Post-Game Talk: Leafs beat Tampa for the series lead 3-2. "One more for the good guys"

[DarkKnight]

Dubas' hasn't been popular over the last few games. But so far it's looking more like he's made the right bet on the teams goaltending.

Oh come on he tried to land Fleury and was salty about it too. It’s okay.

 

[RAM]

If we win this series you can send me a dick cake and I will gladly eat it

I picked us to win the series before it started... but I didn't think we were going to win this game to be honest. So happy to be wrong!

I'll pm you my address.

Dick cake is not part of my target market, could I get some vagina cake instead

 

[Alamo Leafer]

Tampa played a couple of game 7s last year.

but they didn't come back from being 2 down right?

 

[Lightsol]

The league is holding the Oilers down by *checks notes* making them sign the corpse of Duncan Keith and relying on a headcase like Mike Smith

Don't forget 9.5 million to Darnell Nurse and 5.5 to Zach Hyman instead of some real secondary scoring. I love Hyman as a player but WTF...

 

[robertmac43]

That felt so good!

 

[saffronleaf]

something worth noting about the Matthews GWG is that it came on the heels of a point blank chance for Kucherov that Campbell got a piece of with his shoulder. Really difficult save. Huge.

 

[DarkKnight]

Muzzin has been great. His clapper has looked damn good too

He’s been great defensively this series, I’d argue our best and who had that coming preseries?

 

[Teeder Keon]

Hey fair enough man - but sometimes this D just doesn't make things easy for him.

Lightning D didn’t make it easy on themselves tonight

 

[Mr_Fun]

That game just drained me. Im baked and I havent even nipped into da buds yet. What a 3rd period. Wont show up in the stats but Campbell was amazing when he had to be.

 

[binop7]

Don't forget 9.5 million to Darnell Nurse and 5.5 to Zach Hyman instead of some real secondary scoring. I love Hyman as a player but WTF...

I am very happy for Hyman. Seems like a great guy, sets his family up for life, etc but thank god he's not on this team at that cap hit.

 

[PromisedLand]

The big thing about Matthews was that he was a monster physically. He threw some big hits.

Maroon was trying to act tough, Matthews pushed him and he went into the glass. Maroon was surprised at how strong Matthews is

 

[seventieslord]

We just saw a historical leafs game. Years later we are going to tell our grandkids about the times big players came up big in important games. This generation, we never really had one of those yet. I mean yeah, before this year, the Matthews core had won 13 playoff games, and you can't do that unless you've done some things well and some things right. But there was nothing so dramatic, so gutsy, so heavily dependent on our stars making a clutch play at just the right time. Probably the most dramatic, memorable (positive) playoff moment the Matthews core had given us was the brilliant overtime pass from Boyle to Kapanen*.

Gilmour gave us so many memories. Clark did. Sundin did. f***ing Stumpy Steve Thomas did! Now, finally, Matthews and Marner did.

*and you'll say, hey, what about the comeback vs. Columbus? But all they really did was make up for snoozing through 56 minutes so I don't really count that.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Cooper in fine form tonight.

"They didn't earn it, we gave it to them"

Bulletin board material.

 

[BertCorbeau]

something worth noting about the Matthews GWG is that it came on the heels of a point blank chance for Kucherov that Campbell got a piece of with his shoulder. Really difficult save. Huge.

My heart sank when I saw Kuch have that chance .. game saver.

 

[binop7]

He’s been great defensively this series, I’d argue our best and who had that coming preseries?

Muzzin has been there before. He is invaluable for our D. And he finally looks healthy

 

[SprDaVE]

This is stuff that should make the Leafs dominate Game 6. Bulletin board stuff.

 

[Aashir]

Man muzzin has been so good I’m so relieved that he still has this level of play in him

he looked like Carl dahlstrom in the regular season, but now he’s looking like a legit #2-3

 

[TMLeafer]

Kase probably should be benched after that 3rd period give away. Campbell saved his butt. He also wasn't very good I felt like.

I wouldn't mind to see what Simmonds could do in Game 6

Is Joey Anderson available?

 

[Steven1562]

The core answered in a big way. We have Tampa on the brink. Need to close this in 6. I don't think my heart can handle a game 7.

 

[danron1376]

spezza for coach!

 

[PromisedLand]

JT, Matthews hitting, Willy sniping and Campbell's great saves.

Big shoutout to the crowd for being absolutely BONKERS.

Is it OK if I go honking down Yonge?

Wait for the series win

I went celebrating too early against the habs and hockey gods humbled my ass last season.

 

[Lightsol]

Tampa played a couple of game 7s last year.

Yep, but as I pointed out, Game 7 is the closest to being eliminated they've been since the Columbus sweep. For all the boasting about their record following losses, they are in uncharted territory with this core now.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Matthews with a game high hit of 7. And none more important then the one on McDonagh near the end there.

 

[binop7]

Another unsung hero today was Mik. He did a lot of little things right to keep the train rolling in the 2nd and 3rd period.

 

[mrJT]

i'll happily eat my humble pie after calling all the players out after going down 2 nil

Fantastic play by everyone in the last two periods.

Keep that same drive in Game 6 boys.