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

[JohnnyBerts]

The league is so tight nowadays. I’m surprised more people aren’t understanding missing a healthy Nylander is a massive blow. He was their #2 threat this season and for some of the season he was the #1 guy.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

its frustrating the move that got Knies hurt last season happened again except it was on Matthews. thankfully no injury this time. but why is it this takedown doesnt get penalized against us?

 

[CrownofThornton]

Man, a lot of defeatist Leafs fans in here. Have some faith in your team.

 

[GigaChad]

Still can't but laught at this:

These guys just don't have what it takes to win in the playoffs.
Marner in particular, what a dud.

Boston in 5

 

[Golden_Jet]

I believe Florida was one of the only teams that had a winning record against Boston, a shallacking in one of the games too iirc

I think that’s accurate, Senators also went 2-2, both teams winning their home games.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Man, a lot of defeatist Leafs fans in here. Have some faith in your team.

have you been living under a rock the past decade? when have they ever given us a reason not to doubt them? maybe one day ur team will sink as low as ours has then you can understand our mentality abit more

 

[34]

come on mannnnnn, anything can happen, lesser leafs teams took better bruins teams to the brink each time.

Goaltending… Toronto has piss poor goaltending. Samsonov is a loser.


Boston has 2 world class goaltenders including the guy who won the Vezina last season.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Still can't but laught at this:

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These guys just don't have what it takes to win in the playoffs.
Marner in particular, what a dud.

Boston in 5

Ottawa has a pretty good one too, but yeah the future looked INCREDIBLY bright back when this was released

 

[HolyHagelin]

You do realize that when reputable reporters post something from "unnamed sources" they're not literally posting random things from people whose name they don't know, right?

They're instead posting things that were told to them on the condition the reporter not publish who told them because it could get them fired since they're not supposed to talk about it.

This is a thing that does not exist. Source: years of working in journalism.

 

[34]

Still can't but laught at this:

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These guys just don't have what it takes to win in the playoffs.
Marner in particular, what a dud.

Boston in 5

You might be right. I won’t be surprised.

 

[HolyHagelin]

I think that’s accurate, Senators also went 2-2, both teams winning their home games.

Rangers swept them, and blew their doors off

 

[Oilslick941611]

I dunno how many of you have suffered with migraines, but it can be awful. Mine are rare and are usually 12-24 hours of hell followed by sensitivity that can bring it back for a few days. I'm lucky it's rare and short, but for folks that get them all the time it's a really rough existence.

ands its usually chronic and doesn't abide by a schedule. it just happens when it happens and you better not be doing anything far from home when it does happen.

 

[NyQuil]

Man, a lot of defeatist Leafs fans in here. Have some faith in your team.

That’s because most of the chest-thumpers are conspicuously absent today.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Man, a lot of defeatist Leafs fans in here. Have some faith in your team.

Honestly, it’s pathetic and it takes the fun out of the playoffs. Dont even bother if this is the attitude going into game 4. Just pack it up and go home.

 

[Score08]

That’s because most of the chest-thumpers are conspicuously absent today.

To be fair to the leaf fans, the vast majority of the chest pumpers are trolls that hate the bruins . I think most leaf fans have been pretty realistic and even keeled about this series.

 

[John Mandalorian]

See that’s the problem in a nutshell. As biased fans we only see the missed calls against our team. Leafs got away with a lot as well.

We?

 

[danpantz]

Still can't but laught at this:

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These guys just don't have what it takes to win in the playoffs.
Marner in particular, what a dud.

Boston in 5

Nylander switching to 88 was a good choice. 29 stinks.

 

[kevsh]

have you been living under a rock the past decade?

I think he was being highly sarcastic.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Man, a lot of defeatist Leafs fans in here. Have some faith in your team.

After each loss - series over, trade everyone.

The win - suddenly the Leafs are the toughest, most dangerous and complete team in the NHL.

Granted, different groups of posters within those buckets.

 

[Contenderorpretender]

The two plays that really bothered me were the slam matthews took and that domi didn't get a penalty for accidently on purpose knocking sway down. I'd expect those calls on either side. Refs are weird.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Boson will have a tough time with Florida in round 2. Not sure who is going to win that. If Swayman plays the way he is now he could steal that series. He is absolutely brilliant.

Only Washington and NYI were going to be easy series. The team winning the East is earning it this season.

 

[BCNate]

I honestly think the Leafs are trying way to hard to play Boston's game than play their own. They need play their style if they want to have a chance. Two of Boston's goals last night had two leafs players more involved in the scrum than the actual play.

 

[winnipegger]

To be fair to the leaf fans, the vast majority of the chest pumpers are trolls that hate the bruins . I think most leaf fans have been pretty realistic and even keeled about this series.

I have a friend who is a true believer in the leafs and picked 50% of his pool for the leafs. This is called putting your money where your heart is. Even he isn't responding to my trolling anymore which makes me kind of sad. It's like an abusive relationship. They expect to get hit by the team they love.

 

[NoelVilla]

This is still an open outcome for me. But with that said Leafs really have to change direction if they don't win this.

 

[McGarnagle]

To be fair to the leaf fans, the vast majority of the chest pumpers are trolls that hate the bruins . I think most leaf fans have been pretty realistic and even keeled about this series.

I find with Leaf fans that 25% of them are the coolest, smartest, and most easygoing people you can talk about hockey with, but the Internet is overwhelmed by the other 75% who are just completely delusional trolls that you can't help enjoy their losses and stir them up a little bit in the banter.

Basically the two types of Toronto fans are the actual Steve Dangle and the exagerrated character Steve Dangle plays on TV.