Post-Series Talk: Boston Bruins Defeat Toronto Maple Leafs (win 4-3)

[syz]

Lotta things you could point to on the OT goal. Multiple Leafs kinda just let Pasta wind up and didn't keep up with him. Samsonov letting the puck go doesn't seem that bad to me, despite what the panel was saying. That felt like a dangerous play to leave your net on.

 

[trilobyte]

First goal, Lindholm goes high blocker, screened shot. Could happen to any goalie. Even Woll.

Second goal, Pasta catches Rielly sleeping and swoops in off a set play for the game winner. Think Ilya even got a piece of it with his toe, but not enough.

And, again I feel like a broken record here but the only "bullsh*t" is the idea that the Leafs supposedly high-powered offense was only able to score one goal in Game 7. Not sure how many more times I can try to explain this to you, but I'll keep going if I really need to.

There is no law prohibiting recognizing that more than one thing occurred. Marner was also quite less than stellar on that sequence too, but there's also nothing wrong with wishing for a better response by Samsonov.

If you feel like a broken record, perhaps that is not the fault of others.

 

[EpochLink]

Waiting for Sid Seixeiro's yearly angry rant about another early playoff exit

 

[LeafAttack]

Lotta things you could point to on the OT goal. Multiple Leafs kinda just let Pasta wind up and didn't keep up with him. Samsonov letting the puck go doesn't seem that bad to me, despite what the panel was saying. That felt like a dangerous play to leave your net on.

Its like the boards made a perfect pass to the slot near the front of the net.

 

[Video Nasty]

7 first round exits and an 0-5 record in Game 7 during the Matthews era.

 

[TheBeard]

Swayman vs Samsonov 4-0 clean sweep for Boston

Leafs needed Samsonov to match Swayman once, he couldn't. I hope he enjoys his new team.

Woll was 2-0 against Swayman

I mean Samsonov did his part.

 

[NDiesel]

Grats on beating the Leafs in 7 with an injured Woll, Nylander and Matthews as the home team.

Grats on another first round exit

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Is it time to accept the fact that Toronto is cursed for all eternity?

They should have carried Madame Zeroni up the mountain.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

There is no law prohibiting recognizing that more than one thing occurred. Marner was also quite less than stellar on that sequence too, but there's also nothing wrong with wishing for a better response by Samsonov.

If you feel like a broken record, perhaps that is not the fault of others.

You shouldnt use Samsonov to deflect the blame from the 40 million dollar elephant in the room. Samsonov played above his paygrade this game.

 

[Satire]

Yeah, sure and if the Leafs didn't have the worst PP and lowest GPG in the playoffs it wouldn't have went 7 either.

Both teams are hotdog water, it's not difficult to point out flaws in bad teams.

I'm not sure if this is a fair comment. Boston has been basically playing a low event, smothering game this year. It's why they had so many OT loses. I'm not convinced if you put many other teams vs Boston you'd see them light the lamp a ton more. I guess we will find out next series

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Waiting for Sid Seixeiro's yearly angry rant about another early playoff exit

It is the most entertaining day of the year.

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

 

[syz]

Its like the boards made a perfect pass to the slot near the front of the net.

Yea and I'm not really sure where Samsonov ranks in terms of playing the puck, either, but that was a pretty swift play so I was surprised to hear Hrudey saying he thought Samsonov should've gone out for it.

He did the thing that everybody here always thinks the goalies should do whenever they leave the crease and mess up: stayed in his net.

Though I'll buy that he could've been more aggressive as Pastrnak cut across.

 

[Here I Pageau Again]

Good knows where the blame lies

This is what's crazy about all the Samsonov blame.

Blame for the Leafs loss goes
1. The 4 $40mil forward
2. Coaching







3. Sure goaltending let in a weakish goal (his 5 hole is a bit of an issue).

 

[CanadienShark]

I don't know why, but I'm oddly relieved. Maybe I just find Toronto fans more annoying than Boston, despite hating Boston more than Toronto.

