hobie Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Watching the Leafs all season all Leaf fans understand what Andersen has meant to TO's success. Yet Andersen isn't a Vezina candidate so it seems that Vasilevskiy is as equally essential to TB's success and maybe even more so as he is a Vezina candidate. I think a TO/TB series is going to be exciting as neither are proficient at defending, it's the type of series I like to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 8 hours ago, hobie said: Watching the Leafs all season all Leaf fans understand what Andersen has meant to TO's success. Yet Andersen isn't a Vezina candidate so it seems that Vasilevskiy is as equally essential to TB's success and maybe even more so as he is a Vezina candidate. He's certainly THE reason Toronto is still playing. What's that like anyway? 8 hours ago, hobie said: I think a TO/TB series is going to be exciting as neither are proficient at defending, it's the type of series I like to see. Not sure I'd be counting those chickens quite yet...I believe there's a game 7 to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 1 hour ago, flyercanuck said: Not sure I'd be counting those chickens quite yet...I believe there's a game 7 to play. Kiss of Death Get this: I'm cheering for the Leafs!! I inexplicably ended up with 4 Leafs in my pool (Mathews, Marner, Kadri, Marleau) - I'm the only one who took Leafs I think. So basically if they win together today, I will walk together with them forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 1 hour ago, flyercanuck said: He's certainly THE reason Toronto is still playing. What's that like anyway? The last time the Leafs had a goalie like this was either Belfour or Joseph..... a decade ago. It has been a long time coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Podein25 said: Kiss of Death Get this: I'm cheering for the Leafs!! I inexplicably ended up with 4 Leafs in my pool (Mathews, Marner, Kadri, Marleau) - I'm the only one who took Leafs I think. So basically if they win together today, I will walk together with them forever. I'm hoping they can pull it off. My bracket depends on it. I really hope this isn't the 6-0 beat-down in Boston that I thought game 5 was going to be. The Toronto we've seen in the past few games is the Toronto I thought we would see all along. Can they still finish Boston off or will their slow start in this series kill their season? If Toronto wins, this would be suitable payback to forget about the epic collapse they endured back in 2013. If they lose, then the jinx of the Boston Bruins continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 8 minutes ago, Podein25 said: 4 Leafs in my pool (Mathews Matthews has been the most disappointing Leaf in this series. I hope your pool doesn't include +/-! Where is that Matthews four goal night when you need it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 9 hours ago, hobie said: I think a TO/TB series is going to be exciting as neither are proficient at defending, it's the type of series I like to see. Let's get past Boston first! I'm going to keep a close eye on the refs again and see whether they're playing favourites with the Bruins again. They've done it in games 5 and 6 for sure. Now the spotlight is on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 So far nobody has talked about the refs in this series other than me. Hasn't anyone else noticed that the calls are going in Boston's favour? Example: In game 6, there was a play where the Boston player deliberately elbowed Andersen in the head (he was standing with his back to him). Andersen went down injured and a Leafs player (Polak I think) stepped in and shoved the Bruins player after the play. Polak got a damn 2 minute penalty for roughing and the Bruins player got ONLY 2 minutes for roughing back. There was NO additional penalty for the elbow to Andersen. It SHOULD have been a Toronto power play but the refs denied the Leafs of that. Kadri got suspended for 3 games for bumping a Bruins player along the boards. Here we have an example of a player throwing a deliberate elbow to our goalie's head and.... nothing. Not even a penalty. That's BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadri43 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I don't understand why people think Boston would be a harder opponent for the Lightning. You shut down the Bergeron line and they have almost nothing. Hedman can shut them down. But the Leafs can roll 4 scoring lines, good luck shutting that down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 1 hour ago, WordsOfWisdom said: The last time the Leafs had a goalie like this was either Belfour or Joseph..... a decade ago. It has been a long time coming. You call THAT long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kings Redeem LA Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 On 4/23/2018 at 9:29 PM, WordsOfWisdom said: Indeed. It's a coin toss now. Boston will be very hard to beat at home in game 7. That being said, some of the Leafs players who have been MIA in this series have finally woken up. The Leafs forwards are playing well, Andersen has found his game, and the team has tightened up defensively. It's a different team than the one in game 1. The Bruins seem to be running cold, although their forecheck is ridiculously effective. It's like the Leafs are skating uphill to get the puck out of their own zone. This is the only series left now. I'm surprised every other series finished up so quickly. It's a tall order to take one on the road in a Game 7. But Rask's tendency for subpar performances and mental miscues in possible-series-closeout games augurs well for Leaf chances. The most recent example being last match in which he lazily dished a puck into trouble, rather than holding onto it or ensuring he had a ready recipient, which led to a goal. Toronto's also looking sharper, as you've pointed out too, which makes this game a more difficult final game to call. Hoping it's a good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kings Redeem LA Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 On 4/24/2018 at 6:47 AM, fan4ever said: I've picked Toronto in this one. So far I'm 7 for 7 on my bracket! Come on Leafs!!!! Seven for seven?! Tell me your secrets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kings Redeem LA Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Kadri43 said: I don't understand why people think Boston would be a harder opponent for the Lightning. You shut down the Bergeron line and they have almost nothing. Hedman can shut them down. But the Leafs can roll 4 scoring lines, good luck shutting that down. I tend to agree. Though I think Boston could