Post-Game Talk: CAPTAIN MORGAN!!! | LEAFS WIN 4-3 IN OVERTIME

[kb]

LOL! So after all the crap TB did, this was the only discipline handed out.

The league is a farce, and making it blatant.

 

[authentic]

One of these hits is just "playoff hockey" with no penalty, the other was a dangerous hit from behind that 5 + a game, and a suspension.

Honestly the one on McCabe had way more risk for serious injury too

 

[kb]

But what did the talking heads say about it?

You gotta forgive me I can't really formulate my own opinions - I need the league to tell me who's dirty and who's not.

Nailed it.

"Playoff hockey", baby! lol

 

[Racer88]

Didn’t deserve the W

Sure we did

 

[notDatsyuk]

On the third goal Nylander is covering the point, but he could have engaged as the defender got beat around the back of the net. Of course had he moved in it would leave open the point. First goal he was puck watching.

Even if he was sitting on his man on the first goal, it wouldn't have made a difference. Should he have assumed JT would lose coverage and go and help him?

 

[IPS]

Says the guy who said Nylanders points the past few years are deceptive to his total impact on the game relative to Matthews and Marner

gtfo, Most of the posts aren't trolling Marner. There's an explanation for the cause for concern. Some of us want 16 wins, not just 4.

@Dekes For Days he's kinda got you with this one bro

 

[CabanaBoy5]

LOL! So after all the crap TB did, this was the only discipline handed out.

The league is a farce, and making it blatant.

Wtf, you gotta be kidding me? Nothing on the hit from behind to McCabe? Or the crosscheck to Rielly's back when he's on the ice?? I defy anyone who is objective to say that the league doesn't police the rest of the league the way they do the Leafs.

 

[crump]

So much salt around HfBoards today.

You love to see it.

Haters in tears all over!

Love it. I keep thinking of this guy giving it to Maroon.

 

[81Leafs50]

 

[authentic]

That's the thing, everybody thinks the officiating is biased against them.

Is that the thing though? I've never seen two teams in all my life where one plays by a different set of rules than the other in a playoff series, it's so blatant I don't get how anyone denies it anymore.

 

[Dekes For Days]

U think we can keep winning games like last night your dreaming but fingers crossed

I don't think we will consistently win games like last night.
That said, we've repeatedly seen teams win games against us in the playoffs despite playing like we did last night, and it's about time we won one.
I also know that to win a cup, you have to win games like last night. They're not all going to be pretty.
This also really has nothing to do with people being wildly wrong about Marner.

We have all seen this team that can score with talent and puts little effort when it matters the most. You can thank William Nylander and ROR for even getting the opportunity to be up 1 game. Then you can go thank ROR and Rielly for winning it.

The problem has never been effort. Matthews scored our equally important 2nd goal, after hitting a guy, stripping him of the puck, and then going to battle in front of the net for a tip, while Marner set up a chance and then got a great shot on net. Marner also assisted on the game-tying goal. So I'll thank them all, based on their contributions, not pick and choose based on my personal preferences.

 

[kb]

Sober up people.

Winning games you should have lost still means trouble.

The second period and OT was very bad. We were hemmed in our zone and seemed to have trouble establishing anything in their zone.

Any thoughts about why we were so dominated for large sections of the game ?

Because one team had carte blanche to run roughshod over the other team because reasons, while the other team was skating on eggshells KNOWING the refs were looking for anything ticky tacky to call against them.

Any thoughts on how to combat that?

 

[Racer88]

The only thing that disappointed me about last nights game is that after that faker soccer player Braden Point came back out after his “horrific injury” (at least that’s what he made it seem like) somebody didn’t crush him again

 

[IPS]

Where's global moderator at? Even in the playoffs he's only posting when the team loses He prob woke up real angry today that Tampa couldn't close that out.

 

[AvroArrow]

My sister and her husband were at the game as well, it's always hostile when you're on the road in the playoffs. But there's certain lines you don't cross. Chirping people is fine, comments like that are not.

 

[57 Years No Cup]

I can't be bothered to read this entire thread but if people are complaining about Marner, that's pretty funny.

I just want to say to everyone saying we didn't deserve to win - yes we did. We won fair and square, we didn't cheat, we scored more goals than they did, end of story. Sometimes you win games when your goaltender is by far your best player and that's OK. We've lost to hot goaltenders enough times in the past, I'm thrilled to see it go the other way for a change!

GLG!!

Fair enough. Then it stands to reason that if we play that way in game 4 it's highly unlikely we'll win, right?

 

[kb]

Remember we’ve never won a playoff series without Luke Schenn.

Never won a series with Luke Schenn either. lol

 

[usernamezrhardtodo]

Trying to remember the last time we won a game like this when we out-goalie the opposition and score clutch goals to win.

Full marks because the goalie is part of the team and we won with clutch scoring like successful playoff teams do.

I think it would have to be all the way back to 2013 when Reimer stole a few games from the Bruins. Other than that...we have had the worse goalie in every single series. That is quite the handicap to overcome.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Gotta get a Fat Pat chant going game 5 just for fun.

 

[Trapper]

Never won a series with Luke Schenn either. lol

Here’s hoping that all changes.

 

[TheGreatOne11]

For all the debate on HF about Dubas as a GM, regardless of your opinion, I do think of him as a stand up person. From everything I have seen, read and actions he has made. It wouldn't surprise me for one minute if he was aware of these belligerent comments Tampa fans were making all night and he finally snapped at them.

I've been on the fence with Dubas personally as a GM, never taking a hardline on a particular side, but I DO love what he did this year, and have said multiple times we have the pieces to win now and he gave us this chance.

If the boys can put it together, we really could win the cup this year and thats because of Dubas. So i am firmly on his side now. The ROR trade and grabbing Schenn being the biggest factors, just two perfect pieces we needed.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Any thoughts on how to combat that?

Easy peasy Lemon squeezy

Move the Leafs to Florida.

Any other questions ?

 

[usernamezrhardtodo]

Is that the thing though? I've never seen two teams in all my life where one plays by a different set of rules than the other in a playoff series, it's so blatant I don't get how anyone denies it anymore.

I think it comes down to sneakiness. TB and Boston play dirty all year long...they know how to hit someone "accidentally on purpose" and make it look like nothing. We don't play that game very often and don't know where the line is to not go over it and we look blatant when we do it. There is a simple fix...get them to be meaner during the season and practice your accidental hits and cheap shots.

 

[Teeder Keon]

Should have told him that when you do go back that your taking all their Canadian talent back with you like their Captain..
GLG

 

[Gary Nylund]

Fair enough. Then it stands to reason that if we play that way in game 4 it's highly unlikely we'll win, right?

I dunno, first you'd have to define the terms "we play that way" and "unlikely". If Sammy plays the same way I like our chances though.