Series Talk: [A1] Toronto Maple Leafs vs [WC1] Ottawa Senators | Part II (TOR lead 3-1)

What's the appropriate way to celebrate a 3-0 series lead?

They would prefer we showed dignity and class, like this:

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Anyway, in all seriousness, the series isn't over yet. There are some positives Senators fans can take away from the past couple of games, but that's probably hard to see when the series scorecard is so lopsided.
 
Yesterday in the Leafs forum I said Berube should do exactly that: Throw out Matthews every time he sees Pinto. What better way to show that you believe your guys can get it done against anything the opponent throws out there.

So I was very happy at the opening faceoff seeing Matthews line out there to start vs. the Ottawa "shutdown" line. That's A+ mind game-level stuff from Berube.

Seriously, does Travis Green believe that Pinto can match with Matthews because of a couple of regular season matchups which the Leafs take about 10% as serious as the Sens?
 
Leafs just aren’t going to get rattled by a team like Ottawa at this stage. When you accumulate that many wounds even the fragile build a shield. The real test will be Florida but I see no reason why this team isn’t finally ready to go on a run.

I especially think a decisive win in the first round either as a sweep or in 5 games will be a big confidence booster in slaying the ghosts of playoffs past for the group.
 
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It's been funny with the shenanigans this series.
They have been almost unilateral in origin, with Ottawa players initiating just about all of it, Toronto laughing most of it off, and then winning the games.

You had Ridley Grey with the cross check to Tavares' face.
Kleber with the crosscheck to Domi's face.
The crying about officials about the discrepancy of penalties in game 1.
Brady with the poke/spear on Tavares after the end of period 1 in game 2.
Ridley Gray with his penchant for cross-checks.
The time wasting by Ullmark immediately before the Leafs 1st goal of game 2, where he just went to the bench for a little over 2 minutes without any actual reason.
The crying by Greenie after the end of the game about how Toronto had too many men on the ice as they scored in overtime. Completely ignoring the fact that the OT goal was a 2 on 4 rush from a brutal pass, and the other 3 skaters from Toronto never even factored in on the play in any shape.
Game 3 starts with Ridly Green pushing Tanev into the post after a whistle.
The flop from Stutzle.
And now we see that Nick Cousins tried to interfere with Stolarz in the pre-game warm-ups.



And through all of this it's led to absolutely nothing in terms of retaliation, laughing in the face of Senators players, Knies guiding Gried into the Leafs bench as we casually went off for a line change, etc.
 
I couldn't care less about that kid stuff. I get the nhl wants to shut that down because it can escalate quickly.

You know if it were a Leaf doing that, the Sens would be calling for heads to roll lol.

Serious for the nhl. A big ol nothing burger for fans and players.

What about greasy kid's stuff though?
 
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Good series so far.
Two OT games both going the Leafs' way.
Could easily be 2-1 in favor of either team rather than 3-0.
Tough hill to climb now for Ottawa.
 

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