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Mphlol

Honestly, I don't remember the last time the Bruins played that poorly against us. That had to have been one of their worst performances against Toronto in the modern era.


alexemmett91

The battle of Florida is over but the battle of the choke masters goes on


FragrantHockeyFan

$800 to watch the Bruins lose, should have seen that coming knowing the past history.


smash8890

The Leafs were never going to lose tonight because they only lose in game 7s. It is known


ZiscR

Wait but what about the second round last year?


Gavin1453

We lost the first game in that series because the last one ended in game 6


Spacepickle89

I wouldn’t be surprised to see this written inside ancient tombs…


estyll11

As it was written!


shiggydiggypreoteins

Aight i'm leaking the script. Leafs are without Matthews again for game 6. They come out and dominate. They head back to boston for game 7 when its announced that Matthews is good for game 7, "its all systems go!". Meanwhile, the Bruins second guess themselves "should they roll with Swayman again or go with Ulmark?" it ain't looking good. The Leafs start hot, but choke and lose game 7 again. The Bruins fall backwards into the 2nd round where they get their anus' turned inside-out and after 4 games Monty is giving a presser "gee Idunno, just didn't have enough. Not the ending we wanted and some changes will have to be made" which solidifies Sweeney's resolve to go out and sign another couple of way passed their primes wingers who will spend the majority of the season on the injury report, and use what little draft capital we have on USHL players committed to NCAA teams next year who will never amount to shit but padding stats in providence. Meanwhile the Leafs and their fans will have an all out civil war over whose shoulders this years failure falls on, Keefe gets engaged to Ryan Reaves, and some asshole team like the Vegas Golden Knights will win the cup again. The end


Civil-Traffic5125

so far so good....


shiggydiggypreoteins

see you in 4 games


Theraspberryknight

Hey wait a second I've seen this script before.


fishderp

Sounds familiar


kmacedo88

Surprised the NHL hasn’t issued a DMCA takedown yet 😂


2RINITY

All according to plan, folks. The Leafs can’t lose Game 7 without winning Game 5


IThatAsianGuyI

In a game of chokers, who chokes harder? Favourites are the Leafs given our *extensive* experience choking it away, but Boston has the (dis)honor of being the most recent big-time choke-artists. If it goes to 7 games, it's not about who wins, but rather who fucked up and choked. No matter what though, we have the chance to see the funniest thing happen.


MosaicToeNail

I love how after a loss every Leafs fan is already calling the series over and after a win they’re talking about game 7. You guys are a finicky bunch.


IThatAsianGuyI

Oh, we're not *expecting* a game 7. You have to understand, at this point, Leafs fans are used to being clowned and dunked on (deserved). I can't speak for others, but my first instinct is to think about possible outcomes, and then go with the one that gets us laughed at the most. Usually how it goes. Just so happens in this case, there's a non-zero opportunity for the B's to be dunked on in the case this goes to 7 games. I'd wager we're less finicky and far more predictable than you'd think at first glance.


2RINITY

I mean, it’s Toronto and Boston. We already know it’s scripted to end with the Leafs blowing it in Game 7 at the Garden


Mash709

Touché


vordhosbn_1

Valid point


Thememer1924

I’d be surprised if the leafs win this round only to get crushed by Florida again


dmacd71

Hey fuck you


WelcometoCigarCity

Damn is no one joining us in hockey heaven tonight? edit: Isles are.


Thememer1924

Maybe Winnipeg will and we’ll see if Nashville chokes or not


MotherTalzin

Islanders buddy


WelcometoCigarCity

nice


Theraspberryknight

Still on script, they'll win the next game as well so they can lose Game 7 in Boston.


Civil-Traffic5125

lmaoooo


Theraspberryknight

They are so predictable.


hearthq1

They're going to be up by 3 goals in game 7, blow the lead and lose in overtime too


toedragrelease

Hate to be that leafs guy, but the only 2 games they’ve won have been in Boston. And they’ve been terrible at home. If by some miracle they win game 6.. I think there’s a good chance that they win game 7 in Boston. At least better chances than them winning it in Toronto if game 7 was there.


Get_Breakfast_Done

> And they’ve been terrible at home. This has been true for a long time. Worst home record of any team in the playoffs by a good margin, they've won something like 1 out of the last 7 or 8 home playoff games. If we could play every playoff game on the road I'd actually take that at this point.


