Playoff Toronto Vs Boston which team has the strongest group?

[yzerman]

Most certain the team with the strongest core will win so vote for the best Group thanks.

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[member 147413]

Leafs have more talented players, Bruins have a better team.

 

[lawrence]

The leafs core has better stats, but the bruins core is built for playoffs .

 

[Steve]

Too end talent it’s the Leafs but Boston is the better team and should win.

 

[tony d]

Boston for me.

 

[Mickey Marner]

I think those cores are about as even as it gets.

 

[David Suzuki]

Bostons defense is so much better it's hard not to side with them here.

 

[BlueBaron]

Would probably sub Kadri for Nylander.

Obviously they have the proven team. The Cup goalie. Great D. Best first line.

We've got slightly more younger players. Anger over last year. The hope our 2nd and 3rd line forwards turn the tide.

The way we ended the season I'm not getting my hopes up but we can give them a go.

 

[authentic]

Just based on the players you listed?

Bergeron > Matthews

Marchand >= Tavares

Marner >= Pastrnak

Krejci >= Nylander

Rielly > McAvoy

Muzzin > Chara

Andersen >= Rask

Pretty close.

 

[The Moose is Loose]

I agree with everything said. Toronto's top guys on paper are better than Boston.

But Boston is stronger defensively, physicality, and in terms of cohesiveness needed for the playoffs, thus why I'd predict them to win the series.

 

[yzerman]

Just based on the players you listed?

Bergeron > Matthews

Marchand >= Tavares

Marner >= Pastrnak

Krejci >= Nylander

Rielly > McAvoy

Muzzin > Chara

Andersen >= Rask

Pretty close.

Correct i took out the players in both teams that has probably the biggest impact

 

[Neutral Hockey Fan]

According to this very site, 89.5% of neutral voters believe Boston’s should definitely win this series. That’s astronomical, to the point where if Boston doesn’t win, it would be seen as a monumental choke job (according to this sites posters). Let’s seehow it plays out

 

[SHANNYPLAN]

Leafs have the more talented players. Boston has the more well rounded/constructed team.

We'll see how it goes, should be another fun series.

 

[NoName]

The top 6 forwards/top-2 d/goalies for both these teams are pretty stacked, so I don’t think that will decide the series.

What Boston will want to exploit is that gaping hole on Toronto’s right side blue-line (Zaitsev, Hainsey, insert AHL plug) and tear into that weakspot. For Toronto they will need to be able to exploit mismatches in forward depth (Tavares vs Krejci, the substantial disparity in talent between third lines). Toronto will try to turn this into a track-meet to exploit their relative speed and Boston will try and use their physicallity to punish a softer, skill based Leafs team.