[Fox] As Maple Leafs prepare for Florida’s home opener and Eastern Conference banner-raising tonight, reminder that Panthers won’t dress injured Sam Bennett, Aaron Ekblad, or Brandon Montour. “There’s three drivers out of our lineup, but we can compete,” Paul Maurice tells reporters.
Raising the banner right in their faces. If that doesn’t anger you, as a Toronto player, then you don’t have any passion or frustration with how things ended.
The NHL wants to create headlines and this is one of them.
Am I just being a grump or is having a banner raising for making the Finals not extremely cringe? Absolutely believe they should have a banner, but just put it up and point it out in introductions. Having the team/fans watch it be raised to the rafters is just mega lame.
Redneckshinobi
Paul Maurice will just make 5 line changes within a minute and catch Keefe with his pants down, again. Calling it now lmao
Somhlth
Unless the Leafs get a handle on their goals against, banner raising is going to be the least of their problems.
tenpiecelips
I hope Matthews drops a fiver on them and Knies gets his first of the season
Nameless908
Looks like I have an extra 10 minutes to watch paint dry. Fuck Florida and their useless banner
mtrunz
I don’t care at all about any of this. Just win the game.
Rowdy_Roddy96
Bennett don’t want none of Reavos problems no sir!
CMDRShepardN7
The minute Bennett and Mantour knew they were playing their home opener against Reaves, they injured themselves. It would be less painful.
I did not mention Ekblad. He’s just always injured.
SpicyP43905
I’m gonna be really mad if we lose to the Panthers.
Judge_Rhinohold
Maurice already making excuses. smh
TiredReader87
The Leafs will still find a way to lose
Logical-Bit-746
It’s their home opener… It would be raised regardless of who they are playing, so I don’t think it has ANYTHING to do with the leafs. Get pissed at the NHL schedulers for his one
dgapa
Or /u/hemikooks instead of trying to stir shit up realize this is the home opener for the Panthers and it could have been any team that was playing them.
Fit-Meal4943
Bennett’s tucked tail rather than deal with The Grim Reaver.
shanster925
Knies should chokeslam somebody.
e-Jordan
I’m sorry, but when were they supposed to raise the banner? 5th home game of the season? 20th? While the team is on the road?
This isn’t some nefarious plot by Florida to rub it in anyone’s face. They have zero control over the schedule.
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hockeyfan2000
Reavo flu is trending.
kayesoob
I misread this as “there are 3 divers out of our lineup.”
hockeyholloway89
Someone needs to stand in Bennett’s place with Reavo as tribute. And they need to know that it’s Bennett’s fault.
DaltonFitz
Sure, rub it in Austons face tonight. See how that works out for you.
CMDRShepardN7
There are no streets named Ryan Reaves, because no one dares to cross Ryan Reaves.
BLMIII
Expectation: Leafs show tons of energy and passion to get redemption against the team that beat them out.
Reality from watching this core too many times: Leafs come out flat and likely lose in embarrassing fashion.
Madacon
God I wish Bennet was playing want reeves to fuck him up so bad.
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Bennett is out with little bitch syndrome
Am I just being a grump or is having a banner raising for making the Finals not extremely cringe? Absolutely believe they should have a banner, but just put it up and point it out in introductions. Having the team/fans watch it be raised to the rafters is just mega lame.
Paul Maurice will just make 5 line changes within a minute and catch Keefe with his pants down, again. Calling it now lmao
Unless the Leafs get a handle on their goals against, banner raising is going to be the least of their problems.
I hope Matthews drops a fiver on them and Knies gets his first of the season
Looks like I have an extra 10 minutes to watch paint dry. Fuck Florida and their useless banner
I don’t care at all about any of this. Just win the game.
Bennett don’t want none of Reavos problems no sir!
The minute Bennett and Mantour knew they were playing their home opener against Reaves, they injured themselves. It would be less painful.
I did not mention Ekblad. He’s just always injured.
I’m gonna be really mad if we lose to the Panthers.
Maurice already making excuses. smh
The Leafs will still find a way to lose
It’s their home opener… It would be raised regardless of who they are playing, so I don’t think it has ANYTHING to do with the leafs. Get pissed at the NHL schedulers for his one
Or /u/hemikooks instead of trying to stir shit up realize this is the home opener for the Panthers and it could have been any team that was playing them.
Bennett’s tucked tail rather than deal with The Grim Reaver.
Knies should chokeslam somebody.
I’m sorry, but when were they supposed to raise the banner? 5th home game of the season? 20th? While the team is on the road?
This isn’t some nefarious plot by Florida to rub it in anyone’s face. They have zero control over the schedule.
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Reavo flu is trending.
I misread this as “there are 3 divers out of our lineup.”
Someone needs to stand in Bennett’s place with Reavo as tribute. And they need to know that it’s Bennett’s fault.
Sure, rub it in Austons face tonight. See how that works out for you.
There are no streets named Ryan Reaves, because no one dares to cross Ryan Reaves.
Expectation: Leafs show tons of energy and passion to get redemption against the team that beat them out.
Reality from watching this core too many times: Leafs come out flat and likely lose in embarrassing fashion.
God I wish Bennet was playing want reeves to fuck him up so bad.