Leafs Habs poll

[Shabs]

Prediction for 1st round of playoffs

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[c3z4r]

I hope we beat them, hopefully in an excruciating heartbreak fashion, like say a game 7 double OT, but realistically I don't see us winning more than 2 games.

Sadly, I'll have to say Leafs in 6 but I am more than happy to eat crow.

 

[26Mats]

Need Gally, Danault and Price back at 100%

 

[Luigi Habs]

If we have a rested Weber + Gally, Price and Danault back at 100% we might have a chance. But this team is not built to win more than 1 round.

 

[David Suzuki]

Probably depends on injuries/health but as it stands right now (no Price, Danault, Gallagher, Byron, Drouin etc...) I said Leafs in 4.

If we get them back no idea we haven't seen the Habs play at anything close to full strength in so long. I'd probably say Leafs in 6, though if I had to guess.

 

[TopChedder]

Hey ladies and gents. I wasn't sure if Leaf fans could vote but I said Leafs in 6 (could even go 7) I honestly think if both teams are at full strength this is still not an easy series. I am pretty pumped to see a playoff series between our teams! I am only in my 30's so I was not yet born when it happened last lol

I do apologize if I was out of line voting on your thread

Cheers!

 

[Monsieur Miz]

Leafs in 4. Our goalies are toasted and we miss like 5 key players. Forget it.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Full Leafs line up needed a comeback win against us missing 4 of our best players and they have a long history of choking. If we were facing the Sens likely sweep us in 4 but we will take Leafs in 7

If I’m right great, if I’m wrong and it causes a big overhaul then even better

 

[Just Linda]

I like to think of it this way.

Look at the 6 players we typically start with.

Tatar - Danault - Gallagher - Chiarot - Weber - Price

All 6 are either out with injuries or playing injured right now.

We didn't have a single player on the ice tonight that typically wears a leadership letter on their jersey.

We've played a more packed schedule than any the has in the history of the NHL. No team has every played more games over a 30 game span (which explains the injuries). A historically grueling season.

And yet weve shown we can hang with the Leafs.

I don't think we win it but I think we go down swinging. I voted Habs in 6.

 

[RealityBytes]

Full Leafs line up needed a comeback win against us missing 4 of our best players and they have a long history of choking. If we were facing the Sens likely sweep us in 4 but we will take Leafs in 7

If I’m right great, if I’m wrong and it causes a big overhaul then even better

Full Leafs lineup? Not really. They were missing Andersen, Foligno, Bagosian, Sandin, Hyman, and also Riley Nash in the last game.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Full Leafs lineup? Not really. They were missing Andersen, Foligno, Bagosian, Sandin, Hyman, and also Riley Nash in the last game.

Foligno and Hyman are the only notable players they were missing.
It's nothing compared to missing Price, Weber, Gallagher, Danault, Drouin, etc.

 

[HotPie]

I'm hoping the Leafs in 4 so Bergevin has a chance of getting fired.

But the Habs somehow beating the Leafs and knocking them out in the first round would be so hilarious that it might almost be worth a few more years of Bergevin.

 

[Doc McKenna]

Foligno and Hyman are the only notable players they were missing.
It's nothing compared to missing Price, Weber, Gallagher, Danault, Drouin, etc.

Some would say we are better without weber in the lineup and at present drouin won't be bringing anything and didn't for a chunk of the year. I'm not convinced their injuries are less than ours.

 

[Lshap]

If healthy, Habs beat the Leafs in six or seven. Without Price, Gallagher and Danault the odds are low. Weber has sucked, but if it was due to injury and he's recovered, it's a huge addition. Same with Drouin. I'm not a fan, but having a 45-50 pt. forward back and healthy gives us a needed boost.

 

[smirob]

Might be in the minority but I think MTL is built well for the playoffs.

I think we have the edge on goaltending and defence...we were 2 goals away from ending the season series 4-5..it's not like the leafs ran us out of the building.

 

[74 others]

All the pressure is on Toronto.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

If healthy I think we could legit give them a run for their money. As is without Price, Gallagher, Dannault and Weber? I don't see any way we beat them in a 7 game series.

Even if they come back, how healthy will they actually be?

 

[Riddick412]

I went with Habs in 6. If history is any indication, the overly arrogant first place team usually gets delivered a huge upset against a team that doesn't have a chance on paper. Hoping that's the case here.

 

[llamateizer]

Results are worth nothing right now.

We don't know the lineup as we have many injuries.


Yet it's not confirmed we play Toronto (or in the playoffs )

 

[L4br3cqu3]

Leafs in 5

We'll manage to get one because the team is built to bug opponents in their zones, but we'll get outclassed by their skilled forwards.

(but I'd love to beat them, fans reaction would be priceless)

And then, I hope changes will be coming fast, but that's another subject.

 

[WinterLion]

I think everyone comes back... and we make it a series...

I doubt we win, but if we do it's going to feel like we won the cup!

 

[Mad hatter]

Full Leafs line up needed a comeback win against us missing 4 of our best players and they have a long history of choking. If we were facing the Sens likely sweep us in 4 but we will take Leafs in 7

If I’m right great, if I’m wrong and it causes a big overhaul then even better

The leafs are missing Hyman, Foligno, Bogosian, Andersen and possibly Nash from their full roster lets not forget, so not their full roster

 

[salbutera]

All contingent on Habs health. If Price, Gallagher and Weber are healthy Habs take the series in 5 or 6 games max

 

[Lshap]

All the pressure is on Toronto.

I think everyone comes back... and we make it a series...

I doubt we win, but if we do it's going to feel like we won the cup!

The pressure really is on Toronto. Their roster of stars has failed miserably every year; if they lose again I don't see how they can simply say, "Better luck next time". The consequences of losing once again will cut deep into their org and fanbase. I mean, what else can they possibly do? On the other hand, the consequence of Montreal losing only impacts Bergevin. The rest of us will be pissed off for a day and then be fine.

I usually never make predictions because it's a pointless exercise. Fans look at the wrong factors and get it wrong every single year. How many times does Toronto have to lose before people stop being dazzled by their playoff-virgin stars? If Leafs win, it'll be because they added unsexy depth and a better system, not because they added another star. If Montreal wins, it'll be because their good players play like good players and stick to an unsexy system. If we were playing Tampa or Colorado we'd need a lot more than 'unsexy'; Toronto isn't in their tier and is beatable.

 

[Lshap]

The leafs are missing Hyman, Foligno, Bogosian, Andersen and possibly Nash from their full roster lets not forget, so not their full roster

Would Andersen be a factor even if he was healthy? Gotta say, you guys have dumped hard on him, and a lot really wasn't his fault, IMO.