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

[shaner82]

Wow, just horrible defence. Pinching unnecessarily and then WTF was Brodie thinking. My god that was amateur hour

 

[34]

Leafs will score a few more

Cats in 5.

 

[Frosty415]

It's so amusing to me how unnoticed Verhaeghe is. That guy is clutch af and the most consistent Forward...

And right on queue he proves me right.

Underrated passing by Duclair too

 

[JeffP]

this feels like a long fast series
--in the making

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Yes he's just invisible.

He did make a few good defensive plays on the pk in the first, but that's not all you want for 10.5.

 

[Strangle]

This is a hell of a game, I don’t think the goals have stopped coming yet

 

[Woodrow]

It's so amusing to me how unnoticed Verhaeghe is. That guy is clutch af and the most consistent Forward...

And right on queue he proves me right.

I was going to add him but didn't want to look up how to spell his name.

 

[zeykshade]

That's Toronto Draft pick, Carter Verhaeghe. Islanders also gave up on him. Then the Bolts sent him to Syracuse to learn to play and he was a key contributor for Tampa in a cup run. Guy has no pulse and a motor that won't stop combined with a wicked wrister and a flair for the clutch.

 

[mattw4466]

Man Florida is dangerous. Feel like they can score at anytime no momentum needed.

 

[iCanada]

Defense and gap control optional tonight.

 

[Daz28]

Staal and their d-core as a whole is good on the boards and in front of the net, but they are slow. They are in trouble if the Leafs can control the puck through the neutral zone.

That's been the difference between the periods. It's imperative FLA slows down the neutral zone, and puts an end to plays in their zone quickly

 

[Kryten]

This is a hell of a game, I don’t think the goals have stopped coming yet

I know I havent

 

[zeykshade]

I was going to add him but didn't want to look up how to spell his name.

100% understandable.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Not the guy u want to give a chance too

 

[biturbo19]

Jarnkrok usually a pretty smart, aware player. But that was just like a series of bad decisions cascading all in a row. Running from one Panthers player right into the other.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Staal might catch up to that puck next year.

 

[dukedukowski]

 

[MoeBartoli]

Yes he's just invisible.

That’s my point. As Torts used to say about some players - “I can’t find him”

 

[Bruce Granville]

What is the over for 100 goals scored in this series?

 

[melinko]

Why in the world is the Toronto d-man pinching all the way below the faceoff dots in that situation.

 

[ghostingtaro]

oh yes the dreaded 1 goal lead

 

[behemolari]

People need to stop making excuses for him, guy is a complete disappearing act in the playoffs.

Yes. And somehow he has similar stats with Matthews.. Go figure

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

From what I’ve seen the Florida dman are caught standing still way too often

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Why in the world is the Toronto d-man pinching all the way below the faceoff dots in that situation.

Duke was knocked out earlier, so he probably figured reasons.

 

[Vinh]

Nylander refuses to just attack. Second-guessing everything.