GDT: Toronto Maple Leafs (22-23-3) [L6] @ New Jersey Devils (17-22-8) [W1] | 7:30PM | SNO

[Mess]

You are overestimating this team.

These next 6 games are all the exact games we never win. New Jersey and Arizona are 3 guaranteed loses, it seems we can never beat those two

I can see us going 2-4, beating Nashville and Edmonton

Edit: Am I allowed to post this here? Or was I supposed to agree and that we would go 5-1, or 6-0? Not trying to be a smart ass, just don't know what dictates "cheering to lose" or tank comments, from honest opinions about our team.

Of course you are allowed to state your opinion as to what you believe will happen.

I think this next stretch of winnable games is make or break for Leafs season.. I'm sure Leafs coaching are stressing that.

 

[GoodNewfieBoy]

Those forward lines actually look pretty good unfortunately. Hopefully the D plays to their lacklustre calibre.

 

[I Am The Stig]

I'll be at this game tonight. Should I do anything that doesn't involve throwing my jersey on the ice? Haha

 

[ChuckWoods]

OMG, you're saying if Gardiner does well tonight, Franson will be traded tomorrow!!!! Thanks for the insight Chuck, if you are wrong, i'm going to be pissed at you!!!!

Admins, force block this guy!!!! Lol

 

[realgoodleafs]

Of course you are allowed to state your opinion as to what you believe will happen.

I think this next stretch of winnable games is make or break for Leafs season.. I'm sure Leafs coaching are stressing that.

Any amount of stress on this team results in them going out and laying an egg. Coaches should just tell them every game is meaningless and we'd be in the playoffs.

 

[ShaneFalco]

I'll be at this game tonight. Should I do anything that doesn't involve throwing my jersey on the ice? Haha

A "Fire Nonis" sign?

 

[ShaneFalco]

 

[BertCorbeau]

Will Leivo/Granberg get in the line up?

 

[Cor]

I'll be at this game tonight. Should I do anything that doesn't involve throwing my jersey on the ice? Haha

Try and get a Fire Carlyle chant going

 

[Stand Witness]

I'll be at this game tonight. Should I do anything that doesn't involve throwing my jersey on the ice? Haha

McDavid chant

 

[ShaneFalco]

Will Leivo/Granberg get in the line up?

For 4-5 minutes

 

[ThatQuietGuy93]

How long before JVR-Bozak-Kessel line is put back together?

Lol no kidding. Horachuk is good at making scrambled eggs, he will probably juggle the whole 4 lines like 50 times tonight, give them no time to gel and get a groove together and they will look like a rat body with a dog head and a lizard tail.

 

[ThatQuietGuy93]

Bozak can't be traded soon enough for me
Mediocre written all over him

Same he actually makes me wanna grab a stress ball just think him, let alone him being on the ice.

A lot of Londoners in here !!

 

[Suntouchable13]

Those forward lines actually look pretty good unfortunately. Hopefully the D plays to their lacklustre calibre.

As long as we have this type of centre "depth", it will never look good.

 

[hatterson]

Gardiner/Kadri on the PP point seems like the ultimate in high risk high reward.

Kinda feels like they'll either score or give up a shorty every time.

 

[s1r0ky]

I love Komarov but not sure if he will be able to keep up with Kadri and Kessel. I think his job will be just to get to the front of the net and disrupt things.

 

[ThatQuietGuy93]

Gardiner/Kadri on the PP point seems like the ultimate in high risk high reward.

Kinda feels like they'll either score or give up a shorty every time.

Hit the nail on the head with the Kadri/Gardiner. Totally see us giving up a shorty to the Devils tonight, or scoring in the first Powerplay.
I wonder if how trapped in the NJ spiderweb we will get tonight. If we get down 2 goals early, light out boys.

 

[Shimso]

I know NJ isn't an offensive powerhouse, but I think the absense of Phaneuf will be a problem here. I still can't believe I'm defending him...

 

[ThatQuietGuy93]

Horachuk needs to start a checking line for the first shift of the game, send a message for us, instead of diaper changing bozak and Kessel. "Don't hit me, you might make the poop come out of my diaper."

 

[s1r0ky]

Of course you are allowed to state your opinion as to what you believe will happen.

I think this next stretch of winnable games is make or break for Leafs season.. I'm sure Leafs coaching are stressing that.

With Komarov, Holland and Lupul back soon I can see this being true. We could win 7 of the next 10 games and possibly be back in.

And then lose the next 7

 

[Duffman955]

I'll be at this game tonight. Should I do anything that doesn't involve throwing my jersey on the ice? Haha

You will probably get a nice nap in.

Horachek vs. Devils

Watching paint dry would be more exciting

 

[Pi]

Please win tonight Leafs. We desperately need the 2 points to climb out of the basement! Must win game if you know what I mean.

 

[LeafsMonster]

Hit the nail on the head with the Kadri/Gardiner. Totally see us giving up a shorty to the Devils tonight, or scoring in the first Powerplay.
I wonder if how trapped in the NJ spiderweb we will get tonight. If we get down 2 goals early, light out boys.

Exactly. Gardiner and Kadri on the point on the pp sounds like all kinds of trouble holding the puck in.

 

[ThatQuietGuy93]

Exactly. Gardiner and Kadri on the point on the pp sounds like all kinds of trouble holding the puck in.

yeah when jersey clears it in the air , Gardiners will swat his stick vertically in the air so even if he hits it, it's called down for high stick.

 

[mikeyz]

Basketball can get really unwatchable, I find. I love watching hockey, so this is an easy decision for me. Leafs all the way. I don't even remember the last time I watched a full Raptors game. Hockey>basketball AINEC.

Yup. I completely agree.

It's funny because I was having this exact conversation with my best friend about a month or so ago and he was telling me IIRC he thinks the NBA is more exciting because it's a game where individual players are capable of having much more of an mpact between wins and losses you often get duels between the stars a lot more. If Cleveland play OKC for example you have a MUCH better chance of seeing Lebron and KD both go off and put on a show trying to one up eachother than if the Pens play the Caps and it's Crosby v Ovechkin.

I got it from my twitter account. That's EXACTLY what he said.