<p>Game 2 is upon us and the question all across Leafs Nation is pretty simple: can the Maple Leafs put up another performance like the first game?</p>
<p>Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper gave the Leafs zero respect for the 5-0 rout in Game 1 of the series, going as far to say &#8220;we gave them a freebie&#8221; and &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure the Maple Leafs had to play particularly well to beat us tonight.&#8221;</p>
<p>To use a well-worn cliche, those quotes right there? That&#8217;s bulletin board material.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Message from Tampa side is that they made it easy on Leafs in Game 1 and mistakes were self-inflicted.</p>
<p>&mdash; luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) <a href="https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1521550043999875072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>So it&#8217;s on the Leafs to use that as motivation and come out to play an even stronger game to take all of the oxygen out of this narrative that the Lightning (and certain members of the media) are perpetuating. It won&#8217;t be easy, no doubt that Tampa will come out like they&#8217;ve been shot out of that dumb cannon the Columbus Blue Jackets fire off, but if the Leafs can weather the initial storm, they&#8217;ll have made quite a statement.</p>
<h3>Line Combinations</h3>
<p>One change to the Leafs&#8217; lineup will be the absence of Kyle Clifford as he serves a one-game suspension.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Clifford will be unavailable to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/leafs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#leafs</a> for Game 2. <a href="https://t.co/MIXWMd1QU3">https://t.co/MIXWMd1QU3</a></p>
<p>&mdash; David Alter (@dalter) <a href="https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1521583838920597507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Despite this subtraction, the Leafs&#8217; lineup will be bolstered tonight by the return of Michael Bunting. Kerfoot shifts down to the second line with Tavares and Mikheyev, and Ondej Kase will slot in on the fourth.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Leafs</a> projected lineup tonight vs TBL May 4/22</p>
<p>Bunting-Matthews-Marner <br />Mikheyev-Tavares-Kerfoot<br />Nylander-Kampf-Engvall<br />Kase-Blackwell-Simmonds</p>
<p>Rielly-Lyubushkin<br />Muzzin-Brodie<br />Giordano-Liljegren</p>
<p>Campbell (starter)<br />Kallgren<a href="https://twitter.com/BodogCA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BodogCA</a></p>
<p>&mdash; David Alter (@dalter) <a href="https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1521871193678176257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>A bit of surprising news from morning skate was that William Nylander, who had an excellent showing in Game 1, was less than 100%</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">William Nylander said he thinks he had food poisoning during Game 1. That’s why he missed practice yesterday. Said he was puking the day of Game 1. Feels better today.</p>
<p>&mdash; David Alter (@dalter) <a href="https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1521854740027609090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>“I mean, it’s Game 1, you’ve got to be ready to go,&#8221; said Nylander. &#8220;Of course it gets to you. But it is what it is.”</p>
<p>After Game 1, Sheldon Keefe had high praise for the fans at Scotiabank Arena and expects much of the same tonight from the team&#8217;s &#8216;seventh player on the ice:&#8217;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sheldon Keefe says he doesn’t think the fan reaction for Game 1 was just because it was the opening game: “I think they’re going to follow it up and do the same today.”</p>
<p>&mdash; David Alter (@dalter) <a href="https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1521868714597134340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>On the Lightning&#8217;s side, no changes to the lineup:</p>
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<p lang="fi" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bolts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bolts</a> practice lines:<br />Palat-Stamkos-Kucherov<br />Killorn-Cirelli-Point<br />Hagel-Paul-Colton<br />Maroon-Bellemare-Perry</p>
<p>Hedman-Cernak<br />McDonagh-Foote<br />Sergachev-Rutta<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBLvsTOR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TBLvsTOR</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Chris Krenn (@Chris_Krenn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chris_Krenn/status/1521540668807593985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<h3>Starting Goaltenders</h3>
<p>No surprises here, it&#8217;ll be Jack Campbell for Toronto and Andrei Vasilevskiy for Tampa. In between downplaying the Leafs&#8217; success in Game 1, Cooper had encouraging words for his netminder.</p>
<p>&#8220;No other guy I want back there but him,&#8221; said Cooper. &#8220;If we don’t have him in the net, it was probably going to be a lot worse last night.”</p>
<h3>Where to Watch</h3>
<p>Game two begins at 7:30ET and will be broadcasted on Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada on CBC.</p>
<p>Fans lucky enough to be in the city of Toronto can also view the game at Maple Leafs Square. The signup for entry is <a href="https://www.scotiabankarena.com/events/detail/tml-tailgate-2022-r1g2">here</a>.</p>
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Game 2 is upon us and the question all across Leafs Nation is pretty simple: can the Maple Leafs put up another performance like the first game?

Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper gave the Leafs zero respect for the 5-0 rout in Game 1 of the series, going as far to say "we gave them a freebie" and "I'm not sure the Maple Leafs had to play particularly well to beat us tonight."

To use a well-worn cliche, those quotes right there? That's bulletin board material.

https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1521550043999875072

So it's on the Leafs to use that as motivation and come out to play an even stronger game to take all of the oxygen out of this narrative that the Lightning (and certain members of the media) are perpetuating. It won't be easy, no doubt that Tampa will come out like they've been shot out of that dumb cannon the Columbus Blue Jackets fire off, but if the Leafs can weather the initial storm, they'll have made quite a statement.
<h3>Line Combinations</h3>
One change to the Leafs' lineup will be the absence of Kyle Clifford as he serves a one-game suspension.

https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1521583838920597507

Despite this subtraction, the Leafs' lineup will be bolstered tonight by the return of Michael Bunting. Kerfoot shifts down to the second line with Tavares and Mikheyev, and Ondej Kase will slot in on the fourth.

https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1521871193678176257

A bit of surprising news from morning skate was that William Nylander, who had an excellent showing in Game 1, was less than 100%

https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1521854740027609090

“I mean, it’s Game 1, you’ve got to be ready to go," said Nylander. "Of course it gets to you. But it is what it is.”

After Game 1, Sheldon Keefe had high praise for the fans at Scotiabank Arena and expects much of the same tonight from the team's 'seventh player on the ice:'

https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1521868714597134340

On the Lightning's side, no changes to the lineup:

https://twitter.com/Chris_Krenn/status/1521540668807593985
<h3>Starting Goaltenders</h3>
No surprises here, it'll be Jack Campbell for Toronto and Andrei Vasilevskiy for Tampa. In between downplaying the Leafs' success in Game 1, Cooper had encouraging words for his netminder.

"No other guy I want back there but him," said Cooper. "If we don’t have him in the net, it was probably going to be a lot worse last night.”
<h3>Where to Watch</h3>
Game two begins at 7:30ET and will be broadcasted on Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada on CBC.

Fans lucky enough to be in the city of Toronto can also view the game at Maple Leafs Square. The signup for entry is <a href="https://www.scotiabankarena.com/events/detail/tml-tailgate-2022-r1g2">here</a>.

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