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GDT: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | Game #1 Tuesday @ 7:30pm | Legacy
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Every game makes a series. They need to treat every game as their last.
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Round One, Game One. Your Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning.Tonight, for the second year in a row, the virtuous and honourable Maple Leafs begin a series against the dirty and disgraceful Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. While Cooper and Stamkos are busy complaining to the media about officiating, the Leafs are focused on the task at hand as they prepare to win the first playoff series since 2004.
30 years ago the Maple Leafs went on an unexpected and deep run that fell short thanks in no small part to shoddy officiating (the more things change eh). Those playoffs were the beginning of a run that saw the Leafs reach 4 Conference Finals in 12 years, have the fourth most playoff wins among NHL teams, and have the fifth most series wins among NHL teams. This current Leafs team is without a doubt the most talented and balanced in the Matthews era, and many of their players can draw parallels to former Leafs who were key in many deep runs. If these Leafs want to notch some series wins under their belts (preferably fouor) it won't hurt to draw upon the success and legacy of Leafs teams past.
(These aren't perfect comparisons, as Matthews really has no peer in Leafs history but Sundin is the closest, and Clark has no comparable on the current Leafs)
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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Tampa Bay Lightning
Stamkos-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Killorn
Colton-Paul-Eyssimont
Maroon-Bellemare-Perry
Hedman-Perbix
Sergachev-Raddysh
Cole-Cernak
Vasilevskiy
Elliott
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Great thread man
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Leafs should win, but we saw last night how the NHL's great equalizer was back in play. Refs who choose when to call stuff and allowing weaker teams to kill talent. >ugh<
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Good job Jimmy. You lost me at Steve Thomas though lol. Let’s hope Lafferty can replicate Valk Series OT series winner against Pittsburgh.
Let’s freakin go boys!!!!!
Let’s freakin go boys!!!!!
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When asked about the start of the series, Keefe probably had the following answers for reporters' questions.
On line matching against Tampa when playing at home:
Keefe: "I'm not worried about that type of stuff. Only coaches do that type of thing".
On sending a message to his top players if they underperformed at the start of the series.
Keefe: "It is a good question. We are all feeling good, but I could see myself not picking up their dry cleaning before the next game".
On whether he would bench somebody if Marner or Matthews in particular were struggling.
Keefe: "I don't know. Maybe Willie. He knows we expect a lot from him and he can do more".
On tinkering with the lines leading up to the series, and whether he's confident for Game 1.
Keefe: "I don't think it's tinkering. I don't think of it like that. I like to diddle with the lines. We feel good. Diddling with the lines feels good. I'm going to keep diddling with them, that's my job as the coach".
On line matching against Tampa when playing at home:
Keefe: "I'm not worried about that type of stuff. Only coaches do that type of thing".
On sending a message to his top players if they underperformed at the start of the series.
Keefe: "It is a good question. We are all feeling good, but I could see myself not picking up their dry cleaning before the next game".
On whether he would bench somebody if Marner or Matthews in particular were struggling.
Keefe: "I don't know. Maybe Willie. He knows we expect a lot from him and he can do more".
On tinkering with the lines leading up to the series, and whether he's confident for Game 1.
Keefe: "I don't think it's tinkering. I don't think of it like that. I like to diddle with the lines. We feel good. Diddling with the lines feels good. I'm going to keep diddling with them, that's my job as the coach".
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Great GDT Jimmy!
LETS GO! I'm ready
Beers in the fridge
I've pushed pins into my makeshift Kucherov doll
I've petted my Matthews doll to completion
I've sacrificed 3 goats
THIS IS OUR YEAR MY PPL, I can smell it. GO LEAFS GO
LETS GO! I'm ready
Beers in the fridge
I've pushed pins into my makeshift Kucherov doll
I've petted my Matthews doll to completion
I've sacrificed 3 goats
THIS IS OUR YEAR MY PPL, I can smell it. GO LEAFS GO
I would love nothing more for someone to just absolutely destroy Kuch
If it's one of our star players, even better
A total POS
If it's one of our star players, even better
A total POS
Larcos_Unal
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INTO THE FLOOD AGAIN, SAME OLD TRIP IT WAS BACK THEN!!!!!!
I didn't really watch too many regular season games this year, but I'll definitely be watching tonight. Really looking forward to this!
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Jimmy Firecracker
Backcheck, Forecheck, Paycheque.
Larcos_Unal
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Keys to winning:
1. Try and shut down that loaded 1st line
2. Lay the body on their D every chance you get
3. Say out of the box
4. Don't beat yourself with idiot moves (kerfoot, galchenyuk)
If they start taking dumb penalties and letting Stamkos & Kucherov tee off one-timers, you're gonna have a bad time.
1. Try and shut down that loaded 1st line
2. Lay the body on their D every chance you get
3. Say out of the box
4. Don't beat yourself with idiot moves (kerfoot, galchenyuk)
If they start taking dumb penalties and letting Stamkos & Kucherov tee off one-timers, you're gonna have a bad time.
Jimmy Firecracker
Backcheck, Forecheck, Paycheque.
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