LEAFS GDT Atlantic Division - Race to the 1st

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Great. Ottawa is going to beat up Montreal and tomorrow the Habs are going to be a bunch of tryhards.

 

[Ports]

Ottawa would be up by a point, but Montreal would have a lot of momentum. In that scenario, a cynic might say that the leafs would take it a bit easier in Saturday's game.

The Leafs can’t afford to let up on anybody. They need every point they can get to hold off the Lightening who have three layups and a likely meaningless against the Panthers at home.

 

[Ports]

Great. Ottawa is going to beat up Montreal and tomorrow the Habs are going to be a bunch of tryhards.

It’s less likely they play hard tomorrow night if they aren’t still in a position to pass Ottawa for the first wild card.

 

[Ports]

Montreal needs to win in regulation to clinch a playoff berth. Hopefully they exhaust themselves doing so and they’re not as energized tomorrow. Clinching should also give them a sense of satisfaction and they won’t try so hard. We need every advantage we can get being down to 5 defensemen.

If they win in regulation they’re one point behind Ottawa and would have a chance to play the Leafs in round 1 instead of Washington. I want Montreal to lose tonight and have nothing to play for tomorrow. They’re not missing the playoffs anyway.

 

[Confucius]

If they win in regulation they’re one point behind Ottawa and would have a chance to play the Leafs in round 1 instead of Washington. I want Montreal to lose tonight and have nothing to play for tomorrow. They’re not missing the playoffs anyway.

It appears both want this win badly, everybody wants the Leafs. lol!

 

[glue]

It appears both want this win badly, everybody wants the Leafs. lol!

Can you blame them ? As an opposing team your choices are repeated playoff winners and cup winners or the leafs…

 

[Confucius]

Can you blame them ? As an opposing team your choices are repeated playoff winners and cup winners or the leafs…

Maybe they didn’t pay attention to our trade deadline line moves

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

If they win in regulation they’re one point behind Ottawa and would have a chance to play the Leafs in round 1 instead of Washington. I want Montreal to lose tonight and have nothing to play for tomorrow. They’re not missing the playoffs anyway.

I disagree with that assessment. Montreal won’t feel secure or satisfied until they have that “x” beside them in the standings. Yes it’s unlikely they’re caught but every loss just puts more pressure on them. As long as there is a chance they can slip out of a playoff spot they’re not going to take it easy in any games.

Way I see it Montreal and Ottawa are just happy to be going to the dance this year and don’t care whether it’s us or Washington they play. Their effort level will be higher trying to clinch over playing for seeding.

 

[Confucius]

I disagree with that assessment. Montreal won’t feel secure or satisfied until they have that “x” beside them in the standings. Yes it’s unlikely they’re caught but every loss just puts more pressure on them. As long as there is a chance they can slip out of a playoff spot they’re not going to take it easy in any games.

Way I see it Montreal and Ottawa are just happy to be going to the dance this year and don’t care whether it’s us or Washington they play. Their effort level will be higher trying to clinch over playing for seeding.

Well in that case if Montreal wins tonight they should just cruise tomorrow. Go Habs go.

 

[Ports]

I disagree with that assessment. Montreal won’t feel secure or satisfied until they have that “x” beside them in the standings. Yes it’s unlikely they’re caught but every loss just puts more pressure on them. As long as there is a chance they can slip out of a playoff spot they’re not going to take it easy in any games.

Way I see it Montreal and Ottawa are just happy to be going to the dance this year and don’t care whether it’s us or Washington they play. Their effort level will be higher trying to clinch over playing for seeding.

Ok. We disagree.

 

[Nineteen67]

If they win in regulation they’re one point behind Ottawa and would have a chance to play the Leafs in round 1 instead of Washington. I want Montreal to lose tonight and have nothing to play for tomorrow. They’re not missing the playoffs anyway.

They’ll likely beat either team but if beggars can choose their preference would be the Leafs

 

[Burnie97]

Cmon Detroit. Even taking them to OT would be very helpful.

Also if Habs lose tonight and tomorrow... some teams still have a chance.

They have to win out but it's doable when you're playing 4 games to make the playoffs. It's do or die time.

 

[Cleetus]

2-1 Redwings, Tampa answers right back to tie to it

 

[Cleetus]

3-2 Tampa

 

[Stephen]

Can’t count on the Dead Things. They’re useless.

 

[kevsh]

Spoke too soon!

Or did I ...

 

[Jmo89]

There are so many Habs sweaters at the Ottawa game that I thought they were in Montreal.

 

[willmma]

Way to go Detroit!

 

[Stephen]

Wow Detroit, not a clean win but minimized the damage…

 

[thusk]

tampa just lost a point here raising leafs chance

just need 5 pts max next 4

 

[trellaine201]

As they say every bit helps.

 

[Evilhomer]

The Leafs can’t afford to let up on anybody. They need every point they can get to hold off the Lightening who have three layups and a likely meaningless against the Panthers at home.

I'll go out on a limb and say the Leafs are safe. After tonight, you can pretty much guarantee Toronto/Ottawa in the first round.

 

[Nineteen67]

The battle of the Tkachuk boys in round two is a real possibility now.

 

[1specter]

Thank you useless f*** Red Wings. Now just need Tampa to hopefully drop one more in regulation

 

[Evilhomer]

The battle of the Tkachuk boys in round two is a real possibility now.

God bless your devotion to the reverse jinx. It's admirable.