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

[kwichang]

Leafs carried most of the play, but this is easily a 2-2 game if FLA lifts that puck on a 2 on 1. They had another great chance after that as well. FLA seems like they don't need a ton of chances to pop one in.

Leafs had a ton of chances also. . . they could easily be up 5-1

 

[Seras]

keep outplaying em like they did in game 1, that's all you can do

 

[wonton15]

Bieksa would be a better coach than Eakins

 

[BB88]

Florida gives up way too many prime scoring chances and when the leafs are playing like this they will bury teams eventually in the game

You know Toronto is giving up a lot of grade A scoring chances?

Neither team are playing any defense

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Like the great BJ Penn once said “it’s hard to feel tired when you’re punching someone in the face. But getting punched in the face? A different story”

Or something to that effect

And BJ, unfortunately, got punched in the head too much for the last decade of his career and after. So he's an expert.

 

[hockeyisgud]

lets see how we go boys

good luck both teams here

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Why do the players tap their sticks at the end of a power play? Those players are in the NHL they should know the time left

The goalies do that. I am sure most of them know but it' a precaution. Players should have a sense of how much time is left in a period. If there was a faceoff with 20 econds left it isn't hard to know time is short. Of course if it has been 2 minutes since the last stoppage it would be hard to be sure.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Florida can't be thinking "this is a road game", like that somehow gives them an excuse to lose.

Because I doubt they win both of their home games.

Going up 2-0 in the series has to be viewed as something to fight for.

There was a point there somewhere, which, I'll repeat, they don't really get rattled.

 

[Auston Marlander]

As long as the leafs keep it up. They might come out and lay an egg in the 2nd or 3rd. They don’t often play a full 60

The expectation of a full 60 is stupid. No team, ever had dominated for 60 minutes. Even in a shutout other teams will own part of the game, that's part of parity.

 

[The Management]

Ik he's playing well this game, but overall have Leafs fans liked Acciari? One of my favourite bottom 6ers we've had.

Easily one of the more likeable guys to watch play. Plays really hard. When we picked up him and O'Reilly, it was really refreshing how... well, non-Leafy they were, lol.

 

[violaswallet]

That would mean that Keefe learned and adjusted…
It was crazy, how bad the match ups were in a home game.

Eh kind of dangerous and something you can’t do say away but agree; smart move

The problem is if Barkov gets going

 

[93gilmour93]

You know Toronto is giving up a lot of grade A scoring chances?

Neither team are playing any defense

But I’ll take my chances with the leafs shooters over the panthers in 7 games if the teams play wide open hockey

 

[Strangle]

And BJ, unfortunately, got punched in the head too much for the last decade of his career and after. So he's an expert.

I think that quote was after losing to GSP. So ya, he was admitting he was gassed

 

[jcs0218]

You’d think that the Florida D would be tired as well. They were chasing the Leafs all period.

That is also possible.

I was just commenting on the fact that everyone knew Toronto would come out flying. Teams down 1-0 in a series with Game 2 at home always come out flying.

It is up to the road team to weather the storm, and try to make it through the 1st period still in the game.

Toronto may continue dominating this game. It is certainly more than possible.

But I have also seen road teams in the same situation as Florida manage to weather the storm through 1 period, and then chip away the rest of the game.

Florida could easily be down 3-0 or 4-0 right now.

 

[Summer Rose]

But I’ll take my chances with the leafs shooters over the panthers over 7 games if the teams play wide open hockey

Definitely. Florida won't win a track meet. They need to play their game. First period was more of a track meet than Florida's game, hence Toronto's in the lead.

 

[Captain And Coke]

Just got a closer look at that elbow in real speed. That was straight dirt

 

[TorMapleJays]

Leafs are going to blow them out this game.

 

[Auston Marlander]

Eh kind of dangerous and something you can’t do say away but agree; smart move

The problem is if Barkov gets going

Imagine Matthews and Nylander get going!

 

[93gilmour93]

Definitely. Florida won't win a track meet. They need to play their game. First period was more of a track meet than Florida's game, hence Toronto's in the lead.

Exactly

 

[Strangle]

The expectation of a full 60 is stupid. No team, ever had dominated for 60 minutes. Even in a shutout other teams will own part of the game, that's part of parity.

It’s a good point

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I think that quote was after losing to GSP. So ya, he was admitting he was gassed

The last two Edgar fights were the worst, but it got even worse

 

[BB88]

But I’ll take my chances with the leafs shooters over the panthers in 7 games if the teams play wide open hockey

Florida has 3 scoring lines also.

So I wouldn’t advice it

 

[dukedukowski]

Leafs are going to blow them out this game.

It's 2-1 yet

 

[JEM28]

Wow thanks Hank for that lesson that if you look left and the guy behind the net goes right, you won’t see him.

Fkg Einsteinian moment there.

 

[93gilmour93]

Florida has 3 scoring lines also.

So I wouldn’t advice it

Sure they do and they will get some goals but they won’t out score the leafs in a 7 game series