Pre-Game Talk: It's official: Leafs vs Bruins [Game 1 on Wed]

[noregrets911]

This series will be hell for me, I probably won't breathe for a week.
As a die hard leafs fan going to school in Boston I'm sure I'm going to get my fair share of chirps for wearing my jersey everywhere, not to mention my poor car who sports a giant leafs sticker with ontario plates.

 

[Morguee]

This series will be hell for me, I probably won't breathe for a week.
As a die hard leafs fan going to school in Boston I'm sure I'm going to get my fair share of chirps for wearing my jersey everywhere, not to mention my poor car who sports a giant leafs sticker with ontario plates.

Yah, I am not just hoping the Leafs put in a good showing as my brother is a huge Bruins fan for over 30 years - the last decade has not been pleasant. If the Leafs don't atleast show up it will be a LONG year. The only thing worse would be losing to the Habs easily as my sisters son is huge(obnoxious) Habs fan...we think he was adopted after he was unwanted by his real parents.

 

[zeke]

Vs. TOR


Bergeron: 4gms, 2gls, 4pts, +3, 19:26 (82gms, 41gls, 82pts, +62)
Marchand: 4gms, 0gls, 4pts, +3, 16:20 (82gms, 0gls, 82pts, +62)
Bourque: 1gms, 1gls, 1pts, +1, 13:05 (82gms, 82gls, 82pts, +82)

Caron: 1gms, 0gls, 1pts, +1, 8:31 (82gms, 0gls, 82pts, +82)
Seguin: 4gms, 2gls, 3pts, +1, 17:11 (82gms, 41gls, 62pts, +21)
Peverley: 4gms, 0gls, 3pts, +2, 16:01 (82gms, 0gls, 62pts, +41)

Lucic: 4gms, 1gls, 2pts, +3, 17:23 (82gms, 21gls, 41pts, +62)
Krejci: 4gms, 1gls, 2pts, +0, 19:32 (82gms, 21gls, 41pts, +0)
Kelly: 2gms, 0gls, 1pts, +1, 16:14 (82gms, 0gls, 41pts, +41)

Horton: 4gms, 0gls, 0pts, +2, 18:31 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, +41)
Spooner: 1gms, 0gls, 0pts, +0, 7:13 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, +0)
Pandolfo: 3gms, 0gls, 0pts, -1, 9:20 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, -27)

Thornton: 3gms, 0gls, 0pts, -1, 7:37 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, -27)
Campbell: 4gms, 0gls, 0pts, -2, 13:16 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, -41)
Paille: 3gms, 0gls, 0pts, -2, 13:52 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, -55)

Ference: 4gms, 1gls, 2pts, +1, 19:48 (82gms, 21gls, 41pts, +21)
Seidenberg: 4gms, 1gls, 1pts, +1, 24:33 (82gms, 21gls, 21pts, +21)

Hamilton: 4gms, 0gls, 1pts, +2, 18:01 (82gms, 0gls, 21pts, +41)
Chara: 4gms, 0gls, 0pts, +2, 23:58 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, +41)

Johnson: 2gms, 0gls, 0pts, +2, 18:32 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, +82)
Boychuk: 2gms, 0gls, 0pts, +0, 20:19 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, +0)

McQuaid: 2gms, 0gls, 0pts, +0, 14:57 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, +0)
Bartkowski: 2gms, 0gls, 0pts, -2, 14:20 (82gms, 0gls, 0pts, -82)



Rask: 3gms, 2-0-0, 0.85gaa, 1so, .958sv%
Khudobin: 2gms, 1-1-0, 2.95gaa, 0so, .868sv%

 

[Bob b smith]

This series will be all-out war. You can't call yourself a hockey fan and not follow this series. I predict Leaf and Bruins fans hate each other after this one...

 

[The Reaper]

Has anyone ever seen this video yet?

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

This series will be hell for me, I probably won't breathe for a week.
As a die hard leafs fan going to school in Boston I'm sure I'm going to get my fair share of chirps for wearing my jersey everywhere, not to mention my poor car who sports a giant leafs sticker with ontario plates.

That sucks, but meh. You're probably doomed either way, no matter which team wins lol.

 

[colchar]

Joe Haggerty. This guy has a job?

