Pre-Game Talk: Let's hope the Leafs can keep the Bruins under 30 shots....after two periods.

[Pi]

Expecting a blowout in favor of the Bruins, so the Leafs will look like the Blackhawks and win 5-2 or something crazy like that.

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[Suntouchable13]

Bernier should be back since they sent Gibson down. Leafs are going to win and prolong Carlyle's stay.

 

[p.l.f.]

Komarov might play ?

 

[Daisy Jane]

i think we should play Reimer again.

 

[CelticDruid]

Going to be really hard to have any kind of flow, as we lose too many face offs . We are well aware what Boston can do in the face off department.

 

[ANDI P IS CUTE]

We need a sticky thread- shot totals contest.... 40, 50, 60 etc..

 

[Pyrophorus]

I see no blowout, I do see 40 maybe 50 shots.

 

[Torontonian]

Bernier back, i heard leo might be back for tomm too.. who know what will happen.. what is for certain is we will get outshot

 

[Primary Assist]

if Leo's in we win

 

[p.l.f.]

Paul Hendrick @HennyTweets
Possibility that Leo Komarov might play vs Boston tomorrow night.

 

[Mansfield]

predictions for the game

leafs win 4-3, shots 52 boston 12 leafs
bernier steals the game, warps spacetime, solves the halting problem
Komarov back and does nothing of note but the fanboys cream their pants anyway

 

[Primary Assist]

predictions for the game

leafs win 4-3, shots 52 boston 12 leafs
bernier steals the game, warps spacetime, solves the halting problem
Komarov back and does nothing of note but the fanboys cream their pants anyway

4-3 Leafs Komarov with the hat trick

 

[King85Kong]

Hoping that Komarov is back
We need this game to get the ball rolling again.
Go Leafs Go

 

[Cor]

Don't see us winning this one.

The face that all the players and management, well, apparently except for Bernier, all think we are playing the right just kinda shows how much of a mess we are in.

 

[Pi]

Don't see us winning this one.

The face that all the players and management, well, apparently except for Bernier, all think we are playing the right just kinda shows how much of a mess we are in.

Bernier played for the Kings so he actually knows what a winning team should look and play like.

Rest of our pathetic team just thinks we sucked because of back to back situations but conveniently ignored that they were worse against Florida.

Two straight blown leads. Looks like the Leafs are going to repeat Game 7 tomorrow.

 

[dubey]

Bruins aren't very good

Should give us another bout of overconfidence followed by a decent losing streak

 

[Paradoc]

Bernier played for the Kings so he actually knows what a winning team should look and play like.

Rest of our pathetic team just thinks we sucked because of back to back situations but conveniently ignored that they were worse against Florida.

Two straight blown leads. Looks like the Leafs are going to repeat Game 7 tomorrow.

Even Bernier knows the problem or is aware of it, unlike some other player...

Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050 6h6 hours ago
Bernier today: "The shot clock usually doesn’t lie. If [the opposition] get 40-plus shots most of the nights they’ll win those games."

 

[Gary Batman]

Can't wait for our 1st line to keep floating for yet another game. Bruins would have revenge of the last game in mind. I am expecting a major boost to our tank for this game.

Meanwhile, following is the list of NHL skaters giving up the most shots per 60 minutes.

EDIT: The 3-amigos are in bottom 8 (with Phil and JvR being bottom 2 in all 3 criteria) of shots, corsi and fenwick against too.

 

[Gary Batman]

predictions for the game

leafs win 4-3, shots 52 boston 12 leafs
bernier steals the game, warps spacetime, solves the halting problem
Komarov back and does nothing of note but the fanboys cream their pants anyway

Komarov has the best possession % on this team shots wise.

 

[pooleboy]

Can't wait for our 1st line to keep floating for yet another game. Bruins would have revenge of the last game in mind. I am expecting a major boost to our tank for this game.

Meanwhile, following is the list of NHL skaters giving up the most shots per 60 minutes.

EDIT: The 3-amigos are in bottom 8 (with Phil and JvR being bottom 2 in all 3 criteria) of shots, corsi and fenwick against too.

See bozak is good defensivly! Where's intercantif?

And not sure if the leafs will win or lose, probably win because we all want them to lose but one thing is for certain we will get outshot by atleast 25 shots

 

[SprDaVE]

So... shall we play a game?

Over/under 15.5 shots against in the first?

Do we dare put the over/under at 35.5 shots against after 40? Why not.

Let's add another category...

Over/under 5.5 shots FOR after 1 period?

Over/under 12.5 shots after 2 periods?

 

[Trapper]

Bruins aren't very good

Should give us another bout of overconfidence followed by a decent losing streak

For a team that isn't very good, if the Bruins win they have exactly the same record as the Leafs. While missing Chara and Krejci for a good chunk of it.
Now we will see if this Leaf team can step up. You can bet the Bruins want to get into the wild card spot. How bad do we want to keep them out.

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

4-2 loss. Make it happen.

 

[Mess]

Both Bergeron and Lucic did not play in Boston last game so if they're out again in this one that is a huge break for the Leafs.

 

[Mess]

Even Bernier knows the problem or is aware of it, unlike some other player...

Jonas Siegel ‏@jonasTSN1050 6h6 hours ago
Bernier today: "The shot clock usually doesn’t lie. If [the opposition] get 40-plus shots most of the nights they’ll win those games."

Very sneaky of Bernier to call out his own teammates.

A goalie doesn't determine the amount of shots he faces outside of his own rebounds surrendered. Therefore its on the players in front of him to keep the shot count down through their possession play.

Leafs are 29th in shots against and bottom 5 in shot differential this season and 27th in Corsi possession stats. So Bernier might just be whistling into the wind by asking his teammates to be better. Leafs have already given up 40 or more shots against in 6 games in December alone.