GDT: Your New Jersey Devils (18-10-2, 38 Pts) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (16-9-2, 34 Pts), 7 PM, ESPN+/Hulu

Richer's Ghost

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Ah hell, this is one of those ESPN+/Hulu games. Who's on the call? People don't like Buccigross but I honestly don't think he's that bad. None of them are Bill and Dano quality, though.
I have some great news everyone!

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Get ready for more playoff vibes with Bob calling the game.
 

Clam Jensen

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Zach Braff is also a Jersey kid. Our dads saw each other in court a few times- mine was a doctor who appeared as a witness for cases and his was a lawyer. And my dad and Zach are alumni of Columbia High in Maplewood.

Real shame we never got Stolarz. He's good, and also grew up a Devils fan and admired Brodeur.
Shoutout Columbia! My wife went there. Got stuffed in a locker when she was a freshman lol.
 

Andre Palot

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Zach Braff is also a Jersey kid. Our dads saw each other in court a few times- mine was a doctor who appeared as a witness for cases and his was a lawyer. And my dad and Zach are alumni of Columbia High in Maplewood.

Real shame we never got Stolarz. He's good, and also grew up a Devils fan and admired Brodeur.

So no traveling phone booth?

 
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NJDevs26

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Can you make the letters the same color as the background to honor this Leafs’ moment?


“In 1977-78, the NHL passed a new rule stating that players had to have their names appear on their jerseys along with their numbers. Leaf owner, Harold Ballard refused, claiming no one would then buy his programs. The league threatened heavy fines, so Ballard gave in. For Toronto’s next game in Chicago on February 26, 1978, the names appeared on the Leaf’s blue jerseys….in blue, making them unreadable. The next day the league changed the wording of the rule, to stipulate the names must be in a colour opposite to the colour of the jersey.“

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It is amazing how quaint the thinking was then...owners also feared putting the games on TV thinking nobody'd ever come to a game again, ignoring that by making these games accessible to the public you create more fans in the long run and TV will never come close to replicating the in-arena experience, at least not until the VR experience gets a bit more refined.
 

Nocashstyle

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Ah hell, this is one of those ESPN+/Hulu games. Who's on the call? People don't like Buccigross but I honestly don't think he's that bad. None of them are Bill and Dano quality, though.

It’s not Sean McDonough tonight, and that’s all I care about. That dude is one of the worst in the business. I can’t believe he’s what ESPN decided to trot out for the finals. Just unbearably boring.
 

Saugus

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Would be nice if Markstrom could actually keep the score down in a close game where he faces more than 19 or 20 shots.

I'll still gladly take us ringing up the score though, but I'm just saying if we can't.

We’re due to get Good Markstrom one of these days, right?

Honestly, as long as our offense can get going, I’d settle for Not Actively Bad Markstrom.
 

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