Game 2: Leafs @ Bruins - Apr. 13th, 8:00pm - CBC, Fan 590
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Guilt Trip
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Haha. Avery and his 2 cents.
https://www.bardown.com/sean-avery-sounded-off-on-jake-debrusk-s-marleau-hit-nazem-kadri-s-response-1.1290410
https://www.bardown.com/sean-avery-sounded-off-on-jake-debrusk-s-marleau-hit-nazem-kadri-s-response-1.1290410
Get ready to hate then. Moore will not move off the 4th line. I'd be shocked. Brown will get moved up, and Ennis will likely come in.Chris said:
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"Avoided penalties" lmao
O.J Simpson avoided murdering anyone.
"Avoided penalties" lmao
O.J Simpson avoided murdering anyone.
disco
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When we got Muzz I said his clean hits would come in handy in a series. Levelled Krug and he's out, a blow for them. One things for sure: the Leafs and Bruins and beating the hell out of each other in a Conference Final calibre match-up in the first round. Whoever goes on will have paid a stiff price. I won't chip in on anything else cuz it'll all been said.
Guilt Trip
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They all have to get going, not just Matthews. It's not just on him even tho the focus will be.Zee said:
Zee
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Matthews, Tavares and Marner are their best players. If your best players don't play well you have no shot. With those 2 lines dominating for 40+ minutes of the game it goes a long way towards helping you win. Matthews two straight games held pointless. It feels a alot like last year again.Guilt Trip said:
Zee said:
I know that we expect a player of Matthews' caliber to rise above it, but I still think it hurts him to play with 3rd liners. And now with Kadri's suspension there's no chance for a Matthews-Nylander reunion.
Guilt Trip
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I agree with you. Maybe Babs will surprise us but I doubt it. He wasn't playing Nylander with Matthews anyway.CarltonTheBear said:
And Zee, while he's been held pointless, this doesn't feel like last year. He played well in game 1 and was arguably our most dangerous forward in game 2. He's also played better defensively this time around. Do I want more? Absolutely, but I want more from all of our top end guys.
Zee
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CarltonTheBear said:
Wasn't just Matthews last night. The Tavares line was shut down by the Bruins 4th line. That can't happen. They should have feasted not playing against Bergeron but they didn't. If they're going well , in game adjustments by Cassidy would get Matthews a more favorable matchup as he worried about Tavares. When both lines aren't going you get what we saw last night.
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I do think this is very possible. Could be dealt in the offseason.Highlander said:
Zee
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BermudaBudsFan said:
I think this will pick up steam especially if Leafs lose this series. I didn't think they would look to deal Kadri until the final year of his contract since it's such a good number for him; but when he does stuff like this that really hurts the team you have to think twice about keeping him around. He just doesn't seem to learn from past mistakes.
BermudaBudsFan
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Add to this quite correct view, that they could use a right shot D and I think the path for a Dubas becomes clear.Zee said:
mr grieves
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
More likely that Player Safety does what it does with Kadri and the refs tighten up on calling things the rest of the way, I'd think.
But looking ahead... they're at least in a better spot this year with Nylander slotting into 3C rather than Plekanec into 2C.
I blame the NHL for the this game last night.They let hitting to take place over and beyond what I thought was eliminated from the game.
For example when a player has the puck and then passes it off. The opposing player has a right to check or hit the player. However once the puck is in transition to another player,hitting the player that has already passed the puck amounts to interference and a penalty should be called.
This is what the Bruins resorted to,is just hit players whenever they could whether the puck was elsewhere or not. In my opinion that,s what causes retaliation and a violent game follows.
I may have incorrectly understood that this was taken out of the game. I,m surprised that the referee s allowed that last night.
Is the NHL going back to the goon like hitting ? I see no talent being displayed when players are running at others causing interference.
If so, Dubas might have to get a couple of goons on the squad.
For example when a player has the puck and then passes it off. The opposing player has a right to check or hit the player. However once the puck is in transition to another player,hitting the player that has already passed the puck amounts to interference and a penalty should be called.
This is what the Bruins resorted to,is just hit players whenever they could whether the puck was elsewhere or not. In my opinion that,s what causes retaliation and a violent game follows.
I may have incorrectly understood that this was taken out of the game. I,m surprised that the referee s allowed that last night.
Is the NHL going back to the goon like hitting ? I see no talent being displayed when players are running at others causing interference.
If so, Dubas might have to get a couple of goons on the squad.
Do you think that Dubas can unload Nylander who is playing at half of what his cap hit is worth.This was a stupid signing and I wanted them to trade him rather than sign him and I mentioned that a couple of times on the board. He single handed cooled the whole team when he came back. He will not be an easy dump after the season unless he gets serious about playing in these playoffs.Leaffan61 said:
