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

[TooManyHumans]

I think Toronto took it from them

I agree. The Leafs were set up to choke the game away and they did not. They kept playing and won it.

 

[John Mandalorian]

If Tampa can flip the switch, why didn't they tonight? It was a winnable game for them. I'm starting to wonder if Toronto comes out smelling blood and takes care of it in 6?

 

[zeke]

The bolts tied it up AFTER the leafs epic comeback and the leafs STILL nutted up and did the thing.

And matthews was hitting like madman and throwing them around like nothing.

Leafs might have finally figured it out.

 

[AcerComputer]

TB has the leafs right where the want them. Up 3 games to 2.

 

[snowkiddin]

Hopefully Game 6 is more like this one and not the snoozefests that we had before.

 

[missingjibbsclub]

And it’s alllllllrrrrrrighhhhttt woooooooooo

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Nylander is a fantastic player and is easily one of the big 4...on nights where he skates.
The nights when he coasts and stops skating for the puck, he becomes a massive liability.

I don't know how much longer it will take for him to realize that he is a fantastic player, and can be a real difference maker, if he just puts in the effort on any given night.

We've seen it time and time again.

He was the one guy who scared the crap out of me. Every time he had the puck he was dangerous. Far better than Matthews. Marner at times looked like he was playing for us instead of TO.

 

[Frosty415]

Leafs will win the next game.

Tampa will look at that 2-0 blown lead and see that's where it fell apart for them

 

[Auston Marlander]

We have two cups.. I'm fine with taking a year off.

Cool, that's in the past, only the present and future are important to me. I'd never be ok with my team losing that game.

 

[Rschmitz]

Imagine trying for cup #3 to cement a dynasty and instead we let Toronto escape the 1st round for the first time in a generation

 

[robertocarlos]

Holy cow!

 

[IPS]

If Tampa can flip the switch, why didn't they tonight? It was a winnable game for them. I'm starting to wonder if Toronto comes out smelling blood and takes care of it in 6?

Tampa did. Leafs flipped the switch even harder.

 

[Pierre Larouche]

He was the one guy who scared the crap out of me. Every time he had the puck he was dangerous. Far better than Matthews. Marner at times looked like he was playing for us instead of TO.

Absolutely agree.

 

[StaySalty]

Imagine trying for cup #3 to cement a dynasty and instead we let Toronto escape the 1st round for the first time in a generation

That's lightning hockey. We were swept in 2019 as president trophy winners for the first time in history lol. Que up another one

 

[PromisedLand]

I love this version of Matthews.

LMAO this post aged like fine wine eh?

 

[More 2004]

Cool, that's in the past, only the present and future are important to me. I'd never be ok with my team losing that game.

id forget about the past if i were a Leafs fan too lol. Our boys are tired. We will be right back in the mix next year. Truth be old Vasy hasn't looked right for months. Do I want to win? Of course.

 

[Divine]

If Tampa can flip the switch, why didn't they tonight? It was a winnable game for them. I'm starting to wonder if Toronto comes out smelling blood and takes care of it in 6?

Tampa Bay loves giving freebies. They even purposely didn't score when gifted the 2 man advantage because they were handing out freebies

 

[U55]

Yeah we turtled up like we were last years team but the shell has too many cracks this year.

 

[sxvnert]

Game #7 OT incoming.

 

[dbieon12]

Too many whistles for "non-penalties" IMO. But TB only have themselves to blame after going up 2-0. Witnessing the implosion of TBL.

 

[Morlu]

I Don”t like the Leafs . I even bash them sometimes even if I don’t believe what I am saying. I do it because well the Leafs always are bashing the Oilers . Having said that you have to hand it to them . Down 2 nothing and they stuck with it and outscored Tampa 4 to 1 over the final 2 periods . Well deserved win . Congrats to the Leafs and their fans .

Thanks. I hope you lose tonight! .

 

[McSuper]

Fans of other teams aren’t giving the TML enough credit for this win . Down 2 nothing against the 2 time cup champs they outscored Tampa 4 to 1 over the next 2 periods. Sometimes you have to tip your hat and congratulate a team . Like I already did .

 

[PeE eL DuBoiS]

Imagine trying for cup #3 to cement a dynasty and instead we let Toronto escape the 1st round for the first time in a generation

I mean, win Game 6 and history says we (Leafs) are f***ed.

The only saving grace for Toronto is that, with some puck luck, Toronto has the offense to blow the doors off a game in a single period. And they have 2 games to do it.

 

[Edgelord]

Imagine trying for cup #3 to cement a dynasty and instead we let Toronto escape the 1st round for the first time in a generation

its like that line from natural born killers The leafs to Tampa "I am gonna make you famous"

 

[Zalos]

Cannot count on a Leafs series win until we see it happen. They have disappointed too many times.