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

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Tanev sold that first call

I don’t think he really sold that, but he did turn into it and he barely went into the boards.

Matthews sold the cross check and OEL definitely sold the cross check. Those two were dives.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Taking offensive zone penalties is not the way Travis. It's not like guys are diving in their own d-zone pal.

You expect this from the Sens coach. He's not gonna publicly call out his team during a playoff series.

He's working the refs for the next game.

We all know Sens were undisciplined and need to clean that up.

 

[Golden_Jet]

5 on 5
Wow Ottawa did dominate, even better than I thought.
Won corsi - 65%,
xGA,
xGF,
xGF - 65%,
HDCF%
Just stay out of the box, and hopefully the refs call a better next game as well , and don’t fall for some of those sell jobs. Batherson 2 minutes for checking in open ice lol. Oh well on to game 2.

https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20242025&game=30111

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

The only thing I didn't like about this game was all the unnecessary hate towards the goat. Not sure why the fans were hating on Tom Brady

 

[GoldenSeal]

Why didn’t Brady take over the game? All week I’ve heard what a playoff warrior he is. Surely he should’ve showed up on the scoresheet at least?

This is the FIRST NHL PLAYOFF GAME he has EVER PLAYED LOL.

 

[Silky Johnson]

Wait, are you basing your argument on a fictional movie from the ‘70s?

No, just your appreciation of him..or is it ironic? I don't care really.

 

[Big Trout]

Leafs in 4

 

[Chainshot]

Props to the MODS. Called a much more even game then the 'proffessional' on-ice officials tonight. Respect.

Flattery will get you everywhere

 

[koyvoo]

Leafs in 4

Ottawa after game 3

 

[Stutzlaaaa]

The only way leaf got going is by poor reffing and selling calls and our mistakes without actual good goaltending to back it. OEL goal was bad to give.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

No, just your appreciation of him..or is it ironic? I don't care really.

Odd that argument. Most of us amire the Hanson bros for their cycling game.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Tanev doesn’t play that way. It was a legit penalty as were all the ones the Sens took. They need to play smarter.

It was a weak board.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

5 on 5
Wow Ottawa did dominate, even better than I thought.
Just stay out of the box, and hopefully the refs call a better game as well next. On to game 2.

https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20242025&game=30111

Pretty scary lol we dusted your ass with our B game! Funny how narratives work lol

 

[thusk]

I don’t think he really sold that, but he did turn into it and he barely went into the boards.

Matthews sold the cross check and OEL definitely sold the cross check. Those two were dives.

Yeah for sure Matthews did everything to dive head first into the board

 

[Silky Johnson]

Odd that argument. Most of us amire the Hanson bros for their cycling game.

I appreciated them putting aluminium foil on there knuckles

 

[MCR74]

Thought you said Matthew Knies can’t cut it in front of the net. Must have hurt watching that last one go in.

Knies is a plug. You didn't know?

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Flattery will get you everywhere

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I've posted some doozies tonight which were simply washed away, so kind of yeah lol.

 

[Auston Marlander]

5 on 5
Wow Ottawa did dominate, even better than I thought.
Just stay out of the box, and hopefully the refs call a better game as well next, and don’t fall for some of those sell jobs. Batherson 2 minutes for checking in open ice lol. Oh well on to game 2.

https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20242025&game=30111

Quality of quantity my friend. You see that night orange circle the Leafs have infront for Ullmark. That's what teams want.

 

[HockeyVirus]

It was a weak board.

He saw numbers for 5 seconds before he finished the check. Is it only boarding if a guy is on the ice injured?

 

[The Podium]

5 on 5
Wow Ottawa did dominate, even better than I thought.
Just stay out of the box, and hopefully the refs call a better next game as well , and don’t fall for some of those sell jobs. Batherson 2 minutes for checking in open ice lol. Oh well on to game 2.

https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20242025&game=30111

The Leafs have been an anti-corsi team all season. There dump and chase, turtle defensively game doesn’t really show well in advanced stats

 

[johnnyonthspot]

Leafs in 4

You mean 3

 

[Leafsfan74]

I don’t disagree for the most part. What is a penalty in the regular season but that just isn’t the way that it is so you may as well get used to it and be the team getting away with murder than the team that is getting murdered

There is a reason we talk about past playoffs as "another era". It was violent, stupid hockey. We refer back to it as "a war" etc because it was bloody and ridiculous. We don't WANT to go back to that.

We almost saw Crosbys career ended early due to concussions. I watched Lindros career ended early, ditto for Paul Kariya, Bobby Orr, on and on.

Clean this up already.

 

[Schennanigans]

What do you need to do to get a 5 minute major. A cross check to the face isn’t 5 you say?

 

[Fatass]

It was a weak board.

It was a stupid play by Stutzle. He should be trying on his skill to get to pucks first and not trying to run guys. He had a terrible game. And hopefully he learned from it. Speed and skill and be on pucks first.

 

[HockeyVirus]

5 on 5
Wow Ottawa did dominate, even better than I thought.
Just stay out of the box, and hopefully the refs call a better next game as well , and don’t fall for some of those sell jobs. Batherson 2 minutes for checking in open ice lol. Oh well on to game 2.

https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20242025&game=30111

You can have the moral victory. We will take the 1-0