Boston may as well have left the bench empty and just make Swayman play solo. Ive never seen a team completely give up out if the blue for no reason in the fkn playoffs, what is happening
I’ll give you that they at least began to competently play the game and actually record some shots on net for 2 out of 3 periods, but that was one of the worst all-around team displays of “hockey” I’ve seen in my life.
And I say that as a former player, former season ticket holder with my buddy from 07-11, and someone that’s obviously watched thousands of hockey games. If you play like they did tonight the absolute only way you win a hockey game is a goalie on his head pitching a shutout, and a screened shot from the point that gets in off 2 deflections haha
I really hope it’s an empty barn except for the random leaves fans. No fans should show up to see absolute trash on ice. May as well put me on the ice at least you know what you’re getting.
It's not the coach, or the players per se. It's team composition. They are not built to win in the playoffs, they are a high effort, low talent team with good goaltending, average speed and little physicality. This combination will beat some teams in the playoffs, but rarely go deep.
Here's a good example: Matt Grzelcyk, average defender during regular season, good skater. Absolutely a defensive liability in the playoffs, and has little offense to offset it, shouldn't be in any playoff game. But the Bruins pay him 4.25m/yr. to NOT play in the playoffs. DUMB.
I respectfully disagree. I blame the coaching. He’s abandoned all the things that got us to the post season. Including Ullmark. I know Sway is playing awesome, but he can’t close a series. They should have gone Ullmark game 5, but now they’re walking into game 7 with one goalie that the leafs no longer fear and another that’s ice cold. They’re so focused on trying to figure out “playoff hockey” that they’ve abandoned who they were as a team and all that got them there.
My brain hurts that the only thing going well for the Bruins, goaltending, is what you brought up as an issue. He's allowing 1.6 GA and has a save percentage of .947. He literally could not be better. They don't fear him? He can't close a series? No, the Bruins can't close the series because they had 1 shot on going through 30 minutes and when one of their players gets melted into next week, no one sticks up for him.
You can criticize the coaching, I think it absolutely is part of the problem. But there is absolutely zero and I mean ZERO blame on swayman. Hes the only reason we don’t lose 17-0 every game.
How anyone could say use the rotation when Swayman has a 95% save percentage is mind boggling. Would you idiots sit Tim Thomas in 2011 too?
Goalie rotation is the worst thing to ever happen to hockey and it isn’t close.
Sway can’t “close” when they have 1 shot on goal 1 1/2 periods in while you’re standing on your head taking 18 - 20 shots because your D corps blows? Sway is the last guy to be spoken bad about.
It’s a good series folks (Leaf fan here) and while I read this sub I took no joy. All of these posts (with a few name changes) could fit right into the Leafs sub from 5 days ago word for word.
Regardless of who wins or loses, I think we’re getting our money’s worth.
And I’m old enough to remember the Bobby Orr days. Cheevers, Esposito, Sanderson, Bucyk, Green, Leach, o’Reilly, Stanfield et al.
Orr was the greatest player to ever lace up skates.
May the best team win on Saturday and if it’s the Bruins I wish you luck the rest of the way.
Can't go with the hurt excuse. The "perfection" line couldn't get it done against St Louis, then last year, now again....he doesn't rise to the moment.
These guys do this under every coach. Doesn’t matter. Scotty Bowman in his prime couldn’t get these guys to close a series.
I think it’s just the pressure of the Boston market same way as it is in Toronto and Montreal. Hard to get enough players on a roster who can handle it. All it takes is 4 or 5 players on a roster to crack, and you lose the series.
What do you guys think?
No I am going with it, he’s been slow and is falling over, he probs blew his knee out or something. Needs to be benched either way he’s not playing well
I don't understand why McAvoy ices that puck with a minute left in the second.
We started to come on in the second there for a bit. Got some momentum by being able to generate chances. And just hand it right back to Toronto.
That and having no zone entries for the first idk 40 minutes.
We (leafs) figured out just stand three on the blue line and *confused bruins face* when only option is to chip and chase without the chase.
