GDT: Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1, Game2 - Leafs Vs Bolts; May 4th. 7:30 p.m. EST

[PromisedLand]

(nah not waiting morning to start this. It is May 4th already so it is within the time frame)

Gather around ladies and gentleman, boys and girls and children of all ages. It is time for another story. The second story talks about the Fellowship of the Cup; the heroes that formed the fellowship and the villains who tried to thwart it

Ages ago it was foretold that a fellowship will be formed, aided by the council of Elrond; other heroes from the land too will rise to join the fellowship and combat the Nazgul, Saruman and Sauron and.... G. Bettman (G stands for Gollum btw)

It began when G. Bettman and Sauron colluded with Saruman and Nazgul for two years in a row and the rules about capspace and integrity was overthrown

G. Bettman could not hide his favoritism

No other team in the realm even dared question this unholy alliance. When the village of Rangers rose against the incompetence and unfairness of Sauron and Bettman they were fined 100K in middle earth currency.

Tyranny ruled the realm. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. And so formed the council of Elrond; the council met to decide the plan to combat the perils that plagued the world as The Cup had been stolen by Nazgul and Saruman with the help of Sauron and Gollum

The Fellowship of the Cup was officially formed

As the Fellowship gained grounds, fought against the injustice, unfairness and anti Leaf bias; other heroes joined the cause

As the fight against injustice gained momentum. Sauron the NHL started sending out hideous decisions, made up rules to break the fellowship and continue the unruly reign of unlawful and illegal tyranny

If this wasn't enough. Everyone colluded for a suspension

And so the anti-Leaf and the DUMBEST person ever to hold the office of DoPS once again rose up to the occasion

One member of the fellowship of the cup had already been taken down. As the fellowship seem to have gotten weak....

The BOSS Nazgul - the most dangerous of them all

The evil collusion of Saruman and Sauron seemed to be strengthening

All seemed lost. The odds were stacked against the fellowship of the cup. It seemed impossible. The last thread of HOPE was all but gone.... But just then.....

RETURN OF THE KING

As the KING returned so did the many followers and tore through the tyranny to once again bring justice to the realm

It became absolutely crystal clear.... That this is the Year!

This year Stanley is Coming Home! It is coming home to the where it belongs. It is coming home to that "One Team". It is coming home to Toronto Maple Leafs!​

The Line Up (*will update it as the recent news becomes available)

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE CUP

The Fellowship Offense
Bunting* - Matthews - Marner
Mikheyev - Tavares - Kerfoot
Engvall - Kampf - Nylander
Kase - Blackwell - Simmonds

The Fellowship Defense
Rielly Lyubushkin
Muzzin Brodie
Giordano Liljegren

The Fellowship Goalies
Campbell
Kallgren

The Fellowship Head Coach: Sheldon "Council of Elrond" Keefe



The EVIL Collusion

The Nazgul offense
Palat - Stamkos - Kucherov
Hagel - Cirelli - Point
Killorn - Colton - Paul
Maroon - Bellemare - Perry

The Nazgul defense
Hedman Rutta
McDonagh Cernak
Sargachev Foote

The Nazgul Goalies
Vasilevskiy
Elliot

The Evil Head Coach: Jon "The Saruman" Cooper


Alirghty then.... Story telling and dramatics aside. We gotta win this 2nd game.

LETS GO WIN THIS THING

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[leafsfan5]

let's f***ing do this

 

[Jojalu]

What can be said?

Boys. We obvioulsy love you. Just come out ans play balls to the wall hockey.

 

[TheGreatOne11]

Go Leafs Go baby, but I need everyone to pray for me tonight, i was just watching the office and noticed a black blur in the back of my room and im all like "well, wtf is that?" Sooo it turns outttt

Soooo, he's dead now, but so is any idea of me getting a decent sleep.

My dog is laying in bed with me ready to go to war, but i fear if he laid eggs the numbers will be too great, don't waste any prayers on Ukraine, i need your help the most tonight, goodnight and godspeed my fellow leaf friends, i hope i get to witness the glory of our leafs together tomorrow.

And if not, GIVE EM HELL FOR ME BOYS.

 

[leafsfan5]

Go Leafs Go baby, but I need everyone to pray for me tonight, i was just watching the office and noticed a black blur in the back of my room and im all like "well, wtf is that?" Sooo it turns outttt

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Soooo, he's dead now, but so is any idea of me getting a decent sleep.

