ECSF - Game 1 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers - 7pm EST, ESPN

[mkatcherin00]

Stop crying keefe

 

[Strangle]

This is a great game, the kittens are coming

 

[dhfa]

I'm talking about purely 5v5.

I guess we aren't watching the same game 5 v 5. Panthers have owned the play so far. Could easily change period to period but that was all Panthers IMO

 

[5 14 6 1]

Boy am I glad the Flames galaxy brained themselves out of Tkachuk and Bennett

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Samsonov keeping them in it. Florida's forecheck and transition are pushing a pace the Leafs can't match at the moment.

Had a feeling this could happen.

Toronto struggled with Tampa down low, Florida is good there too but they are faster & more aggressive.

 

[islesfan186]

That was fun to watch. 20 more periods of that please…plus overtimes

 

[Leonardo87]

This game has not disappointed.

 

[bossram]

I guess we aren't watching the same game 5 v 5. Panthers have owned the play so far. Could easily change period to period but that was all Panthers IMO

Panthers have had more Ozone possession time - because the Leafs are not beating the forecheck.

The Leafs have had far more controlled zone entries/transition plays.

There's a reason everyone is saying this game is "exciting". It's because the neutral zone is not a TB-esque slog. The Leafs can go back and forth.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

If Florida wins this series, they go to the cup final. They are this years cinderella.

 

[mkatcherin00]

It's like FLA thought they had 10 seconds when they had 3 left lol.

 

[kwichang]

dang that period flew by in a blink

 

[SanDogBrewin]

With all the pressure still only 1-0. Great forecheck by the Panthers.

 

[notbias]

Panthers are dominating.

 

[zeykshade]

"lEaFs ToO fAsT"

Leafs are fast if you let their D feed it to their F's. TOR F's aren't coming low enough or slow enough to help out their D. TOR has what? 2 PMD? If you can put it into spaces behind them and make them turn, you can make them a much slower team.

Samsonov has made ~3 big saves to keep this close enough that a PP will help the Leafs back into the game.

 

[mkatcherin00]

If Florida wins this series, they go to the cup final. They are this years cinderella.

Every series is a coinflip to me and Dallas has the betetr odds against SEA IMO

No result would shock me the rest of the way besides SEA beating Dallas

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

Ok, 1 period over.

My assessment?

What I feared, this is a goalie duel.

Bob is gonna need to be Hasek, Samsonov is gonna need to hang in there somehow.

That's all.

 

[kendoman]

Really entertaining hockey, all action and no prisoners taken

 

[5 14 6 1]

If Florida wins this series, they go to the cup final. They are this years cinderella.

I feel like I see you make these predictions in every single thread about different teams. Surely one will stick

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Samsonov kept the Leaves in that game

Floridas had A++ chances

TO has had some A-/B+ ones

 

[Speatleysson]

If Florida wins this series, they go to the cup final. They are this years cinderella.

Whoever wins this series is getting clapped by wither Carolina or New Jersey

 

[Vinh]

Had a feeling this could happen.

Toronto struggled with Tampa down low, Florida is good there too but they are faster & more aggressive.

Yeah, Toronto struggles with good forechecking in general, but Florida turns giveaways into offense really fast. We saw it 4-5 times that period.

 

[Pinto]

Go watch the Leafs plaza videos with the 'We want Florida chants" lol

Just a few seconds before they were chanting “We want Boston”? Lol

 

[Mitch nylander]

Fun first period. This is some fast hockey.

 

[Mav3rick07]

If Florida wins this series, they go to the cup final. They are this years cinderella.

The over-reactions after one period of game one are always hilarious. And I'm cheering for Florida.

 

[Cats2TheCup]

I mean, he did essentially shit the bed several seasons in a row until this year.

Leafs need to punch him back or he'll take their lunch all series.

He likes getting punched man that will not work out in the Leafs favor