Series Talk: How do we beat Boston in round 1?

[Cor]

Easy.

Show up to play in Game 1 and 2 this year.

 

[Leaftors]

If you understand that 95% isn't 100%, then why are you so angry? There are much, much less relevant subjects discussed on this board, we're 6 weeks away from the playoffs and like it or not, we're probably playing Boston. If you don't think that there are a ton of Leaf fans interested in discussing this they you're very far removed from reality. If you don't want to discus it then don't, it's that simple. Say goodbye and go enjoy elsewhere, "problem" solved.

I'm not mad man nor is anything that i've posted insinuated anger, it seems your mad and are now directing that anger at a stranger on the internet

 

[Nithoniniel]

We beat them the same way we would have beat them last time. Don't let them score at will on the PP.

 

[Nooodles]

Win 4 games.

 

[Tonka]

Not having Kadri suspended would help. Did people forget he was suspended for three games?

 

[DarkKnight]

A big shoutout to the schedule maker too, I mean who wants to see a huge divisional matchup, that was likely a playoff preview, in the last 45 games of a season. Great job!

 

[DarkKnight]

Not having Kadri suspended would help. Did people forget he was suspended for three games?

Everything went wrong to start that series, no question.

 

[MyBudJT]

Nueter the Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak line, and you beat Boston. Simple.

 

[Gary Nylund]

It's a pick em series. Everyone on the TSN panel picked the Bruins yesterday. This idea that we should just roll over a top 5 team in the league, with tons of playoff experience, a divisional foe, otherwise a failure, simply isn't reality based.

We're in real tough, the hardest first round matchup and that's Bettman's NHL for you.

Yup. I said it a week or two ago, whoever has the home advantage is probably a slight favourite but either way, it should be a dogfight. And as of today, Boston is ever so slightly ahead of us FWIW.

I'm not mad man nor is anything that i've posted insinuated anger, it seems your mad and are now directing that anger at a stranger on the internet

Glad to hear you're not angry. I'm not angry either, I just found your post mildly annoying. A potential series against Boston is eminently discussion worthy and like I said, if you have no interest in discussing this then why not just go away?

 

[Gary Nylund]

We beat them the same way we would have beat them last time. Don't let them score at will on the PP.

Showing up for the last period of game 7 if that's what it comes down to would help as well. Hopefully though we earn the home ice advantage, Andersen is on top of his game and we finish them in 5.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Get Home Ice Advantage

Finishing 2nd overall would take care of that. We aren't catching T-bay so take second.

 

[deletethis]

When the Bruins again get twice the number of power plays, kill them all.

 

[CincoHolio]

Hopefully we can stay healthy between now and then. The way things are looking on the Bruins side of the equation, there's a chance Pastrnak might not even be available to play during our series.

While nothing is set in stone right now, it's pretty unlikely either one of our teams are overtaken by MTL. So yeah, we're probably headed towards pt. 3.

 

[Contenderorpretender]

They need to play like they give a f***!

 

[Menzinger]

Nueter the Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak line, and you beat Boston. Simple.

Pretty much.

Have somebody stapled to Pasta the whole night in particular

 

[DarkKnight]

Plus side. Our young core players have last year's experience, we should be much more prepared from the get go. For my money Andersen has shown a new level of consistency this year, that bodes well for the playoffs.

We need to fight like hell to get home ice, that could well be the difference. The good news there, our opponent will be doing the same, no danger of relative over use of players down the stretch. Game 7 in Boston has a lot of baggage, don't understate the importance of avoiding that potentiality.

 

[Not My Tempo]

Tavares playing like he did in the Florida series can basically carry us on his back.

 

[ACC1224]

I for one will be glad it they draw Boston.
Time to put that Team away for good.

 

[DarkKnight]

I for one will be glad it they draw Boston.
Time to put that Team away for good.

If we beat them, slay our dragon, our run could well snowball. Washington finally beat Pitt...

 

[Not My Tempo]

But actually if we’re being honest, Kadri not being suspended and Andersen not taking periods off would help a lot.

Andersen especially. He was so good in the first two periods of game 7. And then he lets that Krug shot in...like unscreened, undeflected shot from the point. Under expected goals models that shot has like a 1% chance of going in...

 

[horner]

They are always ready for us .
Maybe we should this time.

Mathews needs to start being a leader.

 

[Leaftors]

Yup. I said it a week or two ago, whoever has the home advantage is probably a slight favourite but either way, it should be a dogfight. And as of today, Boston is ever so slightly ahead of us FWIW.



Glad to hear you're not angry. I'm not angry either, I just found your post mildly annoying. A potential series against Boston is eminently discussion worthy and like I said, if you have no interest in discussing this then why not just go away?

How pathetic does it look if a bruins fan came in here and the post says "how we beat boston in round 1" when it isn't factual yet, starting a thread called "how to get out of round one" would probably be more productive as we can then talk about other teams we may play against as well.

 

[horner]

Boston has this extra gear when they play us

We need to find that extra gear.

 

[ACC1224]

How pathetic does it look if a bruins fan came in here and the post says "how we beat boston in round 1" when it isn't factual yet, starting a thread called "how to get out of round one" would probably be more productive as we can then talk about other teams we may play against as well.

 

[DarkKnight]

How pathetic does it look if a bruins fan came in here and the post says "how we beat boston in round 1" when it isn't factual yet, starting a thread called "how to get out of round one" would probably be more productive as we can then talk about other teams we may play against as well.

It's Boston friend.