GDT: Game 1 - Toronto Maple Leafs Vs Ottawa Senators; Apr 20 7:00 p.m. ET

[BigDaddyLurch]

If you’re burning 7,000 calories a day and never have to learn nutrition it happens pretty quickly once you stop being active.

All the booze doesn’t help either. Tkachuk looks like a liquor guy

...Keith looks like a Listerine guy...or a Aqua Velva guy...or whatever liquid is around guy...

 

[mad4comp]

Just caught up on dvr... damn ottawa came to play today. Just some bad luck otherwise it'd be tied. Toronto better want to pick up the play in the second period.

 

[leafsfan5]

this was a classic toronto period under Berube, outshot but they gave Ottawa nothing high danger

Nice to see Ullmark is still the same trash goalie in the playoffs, hopefully this continues!

 

[Summer Rose]

wasn't it the leafs who lost to a mall guard playing goalie? Could be wrong.

That was David Ayres. He was the emergency backup goaltender and came in for the Carolina Hurricanes. It's a bit of an oversimplification to say that he "worked for the team." He was employed as the Zamboni driver for the Toronto Marlies, but the Leafs own and operate the Marlies, so there's that.

 

[GoldenSeal]

wasn't it the leafs who lost to a mall guard playing goalie? Could be wrong.

There's a ton of context missing in that.

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

I don’t get Sportsnet’s obsession with Derek Lalonde

He has good numbers with 4-19 year old Minions/Despicable Me audience

 

[notbias]

lets be realistic, his goal was just as much a fault on Ottawa's non existent defense as it was him doing anything spectacular.

Still early though. Toronto didn't look great outside a few moments. Ottawa carried the play for sure. Toronto can't feel good about that period and will probably come out stronger for the second.

Ottawa has more shots, but their shot location is as far out as possible.

 

[koyvoo]

Thank you years 2010-2025

 

[Kennerback]

In the end, pretty even period despite the score.

 

[Silky Johnson]

Jesus Christ, someone get Hrudey an epicentre shot. He has clearly been stung by a bee or is suffering from a allergic reaction- his face looks like it might explode.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Kevin Weekes is the absolute dregs for a color commentator.

 

[Oilslick941611]

So many athletes gain huge weight after they retire, they struggle with that transition

i dont know if its a struggle, its probably just they just want to enjoy their life and partake in things they couldn't during their career.

 

[dhfa]

There's a ton of context missing in that.

yeah it was just a joke, but it has some truth to it.

 

[leafsfan5]

Ottawa has more shots, but their shot location is as far out as possible.

Leafs led high danger chances 4-1 and it matched the eye test

Ottawa wasn't generating anything of quality

 

[notbias]

Thank god they are talking up Tkachuk after doing absolutely nothing that period, I love how much hype he gets and then sucks.

 

[mad4comp]

Leafs led high danger chances 4-1 and it matched the eye test

Ottawa wasn't generating anything of quality

Nothing of quality? They got a goal and almost got a second one.. they're doing just fine mucking it up.

 

[JJ68]

Someone in programming thinks P.K Subban is the next Barkley and he's not. He sucks. He's not entertaining and doesnt really bring any knowledge to the table.

you think Barkley brings knowledge? he's the Micah richards of his show

 

[The don godfather]

Ottawa sucks

I actually think they lucky they got the leafs very overrated and if there is one team they might upset it's the leafs . Cats or tampa would have crushed them in 4.

 

[Hunter368]

Both teams have some things to work on after 20 mins and both did some things well. Sens being the big underdog should take some confidence from the 1st period, albeit they need to clean up defensively a bit.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

That first was pretty boring. I guess this is how the playoffs are now.

 

[TheImpatientBoomer]

I wasn't talking about transitional plays through the neutral zone I was talking about the choppiness and sloppiness while in the neutral zone

I mean one was a breakaway pass from inside the zone

Both teams feeling the nerves a bit. Puck bobbling, not receiving passes, Stolarz letting out rebounds, players missing checks, etc.

 

[Kennerback]

The intensity and speed is ratcheted. It’s obvious this is the playoffs.

 

[Strangle]

That was David Ayres. He was the emergency backup goaltender and came in for the Carolina Hurricanes. It's a bit of an oversimplification to say that he "worked for the team." He was employed as the Zamboni driver for the Toronto Marlies, but the Leafs own and operate the Marlies, so there's that.

I think he was a practice goalie, too. I could be remembering though

 

[Pablo El Perro]

I actually think they lucky they got the leafs very overrated and if there is one team they might upset it's the leafs . Cats or tampa would have crushed them in 4.

Ottawa played well vs. the Cats this year,much like Montreal

 

[koyvoo]

Damn that skyline shot of downtown Toronto is smoggy as hell. I know it’s 420, but still.