2010-2011 NHL season Playoffs start tonight. - Page 3

Maple Leaf fan here!  had the good fortune of getting tickets to the season opener at the ACC (300 level).  Awesome atmosphere in T.O for hockey, 

90% of the fans in our section had Leafs Jerseys and cheered the Whole game.    I live in Ottawa and see quite a few Sens games a year,  The fans are only half the intensity here. 

Great Start for the leafs!! hope they keep it going.

Maltby is gonna hang 'em up today. Grind Line baby! Fourteen years as a Wing, four Cups, not a bad run

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Originally Posted by Superchunk 

Maple Leaf fan here!  had the good fortune of getting tickets to the season opener at the ACC (300 level).  Awesome atmosphere in T.O for hockey, 

90% of the fans in our section had Leafs Jerseys and cheered the Whole game.    I live in Ottawa and see quite a few Sens games a year,  The fans are only half the intensity here. 

 

Great Start for the leafs!! hope they keep it going.

 

 

LOL...I used to live in Ottawa for a few years (I'm Toronto born and bread) and going to Leaf games was a total blast...there were more of us (from Leafsnation) that Sens fans! It was like a home game...well instead of being in downtown Toronto with a great night life...you're in the middle of Kanata and a field (back in the late '90s).

Go Canucks! ..........................................40 years and counting!

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Go Canucks! ..........................................40 years and counting!

LOL....it's been 43 years since the Leafs last won the cup...sadly I'm only 38 and missed it by 5 years.

The last time Vancouver won the Stanley Cup was in 1915 and they were called the Millionaires. More like 95 years and counting!

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The last time Vancouver won the Stanley Cup was in 1915 and they were called the Millionaires. More like 95 years and counting!

Different franchise...same city....

The Leafs/St. Pats/Arenas first won it in 1917. Same franchise as today with name changes.

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Maltby is gonna hang 'em up today. Grind Line baby! Fourteen years as a Wing, four Cups, not a bad run

Thats a great run he had and was a great player that was did not need the spot light to perform.  The years where he paired Draper shutting guys down on even strength or on the PK was great.  Sad to see him go but he's had a great career. 

Other Wings news, Rafalski is out... ouch!   But the guys are clicking up front and the top 2 lines are playing well.  Bertuzzi and Franzen are really clicking right now.  Too bad they lost the lead and lost the game in a shootout last night however.
 

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  Too bad they lost the lead and lost the game in a shootout last night however.

 

Yeah that was disappointing.  Also, I'm no Mike Babcock, but if I coached the wings my OT lines would be Datsyuk/Zetterberg, Franzen/Filppula, and Modano/Helm.  Bert has no business being out there in OT IMO.

Maltby definitely had a good run. 

Haha, I feel stupid now.  I just looked at the standings and, although I realize the season just started, I found it funny that the NY Islanders are sitting in 10th place, the NY Rangers are in 22nd, and the NJ Devils are dead last at 30th.  Just goes to show what I know, lol. 

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Haha, I feel stupid now.  I just looked at the standings and, although I realize the season just started, I found it funny that the NY Islanders are sitting in 10th place, the NY Rangers are in 22nd, and the NJ Devils are dead last at 30th.  Just goes to show what I know, lol. 

And the Leafs are in first! Who'd a'thunk it?

Crazy season so far for sure!  Who would have thought the Stars would be 4-0 after not making the playoffs and going into a rebuilding/give the young guys more ice time phase.   The Leafs leading is crazy as well.  But I guess when you pick up a few people who are on a redemption season (ie JS Giguere and Phaneuf), it would either be make or break.  It may  be a very interesting season ahead!

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And the Leafs are in first! Who'd a'thunk it?

Not me.  But I'll take it!
 

The youth movement post lock-out is finally showing its worth.  Most of the surprising or top tier teams are young and fast.  The consistent attack front has been a key factor to the change which is nice to see the trapping game pre-lockout era.  Halak was a great pick up for the Blues this summer as well.  Montreal's move to stick with Price has been holding out well so it seemed to work out when they gave up Halak.  This works out for both goalies as they both have potential to be solid goaltenders in the league.