Pre-Game Talk: Leafs Vs Sabres Pregame Talk

[FlareKnight]

Not going to worry about the rest of the schedule at this point. Just go and stomp Buffalo. After the last game it is simply a matter of doing things properly. They hurt your goalie, they embarrass your team, get them back for all of it.

And yeah getting the points is important. Win as many times as you can.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Aw man it's in Buffalo again ?.. :/ Not good.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Stakes just got higher. It'd be inexcusable to lose to these clowns again. We got smoked by Florida and then came back to win the next game. Let's hope history repeats itself tomorrow.

 

[Trapper]

Aw man it's in Buffalo again ?.. :/ Not good.

Got to beat them sometime when it counts.

 

[FlareKnight]

If they can't win this one, not sure when they can. A clear and recent reminder of how dangerous Buffalo can be and they are battling for a playoff spot. This is the time to come through and get a decisive win in Buffalo.

Just have to go and do it.

 

[RASHBEEP]

if this team thinks they're a playoff team they have to beat the bad ones. getting annoyed at these games where the leafs are apparently playing a tired opponent and still struggle.

 

[Torontonian]

if this team thinks they're a playoff team they have to beat the bad ones. getting annoyed at these games where the leafs are apparently playing a tired opponent and still struggle.

But yet, they still have gotten the W even while playing bad..

 

[Pi]

Matthews will get 40 in this game. Leafs return to Buffalo and win 5-2.

 

[Daisy Jane]

We are going to Win.
Convincingly.

 

[Suntouchable13]

As for the "brutal schedule", do you think PIT and CBJ will be trying 100% on the last weekend? I think not. Leafs should have an advantage by being the more desperate team. Besides, Leafs should probably clinch before then. PIT and CBJ will most likely be resting some key players that weekend.

 

[Not My Tempo]

Buffalo is the team I hate the most. Not the Sens, Habs, or Bruins, it's the Sabres. It feels so good to be ahead of their rebuild even though they started before us

 

[Pi]

Watching their game, Eichel will never be as good as Matthews...some people just work hard and others rely on talent. Eichel just gave the puck away and floated back into his zone, way too nonchalant and unwilling to fight for the puck in the corners. I have yet to see a game where Matthews looks so disengaged.

Eichel is super talent, poor "drive train" as Babcock would say.

 

[FlareKnight]

As for the "brutal schedule", do you think PIT and CBJ will be trying 100% on the last weekend? I think not. Leafs should have an advantage by being the more desperate team. Besides, Leafs should probably clinch before then. PIT and CBJ will most likely be resting some key players that weekend.

Depends. If Washington can win today and basically lock up the division then I could see all three being less determined. Although who knows with Columbus, they might still take the loss we gave them personally.

There may indeed be an advantage going up against teams that are already basically locked in. By the time we get to them Pittsburgh and Columbus might simply be battling for which of them gets home ice against the other.

In the end, Leafs just have to play well. If they play like they did for most of the run they've been on, they can win the games ahead of them.

 

[Vaive50]

The Leafs have to be more than ready cause the Sabres will play like their lives are on the line (like they did last time) cause of the jealousy and hate their fans and the Sabres players have against the Leafs.

I remember last game reading a comment from ROR before the game saying that all the hockey talk is about Toronto, then he said.."I hate them and don't want to see them in the playoffs". And I guess since half the crowd in their building are Leaf fans, the hate and jealousy turn up a notch.

 

[Revelate]

Alex Nylander is being called up to make his NHL debut tomorrow night. Should be fun

The Sabres should be well rested given they are sleeping through this game this afternoon.

 

[disgruntleddave]

I think of this game as a must-win. Of course in reality it isn't, but many of us are so used to failure it feels like every opportunity to prevent it is a necessity, otherwise the wheels will come off and we'll crash.

There's a scary schedule ahead of us, but even if there wasn't my learned negativity around the leafs will get the better of me.

Huge game tomorrow. We better not lay an egg.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

there's a decent chance they can go 4-0 the last 4 games. that's why we play the games.

Don't you just love these Negative Nancy's, lol. Everyone else is going to run the table, but God forbid if it comes into their tiny brains that there is just as much of a chance the Leafs can run the table.

 

[Budsfan]

 

[Suntouchable13]

It also pushes Ottawa down to a wild card spot, yikes for them.

 

[TDK67]

Fun fact--Matthews has 10 more points in his rookie year than Eichel did in his. He also has 5 games to add to that gap. Not sure why there was ever a debate about who's better between the two.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Great, Buffalo being useless as usual today. We need to crush them tomorrow.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Fun fact--Matthews has 10 more points in his rookie year than Eichel did in his. He also has 5 games to add to that gap. Not sure why there was ever a debate about who's better between the two.

10 more points, 14 more goals (damn). Better on faceoffs, better possession, better defensively. Not even close in any facet of the game really, although Eichel's certainly had a good second season.

 

[FlareKnight]

In the end Leafs just have to keep winning and they'll be fine.

So let's just win. And hey Matthews could go ahead and hit 40 goals while they are at it.

 

[Suntouchable13]

In the end Leafs just have to keep winning and they'll be fine.

So let's just win. And hey Matthews could go ahead and hit 40 goals while they are at it.

Boston won 5 in a row, why can't we?

 

[A1LeafNation]

Well the Sabres are well rested after that Islanders game.