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[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.

by HemiKooks

25 Comments

  1. theguyishere16

    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.

  2. Redneckshinobi

    Paul Maurice will just make 5 line changes within a minute and catch Keefe with his pants down, again. Calling it now lmao

  3. Unless the Leafs get a handle on their goals against, banner raising is going to be the least of their problems.

  4. tenpiecelips

    I hope Matthews drops a fiver on them and Knies gets his first of the season

  5. Nameless908

    Looks like I have an extra 10 minutes to watch paint dry. Fuck Florida and their useless banner

  6. I don’t care at all about any of this. Just win the game.

  7. Rowdy_Roddy96

    Bennett don’t want none of Reavos problems no sir!

  8. 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.

  9. SpicyP43905

    I’m gonna be really mad if we lose to the Panthers.

  10. TiredReader87

    The Leafs will still find a way to lose

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. Fit-Meal4943

    Bennett’s tucked tail rather than deal with The Grim Reaver.

  14. 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.

  15. kayesoob

    I misread this as “there are 3 divers out of our lineup.”

  16. hockeyholloway89

    Someone needs to stand in Bennett’s place with Reavo as tribute. And they need to know that it’s Bennett’s fault.

  17. DaltonFitz

    Sure, rub it in Austons face tonight. See how that works out for you.

  18. CMDRShepardN7

    There are no streets named Ryan Reaves, because no one dares to cross Ryan Reaves.

  19. 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.

  20. God I wish Bennet was playing want reeves to fuck him up so bad.

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