ECSF Game 2: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers | 7pm EST | TNT, CBC, SN, TVAS

[PostBradMalone]

But… I don’t understand. According to the esteemed PHWA, the Leafs not only have the best player in the game but, as of this season, a top three defensive forward. How on earth could they be down 0-2 to a team that had almost 20 fewer points? Surely the Toronto media didn’t and doesn’t overrate their own…

 

[WarriorofTime]

90 percent of the time the team with the 3-1 lead wins. I don't care. The Leafs killed a few of the more popular memes on these boards. 2004 and "it was 4-1 in the third" have now been buried and are dead.

Series not over yet

 

[TIGERCOOL]

They gave up as many shots as they took. Any time they try to open it up they will give up way too many chances. Florida is owning the front of the net.

lol not at all. They had so many chances right in front of Bob. It's ok to say the goalie stole one.

 

[Marco 85]

Panthers 5 and 1 on the road in a series and a half.

 

[Drytoast]

They blew their load after celebrating like they won a cup after winning in the first round.

Oh you don't think Leaf fans who hadn't seen round 2 for nearly 20 years and are constantly the butt end of the 2004 jokes were not allowed to be ecstatic about seeing the second round? The Leafs themselves didn't celebrate like they won a cup. Just the fans. The fans are not playing. Your point is nonsense.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Florida is too good of a team to lose 4 out of the next 5. Unless the Leafs find a way to swing the momentum of this series, I think this series ends in 5.

 

[T REX]

Year of the road team. Leafs have yet to lose on the road in playoffs. Home ice doesn't mean much.

You don't really believe that...do you?

 

[ShootIt]

Sometimes the game itself dictates play. If it were tied or the Cats were down, the 3rd would look different. Just glad they turtled it successfully after the first

Just didn't like how easy Toronto was able to enter the zone.

 

[SensFactor]

I wonder which one of Nylander, Matthews, Marner, Tavares is traded...

 

[Strangle]

Leafs hit at least three posts and were better all game...again.
Leafs in 6.

I said Leafs in 6, I’m sticking to it. Bob can’t shut the door the whole way. I don’t believe in him

 

[Felidae]

AHL level goalie, lets be real. It’s statistically impossible for him to keep this up. Also not sure what you mean by “carry this Florida team to the finals” when we all know they won’t even make it out of this round

To be fair, there's been plenty of excellent goalie performances that came from absolutely nowhere. At least Bobrovsky has a Vezina record. Also, he was actually pretty good last postseason too.

 

[Thirty Seven]

These Leafs haven't been here before, they'll get it together in game 4.

 

[AcerComputer]

Lol that’s what Boston fans were saying, you know how that ended. Boston is better than Toronto. This series is over in my mind.

Okay Stephan A.

 

[Morlu]

I’d be shocked if the Leafs came back. They outplayed Florida and lost both. They will have a stinker at some point. They put themselves in a bad spot.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

"Leefs in 4!", "Okay, in 5...", "ummh, in 6?"

 

[Video Nasty]

Tonight? Florida won 3-2.

Huh? the fans of every team think their team have a chance regardless of opponent or previous opponent.

Time to put aside being a fanboy in exchange for being realistic.

 

[Lt Dan]

Underestimated Bobrovsky*

Florida was pinned in their own zone for almost the entire game, they were the better team for the first 90 seconds of the 2nd period. Apart from that they were completely dominated.

Bob didn't score timely goals now did he?
Leafs let in more goals and are down 2-0 in the series
The Leafs lost the game. Florida found a way to win it. The score ore is all that matters.

 

[nturn06]

What was he even mad about?

Probably about the fact that on paper they won

 

[Strangle]

100%. There is no chance. I said it before this series even started that the leafs we’re going to get Goalied by Bobrovsky.

Well that’s been hapoening

I bet if Florida moves in bob gets pulled in the second game and posts a .765 on the first two days.

Would be very leafy

 

[Charlie Conway]

As a neutral fan, that was still a stress-inducing game.

The Panthers physicality will wear you down. They had some close-calls, but Bob came to play. They gave the Leafs the zone far too easily with the aggressive forecheck. It worked, but you’ll chew your nails down.

 

[AvroArrow]

You’d love to have both tho

Tkachuk yes, Bennett no. He's an average player that plays an extremely dirty game, he's made 3 suspendable plays already in this series. No doubt Parros would have thrown the book at him after the elbow in game 1, he'd be out for the series.

Tkachuk is actually an elite level player, probably the best power forward in the game. Dirty but skilled. Bennett is just a little bitch.

 

[BlueSeal]

The Cats are worthy.

 

[jackjohnson]

Absolutely not over, Bobrovsky will have to play like that for the entire series. That was utter domination for 58 minutes. Obviously going down 0-2 into Florida is f***ing horrendous, but the 5 on 5 play has not even been close. The difference so far has been Bobrovsky playing like a vezina goalie. If he can maintain that over the course of the series, they'll take it easily but I don't know if he can.

Doesn't need to maintainover the "whole series"...you make it sound like he needs to do this for 7 more games. He just needs to do it 2 more times against the Leaves lol

 

[Leaf Fans]

But… I don’t understand. According to the esteemed PHWA, the Leafs not only have the best player in the game but, as of this season, a top three defensive forward. How on earth could they be down 0-2 to a team that had almost 20 fewer points? Surely the Toronto media didn’t and doesn’t overrate their own…

Probably not, but anything can happen in the playoffs.

 

[dragonballgtz]

Why couldn''t Tampa beat the Leafs. Would have been much nicer.

Leafs could have then fired the jackasses and moronic management and start afresh

I am gonna be sick to my stomach if the pukes in dubas and keefe are extended after just one series win

Leafs are truly cursed

Vasilevskiy didn't show up for TB... blame him