Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1, Game2 - Leafs Vs Bolts; May 4th. 7:30 p.m. EST | ESPN2, SN, CBC, TVAS, BSSUN

[PromisedLand]

(nah not waiting morning to start this. It is May 4th already so it is within the time frame)

Gather around ladies and gentleman, boys and girls and children of all ages. It is time for another story. The second story talks about the Fellowship of the Cup; the heroes that formed the fellowship and the villains who tried to thwart it

Ages ago it was foretold that a fellowship will be formed, aided by the council of Elrond; other heroes from the land too will rise to join the fellowship and combat the Nazgul, Saruman and Sauron and.... G. Bettman (G stands for Gollum btw)

It began when G. Bettman and Sauron colluded with Saruman and Nazgul for two years in a row and the rules about capspace and integrity was overthrown

G. Bettman could not hide his favoritism

No other team in the realm even dared question this unholy alliance. When the village of Rangers rose against the incompetence and unfairness of Sauron and Bettman they were fined 100K in middle earth currency.

Tyranny ruled the realm. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. And so formed the council of Elrond; the council met to decide the plan to combat the perils that plagued the world as The Cup had been stolen by Nazgul and Saruman with the help of Sauron and Gollum

The Fellowship of the Cup was officially formed

As the Fellowship gained grounds, fought against the injustice, unfairness and anti Leaf bias; other heroes joined the cause

As the fight against injustice gained momentum. Sauron the NHL started sending out hideous decisions, made up rules to break the fellowship and continue the unruly reign of unlawful and illegal tyranny

If this wasn't enough. Everyone colluded for a suspension

And so the anti-Leaf and the DUMBEST person ever to hold the office of DoPS once again rose up to the occasion

One member of the fellowship of the cup had already been taken down. As the fellowship seem to have gotten weak....

The BOSS Nazgul - the most dangerous of them all

The evil collusion of Saruman and Sauron seemed to be strengthening

All seemed lost. The odds were stacked against the fellowship of the cup. It seemed impossible. The last thread of HOPE was all but gone.... But just then.....

RETURN OF THE KING

As the KING returned so did the many followers and tore through the tyranny to once again bring justice to the realm

It became absolutely crystal clear.... That this is the Year!

This year Stanley is Coming Home! It is coming home to the where it belongs. It is coming home to that "One Team". It is coming home to Toronto Maple Leafs!​

The Line Up (*will update it as the recent news becomes available)

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE CUP

The Fellowship Offense
Bunting* - Matthews - Marner
Mikheyev - Tavares - Kerfoot
Engvall - Kampf - Nylander
Kase - Blackwell - Simmonds

The Fellowship Defense
Rielly Lyubushkin
Muzzin Brodie
Giordano Liljegren

The Fellowship Goalies
Campbell
Kallgren

The Fellowship Head Coach: Sheldon "Council of Elrond" Keefe



The EVIL Collusion

The Nazgul offense
Palat - Stamkos - Kucherov
Hagel - Cirelli - Point
Killorn - Colton - Paul
Maroon - Bellemare - Perry

The Nazgul defense
Hedman Rutta
McDonagh Cernak
Sargachev Foote

The Nazgul Goalies
Vasilevskiy
Elliot

The Evil Head Coach: Jon "The Saruman" Cooper


Alirghty then.... Story telling and dramatics aside. We gotta win this 2nd game.

LETS GO WIN THIS THING

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[VinikToWinIt]

Let's go Evil Collusion!

 

[JoVel]

I'd prefer a Lightning win to be honest.

 

[razkaz]

LFG Leafs, route them out the building again!

 

[kevsh]

A+ for effort OP.

Tonight, another step towards preventing another drunken, shirtless cannot-unsee Kusherov Stanley Cup moment.

 

[93gilmour93]

Leafs drop the hammer tonight and go up 2-0

 

[Rob Brown]

Long day ahead, but an early start to the game for me with a 4:30 pm res near the arena. Let's go!