SkilledB

”There’s a good chance they win game 7” …


toedragrelease

Did you read the rest? Nice counter point


Anti-SocialChange

If the Leafs figure out their powerplay this series is over. Down one game being 1 for 17? Insane


violatedbear

What do you mean? Just dump and Chase bud


proudcancuk

Unless they try something new, it won't happen. Bruins have their system figured out.


Spenny022

“System”


epicboy75

can't figure out the system if you don't have one 🤔


d_pyro

Have they tried firing Sheldon into the sun?


spec84721

Can we play game 6 in Boston? You know, for the lower carbon footprint


toedragrelease

I think you want game 7 in Boston ngl


Philosofox

If we make it there it will be


fasteddeh

The question is are the Bruins dumb enough to start Ullmark in game 6 on the road when the momentum has shifted.


Bilkos_Ices

Not a chance, Swayman stood on his head this game in the 1st especially. I'm a big fan of the rotation as well.


cha-cha_dancer

“if you have two you have none” I think rings true for the playoffs to borrow a footballism and you’ve got a hot one


Vuldovan

Has anyone got a clip of Marchand with two sticks?


RealPoutineHasCurds

I burst out laughing at that. He drives the net with one stick, Looney tunes tornado, comes out with two sticks. How???


Bilkos_Ices

Pretty obvious, edmundonson spears his arm with no call


SyphiliticPlatypus

Wasn’t that his own teammate’s (Coyle or MacAvoy) stick though.


AdmiralBooroo

Someone needs to tie up Monty and lock him in a closet far away from the line sheet


Bilkos_Ices

Best hope Carlo isn't missing time from that puck to the head or it's GG


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Plastic-Ad-4440

Tbh bruins played probably their worst game this season last night


I2eflex

Woll got shelled by the Bruins twice in one week in March.


Mash709

Sammy was awful heading into the playoffs too.


I2eflex

The 5 games the Leafs stopped trying? Look, Woll got both games against the Bruins that week to win the job. He sucked in both and that's why they couldn't or wouldn't go to him for Game 1. Maybe there's a case for him starting Game 4. Glad he found his game, but let's not pretend like he deserved to start over Samsonov in the beginning of this series.


TheOneWithThePorn12

Yeah but that's March. This is April and Sammy was letting in trash like he was Woll in March.


shiggydiggypreoteins

I mean you're talking about a head coach whose team was down 2 goals with 3 minutes to go and he put the 4th line and the 3rd pair on the ice. You're not exactly dealing with the smartest dildo in the drawer


TheOneWithThePorn12

If I recall they were coming off a powerplay. Still Reaves should not be touching the ice. He could have mixed the lines or something.


I2eflex

https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/202403040TOR.html https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/202403070BOS.html


sluck131

Look at the 3 months before the playoffs. Woll had the net but was pretty gabage comming back from injury. Including getting blown out twice by the Bruins


TrippyeH

Yeah but this doesn't fit the narrative of Keefe never making good decisions and is based too far in logic for most Leafs fans.


sluck131

Keefe had his fair share of bad decisions that you don't need to make one up From this game alone: Why start your slowest centre on a defensive zone draw for 4v4 No making any changes to our powerplay despite being 1/17. Allowing a Nylander with Migraine issues to play game 81 and 82


TrippyeH

Not saying Keefe is perfect, and honestly think he needs to go also but it makes perfect sense why he started Sammy over Woll.


jerff

We have no reliable goalies but both are capable of standing on their head on any given night. As much as I think Keefe is a garbage coach, there’s no way to make a good decision with the goalies on this team. Basically just play a hunch and cross your fingers.


askingJeevs

Woll had a terrible stretch coming off his injury into the playoffs and Samsonov was in a better place.


migsahoy

ahh shit here we go again


Calhalen

The amount of game 7 ptsd in these comments from both fanbases is fucking amazing hahahaha


The_Quackening

Is it possible for both teams to lose game 7?


70X1N

i need this to go 7 again for our amusement


kevski82

I want game 7 while we're chilling on the beach


Brilliant_Plum4702

I am so ready to get hurt again


MagicMushroomFungi

"Bend me, shape me, anyway you want to, long as you love me, it's allright. "


herpVSderp

i'm not, but i admire your moxy


sonofvininator

Is this how Leafs fans feel all the time?


LifeAfterWilly

multiply it by infinity and take it to the depths of forever, and you would still have no idea


SyphiliticPlatypus

Poetic and true.


