Playoffs teams only

[LaymanX]

I have a feeling teams will pick their chops at a chance to play the Leafs

Lick their chops?

 

[Rob Brown]

I don't want to play Washington or Toronto but for different reasons.

Washington seems to have our number and matches up well against us.

Living in Toronto I don't want to have to deal with the nonsense from the Toronto fans, bandwagon fans and Toronto media.

Almost as bad as living in Toronto and having to deal with nonsense from fans of other teams!

 

[A1LeafNation]

Is there anyone that wants to play the Leafs?

 

[bdub24]

What you're hoping for is not in anyway possible.
The Jets will play the 3rd place Central team (Minny has the edge on that right now).
It is impossible for the Ducks and Jets to play in the first round.

On the other hand it is TOTALLY possible for the Preds to play the Ducks in the first round.
Have fun with that if it happens

Dammit, thought there would be a way to let those two tenderize each other first. I don't like the odds of knocking the Ducks out a fourth time.

 

[rent free]

Habs are out
Im cheering for preds
Subban gonna bring the cup home

To Toronto first boi

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

Avs.

Avoid Preds and Jets. Please give us Vegas or any of the Pacific.

 

[Neely2005]

Almost as bad as living in Toronto and having to deal with nonsense from fans of other teams!

Not even remotely close due to the sheer difference in volume of nonsense.

 

[BrendanGallagher11]

To Toronto first boi

He'd prob bring it t.o before mtl.
I agree

 

[rent free]

He'd prob bring it t.o before mtl.
I agree

I wish he does. We need a Stanley cup bro

 

[BrendanGallagher11]

Hopefully preds don't choke

West is mighty weak this yr

 

[rent free]

Hopefully preds don't choke

West is mighty weak this yr

Yah I think they've got a pretty easy path this year.

 

[Guffman]

Jets fan...I think I would rather play the Avs or Blues than the Wild but that’s a minor preference. It will be hard work regardless of the team and hope our playoff inexperience doesn’t hurt us too much.

 

[Rob Brown]

Not even remotely close due to the sheer difference in volume of nonsense.

Then don't cheer for the Bruins? Not sure what you want Leafs fans in Toronto to say. There are bandwagon/fairweather fans in every single city, it's unavoidable.

 

[Sypher04]

I have a feeling teams will pick their chops at a chance to play the Leafs

I'll take stupid comments for 1000, Alex

 

[pucky]

Tampa fan. I'll take NJ or Philly any day if I want to get out of the first round. I'd like to play the Panthers though.

Unfortunately, we'll get stuck with the Leafs. We match up well with them but they have enough skill to be scary.

Not if you go full throttle on that D. The D core is a nightmare. However, I think McDermott is a keeper. The rest are a trainwreck and they are overplaying Andersen. When you give up 40+ shots a game, it eventually bites you in the....

 

[mikeyp24]

As a CBJ fan I want to face Pitt and avoid TB. TB owns us. I don't want to avoid BOS but I don't want to play them either because the CBJ won't stand for the shit they like to pull and I don't want that kinda physical series in round 1 and wear us down for our first ever round 2.

 

[PredsV82]

Is there anyone that wants to play the Leafs?

As preds fan, hell yeah. Would mean we are back in the finals.

I don't fear any team as far as not being g able to beat them, but I don't want to play the Ducks because they would probably take out 2 or 3 of our starters before the series was done

 

[mize370]

I don't care who my team plays. Just have to get in first! May be good. May be bad. Just get in to the dance!

 

[Eyeseeing]

If the Wild make it to the finals I want the road there to be epic - Jets in the first round, Preds in the second. Whoever comes out of the Pacific doesn't matter. If you are looking for the easy match up, you probably won't win the cup anyway.

Very true gotta beat the best to be the best

 

[Rob Brown]

As a CBJ fan I want to face Pitt and avoid TB. TB owns us. I don't want to avoid BOS but I don't want to play them either because the CBJ won't stand for the **** they like to pull and I don't want that kinda physical series in round 1 and wear us down for our first ever round 2.

Right now Columbus wouldn't be playing either Tampa or Boston in the second round, assuming they beat Pittsburgh in round one.

 

[NoName]

As a Leafs fan I don't want Tampa in the first round. They are like the Leafs; speedy and skilled with a deep forward corps offensive minded defense and solid goal-tending, except they have more experienced, developed talent. I just look at them and I see what (ideally) the leafs are in three years. Not a good match-up for the Leafs today. Likely the team we face though.

If I could pick any team to face it would be New Jersey: All do respect to them, but this is a first year playoff team which relies heavily on one star for scoring (Hischier is second on the team with 50 points), coming off a season where they dramatically overachieved what they were projected to be (ie. a non-playoff team). No playoff series is a walk-over, and the Devils have substantial amounts of young talent but New Jersey has a lot of inexperience in key positions (like the Leafs last year) and weaknesses in their roster that can be exploited.

I would also not mind Boston; true it would be an uphill-battle for the Leafs but the chance to avenge 2013 is too good. Also, despite Boston being a powerhouse this year and having a veteran laden core, Toronto has done well against them in recent games and their speed can give them some advantageous matchups.

 

[Drewcifer]

Is there anyone that wants to play the Leafs?

If Minnesota was in the east I would be ok with facing the Leafs, they are a good team, but beatable. I would rather face the Leafs than the Preds.

 

[pucky]

oh dear...

You have to face reality that the Leafs are guaranteed a first round exit?

 

[pucky]

As a Leafs fan I don't want Tampa in the first round. They are like the Leafs; speedy and skilled with a deep forward corps offensive minded defense and solid goal-tending, except they have more experienced, developed talent. I just look at them and I see what (ideally) the leafs are in three years. Not a good match-up for the Leafs today. Likely the team we face though.

If I could pick any team to face it would be New Jersey: All do respect to them, but this is a first year playoff team which relies heavily on one star for scoring (Hischier is second on the team with 50 points), coming off a season where they dramatically overachieved what they were projected to be (ie. a non-playoff team). No playoff series is a walk-over, and the Devils have substantial amounts of young talent but New Jersey has a lot of inexperience in key positions (like the Leafs last year) and weaknesses in their roster that can be exploited.

I would also not mind Boston; true it would be an uphill-battle for the Leafs but the chance to avenge 2013 is too good. Also, despite Boston being a powerhouse this year and having a veteran laden core, Toronto has done well against them in recent games and their speed can give them some advantageous matchups.

As a Leafs fan, you will be discussing how they lost to another opponent in the first round. Whether it's Tampa or Boston, they are out with that d core they have... Polak, Zaitsev, Gardiner, Reilly.... yikes!

As the other fan said, EC teams are hoping to face the Leafs.

 

[Sam Spade]

After yesterday the East feels settled in terms of the teams making it in.

West still has some scenarios left to play out but between the Blues, Kings, Ducks and Avs. That Blues lose last night was brutal for them.

Don't care who the Caps play, just get it over with quickly Devils or Jackets.