Justin Bourne, Nick Kypreos and Sam McKee discuss if the Leafs can finally beat the Lightning in the first round and how it could come down to Andrei Vasilevskiy.
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23 Comments
Last 2 games were elliot
Nope If Tampa wins it will be because they played better as a team, that may include the Leaf's failing to get the right type of scoring chances, but on the defence end of the game you are not gaining any goals and you need that to win. Vasileskiy looks so good every year because the team plays a complete game that starts with keeping to puck out of their net and everyone buys in. I pick the Leaf's to finally win a round but Tampa is a team I don't want to bet against. Half this series will be on the ice, the other half will be in Leaf players heads, if they start slow it could burn them, if they get caught only shooting from the outside it could burn them, and a dozen other things as well. Not much left but to let them play the games now, who you betting on?
It's April fools every day and video from SN about leafs….
Kyper is kinda hard to like hereš as I feel he not a podcast kinda guy but rather moreso a TV commentator/ personality type. Seems to me he tries to drive home HIS point too hard and cannot handle any other view points.
Nick Paul
Who does Bettman need to win ? Don't you believe that the USA would love a Bruins / Bolts second round possibly ?
Leafs don't need the revenue from playoffs, current waiting list for seasons tickets is 16 years !!!!
I won't see it š
Tampa isn't as good as they were last year and the Leafs should've won last year. Tampa is riddled with injuries but the Leafs will ultimately defeat themselves by being unable to close a series. But Dubas is pushing in all his chips so if they lose it'll be because their in their own heads. It also doesn't help that Dubas gamble on Murray has ultimately fallen flat as he's not good and not reliable and as a result samsanov is looking injury prone having to carry it all on his shoulders.
Horrible take by Kyper but letās see what happens
That's the same narrative you guys said about the series against Montreal… How are you not seeing the irony here??
Vasi and the maple leafs themselves š
Leaf are prime to fall in the spring again! They always find a way to loose. Remember the Mtl-Tor series a few year back!??? Was supposed to be a 4-0 beat down…. Here we are again. Toronto media adding pressure!!! Maby its the year they do win a round, but won't be easy. They better win or its about too get ugly in Leafland!!!š¬
Since Belfour & Potvin – havenāt the Leaf goalies played a big role in defeating the Leafs in the playoffs? Hope they can beat Tampa this year.
Bro stop itā¦darcy kuemper beat andrei vasilevsky last yearā¦the leafs forwards need to play great and no one can stop them but thats the trickā¦they need to get out of their own heads
Last year during round 1 the Leafs scored 24 goals and Tampa scored 23 goals and this is when Campbell had a .896 in that series.
I am just here for all the rent free comments from those who love to support Canada's team.
Go Leafs Go
No. Just a huge thing. Then there is Kuch, Point, all their big bodies, experience,…
The Leafs sleeping on the Lightning isn't wise. Kipper going to sleep on Ryan VandenBussche's right cross wasn't wise either.
Id rather play tampa then nyr or devils tbh this year
No lol
Leafs doesn't have any defense whatsoever for the nhl level, yet you think that vasilevski is "the only one who can stop leafs"?š
Which ever team can flip on the switch and play playoff hockey will win.
š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£ Is this a repeat program from 2022 ? Thereās no reason the Leafs canāt win etc etc.
No, it's their whole team preventing them from getting to a second row. And when I say their team I mean Toronto themselves