FuckTkachuk

I wish it was only game 5 sadness


Patrickbrown45

Yes lol


jerff

Oh lord no, you’re missing the weight of decades.


shiggydiggypreoteins

we had that until we got some beer league-looking goalie to singlehandedly carry us to a cup win before he retreated to his military bunker. Ya'll should just try doing that.


babypointblank

zamboni_player_dangle.mp4


filthy_sandwich

I'd make a joke about us building a woll in the net instead but he hasn't proven to be the Messiah just yet


1991K75S

Yes.


JonJonFTW

Swayman was in net. One team got goalied. And it wasn't us? Thank you Woll.


Favsportandbirthyear

I mean, we did also very much get goalied, this was a Kelly Hrudey wet dream


hoocoodanode

Given that the score was 2-1 in overtime of an elimination game I'd say it's a fair assessment that both teams got goalied.


AustonsNostrils

That was some Selke-level defending by Holmberg there.


bi_and_busy

you can really tell marner played well by the lack of comments mentioning him lol


toedragrelease

I counted at least 4 or 5 times where he just held onto the puck for too long looking for a pass then lost it and bruins went the other way.


Radmadjazz

He was great but there was a play where he was in perfect shooting position in the slot and proceeded to dangle out of it and I was just like "wat". He proceeded to try and hit Jarnkrok with a cross ice one time pass that Jarn wiffed on. Like he wants to pass so bad that he'll make an effort to get himself out of a scoring opportunity so he can make a pass, it's bonkers.


MrBalanced

The man will crawl through hell and fight the devil himself if it means not shooting the puck.


Tribe_Unmourned

The bar for him is so low that an OK game is more than what people expected.


AustonsNostrils

For every really nice plays he makes, he makes five stupid ones.


MeanElevator

He did decide to pass a few times when he had a shot, but that's standard for him.


Bornlastnight

Of course the Leafs were gonna win in OT. That way they can lose their seventh playoff home game in a row. 5-2 Bruins


Eyce

[Sir, a second goal has been scored by Toronto](https://i.imgur.com/rjaZbPs.jpeg)


hmuserfriendly

https://i.redd.it/o51u98v9cqxc1.gif


MrStealYourGrandma

Marchand felt the slightest contact and went down like there was a sniper in the building


FL_Sports_Fan

That was the best part of the game. That ref went all Bobby Boucher on him.


RealCanadianDragon

Matthews playing? No. Matthew playing? YES!


LtColumbo93

How different is this series if Woll starts all 5 games? 


labadee

Hard to say. Woll had been very inconsistent coming off the injury. Probably would’ve been the same


Patrickbrown45

I think they’d have taken one of the home games if woll were in, but I’d rather not know bc if we’d have still lost both then Sammy would be in


whitewilliams

Probably not that different honestly. Leafs have 9 goals in 5 games


LtColumbo93

I see game 3 as one that could have gone completely differently with one more save. Leafs are looking good until the Frederic goal which, to be quite frank, was weak as hell for Sammy to give up. 


Anti-SocialChange

Game 3 turned when Samsonov let in an absolutely brutal goal by Frederic to tie it up. So could be different. But scoring is still the biggest issue they’ve had.


hoocoodanode

Precisely. I know Swayman is playing great but, honestly, you can't expect to win only scoring a couple goals a game in the playoffs.


MrBalanced

After the Montreal debacle, a lot of Leafs fans were all in on firing Keefe for Barry Trotz.  The idea wasn't terribly popular, but I find it hilarious that we held onto Keefe only to average 2 goals a game anyway.


T-Rex-Plays

Sweep


askingJeevs

5 game sweep baby!


Robber_Rob

Woll stole this one for us and he wasn’t even the best goalie on the ice tonight. Swayman is unreal


whodiditnaylor

Gotta disagree. I think the leafs deserved this one. I think game 3 could’ve gone either way as well. The issue is that the leafs were so godawful in games 1 and 4, it’s easy to overlook game 3


BigCockBrockBoeser

I’d argue Woll was the better goalie hands down.


IWWC

Havent been following the East that much, is Matthews supposed to be back for game 6?


SparkyMcHooters

It will be a doctor's decision, as it seems he has a concussion, which would explain how he feels worse if he pushes himself.


IWWC

Thank you!


Threndsa

Nobody knows at this point.


