Tampa defeats Toronto 4 games to 3

[Huggy43]

Such a huge day for fans of all these crappy Canadian teams. Their stanley cup.

Yeah my team has been crappy for a while now…. but I’ve also seen them win a round this decade.

And that’s with Jim Benning as the (former) GM. lol

 

[RussianGuyovich]

Imaginary numbers, ie square root of -1, are used in science and engineering. Are you saying imaginary goals can't have applications in hockey analysis?! Really?! And people wonder why I'm not a prominent interlocutor on the mains: Leafs board is much higher iq and the reasons are perfectly clear: hf leafs has a larger population of users; to be a user of hf you must be relatively tech savy; this bars the lower end of the bell curve, leaving the leafs board with a higher population of above average to genius level intelligence. A characteristic of high intelligence is that they are open to new and novel ways of viewing the world. Hence the use of imaginary goals stats mirrors the use of imaginary numbers in science and engineering(the big brains in science, like the big brains of hf leafs, saw there usefullness). Alas, Hf, as a whole, is way behind and will only see the epoch changing nature of xgf when Matthews has retired and McDavid/Matthews will become like Lemieux/Gretzsky all over again when hf leafs have seen it from the beginning.

I didn’t read this

 

[D1az]

I wonder how badly some Leafs fans slept. I, who has been cheering for Tampa for a several years, slept somewhat unwell due to a little bit of a disappointment of the Leafs not making it to the next round. I haven't been a hardcore fan of that or any other specific team, rather enjoying a great hockey team, and I have money on Tampa winning it all,

 

[RangerDoggo]

Imaginary numbers, ie square root of -1, are used in science and engineering. Are you saying imaginary goals can't have applications in hockey analysis?! Really?! And people wonder why I'm not a prominent interlocutor on the mains: Leafs board is much higher iq and the reasons are perfectly clear: hf leafs has a larger population of users; to be a user of hf you must be relatively tech savy; this bars the lower end of the bell curve, leaving the leafs board with a higher population of above average to genius level intelligence. A characteristic of high intelligence is that they are open to new and novel ways of viewing the world. Hence the use of imaginary goals stats mirrors the use of imaginary numbers in science and engineering(the big brains in science, like the big brains of hf leafs, saw there usefullness). Alas, Hf, as a whole, is way behind and will only see the epoch changing nature of xgf when Matthews has retired and McDavid/Matthews will become like Lemieux/Gretzsky all over again when hf leafs have seen it from the beginning.

 

[AHockeyFanatic]

Cause the crowd is full of canadians

Tell me you’ve never been to Tampa without telling me you’ve never been to Tampa.

 

[AvroArrow]

Swear to God playing the Maple Leafs in the 1st round is like being Ali and having your sparring partner be Cartman

Didn't your team just set the record for the worst regular season finish of all time ? 32nd overall, oof.

 

[JoelWarlord]

So happy for you that you got to celebrate winning a round in the playoffs. I'm sure you look at your playoffs series win banners with pride and awe.

I did have fun! It really was a lot of fun to go to the finals. We got a ton of amazing moments, Price and Weber draining the tanks and going supernova in the twilight of their careers, huge experience and development opportunities for Suzuki and Caufield, it was a lot of fun!

No banners, just a lot of memories and virtually zero long-term cost, and I got to see my favourite team's best two young forwards go head to head against a very good Vegas team and come out on top, while one of my favourite recent Habs in Lehkonen scored the OT winner to go to the finals. I sure am owned!

Anything but a cup for this team is a failure.

You can say that all you want but winning a round was slaying the dragon, and there are a ton of Leafs fans already hearkening back to 1993 and the early 2000s teams because they won rounds but not cups.

Extremely funny to have an extended meltdown over another 1st round loss all while running the "you're first or you're last" routine lmao

 

[DraiInSeiderKuch]

now everyone can go back to ignoring hockey

No we will go back to watching great teams not loser chokers.

 

[saffronleaf]

No we will go back to watching great teams not loser chokers.

enjoy!!

 

[kylbaz]

I wonder how badly some Leafs fans slept given that I, who has been cheering for Tampa for a several years, although not as any hardcore fan of that or any other specific team, rather enjoying a great hockey team, and who has money on Tampa winning it all, slept somewhat unwell due to a little bit of a disappointment of the Leafs not making it to the next round.

Longest sentence in the history of the internet.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Didn't your team just set the record for the worst regular season finish of all time ? 32nd overall, oof.

Why in the world would a Leafs fan think it wise to talk shit to a Habs fan in a thread discussing the Leafs losing in the 1st round?

Is this from the same mind who thought talking about how nice the Lightning were in the handshake line was a good idea?

 

[AvroArrow]

Why in the world would a Leafs fan think it wise to talk shit to a Habs fan in a thread discussing the Leafs losing in the 1st round?

Is this from the same mind who thought talking about how nice the Lightning were in the handshake line was a good idea?

32nd overall trying to give advice LOL can't make this stuff up. Try getting out of the bottom 5 before you try and chirp eh ?

 

[JoelWarlord]

Didn't your team just set the record for the worst regular season finish of all time ? 32nd overall, oof.

Fan of a team that deliberately finished last place in a rebuild to pick Matthews is now talking shit about finishing last place in a rebuild, just incredible stuff

 

[Mehar]

Let’s not forget the Bolts scored first the last 4 and 5/7.

