As I once said in the previous thread, this series has all the makings of a redo of the TB-CBJ from 2019.

he is a good puck handler so he does it a lot should based of the law of probability he is going to mess up on it more then other goalies because of how much more he puck handles

Hawkey Mantra 101:
"It's not a serious playoff problem until you lose one on home ice"

lol classic oiLers, losing to the worst team in the playoffs at home, when their opponent is missing their best D and 3rd best goal scorer

I thought it was gonna be Florida vs. Washington as the way Florida has all these new found successes it screamed uh oh exit like Tampa after they tied the NHL win record 2 years ago

LA vs. EDM screams Quick found a time machine but your notion could also occur

I know he let 3 in but man did he look good

36 of 39 saved with a 0.923.

This would imply that the Oilers are Tampa Bay, but I can assure you they are several stratospheres worse.

Recap of Tonight’s games:

-Tampa offense and PP doodoo

-Marner revenge tour?

-McDavid good, Mike Smith bad

-Jared Spurgeon certified goon

-Minnesota Mild post “exhilarating” playoff opening game

I can't wait for the fLames to implode in the offseason it will be a treat to watch

Man today was a good playoff day

2 shutouts
1 hat trick
A 1 vs. 1 SHG
Witnessed PK of the year candidate
Famous Steve Dangle quote happened twice
And we saw a Prius bank a puck off some guys helmet to score

Yeah it's a big mismatch on paper. I think it'll be a long series.

Goalies. Tend. The. Goal.

If he can't quit making it all about himself then Mike Smith quickly needs to find himself at the business end of a bucket of popcorn in the press box. He's not a good puck handler. He's an excessive puck handler. He does it again and I swear to God I'll blow his knee out.

Blowing his knee out won't do squat-sheet!
Gotta saw the legs off his rocking chair - thus the knees will buckle freely from said sawing...

I wonder do they go Koskinen game 2 or put Smith on a tight leash where if he does that again its quick pull put Koskinen in and go with him the remaining games.

As Smith is a good puck mover but sometimes he goes to soon or makes a bad decision with handling the puck and it comes to bite him.

lol projecting much? Maybe win a playoff game first

No but they're still clear favorites.

Man, my bracket’s already suffering, Leafs played great yesterday, can’t afford to have them keep it up for the rest of the series, can’t have my cup winner lose in round 1. At least Carolina and STL won

I should’ve known with Minny, they’re still a mediocre 2nd round exit at best team

I was expecting the best games to be yesterday however 3/4 of them were blowouts

Im not too excited for the games today but we'll see

Atlantic Division = Face of the NHL

Bobcat’s Post Game Notes, Leafs Edition

Round 1, Game 1

Leafs win, 5-0 over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

-Here we are. The beginning of the playoffs. This is what we’ve been waiting for. I’m ready to be hurt again, but at the same time, I have a lot of faith. Let’s-a go!

-Out of everyone to score the first goal of the 2022 playoffs, I did not expect it to be Jake Muzzin who scored it. That was a wonderful shot from the blue line.

-Auston “Jesus Christ” Matthews takes a ripper of a one timer from the faceoff circle to put the Leafs up 2-0!

-David Kampf had a big breakaway shorthanded and wristed it behind Vasilevskiy! Victor Hedman seemed to be moving in slow motion after the puck hit his leg.

-Kampf was SUPER hype after scoring that one. He put a lot of extra emphasis on the “F*CK” in “F*CK YEAH”.

-This second period just gets better and better after Mitch Marner takes a wide-open shot from right in the slot. Two things:

1) It seemed like Mitch was holding on to that one for an eternity before he shot it.

2) Vasi was WAAAAAAYY out of position. Not near as bad as Petr Mrazek, but still concerning. He had three guys screening him, and two of those three were his own teammates (Ryan McDonagh and Pat Maroon). Lol.

-The Great Wall of Soup has made great save after great save all game long. Yep, he’s getting paid ALL of the money this off-season.

-That’s a dang it. Andrei Vasilevskiy does a very not Andrei Vasilevskiy thing and gives Auston Matthews a costly turnover. This thing is pretty much finished.

-A HUGE BRAWL AFTER THAT, THOUGH! REILLY VS. MAROON! BLACKWELL VS. RUTTA! LLLLLLLLLET’S GET READY TO RUMBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLE!!!!

-nobody truly won, and a few players got sent off. This has to be the first legit fight I’ve seen in a while, though. The Jackets didn’t give me that.

-For game 1, the Leafs looked great. That is the exact same thing that everyone said about the Leafs in game 1 of the 2018 series against Boston. And we ALL know how THAT series ended.

Hopefully the Leafs keep this going for the next three games.

Im banking on it, picked him in fantasy

As a leaf fan, I can speak with more experience than I wish, but one game doesn't make the series. And unfortunately, if McDavid and Drai turn it on all series (i hope for your sake they do), they still wont win and it will prove that edmonton is still a 2 player team.

Something was wrong with tampa last night. They looked just awful. I cant remember who said it on here but someone said they stumbled into the playoffs and i feel like that couldnt be more true. Leafs manhandled them last night

heehee, that was me!

I would expect them to look a hell of a lot better in Game 2. This is a fluke.

Hahaha was it?? nice.

I mean they better. Leafs can either sit back and let tampa tie it, or take a 2-0 lead and ride the momentum