GDT: ECSF: (A1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs (A3) Florida Panthers - GAME 2 - 7 PM EST IN TORONTO (Mod warning, Post #70)

[Evilhomer]

You are better off hoping a local coffee merchant takes root and serves your community. Tim's is swill, don't do this to yourself or your loved ones.

As for tonight's game. there's a certain sense of inevitability that 1-1 split is in the offing. Leafs are good, for sure, but Panthers are dirty kitties....and cats tear through the Leaf. This is just natural selection folks.

There won't be any split. This series is going 2-0, and then 3-0 after Friday's game. Panthers fans are going to be unhappy, but standing in the way of destiny carries certain risks with it.

 

[Strangle]

Luckily he’s playing against the Leafs so it doesn’t matter

 

[Strangle]

Depth is still going to be an issue for Leafs and a strength for Florida so hopefully Matthews and Marner can contribute. Playing against two Selke candidates is tough but they’re still the better players and should be able score.

Nylander will also need to have a big game again. Obviously tkachuk and Bennett can not keep up so he’ll need to keep that killer attitude today.

Will be a good game either way but I still think the leafs take it. 3-2 leafs.

Are the two selke candidates Marner and Matthews?

 

[Just Rude]

Worst case scenario, we split before heading to Scotiabank South.

Best case? Leafs go up 2-0 and Knies beats the living shit out of Bennett.

 

[The Pale King]

Speaking of Selke, found this wild factoid on the Frank J. Selke wikipedia page.

In the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, the Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy was awarded annually to the league's best defensive forward from 1969 to 2024, until it was renamed the David Desharnais Trophy.

I think the NHL should follow suit. Rename the Selke Trophy after the Edmonton Oilers legend David Desharnais.

 

[ROLLT1DE]

I think the shot from the point is the main cause of the Stolarz concussion. Any retribution plays into Florida's hand IMO

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Worst case scenario, we split before heading to Scotiabank South.

Best case? Leafs go up 2-0 and Knies beats the living shit out of Bennett.

Worst case is you split and Bennett gets a hat trick

 

[Ratsreign]

He took a flintstones vitamin

That wench Betty will get you in trouble every time

 

[Bust]

Who does Knies son tonight?

Last game it was Jones. My guess is Ekblad.

Go leafs go.

 

[HavocWreaker]

Are the two selke candidates Marner and Matthews?

Marner: 2023 3rd place finish
Matthews: 2024 3rd place finish

What would you call it then?

 

[Peasy]

Who does Knies son tonight?

Last game it was Jones. My guess is Ekblad.

Go leafs go.

Hopefully Knies keeps up his revenge tour

@TheImpatientBoomer where you been?

 

[Bust]

Hopefully Knies keeps up his revenge tour

Best player on the ice last game IMO

 

[behemolari]

Do the thing leafs and go up 2-0.

in the first 5 minutes

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

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I have this weird thing where I can't do white text on black background.

It's an actual thing. If I read something on the internet in white text on a black background even for less than a minute, when I turn away to go do something else I can still see that text in my vision.

So..............how long should I stare at this image to make it permanent do you think?

 

[behemolari]

Luckily he’s playing against the Leafs so it doesn’t matter

needs another suspension

 

[Sasha Orlov]

needs another suspension

I’m sure if anyone on the Leafs gets touched there will be plenty of calls for suspension don’t worry

 

[The Pale King]

Worst case is you split and Bennett gets a hat trick

The Sam Bennett Hattrick:
1. One goal from inside the blue paint.
2. An elbow to the temple of an opposing player
3. Explaining to reporters that your hometown of East Gwillimbury is a real place and it's not one of the towns Lyle Lanley sold a monorail to in that Simpsons episode.

He's done 2 of the 3 many times, but only once have the stars alligned for all three (and never in the playoffs, unless I'm missing one?). Would be huge for the Panthers if he could pick one up tonight.

 

[Gjman2019]

I think this is all comnig down to the goaltenders now.....Tonight and the series.......Maybe Stating the obvious a bit but i think it's true.......

How does Woll replace Stolarz and what version of Bob shows up.......

 

[HockeyVirus]

 

[Atrusai]

Standby Official: Wes McCauley (#4)

 

[HockeyVirus]

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

"less force"

That’s way less force than what Kulikov hit Holmberg with last game.

 

[Gentle Man]

Regardless of the opinion of the headshot I am stunned at the amount of long time fans talking about the shot off the helmet. Like we all see that basically every game right? Some goalies take shots off the helmet as part of their warmup routine.

You see, there is such a thing as a freak incident.

Just as an example, Tackles in football happen all the time. But one freak hit managed to stop Hamlin's heart.


You have no idea the exact spot Stollie got hit, and honestly it kind of looked like the chin area to me

NHL goaltenders getting concussions at an alarming rate

Goaltenders in the National Hockey League are seeing a recent increase in head injuries. Just two NHL goalies were concussed in 2016-17, missing a total of 15 games. Over the past two seasons, 14 different goalies missed a total of 276 games with a concussion or head injury caused by everything...

toronto.citynews.ca

Why is everyone all of a sudden acting like it's so completely implausible? Because Bennett was involved? So if it was Tommy Pickles that ran into Stolie it's 100% the puck then?

 

[Eat The Rich]

The Sam Bennett Hattrick:
1. One goal from inside the blue paint.
2. An elbow to the temple of an opposing player
3. Explaining to reporters that your hometown of East Gwillimbury is a real place and it's not one of the towns Lyle Lanley sold a monorail to in that Simpsons episode.

He's done 2 of the 3 many times, but only once have the stars alligned for all three (and never in the playoffs, unless I'm missing one?). Would be huge for the Panthers if he could pick one up tonight.

Thought he was from Holland Landing

 

[Gentle Man]

That’s way less force than what Kulikov hit Holmberg with last game.

Oh now it's Kulikov