GDT: TML @ NYI (Again!) Thu, Jan 2, 2025

[Dekes For Days]

Hoping for another low eventful game that yields the same result. It might be boring hockey, but the results show it works.
Last season record January 2nd 2024: 17-10-7, 41 points.
This season record January 2nd 2025: 22-13-2, 48 points

That's a different number of games. After 38 games, we've actually had:
2024-2025: 48 points
2023-2024: 49 points
2022-2023: 53 points
2021-2022: 53 points
2020-2021: 53 points

 

[Evilhomer]

Me too. Anything with the New York Islanders in it just turns hockey into a chore.

This will be a dreadful game to watch. The Islanders are a terrible team.

 

[hamzarocks]

Who the f*** scheduled 3 games with the isles so close together?

 

[francis246]

I think Matthews is only a couple more games away. Maybe back on the last half of the back to back or first game next week.

unfortunately it's how the season will play out. I don't think he should play on team USA.

It's a fun tournament but he's not missing the Olympics or something.

near the end of the season If they're in good shape... they probably shut him down for a while.

it's probably a back issue but I wondered if it's a rib injury or something else beyond a regular injury. Either way hopefully by next season it's in the past because it's something he's going to have to play through.

Anyway Go Leafs Go tonight. Hopefully they put this one to bed quick and score a bunch. One can hope.

The NHl and NHLPA will push for him to play unfortunately. It doesn’t seem like he has debilitating injury that they can use as an excuse. The best we can hope for is he goes to the four nations and dominates and regains his form.

 

[Nineteen67]

With the Junior game on at the same time if they’re ever going to have an absolute stinker it might be a good night to do it.

 

[Nineteen67]

The NHl and NHLPA will push for him to play unfortunately. It doesn’t seem like he has debilitating injury that they can use as an excuse. The best we can hope for is he goes to the four nations and dominates and regains his form.

Dominate against Sweden and shutout against Canada.

This will be a dreadful game to watch. The Islanders are a terrible team.

January NHL is a tough watch.

 

[Evilhomer]

January NHL is a tough watch.

Agreed. Most games from now until late March will be pretty tedious. But the Islanders are a special tedious. The Leafs should win this one in unspectacular fashion.

 

[SprDaVE]

I am manifesting a Dewar goal

 

[Antropovsky]

This will be a dreadful game to watch. The Islanders are a terrible team.

Beat us 6-3.

 

[ULF_55]

Expecting a loss.

Be thrilled with a lottery win.

Talking heads on Sportsnet talking about their poor puck moving defenders. So many blocked shots because they're weak at moving / managing the puck.

Sky looks blue?

 

[Evilhomer]

Beat us 6-3.

Nah. It will be something gross like an OT win for the Leafs where they get outplayed for most of the game.

 

[MSZ]

 

[HockeyVirus]

GLG

 

[DarkKnight]

Try to spell that name after seeing it

 

[9Iron]

Howdy Ho's

Once again let's put this trash team in its place. Get ahead and stay ahead.

Bourne wants to see Reilly be great more often... gonna be waiting a long long time for that.

 

[yubbers]

what's the going rate for Anthem singers in the Matrix?

 

[MSZ]

what's the going rate for Anthem singers in the Matrix?

$6.25

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Go Leafs Go

 

[9Iron]

Congrats Sportsnet. Game hasn't even started and I've had 2 complete lockups already.

 

[SprDaVE]

OEL needs to start producing.

Who the f*** scheduled 3 games with the isles so close together?

Good... get them over with

 

[9Iron]

That record was from BEFORE Borje Salming... jfc

 

[BayStBullies]

They're STILL crying that Tavares didn't want to play there?

 

[Confucius]

I’ve been told we don’t need defencemen, we are solid there. Lol

 

[Suntouchable13]

Good, I hope we never see Holmberg again. I have a lot of time for Reaves, I don't care for plugs like Holmberg who don't do shit.

 

[HockeyVirus]

They're STILL crying that Tavares didn't want to play there?

Sad eh