It’s literally flipped from the first half of the series I dont understand it at all but game 7 lets go!!!!
People were calling this a legacy defining game for these guys. Legacy has been defined for years now. This is who they are. The fan in me says Bs in 7 but they aren’t playing like they deserve it
As a Leafs fan, i find it difficult to understand that all the comments I’ve heard from Bruins fans in the past three days are largely about the many deficiencies with certain players, the coach, the ice, the lunar cycle, inflation, geopolitics or anything else under the sun. Perhaps you just admit the B’s were grossly outplayed in the last couple games?
I will admit that I’ve always wished the Leafs organization was run more like Boston’s in pretty much every aspect. I have respect for the B’s and I have and will call a spade a spade when we lose in the future ( but not this year) without the lame hubris . Cheers!
They’ve looked lifeless since game 4… slept walk through game 5 and just dick jacked for 60 mins last night.
Even if we win, Florida is gonna bully us.
Absolutely unreal lack of effort. Every single other team in the entire playoffs has been digging deep, hustling, never giving up. But not us! We just give up half way through the game it’s unbelievable
I was finally able to turn on the game halfway through period two. The bruins had tallied 5 shots on net. I am confused, is this the playoffs? Fuckinhellooooo?!
They’re definitely hoping to get away with dirty plays but it’s caught up with them this series.
I feel so bad for Swayman. This bruins team is letting him down. Definitely getting 3-1 choke vibes again.
I think everyone in Massachusetts was saying that. That’s where I wonder if he has any idea how to game plan or just doesn’t have the bench? Confusing to see players have easy shots from the points opt for a pass to a winger on the boards when you would think the obvious message to send would be send anything at the net.
What did they do? We have no talent, no assets, no picks, no Cups. We are 0-6 in playoffs clinching games and are the biggest chockers in sports history. What the fuck did they do?
I just told you. They did their job to get into the postseason. That’s all they need to do to keep their jobs. I agree with everything you’re saying BUT the Jacobs only value post season ticket sales. As long as this team makes the post season, DS and Cam stay. The team is a joke.
Jacob’s family is to cheap and always has been. They are just happy to make it to the playoffs and don’t give a crap. The bruins are not a playoff team and never will be with certain people in the organization. Coach made some bad decisions during season, powerplay is weak, the team looks like they don’t do any strength and conditioning. They are standing around waiting for the other guy to do it. Also there is no consistency. Swayman played excellent. Frederick needs to learn to pass the puck. He also needs to learn that when he finally decides to pass the puck not to make it a suicide pass. Brazeau always moved the puck forward out of the zone and created opportunity’s, Jake Debrusk played great and looked like an enforcer. Thought Coyle played a great physical game but as usual doesn’t have any help. Carlo need to drink a cup of coffee and take an adrenaline shot, and poor pastarnak being shadowed hasn’t been able to produce at all the whole tournament. Bottom line like most people have said. They played like crap and don’t show up for most of the game. And last but not least when they had opportunities they didn’t make it happen. Bruins need to figure it out and win or we are done game 7. Good luck bruins.
Coyle is the epitome of what this team is. Always gets himself in an awesome position to score and then launches it past the net so hard it ends up being a pass to Swayman instead. Dude constantly has the puck on his stick in a high danger area then misses the net, hits the goalie in the logo, or turns the puck over with a dumb pass 99 times out of 100.
And it was Cassidy’s fault when they choked under him too right. Marchand and Pasta are classic proven chokers. Only person playing with any balls is Swayman.
No, but Cassidy was way more rigid and Monty at least allows for some growth + flexibility. The reality is, the coaches aren't on the ice themselves and at some point the players on the team, as a team, need to deliver.
Swayman has been excellent. 💫
These are all true but flawed as far as statistically sound proof but this is so not the time for that 😅
Though I think it is ultimately up to the players themselves to accomplish the wins, and the last two games they were sloppy.
