Pre-Game Talk: Game 7 -- Sunday, 7:30pm EST

[Niagara Bill]

Well, we have gone from one career defining game to another.
Lose and it's Mitchy last Leaf uniform game
Lose and AM lives with another failure of the core 4.
Lose bad and AM has his reputation badly damaged and only a 50 goal season next yr helps him recover.
Win, and AM keeps his elite status to all Leaf fans...Mitchy gets a few more games in Blue and White.

 

[Nineteen67]

We're down to 5 teams and Toronto is one of them.

That's crazy.

That’s success, not crazy.

 

[Nineteen67]

Some of us have a tee time to attend to

Makes no sense for Disney to put an NHL game 7 on ESPN up against an NBA game 7 on ABC, plus the big golf tournament is on CBS.

I can sort of understand the basketball game because those North Eastern Yankees love them some basketball, but GoonieFace’s golf tournament?

 

[CabanaBoy5]

That’s success, not crazy.

Agreed. What is crazy is that not one of the 5 is a division winner other than us. We’ve talked about the lower point total for the Leafs compared to other years and what it means for how good we are. I believe it speaks to the parity in the league. If we win tonight, it’ll be the greatest opportunity to win the Cup in the core 4 era.

 

[Nineteen67]

Agreed. What is crazy is that not one of the 5 is a division winner other than us. We’ve talked about the lower point total for the Leafs compared to other years and what it means for how good we are. I believe it speaks to the parity in the league. If we win tonight, it’ll be the greatest opportunity to win the Cup in the core 4 era.

From game 3 on it’s all bonus, like having an extra scoop of gravy on your biscuits.

 

[DarkKnight]

Just one time hockey gods, just one time!

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

I'm actually pretty excited about this game.

It's the biggest game this core has ever played. And I actually think they have a chance to win it. And if they do win I also think Carolina is an even more beatable opponent.

If they win tonight the path to the finals has never been easier.

A loss tonight pretty much guarantees the core is broken up. That might happen regardless. But if these players really want to keep the friendship circle holding hands they need to win.

Nobody better treat it "light and fun" because they think it's "just hockey" and not worth getting frustrated over.

WInning is why you play the game in the first place. Nobody is paying somebody millions of dollars to have fun losing. They keep score for a reason.

Go Leafs Go!!!