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

[Strangle]

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

It’s still hilarious to me that posters will make wild posts after every goal scored for a tie or a lead change

Say how the team who scored is the best, the team who got scored on is terrible ….

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

This sounds like a stat that will continue on indefinitely

If Keefe keeps inexplicably matching their 4th line with them, it probably will.

 

[wonton15]

I had Gudas and Schenn in my fantasy league with partial banger stats. I want to see them bang tonight

 

[Strangle]

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

It is part of the game. There’s 20 minutes in a period and committing infractions is part of that

 

[Frosty415]

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

 

[Strangle]

If Keefe keeps inexplicably matching their 4th line with them, it probably will.

Well, let’s wait and see

Wanna bet? Lol

 

[JadedLeaf]

If Keefe keeps inexplicably matching their 4th line with them, it probably will.

Yeah that needs to stop

 

[Bruce Granville]

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

Homer‘s been fired a couple of times…but he bounced back everytime.

 

[Matt24]

If Keefe keeps inexplicably matching their 4th line with them, it probably will.

Keefe doesn’t know what he’s doing. Remember in Game 5 when they went up 1-0 and he immediately proceeded to throw his 5 worst players on the ice? He’s not very bright.

 

[Strangle]

Homer‘s been fired a couple of times…but he bounced back everytime.

Resilience

 

[behemolari]

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.

Leafs has too many swedes

 

[notbias]

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

Stop taking dumb penalties

 

[HockeyVirus]

Remember after game 1 last series the thread looked a lot like this. Actually less loud this time but still. Long way from being over. Leafs could have gotten 5 or 6 goals that period with a slightly different bounce

 

[bossram]

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.

Matthews partial breakaway, ROR rush chance shortside, Knies had a very good chance but bumbled it.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Leafs has too many swedes

3

 

[Turin]

I like these Leafs but please let the Leafs be swept in the 2nd round

 

[wonton15]

How is Marc Staal still in the league? Absolute pylon

 

[Skolman]

I mean you could say something similar about bob in that period too

Lol what?

Bob made some solid saves, but Samsonov was clearly the star of that period.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Another almost goal. Only a matter of time

 

[TheBeard]

Tavares blew that one

 

[dhfa]

Tavares blew that one

yeah u gotta at least put that on net

 

[CrazyJoeDavola]

It’s still hilarious to me that posters will make wild posts after every goal scored for a tie or a lead change

Say how the team who scored is the best, the team who got scored on is terrible ….

Exactly. FLA is a team that plays well in bursts, but TO is the better team, is a pure puck possession monster, and will inevitably severely outchance FLA most games.

 

[iCanada]

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

Disagree. After the Kassian deal his scoring against the Oilers dropped in half. Last year in the playoffs vs Oilers he had 4 points, 14 hits and was +3 in 4 periods... Then Kane roughed him up hard and the remaining 11 periods he was scoreless, 3 hits and -5.

But maybe he's matured in that aspect, and I'm not sure if the Leafs really have someone that can push back in quite the same way.

 

[Vinh]

Good work by Acciari there.

 

[TheBeard]

Is Spencer Knight a panther next year?