GDT: Leafs @ Bruins Thurs, Apr 6th 7:00pm

[Burnie97]

Won't be easy but it'd be nice to get a W over this team going into the playoffs.

Edit... figured it is game day now and I haven't done one in a long while. Hopefully get some luck tonight against the Bruins... and no injuries.

Go Leafs Go

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[NiftyMits]

Play our full playoff roster especially if ROR is back in. Last measuring stick game of the season. Every game here on our rest 2-3 big boys if possible

 

[ACC1224]

Play our full playoff roster especially if ROR is back in. Last measuring stick game of the season. Every game here on our rest 2-3 big boys if possible

They play Tampa next week.

 

[BTP]

Could be the only game left in the regular season with any intensity. Kill em

 

[Larcos_Unal]

They play Tampa next week.

I'd rather not show Tampa the full deck, also start Woll.
I'm sure they're going to be doing the same on their end.l

 

[ACC1224]

I'd rather not show Tampa the full deck, also start Woll.
I'm sure they're going to be doing the same on their end.l

I'd rather they steam roll them for 60 minutes and take that confidence into the series.
We all know the Team lacks confidence once the playoffs start.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I don’t know what Keefe saw from those top two lines last night that makes him want to stick with them.

 

[Notsince67]

Could be the only game left in the regular season with any intensity. Kill em

An emphatic win would be good for mental health. For the team and the fans

 

[TorMapleJays]

They play Tampa next week.

And the Rangers

 

[ACC1224]

I don’t know what Keefe saw from those top two lines last night that makes him want to stick with them.

I'd swap Nylander with ROR and move Tavares to the wing.

 

[NiftyMits]

They play Tampa next week.

Doesn't matter I'm not expecting them to play our big boys that game. By measuring stick I meant make this the last game against a playoff opponent where we play our best roster

 

[Gary Nylund]

Doesn't matter I'm not expecting them to play our big boys that game. By measuring stick I meant make this the last game against a playoff opponent where we play our best roster

I suspect we'll ice our best team against TB if home ice still up for grabs.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Could be the only game left in the regular season with any intensity. Kill em

Still got one vs the Habs. Those games usually have some bite regardless of the standings.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I'd rather not show Tampa the full deck, also start Woll.
I'm sure they're going to be doing the same on their end.l

Yes I would rest the big 4. Run something like

ZAR - Accairi - Bunting
Jarnkrok - Kampf - Simmonds
Zohorna - ROR - Kerfoot

McCabe - Brodie
Gio - Schenn

Woll

Most of the game. Tell em the player with the highest hit count at the end of the game is promised a spot on the roster game 1

 

[ACC1224]

Doesn't matter I'm not expecting them to play our big boys that game. By measuring stick I meant make this the last game against a playoff opponent where we play our best roster

IMO, they need to start consistently icing their playoff roster. I'd like if they played more than one game together.
They've been all over the map with injuries and the 11/7 garbage.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Welcome back ROR

 

[shaner8989]

Keefe is going to blow this season again with his inept line management. Nylander and Tavares are putrid together and last game was proof. Yet he has them together again.

Glad Simmonds is out but thought Abruzzese was good and deserved another game at least.

Play Woll again

 

[leafsfan5]

Is this 2nd line expected to be a thing? Because if Keefe is doing it to "test things out" it's getting late and we need to develop chemistry with our playoff lines first

 

[Jojalu]

I don’t know what Keefe saw from those top two lines last night that makes him want to stick with them.

He saw that they controlled the play the entire night, won the game and outshot them 2-1.

The puck didn't go in as often as fans wanted, but if you play like that on a regular basis, you will win a lot more than you lose

 

[ACC1224]

He saw that they controlled the play the entire night, won the game and outshot them 2-1.

The puck didn't go in as often as fans wanted, but if you play like that on a regular basis, you will win a lot more than you lose

They won't be playing the worst team in the league every night so they may not have such an easy time.

 

[IPS]

Keefe is becoming very underappreciated. This is an elite coach we have here.

 

[Jojalu]

They won't be playing the worst team in the league every night so they may not have such an easy time.

They did the same thing to Florida, Carolina,, etc.

Granted not playing on a line together but they have been trending up in terms of controlling play and limiting chances

 

[ACC1224]

They did the same thing to Florida, Carolina,, etc.

Granted not playing on a line together but they have been trending up in terms of controlling play and limiting chances

Wasn't last night their first game together?

They're all talented guys and I'm sure they could figure it out over some time, IMO time for experimenting should be over.
Keefe just seems so far out of his depth at times.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Is this 2nd line expected to be a thing? Because if Keefe is doing it to "test things out" it's getting late and we need to develop chemistry with our playoff lines first

They've played all of 30 minutes together this year. If this is a thing, I don't know why he'd wait all year to put them together. And if they aren't, he should stop wasting time

 

[BertCorbeau]

No injuries please