GDT: Tampa Bay vs Toronto 8PM TSN4

[Teeder Keon]

And Boston lost to Pittsburg, we are definitely playing Tampa in the first round, I give us about a 10% chance of winning that series. f*** me

Are you a Leaf fan ?

 

[frizzer1]

Well, prepare for it, because I'm predicting it.

I also predict this place will freak out, even though it's one game of a 7-game series and Liljegren will get into enough playoff games.

I would bet big bucks that Holl plays and lily sits.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

We are soft as baby poo during play. Barely making any contact at all. Glad to see Gio and Simmer doing something with their fists though.

 

[glue]

We beat the snot out of them last time. This was a revenge game for them... And just another Thursday night for us.

That’s certainly what I’m hoping

 

[Langdon Alger]

Exactly. Guy just chirps. Absolute f***ing chicken shit.

Hasn't been good tonight but if anything Leafs should come out looking to steam roll them on home ice after this bullshit.

And what else does Simmonds do exactly?

 

[mikeyz]

Lol I guess you haven't been watching? Hasek in his prime isn't making these stops

You didn't just compare Kallgren to Hasek did you? LMFAO

 

[Once]

Idk how some people deal with real life issues when they blow up after one period of lacklustre play without their hart candidate.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

The only thing Tavares is good at doing is getting touch assists that are secondary on the power play and then people can exclaim how he’s a point per game player and how good he is.

More of his PP assists are primary than secondary.

It is at ES where he has more secondary assists than primary, and most of those are not "touch" assists.

Don't be pissed that Tavares is disproving stupid opinions about him sucking this year.

 

[2 Slick]

I don't know why people are overreacting to this game. The Leafs are resting: Campbell, Matthews and Campbell and experimenting with line combos. They are clearly prioritizing health over winning.

How much more could Campbell possibly rest? He's barely gotten any games the last 10 days. He needs to get into a rhythm, build his confidence, gain momentum. It's not like tonight was a back-to-back game. Playing Kallgren just sends a message to Tampa Bay that Keefe doesn't care about this game. That's the message I'd take if I were them, why wouldn't I?

 

[stickty111]

This is not meaningless in any sense of the word. I don't get some people. I really don't.

I'm sure when the Leafs lost Game 5 to Montreal that was meaningless. No big deal. Big chill moment.

Everything matters. If you can't handle that it does, that's fine.

This game is less important. You're just saying it's meaningful because it suits what you believe but thats flawed.
Yes everything matters expect for the season, and this game means more according to you? Contradiction much? If you can't handle that, fine.
Boston is in huge trouble.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

devils advocate : we are lulling the bolts in to a false sense of security so they take us lightly come playoff time

 

[Tak7]

I don't know why people are overreacting to this game. The Leafs are resting: Muzzin, Matthews and Campbell and experimenting with line combos. They are clearly prioritizing health over winning.

They are resting Campbell only.

Muzzin & Matthews are hurt.

And while they are under-strength in a game of questionable importance, you still have to show up and put in an effort - they've been butter-soft tonight, which is always going to annoy people on a night where you could have sent a huge statement.

 

[Tak7]

I would bet big bucks that Holl plays and lily sits.

Yep, so would I.

Think it's crazy that people expect Keefe to just drop a guy that he plays 20 minutes a night + regularly on the PK.

 

[LastOne2100]

More of his PP assists are primary than secondary.

It is at ES where he has more secondary assists than primary, and most of those are not "touch" assists.

Don't be pissed that Tavares is disproving stupid opinions about him sucking this year.

You really think Tavares is having an $11m year?

Him sucking is relative to the amount of cap space he is taking up and what we could have instead, not literal.

 

[stickty111]

Idk how some people deal with real life issues when they blow up after one period of lacklustre play without their hart candidate.

Some of the fans deserve all the negativity this team has given them.

 

[2 Slick]

They are resting Campbell only.

He's played two games in a week, why does he need more rest? I don't get it. He needs to play big games like this against our first round opponent. Maybe I see it differently than every one else. I don't get it.

 

[riffle]

how is this game not meaningless?

Tampa got spanked by detroit last game and their coach called them out publicly.. onvisouly they would have more to prove this game.

this game is meaningless enough to rest the league MVP and our starting goalie.

Bookmarking this as the season comes to a close. We'll see if this was, indeed, meaningless as you protest.

 

[Burnie97]

And what else does Simmonds do exactly?

You're right. He should of just done nothing there...

 

[Azail]

You didn't just compare Kallgren to Hasek did you? LMFAO

So you think Hasek in his prime makes the saves tonight, minus the last one which didn't happen during my post? I guess you really haven't been watching.

Nice reaching though bud.

 

[BTP]

They are resting Campbell only.

Muzzin & Matthews are hurt.

And while they are under-strength in a game of questionable importance, you still have to show up and put in an effort - they've been butter-soft tonight, which is always going to annoy people on a night where you could have sent a huge statement.

Muzzin is hurt.

Matthews is fine, you can bet your house its load management. Same for Brayden Point on tampa tonight.

 

[Teeder Keon]

Funny
I don’t recognize about 10-20 posters until this game
Hmmmmmm?

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Tampa will be 6 points behind us after tonight with 5 games remaining to our 4. They play the Preds, Panthers, Jackets twice, then the Islanders. Optimistically say the go to go 3-2, losing to the playoff bound teams, but this is Tampa we’re talking about, and they can rise to the occasion, if they need 4 more wins to take home ice they’ll do it.

Leafs face the Panthers, Caps, Red Wings, and Bruins. Without Matthews and Campbell there’s a chance we go only 1-3 in that stretch. This would leave us with a finish of 110 points, tied with Tampa assuming they do win 4/5 remaining games. We’d be tied in points but Leafs would hold the tie breaker due to having more Regulation Wins, something Tampa can’t catch up to us.

So it’ll be really difficult on Tampa’s end but not impossible. It’s still disappointing that we are unable to take care of things tonight.

 

[Langdon Alger]

You're right. He should of just done nothing there...

Not what I said, but ok Charlie.

 

[riffle]

Don't move the goal posts. You are arguing different points now. Anyways I'm looking at the season sample, not this game. You are just overrracting which is typical Leafs fan emotion.

Under-reacting is as big a sin as over-reacting.

The goalposts did not move. Let's see what this team does when it matters. It mattered tonight and they gagged it, again.

 

[OVO16]

Patric Maroon is a fatass p***y lmao. Simmonds made him weep

Go eat a donut you fat bufoon