Post-Game Talk: Game #72 -MOD 275- Game decided on questionable penalty to B's - Toronto 4 BRUINS 2 F

[Mount Kramer Cameras]

Rigged? Cmon man. I thought it was a bad call too. That doesn't mean the NHL is rigged. If some of you people think it's rigged, then don't watch the NHL. Ridiculous assumption.

It'd be nice to believe that all sport is pure, but history has shown time and time again that it can succumb to corruption, even at the very highest levels. It's not a ludicrous theory.

The idea that a ref can be told 'if you get the chance to make a call in the last 10 minutes, do it' isn't crazy to me. Many men have a price.

 

[Oates2Neely]

Nothing was/is rigged. It's just gross incompetence.

Even in Montreal, it's just bad refs falling prey to the arena and the crowd.

Don't assign malice where stupidity is responsible.

This. It was a downright awful call. But rigged? Cmon folks.

On another note, after a controversial loss like last nights, why is it ok for Leaf fans to invade our board to gloat?

 

[BsEuphoria]

Rask played well for sure.

Anyone surprised / disappointed that K Miller didn't pound shoshkinov when he boarded Bergeron?

I thought for sure he was going to. If the B's had the lead, he probably would have but probably good to not leave them shorthanded.

 

[ap3lovr]

Leafs played a great defensive game last night. They boxed us out and did a great job of running legal interference. Credit where credit is due, we did not deserve 2 points last night.

 

[Bluelines]

Last night was demoralizing. I went to bed sick. ****ign refs.


I am going to the game tonight, but I am already preparing myself for more disappointment.

In every sense of the word its was a penalty, so was a number of interference calls that the refs let your D get away with in the 3rd. In all honesty I thought Hunwick was getting the interference call. The boarding penalty on Sosh should have been a match penalty, there was clear intent to injure. Its tough when you get a call that late in the game go against you when the other teams PP is so good. the refs were inconsistent at best last night for both teams.

Besides the "controversy' at the end of the game, its was a good game all around. If last night is any indication of what we should expect moving forward, I hope we get to see you guys in the playoffs, great hockey by two fast teams.

 

[BsEuphoria]

ps. it was a penalty on moore. he cleared space doing it and if they could have got a pass to him he would have been all alone.

In the beginning of the season when games don't really matter or if the game is being called super tight, yes, you are right. Neither of those were true, it's showed the refs really have no feel for the game at all. I wouldn't have liked that call if it was against them either, just shouldn't ever happen in that game at that time.

If your going to have that be the threshhold last night, both teams would've had 10 PP's.

 

[Fenway]

Why are the Maple Leafs called the Buds?

TORONTO - On the first day of spring, the Air Canada Centre had a definite playoff dance feel to it.

And the home side Maple Leafs just might be invited to the real thing in three weeks, not merely wild-card wallflowers, but in the thick of the frantic Atlantic Division’s battle for third spot. The optimism sprouted from a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday, closing the gap to one point between the teams, the second night the Leafs have banked something from a tight game against a team ahead in the standings and the sixth time in the past seven nights Frederik Andersen has been productive in goal. Unlike Saturday against Chicago, the Leafs’ 15th overtime loss, they broke a 1-1 tie and got the whole enchilada in regulation.

“A great way to come out in the third period and take it to them,†Andersen said. “We keep playing to the end and get (the go-ahead goal) with two minutes left (a Tyler Bozak power-play marker).

“We haven’t really had it go our way when it gets down to those last minutes and overtime. It definitely feels good to be on the winning side, especially against a big team like this in a big game. We were on the right side of a four-point swing and now we have a chance of catching them. We’ll see, there’s a lot of hockey to be played.â€

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/03/20/leafs-break-tie-late-in-game-for-huge-two-points-against-bruins

 

[ODAAT]

Normally, I am not in the habit of ranting about the refereeing. But this was just so blatant, it's impossible to ignore. First Toronto goal, it should have been a Bruins PP, not a 4vs4. Second Toronto goal, I guarantee you that if the roles were reversed, they wouldn't have called that penalty at that stage of the game. Especially knowing how they did not call a ton of interference from Toronto before.

Last but not least, someone should have turned Soshnikov into ground round for what he did.

Agreed, while I don`t expect the refs to completely put the whistle in their pocket, to make such a marginal call at best like that on Moore, at that stage of the game, with this much on the line is disgusting. And that call on Bergy after getting his face planted into the boards was disgusting

If this was a play which blatantly took away a scoring opportunity I`d be frustrated if a penalty was called but could come to grips with a ref not being able to ignore a blatant infraction.

All that said, complete disappearing act from all lines not centered by Bergy, Beleseky is horrific, Krejci did nothing, can`t take shifts off this time of year

 

[mikelvl]

Nuts and bolts, the Bruins got screwed.

The Toronto Screw Job.

 

[Gee Wally]

“It’s frustrating,†Brad Marchand said. “They let a lot go in the third. To call that one seems a little questionable. But we still have to kill that off. Definitely tough to lose like that when we played hard all game. We played a pretty good game. It’s unfortunate.â€


“We needed to get points out of this game,†Backes said. “With it being 1-1 on the road against a team we’re battling with, we needed points out of this. Squandered opportunity. That just means tomorrow’s even more important. We’ve got to collect ourselves, get some rest, and play Ottawa at home, where we’ve been really good, and take care of business tomorrow night. Throw away excuses that we played tonight and get a job done tomorrow. That’s all that matters right now. We’ve got to park this, move on, and get 2 points tomorrow.â€

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/bruins/2017/03/20/bruins/4s3GQuS4QKrH2BVVpBUYQO/story.html

 

[DarrenBanks56]

I though the Bruins played a really good game.

Leafs were playing for the overtime as usual and we get a questionable penalty.

