GDT: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Montreal Canadiens // SEASON OPENER EXTRAVAGANZA! - Jan19 7PM

[UFancyHuh]

Komi playing with JML today. apperently its his birthday today as well

 

[tacoburrito]

listening to sportsnet radio for some reason and this guy is just bashing the heck out of us.. can we not get a couple games before they dig into how bad we are going to be??

 

[Mr Scarface*]

And the speed up front is still there. Thats the one thing about our top 6, everyone is mobile and even guys like Bozak and Macarthur are strong skaters.

The fact that Kadri is maybe the slowest guy in our top 9 says volumes

****. You're right. Wow - I'm excited.

Montreal will be in huge trouble tonight.

 

[Stats01]

listening to sportsnet radio for some reason and this guy is just bashing the heck out of us.. can we not get a couple games before they dig into how bad we are going to be??

I feel like calling in and saying " Thanks Tips". It's like they act like we haven't seen them play before. Kind of redundant to keep on talking about the same points about this team over and over again. Haven't even heard our first anthem yet and the bashing starts.

 

[Budsfan]

This has the potential to get real ugly real fast from top to bottom this is still Brian Burke's train wreck.

As far as the Leafs goaltending goes the league has figured out how to beat Reimer top shelf under the arms and five hole and Scrivens is right off an AHL bus.

The defense is still the soft run around it's own end circus on skates.

The forward group is still without a #1 centre if you can believe that after 4 plus years under Burke.

Collectively it's the same Leafs team that last season pulled off the biggest epic collapse in Leafs history and i believe Burkey hired the wrong coach for this team in Carlyle.

Fasten your seat belts Leafs Nation.

I'm not quite as uncomfortable with the team as you are, I feel they are young and inexperienced, especially in goal but if Reimer can return to his game like he was before his concussion and Scrivens can play goal, like he has in the AHL, I think they can do the job and Carlyle's system will help.

I like the defence this year more than in years past and the guys brought in from the Marlies are all NHL quality and have had some limited NHL experience, mixed in with the returning D, they may be the linchpin of the whole season.

Forwards too are improved and when a good young player like Frattin is playing in the A and not on the Leafs, it means we have a pretty good forward core, with 3 scoring lines and a decent checking line.

Over all I like the new players, can we improve certainly and a #1 center would help but if this team plays up to their potential and embraces Carlyle's system, I think we have a shot at post season.

Time will tell however and it could go either way, in any case......

Go Leafs Go!

 

[Nedved]

too bad about gardiner. i really enjoy how he plays but, without him, that's a rough lookin' back end. i wonder how jvr has come along, and I still hope kadri is going to be the worse player in the nhl.

should be a fun game!

go habs go!

 

[Snow Dog]

listening to sportsnet radio for some reason and this guy is just bashing the heck out of us.. can we not get a couple games before they dig into how bad we are going to be??

The media here is ridiculus isn't it.To top it off,Rogers owns Sportsnet.

 

[smitty10]

Komi playing with JML today. apperently its his birthday today as well

Wish he wasn't playing at all. Should be Holzer or Fraser in that spot, IMO.

 

[TML g u n n e R s*]

IT'S GAME DAY BOYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOCKEY IS BACK BABY!!!!!!! THE LEAFS ARE BACK BABY!!!!!! GOOOOOO LEAFs GO!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOO GOOOOOO LEAFSSSSS GOOOOOOOO!!!! LETS **** THE HABS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHOW THOSE ****** SMURFS WHATS GOOD!!!!!!! START OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT BOYS!!!!!!!!!!! DOMINATE!!! HIT!!!! CHECK!!! SHOOT!!!! SCORE!!!! TML NATION STAND UP AND MAKE SOME ****** NOISE, ThE BLUE AND WHITE ARE BACKKKKKK!!!!!

 

[FF de Mars]

 

[SprDaVE]

Paul Hendrick ‏@HennyTweets

31 years young....mike komisarek celebrates birthday in montreal. He'll lineup with j.m liles tonight. #tmltalk

Hopefully he can have a good game tonight. Birthday boys usually have good games, no?

 

[Raging Bull]

Can't believe hockey's back.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Hopefully he can a good game tonight. Birthday boys usually have good games, no?

A good game for him is just being invisible, as far as I am concerned. Maybe mix in a couple of hits here and there, but that's about it. Just don't do anything stupid and take dumb penalties. Just be smart.

 

[Quadruple Dion]

 

[Raging Bull]

Phaneuf has a good track record of "welcome to the NHL" hits, hope "Chucky" can keep his head up tonight.

 

[HOCKEYGOON]

Who is starting?

 

[Dangles McGavin]

Ohhh boy, have you came for a show!!!!

We were taking bets in the LL a week or so ago for how many posts for LR, over/under 300 in the first GDT.

Most people said over

 

[MoreMogilny]

We were taking bets in the LL a week or so ago for how many posts for LR, over/under 300 in the first GDT.

Most people said over

LR and I used to always be 1-2 in amount of posts for GDTs.

Gotta keep up the tradition.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

IT'S GAME DAY BOYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOCKEY IS BACK BABY!!!!!!! THE LEAFS ARE BACK BABY!!!!!! GOOOOOO LEAFs GO!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOO GOOOOOO LEAFSSSSS GOOOOOOOO!!!! LETS **** THE HABS UP!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHOW THOSE ****** SMURFS WHATS GOOD!!!!!!! START OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT BOYS!!!!!!!!!!! DOMINATE!!! HIT!!!! CHECK!!! SHOOT!!!! SCORE!!!! TML NATION STAND UP AND MAKE SOME ****** NOISE, ThE BLUE AND WHITE ARE BACKKKKKK!!!!!

I miss these posts!

 

[Jacob8hockey*]

What time do you guys think puck drop will be? Working till 730 tonight and was hoping that I don't miss much when I get home around 745!

Expected opening cerimonies and all that?

 

[MoreMogilny]

What time do you guys think puck drop will be? Working till 730 tonight and was hoping that I don't miss much when I get home around 745!

Expected opening cerimonies and all that?

I imagine puck drop will probably end up around 7:30.

 

[totalchaos5]

What time do you guys think puck drop will be? Working till 730 tonight and was hoping that I don't miIss much when I get home around 745!

Expected opening cerimonies and all that?

7:21 according to paul hendrick

 

[doh23]

I heard about viewing parties at Maple Leaf square where they showed the game on the big screen last season, will they do it today?

 

[TootooTrain]

7:21 according to paul hendrick

The xtra 1 minute will be used to get stretchers in place for Armstrong's and Markov's inevitable injuries.

 

[ACC1224]

I heard about viewing parties at Maple Leaf square where they showed the game on the big screen last season, will they do it today?

Call 416-703-LEAF and ask.