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GDT: ECSF Game 2: Redemption Time | Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers | 7pm EST | CBC, SN, TNT & TVAS

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I must have blocked this one out (maybe still ticked off about the lockout):

Leafs won the 1st 2 games in Chicago in the 1995 playoffs only to lose the series 4-3

edit: Memories of that one are now flooding back. Why do I do this to myself?
 
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Blanche Blanche said:
kyper was saying Keefe is going to the JT marner line, at times vs Tkachuks line.

They’re getting bullied. No one has some bite to their game on that line. Marner was invisible all game cause of this.

Keefe line matches to our detriment. Let Matthews line deal with Tkachuk.
Let the heavier lines deal with it.

Marner is neutralized by JTs speed. I hope Keefe adjusts accordingly.

We lose this and it’s Ciao Ciao.
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Not that he's a "heavy" player but I thought O'Reilly was acquired to take on these matchup situations. Isn't the playoffs the time when certain players throw out the personal stats and embrace the impossible assignments?
 
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baton elevated said:
The boys better realize there is no better chance to win a cup than there is this year. All the big obstacles have been removed. Play with urgency and there is reason to not succeed. If they don't get to the show this year then this group will never get there. That's no Hyperbolie.
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I agree and think everyone including Management knows it as well. I would say at this point anything less than a heart breaker game 7 of the ECF is a bad season. If we can't eliminate this Panthers team there should and will be changes to the roster.
 
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justashadowof said:
Not that he's a "heavy" player but I thought O'Reilly was acquired to take on these matchup situations. Isn't the playoffs the time when certain players throw out the personal stats and embrace the impossible assignments?
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Agreed with this.

Bunting-O'Rielly-Acciari is the line you need to be putting out against Tkachuk.

Knies-Tavares-Marner drives our own possession and a threat to score. Who does Florida have to shut them down? Good, put them out and let
Jarnkrok-Matthews-Nylander absolutely shred whoever else Maurice tries to put out against them.

Go Leafs Go!
 
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It's gonna be a win. I'm not worried.

ROR is going to match up against their top line, Nylander will end his mini-drought, the power play will connect, and Samsonov will shut the door.

It's happening.
 
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justashadowof said:
I know it's really really tempting for this Leafs' team to just play a trade scoring chances type of series with the Panthers. Don't do it. Limit their scoring chances. Don't get lulled into the complacency of a low hit, lower intensity playoff series.
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I love the idea and hope they can execute it, but I'm also fine with a north and south duel. I feel other than some bad bounces we would have cone out the winner last game, if it does turn into a duel I truly believe we capitalize more and bury that D.
 
Larcos_Unal said:
In NHL playoff history, teams that have lost the first two games of a best-of-seven series have come back to win the series 18.8% of the time (based on data up to the end of the 2021 playoffs).

To put this in perspective, out of the 339 teams that have gone down 0-2 in a best-of-seven series, only 64 teams have managed to come back and win the series. The most recent team to accomplish this feat was the Montreal Canadiens in the 2021 playoffs, when they overcame a 0-2 deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games in the first round.
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Devils just did it against the Rangers down 2; won the next 3; then lost the 6th game and won it in 7th


not saying Leafs should follow that route, just saying montreal wasn't the last team to do it. because I hate montreal and don't want any praise gong to the scabs "ever!"

;)
 
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PromisedLand said:
Nylander on the 2nd unit is DUMB

We need at least 2 shooter on PP1 from leftside and rightside.

ROR and JT are good but they will never be as dynamic as Matthews-Marner-Nylander
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Rielly top Willy and Matty as shooters either side and ROR on da screen/tips/garbage and Mitch down low looking to setup play .. we don't need JT on PP1 .. no one wants to hear it but ROR is better at net front on screen shots .. JT not a great screener of tenders
 
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Sypher04 said:
Not that it’s a big deal at all, but I don’t know why media people do this. Why refer to the player you’re asking someone about in a manner of that can be easily misunderstood
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canes and isles players/fans were also wondering about that. First the media said sebastian then media corrected themselves and said aho

:sarcasm:
 
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The Management said:
Well, except for Rocky 3.

Rock loses his edge in the ring and Clubber Lang, a serious newcomer, steps in and bests a complacent Balboa in their first fight. Rocky trains, has a montage running on the beach, and wins his rematch with an angry and undisciplined opponent.

What I'm saying is... we need a beach.
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;)

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