GDT: Season Opener | Leafs vs Habs 7pm EST | Winning For Rodion

[therealkoho]

First line can't exit their own zone, shocking.

All those wallets weighing them down

 

[Teeder Keon]

Cosentino

 

[Matty Sundin]

We been an underwhelming October team for a few years now. Could have been a better period but I don’t think we were that bad even.

 

[Doublerum1975]

One period, hot takes all over. It’s one period, I thought we out played them overall.

We did

 

[Jojalu]

Leafs Radio aaying Nylander was by far the best player.

Had a few plays that looked different from last year like instead of a fly by, pursued the puck and got a little physical.

Can anyone back that up?

 

[Aashir]

This thread is hard to keep up with:
Bedard got his first
Powers signed
Talking about bourbon
Hitting being effective or not
Then there’s also talk about some leafs game being played today

 

[Macallan18]

An 19 year old needs to be coddled to a point where one person speaks to him
So cute.

Hasn’t been weened yet

 

[Fogelhund]

So we are not firing Keefe yet?

Nah, that comes after an extended terrible losing streak of two games.

 

[ACC1224]

Oh and Calgary had about as many hits as the Cup champs. Stop being so obtuse about physicality.

Exactly. The hits just show more aggression, being more engaged in the game. Think most would want that or at the very least understand the importance of it.

 

[fahad203]

This thread is hard to keep up with:
Bedard got his first
Powers signed
Talking about bourbon
Hitting being effective or not
Then there’s also talk about some leafs game being played today

++ Fire Keefe

 

[Burnie97]

Glad Bedard got his first against Boston... prefect.. better now than when Leafs play them too.

 

[thewave]

Leafs Radio aaying Nylander was by far the best player.

Had a few plays that looked different from last year like instead of a fly by, pursued the puck and got a little physical.

Can anyone back that up?

Reaves was better, no contest.

 

[Raging Bull]

Leafs Radio aaying Nylander was by far the best player.

Had a few plays that looked different from last year like instead of a fly by, pursued the puck and got a little physical.

Can anyone back that up?

Definitely had the puck on his stick more than any player.

 

[Budz]

Leafs Radio aaying Nylander was by far the best player.

Had a few plays that looked different from last year like instead of a fly by, pursued the puck and got a little physical.

Can anyone back that up?

Most possession time, good entries and speed. A little sloppy and too cute with the puck.

Top line was nearly invisible aside from a 20 second stretch

 

[Guided by Veseys]

Leafs Radio aaying Nylander was by far the best player.

Had a few plays that looked different from last year like instead of a fly by, pursued the puck and got a little physical.

Can anyone back that up?

Yup. That was correct. Working hard on D and looking like McD lite on his speed and zone entries

 

[GrizzLeaf]

I'm at work and can't find a stream for the game. So I'm reading hf instead.

Very, very entertaining lol

 

[Confucius]

Any good recs for inexpensive bourbon?

Jack Daniels

 

[DarkKnight]

Exactly. The hits just show more aggression, being more engaged in the game. Think most would want that or at the very least understand the importance of it.

Pure hit totals don't mean much, it does speak to possession sometimes, but this idea that they're useless is silly too. I liked our physicality.

 

[Macallan18]

Leafs Radio aaying Nylander was by far the best player.

Had a few plays that looked different from last year like instead of a fly by, pursued the puck and got a little physical.

Can anyone back that up?

True

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Did we get a new goal song or is it the same crap

Will have to wait a few games to know

 

[francis246]

Man, when did you start drinking?

I don’t drink! Bad for your liver

 

[The Management]

Leafs Radio aaying Nylander was by far the best player.

Had a few plays that looked different from last year like instead of a fly by, pursued the puck and got a little physical.

Can anyone back that up?

I would say he looked better than the other three "core" forwards in the first period. I don't know if I'd say "by far." Had a few great zone entries, looked creative, wasn't just relying on his speed. But a bit sloppy on the powerplay, I thought.

 

[Jacquestrapless]

2nd line needs a grinder, and 3rd line needs an offensive sparkplug. Move knies up and Domi down

 

[93gilmour93]

This thread is hard to keep up with:
Bedard got his first
Powers signed
Talking about bourbon
Hitting being effective or not
Then there’s also talk about some leafs game being played today

 

[Teeder Keon]

Intermission panel gets worse every year