I get that everyone likes to take the piss out of me, and I have no problem with that. Having said that, if people read a bit deeper they would see that my opinion of this series really has much more to do with Boston than it does with the Leafs. I've said repeatedly that I think the Leafs would have a heck of time getting past the Hurricanes or the Rangers, and I still think that is the case. Can they get past Florida? I previously thought they could, and it's interesting to see that Bob's save percentage was under .900 against Tampa, but I can readily admit that Florida will not be an easy series.
But this is about Boston. I don't think this iteration of the Bruins can win anything, including this series. I would say the same if they had taken a 3-0 series lead. The Leafs gave Boston games 1 and 4. Silver platter stuff. That won't happen again, which means Boston will actually need to perform. Last night was a good example of their inability to do that. Their top player, who 99% of the people here praise as being so much better than Matthews, Marner, Nylander, etc., is a playoff dud unless he can get a free look on the power play. Their coach is, if you can believe it, worse than Keefe because he thinks he is smarter than everyone else. If he's pissed now, I'm sure he'll be thrilled when he is coaching Ottawa next season. Their offense has degraded to the point of having to rely on DeBrusk and Frederic. As with most of the season, they have been largely saved by their goaltending. That approach has a way of backfiring the longer a series goes, as I think will happen here.
Anyway, diatribe over. As to the original point of what happens to Keefe, I do have a feeling that he will be spared after they win this series (assuming they don't beat Florida in the second round, because if they do there is no way he is getting fired) because of the circumstances under which it will be won: star players out, goaltending change, and yet a big comeback from being down 3 games to 1).