My dog is laying in bed with me ready to go to war, but i fear if he laid eggs the numbers will be too great, don't waste any prayers on Ukraine, i need your help the most tonight, goodnight and godspeed my fellow leaf friends, i hope i get to witness the glory of our leafs together tomorrow.

And if not, GIVE EM HELL FOR ME BOYS.

I would simply burn the house down

 

[Squiffy]

Wow OP lol.. that's a heck of a GDT. That's not one you just toss together before the game lol.. props on the effort. Always appreciate a good effort on a GDT. There was a time here that the GDT consisted of "hey couple of hours to the game, no gdt yet so.. here. GDT. Go." The evolution is good, may it be in eternity.

I don't have anything original or insightful to say. Game 2 harder then game 1, gotta worry that the champs had their butts handed to them and its all the talk, not like they dont know what they need to do. This is a big one.. but then they all are. Go Leafs Go.

P.S. there is no conspiracy against the Leafs. The Leafs winning is the greatest bottom line to the NHL they could ever hope for. Like printing money. Rag on officiating and discipline if one must, it's inconsistent for sure, but put away the tin foil folks. The Wu-Tang knows, it's C.R.E.A.M, they're not out for the Leafs.

P.S.S. not ragging on OP content there.. it's brilliant. Just saying

 

[AndyWozniewski]

I hope Keefe doesn't mess with a winning lineup for no reason like he did against the Habs last year. I can see him just randomly playing Holl over Liljegren in game 2.

 

[IPS]

@PromisedLand wow have you been killing it with the GDT's lately

 

[Squiffy]

I hope Keefe doesn't mess with a winning lineup for no reason like he did against the Habs last year. I can see him just randomly playing Holl over Liljegren in game 2.

Can't see it here. No way.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Damn fine GDT.

Team needs to come out with the same energy they did Monday, Tampa will be eager to quiet that crowd.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Team toughness is important. Pretty much every player had a hit last game and effort was through the roof. Let's keep it rolling again today. Play with great pace.

Gotta play smart too. Tampa will be looking to gaud Toronto in some stupid stuff. Let's keep our wits and go to there barn up 2-0.

 

[Frostitute]

Alright boys it's time for a repeat performance! Lets show these Bolts that the Leafs can strike twice!

I'm excited for playoff Bunting. I'm excited to see the crowd jumping.
I'm excited for Tampa players to leave lumpy!
I'm excited for that main board to be even MORE grumpy!
Ohhh man, it's gonna be something!

LFG do this thing!
GO LEAFS GO!!

 

[ACC1224]

@PromisedLand wow have you been killing it with the GDT's lately

Great effort but I can’t be the only one who would have expected a Star Wars theme today.

Tampa will be flying to start. Boys need the weather the storm, keep up the intensity from Monday and step on their throats.

 

[TorMapleJays]

We win tonight and we will wrap it up at home in 5.

 

[supermann_98]

Amazing GDT, got so pumped at the Return of the King part.

Let’s go Leafs! Squash those demons, like Achilles says in Troy “Do you know what lies beyond that beach? Immortality! Take it! It’s Yours!”

My stomach already has butterflies.

 

[saltming]

(nah not waiting morning to start this. It is May 4th already so it is within the time frame)

Gather around ladies and gentleman, boys and girls and children of all ages. It is time for another story. The second story talks about the Fellowship of the Cup; the heroes that formed the fellowship and the villains who tried to thwart it

Ages ago it was foretold that a fellowship will be formed, aided by the council of Elrond; other heroes from the land too will rise to join the fellowship and combat the Nazgul, Saruman and Sauron and.... G. Bettman (G stands for Gollum btw)

It began when G. Bettman and Sauron colluded with Saruman and Nazgul for two years in a row and the rules about capspace and integrity was overthrown

G. Bettman could not hide his favoritism

No other team in the realm even dared question this unholy alliance. When the village of Rangers rose against the incompetence and unfairness of Sauron and Bettman they were fined 100K in middle earth currency.

Tyranny ruled the realm. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. And so formed the council of Elrond; the council met to decide the plan to combat the perils that plagued the world as The Cup had been stolen by Nazgul and Saruman with the help of Sauron and Gollum

The Fellowship of the Cup was officially formed

As the Fellowship gained grounds, fought against the injustice, unfairness and anti Leaf bias; other heroes joined the cause

As the fight against injustice gained momentum. Sauron the NHL started sending out hideous decisions, made up rules to break the fellowship and continue the unruly reign of unlawful and illegal tyranny

If this wasn't enough. Everyone colluded for a suspension

And so the anti-Leaf and the DUMBEST person ever to hold the office of DoPS once again rose up to the occasion

One member of the fellowship of the cup had already been taken down. As the fellowship seem to have gotten weak....

