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

[The Grim Reaper]

Actually the need to bring back a lot of things, including competent officiating

I just think it's revisionist history. Refs have never been good, it was just a gradient of calling a penalty or not.

Edit: Fan since '97, so that's my opinion.

 

[Bozo Nicholson]

Am I the only one that forgets the Wild are actually a team?

Don't anger the Guerin.

 

[Pierre Larouche]

It's a high pressure situation for the Leafs at home. This is the game that will show their true character.

I expect a low scoring game.

2-1 TB

Nylander has been the best offensive player for the Leafs again. Attacking when ever possible and setting up others.

 

[MLSE]

Who cares? Toronto came out desperate after Tampa toyed with them in the first. They were bound to play better.

That was kind of his point. Toronto came out firing.

 

[Rschmitz]

There's been a good 4 or 6 Bolts that have looked seriously injured this series only to play their next shift.

"Winning" hockey I guess.

The Lightning have won the last two cups, the last one with players suffering several broken rib cages, hands, and shoulders. So yes, yes it is. Watch and learn, Toronto fan

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Nylander has been the best offensive player for the Leafs again. Attacking when ever possible and setting up others.

Same story against Montreal.

 

[Divine]

Who cares? Toronto came out desperate after Tampa toyed with them in the first. They were bound to play better.

The fact it was mostly 5 on 5 probably helped

 

[JadedLeaf]

Nylander has been the best offensive player for the Leafs again. Attacking when ever possible and setting up others.

Nylander has been pretty meh all series.. He's been good tonight though. Probably should have a goal

 

[Leaf Fans]

Yes. Very envious of a team who can’t get out of the first round.

I guess that is true when your team hasn't made the playoffs, but you can still be proud of your team. You just have to bring up the last two years teams.

 

[Pierre Larouche]

It boggles my mind why the media, particularly the Toronto-area media, will go out of their way to protect Tavares or deflect blame from him. They're quicker to criticize guys like Matthews, Marner and especially Nylander, for sub-par performance. But as long as Tavares isn't literally shooting pucks into his own net, they'll find every excuse in the book to protect him.

I don't know if it stems from him being a "Toronto boy" and him being a boy prodigy who came up through the GTA system and they see him as "their guy". But I'll guarantee that if the Leafs lose this series, it'll be guys like Matthews and Marner getting the blame while the media will talk about Tavares "at least trying hard and doing the little things well".

Nylander has been the Leafs best player t’night.

 

[haseoke39]

Reading this thread, and seeing people get angrily emotional over a children's game played by men, is the best part of the game.

Go out and get some fresh air people; at the end of the day this will have no real meaning to your life.

"And so they all did...."

 

[Rschmitz]

. . . or dives

I guess we are both speaking in hyperbole, huh

 

[zeke]

The Lightning have won the last two cups, the last one with players suffering several broken rib cages, hands, and shoulders. So yes, yes it is. Watch and learn, Toronto fan

I guess.

 

[pcruz]

Nylander has been ok.
He can't be on the point because due to his lack of focus, he let's the puck bobble past him far too often.

It has led to at least 5 breaks for Tampa this series.
Really infuriating

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Entertaining game so far. Looking forward to the third

 

[robertocarlos]

I don't blame Nylander for not getting his hair mussed up. As long as he gets some points it's all good.

 

[Pierre Larouche]

Wtf was Nylander doing?

… just being the best Leaf player… again… through periods 1 & 2.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Regular season, Matthews would have suspended a game or two. These playoffs, gets a trophy for the hit.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Nylander has been ok.
He can't be on the point because due to his lack of focus, he let's the puck bobble past him far too often.

It has led to at least 5 breaks for Tampa this series.
Really infuriating

He was awesome against Montreal last year

 

[Pierre Larouche]

Nylander has been ok.
He can't be on the point because due to his lack of focus, he let's the puck bobble past him far too often.

It has led to at least 5 breaks for Tampa this series.
Really infuriating

horse doodoo

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Entertaining game so far. Looking forward to the third

This is my #2 series I'm following. I've been dying for it to be entertaining. Both teams as just so f***ing bipolar, though.

 

[missionAvs]

Biggest period of this series.

 

[HockeyVirus]

I don't blame Nylander for not getting his hair mussed up. As long as he gets some points it's all good.

????

 

[FourRings]

Lmao, it's funny to me that you have to explain your neutral status given our teams history

Right? I’m just about as neutral as you can be during this series. Just calling it how I see it lol.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Regular season, Matthews would have suspended a game or two. These playoffs, gets a trophy for the hit.

I’d have given him a 2. Suspension is ridiculous