Wtf is with these stupid new rules and penalties. Helmet penalty, shirt not on right, foot on wrong spot for face off.

I need to buy a rule book to keep up.

Btw, yes, Buds looking good.

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Leafs with three quick ones to start. Watching Pens-Blues, good to hear Doc Emrick calling games again, already sounding in mid-season form. Preds here to play the B's tomorrow, looking forward to seeing McAvoy and Anders Bjork.

Yes indeed, hockey is back!

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Emery's Third Coast Triathlon | Tri Wisconsin Triathlon Team | Push Endurance | GLWR

6-1 Leafs.

And it has been confirmed officially. The Buds are in fact, all day.

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Whoops. 7-1.

BLeP is not all day.

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The only way the NHL can slow the Leafs is with ticky tack penalties.

BTW Mitch Marner’s visor is higher than Komorovs. But the Refs are watching for Komorov specifically.

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Leafs out of the playoffs yet?

Are the Blackhawks still paying a 50 point player $10 million a season?

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That's the best you got?

You sleep though last year? Not gonna happen, 3 years we have a cup!! GO LEAFS!!

Do you want me to mention the embarrassing sweep in the playoffs last year?

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Have you actually ever seen the Leafs win a cup?

As a Cubs fan I appreciate your sentiment.

Let's go Rangers!!!!!!

Have tickets for when your boys come to town this year.

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Whoops. 7-1.


They are on pace to be one of the greatest teams in history.

I too would have to smoke a whole load of chronic bud all day to tolerate watching the Leafs.

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Matthews and Marner with a great first game--entire Leafs squad, in fact. Conor McJesus with a ho-hum hat trick in a 3-0 Edmonton win. Love seeing the young talent in this league, even if almost none of it is on my favorite team.

My Bruins have their season opener vs the Preds tonight, it's an AWESOME sports night in Boston: Red Sox playoff opener in Houston at 4pm, Bruins season opener at 7pm, Patriots vs Bucs tonight at 8:25. I have this awful feeling about the day in general, just get the sense that all three teams will lose, but I'm excited regardless.

Whenever there is overlap like that in Toronto sports all three will lose. Regardless of how good the teams are.

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You were saying....

I thought the baseball game was tomorrow night?

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Gnothi Seauton.

Rarely do you see double digits in hockey....damn girlfriend

The only cup the Leafs will be getting anytime soon sits between the players legs.

Kane was ridiculous last night. Toews is still an overpaid bum. I stand by that.

Congrats on keeping up with the Leafs.

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Even if you're not a fan of the Leafs, if you can't see what's going on in Toronto you know nothing about the game of hockey. 3 years!! :))

Colorado is already 4.6% of the way to their win total from last year! haha

The kids all looked good last night: McAvoy with a goal/assist, DeBrusk with a goal/assist, Bjork with an assist. Nice opening night!

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The only thing we can be quite sure of… It's that the leafs will not win the Stanley Cup.

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Why three years?

There is no reason to believe that they can't win this year.

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Been hearing that out of Toronto since the 90's!

I haven't followed hockey lately but it would be cool to see Toronto back in the mix.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

Evidently you missed the Hawks game last night.

Watch them play.

Matthews and Nylander together are outstanding. Three scoring lines with tons of depth players waiting to fill in for injuries in the minors. The only problem we would have is if Andersen got hurt.

Defense is adequate.

They are just as capable to win the cup as any other team in the NHL right now.

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The only thing we can be quite sure of… It's that the leafs will not win the Stanley Cup.

The 1976-77 Montreal Canadians are considered one of the best teams in history and they lost 8 games that year. They won the Stanley Cup.

The 2017-18 Maple Leafs are undefeated and haven't lost a single game all year.

Just sayin...

Team with record to start the season without a loss....Go

Team with record to start the season without a loss....Go

I'd have to look it up but the Leafs are on track...

Defense and scoring...I have no doubt that the Leafs will be in the playoffs, and no doubt that their future is real bright with that young core. But their defense is NOT Stanley Cup-level good, do they even have a legit top-pairing D-man, let alone a legit top pair? They have a couple solid 2nd pair D-men and a bunch of bottom pair guys.

