GDT: ECSF: Game 5 - Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers, 7pm ET, ESPN

[LeafAttack]

It would be a different series if Stolars doesn,t get hurt.Jeff Oneill after the injury.."We cant have nice things"
Oneill might have seen it as well,that the Leafs game is much better when Stolars plays,as he helps the offense,and they leave it more on Woll,who can steal games sometimes.

 

[FMichael]

No shots of the fans outside?

 

[Mike C]

That is not an example.

Oh

 

[Skiiiiiiinerrr]

I want a jersey toss.

 

[Speatleysson]

I dunno. Maybe I’m an eternal optimist, but I still think the Leafs can somehow win two in a row.

Then again, I might wake up beside Selma Hayek tomorrow morning.

Which one would you rather?

 

[Powinkle]

Auston needs to hit Florida with this classic to inspire his team.

 

[Pia8988]

Lol classic Laffs

 

[The Red Line]

Just considering the context of this game, how the series started, how the past 6 or so years have gone, how the past 60 years have gone… this might be one of the most pathetic efforts I’ve ever seen out of a team.

 

[PistolPete]

Watching their rise in 2017-2018. Then seeing the Tavares acquisition in 2018 had me convinced they were cup bound lol.

You've heard of thr Midas Touch?

Well, this is the TML Touch.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

If Berube tells players to whack certain players to motivate the team its not how this team is.They usually havent responded to that kind of thing.They need to play hockey the right way,and keep doing it constantly,and they.Maybe watch tape from games 1,and 2,but it looks like they have been spoiled by Stolars puck handling,and cant adapt.

Berube is an overrated coach, he may well have. Difficult to say when Domi is also in the equation.

 

[ClydeLee]

They beat Montreal in the SC final in 1967. No team who does that ever wins again. (see Calgary and Tampa)

So the 2010s era blackhawks are lucky they lost in 1971?

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

This series is fading away for Toronto, but it's not over yet. They're a skilled enough team to come back. Florida can't let the foot off the gas.

 

[I am not exposed]

You know, I know the Tragically Hip are an Iconic Canadian band that rivals Rush and Nickelback in popularity.

But my god Arena PA guy, The last song you should be playing is "50 mission cap" especially when your team is getting hammered 0-4. That song is MAID level depression song for Leaf fans.

They should have played Poison - "Nothin' but a good time" instead

 

[Bounces R Way]

Im officially to the point I feel bad for Leafs fans. Its not even funny any more.

If you're a Canadian sports fan

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Just so Toronto fans know...I was cheering for you...I thought THIS was your year...so please do not come at me about Kuch or the Lightning...we have our cups and memories...we're cool...

You choked pretty hard going up 2-0...own it...no reason to attack someone who was cheering for you because your team crapped the bed again.

Own it.

To be fair, this series isn't over. Don't jinx the Cats

 

[Turin]

They’ve been cooked since

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Top 1 covers that aged like milk all around

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

I just hope we get a good Steve dangle meltdown this year

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Leafs are an embarrassment to the game of hockey.

 

[IceManCat]

Dude he's NOT a good joke. Laughed at this hire when they basically brought in Keefe lite.

For all the toughness, the team looks pretty soft still

 

[Breakers]

Scott laughton needs to do anything

literally ANYTHING

open the door to the bench, fill the water bottles.
Cause i havent seen him at all

 

[LeafAttack]

Ok I think we’re on the same page, so take what Domi has done throughout his career. Now you’re the coach and you decide to throw him out there in the dying seconds of a game where you were badly outplayed…

That’s on Berube. 100% it backfired, but whether he told he overtly (unlikely) or just had him out there- he needs to own that.

Just finding that out about Berube.He should not bother doing that.I,m not sure that kind of stuff works anymore.It might work better if we were at home,and got outplayed,and lost,and were heading back to FLA,so it might happen again tonight.

 

[SensFactor]

Wow just tuned in...thought Leafs would have this one on home ice....the defending champs showed up tonight.

 

[Mike C]

Panthers are rolling, and probably have locked this game up, but I wouldn’t count the Leafs out in Game 6.

Winning 2 vs 2 time Cup finalists, defending champs and playoff Bob is nearly unfathomable

They might not win a shift the rest of the way

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Or a waffle iron

Waffle?? Try a 9-iron

 

[eojsmada]

We need a classic Auston Matthews made-for-tv locker room F-bomb rant in the vein of McDavid, complete with pulling the curtain to ensure the media can't hear what's going on.