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Pre-Game Talk: Game 6 - Leafs at Habs - This time with fans

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The 6ix said:
I agree.

I wish they would play Dermott. He's earned it, and most importantly it would be better for the whole team.

Leave Sandin's development for the pre-season and the regular season.

And don't trade Rielly. Sandin might be the future -- or not -- but he's not ready yet.
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Yeah I've said it from the start, I know Sandin is likely good for the PP... But Dermott is literally your best rush defender, against a team that only has rush offense lol. He's been solid the whole season.
 
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Key game today.

Let's see if this team is for real.

Nylander didn't score, and they lose. Need the big guy to step up.

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crump said:
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The only time in this series where “game flow” favoured the Habs was period 1 game 1. We trended down last game but overall we’re still better. Doesn’t mean jack over a short period of time, especially if it comes down to OT, but we should be able to win according to stats.

Anything can happen but Leafs just have to keep playing the way they do and hope for better luck.

Also....yes “close this shit out”
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This pretty much matches what we’ve all seen. We’ve been the far better team this series, and if that continues tonight, we’ll be in good shape.

Price is playing extremely well, but he’s still beatable.

I trust in Campbell to bounce back today, and we’ll close this thing out
 
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The 6ix said:
I agree.

I wish they would play Dermott. He's earned it, and most importantly it would be better for the whole team.

Leave Sandin's development for the pre-season and the regular season.

And don't trade Rielly. Sandin might be the future -- or not -- but he's not ready yet.
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I have a hard time believing they will put Sandin in again today.
 
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Optimist said:
Dermott could have had a cup of coffee before giving chase to Byron on his game winning goal and he still would have caught him.
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I really thought Sandin could skate faster until I saw that goal in Game 1.

If he doesn't have another gear then its not good for him or the Leafs.

He can't survive in the NHL as a small, slow defenceman. It won't work.
 
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SeenSchenn2 said:
Yeah I've said it from the start, I know Sandin is likely good for the PP... But Dermott is literally your best rush defender, against a team that only has rush offense lol. He's been solid the whole season.
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Put Muzzin on PP1. Marner can carry the puck up the ice. Rielly on PP2.

Seems like an easy solution.

Sandin has shown a lot of flashes. Gonna be a great player for us. Dermott is the guy we gotta go with right now.
 
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Communal Blood said:
Fairly certain Sandin will come out of the lineup for Dermott.
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He barely played in periods 2 and 3. So yeah, I imagine Keefe is putting Dermott back in lol.

I am more curious about whether Foligno is good to go, and who comes out. I imagine Brooks.
 
Well, we have to look at last game as a "growing pain".
Let's get back to behaving like pros and just WIN this game. Don't care how.

Let's do it for the fans boys! ;)
 
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Garthinater said:
Totally fair. Can you get starlink where you live? Might work better
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This was the first time I’ve heard of it. Doesn’t appear to be cost-worthy yet.

Upfront costs, however, could be a barrier to some. Rekounas paid $820 for the required Starlink hardware, a satellite receiving dish, modem, power supply and 100 feet of cable. The subscription fee is $130 a month.
 
Completely different sport, but the Toronto Raptors jumped out to a 3-1 series lead against the Golden State Warriors and had the chance to close out out at Scotiabank in Game 5 and lost on a missed buzzer beater. A lot of doom and gloom scenarios raced through ones mind at that point. What would their chances be winning one on the road? Surely Game 7 is a 50/50 at best against a defending champion?

Similar dynamics here from a psychological point of view, but keep in mind the Montreal Canadiens are the farthest thing possible from a defending cup champion, and their ace in the hole Carey Price has been doing "excellent" work spotting Toronto 3 goals on average since Game 2.
 
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The 6ix said:
I really thought Sandin could skate faster until I saw that goal in Game 1.

If he doesn't have another gear then its not good for him or the Leafs.

He can't survive in the NHL as a small, slow defenceman. It won't work.
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He was on for an ~80 second shift, changing direction against one of the fastest skaters in the league.

While he's not fleet of foot, I wouldn't use that single instance as a measuring stick
 
zeke said:
The Leafs dominated games 2-4.

The Leafs were better in games 1 and 5 but not by a lot, and were particularly bad in the first periods of both those games and had to play catch up the rest of the way. Both games they caught up but then both times got burned by a glaring mistake at the end.
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Yup. This whole series has been there's to lose. It's somewhat unsettling. Leafs should have had the sweep instead of Winnipeg. Montreal has been extremely opportunistic. That's how they have survived through this series so far. Incredibly opportunistic. That and f***in Price.
 
Expected Goals, All Situations:
Habs - Leafs
G1: 2.66 - 3.33
G2: 1.41 - 5.43
G3: 2.44 - 3.39
G4: 2.51 - 5.05
G5: 2.57 - 3.17
T: 11.59 - 20.37
Habs have scored 10 goals this series, Leafs 15.
 
Can someone please clarify: the winner of the second round, Leafs/Habs vs Jets, faces the winner of Avs/Golden Knights?
 
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