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

[nothingbeatshockey]

Game 7s are a crap shoot. Getting to a Game 7, you just have to win at home. As bad as TO looked last night, you only in real trouble when you lose at home.

 

[goldenblack]

If that was "dominant" Matthews, I can't wait to see slumping Matthews.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

leafs lost to one of the worst bruins teams I’ve seen in a lonnnnnng time.

That, in itself , is scary. Leafs stink is incredible right now. We’d get mucked by a Bozak led and Reimer backed team.

 

[IronCladCane]

leafs lost to one of the worst bruins teams I’ve seen in a lonnnnnng time.

That, in itself , is scary. Leafs stink is incredible right now. We’d get mucked by a Bozak led and Reimer backed team.

They didn't just lose they were never in the game

 

[34]

This is awesome. Best post of the thread!!!

 

[harvestglen]

Any non-Leafs fan who didn't think this was essentially a bye to the second round for the Bruins was kidding themselves. None of you should be surprised.

 

[AcerComputer]

If the Leafs can't punch back like they did in game 2 last year vs TB, then it's a wrap!

 

[Hookslide]

Imagine being this uninformed about a team and posting this confidently...

Treliving foolishly built the team to be tough instead of adding more scoring...

Reaves, Benoit, McCabe, Domi, McMann, Knies, Dewar, Edmundson, Lyubushkin, and Bertuzzi... there are enough "tough" guys (just listed the guys who have fought this year).

Scoring is an issue every playoff, not being tough.

Over 40 mil in 4 forwards and half of that for any 6 d-men, as a matter of fact add the goalies in and it is still less than what you are paying those 4 players upfront. I think maybe the finger pointing should start with that overrated GM that is now in Pittsburgh, he sucks , and Shanahan might be right with him. The difference between the Bruins win or lose is that that half of the room drinks fine wine and the other half drinks draft beer, the bruins drink out of the same glass........

 

[harvestglen]

If the teams swapped rosters, I still think Boston takes it. City culture is a thing.

 

[Czechboy]

IMHO, the Leafs are constructed poorly for the playoffs, being from the forwards back instead of the goal out. Then, the Leafs are horrendously top-heavy such that if their four star forwards (and particularly Matthews and Nylander) can be more-or-less neutralized, then any depth scoring is by random chance instead of by design. Even if the Leafs were to advance, to do so they would have to work Matthews and Nylander so much that they would eventually become exhausted and ineffective (exactly what happens to McDrai every playoffs who do go deeper only to inevitably run out of gas). Tack on the emotional predeterminism of "Here we go again" and the result is ..... this.

Even worse, through the contract extensions Treliving has now locked in place this flawed structure for some years.

I love the Leafs either way as a non fan.

I would Legit be happy if they won the Cup and know a lot of Leaf fans. So when they win, it's great!
However, when they lose, it's really entertaining to me.

Basically, every Leaf playoff game is a treasure for me one way or the other.lol

Agree - they are built the opposite of a winner (just like the Oil) and that eventually catches up with you. In the Oil case .. McDrai approach their season .ppg stats. The leafs core generally does not and that is also a problem as those 4 should be able to win a few rounds before running out of gas.

I won't be missing a single game of this series! Also, if Leafs win.. get Pasta to Prague. I can't lose here.lol

 

[TheGroceryStick]

I just hope; If they’re going to lose anyway - Bruins sweep. Then get caved themselves in round 2 - to prove how far away Leafs are. And change commence. But they’ll probably fail at losing too

 

[AvroArrow]

If that was "dominant" Matthews, I can't wait to see slumping Matthews.

Watching games > Staring at a stat sheet

He dominated the puck and had the Bruins hemmed in their own zone almost the entire game with multiple prime scoring chances, he could've easily had 2 or 3 goals but go on lmao

 

[JuJu Mobb]

All the non playoff fans in here. Haha you did it guys , you did it!

I couldn’t imagine being outa the playoffs and think my opinion about the playoffs matters.


I won’t be here in a week likely, I get it. Just to get that joke outa the way.

WTF kind of arbitrary ass rule is this. LMAO.

We're on a discussion forum, we'll say whatever the f*** we want.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Leafs had rhe first goid scoring chances. Swayman made 2 big saves. Leafs pretty much sucked after that.
Leafs best players have to be great for them to win. They rarely are in play off games.
Bruins best players don't have to be and they can still win.
Beecher , Carlo , Debrusk, Frederick 5
Matthews , Marner , Tavares , Reilly 0

Good luck with that.

Very true. TOR contained Pastrnak well, but when guys like Beecher and Carlo are scoring goals on a sieve goalie there are going to be issues, especially given the TOR stars were blanked. Credit to Swayman, but it wasn't even that tough of a night at the office for him. The TOR star players weren't very dangerous. BOS 4th line had more of an impact on the game than either of Toronto's top two lines. Boston sure has Toronto's number.

 

[Asdetran]

Just curious, who do Montreal fans root for in this series?

For me its boston all the way
The meme must continue

 

[SI90]

This is awesome. Best post of the thread!!!

Love Chippy. Hes a die hard leafs fan but he’s hilarious

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

As a Penguins fan who "hates" the Bruins, well played. If there is one team who can shut down Marner and Matthews, it's the Bruins. Wow. Absolute play by the whole team.

Bruins are gonna take this in 5.

 

[TooManyHumans]

I still expect the Leafs to lose in 7.

 

[goldenblack]

Watching games > Staring at a stat sheet

He dominated the puck and had the Bruins hemmed in their own zone almost the entire game with multiple prime scoring chances, he could've easily had 2 or 3 goals but go on lmao

If that's him hemming us in, by all means hem!

 

[34]

Love Chippy. Hes a die hard leafs fan but he’s hilarious

Well he is right. Matthews probably already has the tee off times booked for next weekend in Scottsdale.

 

[PaulD]

Very true. TOR contained Pastrnak well, but when guys like Beecher and Carlo are scoring goals on a sieve goalie there are going to be issues, especially given the TOR stars were blanked. Credit to Swayman, but it wasn't even that tough of a night at the office for him. The TOR star players weren't very dangerous. BOS 4th line had more of an impact on the game than either of Toronto's top two lines. Boston sure has Toronto's number.

Yep. Pastrnac contained.
Torontos money core contained.
Bruins rookies and role players showed up.
Leafs didn't.
Nothing new here.
Like watching Seinfeld reruns.

 

[sampollock]

Nostrils is a
SN loves his spitting..


All kidding aside , series is over yet

 

[PaulD]

As a Penguins fan who "hates" the Bruins, well played. If there is one team who can shut down Marner and Matthews, it's the Bruins. Wow. Absolute play by the whole team.

Bruins are gonna take this in 5.

Panthers can shut them down too

 

[PastaSawce]

Saying Matthews dominated that game is some pure Leaf fan delusion. I should expect it, but still funny to see.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

WTF kind of arbitrary ass rule is this. LMAO.

We're on a discussion forum, we'll say whatever the f*** we want.

Same.