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

[KaN19]

Feels like the Leafs are playing with house money at this point. This core's obituary was already written after Game 4. All the pressure is on the Bruins to avoid another 3-1 collapse.

 

[NastyKnies]

All I learned from tonight is Florida is gonna steamroll whoever comes out of this series. It was like watching two regular season teams sleepwalking through a game.

Both teams are playing balls to the walls. Easily the most entertaining series so far, know idea what your smoking.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

They do but because Tim Thomas saved their ass one time it all gets washed away for some reason.

Let's remind a few folks about the great Bruins:

Choke against Philly. Up 3-0 in the series and 3-0 in Game 7. Lost it anyways.

Against Chicago late in the game. Up 2-1 and about to win and force a Game 7. 2 U's 2 K's two goals in 17 seconds. Didn't even get to OT.

St Louis at home Game 7. Got embarrassed.

Best season in NHL history. Up 3-1 and well they lost.

So many chokes for a team that will have 6 hall of Famers during that time frame: Thomas, Rask, Bergeron, Chara, Marchand and Pastrnak.

Obviously it's hard to consider a chokejob what you've just been doing for 60 years: lose. Expectations tend to be very low.

 

[Megustaelhockey]

It's amazing what widespread and unanimous media condemnation can do for a team...

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Pretty cringey to record your self imo but that’s a sick mancave even if u hate Leaves

 

[Strangle]

As a neutral fan (leaning Bruins, cuz ) I treasure the idea of Bruins winning in G7 because of the memes.

How about the bruins blowing a 3-1 lead in back to back seasons memes?

 

[Drytoast]

I picked Boston in 6

 

[TheOrganist]

Both teams are playing balls to the walls. Easily the most entertaining series so far, know idea what your smoking.

You must be asleep during the Stars/Vegas series. By far the most entertaining.

 

[Just Rude]

As shitty as the Leafs played for most of Saturday, they didn’t roll over tonight. They showed a lot of fight.

Live to see another day. That building better be jumping Thursday.

 

[NastyKnies]

You must be asleep during the Stars/Vegas series. By far the most entertaining.

fair enough i have been

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Obviously it's hard to consider a chokejob what you've just been doing for 60 years: lose. Expectations tend to be very low.

Yeah I mean if there is one thing you can say about the Toronto market is there are no expectations lmao nailed it.

 

[Barnum]

They do but because Tim Thomas saved their ass one time it all gets washed away for some reason.

Let's remind a few folks about the great Bruins:

Choke against Philly. Up 3-0 in the series and 3-0 in Game 7. Lost it anyways.

Against Chicago late in the game. Up 2-1 and about to win and force a Game 7. 2 U's 2 K's two goals in 17 seconds. Didn't even get to OT.

St Louis at home Game 7. Got embarrassed.

Best season in NHL history. Up 3-1 and well they lost.

So many chokes for a team that will have 6 hall of Famers during that time frame: Thomas, Rask, Bergeron, Chara, Marchand and Pastrnak.

You type stuff like you've been a winning franchise since 1967. It's like reading Bizarro Superman.

 

[Leaf Fans]

How about the bruins blowing a 3-1 lead in back to back seasons memes?

What are memes?

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

How about the bruins blowing a 3-1 lead in back to back seasons memes?

Screw that, they can do it later.
Screw the Leafs to hell and back.

 

[BB79]

You type stuff like you've been a winning franchise since 1967. It's like reading Bizarro Superman.

Or have won more than 1 playoff round in 2 fn decades

 

[Barnum]

Or have won more than 1 playoff round in 2 fn decades

what is it...like zero Cups outside of the 06 era. Something to be cocky about for sure.

 

[CN8]

Sums it up nicely

Maybe Matthews bring out was the help they needed

 

[bobholly39]

Edmonton is the team whose going to eliminate Toronto in this year's playoffs. Not Boston.

 

[BB79]

what is it...like zero Cups outside of the 06 era. Something to be cocky about for sure.

It's hard for a team to choke when they can't even make the goddamn playoffs to begin with, much less get by the first round. All of this flexing after 1 win is pathetic. Hopefully the hockey Gods make them pay for their smugness.

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[Goose]

Woll should have been in earlier.

 

[Barnum]

Edmonton is the team whose going to eliminate Toronto in this year's playoffs. Not Boston.

 

[Ignatius]

This is a team of destiny and I still have plenty of tickets to scalp for the 2024 Cup Parade in Toronto

 

[Pi]

Aside from the goal and Knies staring down Pastrnak, the best moment was Marchand getting hit by a ref.

Both options look terrible on him:

1) He dove thinking a Leaf hit him and that's just embarrassing.
2) he knew it was the linesman who was going like 3 km/h and got bodied.

 

[pcruz]

Honest question:


Are Boston Bruins fans not all out ashamed of Marchand flopping all over the ice like LeBron James?

Charlie Coyle has started emulating him and is often seen taking swan dives as well.


It's damn right pathetic.


And the absolute meltdown he had when he was called for the 1st - yes Marchand, the perennial Lady Byng player apparently - penalty was brain-melting.

 

[saffronleaf]

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et tu, linesman?