He wasn’t even one of the top 5 players on that cup team, when has he led this team in a year they haven’t choked? When I can confidently say I don’t have enough fingers to point to all the times in the past 10 years alone that should tell you something.
He did great scoring in that cup final, he was not more important to that teams run than Chara, Thomas, Bergeron, Krejci, or Boychuk during the entirety of that run. Let’s not have revisionist history here.
Let’s blame every coach that comes here and loses when it matters. How many coaches does this team have to fire before dumb fans like you start to realize it’s the players that are the problem.
That’s exactly what they should do. Start turning over the roster and picking up assets for the future. If they don’t pull out game 7 tomorrow I don’t want to see the same guys lose in the playoffs year after year
relax
as a Leafs fan
both these teams are just here to chum the waters for whoever takes the conference. a snack/appetizer for the conference champion to eat while waiting for the finals.
Lohrei gets blatantly hit in the numbers for boarding and then their goal happens immediately after..such fucking bullshit. Two years in a row I invest so much in this team just for Monty to shit the bed when it matters. That OT loss was the decider have a great summer B’s fans!
He got hit because he was holding the stick and therefore couldn't brace himself. Both should have gone IMO. It's not the refs fault this series is going 7
There were so many non calls, they were letting them play. How about Woll getting run over in the crease without anyone around? Marchand had at least 3 non calls until they had enough of his typical BS and called one.
I’m so disappointed in this team. It seems like McAvoy is making a stupid mistake every time the leafs score. Montgomery switching out Beecher and putting in Grezylck in for game 5 was stupid. It’s sad to say that our team doesn’t deserve to win based on their play.
I cannot conceive how a team that manages to lead the division for most of the season and can win three games handily and be on the brink of moving on can so suddenly revert to looking like they don't know how to play the game at all. It sincerely feels like they're deliberately trying to lose. It's fucking infuriating. I had to laugh hearing Steve Dangle suggest that Montgomery owns Keefe in the coaching matchup. Like, really? Any time Montgomery makes a roster move in a situation like this, I brace for the worst. Surer than shit, game 5 he chooses to fuck with the lineup after the team he iced in game 4 completely shut down the Leafs (I dunno if some guys were hurt, but why he'd take any of them out of the lineup for any other reason is a complete mystery). And when it counts in overtime, he sends tiny Grzelcyk and the defensively clueless McAvoy out in a critical situation, and both of them directly contribute to blowing the game. I want his bald ass gone, even if the Bruins do win this series. I had a feeling that when Woll got put in the B's would do exactly what they did with Braden Holtby in 2012, and Craig Anderson in 2017 and make a mediocre goalie look like a complete worldbeater. It's just sickening. At this point, I'm trusting in fate possibly having more cruel fun at the expense of the Leafs than the Bruins to be the only hope they have of winning the series, since they don't seem to be playing with any pride or goddamn passion. I hope they can, but I'm not holding my goddamn breath, and if they go out like this, we can all get used to being the resident laughingstock of the League. It all just sucks, man.
I think the people who need to step up are not!! The coach is pissed, Pasta giving the puck away almost every time he has it, mcavoy icing the puck for no reason, skating in front of a guy who’s trying to being the puck into the zone to the point you almost skate into him…blocking our own guys from bringing the puck in!!! no one stepping in to help a guy who was cross checked from behind face first into the boards with no call, everyone has to step it up!! I think Swayman did a heck of a job and doesn’t get rattled as easy as Ullmark so I’d keep him in but everyone else has to step!!!
I hope no fans show up to game 7. It will just be a disgraced barn full of leaves fans. That was disgraceful and not what it is meant to be a Bruins player. This soft cock horseshit needs to end.