 

[sampollock]

GO BOLTS

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

Expecting a much closer game. Just win please, I want to hear more Cooper Saltiness.

 

[Pi]

We'll definitely see a much more desperate Tampa team because I don't think they will have home ice advantage in Games 3 or 4. Leafs fans travel well + there is a huge population of Leaf fans in Florida so even if they were to restrict tickets to residents, it would still be close to 50/50 in there.

 

[Rob Brown]

We'll definitely see a much more desperate Tampa team because I don't think they will have home ice advantage in Games 3 or 4. Leafs fans travel well + there is a huge population of Leaf fans in Florida so even if they were to restrict tickets to residents, it would still be close to 50/50 in there.

I'm interested in how it looks this week - I was there in Tampa the last game and there weren't as many Leafs fans as I had anticipated. I'm sure a lot of the snowbirds have come home, so while I expect a big contingent of Leafs fans on Friday and Sunday, I don't think it'll be 50/50. The flights were also incredibly expensive as I looked into going again.

 

[Fatty McLardy]

Leafs take a close one.

 

[v00d00daddy]

We'll definitely see a much more desperate Tampa team because I don't think they will have home ice advantage in Games 3 or 4. Leafs fans travel well + there is a huge population of Leaf fans in Florida so even if they were to restrict tickets to residents, it would still be close to 50/50 in there.

I’m actually curious about this. I know there are still a lot of Canadians/Torontonians in Florida. I’d love to hear them outdo the home fans.

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I'm interested in how it looks this week - I was there in Tampa the last game and there weren't as many Leafs fans as I had anticipated. I'm sure a lot of the snowbirds have come home, so while I expect a big contingent of Leafs fans on Friday and Sunday, I don't think it'll be 50/50. The flights were also incredibly expensive as I looked into going again.

Maybe they were saving time and money for the playoffs

 

[93gilmour93]

I’m actually curious about this. I know there are still a lot of Canadians/Torontonians in Florida. I’d love to hear them outdo the home fans.

We can and we will

 

[PinSeeker]

I want to see a much closer game, though overall I hope TOR wins the series.

 

[crump]

 

[Strangle]

Expecting a much closer game. Just win please, I want to hear more Cooper Saltiness.

“You know, it’s not so much that the Leafs are a good team so much as it’s just we really suck.”
- Cooper

 

[22Brad Park]

Tampa should be hunting tonite .That hit by Clifford getting only 1 game opens door for payback.

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

Tampa should be hunting tonite .That hit by Clifford getting only 1 game opens door for payback.

1 game + 50 minutes of the game the hit was made in.

 

[TheDoldrums]

Tampa should be hunting tonite .That hit by Clifford getting only 1 game opens door for payback.

if I were Tampa I wouldn't want to open the door to a 5 minute Leafs PP but ymmv. Tampa could've taken a stranglehold in that game early if they were efficient on the PP, Leafs might not blow that opportunity.

 

[22Brad Park]

1 game + 50 minutes of the game the hit was made in.

I am Tampa player like Maroon and now know you can bury guys into glass face first from blindside and only get 1 game I am looking for payback

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

I am Tampa player like Maroon and now know you can bury guys into glass face first from blindside and only get 1 game I am looking for payback

Well good luck with that, we all know the best way to win games is to take yourself out of the game, give the other team a 5 min PP, and also get suspended 1 game. Great strategy!

 

[Mickey Marner]

After the parade to the box in game one, I expect we'll see let 'em play officiating tonight.

 

[22Brad Park]

Well good luck with that, we all know the best way to win games is to take yourself out of the game, give the other team a 5 min PP, and also get suspended 1 game. Great strategy!

Don't matter.Its 1 game Parros set bar

 

[Imnotagoodposter]

I had a bad feeling before the playoffs that this is probably’s Toronto’s year to make at least the third round. Tampa looked bloated and exhausted in game 1. This could be a very short series, in all honesty.