GDT: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | Game #1 Tuesday @ 7:30pm | Legacy

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Round One, Game One. Your Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Tonight, for the second year in a row, the virtuous and honourable Maple Leafs begin a series against the dirty and disgraceful Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. While Cooper and Stamkos are busy complaining to the media about officiating, the Leafs are focused on the task at hand as they prepare to win the first playoff series since 2004.

30 years ago the Maple Leafs went on an unexpected and deep run that fell short thanks in no small part to shoddy officiating (the more things change eh). Those playoffs were the beginning of a run that saw the Leafs reach 4 Conference Finals in 12 years, have the fourth most playoff wins among NHL teams, and have the fifth most series wins among NHL teams. This current Leafs team is without a doubt the most talented and balanced in the Matthews era, and many of their players can draw parallels to former Leafs who were key in many deep runs. If these Leafs want to notch some series wins under their belts (preferably fouor) it won't hurt to draw upon the success and legacy of Leafs teams past.

(These aren't perfect comparisons, as Matthews really has no peer in Leafs history but Sundin is the closest, and Clark has no comparable on the current Leafs)

Lineup
Toronto Maple Leafs​

Michael Bunting (Darcy Tucker)	Auston Matthews (Mats Sundin)	Mitch Marner (Doug Gilmour)
John Tavares (Joe Nieuwendyk)	Ryan O'Reilly (Gary Roberts)	William Nylander (Alex Mogilny)
Alex Kerfoot (Steve Thomas)	Noel Acciari (Shayne Corson)	Calle Jarnkrok (Sergei Berezin)
Zach Aston-Reese (Travis Green)	David Kampf (Peter Zezel)	Sam Lafferty (Garry Valk)

Jake McCabe (Bryan McCabe)	TJ Brodie (Jamie Macoun)
Mark Giordano (Brian Leetch)	Justin Holl (Todd Gill)
Morgan Rielly (Tomas Kaberle)	Luke Schenn (Wade Belak)

Ilya Samsonov (Curtis Joseph)

Joseph Woll (Felix Potvin)

Lineup
Tampa Bay Lightning


Stamkos-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Killorn
Colton-Paul-Eyssimont
Maroon-Bellemare-Perry

Hedman-Perbix
Sergachev-Raddysh
Cole-Cernak

Vasilevskiy
Elliott




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Go Leafs Go

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[Rob Brown]

 

[weems]

Very pumped for this series and a long playoff run.

The core needs to step up and carry this team past the first round.

No more blaming the refs, blaming the goaltenders, blaming poor luck. Just show up, outwork the opposing team and get it done.

Leafs in 6 GLG!

 

[Peasy]

Ready to be hurt again.

No excuses, just need to get it done.

 

[AvroArrow]

Spank em.

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

I'm ready. My gut tells me this is our year. Go Leafs Go.

 

[Rob Brown]

Going to the game tonight and have a reso at 4:30 pre-game, and I have so much work to do and just know I'm going to f*** off all day. Wish me luck.

 

[Optimist]

Hello out there. We're on the air. It's hockey night tonight... Admit it. You sang that in your head as you read it. Don't lie. GO LEAFS GO!!!

 

[Suntouchable13]

Burn the boats!!

 

[SprDaVE]

1 game doesn't make a series, let's remember that

 

[The Masters]

happy playoff day
LETS GET IT DONE
I can suit up if the leafs need me

 

[TheGreatOne11]

Posting in legendary game 1 cup run thread so my kids can see that I was here when it all started.

GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!

 

[DarkKnight]

So many boring nights in January I waited to see this Game Thread. It’s finally here!!

 

[willmma]

1 game doesn't make a series, let's remember that

Agreed. Last year we won 5-0 in the first game and lost the series.

It would be nice to win tonight, but win or lose the only thing that matters is winning the series.

 

[Metroid]

Just finished antibiotics last night.

Perfect timing.
Go leafs!!

 

[ACC1224]

Must win game tonight.

