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

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Bruins did nothing for half the game. Leafs didn't capitalize. Game was sleep inducing.

Much of the game was back and forth with hardly any offense generated. Toronto looked flashier due to a few physical shifts but neither team created all that many dangerous chances. When Toronto did, Swayman was there.

 

[AvroArrow]

The officiating heavily favored Toronto tonight, so it’s not really a valid excuse as to why the team lost.

Anyone blaming the refs tonight is out to lunch. 5 powerplays and the first one in my honest opinion was extremely soft. It's on the special teams and the players, blaming the refs when you only score 2 goals and are under 10% on the pp and 50% on the pk is a joke

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Carolina and NYR each have extremely easy round 1 opponents, difficult to say.

Bruins don't look like they could beat any of those teams. That doesn't mean they won't.

 

[Bread and Circuses]

Leafs need to shoot more,,and go to the net crashing style.Play uglier.On every shift.

That approach heavily favors the Bruins

 

[goldenblack]

my Cousin is in Toronto tonight, says the smell of shame is hanging in the air

 

[T REX]

Bruins have to stay with Swayman. Hope Montgomery does.

How do you look at your team in the face and switch goalies again?

If he does, guaranteed loss.

 

[Horton Hears A Woo]

my Cousin is in Toronto tonight, says the smell of shame is hanging in the air

Hearing the leafs coach just cry about Brad and say that he gets the calls and is world class at it is pure bliss. Imagine saying Brad gets the calls hahahahhah of all god dang players in the league. The tears taste so good.

 

[thekernel]

How is that a choke?

..........How is it not?

 

[PB37]

Keefe whining in the press conference about Marchand owning Bertuzzi hahahaha. That guy is just so over matched.

 

[TRASHCAT]

Samsonov is the worst. He will convince you he's good then murder you at the worst possible moment

 

[Sheppy]

Leaf fans were all over Monty’s comments earlier yet are dead quiet when Keefe cries about Marchand.

 

[T REX]

Leafs are trying to play a heavy game and sacrificing their speed & talent for it. They playing into the bruins strength.

This is a very profound post. Seemed like they were trying to hit more than play hockey.

The wanting to be physical feels forced. 100%.

 

[leafsfan5]

When you're like 1/12 on powerplays in a series you won't win

It's pathetic how ineffective it is every single playoffs

 

[thaman8765678]

Leafs choked again, wow!

 

[Jeremy2020]

Anyone blaming the refs tonight is out to lunch. 5 powerplays and the first one in my honest opinion was extremely soft. It's on the special teams and the players, blaming the refs when you only score 2 goals and are under 10% on the pp and 50% on the pk is a joke

The refs are supposed to know it's not the Leafs night on special teams and not call penalties in their favor. It also uselessly ruins the narrative that the Leads are the most unfairly officiated team in the history of sports.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Much of the game was back and forth with hardly any offense generated. Toronto looked flashier due to a few physical shifts but neither team created all that many dangerous chances. When Toronto did, Swayman was there.

True. Toronto probably looked better because they had more power plays in the first part of the game. They may have had the puck longer but they didn't generate much.

 

[thekernel]

Oh, Sheldon....you should know by now that you don't cry to the media about the refs without consequences.

 

[chizzler]

Keefe whining in the press conference about Marchand owning Bertuzzi hahahaha. That guy is just so over matched.

Embarrassed himself.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Leafs choked again, wow!

Samsonov did.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

I guess Keefe wants 7-10 power plays to make it a contest.

 

[goldenblack]

Bruins PP scoring at 50%
Leafs 9%

That's the whole series. That is it.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Samsonov did.

And he's a Leaf so by the transitive property the Leafs choked

 

[CamFan81]

 

[God]

just saw the tavares penalty at the end of the game and yes that is indeed a horrendous call, though from the ref's vantage in the boards, he's not exactly at an angle to see whoever that bruins player was holding onto tavares' stick by squeezing his legs

 

[Just Rude]

my Cousin is in Toronto tonight, says the smell of shame is hanging in the air

Sure he is.