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

[MCR74]

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.

You like it.

 

[HockeyVirus]

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!

I don't think the Leafs D is slow or mediocre at moving the puck. I do agree the Sens are going to try and wear down the D that way, I just think the D is going to wear down the forwards. How many forwards do you even have who can move most of our dmen?

 

[Sting]

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

Who is better looking - Shane Pinto or Matthew Knies???

 

[MCR74]

Who is better looking - Shane Pinto or Matthew Knies???

Have we reached the point where we commenting on their looks?

 

[Sting]

Have we reached the point where we commenting on their looks?

We're there. Let's embrace it.

 

[Gizmoskevich]

56 pages before the season is even over lol

 

[MCR74]

56 pages before the season is even over lol

Still 8 or so hours before the clock strikes midnight.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Alright here is one for y'all. Let's debate these bottom 6es

Greig-Pinto-Amadio
Cousins-Gaudette-Zetterlund

vs

McMann - Holmberg - Robertson
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok

 

[ottawagm]

Why is there a regular season game tonight.... let's get this started already.

 

[Relapsing]

Alright here is one for y'all. Let's debate these bottom 6es

Greig-Pinto-Amadio
Cousins-Gaudette-Zetterlund

vs

McMann - Holmberg - Robertson
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok

Nah.

We all know you're only interested in opinions that validate your own.

 

[MCR74]

Why is there a regular season game tonight.... let's get this started already.

Exactly. No one's gonna watch and it'll likely be a creampuff so nobody gets injured. Screw it.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Nah.

We all know you're only interested in opinions that validate your own.

This answer says it all. Leafs. Looking for more opinions from others now

 

[Golden_Jet]

Alright here is one for y'all. Let's debate these bottom 6es

Greig-Pinto-Amadio
Cousins-Gaudette-Zetterlund

vs

McMann - Holmberg - Robertson
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok

Nothing to debate, Ottawa.

 

[ottawagm]

Exactly. No one's gonna watch and it'll likely be a creampuff so nobody gets injured. Screw it.

Please keep DeBrincat from getting his 40th goal tonight. Thanks.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Ottawa tickets went on sale to the general public today, cheapest on StubHub for Game 3 is now $452. Almost $100 cheaper if you wanna go see one of the games in Toronto

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Alright here is one for y'all. Let's debate these bottom 6es

Greig-Pinto-Amadio
Cousins-Gaudette-Zetterlund

vs

McMann - Holmberg - Robertson
Lorentz - Laughton - Jarnkrok

Sens have a better 3rd line. Leafs have a better 4th line.

 

[ottawagm]

Ottawa tickets went on sale to the general public today, cheapest on StubHub for Game 3 is now $452. Almost $100 cheaper if you wanna go see one of the games in Toronto

No one wants to watch a game in that library. Bet they will still try to come even if it's cheaper in TO.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Nothing to debate, Ottawa.

Want to share some reasoning?

Sens have a better 3rd line. Leafs have a better 4th line.

I disagree somewhat. I take all three guys on our third line over theirs. McMann 20 goals, Robertson 20 goal pace if he played all games, Holmberg is a pest and makes clutch plays

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Sens have a better 3rd line. Leafs have a better 4th line.

Yeah that's where I land.

Zetterlund is a bit of an X factor though. He hasn't been very good for us, but he seems built for the playoffs so he may turn some heads.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Sens have a better 3rd line. Leafs have a better 4th line.

I count 42 goals from Sens 4th line this year, and 21 from the Leafs.

Third lines
Sens 44 goals and Leafs 42 goals

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I count 42 goals from Sens 4th line this year, and 21 from the Leafs.

Cool. Stand by what I said lol

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Want to share some reasoning?



I disagree somewhat. I take all three guys on our third line over theirs. McMann 20 goals, Robertson 20 goal pace if he played all games, Holmberg is a pest and makes clutch plays

I think their 3rd line has a better ability to matchup against top players while still chipping in offensively. Worry about ours a bit more giving up chances the other way. Exact same issue I think the Sens 4th line has compared to ours.

 

[MCR74]

Want to share some reasoning?

That's a big ask.

 

[34]

I expect a very competitive series. Impossible to say what team is going to win before it’s even started. I think we’re going to see some spectacular goaltending.

 

[Strangle]

13th in HDSA... they don't limit high danger chances.

3rd highest sv% above expected.

Stolarz has been amazing, he has the best goalie stats in the league, just hasn't played enough.

Woll has been well above average, but Stolarz has carried the load.

Toronto is not defensive, they have good goaltending.

Stolarz has the 3rd highest GSAx/60 in the last 10 years (min 20 games, and only Stolarz last year and Ullmark from two years ago have him beat, that's it).

Having said all that, Stolarz is part of the team and has a chance to steal some games if he can carry over his play to the playoffs, but this team is not great anywhere outside of goaltending.

You will also get the argument that the leafs have great goaltending because they have a better defense.

These two things can compliment each other and usually do