Is the Bruins loss the biggest choke job ever?

[MysticLeviathan]

Still not as big as the Pats 19-0

they made it to the super bowl. its not like they got bounced in their first playoff game.

 

[amnesiac]

Yes. Even the Leafs have never choked like this.

well....

 

[ijuka]

Imagine if Penguins hadn't choked and lost against Chicago Blackhawks on April 11. Panthers would have missed the playoffs.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

I defy anyone to come up with a better example that holds water.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

Tied with Tampa.

This is recency bias.. I mean Tampa got SWEPT

Yea but after game 1, they were never in that series

Boston was right there and had the commanding hold in the series and choked it

 

[shaner82]

No. Boston choked harder than this to Philly.

Plus the tampa choke job to Columbus was worse. It was a sweep, plus the blue jackets were a very mediocre team. Florida is at least a good team and is going to give Toronto problems.

Boston lost to a really good team in 7 games
The Lightning got swept by a very mediocre team

 

[danpantz]

Yes.

Feels worse than 17-1 as a fan of both teams. That was one game. This was slow and painful.

 

[Quinton Byfield]

So I guess it will be quiet from the Bruins fans for a while...

Good. Boston posters are some of the biggest massholes around.

 

[McFlash97]

Oilers losing to the Kings in 1982 was apparently the worst choke of all time. This is second.

Yah a team full of 20 and 21 year Olds in only thier 3rd season is a bigger choke job than a 135 point 65 win team with tons of veterans playing a 8th seed and being up 3-1

 

[The Gongshow]

Boston taking the crown from Tampa for biggest L

 

[OVO16]

YES HAHAHAHHAHAHAH

 

[boompuffboom]

WOW

 

[Machinehead]

I know what everyone is gonna say, but these teams were 6th and 7th in xGF% in the regular season.

Goaltending is a hell of a drug.

 

[TGWL]

I hate when the word choke gets thrown around. Both teams worked hard all year to get into the playoffs. Panthers came on strong after a really bad start and they never quit. It's the playoffs and anything can happen. An upset when you consider how the Bruins dominated all season, absolutely. But choke job? No.

 

[Magic Mittens]

At least this was game 7, Tampa getting swept was the biggest that I've ever seen

 

[SomeDude]

Imagine if Marchand scores at the end of game 5. Everyone would say Boston won in 5 as expected.

Those are the breaks.

A little Kurtis Blow for B’s fans.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

It's up there. Especially since they had the refs in their corner tonight and still blew it.

Florida prevented a referee from winning the Conn Smythe.

That's good for the game.

 

[BTP]

man what. GODLY weekend as a leaf fan. could not get anymore perfect.

 

[Sam de Mtl]

Funny, cause I usually love to pile on Leafs or Bruins choking, but I don't feel like it was that much of a choke. Panthers showed up strong. It was tight and well fought. Bruins looked gased at the end.

 

[Laus723]

Did they choke, though? Or were they beaten?

 

[Reality Check]

All that chest thumping Boston fans did, especially post trade deadline certainly didn't age well.

 

[Montreal Shadow]

Wasn't there a 3 or 4 point difference between the two teams that season though? Not a 43 or something point differential like this year.

I don’t recall the differential but blowing a 3-0 series lead and a 3-0 game 7 is much worse in my opinion.

 

[Seras]

Pres cup winner loses in 1st round?

Pretty much a yearly thing

 

[VainGretzky]

This leaves the Oilers and the Leafs with the most regulation wins left in the playoffs it will be destiny these 2 meet in final

 

[genk]

This is easily the biggest choke in NHL history. Absolutely f***ing love it.