1st Rnd '25 Playoffs: The Battle of Ontario V - More of the Same - LFG!

[Pwner]

Fully expecting Tkachuk to go full idiot in the first couple of games to test the waters of the refs to see how far they let him go

And they suspend Kardri for the rest of the series

 

[BG]

Who does he try to fight first, Marner or Jarnkork?

 

[blkngldbabe]

Honestly, I drop him first chance I get, take the penalty...just make sure you put him down.

So do we see Reavo make an appearance? Get suspended forever?

 

[Bleedsblue&white]

Hmmm.

I would rather someone like Knies legally punch him out without suspension, but that almost works...maybe Domi

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

The SN heads already talking about if you sit Robertson game 1 to have more edge in game 1

 

[Jeremy]

Gary Roberts saying the Leafs are better prepared for the playoffs this year than in past years. There seems to be quite a bit more optimism heading into the playoffs this year than before.

 

[zeke]

 

[mbow30]

Wish tanev was 30

 

[JackBurton]

Ottawa is a very young and inexperienced team. Tkachuk will be a handful, Stuzle and Giroux will dive all over the place. Sanderson is amazing. They have a good goalie. But this isn’t Tampa, Boston, Florida.

Meanwhile the Leafs are a vet team now, they play “playoff” hockey, they have a top PP, elite goaltending and a real tough D.

This is the first time the Leafs played a team they are clearly better than since the COVID season.

If they can’t get this done then it’s over.

Brady is getting way too much credit already before he plays a single game. Even his bro had only 3 goals, 5 assists first 3 playoff years.

 

[zeke]

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[zeke]

Putting those numbers into my best guess at current lines/pairs:

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[leafman101]

Brady is getting way too much credit already before he plays a single game. Even his bro had only 3 goals, 5 assists first 3 playoff years.

I mean he's a good player, and he is definitely the kind of player that impacts playoff games where nothing is called. He'll be in Stolarz face all series, and push his weight around. He was awesome at the 4 nations.

But who cares. We have played against three of the best teams in the last decade over the last several playoff years who have multiple players as good and better.

 

[zeke]

Athletic Odds in the series released so far:

TOR 73 - OTT 27
VGK 69 - MIN 31
CAR 67 - NJD 33
DAL 54 - COL 46
LAK 50 - EDM 50

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/koshtorontosun/status/1912878059922784643

 

[zeke]

View: https://x.com/markhmasters/status/1912886019206132162


so who comes out for Kampf?

Robertson, Holmberg, or Jarnkrok?

 

[mbow30]

View: https://x.com/markhmasters/status/1912886019206132162


so who comes out for Kampf?

Robertson, Holmberg, or Jarnkrok?

Krok seems to be the odd man out but it’ll probably be Robby.

Tbh there’s a case for it being Mcmann (if you feel bound to keeping Krok in)

 

[leafman101]

so who comes out for Kampf?

Robertson, Holmberg, or Jarnkrok?

 

[mbow30]

Told ya all about huktua

 

[zeke]

Sens lines for tonight look like the likely playoffs lines:

Tkachuk - Stutzle - Giroux
Batherson - Cozens - Perron
Greig - Pinto - Amadio
Cousins - Gaudette - Zetterlund
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They're resting Chabot and Zub tonight so the D pairings are a bit of a mess. Usually it's been Sanderson-Zub and Chabot-Jensen, with any of Hamonic/Kleven/Matinpalo/Gilbert making up the bottom pair.

 

[zeke]