pose certain forecheck and defensive challenges to Tampa , I see Toronto possibly posing more problems for them given their offensive explosiveness that can come from many sources. I see a post-chickens Toronto v. Tampa matchup becoming a shootout that TB takes. @TropicalFruitGirl26 already has a detailed post about some of that. Check it out if you haven't already done so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 4 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: Matthews has been the most disappointing Leaf in this series. I hope your pool doesn't include +/-! Where is that Matthews four goal night when you need it? He needs to do something tonight to have a chance. Although, it's all Andersen at this point. Does he have one more lights out game in him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 7 hours ago, flyercanuck said: You call THAT long? LOL. Well for the Leafs, the last time we had a strong offensive team (before now) was 2002. The last time we had a true #1 goalie who was actually a good goalie (before now) was 2004. The last time we had a 6-man defensive unit that scared opposing teams was 1993. So basically, in Leaf-land, a hot goalie and some offence is the only way we get into the playoffs. The Leafs search for reliable, shut-down defence is like the Flyers search for a goalie. Although you did have Roman Cechmanek. He was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 18 hours ago, WordsOfWisdom said: ............. the Toronto fanbase is unlike anything fans in Tampa have ever seen. If the Leafs were the opponent, you could count on those games in Tampa being 50% Leafs fans in attendance. Meh....I am not too worried about this....and frankly, I don't think the players are either. The thing about sports, ANY pro sports, in Florida is, fans from the other team getting into the stadium/arena and rooting for the visitors is a normal way of life. Florida being the retirement state and go-to type warm weather destination that it is, will always have people who bring their allegiances from their northern teams with them. Bolts have faced this kind of thing in the playoffs against Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Montreal. While I acknowledge the Leaf fanbase is far and wide throughout the NHL, they won't be any different than those other teams with regards to fans of theirs in Amalie Arena. If the Bolts win or lose it will be because they were the better team, or the other team was better.....not because X amount of Leaf or Bruins fans got into the building. Players in Tampa know this, the coaching staff knows this, ownership knows this. Focus will be SOLELY on the team the Bolts face on the ice. If the Marketing Department in TB (a very good one too!) or the PR department want to try and limit opposing fans getting into the building by whatever means they deem fit, then so be it, but fact is, there will ALWAYS be opposing fans in NHL, MLB, or NFL events in the state of Florida, and that should not affect the true professional athlete. Good thing is, and this has been shown in the past, that if the home team Lightning are on their game and taking care of business, even if there are plenty of opposing fans in the building, the Bolts fans there can generally drown them out with how loud THEY can be! Overall, Leaf (or Bruins for that matter) fans getting into the building will be a non factor in whether the Lightning do well against their opponent. It simply will be nothing new to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Meh....I am not too worried about this....and frankly, I don't think the players are either. Be afraid. Be very afraid! 8 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Bolts have faced this kind of thing in the playoffs against Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Montreal. While I acknowledge the Leaf fanbase is far and wide throughout the NHL, they won't be any different than those other teams with regards to fans of theirs in Amalie Arena. Be afraid. Be very afraid! 9 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: If the Marketing Department in TB (a very good one too!) or the PR department want to try and limit opposing fans getting into the building by whatever means they deem fit, then so be it They'll be wearing blue and white. Will blend right in. You can't stop us! mwahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 At any rate, puck drop between the Leafs and Bruins coming up soon. Despite some good baseball available, I simply MUST watch this... Game 7, duh..... because I need to do some advance scouting for the Tampa Bay Lightning then have a report ready for Steve Yzerman, Jon Cooper and the rest of the Lightning staff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FD19372 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 5-4 Boston in 2 OTs on a goal by The Little Ball of Hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FD19372 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Marleau is a major headache for the Broons right now, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 SON OF SAMI with a shortie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Aw, poor rat face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 The curse continues. Leafs can't kill off the Bruins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordsOfWisdom Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 The most entertaining game I've watched all year, but the ending (as usual) sucked. The Leafs once again play the role of entertaining but lovable losers who create memorable moments for other NHL teams but not themselves. FOUR unanswered goals allowed in the 3rd period. Ridiculous. It's another collapse against the Bruins. An otherwise great game with great moments (ie: the SHG) is now flushed down the toilet in 20 minutes and will be forgotten in Toronto as another bad memory. Game 7 - Defensive Errors Rielly, Polak Gardiner Plekanec Andersen Gardiner, Andersen Marner, Kadri, Marleau (empty net) 7-4 BOS. That's all folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kings Redeem LA Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 What a game for the first 50 minutes! In fact the first period was its own great game! My favorite sequence was Andersen losing his stick, then making a save, then Kapanen scoring a goal awkward-turtle-style against Rask who defended awkward-turtle-style. That Bergeron line's lethal! Didn't see the refs obviously or incompetently tilting the game to either team. Toronto's gotta be feeling this loss extra bitterly given Matthews producing only two points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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