Pre-Game Talk: Leafs @ Detroit, Saturday Night

[PuckMagi]

Don't forget about the Canes. Wouldn't be surprised to see them win their last 6 or come close to it.

 

[swint]

pretty much a must win game. Don't think we can catch up if we drop this one

You do realize the Leafs are ahead of the teams below them right? Catch up to what

 

[TheDoldrums]

You do realize the Leafs are ahead of the teams below them right? Catch up to what

Ottawa. Home ice.

 

[swint]

Ottawa. Home ice.

Guess I overlooked home ice in the first round because Ottawa is home for the Leafs

 

[Morgs]

Meh, not a must-win, but damn it would be nice. We win this one and bolts/canes lose, we're basically a lock for the playoffs. Just gotta make sure we stay ahead of the burs.

 

[Warden of the North]

Can not look past the Wings. Need to stay focused and win this thing

 

[FlareKnight]

Every win makes it that much tougher on the teams behind us. So let's try and win this one. And it would be nice to take a shot at overtaking Ottawa. One more spot up the ladder.

 

[Torontonian]

Need to take care of business against the lower seeds here.. Detroit and Buffalo are must wins for us

 

[member 262271]

Going to miss this one unfortunately, but I'm pretty sure we got this. GLG!

 

[Brown Dog]

There's no easy games and no games that we can't win. Just hoping we can stay hot and keep getting puck luck.

 

[Apotheosis]

6th game in 8 nights against a tire fire of a team. Run up the score boys.

 

[Morbo]

It's weird seeing Detroit fall into ruins this year. Hopefully the Leafs make short work of them.

eh, I don't know. The guys they're drafting in recent years simply aren't as high calibre.

 

[Cor]

A win in regulation paired with an Ottawa regulation loss actually puts us ahead of them.

We'd hold the tiebreaker

 

[AvroArrow]

We NEED to capitalize on the teams below us in the standings. I am still so pissed off at that last Buffalo game. We NEED ! to get 2 points against both the wings and sabres. Our schedule to close out the season is ridiculously hard. Give ourselves some breathing room. And show up on time please. That Nashville game was all Andy, if we bring out that kind of effort again we'll need another Godlike performance from him.

 

[Brown Dog]

We NEED to capitalize on the teams below us in the standings. I am still so pissed off at that last Buffalo game. We NEED ! to get 2 points against both the wings and sabres. Our schedule to close out the season is ridiculously hard. Give ourselves some breathing room. And show up on time please. That Nashville game was all Andy, if we bring out that kind of effort again we'll need another Godlike performance from him.

That's not fair. The whole team played really well for two periods before sitting back and relying on Andersen in the 3rd.

 

[Brown Dog]

I am more confident in our ability to take points in the games vs. WSH, PIT, TB, & CBJ than I am in our ability to get a win in Buffalo.

 

[stickty111]

I am more confident in our ability to take points in the games vs. WSH, PIT, TB, & CBJ than I am in our ability to get a win in Buffalo.

The team has shown an ability to bounceback against a team after having a bad game last time against them.

 

[crump]

Mese hates buffalo

 

[TorontoTrades]

Meh, not a must-win, but damn it would be nice. We win this one and bolts/canes lose, we're basically a lock for the playoffs. Just gotta make sure we stay ahead of the burs.

I would say it is a must win, same as the buffalo game. Given who we play in our home stretch we need to get these "easy" games

 

[Clark4Ever]

Yeah, we need to get maximum points the next two games to give ourselves a good chance heading into the final home stand. Tampa is the only other team we play that is below us in the standings, and they are on a mission.

 

[HellasLEAF]

Last Leafs vs Wings game at the Joe.

Am assuming they will come out with a strong effort. Won't be an easy 2 points this one.

 

[egd27]

Anyone else find it amusing that in a place where most everyone follows the team almost obsessively, people continue to post about how the upcoming game is important like it's a revelation?

 

[cupcrazyman]

last game at the joe...kinda bittersweet

No more affordable NHL tickets.....

 

[MLSE]

Could see Blashill trying to show up Babcock though

Hasn't worked all year baby

 

[GLobello]

Detroit is a depleted team just riding out the season. The Leafs must must must take the 2pts on Saturday. We are a tire fire in Buffalo and then have 4 very tough games left. We need the two pts Saturday to put us at 91 and then we can get by just getting 2 or 3 pts from the final four games.