Series Talk: ECQF: Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs (Series Tied 3-3)

[34]

We are the center of the hockey universe and all other fanbases are just as interested in us as they are their own teams.

We are a league-wide obsession

100%

 

[Strangle]

ya sam pollock was a EDM GM

Dude, you aren’t getting it

Leaf fans don’t care about your team

You care about ours. That’s how hockey works. Everyone is a leafs fan

 

[34]

sorry I typoed that wrong I fixed it up there. darn

Leafs desvered it by a long shot

This is still Boston’s series to win imo.

 

[Transplanted Caper]

I'll be surprised if Matthews plays on Thursday. If he wasn't able to give it a go in an elimination game, I don't see that rectifying itself in 48 hours.

 

[Number8]

Coaching changes are badly needed. I am torn on this series because as much as I would love to beat Boston, if it keeps Keefe and co around longer I am not sure that is a good thing.

I'll trade you Montgomery and a million dollars for Keefe.

And just for the record, I think Keefe is a crappy coach.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

Marchand has been Marchand, and all that entails. He's been extremely effective and outside of perhaps Swayman, the best performer in the series.

Have to agree with this. Marchand has been bringing it. The other big names on both teams have been largely crap. The offensive guns are getting most of the criticism, but have to throw McAvoy in there as well. Was horrible on the OT goal and has been burned badly on multiple occasions in the series. Also, when is he going to score a playoff goal? Been 23 games since he scored a playoff goal and 1 goal in last 40 playoff games. Need more from their $9.5 mil d-man.

 

[Kranix]

A captainly drive to the net by Tavares on that OT goal

 

[BTO]

Leafs outplayed BOS all night, and the only thing that kept it close was Swayman. Lucky to even be getting it to OT.

Boston outplayed Boston last night.

 

[1specter]

I'll be surprised if Matthews plays on Thursday. If he wasn't able to give it a go in an elimination game, I don't see that rectifying itself in 48 hours.

I think he could be out for the series at this point. It's clear that's it's more than just an illness now, he definitely got hurt in game 4.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Marchand and McAvoy flop around so much. I legit didn't know they played that way. They didn't previously right?

It was pretty bad last postseason.

McAvoy is a disgrace

 

[Chaos2k7]

The Bruins have been playing extremely conservatively and letting the Leafs play their flashy perimeter style, chasing hits, etc. Hardly speaks to which is "better". Last night the Bruins took it to an absurd level between utter lack of engagement and the changes by Montgomery.

Nonsensical how this team sits on leads, whether within a game or series.

Monty can't help himself, loves the 4D chess

 

[1specter]

Exact thing happened to us in NJ last year but probably a bit different when it continues to happen versus a shock year, any chance that the Leafs would change coaches even in a series win?

I think (and hope) that Keefe is still gone even with a second round loss, especially if Florida caves them in again which is likely if they even make it there. If they miraculously make the ECF then I imagine he'll be sticking around longer.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

We are the center of the hockey universe and all other fanbases are just as interested in us as they are their own teams.

We are a league-wide obsession

If that is the rallying banner you need to unite behind....

 

[tom leafers]

courtesy of r/leafs

that flop as well as Swaymans pirouette 2 seconds after Domi touched him were a thing of beauty. Definitely members of the Miami Heat acting school

 

[Strangle]

43.5% of the voters are wrong so far.

If the Leafs continue on their historic home losing streak in the playoffs, I will be part of the 29.3% who will be right.

Another fan of some random team no one else cares about obsessing over the leafs

If that is the rallying banner you need to unite behind....

It’s just the truth, man

If this was Boston/Florida you think all these posters would be in here?

Of course not. This is the most attention the bruins have gotten since 2019

 

[Chaos2k7]

A captainly drive to the net by Tavares on that OT goal

Lucky bounce off the side of the net, and McAvoy. Then Mac and Coyle defended Swayman with their backs turned to Knies.

Terrible sequence

 

[Kranix]

Knies saved Shanny's quarter-zip, starbucks-sipping bacon for one more day.

 

[KnightofBoston]

Both teams looked like ass last night, blame it on the ice I won't argue with you. During the covid lock out, Delaware north had every opportunity to switch over to a new cooling system. They instead installed more seating. It's a huge reason the Bruins look so bad on home ice in the playoffs, they practice at a new rink while the away team comes in to practice on td garden ice and get a feel for what it will be like later

But, they don't ask how they just ask how many. Leafs did what they needed to do to survive.


The flash back question is curious to me because the bruins won in game 7 both times they went up 3-1 and then lost the following two to the leafs. Theyve lost other series in history going up 3-1. The leafs are not the panthers and we haven't finished game 6 yet.

If the leafs hang around like the panthers and keep tying it/going ahead in game 6 and then win, maybe Ill be closer to "having flashbacks", but right now Im more focused on how the bruins will simplify their game on Thursday

 

[Kranix]

Lucky bounce off the side of the net, and McAvoy. Then Mac and Coyle defended Swayman with their backs turned to Knies.

Terrible sequence

They were mesmerized by Giannis Tavares

 

[Strangle]

Lucky bounce off the side of the net, and McAvoy. Then Mac and Coyle defended Swayman with their backs turned to Knies.

Terrible sequence

Was a power move that looked dead in the water, but the bruins defenseman just …. Gave up?

Weak play from boston

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Marchand has been Marchand, and all that entails. He's been extremely effective and outside of perhaps Swayman, the best performer in the series.

Except that...
Marchand said this would be over in 5.
Marchand was sitting on his bum-bum whining to a ref instead of powering back for attacks.
Marchand MUST win this series tomorrow.
Marchand MUST score several goals tomorrow as well.
Anything less, and an ensuing Game 7 will mark him as an underachiever.

The Bruins could not get up for us and now they could well let this one slip away.

 

[Kranix]

Except that...
Marchand said this would be over in 5.
Marchand was sitting on his bum-bum whining to a ref instead of powering back for attacks.
Marchand MUST win this series tomorrow.
Marchand MUST score several goals tomorrow as well.
Anything less, and an ensuing Game 7 will mark him as an underachiever.

The Bruins could not get up for us and now they could well let this one slip away.

What's going on here with your username and avatar, did you lose a bet? Are you a sens fan or not?

 

[sampollock]

Dude, you aren’t getting it

Leaf fans don’t care about your team

You care about ours. That’s how hockey works. Everyone is a leafs fan

haha
go bruins

 

[Kranix]

Dude, you aren’t getting it

Leaf fans don’t care about your team

You care about ours. That’s how hockey works. Everyone is a leafs fan

In the sense that I share the mentality that it's important to mock the leafs, yes I am a leafs fan.

 

[TooManyHumans]

I mean, this has to go 7 and then Toronto will lose in heartbreaking fashion. I don't know why I would expect anything else.