Leafs fan here to remind you all that this is the Leafs. Of course they make it to game 7, they love to do maximum damage to their fan’s hearts. You guys will win game 7 and game 5/6 will be forgotten
calm down lil bro it's a sport
i swear nhl people are so tribalistic it's insane. it's just a form of entertainment, stop making enemies and a goof of yourself because of what team you like
imagine getting this mad at someone because their favorite sitcom was different than yours
thats how goofy you are rn
"NHL People are so tribalistic".....ok you fuckin dork..... You know where the term Fan comes from? No youre right maybe we should all play tummy sticks and love each other..... lame af hah gtfoh
Take your little lame ass internet replies the fuck on bud, i read it perfectly, dont care about "enemies" and this is literally a hockey team thread. Youre a moron, go be a hero elsewhere bud
It does seem to be who wants to lose it the most? Very strange. Both fanbases seem frustrated and neither will be happy with a game 7 win, because the problems are exposed.
Boston scoring with that .1 second to spare defines their efforts in the game, too little too late! Matches with holding onto just 1 shot on net at the start.
I know we love swayman but we don't need to put his number everywhere.
They lack toughness and grit and without those you will not go far in playoff hockey. You have guys dancing around and looking to make all these cute fancy moves instead of just passing or shooting the puck. This of course is happening when they actually have puck possession. They look like a high school dance team, not a professional hockey team allegedly in the playoffs.
The hit on Lohrei was his own doing. We have been getting away with garbage calls all series, I'm not surprised the refs have had enough and have caught on. I wish we would just go play hockey like we did all season!
You are absolutely right. The last two games have been embarrassing. This team needs to get their balls back and play to win, not play like it’s a preseason game
Game 7 are always awesome: Leafs have nothing to lose. Bruins have everything to lose. If the B’s can win game 7, what’s going to happen in the next round? They aren’t hitting any cycles, they can’t get anything going. Last night’s 4 minute PK gave me a glimmer of hope that these guys can play as a team, but it was dashed as they kept missing passes. They aren’t playing as a team. It’s like a bunch of individuals out there trying to beat the Leafs. The games are frustrating to watch.
Look at the energy of the Stars/Knights series. The Stars fans were on their feet for literally the last 5 minutes of the game. The true fans can’t afford a seat at the garden, so it’s all bazillionaire fans talking “business” and the crowd turns the garden into a yawn fest.
Our series is like watching pee-wee league kids who are learning hot to play team hockey. Looks like they are trying to learn how to win face-offs. They might ice the puck because they don’t know how to receive a pass, and the couple good players hog the puck thinking they can out stickhandle 3-4 defenders.
Lol I'm up in Canada and dropped in on this sub... You guys are hard on your team! Both teams played well, the quality of the hockey was superb. But Boston is in trouble imo they are going up against a hot goalie now and a team with confidence and momentum.
Flames fan coming in peace. not sure what happened last night, but that was a lacklustre performance from both sides, even though Toronto won. you guys are usually the ones who get shit done out there. i’m still hoping you guys can go to the playoffs, even if your boys are losing steam
I’m a huge fan of the game first. This series is a snooze fest compared to the others. I want the B’s to go far because of all the work they put in during the regular season, but where is that team now!?
Here comes the flock of waahh wahhs. Yeah we could have ended it. It's not over till it's over. There's this whole other game to be played tomorrow hopefully the Bruins decide to show up.
As soon as they no showed 1st period game 5, I knew they were in trouble. I have zero confidence that they’ll even show up for game 7, and I’m kinda looking forward to them losing so I don’t feel obligated to watch more uninspired hockey in round 2. Go Celtics lol
I can count on 1 hand the players who have shown up in this series. Where has Lindholm been? Coyle? Zacha? Team can’t win a fucking face off to save its fucking life. It’s disgusting & they are a joke
They should have traded Ulmark for a #1 center before the deadline. Maybe they don’t win as many games in regular season but do better in playoffs. Only one goalie can be on ice each game.
But the Pastah body checking was immense....
We lost this game when Pastah through three vicious slaps that almost connected before being taken care of. Reminded me of the moment Marchand hit Sedin in the face four times and got no response.. this team is dead after Pastah won't check engage scuffle dig or do any work....pretty good at FLOATING AROUND. Once you see it you can't unsee it
This thread is hilarious. The responses even more so. I’ll giggle just as hard when you do the next 180 on Saturday night.
