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

[notbias]

no they aren't

I guess if you ignore the stats that say they are, then they aren't

 

[Chainshot]

I see David Tennant's stunt double is on the SportsNet panel tonight.

 

[sinDer]

Panthers just played a really strong period.

But you can tell they the leafs are a very dangerous team. They could score 2-3 goals in the next 5 minutes. They’re much faster than Boston.

I think if the Panthers had to play another series against Boston today, they’d win it quit easily.

Toronto is a different beast. They still scare me.

 

[wonton15]

Dallas Eakins jesus christ get him off the panel

 

[Bruce Granville]

As opposed to teams that outperformed in the regular season like....Boston heh

If you win the President‘s trophy and fail in the playoffs, you should feel ashamed.

 

[bossram]

You might want to check in with the other at least half dozen posters who agreed with me. FLA-12 shots-:49 seconds of PP; TOR-9 shots-4:00 PP

You might want to realize I’m not talking about events that happened on the PP or even shot totals.

I’m talking about controlled zone entries at 5v5

Megan Chayka of Stathletes had the controlled entries 14-10 for the Leafs.

 

[Theodore450]

I think Barkov just played his best period of the playoffs so far lol. And I’m not even joking.

He’s starting to protect and handle the puck better. I could see him waking up.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

 

[nturn06]

Dallas Eakins jesus christ get him off the panel

Having Dallas Eakins on a hockey panel is like having Homer Simpson on a nuclear safety panel.

 

[canuckking1]

I guess if you ignore the stats that say they are, then they aren't

The stats tell me at 5v5, the Panthers have more shot attempts and scoring chances along with a higher xGF but okay...

 

[sinDer]

Florida is a fake cinderella team. They underperformed in the regular season.

I’m not a big fan of advanced stats. But after 20 games I they were playing under .500 but advanced stats suggested that they should be something like 15-5 lol.

But they definitely reached a next level from game 5 against Boston.

 

[Despote]

Tkachuk has winner DNA that Leafs are lacking imo. RoR is a step in right direction but players like Marner and Nylander drag the team down too much.

 

[CrazyJoeDavola]

could easily see TO coming from behind if Samsonov continues to play well. They have shown a penchant for erasing leads after starting off rough in games

 

[Strangle]

This sounds like a stat that will continue on indefinitely

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

Gugas is so damn effective for a zero point guy. It's crazy.

Caveman Gudas is built like a brick shit house

 

[notbias]

The stats tell me at 5v5, the Panthers have more shot attempts and scoring chances along with a higher xGF but okay...

ah 5v5, sure. We can ignore 6 mins of the game then.
xGF, scoring chances, both go Toronto's way.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Tkachuk has winner DNA that Leafs are lacking imo. RoR is a step in right direction but players like Marner and Nylander drag the team down too much.

Lol what?

 

[JadedLeaf]

Having Dallas Eakins on a hockey panel is like having Homer Simpson on a nuclear safety panel.

Worst because Homer has managed to keep his job for 30 years while Eakins can't even finish out a contract

 

[A1LeafNation]

Bring back Lalonde

 

[JEM28]

PK Subban just come from a HS prep rally?

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

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

It's what killed Boston. They are just on you right away.

I was only able to catch a bit of the period but even in a few highlights they showed there's a turnover everytime.

I think those who handed the series to TOR underestimated this element of it.

 

[matsqq]

Tkachuk looked like he was about to kill people with hits that smelled of boarding.

No wonder Florida came out strong, I would be very careful if I got the puck.

Maybe someone can give Tkachuk some of his own medicine?

 

[Stolie the Goalie]

Tkachuk has winner DNA that Leafs are lacking imo. RoR is a step in right direction but players like Marner and Nylander drag the team down too much.

What exactly has Tkachuk won that Marner and Matthews haven't?

 

[canuckking1]

ah 5v5, sure. We can ignore 6 mins of the game then.
xGF, scoring chances, both go Toronto's way.

Sure.....when PP time is 4 minutes to 49 seconds

 

[Daz28]

You might want to realize I’m not talking about events that happened on the PP or even shot totals.

I’m talking about controlled zone entries at 5v5

Megan Chayka of Stathletes had the controlled entries 14-10 for the Leafs.

What happened right after those controlled entries? Nothing. That's why stat watching is silly. The Cats weren't letting them blow through the neutral zone, and were squashing the attempts that did get in.