ECQF Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs (Leafs lead 3-2)

[Boston Bandit]

If the Bruins play like they did last game they deserve to lose this series. They should be embarrassed of themselves. They are playing garbage hockey. I hate this series because of the lack of effort & intensity. This is not the normal Boston Bruins that we saw during the regular season.

Not to take anything away from the Leafs, because they have been the much better team. I don't even think it's close at this point. Game 2 was the only game I was impressed with the Bruins. The rest of the games has been pure suckage...

 

[MattySnipes]

Tavares really dipped from 47 goals/82 games in the regular season, to 1 goal/5 games in the playoffs lol

Not all your players can perform in one series. Other players have picked him up. If the Leafs are able to move on, maybe JT will pick up other players who are then struggling to score in another round. Beauty of the playoffs. JT line has been a gem defensively keeping the Bergy line in check.

 

[MattySnipes]

He's been great! Definitely doesn't get the credit he deserves, likely because he gets overshadowed playing on a team with Big Z, Krug, Bergeron, Marchand, and Rask.

I'd kill for him on the right side. First pairing with Mo. Tremendous player.

 

[Harry22]

This series has been painful to watch. Just bad hockey all over.

 

[Tak7]

I'm quite surprised at how tame the Bruins have been in this series - especially at home.

In this series last season, the Bruins got ahead by pounding the Leafs during play, and being in their faces between the whistles. Just a snarly, mean, Boston style of hockey.

We saw that style in game 2, but it's been pretty much absent throughout the rest of the series - games 1 and 5 showed us a really.... low energy, low intensity Bruins team that has played right into the Leafs hands.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Good news for Bruins fans in Canada. It looks like Game 6 will be on regular NBC so we don't have to listen to the biased pro leafs CBC coverage.

Last game of the season. Enjoy

 

[Langdon Alger]

Boys we have one of the refs in this thread

Please show me a video of Chara doing what Kadri did. Like I said, maybe I missed it. I’m sorry, I didn’t get the point of that tweet. Maybe Chara has been active with his stick this series, but I never saw him do what Kadri did.

 

[nofehr]

This series has been painful to watch. Just bad hockey all over.

Shocking commentary coming from a Montreal fan

 

[Boston Bandit]

This series has been painful to watch. Just bad hockey all over.

You know it's bad when I'm in 100% agreement with a Habs fan

 

[Harry22]

Shocking commentary coming from a Montreal fan

I am sure most fans would agree.

 

[Megaforce]

Habs fan here. The Canadiens didn't make the playoffs but they played a load of super exciting hockey last season. Their games were usually very exciting with loads of speed and clever breakouts and quick passes. Whenever I watched the Bruins I saw nothing interesting at all. Not to discredit their results but I found their style dull and was never convinced they were all that good. What was I missing?

 

[Harry22]

Habs fan here. The Canadiens didn't make the playoffs but they played a load of super exciting hockey last season. Their games were usually very exciting with loads of speed and clever breakouts and quick passes. Whenever I watched the Bruins I saw nothing interesting at all. Not to discredit their results but I found their style dull and was never convinced they were all that good. What was I missing?

This series has been painful yup.

 

[LeafsNation75]

I'm quite surprised at how tame the Bruins have been in this series - especially at home.

In this series last season, the Bruins got ahead by pounding the Leafs during play, and being in their faces between the whistles. Just a snarly, mean, Boston style of hockey.

We saw that style in game 2, but it's been pretty much absent throughout the rest of the series - games 1 and 5 showed us a really.... low energy, low intensity Bruins team that has played right into the Leafs hands.

That also happened during the regular season when they both played on December 8, 2018 that resulted in Zach Hyman getting suspended 2 games and there was a similar hot towards Morgan Rielly by a Bruins player and he was not suspended.

 

[dubey]

Shocking commentary coming from a Montreal fan

Bad hockey expert

 

[Mathews28]

Last game of the season. Enjoy

Nothing personal, I don’t know you, so I’ll address the comment itself...that’s a dickish taunt and not what we see from fans who really enjoy hockey talk.

Ok. Carry on.

 

[SwollenGoat]

I'm quite surprised at how tame the Bruins have been in this series - especially at home.

In this series last season, the Bruins got ahead by pounding the Leafs during play, and being in their faces between the whistles. Just a snarly, mean, Boston style of hockey.

We saw that style in game 2, but it's been pretty much absent throughout the rest of the series - games 1 and 5 showed us a really.... low energy, low intensity Bruins team that has played right into the Leafs hands.

Series hit totals...
Leafs - 177
Bruins - 172

 

[KPower]

This series has been painful to watch. Just bad hockey all over.

Ya this series needs more PHILIPPE Danault..

 

[KPower]

The series is boring because that’s how Babcock wants it.

He’s schooling Cassidy.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I don't really care how exciting the series is as long as we win it.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Habs fan here. The Canadiens didn't make the playoffs but they played a load of super exciting hockey last season. Their games were usually very exciting with loads of speed and clever breakouts and quick passes. Whenever I watched the Bruins I saw nothing interesting at all. Not to discredit their results but I found their style dull and was never convinced they were all that good. What was I missing?

Tha Habs missed the playoffs, but they can take comfort in the fact that they had clever breakouts.

 

[LeafsNation75]

So, if the Leafs win this series - and it's far from a sure thing - let me help with the new narrative moving forward:

Leafs can't beat the Bruins
Matthews is a no-show in the playoffs
Leafs are too soft
Leafs aren't built for the playoffs
Leafs defence is horrible
Leafs can't win a series without help from the NHL command centre headquartered in Toronto

So how come the same situation room in Toronto still allowed the Bruins goal which was offside? We were told because it's located in Toronto that they always make sure the Leafs get every call on video reviews, despite Toronto not winning a coaches challenge this whole season until last night.

 

[Megaforce]

Tha Habs missed the playoffs, but they can take comfort in the fact that they had clever breakouts.

I don't recall a more entertaining Canadiens team in the last 20 years. Domi, Drouin, Gallagher, Petry, these guys made the season a lot more fun than the dismal one we had expected. Leafs more entertaining than the Bruins, so I've got to cheer for them.

Winning a Stanley Cup is such an unlikely probability for any team in the 30+ team universe that entertainment becomes a higher priority and the Habs had a lot of stretches where they played dazzling hockey.

I'm no longer satisfied with workmanlike defensive efforts, it has to be fun to watch. I might be mistaken tho, perhaps the Bruins played some dazzling hockey but I didn't see it.

 

[Loosie]

You mean like Hyman's crosscheck in game 3 I think when Bos had the goalie pulled? Who cares about crosschecks - part of the game.

Hmmm...seems to me a big stink was made about a crosscheck in both

 

[Loosie]

Tavares really dipped from 47 goals/82 games in the regular season, to 1 goal/5 games in the playoffs lol

I'll take it with the way he's negated the Bergeron line.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Then why didn’t they?

Over handling the puck, over passing, passing up shots and the Leafs played defensive gems.