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

[AcerComputer]

If Leafs play desperate hockey they will win the series! They are the better team.

 

[LeafAttack]

Leafs have their blueprint game from which to build on,and its game 2.Should be easier to repeat what they did with having the last change,and play under control.Just dont lose the game or give it away.

 

[Macman]

If Leafs play desperate hockey they will win the series! They are the better team.

They’re not the better team in goal and that’s the most important position. You never know what you’re going to get from Samsonov.

 

[thaman8765678]

Keep rotating goalies Bruins.

Joke of a coach. This may fly in the regular season, but in playoffs you need continuity if you win.

 

[PaulD]

Leafs have their blueprint game from which to build on,and its game 2.Should be easier to repeat what they did with having the last change,and play under control.Just dont lose the game or give it away.

Flip side of that coin is the Bruins Blue print of game one.

Keep rotating goalies Bruins.

Joke of a coach. This may fly in the regular season, but in playoffs you need continuity if you win.

Aves, Knights, Pens, all won Cups with two goalies.
But I think when Swaymans wins tonight he will get the net Saturday.

 

[Magic 8 Ball]

Marner the perimeter player is lucky leafs didn't get the Panthers. He's hiding from contact in this series......wait and see what he dies if they won and Panthers pack attack comes to town .

That's so cringy. it's like a Disney writer wrote it.

 

[PaulD]

That's so cringy. it's like a Disney writer wrote it.

What's "cringy" is Marners performance in this series.

 

[Over the volcano]

Leafs have their blueprint game from which to build on,and its game 2.Should be easier to repeat what they did with having the last change,and play under control.Just dont lose the game or give it away.

It will be interesting to see what Keefe does with the line matching.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

What's "cringy" is Marners performance in this series.

Is the fact that Marner and Nylander have yet to do anything at all concerning given the series is tied ?

 

[Peasy]

Flip side of that coin is the Bruins Blue print of game one.


Aves, Knights, Pens, all won Cups with two goalies.
But I think when Swaymans wins tonight he will get the net Saturday.

What was their blue print for game one?

 

[PaulD]

Is the fact that Marner and Nylander have yet to do anything at all concerning given the series is tied ?

No it isnt. In fact the leafs looked better without Marner a couple weeks back.
The first line is also better with Domi instead of Mitch.

 

[PaulD]

What was their blue print for game one?

By the look of it. Make Marner and Tavares invisible. Fill the net. Protect the lead. Roll four lines. Let Swayman do the rest.

 

[Peasy]

By the look of it. Make Marner and Tavares invisible. Fill the net. Protect the lead. Roll four lines. Let Swayman do the rest.

Seems like the biggest difference between the two games was Samsonov was a sieve game 1 and Bruins had exceptional goaltending.

Bruins don't need to do anything to make Marner invisible, hes doing that himself.

 

[the valiant effort]

How many pucks will the Bs try to walk in?

 

[KnightofBoston]

Ullmark had a great game but there's something to be said for the mental game of the team when you switch goalies, sometimes it helps sometimes it hurts. I think if they stuck with Sway, the Bruins would have kept their mental game consistent from game 1. Who's to say he doesn't give up more than ullmark and the bruins actually lose 5-2? The leafs played like they wanted to win, so it's certainly possible. Impossible to know now, but what we do know for sure is Monty is in a bit of a quandry here that he put himself in....already showing signs of mentally playing himself just like he did in the first round last year. He puts Sway in game 5 and 6 and the Bruins likely take that series. If he makes the same mistakes this time around I'd imagine his time will be quite limited in Boston.

At this point in the each respective team's growth, the leafs should take this series. They are due, they have a younger more talented team, they should be able to take the next step. If they don't beat Boston I would blow them up if I were in charge of roster decisions and likely hire a new coach too.

 

[PaulD]

Seems like the biggest difference between the two games was Samsonov was a sieve game 1 and Bruins had exceptional goaltending.

Bruins don't need to do anything to make Marner invisible, hes doing that himself.

Yes. The leaf player sucked in net. The Bruin player didn't.
But the 2 on 1 by the rookies thet gave the Bruins the lead was on more than just Samsinov.
Agree on Marner . It play offs. He doesn't like the hockey.
He can't wait to get started in October.

Ullmark had a great game but there's something to be said for the mental game of the team when you switch goalies, sometimes it helps sometimes it hurts. I think if they stuck with Sway, the Bruins would have kept their mental game consistent from game 1. Who's to say he doesn't give up more than ullmark and the bruins actually lose 5-2? The leafs played like they wanted to win, so it's certainly possible. Impossible to know now, but what we do know for sure is Monty is in a bit of a quandry here that he put himself in....already showing signs of mentally playing himself just like he did in the first round last year. He puts Sway in game 5 and 6 and the Bruins likely take that series. If he makes the same mistakes this time around I'd imagine his time will be quite limited in Boston.

At this point in the each respective team's growth, the leafs should take this series. They are due, they have a younger more talented team, they should be able to take the next step. If they don't beat Boston I would blow them up if I were in charge of roster decisions and likely hire a new coach too.

Great post

 

[sampollock]

figs win 5-2 tonight

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Breaking news: Mitch Marner will be showing up for Game 3.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Why do they wonder that? Is it because of posts by Habs fans like the one that you quoted?

Haha. Quality. I've a feeling that guy hates the Leafs and has absolutely nothing to do with what Leafs fans actually say (minus a few fans who we all know).

 

[Kerberos]

I love how TSN is pondering whether criticism of Marner's playoff performance is warranted or not.

The guy has, what, scored like 5 goals in his last 30 playoff games and is well below ppg in the post-season. This is who he is. He can't play this type of hockey.

 

[HFpapi]

Breaking news: Mitch Marner will be showing up for Game 3.

X to doubt.

If this guy doesn't show up these playoffs (again), I'm done with him this offseason.

 

[Peasy]

Nylander takin line rushes this morning.

Edit: He stayed out late though so he might not be playing yet.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I love how TSN is pondering whether criticism of Marner's playoff performance is warranted or not.

The guy has, what, scored like 5 goals in his last 30 playoff games and is well below ppg in the post-season. This is who he is. He can't play this type of hockey.

Marner isn't a shooter so goals is a dumb way of measuring his performance. He is simply not a playoff player thus far in his career, but at the very least critic something relevant. Might as well say Marner has no shutouts in his playoff career either

 

[ACC1224]

I love how TSN is pondering whether criticism of Marner's playoff performance is warranted or not.

The guy has, what, scored like 5 goals in his last 30 playoff games and is well below ppg in the post-season. This is who he is. He can't play this type of hockey.

47 points in 52 games, same as Matthews and more than Nylander.
Strange definition of 'well below' .

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I love how TSN is pondering whether criticism of Marner's playoff performance is warranted or not.

The guy has, what, scored like 5 goals in his last 30 playoff games and is well below ppg in the post-season. This is who he is. He can't play this type of hockey.

They should at least finish round 1 before jumping on Marner