Pre-Game Talk: Leafs vs Lightning

[Polaris1010]

TB
FLA
VAN

How many points do we honestly expect to come out of those games? How this week plays out is likely going to define the season and the fate of our playoff aspirations.

2 pts

 

[stickty111]

Barrie will look really good on another team, and it will show our fans are part of the problem.

 

[FraumBallard]

Free speach.
It's a thing.
I adore the Leafs and hope they lose every game until Dubas gets fired.
You are free to think for yourself.
As is everyone else.

Speech.
Doh'
My bad.

 

[WillNy29]

The Leafs are in for a shock.

good ol' grimey

 

[leafsfan5]

Barrie will look really good on another team, and it will show our fans are part of the problem.

Barrie will be good on another team for sure, but that doesn't mean he's what this team needs. We lost our best asset (Kadri) for kerfoot and a year of Barrie.....

Back on topic, I would say this is a big game to get back on track but f*** it, this team will probably lay down and die the second Tampa presses tomorrow. We hit rock bottom on Saturday though so only up from here I guess

 

[mikeyz]

I am not going to lie, a part of me wants to see Tampa absolutely steamroll them 10-0.

 

[yubbers]

Barrie will look really good on another team, and it will show our fans are part of the problem.

we're making him play like garbage?

 

[horner]

2 pts

O pts

 

[c9777666]

After what happened a few days ago, the margin for error might be thinner than ever.

 

[Duke Silver]

Let's do the Thursday thing, where we play well and beat a contender convincingly. Try to avoid the Tuesday/Saturday thing.

Tampa's a whole other animal.

Expecting us to get utterly shelled.

 

[c9777666]

Tampa's a whole other animal.

Expecting us to get utterly shelled.

I can't take Tampa seriously after last year. They have earned 0 benefit of the doubt after the Columbus debacle.

 

[LeafsOHLRangers98]

Post deadline time. Looks like Lilly draws back in

Good about Lilly back in but would like to see the defense shuffled a bit.

Muzzin-Barrie
Sandin-Holl
Dermott-Liljegren

-Dermott has struggled in a top 4 spot this year but has played well on his off-side and with Liljegren.

Holl-Sandin has a 62% CF in limited action so I would like to see more, and Muzzin-Barrie was actually pretty good and not as disasterous as people made it seem.

 

[Rogie]

I'm a mess.

If they play like shit, I'm going to shit on Dubas (assuming management would have let him trade Barrie for picks) because this team doesn't deserve a "self rental" like they did in the last two seasons with JVR, Bozak & Gardiner...

But if they win I'm going to be ecstatic and somehow think that they may be turning a corner??? (Lol).

It's not your fault, it's not your fault.

Lol, really, love your family, enjoy life, it's all gonna be okay.

 

[Rogie]

Mods can we please thread ban people who want the Leafs to lose or get them their own thread?

Yes, the Leafs lost to a Zamboni Driver in front of a team that played lights out. It's still just one game out of 82.

I don't understand all the whining. These guys tolerated:

Brian Burke destroying the team by trading draft picks
Nonis signing David Clarkson
Carlyle
Ron Wilson
Peter Horachek
Brett Lebda
Waffles
4-1 Collapse

but want the Leafs to get blown out for the rest of the season because of one game? They have played a total of 0 games this season where they were healthy. They were down in the dumps with Detroit and Ottawa when they fired Babcock.

Yes this season has sucked so far but just enjoy the fact that despite all this shit they are still in a playoff spot, under a new coach, under a new system with a revolving door of new players coming to replace the injured players.

Not making excuses for them, just stating facts. Carolina game was an embarrassment but I'd rather have that embarrassment in the regular season with time to turn things around.

Every team goes through adversity. Boston got reverse swept by Philly after leading 3-0 in the series AND 3-0 in Game 7. Wonder if our team did that? Would you even give them a chance to come back or want everyone traded?

Agree with EVERYTHING you say. Let them have their say, or put them on ignore if you like, I'm with, support the team, don't kick them when they're down, but, I also UNDERSTAND why they feel like they do, most of it'll blow over.

 

[Nooodles]

We'll probably win this one with a monster effort, so everyone will believe again and have hope, than we'll lose the next 3 playing like an AHL team.

 

[JayfromNB1219]

TB
FLA
VAN

How many points do we honestly expect to come out of those games? How this week plays out is likely going to define the season and the fate of our playoff aspirations.

Did you miss Florida's salary shed at the deadline? I don't see a reason we can't beat FLA especially trading away guys like Trocheck (who for some weird reason plays his best games against us)

 

[LeafGrief]

Hey look, another must win game after a hugely embarrassing loss. This one is a little different in magnitude, but when has that mattered?

40% chance they come out with some heart and get a gutsy win, 60% chance they just roll over and die. It will tell us nothing, but it would be nice to get the two points if they’re determined to stick around the season. 19 games to prove they give a shit.

 

[Trapper]

I really don’t know anymore what is coming out.
A fetal position game?
Not start on time but finish strong?
Start on time but fall apart late?
Good start to finish?

 

[steam whistle]

Shall we expect a win?

 

[gatorator]

I don’t expect this to be pretty

 

[Advanced stats]

TB
FLA
VAN

How many points do we honestly expect to come out of those games? How this week plays out is likely going to define the season and the fate of our playoff aspirations.

4. Two each against Tampa and Florida.

 

[MyBudJT]

Barrie will look really good on another team, and it will show our fans are part of the problem.

LOL

Now we have people putting blame for Barrie's incompetence on Leafs fans and not Barrie himself...

You can't make this up!!

 

[Blue Nate]

Barrie will look really good on another team, and it will show our fans are part of the problem.

Come on man, this is a low-effort false equivalence. There could be many reasons he'll look good on another team, blaming the fans because some of them are 'mean' or whatever is BS.

 

[Blue Nate]

Watching the Raptors embody the meaning of team defense only magnifies how poorly the Leafs' commitment to defend is. They are so much more inspiring and gratifying to watch that if 10 year old me was alive today I'd be asking for Raps gear for christmas instead of Leafs.

 

[al secord]

From here to the Stanley Cup, this is where Barrie becomes God. So let it be written. So let it be done.