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

[leafsfan5]

Leafs are getting the goaltending they need so far. Sens might be in trouble.

Stolarz is a top 5 goalie in the NHL based on ability. Bad goal against in the first but he's showing why he's elite

 

[The don godfather]

The Sens are going to come roaring back in the 3rd. The Leafs will have to be on their toes and match their intensity.

This I have a feeling leafs choke this if not it's still going 6 or 7.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Pretty clear the Leafs are playing super calm, relaxed. They have been in control of the game all night long, even disregarding penalties

The Berube effect. It's part of the reason I've felt the Leafs are in a position this season to go deeper than usual. Berube has these guys in a good mental place. They are just professionally going about their business and letting the talent do its thing.

 

[Cloned]

Call it interference. It's a penalty.

Well at least we proved it wasn’t tripping, that’s a start

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

This is the most well rounded Leafs team of the era. Road is pretty open for them, no super dominant team this year.

 

[All Mod Cons]

This I have a feeling leafs choke this if not it's still going 6 or 7.

Sens in 4 dude. Get with the times.

 

[notbias]

ron maclean sucks

 

[Strangle]

Sens with the 4% to win on the deserve to win meter. I like it, got em right where we want em! 3 goals and a PK to start the third period of our 1st playoff game in 8 years! LFG!

I’ll never forget 2013

 

[johnnyonthspot]

It's doubly entertaining.

Leafs dominating and the main boards throwing a hissy fit.

Hissy fit? I think it is slowly realizing the inevitable...it is the year of the leafs..be a beeleafer

 

[Hockey 4 Life]

The crazy thing is the Leafs haven't been all that great in this game. Granted I'm sure the Sens can play better as well but I don't see this series going past 5 or 6 games.

 

[Strangle]

I knew it! You guys are sharking us, aren't you?

Let me guess, you'll let us go up 2-0 in the series and then come back right?

You suck sons of.... Haven't we suffered enough!?

Leafs need to give us hope before they crush our dreams

 

[Summer Rose]

I’ll never forget 2013

I actually missed that game in 2013. I think I was playing a beer league game that night.

I also missed the cup deciding game that year because of a beer league game. We had hardly anyone show up for the game. I think we had 7 skaters. Don't remember if we won or lost.

 

[notbias]

@Summer Rose

Do you have to replace your touchpad on your laptop after every offseason from all the clicking?

 

[Neil Racki]

A soft call against each … maybe Sens can gripe about 2 soft calls

Reffing hasn’t been ideal but hi le chit there’s a lot of whining and hyperbole in here

 

[Cloned]

Except is was. Check the box score after the game

I guess Gretzky never high sticked Gilmour either.

 

[stats1]

Instead of battling they are going down easy and milking the refs.Anti playoff hockey.

playoff hockey you battle through checks.

Sure…. Playoff hockey means you battle through getting cross checked in the face. Yeah you guys are warped. Like I said I know you’re mad, but honestly like I said before Leafs own the goaltending match up. Ullmark needs to be super human for Ottawa to have a chance and tonight he sucks ass

 

[Fatass]

Stolarz is a top 5 goalie in the NHL based on ability. Bad goal against in the first but he's showing why he's elite

Stolarz in far from elite. The Leafs play a very mature defensive structure that limits high danger chances. Their goalies need to make the saves expected. Plus the Sens aren’t ready to compete on this level. Next series Woll will be the Leafs goalie.

 

[mobilus]

Well at least we proved it wasn’t tripping, that’s a start

If I elbow you off your feet, it could be tripping, elbowing or interference. Coin flip, but it's still a penalty.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Hey, he won a Vezina.

That's all I got.

And went right to Sub 900 into those playoffs. 3.33/.896

Can regular season AllTrash show up, please? Is his bus running late or did he fall asleep at home again?

 

[Summer Rose]

@Summer Rose

Do you have to replace your touchpad on your laptop after every offseason from all the clicking?

I have a nice setup with a good mouse on a desktop actually.

 

[EveryDay]

None of these teams can beat Florida or Tampa in a 7 games match-up.

 

[The don godfather]

Sens in 4 dude. Get with the times.

I have this at 7 not sure who.

 

[Cloned]

If I elbow you off your feet, it could be tripping, elbowing or interference. Coin flip, but it's still a penalty.

Except there’s no penalty in the rulebook for ass-pushing.

 

[dhfa]

None of these teams can beat Florida or Tampa in a 7 games match-up.

as a lightning fan I don't think that is true. I wish it were though. Florida seems to match up better with the leafs right now.

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Sens will be lucky if they make it out of this with their 2027 1st round pick.