Pre-Game Talk: Toronto @ Edmonton - Saturday 7PM - HNIC

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With the trade deadline approaching, team deficiencies grow brighter and for the Maple Leafs, their offensive struggles have been in the spotlight during their three-game winless streak. Is there a lot of concern in Toronto about the team's scoring? Should they look to add an offensive...

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Hopefully they start on time with this technically being an afternoon game.

Always look forward to seeing McDavid, should be a good test.

Woll should get the net and Knies possibly back.

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[13pacheco31]

Doesn't anyone know when Tavares is coming back?

 

[ACC1224]

Doesn't anyone know when Tavares is coming back?

He's skating so hopefully not too much longer. It'll be a good sign if he's on the road trip.

 

[SprDaVE]

Doesn't anyone know when Tavares is coming back?

Dreger said after this week-end

 

[HockeyVirus]

Best case scenario we win every game on this road trip and go into the break 1st in the Atlantic and get rested up.

let's see what this group actually has. We're all expecting them to flame out, let's see some fight back

 

[LeafalCrusader]

All we need is Woll to hold McDrai and co to one goal or less and we got a great chance of picking up a point in this one!

 

[Jojalu]

Where is my 10-12 point lead at the end of Jan?

31 games left. Probably 19-10-2 wins the division.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

We’re gonna get smoked.

 

[Jojalu]

We’re gonna get smoked.

That's the spirit!

 

[Jacquestrapless]

 

[Aashir]

tavares back practicing is big

seeing M&M is awful though.

Patches on the 2nd line is....a choice but whatever

don't like the top 6 that much, but maybe we can score some goals who knows man

 

[bax]

Stolarz coming back is huge! Probably best not give him McDavid and Draisaitl on his first game back lol

 

[wingman75]

So Tavares is playing tomorrow? Thought the team indicated he would be back on Tuesday at the earliest? Great news if he is!

Knies we knew about, also great news.

Rielly bouncing partners again. These four games cannot go fast enough for him.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

McCabe-Tanev being reunited is swell. Figured Knies would be back, shocked that Tavares is too but glad to see it. Maybe we won't get destroyed and we'll score more than one f***ing goal.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Where is my 10-12 point lead at the end of Jan?

31 games left. Probably 19-10-2 wins the division.

102 points, will be tight. But the difference between 3rd in our division and the wildcard teams is miniscule. So it doesn't matter where we finish from that standpoint.

 

[Aashir]

102 points, will be tight. But the difference between 3rd in our division and the wildcard teams is miniscule. So it doesn't matter where we finish from that standpoint.

i think this team needs to find a way to match-up with tampa again

Whether that means winning the division or coming 2nd, that's the team the leafs need to play. We have their number and most importantly, Vasi is the one goalie who doesn't "goalie" us come playoff time. Our stars produce like they should against anyone when they play tampa.

I don't want us to play boston or sens because of the PTSD it has/will cause. Moreover, the sens will play us like the 2019 blue jackets and no way in hell we win that. Boston just owns us
I don't want us to play montreal or columbus as they are going to come in hungry and idk if this team can match that.
I don't want us to play Florida because we will get smoked
I don't mind want us to play Washington (if we somehow fall that far) as they can probably (most defintely) "goalie" us and we will be left bewildered yet again

I really believe it's Tampa who we want to matchup with.

 

[Suntouchable13]

i think this team needs to find a way to match-up with tampa again

Whether that means winning the division or coming 2nd, that's the team the leafs need to play. We have their number and most importantly, Vasi is the one goalie who doesn't "goalie" us come playoff time. Our stars produce like they should against anyone when they play tampa.

I don't want us to play boston or sens because of the PTSD it has/will cause. Moreover, the sens will play us like the 2019 blue jackets and no way in hell we win that. Boston just owns us
I don't want us to play montreal or columbus as they are going to come in hungry and idk if this team can match that.
I don't want us to play Florida because we will get smoked
I don't mind want us to play Washington (if we somehow fall that far) as they can probably (most defintely) "goalie" us and we will be left bewildered yet again

I really believe it's Tampa who we want to matchup with.

I don't mind Boston. Just to see if things truly are different. Can they exorcise the Boston demon?

 

[Kiwi]

Be nice to score more than a goal or two

You can't have this much capital up front and be this inconsistent scoring goals, you just can't or your going to run into trouble

Hopefully we can start turning it around tomorrow

 

[3blizzard4]

I like it when we play in Edmonton. Gives the rest of the fans in the league a chance to remember that there is indeed a team there.

So glad they moved the time to local afternoon game to accommodate us in Toronto! That alone is pissing HFOil so much lol

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Be nice to score more than a goal or two

You can't have this much capital up front and be this inconsistent scoring goals, you just can't or your going to run into trouble

Hopefully we can start turning it around tomorrow

That’s the biggest insult honestly.

We are paying so much to have this supposedly explosive offensive team but the goals aren’t there so wtf are we paying them for?

I like it when we play in Edmonton. Gives the rest of the fans in the league a chance to remember that there is indeed a team there.

So glad they moved the time to local afternoon game to accommodate us in Toronto! That alone is pissing HFOil so much lol

I’m sure they’ll get over it when the playoffs roll around. I hate their success as much as anyone here but that’s a real team over there.

 

[Jojalu]

That’s the biggest insult honestly.

We are paying so much to have this supposedly explosive offensive team but the goals aren’t there so wtf are we paying them for?

It's never been an issue before in regualr season so it just seems like one of those things.

Nylander and Tavares were pacing for career highs.

It's really the extra 20 from Matthews that has been missing

 

[CabanaBoy5]

McCabe-Tanev being reunited is swell. Figured Knies would be back, shocked that Tavares is too but glad to see it. Maybe we won't get destroyed and we'll score more than one f***ing goal.

Putting McCabe with Rielly rendered a poorer version of McCabe because basically he was playing with someone who belongs at a minor bantam level.

 

[Aashir]

I don't mind Boston. Just to see if things truly are different. Can they exorcise the Boston demon?

Maybe, but I don’t think this team can beat Boston

Even last year, I didn’t believe they could at all until nylander scored in game 7, which gave me a little bit of hope which was crushed almost immediately.

These teams can rebuild, fail, rebuild again and meet up in R1 in 2045 and Id still think Boston in 7

 

[Suntouchable13]

Maybe, but I don’t think this team can beat Boston

Even last year, I didn’t believe they could at all until nylander scored in game 7, which gave me a little bit of hope which was crushed almost immediately.

These teams can rebuild, fail, rebuild again and meet up in R1 in 2045 and Id still think Boston in 7

Yea, I totally feel you man.

 

[Matthews4Calder]

Best case scenario we win every game on this road trip and go into the break 1st in the Atlantic and get rested up.

let's see what this group actually has. We're all expecting them to flame out, let's see some fight back

I think we are going to be looking at a wild card spot by the break. The way they are playing and can't score I can see them getting very little from this trip. Everyone thinks they were cruising. Ottawa 4 points behind and we are a half dozen points from missing the playoffs which to me isn't a certain.