Should the Maple Leafs want to face the Panthers or Senators in the first round? Do you think this is finally the year Rory McIlroy wins the Masters? Bryan Hayes joins SC with Jay Onrait for Harvey’s Hot Takes, where he shares his thoughts.
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Leafs have lost every time 😅😅😅😅😅😅
Stupid question! If you’re the leafs and you don’t believe you can beat anyone in any round, your head is in the wrong place.
It is play off time and already the guys are setting up for Laff excuses…… I can hardly wait to see the LAFFS fail…. in many ways this is my SC…. seeing the LAFFS lose and make excuses…. Senators and LAFFS in first round, LAFFS fail and looking to the summer to give out big contract to Marner….. LAFFS SC 20…. 67
Normally, I would answer the Leafs would want to play the Senators in the first round. This year, however, FLA has too many key injury/suspension issues to deal with so may be playing FLA won't be so bad for the Leafs.
Leafs can't even defeat the big bad San Jose Sharks…
My expectations are low. Very low.
Leafs fear every team in playoffs…because they are the worst playoff team in the history of the NHL.
TSN should pick another Canadian team to dedicate 99% of their coverage to.
Another battle of Ontario in the 1st round would be fantastic…I useto always do the drive to Ottawa to watch these 2 ply in the playoffs…Ottawa’s building is always buzzing Scotia banks is always a snoozer
Nothing wrong with that take. Much better than Broudreau talking about how the Sens are playing at their literal best and can't find another gear.
The Toronto media are total plebes for asking that!
How dull can you be?
As a Georgia boy, I’d be ok with McIlroy winning the Master’s. I’d prefer an American, but I think Rory has earned it.
Dude. Brian. Nobody’s clipping you, you’re not that important.
Man tsn sucks. You guys ask the stupidest questions imaginable. Wow
At least the Brendan era will be over this year. That's a win. Who's the next hero gonna be?
Yep 3 games on tonight. And not one is available for the west to watch! TSN you make me sick with your blackouts!
We Want Florida… We Want Florida… We Want Florida…. We Want Florida…
Please God. 🙏 let it he a 1st rd between ottawa and toronto. It would be glorious 🙌
Corey Connors is winning the jacket and the Leafs are out first round no matter who they play.
hayes leafs havent been in playoffs last 9 years
They absolutely should not went to face my Sens, that’s absolute garbage. Ottawa are 100% in their heads after the regular season series. The Sens are fast, upbeat, play with a ton of energy and have an elite goaltender.
Florida are incredibly banged up. Tkachuk will return and be rusty after missing 2 months. Ekblad would miss the first two games and also be rusty after missing 20 games. Bennett is banged up right now and will miss the rest of the regular season. Barkov was just banged up and missed a week. Bobrovsky has shown some cracks in his game lately.
Ottawa would be massive trouble for Toronto. That’s just a fact.
Any Leaf fan that says they’d prefer Ottawa over Florida are absolutely fucking insane.
WE WANT FLORIDA! We want a rematch!
Oh they definitely want Florida, right?
Just like last year?
That was great!!!😂
Always about the leafs lol
They definitely want the Panthers. It would be less embarrassing to lose out in the first round against the defending Stanley Cup Champions.
Do these idiots at TSN not know by now? It has nothing to do with WHO they play, it's THEMSELVES who they're playing in the first round. You could put this team against the Blackhawks or Sharks in the 1st round and they'd struggle to win/lose. They've brought in some good pieces to change that in Tanev, OEL and Stolarz, but the core has to take their first round series by the balls and just dominate. The opponent they play is irrelevant, it's their own heads that they need to beat.
TSN and their Leafs.
asking Matthews about the record is so braindead
The poor thing to do is pick a team that you think is 'weak' only to get steamrolled by them…
I would rather have Ottawa,Toronto and hopefully Montréal play American teams,although the battle of Ontario would be great,but to see them meet in the 2nd round or a hopeful 3rd would be awesome, thats a pretty massive but though
It's not going to be the Bruins so I don't think they care.
For once, I actually liked Matthews' response.