I was waiting for this game since Wednesday for many reasons! Leafs look like that have awaken! Even Hitchcock said that "maybe the leafs are a better 5-5 hockey team". HE STOLE MY WORDS!! Definately with the lineup on the ice Wednesday, the leafs are a better 5-5 team. Leafs can bang with the big philly boys and can score even better. Only thing Philly has right now is an excellent PP which will score on the PP pretty often against the Leafs mainly because of size in front of the net.
Either way...I am confident in the Leafs tonight. They have a better goalie by far. Esche is unproven and is mainly good because the team in front of him is good. Leafs have a better defense. (minus Kaberle .. at least in this series)... Philly defense is slow and nothing special. Offense is pretty close on both teams.. I still think Leafs need to score 3 goals to win. SO .. the play is
LEAFS (-140) 5 Units
Score prediction: 3-2 Leafs..
GO LEAFS GO..
Either way...I am confident in the Leafs tonight. They have a better goalie by far. Esche is unproven and is mainly good because the team in front of him is good. Leafs have a better defense. (minus Kaberle .. at least in this series)... Philly defense is slow and nothing special. Offense is pretty close on both teams.. I still think Leafs need to score 3 goals to win. SO .. the play is
LEAFS (-140) 5 Units
Score prediction: 3-2 Leafs..
GO LEAFS GO..
