Game On Quest for the Cup

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should be great theatre, game 7's are a treat

Boston is more balanced, clear as day . They have been the better team. If not for Anderson in Game 5 and 6 this series is over. But this is Toronto; on offensive minded team that plays a high risk/reward style of play. We saw that in Game 4 with a ballsy pinch by Gardner-- didn't win it, goes the other way 2 on 1 and boom . Game winning goal, Boston wins.

Babcock has had 6 different starting forward lines for all 6 games , lol. Look to see yet another 'tweak' for game 7-likely meditating right about now...he'll go 4 lines and deep into the game, he's crazy that way....


funny in these big games its often the sandpaper that r the heroes.......but not always as we can see below, Gary Thorne and it never gets old.....

 

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GO LEAFS GO

 

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:toast:

 

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GO LEAFS GO

GO LEAFS GO....Good luck ss!

 

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Mr Babcock not changing lines, same setup as in game 6

Hyman-Matthews-Brown ( Brown's play has lifted since re-uniting with last yrs line-mates)
Marleau-Kadri-Marner-- arguably the Leafs best line over the last 2 months
Johnsson-Plekanec-Nylander
JVR-Bozek- Kapenen -- Kapenen is the key to this line, he can stretch the Bruins


i'd give Reilly and Gardner the green light all night. No time to get timid......

i'd like to think in a 1-1 game late he'll consider shortening the bench (likely not, lol). Certainly if trailing....go with

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander
Marleau-Kadri- Marner
JVR- Bozek- Brown/Kapenen


game time

 

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Patty.....The old man still has it.

 

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Wow....Like Doc says

My goodness :aktion033

 

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we are all set for a cracker of a 3rd period.

how about kapenen? speed kills ...

gotta give that relic slower-than-molasses -fuck Chara credit-- from the right side Leafs fire - Marner, Kapenen, Nylander at you-- loads of speed. Chara has held his own fairly well all series

Boston must open it up--pinching from the dee, surely shortening the bench

would love to see the leafs wingers play a little higher in the defensive zone. Leafs speed , transition game could yield odd man rushes with an all out bruin attack

how about Jake Gardner on the Bruin's 2nd goal? LOL!!!!!!

this is an experienced, older ref squad-- i think they let the boys play, no crap calls

 

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a nightmare of a night for Jake Gardner. That poor guy is lost out there @)

all the little things add up to the making of a Championship team-- we saw that this series. Boston has consistently won the draws all series-- it paid dividends early in the 3rd on the tying goal



anyone who has watched the Leafs all season knows damn well this defense needs serious work. Dermott ,Zaitsev and Reilly are keepers

congrats to the Bruins

 

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