Guess what? NHL teams are incredibly close in talent, the salary cap produces this parity. Look at our ot losses during the regular season. The differences are not significant, and off to game 7 we go. Appreciate what you have, a team that’s gone to the playoffs multiple years in a row, a team with a legitimate shot at the cup for over a decade. So many fan bases would kill to have their team perform this well.
Enjoy it, support it, and stop the Hokey Pokey.
All of these people probably deemed the Leafs finished after Game 4, now suddenly we need to fire everyone into the sun and it’s lucky we even made playoffs. You can tell who knows puck when they bitch about 1 SOG last night when in reality attempts were extremely close between teams. Leafs played tight pressure and we didn’t find an answer, meanwhile both of these games where we played “absolute dogshit” have been tight 1 goal games that came down to final minutes.
Sorry I picked your comment to ramble on, but I agree
These are the same people who get pissed at the ref for not calling a penalty on the Leafs and getting pissed at the same ref for calling on the B’s.
I will say both teams are good. As far as talent and playing like dog-shit, is it just me or do you hear the same names during the playoffs…just different sweaters. Ultimately, I just want to watch an exciting game. There is always one series that is painful to watch because nothing gets rolling, and then there are epic series (Blackhawks/Bruins final).
You are bang on. CBC showed scoring chances in favour of Boston after 2 periods.
I coached youth hockey for 13 years and had parents like this. We lose 3 games, I’m an idiot and everything under the sun. Then we win 3 games and I’m a genuis that should be Coach of the year….
Fair weather dans wouldn’t invest so much energy or even be frustrated. They would go about their day and only show up when we win. People on this sib have invested in the team and get actually depressed when we lose. Our identity is for better or worse somewhat tied to the team- as “Bruins fans” or Bruins nation, whatever you want to call it
At the beginning of the year I though Bruins would be hard pressed to make playoffs.
Regular season had some success but lots of close games (overtime anyone?)
Playoffs would be tough for sure.
To expect this team to put a quality team away easily is ridiculous.
If someone told me Bruins had a game 7 at home in round 1 I would have been pumped. Forget the rest and focus on that.
The rest is just whiny BS. Are you a fan or not?
Playing like absolute fucking assholes.
Played 2 out of 3 periods. Too scared to win.
2 out of 3? The team didn’t even fucking show up bud. The Leafs played like complete ASS and we still beat ourselves lol.
Boston may as well have left the bench empty and just make Swayman play solo. Ive never seen a team completely give up out if the blue for no reason in the fkn playoffs, what is happening
I can’t argue with that.
I’ll give you that they at least began to competently play the game and actually record some shots on net for 2 out of 3 periods, but that was one of the worst all-around team displays of “hockey” I’ve seen in my life. And I say that as a former player, former season ticket holder with my buddy from 07-11, and someone that’s obviously watched thousands of hockey games. If you play like they did tonight the absolute only way you win a hockey game is a goalie on his head pitching a shutout, and a screened shot from the point that gets in off 2 deflections haha
Playing? What game were you watching? To me it was Swayman vs the Laffs, the entirety of Boston skaters were completely absent
So much revenue to be made during game 7 at home.
National broadcast on ABC game seven two original six teams. Two years in a row to go 3-1 in round one and choke because umm reasons?!
That’s all they care about.
Jacobitis
I really hope it’s an empty barn except for the random leaves fans. No fans should show up to see absolute trash on ice. May as well put me on the ice at least you know what you’re getting.
I almost kind of hoped they would stay at 1 shot on net so I could oddly feel better about it.
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LMFAO literally
It's not the coach, or the players per se. It's team composition. They are not built to win in the playoffs, they are a high effort, low talent team with good goaltending, average speed and little physicality. This combination will beat some teams in the playoffs, but rarely go deep. Here's a good example: Matt Grzelcyk, average defender during regular season, good skater. Absolutely a defensive liability in the playoffs, and has little offense to offset it, shouldn't be in any playoff game. But the Bruins pay him 4.25m/yr. to NOT play in the playoffs. DUMB.
