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

[SanDogBrewin]

2-2 all even. Nice move to the backhand.

 

[Matt24]

That’s fantastic work by all 3 of ROR/Jarnkrok/Bunting. Momentum flipped.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Gudas out of position left Bunting wide open on the goal.

 

[ijuka]

Willy was in, but didn't notice. Bunting makes up for him

Yeah I didn't understand why Nylander didn't just shoot on the net or challenge the goalie, no one was anywhere near him but he just skated the puck away for no reason.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

Every time a Panther gets it they just sit there for a moment like they have to buffer before they get going again.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Nice hit on Staal.

 

[JeffP]

whotf is this bobe rubski?
he needs to get his act together

 

[zeykshade]

Willy is the most frustrating player on the team. It seems like he’s not very good at knowing wtf is going on

He's one of those Necas, Tatar, perimeter divas. Very frustrating.

 

[MK9]

FLA has the worst dcore I've ever seen. Yikes. They are losing this series in 5

Start watching hockey last week, did ya?

 

[CrazyJoeDavola]

I feel like I'm watching

Desharnais - Ceci on every pairing for FLA

 

[Bruce Granville]

This is Torontos game now. Was only a matter of time.

It was fun while it lasted…
Series over.
Bring on the Stars and release the Kraken.

 

[ijuka]

Leafs have exposed the Panthers average blueline.

It's not exactly a secret that Panthers have terrible D

 

[dhfa]

tail of 2 periods. All leafs in the second.

 

[biturbo19]

Ekblad is a disaster

Panthers entire defence is a bit of a disaster tbh. But it'll be really interesting to see if they find a way to deal Ekblad for a big return based on name recognition to actually really reshape their blueline for next year.

Barkov completely invisible once again.

He's always kinda like that. Even when he's really "on", he's a pretty "quiet" player. You don't notice him a lot. It's just quiet effectiveness, aside from those moments he decides to just become a Forsberg tribute act and play that way for a shift here and there, dominating on the puck.

 

[Daz28]

Damn look at how bad the Leafs are.

Oh wait

Are you expecting people to comment on the current period they're watching, or are we supposed to be predicting what might happen next period?

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Bad breakdown by the Panthers & the Leafs are feeling it now

 

[Voodoo Child]

This game is awesome - drop what you’re doing and put it on!

 

[OVO16]

Only a matter time until the leafs started scoring. They've gotten more grade A chances in this game to score than in the Tampa series combined

 

[notbias]

Yeah I didn't understand why Nylander didn't just shoot on the net or challenge the goalie, no one was anywhere near him but he just skated the puck away for no reason.

Probably didn't realize the guy fell...

Also, Nylander is top 5 in cutbacks in the league, it is by far his best skill, somehow he always gains way more speed than the opposition.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Calling the Panthers blueline average is an insult to actual average bluelines

Good bluelines don't have Marc Staal on your top pair. He wouldn't even crack any other NHL teams top 6.

 

[HockeyVirus]

If the Panthers are going to give the Leafs 5+ looks a period we are going to finish them eventually

 

[BFLO]

Has Bob considered staying in the net? Rather than diving out and leaving it wide open?

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Good bluelines don't have Marc Staal on your top pair. He wouldn't even crack any other NHL teams top 6.

He's on the second pair, but like same.

 

[Leafsfan74]

This is the depth that Leafs need to ride. Bunting can play on the top line or the third. Kerfoot is on the 4th line.

Depth will be the difference in this series in my estimation.

 

[kwichang]

All eyes on the Leaf girl