ECQF: Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs (Series Tied 3-3)

[Sheppy]

Nylander is somehow the equivalent of Pastrnak and McAvoy

Someone once told me this.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

I know athletes who have had to sit out due to things like IBS. It's borderline debilitating at times.

IBS is f***ing horrible. Cramps so painful you just want to pass out, liquid shits for no good reason, generally feeling drained when it flares.

 

[Score08]

Looked like Willie was fed up with his mates, any chance he’ll be sent packing in the off season?

 

[Oilslick941611]

That's just him being himself. Guy is a straight up loser.

I can't believe in that 2020 I thought Mitch was the straw that stirred the drink.

 

[robertocarlos]

I watched the presser and Nylander says the team is tight. There is no issue on the bench. That's not verbatim. Also Nylander said he felt fine. He regretted not scoring that one chance.

Keefe was down but said the team is trying hard. He seems to have a cold as well.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Marner throwing a tantrum encapsulates perfectly his entitled attitude and defiance. I wouldn’t want him anywhere near my team in the playoffs unless he’s playing for the other side.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Through all of the series played in the modern era, this year probably has the best team the Leafs have assembled and the worst team the Bruins have assembled.

And yet, the story plays out the same.

Kessel and Kadri are somehow more worrisome in the playoffs for the opposing team than Matthews and Mitch, that’s the problem.

 

[TheNumber4]

Leafs core 4 literally falling apart on the bench was quite the scene.

 

[Over the volcano]

A lot of talk about Toronto imploding - but what about a tip of the cap to Marchand?

8pts through 4 games despite being the target of focus. New franchise leader in playoff goals. He's got his club dialed in so far...

 

[chethejet]

Look Toronto needs a healthy Mathews and Nylander here. The offense has to carry this team. Toronto's D is not good enough. Toronto will get cap space especially when Tavaras is gone. Until they have a D that is good enough, hard to win with suspect d in playoffs.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

The Leafs aren't that good. How many years are they going to go through this?

They need to rebuild. I'm serious. How many years and they've won all of 1 series? If this was Minnesota with this statistic, people would be calling for them to rebuild.

Boston isn't that good, but they are better than the Leafs. The Leafs stars are not playoff players. Almost all of them seem to get worse in the playoffs. They have major cap problems every year because their players are greedy and request big salaries without taking cuts. They have very little forward depth and their defense is downright mediocre. They rotate project goalies because they can't afford one of the best goalies and they also haven't developed one either. They have no cap space or assets.

This team will only get worse. Blow it up.

 

[red devil]

He needs a chara Coca Cola

Chara didn't play a playoff game against Montréal because he was sick

 

[Based Anime Fan]

I'm reading Keefe's quotes... how does this buffoon have a job?

 

[Just Rude]

Missing that horse on backend for sure.

100%.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

A lot of talk about Toronto imploding - but what about a tip of the cap to Marchand?

8pts through 4 games despite being the target of focus. New franchise leader in playoff goals. He's got his club dialed in so far...

Yep.

After game one I kept saying how the Leafs can’t be drawn in by his schtick. They did and he’s been in their heads all along. And he’s scored clutch goals too. A Claude Lemieux like performance in this series.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Sports is full of players with the winning X factor, they just show up when it matters most. The perform under pressure, and they oftentimes find ways to win.

And then sports is full of players who don’t perform well under pressure, and they rarely find ways to win games.

And then most players are in neither category. They don’t have an uncanny knack for winning or losing.


The Leafs seem to have a core of players who just do not perform when it matters, consistently.

 

[Just Rude]

Keefe: “You can question a lot of things. You can’t question the effort.”

Are you f***ing kidding me?

 

[Sheppy]

A lot of talk about Toronto imploding - but what about a tip of the cap to Marchand?

8pts through 4 games despite being the target of focus. New franchise leader in playoff goals. He's got his club dialed in so far...

This. He’s a f***ing animal.

 

[MikeK]

That clip of Nylander telling Marner to stop crying is going to eat Marner alive. What an embarrassment. It's all over the net. His peers are going ride him into the ground over that. What a chump.

 

[The don godfather]

Peake can take his time resting injury. Parker is holding strong.

 

[TheNumber4]

NHL needs to do a 3rd party Doctor examination on Matthews “illness” before the Hart is voted on.

 

[viper0220]

That clip of Nylander telling Marner to stop crying is going to eat Marner alive. What an embarrassment. It's all over the net. His peers are going ride him into the ground over that. What a chump.

Did he really say that?

 

[WarriorofTime]

Look Toronto needs a healthy Mathews and Nylander here. The offense has to carry this team. Toronto's D is not good enough. Toronto will get cap space especially when Tavaras is gone. Until they have a D that is good enough, hard to win with suspect d in playoffs.

They’ll have to replace Tavares spot with someone else, and Rielly is also post-30 now so he’ll need to diminish in role while also filling out rest of D. It won’t be so simple.

 

[BTP]

Keefe: “You can question a lot of things. You can’t question the effort.”

Are you f***ing kidding me?

You think they’re not trying?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Keefe: “You can question a lot of things. You can’t question the effort.”

Are you f***ing kidding me?

He’s got to be gone after this series.

Right?