Leafs PP was atrocious

The longer the series went the more it became clear the TBL were superior, albeit not by much

If anything it should have been Bolts in 6.

Both teams can complain about the refs. Palat had the phantom hook as a prime example

I am a Leafs fan, and it is pathetic so many Toronto fans on social media and on this forum are blaming the Refs for the defeat last night (LOL). The PP was atrocious. Our supposed Stars did not get it done last night. Toronto is supposed to be the Mecca of Hockey, and this sad franchise could not even get out of the First Round in 18 years (SMH). The Ridicule from other fanbases is well deserved. Tampa deserves full merit for their victory for winning Game 7 on the Road.

 

[LightningStorm]

Thrilling series to win for the Bolts. Really showed the heart of a champion with all those blocked shots in game 7. Vasy regained his form at the right time too in OT of game 6 plus all of game 7. Since it seems we are running on empty from the last 2 seasons, we'll need him to continue to be in that form and repeat his performance from last postseason.

On the Leafs end, I think people are overreacting to this loss. They played a good series against the B2B champs, being one goal short in a game 7. This wasn't like past years where they folded and lost to inferior teams as a result. Had they folded like those years, no way they take the Bolts to 7. There were times they could've folded in this series, but they fought hard the whole time, just fell short at the end.

 

[DraiInSeiderKuch]

Props to the refs for a well reffed series, if anything the Leafs got away with a bit more but overall the refs didna great job and made a great call on the Tavares non goal.

 

[JoelWarlord]

Maybe if Montreal was a little nicer in the handshake line they'd be going easier on us in this thread

 

[dukeofjive]

Congrats to tampa, that was a crazy up and down series. Good looking on the majority of leafs fan for not losing there shit on the mains and understanding they had a good series against probably there toughest opponent for a 1st round playoffs.

A huge thanks to the few leafs posters who need to double down on stupid to make the rest of us have good laugh.

 

[PavelBrendl]

Didn't your team just set the record for the worst regular season finish of all time ? 32nd overall, oof.

And the Leafs couldn’t even beat them in the 1st round last year.

 

[D1az]

Longest sentence in the history of the internet.

You clearly haven't studied the EU's integration of different legal systems and its texts.
But I've attempted to improve it to help more simple minded minions get the message. Thank you for your feedback.

 

[bennylundholm]

Refs effect outcomes.

They gave the benefit of the whistle to the Bolts both overall in general and specifically in crucial elimination game scenarios.

It is what it is.

Ignoring it doesn't mean it's not true.

Lol.
I came on to see which doofus Leafs fans would blame the refs for the loss.
Found him.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

So happy for you that you got to celebrate winning a round in the playoffs. I'm sure you look at your playoffs series win banners with pride and awe.

You're just jealous. Like seriously, winning a round for the leafs would literally be a life-time achievement for an 18 year old adult.

You would be celebrating like you've won the stanley cup if the leafs won last game.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

I find it so weird that Fans hate other teams or care if others lose.


What difference does it make if your team didn’t win….. every year a team wins the cup. Like it or not. It’s really kinda sad.

Beyond that. Toronto has lost the benefit of the doubt with last years out. If they had went on a run and then got beat here it would be a different story.

As far as the series goes. I mean. The leafs were the better team for most of it. Tampa fans would have to acknowledge that. Leaf fans have every reason to be upset

The game 6 fake high stick.
The ridiculous “pick”call only to not call the holding on Paul’s goal.

The reffing was ridiculous. But that is no gaurantee the leafs would have won.

Leaf fans have every right to be mad about the series officiating and confused about what to do next.

Personally. I want Tampa to 3 Peat.

I'm not a Lightning fan but I don't see how the "pick" call was ridiculous. It's one thing to stand there and run a little interference but that was so blatant.

Holl comes from a long ways away and makes it so obvious that he's going out of his way to hit Cirelli. Cirelli looks to the ref immediately, even before the goal is scored.

The only real argument I guess is "it's game 7 in the playoffs they should've let that interference go." But it was obvious interference.

I haven't gone back through all the threads but I haven't seen a lot of talk about how how badly Brodie got walked on the series winning goal. That's poke and hope defense at its finest.

 

[AvroArrow]

And the Leafs couldn’t even beat them in the 1st round last year.

And now they set the record for the worst regular season of all time after a cinderella run to the finals lmao

 

[theimmortal1]

I am a Leafs fan, and it is pathetic so many Toronto fans on social media and on this forum are blaming the Refs for the defeat last night (LOL). The PP was atrocious. Our supposed Stars did not get it done last night. Toronto is supposed to be the Mecca of Hockey, and this sad franchise could not even get out of the First Round in 18 years (SMH). The Ridicule from other fanbases is well deserved. Tampa deserves full merit for their victory for winning Game 7 on the Road.

The East and Atlantic were loaded. The Leafs had a great year yet got stuck with the B2B Champs with arguably the core with the best playoff pedigree since the lockout.

The Leafs played great and while the Bolts deserved to win there is nothing to be ashamed about. It was a great showing by Toronto.

They clearly do not need to blow it up. The move id make is getting rid of Nylander (too soft as the whistles go away) and build out a little more depth.

The reality is a core often has to go through tough times before they break through. This Bolts core made a SCF and multiple ECF before they broke through. While the Leafs aren’t getting that far they are learning and will eventually break through.