Post-Game Talk: ECSF: Game 1, Playing with house money, Big Game Bob shuts the door

[pantherbot]

Let's add some more pucks!

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[PSLguy]

Looking forward to the game, as I'm sure all here are too.

Get that first goal and make the Leafs chase. They may have won the regular season against the Panthers but this is a new season!

Guys are healthy, except Lomberg, Bob looks solid, Lyon is waiting if Bob falters, and the team has shown they can adapt to a tight scoring game or a high flying game.

Just as in the Boston series, STAY OUT OF THE PENALTY BOX. Cannot say it loud enough. Toronto has an excellent powerplay and the Panthers PK has not been very good.

LET'S GO PANTHERS!!!!

 

[pantherbot]

Keys to the series for me.

Our pk vs their pp
Our Matt being better than their Matt
Our Selke winner playing better than their Selke winner
Our Russian goalie playing better than their Russian goalie

 

[violaswallet]

LUNDELLLLLL

 

[CanePanther]

Hey OP A bit more creative on the thread title…ya think.

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

Maple Leafs will be a different kind of challenge. I think we can frustrate them in a similar way that we did to Boston.

We need to avoid penalties. Toronto’s powerplay will make us pay if we keep going to the box

 

[Gentle Man]

No rangers no lightning in front of us in sight

They need to make this a cup run

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Go out there and get it done

 

[Chessarmy]

No rangers no lightning in front of us in sight

They need to make this a cup run

Could you imagine if we had last year’s roster?

Either way, the field in the east is wide open. We can do this. Every team still in it is beatable.

 

[Gentle Man]

It's nice not having having post our demise pic for at least 3 games


Gives me time up jazz it up.

"Do you believe"

 

[FrolikFan67]

Something I gotta give Maurice props for doing which is something no one even would think of doing, including myself, but has worked out pretty well honestly and that’s putting cousins with Bennett and tkachuk. Also, the Lundell-Reinhart-Luostarinen line has looked really solid, to go along with staal and Dalpe on the 4th (once Lomberg is ready I hope he takes white’s spot rather than dalpe’s), and then keeping the Verhaeghe-Barkov-Duclair line on the top as they’ve obviously had a lot of continuity in the past.

 

[Gentle Man]

Holy shit. I didn't realize how many kids Verhaeghe had

18 from Washington
18 from Boston
Samsonov

It sure is nice to reunite with family isn't it.

 

[pantherbot]

Hey OP A bit more creative on the thread title…ya think.

I guess it's boring, but let me explain.

Back in January when the team was playing awful and playoffs seemed like they were out of reach, I bet $50 on the team to win the Cup, figure it was my way to show some faith in this team. The payout is $2,000. When the team miraculously made the playoffs, I said I'll be donating that money to a local youth hockey org. and an LGBTQ org.

Before round 1, I also bet $50 that the Panthers would win, similar thinking. I've donated $100 of the winnings and bet the remaining $50 on Panthers winning this series. Same deal, I'll donate what we win.

So, playing with house money here. Just like the Panthers for rest of this season. Everything from here on out is just icing, so enjoy the ride.

 

[WaitingForThatCab]

Been good luck every time I've posted it.

 

[austropanther]

LUNDELLLLLL

If his line remains as hot as the last 2 games against BOS and we remain quite healthy, we actually have a shot. He is the key

 

[violaswallet]

He is life

If his line remains as hot as the last 2 games against BOS and we remain quite healthy, we actually have a shot. He is the key

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Panthers have lost like 800 straight game 1s, we'll have them right where we want them

 

[austropanther]

He is life

Praise the Llllllllundell!

 

[Gentle Man]

Panthers have lost like 800 straight game 1s, we'll have them right where we want them

2000 vs Devils
2012 vs Devils
2016 vs Islanders
2020 play in vs Islanders
2021 vs Lightning
2022 vs Washington
2022 vs Lighting
2023 vs Boston

Sickening. It spans across multiple puberties, presidents, pandemics, cultures, eras, decades

 

[CanePanther]

Throw out the metrics… Panthers a team of destiny. Most teams think they will win Florida knows they will win. stars have aligned themselves perfectly for the Panthers to win every series up to the finals then we will have another look. Enjoy being part of the playoffs Leaf fans I just wouldn’t get too comfortable.

 

[scholl]

The question is how well the team has recovered mentally. The biggest difference between NHL and our league in Finland is how quickly the next round starts after the previous round ended. Barkov for example looked both physically and mentally exhausted after the game 7. My own experience as an athlete is that when you give everything you have and succeed, it might take surprisingly long time to recover. First you feel good and then you feel depressed.

Let's hope that the team wasn't too happy when they beat Boston Bruins. At least everyone is more experienced in playoffs than they were last years and Maurice has more experience than what Brunette had. Therefore they probably have more capacity to get ready for the Toronto series.

I don't believe that players are healthy. Some have minor injuries that they don't talk about. Others have niggles here and there. Everybody is still recovering from the previous round. It's a huge advantage that Toronto had those extra days to recover. So I'm a little bit worried. At the same time I think that the team has even higher motivation now to keep winning

 

[scholl]

LUNDELLLLLL

 

[CatscratchFever]

Just win.

 

[austropanther]

2000 vs Devils
2012 vs Devils
2016 vs Islanders
2020 play in vs Islanders
2021 vs Lightning
2022 vs Washington
2022 vs Lighting
2023 vs Boston

Sickening. It spans across multiple puberties, presidents, pandemics, cultures, eras, decades

Who cares? If it takes a loss in game 1 for them to get going in the series, so be it. It would bug me more if it was a home game.

In the end, it does not matter if we take the Maple Laughs in 4 or in 5 games...

 

[sinDer]

Could you imagine if we had last year’s roster?

Yeah. We wouldn’t have beat Boston.