Post-Game Talk: ECQF GAME 5 - BACK TO TORONTO - Leafs 2 BRUINS 1 F/OT - Boston leads series 3-2

[RiverbottomChuck]

Every time the Maroon line was on the ice, the puck would just get thrown around the boards endlessly in the offensive zone until they lost possession. This happened over and over and over again. It's like they were all daring one another to actually try to and create a real scoring chance.

Not a single line was in sync. It's almost like the lineup shouldn't have been tampered with.

Maroon does his best work chirping in warm up, he doesn’t need to actually be on a line in the game to do that.

 

[mar2kbos]

Let's be honest. Are the Bruins really any better than the Leafs? They've won what, one playoff series since 2019? The streak may not be as long, but in that time the Leafs have won a single series also.

This game for me was a milepost, I wanted to see if they had anything in the tank, that they could turn it on and take care of business. They couldn't.

It’s the battle of the playoff choke artists really

 

[Fenway]

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Sounding needy here but I'm expecting more from Mcavoy and Carlo, particularly 73. I know Coyle is being asked to do more than he's made for.

 

[Johnny4778]

Guess bruins ready for summer… I should get in that mode too,

 

[Gordoff]

What are the NESN ball washers saying?
I'm hoping someone asks Monty some real questions

No, chickenshit "reporters" asked one or two meatball questions. No follow ups.

 

[TCB]

He's either betting against the B's or has the IQ of a flea

Well he did grow up a Canadien fan

 

[Terrier]

 

[Sheppy]

I can't blame Swayman but maybe we should have played Ullmark.

Interesting takeaway.

 

[Fenway]

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[4ORRBRUIN]

in particular, for an Assistant Captain hasn't raised his level of play in the last couple of years. Tonight he was unhinged IMO. No excuses either because he had his binky from BU with him.

Marchand is the only player on this team with any balls and will. McAvoy has been as bad as Pasta, Need more from these two. A lot more

 

[Widdlez]

did any reporters ask monty why he made the line up changes?

I think thats the most maddening part of all this, I just have NO IDEA what his thought process was. They got annihilated on faceoffs after sitting their best faceoff man and the dman they brought in gets outmuscled on the OT goal..an absolute disaster class that he doesnt even have to answer for.

 

[Serpico]

I love TD's ice during the playoffs. Players can't hit one timers with that puck bouncing everywhere.

 

[TP70BruinsCup]

Blame Grezlyk or not……..why did this game even get to OT???? TO has their backup in and their big scorer isn’t playing. They are fragile as they were fighting on the bench last game, their PP and PK stink…….but we let them back in the series. Unreal. I worry now what changes Monty will make. They couldn’t get the puck out about 50 times tonight. Last game they were on rebounds and didn’t give them a sniff. It was like two completely different teams from game 4 to game 5.

Just unbelievable. Yet they can still win the series Thursday. I wish we would have played night as the extra day sometimes hurts vs helps.

We shall see. It’s called Bruins and it’s taking years off our life! LOL!

Don’t let tonight ruin your peace everyone. Sun comes up tomorrow……..somewhere. Have a good night (or at least try to!)

 

[Carl Hungus]

Anyone want to do some meth and throw rocks at trains?

Yeah pencil me in for Thursday night please

 

[PaulD]

Seriously, c'mon Don, take off your Monty colored glasses. His changes to a winning lineup were horrific and he didn't have this team ready to play at all. Too bad the Bruins couldn't fire him immediately after the game, it would greatly increase our chances of winning.

agree 100 percent

 

[Lordstanley]

I have zero confidence this team closes out this series on Thursday. Zero. Why should I?

How about Saturday...?

 

[TD Charlie]

See games 1, 3, and 4.

I'm not guaranteeing anything. But they obviously CAN with this. What we saw tonight is far below what they've shown they can do this series. And they've certainly been able to finish off Toronto many times in the recent past despite nearly choking it away.

Honestly i saw those games more as Toronto playing like shit down the stretch. Sadly, Toronto wasn’t all that great tonight either. Boston just that much worse

 

[mar2kbos]

I thought I was crazy seeing people blame Grizz. This goal is 100% on the other two guys here.

Sort of they should have know Grizz would be over powered

 

[Babajingo]

Swayman does great interviews.

 

[Sheppy]

How about Saturday...?

Nah. I don’t think they come out of this series at this stage. Not because I don’t think they can’t beat Toronto. I just don’t trust the coaching.

 

[The don godfather]

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He seems calm .

 

[Gordoff]

Neither did toronto really, they played just as shitty as the B's did.

Toronto Played well enough to win so there's that.

 

[TD Charlie]

Yes yes Bradley. SO WHY WERENT YOU AND YOUR GUYS PREPARED TO DO THE SAME

 

[Gordoff]

Nah. I don’t think they come out of this series at this stage. Not because I don’t think they can’t beat Toronto. I just don’t trust the coaching.

Monty couldn't find his ass with both hands.