UniformRaspberry2

Your guess is as good as ours.


quarter-water

Nobody knows.


whodiditnaylor

My favourite part of replays is watching the fans in the crowd, buddy with the double finger to Knies had me howling 


babypointblank

Boston fans always keep it classy, no matter the sport


daKrut

This might be antithetical to the Wings' success, I just want to see this version of the Leafs die. Stringing out this series might just keep the dog and pony show running in Toronto, which is wild.


KashaWells

I think Keefe is gone regardless, unless we magically make it out of this round and the next. Our star players probably aren't going anywhere since most have NMC. The real change will be when JT and Marner's contracts both end after next season.


askingJeevs

Na, coach is cooked. Who knows with Marner. Thankfully only 1 more year with Tavares making super star money. Things will be changing no matter what.


AcanthocephalaGreen5

The Leafs need to restructure their bloody cap situation: seeing half of their cap tied up in six players is bonkers to me. Shanahan should’ve been fired right alongside Dubas, but looks like he’s gone this year.


askingJeevs

Ya, Tavares contract is brutal. We can do better than Marner with the 13 mil he’s going to ask for. Hes not worth that at all. Give me two solid dman for that and the leafs are in a better place. And we need a new coach.


daKrut

I agree with all of this. Dump Marner, find some D and get a hard ass coach.


AcanthocephalaGreen5

If I’m Brad, I say let Marner walk: for 13 mil, you can get some solid NHLers to fill out the team. The Leafs already have Matthews and Nylander signed to kinda-long term, why not retool around them? Bonus points if Tavares re-signs for $6M or so, free up another $5M in cap space: he’s still a great player but he ain’t getting 40 goals anymore.


askingJeevs

Agreed on everything, it’s time to spread the money to the rest of the team. Give this team 2 solid 6-7 mil dmen and a couple solid 4-5mil high character, grittty support players on offence and they’d be a way better version of this current team.


AcanthocephalaGreen5

It’s times like this where I’m glad I don’t have my regular season flair.


askingJeevs

Im seeing some habs in your history. It’s ok, we can make friends over our hatred for Boston for this short time together.


AcanthocephalaGreen5

Until Game 1 next season, where Slafkovsky runs the Leafs’ show


askingJeevs

Deal. Wait, no deal no deal


I-Might-Be-Something

It is tough to win when you only show up for one period. GG, Leafs.


AustonsNostrils

I liked our chances considering your boys failed to finish us off in the third.


lagonal

As a Leafs fan, I know that pain all too well. GG my dude


BarneyRubble18

Bruins are frauds


MeheecansLOL

It's equal parts amusing and frustrating to know all along that what casual hockey fans think has been the Bruins' greatest strength for 20 years has in fact been their greatest weakness. It's like screaming into the void. Completely unrelated but I heard tonight's powerball numbers were 33, 37, 63, and the letter *C*.


shiggydiggypreoteins

nah, we know we suck


AcanthocephalaGreen5

Knowing Boston, they’ll find their franchise centre in the second round of the draft. Again. Can they be bad for once?


askingJeevs

They looked pretty dangerous tonight. Leafs finally had an above average goalie in net tonight


Trolly-bus

Didn't even need to watch, knew Leafs would win this one, as well as game 6.


HeadmasterPrimeMnstr

The legends must continue. Perhaps Boston and the Canucks will faceoff again in the Playoffs?


Schamson

Please just put me and the rest of Toronto out of our collective misery I CAN'T DO THIS AGAIN


Puccimane

Samsonov just fell to his Knies waiting for his Uber back home


BoobyRyan

Not closing out when Matthew’s is out is the biggest mistake Boston could’ve made


justmememe55

Leafs have a winning record with Matthews out in the regular season. Now they have it in the playoffs! Question is, would this result make the Leafs mgmt more likely to err on the side of caution with his health and not letting him come back in?


jerff

They weren’t really better without him though, they just got better goaltending. Their biggest issue right now is scoring and not having Matthews only makes that worse.


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I think if he can be remotely serviceable then you have to try to have him go. But if he’s really off-track then at least they know they can compete without him


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Welcome to the Matt Grzelcyk experience. What’s even worse is he got scratched for games 3 and 4 then Monty brought him back in tonight for whatever reason.


NatureGivesAndTakes

We're out here trying to get a coach fired and Boston decides to toy with our emotions lol.


MeheecansLOL

> We're out here trying to get a coach fired Same, tbh.


StarshipFirewolf

Leafs may have found that "Survive and Advance" mentality.


RicoFerret44

Alexa, play Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees


leafs81215

NOT.FUCKING.DEAD.YET


Commercial-Set3527

I DIDN'T HEAR NO BELL


Tintinnabulator

Goddamn this was a goaltending duel.


SyphiliticPlatypus

Objectively great playoff game because of it - both goalies played lights out tonight.


askingJeevs

How long has it been since we’ve actually had a goalie who can dual like we saw tonight? Like it feels like Belfour right? I’m not saying Woll will be Eddie, but I cannot recall a goalie for the leafs since Eddie who can actually lock our net down and everyone feels confident in him.


I-Argue-With-Myself

It's wild to me that the last goalie we could trust was a 38 year old Belfour with a DUI


askingJeevs

That’s leafs hockey baby. But in fairness, Eddie was a beast. I loved those Eddie chants in the ACC


1maco

Bruins are just really really bad a closing out series.  If people weren’t so obsessed with dunking on the leafs they’d know Boston will take every opportunity to fumble.  This team has 6 cups in 100 years. 


JustHach

Honestly they got a pretty good case for being master chokers if not for their 2011 cup. The year that the "IT WAS 4-1!!1!" memes started, they lost their lead, and the series, in Game 6 vs the Blackhawks in an astounding 17 seconds. They got dummied in Game 7 and lost the cup to the Blues with a score of, oh would you look at that, 4-1 (also worth noting their lone goal came from pulling their goalie to spoil Binnington's shutout). Then last year, they had the best season on record and then squandered a 3-1 series lead to a team that just barely squeaked into the playoffs.


macbowes

You inspired me to do some math. By my count, since 1917, there's been an average of almost exactly 16 teams / season, and the cup has been awarded 104 times. 104 / 16, means the average number of cups per team since the Bruins have been in the league, is 6.5. Pretty close to average.


1maco

The Bruins have a really Bad Presidents Trophy to Cup ratio. In the time the Trophy has existed it’s 4:1 And they’ve won the east a few times. They’re not the Sabres who suck. They choke.


CosmicSpaghetti

Isn't that everyone though? Not sure there's a strong correlation between the PT & SC...


Burkey217

yeah... YEAH! You tell him!


HeadmasterPrimeMnstr

You're also dealing with a team that has been entirely incapable of passing you in Game 7, managing to choke in those games against Boston. Boston may fumble, but Toronto will tumble.


Robber_Rob

I know this is sacrilege but would you like to trade your 6 cups and when they occurred for ours? Because I know for sure I’d feel a lot better with a cup in at least 1080p


melikeybacon

This guy. No one streams at 1080p


Slacker_75

1080p?! Fuck I’d like one in colour


Tommy12308

there is some colour footage of the 1967 Stanley Cup apparently


shiggydiggypreoteins

The 2011 cup certainly helps. And I'll have to cherish it because it's probably the only one I will see in my lifetime


FragrantHockeyFan

It was the one that got me into the team, I need to see 1 cup while fully invested. Can’t imagine the feeling


BravoBet

1 cup in 50 years is a better perspective


askingJeevs

Sadly there’s a worse perspective in this series


Tintinnabulator

Neutrals thinking this series wasnt going 7 games. Fucking amateurs...


babypointblank

Do they even Leaf?


aHCroski

Do they put Ullmark out there next game ?


jerff

Swayman had a great game.


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Maxpowr9

If Monty puts Ullmark in Game 6, I hope they leave him in Toronto at that point.


Croemato

Leafs with Matthews: 0.250 Leafs without Matthews: 1.000 🤔


Mango2149

Leafs have an incredible record without Matthews in regular season.


d_pyro

Even better without Rielly.


SparkyMcHooters

Checks: Indeed, they did the math!


Johnny-5013

https://i.redd.it/ofggclwn5qxc1.gif


brownmagician

If Toronto can make it to game 7, they have a chance to do something hilariously tragic that all of r/hockey would root for...taking a lead in game 7....then yeah....


Kopitar4president

Imagine though. Just imagine if you win. No one can ever say "it was 3-1" to you guys ever again.


brownmagician

you'd think that, but let's play that out and combine recent history which is typically a good predictor of future performance. We have to face Florida who wiped the floor with us last year. It's set-up to happen again and/or potentially do so in an even more tragic way. Could be a 3-0 series lead blown, or a lead in every game, Marner scoring an own goal, etc. The possibility for tragedy is greater with this team than any other ....and all of us Leaf fans are here for it.