If the Leafs have one threat, its their power play. Rask made the first save, but not sure what he was trying to do on that second one.

Anderson outdueled Rask. Bruins had some great chances on our only power play.

Last nite was a game cehlarik should've been on the Krejci line. Beleskey is not working there.

Hopefully he gets back in there tonite. I thought he was creating chances on that line

 

[BsEuphoria]

In every sense of the word its was a penalty, so was a number of interference calls that the refs let your D get away with in the 3rd. In all honesty I thought Hunwick was getting the interference call. The boarding penalty on Sosh should have been a match penalty, there was clear intent to injure. Its tough when you get a call that late in the game go against you when the other teams PP is so good. the refs were inconsistent at best last night for both teams.

Besides the "controversy' at the end of the game, its was a good game all around. If last night is any indication of what we should expect moving forward, I hope we get to see you guys in the playoffs, great hockey by two fast teams.

No, if your going to say that is a definite penalty, it needs to be called 10+ times a game per team. It happens on every rush. If Sosh doesn't go down like he got shot, it's your typical crash of the net that happens all night. Ref got itchy trigger finger and got duped. Felt like the end of a game against the Habs.

It was a great game, and great games should never ever have to end in that way with the stripes inserting themselves. Certainly not for the loser points, but I was really hoping for the 3v3 last night, both goalies were on their heads and the skills match would've been awesome.

And take your rose colored glasses off for a minute and think what Tor would be doing if the roles were reversed at the end of that game.

 

[JoeyBeans]

Why are the Maple Leafs called the Buds?

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/03/20/leafs-break-tie-late-in-game-for-huge-two-points-against-bruins

Because leaves on trees come from buds!

 

[jgatie]

Why are the Maple Leafs called the Buds?

Isn't a young leaf a bud? So I guess a young Leafs (stupid grammatical mistake turned into a hockey team name) team are called the buds.

 

[ap3lovr]

The biggest mistake the refs made last night was the whistle when the Toronto player lost his skate blade.

 

[Fenway]

I am not saying the game was rigged. However............

The NHL, the NHLPA. Rogers Telecom all want the Leafs in the playoffs because of revenue. A Leafs playoff gate ( highest in the NHL by far ) actually bumps HRR a little which helps the cap. Rogers needs the Leafs in the playoffs to make a decent profit for Hockey Night in Canada.

At this time of the season officials want their bosses to be pleased with their work because playoff assignments depend on it. Nobody in the NHL is telling the refs what to do but the officials know what is going on.

It is what it is.

 

[caz16]

Rigged? Cmon man. I thought it was a bad call too. That doesn't mean the NHL is rigged. If some of you people think it's rigged, then don't watch the NHL. Ridiculous assumption.

If other sports can be rigged, the NHL can be rigged. It happens a lot in professional sports and I think it is naive to think that where bags of money are to be made, a little help along the way for certain teams isn't out of the realm of possibility. It stinks of interference.

 

[EverettMike]

It isn't taking long to ****ing hate Leafs fans.

I have always liked them, but my god get the **** out of this thread. You sound like Montreal fans, but with way less of an argument for acting like this.

 

[glucker]

Isn't a young leaf a bud? So I guess a young Leafs (stupid grammatical mistake turned into a hockey team name) team are called the buds.

Leafs have had the nickname "buds" for a while. Obvious connection to leaves being buds in early spring.

"Leafs" is also grammatically correct, because it's a collective, not plural.

 

[Bluelines]

Why are the Maple Leafs called the Buds?

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/03/20/leafs-break-tie-late-in-game-for-huge-two-points-against-bruins

A Leaf on a tree comes from a Bud on a tree.

 

[ODAAT]

I though the Bruins played a really good game.

Leafs were playing for the overtime as usual and we get a questionable penalty.

If the Leafs have one threat, its their power play. Rask made the first save, but not sure what he was trying to do on that second one.

Anderson outdueled Rask. Bruins had some great chances on our only power play.

Last nite was a game cehlarik should've been on the Krejci line. Beleskey is not working there.

Hopefully he gets back in there tonite. I thought he was creating chances on that line

I have to disagree with your first sentence. Take away the brutal refereeing and truthfully, that was a brutal game from our boys, DK`s line invisible, Spooner`s worse. I just took a quick look at the stats and Moore had the most B`s shots on goal, sorry, just can`t happen. Outside of a few shifts here and there, my opinion is the Leafs outskated the B`s, were the better team

Stafford played ugly but at the very least, with the birth of twins over the weekend there are external reasons to explain his distraction/fatigue, Beleskey played like Beleskey, Spoons played poorly and completely let Rielly skate in right behind him on the tying first goal.

This was not close to being a good game for the B`s IMO and yet, still had more than their share of chances to win it

 

[Hali33]

It isn't taking long to ****ing hate Leafs fans.

I have always liked them, but my god get the **** out of this thread. You sound like Montreal fans, but with way less of an argument for acting like this.

Seriously, it's like the fanbase turned obnoxious overnight.

 

[EverettMike]

Seriously, it's like the fanbase turned obnoxious overnight.

I'm enjoying this at the moment.

 

[Blowfish]

I though the Bruins played a really good game.

Leafs were playing for the overtime as usual and we get a questionable penalty.

If the Leafs have one threat, its their power play. Rask made the first save, but not sure what he was trying to do on that second one.

Anderson outdueled Rask. Bruins had some great chances on our only power play.

Last nite was a game cehlarik should've been on the Krejci line. Beleskey is not working there.

Hopefully he gets back in there tonite. I thought he was creating chances on that line

Agree with this. That line was most effective with Cehlarik playing.

 

[Gee Wally]

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I unfortunately had to miss the game last night but am on line now.

Let the Mods take care of this.