Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 - Gm 5. Bolts @ Leafs; 7:30 pm EST | ESPN2, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports

[Speatleysson]

Can't blame refs when you can't even register shots on the PP. Either way, there's still 2 periods left, this game could go either way.

 

[hatterson]

Whatever happened to let the players play?

The thing is there’s “let the players play” that can be used as an excuse to let teams interfere all over the ice, throw late hits, etc.

But the “let the players play” in this series is more just not wanting to see every tiny thing that could be justified as a penalty called like it’s some pre-season game after the NHL announced an officiating crackdown.

 

[ORRFForever]

Gambling ads are getting to be too much - it's not healthy for viewers.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

This betting shit is so annoying…

Two to one we see more.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Campbells upcoming contract is dropping by the minute.

 

[JadedLeaf]

This betting shit is so annoying…

Who would bet on the NHL with the officiating the league has? They should do an over/under on how many calls the zebras make in a game.

 

[hatterson]

Who would bet on the NHL with the officiating the league has? They should do an over/under on how many calls the zebras make in a game.

I don’t think they make numbers that high

 

[kwichang]

Trotz is gonna take his time I think. Shouldn’t matter if the Leafs lose in six or seven

You're acting like line management is going to make a huge difference? Every game this series has been won by the team with more heart/drive. I guess a coach can help fire up players but they need to fire themselves up.

Let's hope there is some shouting going on in Leafs dressing room

 

[Strangle]

Nah. Most of the calls this series have been okay. Leafs got boned on one (which I could only tell on replay) and this one was chintzy.

There have been the odd bad call thats happened in the series but for the most part it’s been okay

You really think so? In 164 games the leafs and lightning combined for 1600 penalty minutes.

There’s been … 200 in 4 games? Over 164 games that’s ….. 8,200 penalty minutes.

I’m bad at math, but is that right? That’s not ‘okay’ that’s insane.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

This betting shit is so annoying…

It's just constantly in your face. Even special segments at intermission. I'm not one for government involvement, but online gambling needs to go the way of the tobacco industry.

 

[Pi]

Can't blame refs when you can't even register shots on the PP. Either way, there's still 2 periods left, this game could go either way.

This game is over but I don't doubt their ability to win Game 6 because losing a Game 6 just won't possibly hurt as much as a Game 7.

They are going to lose in 7 and probably in a similar fashion to Game 5.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

The thing is there’s “let the players play” that can be used as an excuse to let teams interfere all over the ice, throw late hits, etc.

But the “let the players play” in this series is more just not wanting to see every tiny thing that could be justified as a penalty called like it’s some pre-season game after the NHL announced an officiating crackdown.

At least that was in the player's control. Calling 4 penalties a period turns the playoffs into a special teams contest.

 

[missingjibbsclub]

This is what happens when you don’t put Clifford or Simmonds in the lineup.

 

[hatterson]

This game is over but I don't doubt their ability to win Game 6 because losing a Game 6 just won't possibly hurt as much as a Game 7.

They are going to lose in 7 and probably in a similar fashion to Game 5.

It would definitely be a leafs move to win a gutsy game on the road and them come home to let us all down after getting our hope up.

 

[nucks88]

Who would bet on the NHL with the officiating the league has? They should do an over/under on how many calls the zebras make in a game.

Holy Mackinaw….

 

[zeke]

Shots are 14-4 and we're going with the ref excuse.
Alrighty then!

"Shots"

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

You really think so? In 164 games the leafs and lightning combined for 1600 penalty minutes.

There’s been … 200 in 4 games? Over 164 games that’s ….. 8,200 penalty minutes.

I’m bad at math, but is that right? That’s not ‘okay’ that’s insane.

The penalties have been warranted. Unless you want them to go extreme rules then, it’s gonna get called. Both teams have to be a lot more disciplined.

 

[JoVel]

This is what happens when you don’t put Clifford or Simmonds in the lineup.

Other Leaf players are doing a nice job of covering for their dumb penalties. Gotta admire their commitment to the game plan.

 

[Pi]

It would definitely be a leafs move to win a gutsy game on the road and them come home to let us all down after getting our hope up.

Gotta squeeze us for every little bit of hope before dashing them away haha.

 

[jbeck5]

Last year the complaint was that they weren't calling enough. Now they're calling too much.

Tbh, I don't know how you find a happy medium. Either you let obstruction go or you don't. I do think the star players need to be allowed to do their thing, but this just ruins the flow of the game.

You have to pick one and stick to it until players adjust... But that means calling it the same in preseason game 3 and game 7 double overtime of the Stanley Cup finals.

You need to have a known consistent standard of what is and isn't a penalty no matter when it happens.

I subscribe to the "in game management and calling things differently at different times Is complete bullshit".

I don't care if they call things more tightly or more loosely, just always have it consistent.

I don't wanna see a team get called for a stick tap on the glove because that team is up 5-0 in preseason, but then won't call it when down 2-1 with a minute left in a playoff game because "the refs don't wanna decide the game"...but logic would dictate it's not the ref deciding the game. It's the player hitting the other player in the gloves with his stick that decided the game.

 

[Matty Sundin]

The leafs have ruined my life

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Does anybody else receive the Chevy commercial that's completely in Spanish? I feel like that's a first and I wonder how common commercials like that will become.

 

[robertocarlos]

Gambling ads are getting to be too much - it's not healthy for viewers.

South Park got it right about the government. They don't really give a shit about the tiny percentage of people who fall victim to drinking, drugs, and gambling.

 

[Reddwit]

Leafs official uniform about to be a brown yard waste disposal bag if they don’t get their shit together.

 

[Powinkle]

This is what happens when you don’t put Clifford or Simmonds in the lineup.

Why are the 4th line grinders the difference makers in a penalty-ridden series?