Pre-Game Talk: It's official: Leafs vs Bruins [Game 1 on Wed]
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Oh lawd I'm gettin excited. Wonder if they'll wear their 3rd jerseys all series like they used to.
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This is it guys. I think we can put up a fight. Whether we win or lose, who knows. But I don't think it'll be nearly as one sided as many think it'll be.
Anybody giving up on this series is too young to remember our series' against Ottawa.
Don't **** your britches yet, boys and girls. Playoff magic >>>>>> Christmas miracles
Don't **** your britches yet, boys and girls. Playoff magic >>>>>> Christmas miracles
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as a hockey fan, this series will be entertaining as hell.
as a habs fan, cant believe im gonna say this.....go Leafs go. If any team is going to crush your playoff run, I want it to be mine.
Habs handed the 2nd seed to the Bruins on a silver plater for the past two week and they still came up short a point. B's are a mess, I think all the pessismist Leafs fans shoudl rejoice, I think it'll be easier than you think.
Its gonna be fun to watch and I gotta admit, its fun to see you guys back in the playoffs again.
Good luck and hopefully see you in the 2nd round.
as a habs fan, cant believe im gonna say this.....go Leafs go. If any team is going to crush your playoff run, I want it to be mine.
Habs handed the 2nd seed to the Bruins on a silver plater for the past two week and they still came up short a point. B's are a mess, I think all the pessismist Leafs fans shoudl rejoice, I think it'll be easier than you think.
Its gonna be fun to watch and I gotta admit, its fun to see you guys back in the playoffs again.
Good luck and hopefully see you in the 2nd round.
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Appreciate that. I also hope you guys lay a massive beating on the Sens. They don't deserve to be where they are.
Me too! Love the fact that they focus their energy on us instead of their crap teams.
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I agree. this is prime time baby. He's going to step up and light the lamp
His heart will be torn in two.
LOL yeup! Poor Cherry. Leafs and Bruins.
I know. Let the games play out before you are doom, DOOOOM!
Bergeron and Chara will contain Kessel and JVR.
Krejci will go toe to toe with Kadri.
Reimer and Rask cancel each other out.
Our X factor?
Truthfully - I think that is the case. Lupul is going to be the guy that changes the series, more so than anyone else.
I am going to assume, with playing Boston: we're playing Gardiner as the 7th defenseman. and use him as the floating D, only because adding that extra mobility could cause Boston serious fits. that mobility from Lilies & Gardiner. woop.
I agree. we need to go back to basics. We need our cycle/forecheck game to come up. Also, I think that we need to practice set ups based on faceoff LOSSES. Bergeron is back, so that's going to be hard.. Randy is all about set plays. so if you play as if you lost it, you can minimize the point shots that can lead to goals.
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Cheers, good luck with Ottawa and I'm hopefully we will be back to hating each other in round 2 in an epic head to head!
Thanks mang and back at ya. Here's to the Habs embarassing the Sens. I hope you guys invade SBP and make Melnyk sweat bullets.
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man oh man. (sigh).
I loathe Wednesday games LOL
so we have to wait till Wednesday
then wait till Sunday. but this will help our owies.
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The Hawks were not heavily favored that year, we were the 3rd seed and they were the 6th, but your point remains valid and hopefully Reimer pitches three 1-0 shutouts...
How do you guys expect to hit and wear these guys down when the Leafs biggest issue is to sustain an offensive cycle? I got news for both of you NOT GOING TO HAPPEN... The Leafs stand no chance if they try to dumb there game down to out grit the Bruins. Sadly and I hate to say this but Carlyle wont dress his best team needed to beat the Bruins which will put it squarely on the shoulders of Reimer being the first, second and third star to get past them.
To stand a chance this assuming Boston plays to there abilities just so everybody understands the context:
- Kessel needs to continue playing the way he has
- The JVR from Philly in the playoffs needs to show up
- Bozak needs to play with more gumption, take matters in his own hands in using JVR more than constantly feeding into the double shadow that's on Kessel to make things happen cause if he doesn't Kessel will get shut down like he has vs Boston and that line will be ineffective
- Kadri and Lupul need to be at there best
- Grabo needs to show up
-Reimer needs to match Rask save for save
That's just to have a chance but unfortunately a couple of roster and strategic decisions will be the nail in the coffin. Frattin will sit for MacArthur which will be a huge mistake and not having Gardiner or allowing Lilies/Phaneuf to jump into the attack will cost this team the series IMO. Offense more important offensive pressure from the D to sustain an offensive cycle the lack of it will be the teams down fall if all things are equal and Boston brings there (A) game.
Hoping and rooting for the Leafs right down to the last second but I don't like the Leafs on this match up.
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Right on, there was no way the Leafs could beat the Sens, they were too young fast, talented and so on, this has a definite similar feeling, it's a coin flip at worst, take it to them and give the skill guys room, hammer their D!
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