GDT: Game Three: Boston Bruins At Toronto Maple Leafs (7:00 PM EST - SN, CBC)

[ruaware41]

There's something in the city of Boston that legitimately makes people lack honour and dignity. This team regularly starts diving and embellishing in the post season to get calls their ways. I've seen it over the years against the Leafs and they have no shame about it. The way Coyle acts like he got shot every game he looks like he belongs in a day care when he makes that face. Rick Nash did the same nonsense in the Bruins series against the Leafs a while ago. It feels like the Bruins assign one person to be the diveman/embellisher every series and this year it's Coyle.

 

[Divine]

Good lord. Score and have all the momentum (great play by Marner), and just hand back the game to Boston with stupid undisciplined nonsense. Bertuzzi is more focused on Marchand than the actual play, and they score in the out of position chaos. Then we get a PP to try and fix his mess, and he takes a stupid penalty by hitting up high for no reason. If this is the "playoff Bertuzzi" we held out hope for, no thank you.

Refs doing pretty much as bad as expected, given the refs and teams involved. You can sense a game that could erupt and cause injuries because refs let it get out of control.

Marchand is 100% in Bertuzzi's head

He has peanuts for brains

 

[sxvnert]

Media in overdrive defending Marner because of one great play.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Bieksa has a point -- team that keeps its head best in the 3rd will probably win.

 

[WTFMAN99]

The coaches aren't telling them to keep passing it to the Bruins players. They are just getting pressured heavily and they aren't distributing the puck well at all.

There is that but it's such an abysmally low PP % this post-season, formation/personnel etc, just something needs to be re-thought here.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Lots to shoot at when coming down on Samsonov

Like how does an NHL starting goalie not stop that? Completely unscreened, terrible angle for the shooter, and nowhere near the net front.

Unbelievable. Shame because Sammy solid excellent up until whatever the hell happened to his brain there

 

[Craig Button]

Matthews and Beetuzzi are to blame on that goal.

Matthews not being strong on his feet and Bertuzzi acting like a bruin. Trying to get a call instead of playing hockey

 

[egd27]

Good job Max lighting a fire under the Bruins they were asleep why poke the bear. Was his dad telling him to do it cause we know Tie was a great judge of when to do stupid thing just like that series against the NJ

Was thinking about the same thing.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

Damn bros we had them right where we wanted them and things slipped. The good news is it's a tie. It's all good. They need to focus and not get tilted.

 

[MilkofthePoppy]

Yeah, people can complain about the total number of penalties that are being called, but given that the Leafs have had more powerplays I don't think anyone can say that the refs are favouring Boston. Anyway, won't matter. Boston is pretty overmatched, and that's without Nylander.

It isn't about how many penalties are called, it is about when they are called. Matthews gets choked slammed behind the net and Reaves get dumped on a two on one scoring opportunity nothing. Bert throws a hit along and the boards and its "roughing" because Coyle grabbed his face. This league is an absolute joke. The lack of calls shifted momentum to the Bruins.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

Kids in the background cracking me up lmao

 

[Nineteen67]

They must have had a concert or something...they really need to figure this shit out for the playoffs at least.

It’s been like this every spring. They can’t make a pass and I think it’s a big factor in why they lose at home in the playoffs.

It’s hard to watch.

 

[AustonMarner]

Refs have called a fair game

Tavares looked soft on that 2 v 2 which led to that penalty at the end of 2nd

Leafs have been the better team 5 v 5 for the vast majority of the series

Boston's 4th line has been mostly unplayable so if the Leafs can continue to somewhat run 4 lines they'll eventually wear the Bruins down throughout the game/series

Win or lose, I'm happy with what this Leafs TEAM has finally become...

 

[SprDaVE]

Media in overdrive defending Marner because of one great play.

He's playing decently well? He's made more than just 1 great play.

 

[Gallagbi]

Are you watching the game? Or this team?

Their problem now is they are over assertive.

Bos has the puck and an extra man on. They are playing keep away to elongate their PP.

You send more than 1 man in and it creates a 3 on 1 down low

5on5 with the extra man there by the B's fwiw

 

[MapleLeafs77]

We are losing this game. Brutal PP and never converted. Sammy lets in an awful goal. We had our chances to win this game but never did anything with it. Now the bruins will

 

[BertCorbeau]

Seems like you’re typical playoff Leaf letdown loss… these similar vibes and circumstances are unreal

 

[wingman75]

If we lose, I am putting my blame on this shite PP. Absolute travesty.

I know Marner has an assist, but he has been ass for most of the night, specifically WITH the puck. Just terrible decisions. 1 good play doesn't make up for all the other crap ones.

 

[PhiladelphiaKessel]

Jarnkrok really is a very bad player
All hustle but nothing

He misses so many opportunities

New kerfoot

 

[TMLegend]

Leafs are gonna have to beat the Bruins and the refs in the 3rd if they wanna win this game. Getting away with murder out there the last 5 minutes or so.

 

[Albz]

Goalie walks in domi , and everyone telling domi to not do that lmao wtf

Media in overdrive defending Marner because of one great play.

Marner has been good defensively.....

 

[57 Years No Cup]

You just can't allow that goal, it was amazingly awful.

Reminds me of vintage Freddy Andersen.

 

[Burnie97]

Bieksa has a point -- team that keeps its head best in the 3rd will probably win.

Yup

 

[DarkKnight]

Media in overdrive defending Marner because of one great play.

It's just they have no bias so it looks egregious to our pile on.

 

[Divine]

Matthews and Beetuzzi are to blame on that goal.

Matthews not being strong on his feet and Bertuzzi acting like a bruin. Trying to get a call instead of playing hockey

The goal: