You're very wrong.Blowing a 3-1 series lead is far, far, far worse then blowing a 3 goal lead in a game. Not even debatable.
Yup. No one played a full hard 60 minutes tonight. That's reason #1 why they lost.They seem to only have two periods worth of high energy has.
Because they won the Cup the following year.The Bruins blew a 3-0 series lead and a 3 goal lead in that Game 7, and it’s brought up approximately never.
I live in Canada. This would be talked about forever. TSN will never stop talking about it.The Bruins blew a 3-0 series lead and a 3 goal lead in that Game 7, and it’s brought up approximately never.
They could really use an upgrade at D but I don’t know if they have the cap space to make it work. Zboril and Lauzon probably not quite ready to start next year. Maybe Carlo’s late season surge was real but I’m hesitant to count on him coming back from injury, he was inconsistent to begin with (which is expected he’s still young).Absolutely not. They’re a young team who over exceeded expectations this year.
The only change in the off-season should be the continued development of Charlie, Jake, Pasta, Carlo, Kuraly, and the additions of Forsbacka-Karlson, Senyshyn, Bork, and others
Yeah this is the one. Losing in the playoffs happens. The other team is trying really fuckin hard. No-showing an important game against a team that already has its vacations planned? Hurts.Probably deserve this after not showing up against fucking Florida.
I'm with youMarchand-Bergy-Pastrnak
DeBrusk-Krejci-Donato
Nash-Nash-Backes
Schaller-Kuraly-Acciari
That's what it should be for Wednesday
A first round series win would be talked about forever? What are you talking about?I live in Canada. This would be talked about forever. Also, the bruins blowing that series is brought up to me quite often. Very annoying being around Montreal & Toronto fans 24/7. They better frikkin win Wednesday.
I was also talking about bruins leafs game 7 2013. Not bruins blowing 3 goal lead in 2010.
That's why I literally want to smash shit. All the great things they did this season and they're playing right when it matters. I've loved watching this team. They can't go out like this.Oh, and Donato - who should be in on Wednesday.
Fuck you if you are out on this team. This team has been a pleasure to watch and exceeded all expectations. Most of us barely had them making the playoffs this year.
Cmon, it's not like he's being JSGOr, they have a hot goalie standing on his head and we have Rask.
This is an interesting take .. as a Leafs fan the LAST team I wanted to face was the Bruins. Basically because our defence is weak when fore checked - which is the Bruins strength.Toronto is not winning the Cup. The Bruins are the only team that they match up well against, and they are the only team in the East that really matches up well against the Bruins. Any other team and the B's are probably at home resting for the next series right now, instead the NHL has a dumb playoff system and the Bruins opted to rest in game 82.
And now we all get to be stressed out on Wednesday, so that's fun.
No shit, I’m saying the 2010 series was much worse and nobody gives a shit about it. The fact that you surround yourself with idiots who do is a personal issue.I live in Canada. This would be talked about forever. TSN will never stop talking about it.
Also, the bruins blowing that series is brought up to me quite often. Very annoying being around Montreal & Toronto fans 24/7. They better frikkin win Wednesday.
I was also talking about bruins leafs game 7 2013. Not bruins blowing 3 goal lead in 2010.
Every Leafs fan ever would be making fun of us & our laughter over their choke in 2013 would be gone. I don’t want to stop making fun of Toronto fans.A first round series win would be talked about forever? What are you talking about?
Between Carlo, Krug, Gryz, Charlie, and hopefully one of Johansson, Lauzon, or Zboril they are young enough of D. Just need to give the kids some time to grow. This team overall is filled with young talent who is still 2-3 years from all being in their prime.They could really use an upgrade at D but I don’t know if they have the cap space to make it work. Zboril and Lauzon probably not quite ready to start next year. Maybe Carlo’s late season surge was real but I’m hesitant to count on him coming back from injury, he was inconsistent to begin with (which is expected he’s still young).
That's the frustrating part. It's not like they aren't generating chances and getting outplayed. They're playing really well offensively but not finishing. They badly, badly need to get the 1st goal tomorrow and generate some confidence.That's why I literally want to smash shit. All the great things they did this season and they're playing right when it matters. I've loved watching this team. They can't go out like this.
Oh nevermind, I guess you earned them giving you shit all the time.Every Leafs fan ever would be making fun of us & our laughter over their choke in 2013 would be gone. I don’t want to stop making fun of Toronto fans.
“Hey did you make it out of the second round? Did you win the Cup? Did you even get there?”Every Leafs fan ever would be making fun of us & our laughter over their choke in 2013 would be gone. I don’t want to stop making fun of Toronto fans.
You realize that the Bruins had a 3-1 series lead, blew it, went down 4-1 in game 7 in the 3rd, and won right? It was the hockey equivalent of that commercial where the guy has the dollar on the fishing hook and the girl trying to reach it. They'll never forget that.I live in Canada. This would be talked about forever. TSN will never stop talking about it.
Also, the bruins blowing that series is brought up to me quite often. Very annoying being around Montreal & Toronto fans 24/7. They better frikkin win Wednesday.
I was also talking about bruins leafs game 7 2013. Not bruins blowing 3 goal lead in 2010.
Whoa. Those are some serious fighting words around these parts.CreedBratton is a stupider, Canadian JulE6.
GTFO.
I agree longterm and I don’t want to sacrifice that but the first line is the best in hockey now and who knows how long Bergeron’s health lasts. If they can add a top 4 D as a bridge they’re a legit contender next year without relying on a leap from the prospects.Between Carlo, Krug, Gryz, Charlie, and hopefully one of Johansson, Lauzon, or Zboril they are young enough of D. Just need to give the kids some time to grow. This team overall is filled with young talent who is still 2-3 years from all being in their prime.
Uh try "Nineteen Sixty-Seven" "Nineteen Sixty-Seven". That should work.Every Leafs fan ever would be making fun of us & our laughter over their choke in 2013 would be gone. I don’t want to stop making fun of Toronto fans.
This seems a little overboard. The team is in good shape for the future here. Just the way the stupid playoff format is and the fact they didn’t try hard the last game of the season cost them.A goalie played well against them and they're folding like a tent. Need some big changes if they lose Wednesday.
Yeah I want to go younger. Even if it means taking a step back next year.This seems a little overboard. The team is in good shape for the future here. Just the way the stupid playoff format is and the fact they didn’t try hard the last game of the season cost them.
As a Leaf fan. I was going to stay out of this but this remark has prompted me to reply. In recent years there is no doubt the team has not been good. But I have watched the Leafs win four Stanley Cups. I have watched the Bruins win three. Toronto has won 13 Stanley Cups and they are one of if not the most financially successful teams in the League. Even when they were bad, the fans sold the rink out every game. They are far from a disaster franchise.“Hey did you make it out of the second round? Did you win the Cup? Did you even get there?”
See how that conversation goes if they sill feel good about the disaster that has been their franchise.
Even worse is how the first two games of this series they kicked the shit out of the Leafs, which has made the sudden futility all the more enraging.That's why I literally want to smash shit. All the great things they did this season and they're playing right when it matters. I've loved watching this team. They can't go out like this.
This is some grade A Nancying.Every Leafs fan ever would be making fun of us & our laughter over their choke in 2013 would be gone. I don’t want to stop making fun of Toronto fans.
Counterpoint: Tommy Wingels standing all alone in the slot and almost shooting it into the safety netting.Please, leave Donato on the ninth floor. A seventh game is no place for a kid who’s played less than a month of pro hockey and has no physical game.
That should at least be enough to get Heinen back in the lineup.Counterpoint: Tommy Wingels standing all alone in the slot and almost shooting it into the safety netting.
Point taken, but I’d prefer Heinen over Donato or Wingels. He was fifth in scoring on the Bruins this season, he can win puck battles, he can set up plays, and he can score. Even though Heinen doesn’t bring much physically, the Wingels Experiment should not be repeated.Counterpoint: Tommy Wingels standing all alone in the slot and almost shooting it into the safety netting.
Didn't Toronto's coach change up their lines after Game 2? It's been a much different series since he did and the Leafs are 3-1 in that span. To me, that's the issue: Cassidy doesn't know how to counterpunch against that change with his personnel. If he doesn't figure it out in the next few hours or so, that becomes the offseason focus: the inability to make adjustments to the opposition's adjustments.Even worse is how the first two games of this series they kicked the shit out of the Leafs, which has made the sudden futility all the more enraging.
The fact that they've had a crazy shot disparity with that change in lineups..hit a ton of posts and had a goalie stand on his head tends to make me think that a lot of this has been blind luck more than anything.Didn't Toronto's coach change up their lines after Game 2? It's been a much different series since he did and the Leafs are 3-1 in that span. To me, that's the issue: Cassidy doesn't know how to counterpunch against that change with his personnel. If he doesn't figure it out in the next few hours or so, that becomes the offseason focus: the inability to make adjustments to the opposition's adjustments.
Solid post. Agree! Still, I want the B’s to beat the Leafs’ stupid Canadian faces.As a Leaf fan. I was going to stay out of this but this remark has prompted me to reply. In recent years there is no doubt the team has not been good. But I have watched the Leafs win four Stanley Cups. I have watched the Bruins win three. Toronto has won 13 Stanley Cups and they are one of if not the most financially successful teams in the League. Even when they were bad, the fans sold the rink out every game. They are far from a disaster franchise.
May the team that plays best on Wed. win!
Or Heinen and Wingels in, Acciari and Donato out. I like Acciari, but he doesn't look healthy. If he's not hitting people every shift, he's not worth having in the lineup, and he's not doing that. The only argument I see for Donato is that they're going to roll 3 lines 5v5, and make the 4th line special teamers and rotation guys. They haven't done that all year, and it'd be a ballsy move to start now.Point taken, but I’d prefer Heinen over Donato or Wingels. He was fifth in scoring on the Bruins this season, he can win puck battles, he can set up plays, and he can score. Even though Heinen doesn’t bring much physically, the Wingels Experiment should not be repeated.
Prom night?Yeah I want to go younger. Even if it means taking a step back next year.
Let's not underestimate Kadri's influence and pushing everyone down a line.Didn't Toronto's coach change up their lines after Game 2? It's been a much different series since he did and the Leafs are 3-1 in that span. To me, that's the issue: Cassidy doesn't know how to counterpunch against that change with his personnel. If he doesn't figure it out in the next few hours or so, that becomes the offseason focus: the inability to make adjustments to the opposition's adjustments.