Maple Leafs Eye Victory on Home Ice: Game Two Preview

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00:00The Leafs are a heavy job tonight on their home ice, even though they won game one.

00:04They're getting over a buck and a quarter, five and a half to total against the Panthers.

00:08I'm surprised after the way Nylander and the way they looked in game one that it's not a pick them.

00:16Yeah, I don't want to say that it's a must win like game one was because I think the Leafs,

00:20it's not ideal to split on home ice, but at least the Leafs got to win.

00:24I think they can split in Florida, but tonight becomes,

00:27listen, if we want to win this series for real and we're Stanley Cup contenders for real,

00:33we win this game tonight on our home ice.

00:35We played well the other night.

00:37Listen, they don't, they, you know, they lose Stolarz,

00:40but I think that can sort of rally the team together a little bit.

00:44And I also think, listen, the Leafs, everybody, you know, Leaf Nation wants blood, Scott.

00:48Everybody wants to run Bobrovsky.

00:50They want to run Bennett tonight, but it's kind of like running Brock Lesnar.

00:54Like, you know what I mean?

00:55Like, you're not going to beat them.

00:57Like, you're not going to out-wrestle Brock Lesnar.

00:59You're not going to, like, out-fight the Panthers in the corners and start cheap-shotting them.

01:05I think the best revenge is winning if you're the Leafs.

01:08And the best revenge is continue to frustrate the Panthers,

01:11try to get the Panthers to take penalties, and capitalize on the power play after.

01:16It's a big game for the Panthers tonight.

01:18They've shown their ability to bounce back in the resiliency, Scott.

01:21But I'll ride the wave with the Leafs once again.

01:24Look, the Leafs are going to be underdogs in every game in this series, guys.

01:28They're a plus 125 underdogs on home ice tonight.

01:31What are they going to be when they go to Florida?

01:33They're going to even be bigger underdogs.

01:35I think the Leafs are going to win this series.

01:36I'm getting plus money with the Leafs in every game in this series.

01:40I'm just going to pull the trigger again tonight with the Leafs, Scott.

01:42The Jets open at home game one against the Stars.

01:48Dallas favored, minus a buck 15, five and a half here as well.

01:54Well, now this game, Scott, I'm starting to think if you're the Winnipeg Jets,

01:58this is like Team of Destiny stuff, right?

02:00You know, it's like winning on a Hail Mary.

02:03Now, I know that they were saying that Shifley and Morrissey are game-time decisions tonight.

02:09Shifley, you know, I thought Shifley was going to play on Sunday.

02:12He didn't.

02:13I'd be shocked if he doesn't.

02:15I don't know about Morrissey.

02:17I would expect he would play, but I think Shifley will play tonight.

02:21Listen, Connor Hellebuck, for all the talk, guys, about his road struggles,

02:25and let me repeat, the Winnipeg Jets could lose every road game in the playoffs this year

02:29and win the Stanley Cup.

02:30They have home ice in every series they play in.

02:33He's 16-0-1 in his last 17 home games.

02:35And Connor Hellebuck told his teammates, guys, during the game the other night on Sunday,

02:46he told them they won't score again, I promise you.

02:49Like, basically, they looked, and they're like, oh, yeah, he's back.

02:53He's back.

02:54He's got his swagger back.

02:56Like, he got up, and he told everyone, guys, you just go score.

03:00I promise you they won't score on me again in this game.

03:02They didn't, all right?

03:04He's going to figure it out on the road, Scott.

03:06Connor Hellebuck, I mean, the guy, he's a good goalie, all right?

03:09Like, I mean, the guy was the best goal in the NHL this year.

03:12He's up for the MVP of the damn league.

03:15He's going to figure it out on the road.

03:16And once he does, the Jets could get rolling a little bit.

03:19It's going to be a hell of a series.

03:21The Stars are an awesome team.

03:23The Jets are an awesome team.

03:26The Winnipeg's a great environment for these games with the whiteout and stuff.

03:29I'm going to ride the emotion and the wave with the Jets

03:33if they keep it going from the other night, Scott.

03:35Give me the home dog, plus 100 tonight.

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