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Game 34: Panthers @ Leafs - Mar. 26, 7:00pm - Sportsnet, Fan 590

Omallley said:
Excellent key to the game, Sportsnet:

Leafs - "establish lead". Why not mention "score more goals than opposition?".
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It's funny, I'm pretty sure they did put something like that before one of the games - possibly against Pittsburgh.
 
drummond said:
Wasn?t the Panthers supposed to be the absolut worst in almost every aspect of the game?
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I knew this would happen. 3 games in 4 nights and Panthers rested. Built in excuse for Leafs to mail the game in.
 
I don't know if anyone will agree with me, but I would call this game a must win for the Leafs. There are no gimmies in the NHL but you have to figure this is as close as it gets; especially considering their injuries.

A long way to go and only one down so no panic, but I'll be extremely disappointed if they don't find a way to get 2 points.
 
That's twice now where the Leafs have put pressure on three consecutive shifts and Carlyle goes to his 4th line and it ends in a defensive zone faceoff.
 
It's amazing how many times the Orr-McLaren combo gets hemmed in their own zone after starting the shift with the puck.

On the flip side it's really kind of impressive how many puck battles the Kulemin-Lupul-Kadri line wins in the offensive zone.
 
TML fan said:
That's twice now where the Leafs have put pressure on three consecutive shifts and Carlyle goes to his 4th line and it ends in a defensive zone faceoff.
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cookies for big guys
 
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I don't know what's going on with SOG lately but I do know that you aren't going to win tons of games when it's 3:1 in favor of the other team.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I don't know what's going on with SOG lately but I do know that you aren't going to win tons of games when it's 3:1 in favor of the other team.
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To be fair, I think after the Florida goal that the Leafs are outplaying Florida.  Kind of hard to play through the neutral zone trap.  Florida seems to get away with a lot of those little hooks and the long rub-outs along the boards where they are really just impeding your ability to come in on the forecheck.
 
L K said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I don't know what's going on with SOG lately but I do know that you aren't going to win tons of games when it's 3:1 in favor of the other team.
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To be fair, I think after the Florida goal that the Leafs are outplaying Florida.  Kind of hard to play through the neutral zone trap.
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And to be even more fair, Florida is pretty much shooting from anywhere everytime they enter the zone.  Lots of long wrist shots.
 
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