GDT: Leafs at Avs 7PM EST HNIC || Post deadline mayhem

[BayStBullies]

Knowledgeable hockey fans will understand this, but sadly many in Leaf nation don't appear to be very knowledgeable. Just overly emotional.

Half the users here are troll accounts from teams who see no postseason action.

 

[horner]

Excited to see how/if Carlo stabilizes the back end starting tonight.

Hopefully Matthews begins to start looking like himself over the course of these last 20 games. We need him to start resembling at least a shadow of himself to go anywhere in April.

They playoffs begin tonight.
I hope this is the way they approach it

 

[horner]

Leafs win. They will win the Cup with the two additions
Leafs lose. We just wasted two 1sts and Minten on depth players while Dallas got Ranta for the same cost

Avs is a tough tough team to play this time of the year. Going to be a tough game for the boys

Stankoven is better than the two players we gave up comparable would have been Knies.

Stankoven is a C and played 3rd line minutes with dallas

 

[thewave]

Pumped for this game!? Let's go Leafs!!!

 

[Smif]

Stankoven is better than the two players we gave up comparable would have been Knies.

Stankoven is a C and played 3rd line minutes with dallas

Knies is definitely a notch anove Stankoven value wise. Maybe Knies and a 1st compared to Stankoven and 2 1sts.

 

[Fogelhund]

Looks like Scott Laughton will wear #24 and Brandon Carlo will wear #25 with Toronto.

 

[Stringer Bell]

Knies is definitely a notch anove Stankoven value wise. Maybe Knies and a 1st compared to Stankoven and 2 1sts.

I don't know too much about Stankoven, but I do believe scouts see him as someone who can drive his own line and will really "pop." Knies is someone I am incredibly glad we held on to based on the type of player he is, regardless.

 

[Leafsfan74]

Winning the division is vital. Let the Florida teams tear each other apart in the first round.

And boy would they ever. It would be a hell of a series. T.B has enough experience and muscle memory to always feel confident and inner state rivals would guarantee loud buildings for both teams.

 

[kevsh]

At first glance I thought that was Jim Halpert on the left (in the left pic).

 

[Martin Skoula]

I don't know too much about Stankoven, but I do believe scouts see him as someone who can drive his own line and will really "pop." Knies is someone I am incredibly glad we held on to based on the type of player he is, regardless.

He’s the smallest player in the league I believe, something like 5’7 160. I get he’s talented but in the context of adding a player for the playoffs I don’t see how it’s remotely close between him and Knies.

 

[Stringer Bell]

If you put Domi on the wing of Tavares and Nylander/Marner, do you think they can pull 2nd line production out of him?

 

[PromisedLand]

Avs traded their superstar winger and after TDL became a better team than they were

I don't even......


whatever.... GLG!

 

[MapleLeafs77]

I would try:

Knies Matthews Domi
Robertson Tavares Marner
McMann Laughton Nylander
Lorentz Kampf Jarnkrok

Get three lines going and make everyone feel like they are actually contributing and needed.

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

Travel hasn’t been friendly for Toronto but they had an extra day of rest here. I’ll be watching for their attention to detail and compete level today, not the final score.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

I would try:

Knies Matthews Domi
Robertson Tavares Marner
McMann Laughton Nylander
Lorentz Kampf Jarnkrok

Get three lines going and make everyone feel like they are actually contributing and needed.

Yeah I like the look of that. Worth trying now before PO’s.

 

[ULF_55]

I understand the skepticism and our guys definitely haven’t merited being given the benefit of the doubt in past playoff performances but can’t sell on a few points here:

-Keefe is gone and Bérubé has them playing a style of hockey that translates better into playoff style play.

-Carlo balanced out or defensive pairings and he and Tanev make us harder to play against than we have been at any point yet. Other teams will pay the price in a way they haven’t had to before.

-Stolarz has given us the best goaltending in years. We don’t have to score 5 goals every game to win, and that is also what you are looking at in the playoffs.

Lots to be cynical about and the playoffs always Spring fresh hope and old hurt, but this one feels different.

I like what we’ve done and while we aren’t the favourites in the East, we are going to make life hard for anyone if we play like we can.

Yeah, I don't expect much of an adjustment period for the 2 new NHL Players brought onboard.

As I said, they've brought up non-NHL players over the past few years and the world didn't end.

Team is improved and they removed zero good players.

 

[ULF_55]

Projected lines showing Robertson to be scratched. That does not feel justified at all. He could still be on the 4th line over Jamcock and provide a threat while working hard. He's not great on the defensive wall but i don't know that Calle is any gem there either.

Well, I could see the game plan being to focus on defending.

And since when has a coach separated a healthy Matthews-marner?

 

[PromisedLand]

welll.... that should be interesting.....

 

[horner]

Yeah, I don't expect much of an adjustment period for the 2 new NHL Players brought onboard.

As I said, they've brought up non-NHL players over the past few years and the world didn't end.

Team is improved and they removed zero good players.

Chemistry especially at the forward position

 

[ULF_55]

Chemistry especially at the forward position

Yeah, that hasn't changed any.

Adding a center, and moving a winger to wing on the 3rd. line.

 

[leafs in five]

Carlo is from Colorado, pretty nice to make your Leafs debut at home

 

[ToneDog]

He’s the smallest player in the league I believe, something like 5’7 160. I get he’s talented but in the context of adding a player for the playoffs I don’t see how it’s remotely close between him and Knies.

Watched a bit of the Dallas/Calgary game and he looked like a smurf.

 

[BertCorbeau]

welll.... that should be interesting.....

Gary Valk wouldn’t have been on my bingo card

 

[PROUD PAPA]

And boy would they ever. It would be a hell of a series. T.B has enough experience and muscle memory to always feel confident and inner state rivals would guarantee loud buildings for both teams.

I hope we don’t mess that up. Could easily be the best series of the entire playoffs.

We’ll see how pumped the boys are with the additions tonight. They should play hard.

 

[Buds17]

welll.... that should be interesting.....

Now being teammates with the son of one of those players is sure to be quite the awesome experience.