The BOSS Nazgul - the most dangerous of them all

The evil collusion of Saruman and Sauron seemed to be strengthening

All seemed lost. The odds were stacked against the fellowship of the cup. It seemed impossible. The last thread of HOPE was all but gone.... But just then.....

RETURN OF THE KING

As the KING returned so did the many followers and tore through the tyranny to once again bring justice to the realm

It became absolutely crystal clear.... That this is the Year!

This year Stanley is Coming Home! It is coming home to the where it belongs. It is coming home to that "One Team". It is coming home to Toronto Maple Leafs!​

The Line Up (*will update it as the recent news becomes available)

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE CUP

The Fellowship Offense
Bunting* - Matthews - Marner
Mikheyev - Tavares - Kerfoot
Engvall - Kampf - Nylander
Kase - Blackwell - Simmonds

The Fellowship Defense
Rielly Lyubushkin
Muzzin Brodie
Giordano Liljegren

The Fellowship Goalies
Campbell
Kallgren

The Fellowship Head Coach: Sheldon "Council of Elrond" Keefe



The EVIL Collusion

The Nazgul offense
Palat - Stamkos - Kucherov
Hagel - Cirelli - Point
Killorn - Colton - Paul
Maroon - Bellemare - Perry

The Nazgul defense
Hedman Rutta
McDonagh Cernak
Sargachev Foote

The Nazgul Goalies
Vasilevskiy
Elliot

The Evil Head Coach: Jon "The Saruman" Cooper


Alirghty then.... Story telling and dramatics aside. We gotta win this 2nd game.

LETS GO WIN THIS THING

Can you keep this up right to the cup?
Great work again

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Amazing GDT, got so pumped at the Return of the King part.

Let’s go Leafs! Squash those demons, like Achilles says in Troy “Do you know what lies beyond that beach? Immortality! Take it! It’s Yours!”

My stomach already has butterflies.

Butterflies don't like whiskey. Drink whiskey to get rid of them

 

[crump]

 

[Spargon]

That Willy picture as Legolas lol

 

[Gary Nylund]

I'm ready, hope the boys are too. As I like to say to my wife before every game, this is the most important game of the year (so far).

GLG!!

I'm ready, ready as anybody can be
I'm ready, ready as anybody can be
Now I'm ready for you, I hope you're ready for me

I got an axe handle pistol on a graveyard frame
That shoot tombstone bullets, wearin' balls and chain
I'm drinkin' TNT, I'm smokin' dynamite
I hope some screwball start a fight
'Cause I'm ready, ready as anybody can be
I'm ready for you, I hope you're ready for me

All you pretty little chicks with your pretty little hair
I know you feels like I ain't nowhere
But stop what your doin' baby come overhere
I'll prove to you baby, that I ain't no square
Because I'm ready, ready as anybody can be
Now I'm ready for you, I hope you're ready for me

I been drinkin' gin like never before
I feel so good, I want you to know
One more drink, I wish you would
I takes a whole lotta lovin' to make me feel good
'Cause I'm ready, ready as anybody can be
Now I'm ready for you, I hope you're ready for me

Willie Dixon

 

[PuckMagi]

I hope Spezza plays today

 

[Sypher04]

I hope Spezza plays today

Assuming that Bunting draws in for Clifford, I don’t see how he’d get into the lineup. I can’t see taking out anyone from last game

Also, great GDT OP

 

[al secord]

I hope Spezza plays today

Blackwell earned game 2, and the hope/belief is that Bunting draws in.

 

[GrizzLeaf]

Great gdt @PromisedLand !

Leafs need to come out just as focused and intense as the first game. If the PK can perform as well as the last game, it'll really kill the Bolts morale.

Go Leafs Go!

 

[Cor]

Need a strong start once again. Anyone going to the game, we also need a similar performance from the crowd.

Auston and Mitch need to do their thing. If they do, we can head south with home ice advantage in tact

 

[mapleleafs34]

I hope Keefe doesn't mess with a winning lineup for no reason like he did against the Habs last year. I can see him just randomly playing Holl over Liljegren in game 2.

There's no f**king way. Like absolutely no shot. If he does, Keefe should be fired on the spot