"This season they finished 17th in the NHL while allowing 2.7 goals per game and made some slight improvements.

But the playoffs tend to magnify teams' weaknesses when the pressure and high intensity is upon them. So a Leafs defensemen corps led by Dion Phaneuf and a very average goaltending tandem of James Reimer and Ben Scrivens might be exactly what Seguin and Co. need to get them going offensively. On the flip side, the Bruins offensive players could go into a deep freeze as they did against Washington and be in for a really short ride after limping to a 2-7-2 finish over the final nine games of the regular season."

His math skills leave something to be desired too.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

This series will be all-out war. You can't call yourself a hockey fan and not follow this series. I predict Leaf and Bruins fans hate each other after this one...

Lol yep. I like your name btw. I used to watch CHIPS all the time when I was a kid and he like god to me.

 

[Penalty Kill Icing*]

Exactly the unprofessionalism sort of actions that new Ownership would want nothing to do with, and why they appointed Nonis as the voice of the franchise, to better reflect on the organization.

I'd like a GM who cares more about his players than the media. But to each his own I guess.

 

[Mess]

Vs. TOR

Rask: 3gms, 2-0-0, 0.85gaa, 1so, .958sv%

That certainly does not look promising from Leafs POV.

 

[colchar]

Haggertys a tool.

No he isn't, tools serve a purpose.

 

[legendinblue]

This series will be all-out war. You can't call yourself a hockey fan and not follow this series. I predict Leaf and Bruins fans hate each other after this one...

Hopefully the series will deliver.

 

[zeke]

That certainly does not look promising from Leafs POV.

Did you miss reimer's stats v. boston?

 

[BooRadley]

Perhaps that Ottawa playoff curse (from the Sens perspective) was just a Wade Redden curse. I think Chara was on a few of those losing Senator teams at that time as well.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

No he isn't, tools serve a purpose.

Ok I agree, he's a busted torque wrench.

 

[Crispy Crust]

That certainly does not look promising from Leafs POV.

They have to crash the net at every opportunity.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Perhaps that Ottawa playoff curse (from the Sens perspective) was just a Wade Redden curse. I think Chara was on a few of those losing Senator teams at that time as well.

He was a noob then though. But now it's the opposite and he's about ready for "the home."

 

[GodTukka*]

Ok I agree, he's a busted torque wrench.

lmao.

Need not to worry Leafs nation, most Bruins fans have learned to detest the very air Haggs breathes.

Also a bit OT but is that GIF supposed to be those ice cube throwing dudes from the Kirby games?

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

lmao.

Need not to worry Leafs nation, most Bruins fans have learned to detest the very air Haggs breathes.

Also a bit OT but is that GIF supposed to be those ice cube throwing dudes from the Kirby games?

I think my walrus looks kind of like haggerty tbh. rofl.

 

[beleaf67]

Good thing there are no shootouts and on a bright side Redden, Kelly and Chara have never won a playoffs series against Toronto

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Good thing there are no shootouts and on a bright side Redden, Kelly and Chara have never won a playoffs series against Toronto

Chara's kind of played like a pink bunny lately tbh. (like the suit he wore a couple years ago at the children's hospital.) He hasn't checked that much, scored on his own goal 3 games ago(or 2 w/e,) and panics when forecheckers have gotten in his face. Poop.

 

[Diatomic]

Has anyone ever seen this video yet?

I did. It was a good video but alot of the clips were taken from BigBadBoss

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Chara's kind of played like a pink bunny lately tbh. (like the suit he wore a couple years ago at the children's hospital.) He hasn't checked that much, scored on his own goal 3 games ago(or 2 w/e,) and panics when forecheckers have gotten in his face. Poop.

Every game I watch I hear my dad say the line "He sucks man, this year anyway," (meaning Chara) Lol.

 

[GodTukka*]

Every game I watch I hear my dad say the line "He sucks man, this year anyway," (meaning Chara) Lol.

Yeah, a lot of people seem to think "Well Chara can shut Kessel down by breathing on him"

Chara hasn't been on par with his usual self this year, i think it's more due to the short season

 

[Diatomic]

That certainly does not look promising from Leafs POV.

2 games isn't really the greatest sample size though :/