Anderson is solid enough, if their D were rock-solid he could good enough for a Cup run but there's a reason they were bottom-10 in GA last year.

I guess crazier things have happened, and I do think the East is pretty wide open this year (and what the hell happened to Pittsburgh last night? Holy shit that's an unreal score for the SC champs), but Toronto needs some top-end D talent for me to take them seriously at the moment.

Pittsburghs defense was decimated in the playoffs. They won with a patchwork crew. So it can definitely be done.

The Leafs had some issues protecting leads last year. This year their d is better. Gardiner keeps improving and is a legit top pair guy. Maybe not a #1 yet but definitely a #2 guy. Rielly is still improving and Zaitsev looks better. They picked up Borgman from Sweden and he looks good. Carrick is fine for a #5/6 D. My only concern is Ron Hainsey.

Oh and did I mention that Hainsey was on Pittsburghs top D pair last year when the won the cup?

I am not saying they are going to win. I am just saying that they are fully capable of winning. Every team has flaws. I think the Leafs can outscore their flaws.

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Well sure, as of now there are about 20 fanbases that are saying 'I'm not saying they'll win, but they're fully capable of winning'. I mean, I could say the same about the B's - one of the single best lines in hockey and an above average #2 scoring line, very strong 4th line, solid top-pair, two budding star D-men that will get better as the year goes on and one of the 10 best goalies in hockey. But realistically, they're a 5/6 seed type that would need lots of luck along the way and is likely a 1st round loser.

I'm not telling you what you can and can't believe, I just think it's super premature to consider them a Cup contender without seeing how the defense shakes out for a bit, and for that matter how the team responds to the playoff grind. It typically takes young teams a few turns through the playoff slog to get to the Finals, I don't think Toronto is any different. Lots of talent on that roster but they're a few D and a few years away imo.

Which is fine. I will continue to think that they are a contender. If they place lower than second in the division and/or lose in the first round I will consider it a big disappointment.

This team can win. We can come back to this thread in May.

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There's 2 actually and neither won the cup the year they did it.

False

Buffalo & Toronto share the record at 10 games. Buffalo lost the cup in game 7.

Blackhawks went like 20 games games getting a win or tie in the strike shortened season that they won the cup

October 9th is when the Leafs come crashing back to earth like a Soviet Astronaut

And that's all that's holding us back, I love your enthusiasm but even with the young guns until we shore up the D I don't think we have a chance, not yet but it will come.

You have no chance Monday, that's for sure.

ITS ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!!!!

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Our Defense is vastly underrated. Everyone thinks it’s horrific. It really isn’t.

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They looked better because we looked like crap. Still pissed about the way they did the expansion draft so Vegas could take my James Neal. And having Ryan Ellis out until at least January isn't going to help us either. Can't wait until our home opener on Tuesday night.

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Might be on a flight but never fear I'll be talking shit as soon as I can

Buds just shored up their back up goalie. Picked up Calvin Pickard from Vegas.

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Late to the debate, but had to throw my opinion in.

I am not a Leafs fan. Never have been, never will be. I think the Leafs could win the Cup this year. I don't think they are the favourite, but I think with their depth up front, their D being better than most people give them credit for, now having a solid backup behind a more than decent goalie, and having the best coach / motivator in hockey, they definitely stand a chance.

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Starting from scratch...

There’s always room for more on the bandwagon.

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No thanks. I'm good where I am at.

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Starting from scratch...

Watching losers? Have fun.

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You obviously didn't see the Hawks game

Was that another rule change this year? They are now awarding the Cup after one game?

I do think that the Hawks will be top three in the West this year, and are also a legit contender for the Cup. I think bringing Saad back was one of the most underrated moves of the offseason, and unlike BleP, I think Toews is still one of the absolute best two way players in the league, and is easily one of the best leaders in the league.

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Starting from scratch...

I know the Leafs will be eliminated after Monday's game.

What happened to Toews leadership last year in the playoffs? Did he forget how to leader? Maybe he needs to go back to leadership school.

Take that leadership garbage to the curb where it belongs. It means as much as ‘he has grit’.

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James Neal. The real deal.

Vegas 1-0-0

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Second goal was sick, going top shelf while sliding on one knee.

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Ok maybe I'm wrong, wow what a offense!!

