GDT: Game 5 | Leafs @ Bruins | COME BACK BEGINS - WAKE UP EDITION | Tuesday, Apr. 30 7 p.m. EST | Leafs trail series 1-3

[CelticDruid]

Domi and Bertuzzi should not be re-signed.

Yes, they should be.

Only ones digging the puck out of the corners right now.

Greasy goals are just as good as highlight reel goals.

The Dubas Era is done!!!

 

[the squared circle]

Replace JT on all important draws for domi.

 

[Racer88]

Mitch is flying

Begs the question as to why he has waited unti game 5 and down 3 games to 1 to start flying?

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

Good period, unfortunate result. Going to need to score more than 2 tonight. Can someone please tell Nylander and Tavares to wake up.

 

[Jojalu]

JT is cooked

If the game was played in a phonebook he would be great. He still battles his ass off along the boards and in front of the net, but it all falls apart whwn he has to move the puck anywhere.

That pass he got from Willy... The worst place he could shoot it was where he did. If you are going to go low, at least go to Swayman's left leg so there is a chance of a rebound squirting out into the slot or across the net

 

[Mr_Fun]

Samsonov was absolute shart every game

If we had Swayman, the absolute worst positioning we'd be in is tied at 2 games a piece. In fact if we had just average goaltending, I'd tend to make the same claim.

 

[Gallagbi]

Tavares is cooked man. Can't make plays anymore.

Might have to move up Holmberg

Best place for Tavares is on LW, but there's no C depth if they make the shuffle. They need to have Willy carrying more on that second line

 

[keonsbitterness]

They took 2 shots and it's tied 1-1.

Man ......

Progress!

 

[thewave]

We dominated that period, just give it to them.

Sadly the best shot opportunities got wasted. Crest shots, fanned on. You name it. Sure we did but not enough substance.

 

[Aashir]

He and Domi easily best Leafs so far.

Knies has been good considering what his linemates have done

At least responsible with the puck

 

[saffronleaf]

solid period

good performances from marner and domi

woll let in a goal on a high danger scoring chance so there's only so much you can blame him, but you need more from him, especially given that the leafs are facing swayman, who is managing to save some high danger scoring chances

nylander and jt looked bad

 

[BayStBullies]

They need to practice accepting passes. Also, Rielly and Tavares need to be off PP1. They directly cost a minute or more every single time. Beyond that, I'm just glad they didn't get called for the McAvoy dive.

 

[frizzer1]

Tavares is cooked man. Can't make plays anymore.

Might have to move up Holmberg

Offensively Tavares is holmberg now.

 

[TheShape]

Boucher has no f***ing clue how to run PP

Got to love how animated he is when giving instructions. Dude doesn't know left from right.

 

[likecheese]

Tavares is cooked man. Can't make plays anymore.

Says everybody except the one person that matters.

 

[Racer88]

It’s so hard for the leafs to score goals. It seems like the bruins always score when they want it and when they need it. It comes so easy for them and they have much less talent on offense than the leafs. It’s so frustrating to watch this process unfold over again.

Do they really have less talent on offence or are guys just over rated

 

[Fonzieleaf]

Great period.
We play such good hockey when we're missing a top player.
It's almost like the group knows they're shorthanded and need to play hard and outwork the opponent.
At full strength too often it feels like they group expects to win just by outskilling the other team.

It's like people calling off at work and the rest of the staff have to pick up the slack to get the job done. It's pretty much what's going on here.

 

[LeafsFan89]

I think he is gonna be re-signed. Bertuzzi will not be

Outside of a few games, Bertuzzi hasn't impressed me. I do like he goes to the net. But he's pretty slow.

 

[Racer88]

Says everybody except the one person that matters.

His wife…………?

 

[SprDaVE]

It's crazy how upset everyone is when they played an almost perfect period, controlled play the entire time, and a lucky bounce is what cost them a goal.

If they keep playing that and lose, so be it. But that's part of the frustration, ya? Boston isn't going to get 6 shots this game either.

 

[Gallagbi]

I think Boston is playing their game. Clogging the front of the net, blocking everything and anything. Leafs have nothing from the point. No 2nd chances and a lot of it from the outside. It's going to take a lot of good shots and 2nd efforts to score. All Boston needs is a couple looks, we need a barrage of shots to hope.

Boston would like more pressure, they're lucky to be tied, but this was never going to be a wide open game unless we caved. We'll need to grind out a win (or 3)

 

[DarkKnight]

Knies has been good considering what his linemates have done

At least responsible with the puck

Agreed, he's the only light on that line. Willie was bad, needs to start styling.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Good first period of play but as usual when the Leafs outplay the opposition lately they have nothing to show for it. They have to make simple plays to the net and crash it. Boston isn't going to give them the pretty ones. Nylander and Tavares were horrible that period but Marner and Domi are looking good so far.

 

[PromisedLand]

Get Tavares away from Nylander. We need more than 1 line tonight

Switch Tavares and Holmberg

Bertuzzi-Domi-Marner (very occasionally put Raves out there with Domi-Marner to create space epscially on offensive zone faceoffs)

Knies-Holmberg-Nylander
Robertson-Tavares-Jankrok (put speed on his wings)

Limit Tavares' minutes.

 

[Lightsol]

It's crazy how upset everyone is when they played an almost perfect period, controlled play the entire time, and a lucky bounce is what cost them a goal.

Because the standard Leaf move is to pretend a goal resulting from a bullshit bounce right to the only Boston player in the area (the only kind of goals Boston generally scores) was somehow a planned play that Boston executed perfectly.