5/12/22 - 7:30PM EDT - #2 Toronto vs #3 Tampa Bay [ECQF GAME 6] | TBS, CBC, SN, TVAS, BSSUN

[TheBeastCoast]

What is the adversity? They went into the series as the favorite, and are leading the series with a chance to close tonight.

In the year 2022 and people still don’t understand what betting odds actually mean. More of the money was in Toronto so they had worse better odds. They are in the business of making money make the Leafs big dogs and get flooded with bets from Leaf fans….not a great business decision now is it?

 

[Strangle]

What is the adversity? They went into the series as the favorite, and are leading the series with a chance to close tonight.

Merely existing for these guys is adversity. Carrying the weight of two decades of failure and 50 years of futility.

Most of the players in this series grew up dreaming of winning a Stanley Cup ….. as a Maple Leaf

 

[HockeyVirus]

What is the adversity? They went into the series as the favorite, and are leading the series with a chance to close tonight.

Seriously? Ignoring that no one outside of Leaf fans (and even Leaf fans tbh..) had them with any chance at all in this series, they are under BY FAR the most pressure of any team. Carrying the burden of their first round exits, the media waiting to pounce, fans of other teams ready to meme the shit out of them, crazy Leaf fans ready to send them threats. Weight of doing what hasn't been done since 2004 against the B2B champs.

No Leaf fan thought they were the favorites in this series.

 

[TD Charlie]

In the year 2022 and people still don’t understand what betting odds actually mean. More of the money was in Toronto so they had worse better odds. They are in the business of making money make the Leafs big dogs and get flooded with bets from Leaf fans….not a great business decision now is it?

IDGAF about gambling.

Toronto came in as a higher seed with home ice. They're the favorite. What is the adversity?

Seriously? Ignoring that no one outside of Leaf fans (and even Leaf fans tbh..) had them with any chance at all in this series, they are under BY FAR the most pressure of any team. Carrying the burden of their first round exits, the media waiting to pounce, fans of other teams ready to meme the shit out of them, crazy Leaf fans ready to send them threats. Weight of doing what hasn't been done since 2004 against the B2B champs.

No Leaf fan thought they were the favorites in this series.

If they themselves are the "adversity" then it's entirely on them.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

If the leafs break tampas 15-0 streak (after a loss) tonight they’re the real deal. I think Tampa wins it and goes 16-0. Vasi turns into a freak after a loss.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

IDGAF about gambling.

Toronto came in as a higher seed with home ice. They're the favorite. What is the adversity?


If they themselves are the "adversity" then it's entirely on them.

When you are against the back to back champs, you aren't the favourite no matter wehat.

You can have home ice, you can have the higher seed, you can have the better gambling odds.\

If you are against the back to back champions you are not the favourite

 

[93gilmour93]

Give me game 7 let's go!

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

If the leafs break tampas 15-0 streak (after a loss) tonight they’re the real deal. I think Tampa wins it and goes 16-0. Vasi turns into a freak after a loss.

it's 16-0 now Toronto is looking to make it 16-1

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

In the year 2022 and people still don’t understand what betting odds actually mean. More of the money was in Toronto so they had worse better odds. They are in the business of making money make the Leafs big dogs and get flooded with bets from Leaf fans….not a great business decision now is it?

On the plus side Sportsnet and TSN have made it their companies mission to help every person understand how betting works.

 

[Cotton]

Weight of the world on torontos shoulder? We talking about winning a round right? Like a singular round?

Would you rather the topic shift to the Habs winning first overall and getting to select a 2C with it?

 

[notDatsyuk]

What is the adversity? They went into the series as the favorite, and are leading the series with a chance to close tonight.

They went into the series with a slightly better regular season record, but I'm not sure about 'favourite'.

Playing the defending champ on their turf against a goalie who hasn't lost two in a row since 2019. Leafs haven't even won a game 6, let alone a series, since 2018, and have lost their last 8 chances to close. Sounds like a bit of adversity.

Besides, it was a riff on the post above mine, and at least partly tongue-in-cheek.

 

[NoName]

This series just shows how much of a brutal bloodbath the Atlantic is. Imagine if you stuck Tampa or Toronto in a division like the Pacific and they got a team like LA or Edmonton in the first round.

The winner of this series is definitely going to look like a juggernaut.

 

[missingjibbsclub]

The boys just need to work their bags off and good things will come. Keefe has to inform them that now is the goddamn time.

 

[PeE eL DuBoiS]

Even if we lose, I just want do to it in a game 7 to give some of y'all a few early gray hairs.

*few more

 

[JuJu Mobb]

Leafs fans surely are agitated.

For the sake of their mental health, Leafs need to win. These people need it.

 

[quebeccity]

This series just shows how much of a brutal bloodbath the Atlantic is. Imagine if you stuck Tampa or Toronto in a division like the Pacific and they got a team like LA or Edmonton in the first round.

The winner of this series is definitely going to look like a juggernaut.

Would be more exciting for Atlantic if Coyotes relocating to north of Montreal in future

 

[BMOK33]

Tampa wins here and loses Saturday I think. Kind of feel both games will be tight too...not feeling a blowout in either

 

[Cotton]

Leafs fans surely are agitated.

You must not have seen agitated before.

 

[NoName]

Would be more exciting for Atlantic if Coyotes relocating to north of Montreal in future

I would definitely like to see the Nordiques come back. I don’t think the NHL will ever give up on dragging hockey into the desert though; this is Bettman’s passion project at this point.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Best case scenario: we win

Worst case scenario: we line daddy's pockets with some toonies or whatever and reap the benefits of their benevolence


win-win

 

[Cotton]

Would be more exciting for Atlantic if Coyotes relocating to north of Montreal in future

Would make more sense to relo Ottawa to QC.

 

[VinikToWinIt]

Would be more exciting for Atlantic if Coyotes relocating to north of Montreal in future

But then we would miss out on all the Matthews to Arizona talk when his contract is up. That's no fun.

 

[Leaf Fans]

If this goes to 7 can the Leaf fans fill out the arena or are too many people suffering from PTSD?

Maybe some board members will have PTSD, but most people aren't affected by the game in their day to day lives. The excitement of a win or the disappointment of a loss is gone the next day.

Leafs fans surely are agitated.

For the sake of their mental health, Leafs need to win. These people need it.

I am not agitated at all.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

Maybe some board members will have PTSD, but most people aren't affected by the game in their day to day lives. The excitement of a win or the disappointment of a loss is gone the next day.

You'd be surprised, there's a lot of people who take hockey really seriously.

 

[Leaf Fans]

You'd be surprised, there's a lot of people who take hockey really seriously.

Yeah, I did mention some on the board. I remember last year.