Series Talk: [A1] Toronto Maple Leafs vs [WC1] Ottawa Senators (TOR Leads 1-0)

[Laus723]

how are we on page #65 while the rest of other series barely made it to 10 pages... Tells you this will be a GREAT series!

Tells you that the biggest fanbase in hockey and well represented on these boards is the Leafs.

 

[MCR74]

how are we on page #65 while the rest of other series barely made it to 10 pages... Tells you this will be a GREAT series!

You know why.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Senators are going to win after a dazzling locker room speech by their captain

Insulting their captain’s appearance with Auston Matthews wearing the C for your team is certainly one of the moves of all time

 

[RuudeDog]

Insulting their captain’s appearance with Auston Matthews wearing the C for your team is certainly one of the moves of all time

Yeah never heard you guys taking the high road calling him nostrils. Glass houses...by the way, even you have to admit that is pretty much bang on for Brady.

 

[Relapsing]

Senators are going to win after a dazzling locker room speech by their captain

I'll take Sloth everyday of the week over a guy that woke up one day and thought "you know what, I think the Pennywise is going to be a hit this year"

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Senators are going to win after a dazzling locker room speech by their captain

Ugly players usually perform well in the playoffs. That's a fact.

 

[MCR74]

Yeah never heard you guys taking the high road calling him nostrils. Glass houses...by the way, even you have to admit that is pretty much bang on for Brady.

Why would he take the high road?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Yeah never heard you guys taking the high road calling him nostrils. Glass houses...by the way, even you have to admit that is pretty much bang on for Brady.

I hate both of these teams and both of their captains man

 

[MiscBrah]

Over or under on the number of warnings and bans in the first main board GDT? I'm putting it at 18

 

[HockeyVirus]

You know you’d rally behind that guy if he had a Leaf on his shirt. Plus, he can lift a bolder.

You aren't getting the real answer out of me. Not right now. f*** the Sens

 

[leafsfan5]

Insulting their captain’s appearance with Auston Matthews wearing the C for your team is certainly one of the moves of all time

I feel like AM34 could look better and chooses the look while Tkachuk is just straight up ugly

Dunno what's worse. Also dunno why I'm spending my work day discussing the looks of players and if they could improve on them

 

[MCR74]

Over or under on the number of warnings and bans in the first main board GDT? I'm putting it at 18

Depending on the outcome of the first game and how nasty it is, I'd bump it up a few numbers. I fully expect to receive a few myself.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Ugly players usually perform well in the playoffs. That's a fact.

Safety first

 

[MCR74]

Safety first

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Where did Brady get the Elton John glasses?

 

[HockeyVirus]

Where did Brady get the Elton John glasses?

I tried asking him but he was eating a jar of peanut butter with his fist and I couldn't understand him

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Safety first

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Love him

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I feel like AM34 could look better and chooses the look while Tkachuk is just straight up ugly

Dunno what's worse. Also dunno why I'm spending my work day discussing the looks of players and if they could improve on them

The Virgin "balanced" look vs. the Chad embrace

 

[MCR74]

The Virgin "balanced" look vs. the Chad embrace

I'm not keen on the 70's porn stache TBH, not at his age.

 

[leafsfan2point0]

Tells you that the biggest fanbase in hockey and well represented on these boards is the Leafs.

The second biggest fan base (Leaf Haters) are well represented as well lol.

 

[Laus723]

The second biggest fan base (Leaf Haters) are well represented as well lol.

lol very true

 

[coladin]

As a Sens fan , it pains me to say that the Leafs are heavy favourites . They score more and allow less. Berube has changed the style of play and they play a very tight, unified game. They have a Hart Trophy winner , perennial candidate , and guys who have scored 40+ goals . We have none. Their goaltending has surprised me as well. I said Leafs in 6.

If Ottawa wins, it will mimic the way Toronto beat us all those times. Crazy goaltending (Belfour/Joseph), timely goals by veterans, and sheer will to win , and heart. That is the formula.

 

[Korpse]

I tried asking him but he was eating a jar of peanut butter with his fist and I couldn't understand him

you don't eat peanut butter out of the jar?

 

[MCR74]

The second biggest fan base (Leaf Haters) are well represented as well lol.

They always are.

 

[Dionysus]

As a Sens fan , it pains me to say that the Leafs are heavy favourites . They score more and allow less. Berube has changed the style of play and they play a very tight, unified game. They have a Hart Trophy winner , perennial candidate , and guys who have scored 40+ goals . We have none. Their goaltending has surprised me as well. I said Leafs in 6.

If Ottawa wins, it will mimic the way Toronto beat us all those times. Crazy goaltending (Belfour/Joseph), timely goals by veterans, and sheer will to win , and heart. That is the formula.

The leafs defense may be a bit slow, and mediocre at moving the puck. I think that will be the point of attack where the Sens have a chance. McCabe and OEL are just coming off injuries as well. The leafs D has some toughness and physicality, and they will engage with the Sens forwards on the forecheck and in front of the net. I think dragging them into the muck could be advantageous for the Sens forwards.

A heavy forecheck to wear that D down, cycle pucks, and get shots to the net with traffic will be the Sens recipe, and I think it could work.

Going to be great theater this series!

 

[Gil Gunderson]

They always are.

Anything that gets the most media attention/praise will also have the most criticism and hate.

Can't have your cake and eat it too. It is what it is.