Post-Game Talk: The legendary Maple Leafs win! Game 1 vs tampa

[34]

How many games does Clifford get for that boarding hit?

Hopefully none. The team needs him on the ice. They will need him, looks like this series will be rough.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Finally!!!!!

Sheik’s found someone he hates more than Hogan.

I say sign Sheik and let him beat the snot out of Perry when he’s walking through the tunnel.

Sheik is still one bad mofo…..

Sheik make Perry humble!

 

[supermann_98]

Finally!!!!!

Sheik’s found someone he hates more than Hogan.

I say sign Sheik and let him beat the snot out of Perry when he’s walking through the tunnel.

Sheik is still one bad mofo…..

OMG how have I not yet followed the Iron Sheik? Best twitter account ever! Lmao

 

[PromisedLand]

f*** yeah! Leafs win 5-0 Bruins lose 5-1. Oilers lose next please!!

Kings scored 2 goals and ex-Leaf Trevor Moore was on both of them. THen McJesus did his thing in the last minute and got one back though

 

[fahad203]

leafs in 5

 

[keonsbitterness]

I just saw the numbers. Tampa out hit Toronto by 20? Didn't feel that way.

Makes sense. We had the puck a lot more.

 

[34]

Corey Perry is a bitch and always has been a bitch

Yeah I hate Corey Perry.

 

[go_leafs_go02]

I don't think the crowd's been that good since 2004 when we beat the Sens in 7.

 

[34]

leafs in 5

I hope so! just win the series.

 

[KingsHockey24]

The 3rd period confirmed Clifford must start. What he did is equivalent to your first liner missing a wide open net in overtime. You're not going to sit the first liner next game.

He got carried away but he's still needed for this series. Tampa bottom 6 is all trash looking to play dirty. Perry Maroon Bellemare Killorn then those two useless guys Paul and Hagel. We can afford to dress Clifford, Tampa isn't deep any more we can run them into the ground with skill and grit.

I'd love to have Clifford/Blackwell/Simmonds start Game 2 and see if someone on Tampa (Maroon/Perry) try and go with him only to get Polak'd.

 

[LeafSteel]

OMG how have I not yet followed the Iron Sheik? Best twitter account ever! Lmao

Dude is bats#it crazy and funny as Hell.

Loved him as a kid with Nikolai Volkoff, and he still slays me…..

 

[Pi]

How many games does Clifford get for that boarding hit?

None. It was a 2 min/ borderline 5 min call there. Puck was just passed. He got the game.

 

[leafers]

Ah well the Sheik was a good 5-10 years prior to Tatankas time.

Sadly (or so I'm told) I am still into it. Had some real good ones through the 90s and early 2000s. With a couple of great to good alternatives to WWE it's getting much better too.
Almost as rough as hockey.....

I recently started watching old clips and I appreciate their atheletic ability more than I used to and the shere punishment they put their body through is something else.
Backflips from the ropes or from the top of a steel cage…pure madness but admirable for their dedication.
Anyways, didn’t mean to highjack the thread with wrestling talk. (Someone tombstoning Perry would be nice though)

 

[Stephen]

One player I don’t miss at all in the playoffs, Zach Hyman. Always billed as such a critical playoff piece but all those broken plays and no production aren’t things I miss.

 

[Hurt]

Yeah I hate Corey Perry.

Going to be honest with you... I think Perry injured Tavares on purpose last year. I know it's taboo to say that.

 

[Jarqui]

The defending Cup champs were coming off a pretty good regular season.
I've been watching this team a long time.
Off hand, considering their opponent, I can't recall a better performance in a series opener.

 

[Hurt]

One player I don’t miss at all in the playoffs, Zach Hyman. Always billed as such a critical playoff piece but all those broken plays and no production aren’t things I miss.

Excited to see how Bunting does once he's healthy.

 

[jgs]

Leafs played a great game and deserved the win but don't get too excited it is just one game. they have to win 4 to advance. They need to stay composed and focus. Next game is even more important than this one.

 

[1specter]

That was the most dominant playoff game in the Matthews era

 

[TheShape]

He’s a vulnerability at times. If you can throw him off his game and get him seeing red he’ll just start retaliating and taking penalties. It’s beautiful.

Kucherov was rattled tonight. Questionable decision making, passing up shots, errant passes everywhere.

Stamkos, Kuch, Point, Hedman are all elite gamebreakers but the absolute biggest concern for me is whether or not Vaz flips the switch and goes god mode. Otherwise I like our chances here, Tampa simply can't match the Leafs skating.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

what a game, that was their best performance of the season,, the PK was on point all game I hope to see them a little less in game 2 but they were awesome.

If Bunting is ready to go for game 2 do you put him in? or do you keep the winning lineup intact?

 

[34]

Going to be honest with you... I think Perry injured Tavares on purpose last year. I know it's taboo to say that.

Agree with you. I think he did as well.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Perry and Maroon are the biggest babies. This was a solid clean hit and they acted like Simmonds shot Rutta.

 

[Nooodles]

what a game, that was their best performance of the season,, the PK was on point all game I hope to see them a little less in game 2 but they were awesome.

If Bunting is ready to go for game 2 do you put him in? or do you keep the winning lineup intact?

Absolutely play him

 

[supermann_98]

Dude is bats#it crazy and funny as Hell.

Loved him as a kid with Nikolai Volkoff, and he still slays me…..

Same, I've probably watched all his classic interviews with "smart American Jewish man Gene mean Okerland" a dozen times. Im reading his tweets in his voice with his accent and I'm dying