 

[willmma]

Round One, Game One. Your Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Tonight, for the second year in a row, the virtuous and honourable Maple Leafs begin a series against the dirty and disgraceful Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. While Cooper and Stamkos are busy complaining to the media about officiating, the Leafs are focused on the task at hand as they prepare to win the first playoff series since 2004.

30 years ago the Maple Leafs went on an unexpected and deep run that fell short thanks in no small part to shoddy officiating (the more things change eh). Those playoffs were the beginning of a run that saw the Leafs reach 4 Conference Finals in 12 years, have the fourth most playoff wins among NHL teams, and have the fifth most series wins among NHL teams. This current Leafs team is without a doubt the most talented and balanced in the Matthews era, and many of their players can draw parallels to former Leafs who were key in many deep runs. If these Leafs want to notch some series wins under their belts (preferably fouor) it won't hurt to draw upon the success and legacy of Leafs teams past.

(These aren't perfect comparisons, as Matthews really has no peer in Leafs history but Sundin is the closest, and Clark has no comparable on the current Leafs)

Lineup
Toronto Maple Leafs​

Michael Bunting (Darcy Tucker) View attachment 690681​	Auston Matthews (Mats Sundin) View attachment 690682​	Mitch Marner (Doug Gilmour) View attachment 690683​
John Tavares (Joe Nieuwendyk) View attachment 690684​	Ryan O'Reilly (Gary Roberts) View attachment 690685​	William Nylander (Alex Mogilny) View attachment 690686​
Alex Kerfoot (Steve Thomas) View attachment 690718​	Noel Acciari (Shayne Corson) View attachment 690688​	Calle Jarnkrok (Sergei Berezin) View attachment 690689​
Zach Aston-Reese (Travis Green) View attachment 690690​	David Kampf (Peter Zezel) View attachment 690691​	Sam Lafferty (Garry Valk) View attachment 690692​

Jake McCabe (Bryan McCabe) View attachment 690705​	TJ Brodie (Jamie Macoun) View attachment 690706​
Mark Giordano (Brian Leetch) View attachment 690707​	Justin Holl (Todd Gill) View attachment 690708​
Morgan Rielly (Tomas Kaberle) View attachment 690709​	Luke Schenn (Wade Belak) View attachment 690710​

Ilya Samsonov (Curtis Joseph) View attachment 690711​

Joseph Woll (Felix Potvin) View attachment 690712​

Lineup
Tampa Bay Lightning


Stamkos-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Killorn
Colton-Paul-Eyssimont
Maroon-Bellemare-Perry

Hedman-Perbix
Sergachev-Raddysh
Cole-Cernak

Vasilevskiy
Elliott




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Go Leafs Go

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Nice thread Jimmy.

Well done. Love those players.

Domi - Simmonds?

 

[HockeyVirus]

Tampa has no idea what is coming for them. This is not a playoff series, this is over half a decade of pain, frustration, maturity, and growth coming to a head vs a good team who beat them last year.

Leafs are going to destroy Tampa in this series.

 

[The Masters]

Tampa has no idea what is coming for them. This is not a playoff series, this is over half a decade of pain, frustration, maturity, and growth coming to a head vs a good team who beat them last year.

Leafs are going to destroy Tampa in this series.

Leafs in 5

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Nice thread Jimmy.

Well done. Love those players.

Domi - Simmonds?

Exactly. If he’d been in (or if he is, these lineups are based off recent practices) that’s his comparison.

 

[DarkKnight]

This team has made the finals three years in a row. Maybe we do roll over them, but the more likely scenario, this will be like trying to kill a wounded bear with your bare hands. I expect a lot of up and downs this series, I have massive respect for them, even though I feel we are the better team atm. Should be an epic series.

 

[Dekes For Days]

 

[D00bis]

They looked focussed and the depth is there now so I’m deff ready to believe again. Let’s gooooo! Gonna head down to the square early check the vibe before going into the game.

 

[Statsman1]

Didn’t we wait all season for this chance?

Come on, boys, let’s get it done this time!

Go Leafs Go!!

 

[TMLAM34]

So pumped for tonight! GO LEAFS GO!!!