Around the League Thread | Stop f***ing crying, bro, this isn’t Junior.

[calnuck]

In some ways these are two choker teams.

I dunno, I'll never cheer for Boston.

Yep it’s one thing I will never be able to bring myself to do. At the very least until the rat bastard is retired and they’ve gone through a rebuild. I’ll never be able to get enough crying Marchand

 

[LordBacon]

Considering Bostons previous performance in the last few post-seasons.
I think that team isnt as good as media claims they are,
they're still a playoff team but they're no longer that championship calibre team.

 

[just22]

I don’t know what would be better - Toronto choking another Game 7 or the Bruins choking another Game 7.

Can they both just lose? Just give the Panthers a bye to the Conference Finals.

 

[DFAC]

Watching the Bruins tonight looks eerily similar to the Canucks.....

 

[Grumbler]

f*** leafs series is so far symmetric to ours.

 

[krutovsdonut]

I don’t know what would be better - Toronto choking another Game 7 or the Bruins choking another Game 7.

Can they both just lose? Just give the Panthers a bye to the Conference Finals.

this

 

[Peen]

Nylander. Only guy.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Marchand calling out the Leafs saying, "It's over in 5" is looking mighty close to "We want Florida!!"

 

[crazychimp]

Honestly Nylander deserved it no ones taken more heat then that guy Toronto media is a shit show and there arena is crap why do the players have to go through fans yelling at you after a loss to get to the dressing room?

 

[oooooooooohCanada]

Anyone who thinks Samsonov is anything but expendable after this series should call their doctors to book for head CT, MRI, X-Ray, an IQ test, and a full evaluation with a psychologist. And possibly get a colonoscopy too.

And yeah, Nylander, well done.

Samsonov is fine as a 30 game goalie / 1B but yeah hes not who u want in net as your starter

 

[quat]

Around 30 seconds to go and one of the Toronto defenders does a blind back pass under no pressure into the corner with no one there to collect the puck. Boston gains possession and leads to a goal with a fraction of a second remaining blowing the shutout. That's about as brain dead a move you can make in a game. If you're not under pressure, take a look to re-orient yourself.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Leafs played and won the exact game we should've.
Third period clutch goal instead of a penalty and blown one goal lead.

 

[VanJack]

Considering Bostons previous performance in the last few post-seasons.
I think that team isnt as good as media claims they are,
they're still a playoff team but they're no longer that championship calibre team.

There were two teams that I just didn't see being anywhere near as good as their regular season records--Boston and Winnipeg.

And true to form, the Jets were bounced in five; while the Bruins and Leafs are going to a Game 7, even without Matthews in the lineup. This Bruins team just doesn't have enough skill. Once you get past Pastrnak and Marchand, there's not a ton of offense there.

I'm sure last season's choke job against Florida is still fresh in their minds.....and might be getting into their heads as they head back to Beantown or the deciding game.

 

[Bgav]

Nylander is so sick

 

[Vector]

 

[VanJack]

Nylander is so sick

And he could easily have been 'ours', but Jethro decided Virtanen was a better bet in that 2014 draft. And to add insult to injury, the Canucks drafted Jared McCann at #24, and the Bruins picked David Pastrnak one pick later.

I often wonder how the last decade would have played out if the Canucks had both those guys in their lineup. But on the downside, Benning might still have his job.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Fact the Bruins can’t beat this version of the Leafs is pathetic.

Leafs were a 102 point team this season..not exactly chopped liver

Would probably have won the series already if they’d had both Nylander/Matthews healthy.

 

[Petey But Really Jim]

Leafs were a 102 point team this season..not exactly chopped liver

Would probably have won the series already if they’d had both Nylander/Matthews healthy.

Bruins are a lot like us- a couple of top six forwards short. I'm not shocked by this.

 

[Jyrki]

Considering Bostons previous performance in the last few post-seasons.
I think that team isnt as good as media claims they are,
they're still a playoff team but they're no longer that championship calibre team.

Lindholm is our 3rd most skilled center and he'd easily be the 1C in Boston. They're riding insane goaltending to be in the series, most teams that shallow down the middle don't even sniff the playoffs. It's insane Pasta dropped 110 points without a center scoring more than 60...

Speaking of which, the Bruins will probably the team who will prepare an absolutely idiotic offer for Lindholm that makes it pointless for us to try to retain his services.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Fire Blake and then do it!

 

[valkynax]

Samsonov is fine as a 30 game goalie / 1B but yeah hes not who u want in net as your starter

I watched him enough on ice to know that he's a terrible goalie, that's nothing new. But my biggest problem with this guy is from several post game interviews, where he consistently displayed this attitude of "I don't care what you or anyone else thinks about me". I mean if he's putting up Brodeur-esque numbers, it'd be totally fine, but he's not, not even close. A player like that, if displaying the same to teammates during practice or in the locker room, is nothing but cancer to the team.

 

[Flik]

Fire Blake and then do it!

God I hate PLD, what a total loser.

 

[LordBacon]

Fire Blake and then do it!

Thats some Benning level signing right there.
Holy moly

 

[Nuckles]

Ok f*** it, I want the Leafs to win game 7

 

[Vancouver_2010]

Leafs might not be my favourite team, but man, does it feel good to see boston lose.