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

[HockeyVirus]

Have you actually read the GDT?

Well before the game it was all talk about how he wasn't a winner and blah blah blah then he puts the team on his back. That is why I am saying it

 

[T REX]

Do we get some acknowledgement of Matthews now or nah?

Good game.

 

[Horton Hears A Woo]

Auston Matthews 3 points and the GWG. Primary point on every goal. Did Boston think to cover him? Boston the first team to lose home ice advantage this playoffs.

Leafs split the series without Nylander. They couldn't take advantage of the Leafs losing their second best scorer.

Buddy… the copium is real. AM was always going to get his he is one of the best players in the world. Bruins ofence was atrocious tonight with a terrible strategy or dumping and chasing.. leafs had the answer game tonight but wowers they lost by one goal and played terrible.

 

[OVO16]

Weird how the culture changes that much since Chara left. No one to hide behind now ? That was embarrassing by Marchand and McAvoy, could've gotten 2-3 penalties each for embellishment.

Marchand dives and talks more to the refs than do anything 5-on-5

Leafs been bullying him since late in the regular season and he just cowering in fear

 

[HockeyVirus]

Good game.

Bruins a good team for sure. Going to be a good series

 

[AvroArrow]

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Let me guess, they Matthews didn't have them hemmed in again am I right ?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Well before the game it was all talk about how he wasn't a winner and blah blah blah then he puts the team on his back. That is why I am saying it

He’ll get praise when he plays well. Tonight he did.

 

[Divine]

Buddy… the copium is real. AM was always going to get his he is one of the best players in the world. Bruins ofence was atrocious tonight with a terrible strategy or dumping and chasing.. leafs had the answer game tonight but wowers they lost by one goal and played terrible.

Are you talking about yourself? I simply pointed out the facts.

Boston lost home ice advantage and the Leafs are playing without Nylander - who by the way had more goals than the whole Bruins team except Pastrnak and outscored them by 30+ points.

 

[SPV]

Toronto definitely the better team tonight, thought we might steal it, but we knew this was gonna be a battle.

 

[93gilmour93]

 

[leafsfan5]

Hopefully Nylander is back for game 3 and pushes Marner down to the third line

Boston can't stop Matthews/Domi

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Have to say, I thought the B’s had it sewn up with that late Pasta goal. Leafs showed a lot of guts coming back tonight.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

leafs core has always lacked the intangibles and to make matters worse, Keefe is a huge baby. cant really have success in the playoffs if youre a soft team being led by a baby

Guess you don't watch the games. The Leafs are hardly soft anymore, quite the opposite. Their weakness is in net and on special teams(in recent months)

 

[Horton Hears A Woo]

Probably the most gutsy win I’ve seen from Toronto this year. Boston was overwhelmed and had to resort to diving and embellishing. Marchand is a rat, the league should be suspending him for a game each time he dives. Then maybe he will learn.

Embarrassing take… you say Boston had to when Brad did it once… the worse dive of the game goes to JY

Are you talking about yourself? I simply pointed out the facts.

Boston lost home ice advantage and the Leafs are playing without Nylander - who by the way had more goals than the whole Bruins team except Pastrnak and outscored them by 30+ points.

the facts? The bruins don’t have a first or second line center….. copium.

 

[Pi]

Bruins fans chanting USA USA and Matthews delivers for them with a breakaway goal. You love to see the appreciation the fans have for him.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Leafs fans complained all season long about Bertuzzi. His signing paid off tonight in it’s entirety, he was a big factor in this win.

 

[Divine]

he facts? The bruins don’t have a first or second line center….. copium.

I don't think that word means what you think it means - unless you're talking about yourself because you're coping and then then throw that word in

 

[AuraSphere]

I think we're really starting to see that Marner was the guy dragging down Matthews. Keefe never once split these two for whatever stupid reason regardless of past playoff faillures. Thank god for Domi

 

[Horton Hears A Woo]

Have to say, I thought the B’s had it sewn up with that late Pasta goal. Leafs showed a lot of guts coming back tonight.

Big time. Bruins had the chance to take the big 2-0 lead. Leafs by far the better team tonight. Bruins ofence strategy was something special… AM is truly amazing.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Not until he wins a series

I don’t acknowledge last years series vs tampa as a real series

The Leafs could win the cup and you'd find a way to keep shifting the goal posts.

 

[Horton Hears A Woo]

I don't think that word means what you think it means - unless you're talking about yourself because you're coping and then then throw that word in

I don’t think you know the lingo. It’s ok… great game from AM tonight. Truly amazing player

 

[flying squirrel]

Was entertaining game, Leafs early didn't take advantage of opportunities

• Bruin's looked to be heading to doing what they do to Leafs 2-1 in 1st.
• Then Leafs brought it.
• Leafs took advantage of their opportunities now.
• Matthews stepped up when it mattered.
• Believe Mathews 3rd period performance tonight: will get whatever funk might of been left, from missing 70, a long gone memory.
• It's a 1-1 series and NHL/ESPN/Media are happy campers.
• Leafs nation will join in that happiness for now, but......
• Good series and Bruins -vs- Leafs rarely disappoints.

 

[Donnie740]

This is definitely not the same Boston team that Toronto struggled with for so many years in the playoffs.

Instead of being aggressive and physical the Bruins have turned into an old and soft team that has to rely on diving and rolling on the ice to try and draw penalties.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Embarrassing take… you say Boston had to when Brad did it once… the worse dive of the game goes to JY

the facts? The bruins don’t have a first or second line center….. copium.

Marchand is a repeat offender, the league needs to do something about his constant diving every playoffs.

 

[Divine]

I don’t think you know the lingo. It’s ok… great game from AM tonight. Truly amazing player

If the Leafs get Nylander back this series is over.

Boston needed to take advantage of the Leafs missing a 40 goal/98 point player - they haven't so far. They split their home series.