Hi.

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Buds have 12 goals in 4 periods of play. Wow! Loving it.

Idiots took their foot off the gas.

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Two games. Two too many men on the ice penalties. These guys are talented but retarded.

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Victory was never in doubt.

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Even when it was tied at 5?

15 goals in their first two games, sweet jeebus!!

With the exchange rate that is like, what, 3 goals?

HAHA!! Cya Monday. Bring on the Hawks!

Like I said above, I might be able to comment contemporaneously, but I'll talk smack as soon as I can

All part of the master plan.

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Hawks are going with their backup goalie tonight.

Starter against the Canadiens.

So throwing the backup to the wolves and let the starter shut out the hapless Habs.

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Here we go, sloppy D, 2 zipp Hawks, this is what we must fix to get to the next level.

You hear that, that's the sound of the Leafs playoff hopes evaporating

We're still going to make the playoffs, but we have to fix the D if we want to contend for a Cup.

AUSTON MATTHEWS!!!!


What up now biatch?

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Talk about total domination, should have never gone to OT but Forsberg stood on his head and we had a D breakdown on the first and they got a lucky bounce on the 3rd goal. No matter though #34 comes through and we are 3 and 0 out of the gate. Outstanding!!

G.O.A.T

I notice your pussy ass didn't make an appearance until late

Busy with Thanksgiving. Real thanksgiving.

Sometimes stats are seriously misleading. Hawks have scored 18 goals given up 6. One would think they are 3-0.

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One would think the Leafs have a chance to make the playoffs.... Also who the fuck has Thanksgiving on a Monday?

Also had it on Saturday!!! Two turkey dinners in one weekend!

Buds. All. Day.

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Make sure to eat turkey dinners as a salve for your soul after you miss the playoffs

Weak sauce. The Buds just shredded your team. Kane was -25 5 on 5 Corsi tonight.

5 shots for. 30 against. Holy shit.

On the flip side, Matthews was 20 for, 3 against.

You guys are lucky you got a point.


ETA... That should read shot attempts, not shots.

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Ho hum. Another game, another ridiculous OT winner for Matthews.

If you haven’t watched the highlights go watch his two goals from last night. Both were amazing.

Matthews > McDavid.

Yeah, I said it.

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McDavid's rush/assist last night was unbelievable, like something out of a video game:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VM1RglgsT-Y

Right up there with this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-pKKQjOz9N4

It's been discussed here before but worth repeating, so much good young fun-to-watch talent in the league right now between McDavid, Mathews/Marner/Nylander, Clayton Keller, Pastrnak (both of them with highlight reel goals last night). More please!

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Brad Marchand either loves Matthews or (more likely) is trolling over the excessive media about Auston Matthews.

Today on the twitter:

"At what point do that @MapleLeafs have to start playing Matthews 1 vs 5 to make it fair for the other teams??"

- @Bmarch63

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Matthews > McDavid.

I think all that time your spending planning the parade route is clouding your judgement.

Possibly. I probably need to watch McDavid more but in the games I've watched where he's playing when he isn't scoring he's largely invisible.

I just find that Matthews does more away from the puck. I wouldn't trade Matthews for McJesus.

Fun fact:

Matthews has more points this year thus far. Ok, big deal right?

Matthews has started 37.3% of his shifts in the offensive zone so far this year.

McJesus has started 54.8% of his shifts in the offensive zone so far this year.

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I think they are going to turn into a similar debate from 30 years ago: Gretzky or Lemieux? Can't go wrong with either and they both make the game better.

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Wrong.

There is only one right answer. Matthews.

And Gretzky.

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do the leafs even have a goalie?


Hahahahhahahahahahahhaha

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Hahhahahahahahahahahahahahhaha.

I am no Canucks fan, but still...


Hahahhahahahahahha

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Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. Leafs outplayed them bigly.

Bad luck.

Sad.

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Markstrom stood on his head, defiantly stole one for the Canucks, shit happens. Still tied for 4th in the league. GO LEAFS!! :))

I just moved from Vancouver to Port Elgin, Ontario and so of course, the Canucks beat the Leafs.

I've never lived in a province when the pro hockey team there won the Stanley Cup. I'm starting to think I'm the problem.