GDT: Florida @ Toronto - Wednesday 7:30 pm - The Fight for First

[PanniniClaus]

Barkov is so injured, that he's still playing....

Well isn't that something. Maurice will call our scout with updates after breakfast.

 

[Aashir]

Montreal sorta helped us

Gave only 1 point so we remain 2 points ahead

Tampa up 3-1 though so they likely go to 1 behind us

 

[wingman75]

Florida will be playing without Tkachuk, Ekblad, Kulikov and maybe Barkov.

You can only play the opponent that is on the ice. Sounds like a Panthers problem, not a Leafs one.

What is your point anyway? I don't think it has anything to do with what I said?

 

[Suntouchable13]

Gotta win and shrink that magic number. Not to mention, Tampa is now hot on our tail.

 

[1specter]

Panthers are vulnerable, need to take advantage

 

[DarkKnight]

Exactly

Don't get the logic at all.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Last time the Leafs won the division (not including the bubble divisions) was 2000. It'll be amusing if they win it this year with a much weaker division (points-wise) compared to past years. Maybe a good omen for Berube and co.?

Extrapolating to the end of the season, the division will end up with a total of 726 points, compared to 748 last year and 761 the year before (when Boston went crazy).

I'm not sure a drop of less than 3 points per team qualifies as "much weaker".

(In 2000 they won with 100 points, which is 4 behind their current pace. 100 points this year would likely leave them in 3rd.)

 

[Jojalu]

Extrapolating to the end of the season, the division will end up with a total of 726 points, compared to 748 last year and 761 the year before (when Boston went crazy).

I'm not sure a drop of less than 3 points per team qualifies as "much weaker".

(In 2000 they won with 100 points, which is 4 behind their current pace. 100 points this year would likely leave them in 3rd.)

Isn't it all relative?

 

[Nineteen67]

Don't get the logic at all.

Don’t want them in the playoffs because there’s nothing good that can come from it.

 

[DarkKnight]

Don’t want them in the playoffs because there’s nothing good that can come from it.

I'm glad Florida lost last night and the last thing I'm afraid of is the 8th seed in the playoffs. If it did come down to TO and Montreal, what a fantastic series and drama it would be, electric, bring it on!

 

[aingefan]

This next 8 days is like a pre-playoff playoff round.
It’d be sure nice to have good vibes all over the place come next Thursday.

 

[TMLAM34]

Big game tonight. Florida on a back end of a back to back coming off a loss. An opportunity for us to extend our lead in first place.

Meaning, we’re loosing this one 100%…

 

[The Podium]

Big game tonight. Florida on a back end of a back to back coming off a loss. An opportunity for us to extend our lead in first place.

Meaning, we’re loosing this one 100%…

But Florida isn’t a bottom 5 team in the league

 

[JT AM da real deal]

I'd suspect that's also the lineup we will see for Game 1.

This will be a WHOSE YOUR DADDY kinda game .. we need to show Cats who their daddy is .. so they know and understand .. either way so far my FAV game of season and can't wait to GO train downtown for pre-game steak

 

[Mess]

If I said this is a milestone measuring stick game, it would be considered an underestimate statement on the importance of the outcome and the process and play within to gauge current competitiveness.

Elbows UP Leafs.

 

[hoglund]

I don't know if Florida is playing poorly or resting for the playoffs, but they lost to Montreal last night. Is Montreal better than we think and playing them 1st round makes me wonder. I don't know if we want Toronto to win the Atlantic division or not.

 

[ACC1224]

This will be a WHOSE YOUR DADDY kinda game .. we need to show Cats who their daddy is .. so they know and understand .. either way so far my FAV game of season and can't wait to GO train downtown for pre-game steak

I thought that the last time they met. Leafs played well that game but it wasn't enough.
Hopefully they can take it to them tonight but you know, even though the Panthers are on a back to back, they won't be laying down in this one.

I could see the difference tonight being Tavares and Nylander dominating the easier matchup.

 

[1specter]

I don't know if Florida is playing poorly or resting for the playoffs, but they lost to Montreal last night. Is Montreal better than we think and playing them 1st round makes me wonder. I don't know if we want Toronto to win the Atlantic division or not.

We probably wouldn't face Montreal anyways, they're still too far behind Ottawa at this point and we're definitely not surpassing Washington either.

 

[ACC1224]

I don't know if Florida is playing poorly or resting for the playoffs, but they lost to Montreal last night. Is Montreal better than we think and playing them 1st round makes me wonder. I don't know if we want Toronto to win the Atlantic division or not.

We do, 100%. Avoid both of the Florida teams in round one is a must.

 

[kevsh]

Montreal better than we think and playing them 1st round makes me wonder.

They're unlikely to catch the Senators at this point, and Toronto would still have to win the division. If it did happen though, of course I'd be nervous. Then again, I'm going to be nervous regardless who the Leafs play because they've proven that they can't beat anybody.

The one glass-half-full factor should these two teams meet is that the Habs won't have Carey Price this time around.

 

[ToneDog]

I don't know if Florida is playing poorly or resting for the playoffs, but they lost to Montreal last night. Is Montreal better than we think and playing them 1st round makes me wonder. I don't know if we want Toronto to win the Atlantic division or not.

Montreal is playing very well but if I had a choice, they'd be the team I'd want to play, followed by Ottawa, Tampa and Florida. Win the division and lose to Montreal or Ottawa in round 1 and this core would need to be blown up.

 

[ToneDog]

They're unlikely to catch the Senators at this point, and Toronto would still have to win the division. If it did happen though, of course I'd be nervous. Then again, I'm going to be nervous regardless who the Leafs play because they've proven that they can't beat anybody.

The one glass-half-full factor should these two teams meet is that the Habs won't have Carey Price this time around.

They also do not have that hulking defence that played in front of Price. There are no excuses losing to the Habs.

 

[Madap]

I'm glad Florida lost last night and the last thing I'm afraid of is the 8th seed in the playoffs. If it did come down to TO and Montreal, what a fantastic series and drama it would be, electric, bring it on!

Seriously. I’m tired of the these Florida teams with their fair weather fans. I’d love an all Canadian series.

 

[Maple Leaf]

They're unlikely to catch the Senators at this point, and Toronto would still have to win the division. If it did happen though, of course I'd be nervous. Then again, I'm going to be nervous regardless who the Leafs play because they've proven that they can't beat anybody.

The one glass-half-full factor should these two teams meet is that the Habs won't have Carey Price this time around.

I'm not nervous as I have low expectations as they have failed me everytime

 

[TopCheeseShotta]

Let's go Rangers!!!!!

Did I say that out loud..?!?!