I would hate if they force game 7 (win but then get dummied by panthers or lose) then the team says “oh we had injuries and we are going to run it back”

Like I am at a point of win the cup or blow it up. No in between.

 

[SprDaVE]

Winning 2 games in a row against Boston, in Toronto and without Matthews seems impossible to me.

 

[Schennanigans]

What is wrong with Mathew’s?

 

[djdev]

What is wrong with Mathew’s?

nobody knows tbh