Iknowenuff
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If possible, Marchand and Bergeron are even better this year. No one knows on this one, except perhaps some high level betters.
Round 1: Leafs @ Bruins
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uncus
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If the leafs win the first game, I would hazard a prognostication that they could very easily come home up 2-0.
Boston will have as much pressure on them as the leafs and losing the first game will send the fanbase and others into a tizzy.
It would be worth the money I would lose to see that.
I hate the bruins and their theft of Bobby orr from under the leafs noses roflmao.
JackBurton
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I like this breakdown. This is what I have been saying. What are the statistical chances Matthews gets 2 in 7 games, Freddie under .900 % for the series, and a major piece gets suspended 3 games? Plus Tavares and Muzzin would have to be non issues for the Leafs to bust. 3rd period of game 7 last year with all of that against them. Now it's supposed to be much easier for Boston? Not buying it.
uncus
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Actually kadri could be the real wildcard here.
If he becomes the kadri we have come to know, he could drive the opps out of their minds.
But giving all this love to the leafs is window dressing for one of the biggest problems I mentioned earlier.
Unless the damn refs are willing to call the crap that boston disperses, then it will be all for naught.
Chara gets away with holding and crosschecks that the leafs have been called for all season.
Thier whole defence are masters at obstruction and holding
CALL THE DAMN HOLDING and interference.
leaffan2005
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So we should completely ignore the performance of both of these teams during this past regular season?
leaffan2005
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Boston received .899 goaltending, lost Bergeron for a game, and got almost 0 production from their secondary scoring last year. How likely is that to happen again?
We can play this game for both sides.
We can play this game for both sides.
Iknowenuff
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I hope the Leafs play hard, I think most of them would like to see Sheldon Keefe at the helm.
Bruce Cassidy seems like a really cool, likeable guy, but firm. Not an egomaniac.
I think in terms of coaching, have to tick off that checkbox to Boston.
Bruce Cassidy seems like a really cool, likeable guy, but firm. Not an egomaniac.
I think in terms of coaching, have to tick off that checkbox to Boston.
JackBurton
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Will that 1st line repeat the stats from last year? And Rask did get higher numbers than Freddie.
On the whole, Boston's core players stepped up more.
MindzEye
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Define "performance".
leaffan2005
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Actual production, team point total, place in the standings, head-to-head matchup.
MindzEye
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Given how bad Rask has been lately...fairly likely.
Bergeron is hardly an iron man. Played 64 last season, 65 this season. Entirely possible
Krejci had 8 points in 7 games, and Debrusk had 7 in 7 including 5 goals. So this is just some sort of weird fiction you're inventing.
We can play this game for both sides.[/QUOTE]
MindzEye
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leaffan2005
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If Rask is likely to play that poorly so is Anderson. And I meant more the 3rd/4th lines, not the Krejci line.
leaffan2005
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Yes
Wayward DP
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this is verifiably not true.
MindzEye
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Why are 3 on 3 and shootouts applicable to playoffs hockey?
The Bruins won 11 of their games in 3 on 3 or shootouts. The Leafs won 6 of theirs. So in regular hockey, the type of stuff they play in the playoffs:
Leafs had 40 wins, Boston 38.
MindzEye
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Yeah, I wouldn't bet against that. It's the one place where I look at the Bruins and legitimately worry. They have a safety net that we just don't have.