 

[Hank Plank]

Not cursed

Just shitty management and ran like amateurs

What bozo thought Treliving could build anything resembling a championship team? Maybe the same person that thinks Tavares leads you to a Cup win.

 

[trilobyte]

You shouldnt use Samsonov to deflect the blame from the 40 million dollar elephant in the room. Samsonov played above his paygrade this game.

I'm referring to one goal. As I have mentioned in my previous posts here, I am not in any way absolving the top-$$ offense.
Seriously, my post is specifically focused on the OT series -winning goal.

Yes, i will look at Samsonov as a major part of that, and comment as I see it.

 

[LeafAttack]

Leaf fans...diehard Leaf fans got a right to be messed up.
Our forwards sucked this playoffs...no f***ing scoring,no f***ing PP goals,they looked like shit on it.No f***ing adjustments...unbelievably frustrating.
Gotta put the puck in the net more,get creative,instead of making it look pretty.

 

[Pucklington]

Noticed Pasta blew Marners 'coverage' on the winning goal. Only time I noticed him.

Blaming Samsanov is coping hard. Gotta score more than 1 goal.

 

[TheBeard]

Yea and I'm not really sure where Samsonov ranks in terms of playing the puck, either, but that was a pretty swift play so I was surprised to hear Hrudey saying he thought Samsonov should've gone out for it.

He did the thing that everybody here always thinks the goalies should do whenever they leave the crease and mess up: stayed in his net.

Though I'll buy that he could've been more aggressive as Pastrnak cut across.

I think the way the puck careened perfectly to Pasta and the unimpeded speed completely threw him off. It was just a really fortunate bounce.

 

[kingpest19]

There is no law prohibiting recognizing that more than one thing occurred. Marner was also quite less than stellar on that sequence too, but there's also nothing wrong with wishing for a better response by Samsonov.

If you feel like a broken record, perhaps that is not the fault of others.

The poster they are replying to keeps putting all the blame on Samsonov who gave them a chance to win yet continues to ignore that the teams star players didn't show up once again in a game 7. That's why the broken record remark, they refuse to acknowledge that.

If Samsonov comes out to play the puck, misplays it and gives it up he's going to get blamed. He makes the safe play and gets beat by one of the best goal scorers in the game and he still gets the blame.

 

[HolyGhost]

It is the most entertaining day of the year.

Yep.

 

[TimeZone]

I'm not sure if this is a fair comment. Boston has been basically playing a low event, smothering game this year. It's why they had so many OT loses. I'm not convinced if you put many other teams vs Boston you'd see them light the lamp a ton more. I guess we will find out next series

Boston got off to a hot start, became a very mid-mediocre team down the stretch.

I know it's a fair comment, because those of us who actually pay attention have seen the most expensive offense in the league falter for years on end regardless of their opponent.

You cannot excuse scoring 2 goals or less in 15 lf 16 playoff games, period..especially with the amount of money going into that offense.

I can't believe people are still making excuses for this rubbish. This is easily their worst Stanley Cup Playoff opponent since Montreal, and they absolutely blew it again.

 

[JAK]

I think the way the puck careened perfectly to Pasta and the unimpeded speed completely threw him off. It was just a really fortunate bounce.

You just don't let someone blow past you like that in the playoffs, especially the opposing star.

 

[LeafAttack]

Yea and I'm not really sure where Samsonov ranks in terms of playing the puck, either, but that was a pretty swift play so I was surprised to hear Hrudey saying he thought Samsonov should've gone out for it.

He did the thing that everybody here always thinks the goalies should do whenever they leave the crease and mess up: stayed in his net.

Though I'll buy that he could've been more aggressive as Pastrnak cut across.

It was one of those plays that can make a player unsure,especially a goalie.The ricochet was faster than usual,and it went to the right spot.The players should have been on that more than the goalie,but it was a perfectly timed shoot in,and a perfect bounce,timed perfectly.Everything lined up perfectly on that play,including the Leafs players positions,and where they were skating at the time when the puck was shot in there.