GDT: Game 31 - New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs - 7pm EST, MSG

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Machinehead

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Reality crushes perception, yet again.
The Leafs have been this way for a minute. The whole "too much skill, soft, no defense Leafs" is either made up or long since outdated.

I think their main problem, looking at the lineup on paper, is that they actually don't have enough skilled forwards.
 
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The Leafs have been this way for a minute. The whole "too much skill, soft, no defense Leafs" is either made up or long since outdated.

I think their main problem, looking at the lineup on paper, is that they actually don't have enough skilled forwards.
O'Keefe has tightened them up dramatically.

They suffer from similar things that we suffer from. No one wants to use the middle of the ice/score greasy goals in the playoffs.
 

Cuckoo4Kakko

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Prediction: Trouba falls down and gives up a goal, so GG decides to reunite the kid line and not play them, Kreider and Mika are reunited. That line then gives up a goal immediately. GG keeps these lines together anyway. Like GG, some of the posters here blame Kakko and Laf for all of it.
 

Larrybiv

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Can’t wait to be in the building for this one. We play this team extremely well historically. Let’s get another W.
Yeah, we do. Feel confident about tonight, a great chance to dig in and get this 12 game winning streak going, and really getting us back near the top of our division.
This is a season of long winning streaks and now is our turn.
First things first, win tonight.
Rangers 6, Toronto 4.
 

Larrybiv

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Granted, there are a lot worse tweets from NHL players when they were 16 :phew:
That's hysterical. Didn't pay attention to the 2014 date. Thought he was saying that about tonight. He wouldn't really do that, would he? Do they? I don't Twitter often, just wondering.
 

will1066

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Gonna miss this one tonight, Office Xmas party. Don’t worry will come by and drunk post. So
I apologize in advance for what might be said. @Machinehead will give me a pass, right dude? Lol
Im looking forward to this

Murray and Samsonov have been playing lights out as of late. Both were dealing with injuries on and off early but now both healthy.
Samsonov in Toronto? Vanacek in Jersey? Who's the Caps' goalie? I honestly don't know.
 
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Mac n Gs

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Im looking forward to this


Samsonov in Toronto? Vanacek in Jersey? Who's the Caps' goalie? I honestly don't know.
Darcy Kuemper was their big signing this summer, but he's been hurt lately. Charlie Lindgren (Ryan's brother) was their backup signing, and he's taken over nicely for them
 
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HockeyBasedNYC

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Toronto is on fire. Gonna be a tough one.

Win or lose I'd like to see the Rangers take a patient approach to their defense. Team defense, hard backcheck. Focus on managing the puck properly, especially in the D zone, firm outlets, puck support. They need to cut down on the giveaways. Like A LOT. You do that shit against this team and theyll put up 6, even with Igor in the pipes.

So even if they lose they can take that into the next two games that they should and need to win. They need to approach this as a three game set and stick with the game plan. Continue the good vibes, but they are gonna have to bear down tonight and increase the focus level even more.
 
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