R2, G2: Panthers @ Maple Leafs - May 4th, 7:00pm - SN, Fan 590

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Florida Panthers
42-32-8, 92 points​

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Toronto Maple Leafs
50-21-11, 111 points​

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[td]Verhaeghe-Barkov-Duclair
Cousins-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Reinhart
White-Staal-Dalpe

Forsling-Ekblad
Staal-Montour
Mahura-Gudas

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[td]Knies-Matthews-Nylander
Jarnkrok-Tavares-Marner
Bunting-O'Reilly-Acciari
ZAR-Kampf-Kerfoot

Rielly-Schenn
McCabe-Brodie
Giordano-Liljegren

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Givani Smith
Casey Fitzgerald
Michael Benning
Evan Fitzpatrick[/td]
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Wayne Simmonds
Sam Lafferty
Justin Holl
Erik Gustafsson
Conor Timmins
Matt Murray[/td]
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?Ryan Lomberg - Upper Body - Injured Reserve
?Patric Hornqvist - Concussion - Injured Reserve[/td]
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?Bobby McMann - Knee - Injured Reserve
?Victor Mete - Lower Body - Injured Reserve
?Nick Robertson - Shoulder - Injured Reserve
?Jake Muzzin - Neck - Injured Reserve[/td]
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FLA
?Sergei Bobrovsky will start for the Panthers

TOR
?Ilya Samsonov will start for the Maple Leafs
?Toronto only had an optional practice on Wednesday so no confirmation on any line-up changes. Keefe did put Matthews and Marner back together during game 1 so there's a possibility that carries into game 2

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[ZBBM]

GO LEAFS GOOOOOOOOOOOO
cannot afford to drop this one

 

[Kaberle15]

Great job CtB

This is a statement game for the Leafs, they need to play hard and quick, pedal to the metal all night.

Go Leafs Go!!!

 

[4EVRLEAFAN]

They played well but for a couple of mistakes, tighten them up keep an eye on Tkuchuk and we will prevail. GO LEAFS!!!

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jeremiad]

Go Leafs Go!!!!!!

 

[Bill_Berg]

Go Leafs go!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Hockey gods, I don't ask for much, but please please please let the Leafs win this game by a specific score of 5-1.

 

[Jolly good show chaps]

Go Leafs go!

 

[Bill_Berg]

Hockey gods, I don't ask for much, but please please please let the Leafs win this game by a specific score of 5-1.

And let all 6 goals be PP goals.

 

[ZBBM]

Hockey gods, I don't ask for much, but please please please let the Leafs win this game by a specific score of 5-1.

Last week I questioned the Hockey Gods'  very existence, and they still let us win Round 1.

They are very, very nice Hockey Gods and I deeply regret my skepticism.

(Y'all hear that up there?)

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1654136681564364802
This will make for a speedy 4th line for their 7 min of ice time that should never be out there against FLA L1.

I see the logic in reuniting Matthews-Marner to try to shut down Tkachuk, but the numbers showed Marner had a very tough game, contrary to the narrative online post-game about the other RW who sucked so hard he led the team in shots and chance generation.

 

[cujo4ever]

GO LEAFS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Hockey gods, I don't ask for much, but please please please let the Leafs win this game by a specific score of 5-1.

Last week I questioned the Hockey Gods'  very existence, and they still let us win Round 1.

They are very, very nice Hockey Gods and I deeply regret my skepticism.

(Y'all hear that up there?)

We have gone from supplicants, to demanding winning by a certain score, and refusing to watch hockey on certain days. 

Leaf fans are a weird bunch. 

 

[ZBBM]

Hockey gods, I don't ask for much, but please please please let the Leafs win this game by a specific score of 5-1.

Last week I questioned the Hockey Gods'  very existence, and they still let us win Round 1.

They are very, very nice Hockey Gods and I deeply regret my skepticism.

(Y'all hear that up there?)

We have gone from supplicants, to demanding winning by a certain score, and refusing to watch hockey on certain days. 

Leaf fans are a weird bunch. 

The Pension Plan may be a thing of the past, but we all are still Puppets.

 

[azzurri63]

They played well but for a couple of mistakes, tighten them up keep an eye on Tkuchuk and we will prevail. GO LEAFS!!!

McCabe should rock him knock that stupid mouthguard out of his mouth.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Hockey gods, I don't ask for much, but please please please let the Leafs win this game by a specific score of 5-1.

Last week I questioned the Hockey Gods'  very existence, and they still let us win Round 1.

They are very, very nice Hockey Gods and I deeply regret my skepticism.

(Y'all hear that up there?)

We have gone from supplicants, to demanding winning by a certain score, and refusing to watch hockey on certain days. 

Leaf fans are a weird bunch. 

The Pension Plan may be a thing of the past, but we all are still Puppets.

We'd make great pets.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/mikekellynhl/status/1654187887804534794
T___T

 

[ZBBM]

Here's MLHS's latest take on 88:

William Nylander played a pretty odd game in a lot of ways, perhaps emblematic of his postseason. Contemporary Leafs Twitter is divided between those who rightfully critique aspects of Nylander?s game while generally commending him as a player and those who are still scarred by the days when Nylander was every radio host?s favorite whipping boy and therefore deploy an array of analytics tactics to defend #88 in militant fashion at every turn.

On one hand, Nylander continues to grade out pretty well analytically, Toronto?s best player in xGF% at 5v5 last night. On the other hand, his actual production remains heavily concentrated in man-advantage situations (of his seven playoff points, just two are at 5v5 and neither are goals), and the eye test suggests he is turning up opportunities to get to the inside.

Drain goes on to say Willy had his best success this year going to the inside.  I agree with that.

 

[Zee]

Just win