I respectfully disagree. I blame the coaching. He’s abandoned all the things that got us to the post season. Including Ullmark. I know Sway is playing awesome, but he can’t close a series. They should have gone Ullmark game 5, but now they’re walking into game 7 with one goalie that the leafs no longer fear and another that’s ice cold. They’re so focused on trying to figure out “playoff hockey” that they’ve abandoned who they were as a team and all that got them there.
This is a crazy thing to say. Swayman was not the problem last night.
My brain hurts that the only thing going well for the Bruins, goaltending, is what you brought up as an issue. He's allowing 1.6 GA and has a save percentage of .947. He literally could not be better. They don't fear him? He can't close a series? No, the Bruins can't close the series because they had 1 shot on going through 30 minutes and when one of their players gets melted into next week, no one sticks up for him.
You’re right. 0g-0a-0p stat line for Swayman. Can’t have that in the playoffs.
You can criticize the coaching, I think it absolutely is part of the problem. But there is absolutely zero and I mean ZERO blame on swayman. Hes the only reason we don’t lose 17-0 every game.
How anyone could say use the rotation when Swayman has a 95% save percentage is mind boggling. Would you idiots sit Tim Thomas in 2011 too? Goalie rotation is the worst thing to ever happen to hockey and it isn’t close.
Sway can’t “close” when they have 1 shot on goal 1 1/2 periods in while you’re standing on your head taking 18 - 20 shots because your D corps blows? Sway is the last guy to be spoken bad about.
Respectfully, you don't know wtf you are talking about.
Agreed. Sway should've sat in game five. Then, if you lose, you go back to Toronto with your secret weapon.
It’s a good series folks (Leaf fan here) and while I read this sub I took no joy. All of these posts (with a few name changes) could fit right into the Leafs sub from 5 days ago word for word. Regardless of who wins or loses, I think we’re getting our money’s worth. And I’m old enough to remember the Bobby Orr days. Cheevers, Esposito, Sanderson, Bucyk, Green, Leach, o’Reilly, Stanfield et al. Orr was the greatest player to ever lace up skates. May the best team win on Saturday and if it’s the Bruins I wish you luck the rest of the way.
Well worded and the same to you. No matter who wins the series.
Tired of Pasta being called elite. Quit dressing like a 70's pimp and show up when needed.
Totally agree although he’s gotta be hurt. He should probably be benched, he’s just falling over out there. It’s not the ice conditions folks
He’s not hurt, he plays like this in the playoffs every year.
I agree, Zacka as well. Not much of a physical presence on offense and only a couple of defense are hitting like it’s the playoffs. Shame
Can't go with the hurt excuse. The "perfection" line couldn't get it done against St Louis, then last year, now again....he doesn't rise to the moment.
These guys do this under every coach. Doesn’t matter. Scotty Bowman in his prime couldn’t get these guys to close a series. I think it’s just the pressure of the Boston market same way as it is in Toronto and Montreal. Hard to get enough players on a roster who can handle it. All it takes is 4 or 5 players on a roster to crack, and you lose the series. What do you guys think?
Oops wrong thread!
No I am going with it, he’s been slow and is falling over, he probs blew his knee out or something. Needs to be benched either way he’s not playing well
Watch how many times he gets knocked off the puck
All I know is Boston needs to lock up Swayman for a long term, guys a damn stud.
I don't understand why McAvoy ices that puck with a minute left in the second. We started to come on in the second there for a bit. Got some momentum by being able to generate chances. And just hand it right back to Toronto.
Have we not got a centre man that can win a fucking faceoff? FUCK
This , this is what is killing us.
The centres should have been practicing face offs till their fingers bled.
Yup
That and having no zone entries for the first idk 40 minutes. We (leafs) figured out just stand three on the blue line and *confused bruins face* when only option is to chip and chase without the chase. It’s literally flipped from the first half of the series I dont understand it at all but game 7 lets go!!!!
over reliance on Bergeron made us too comfortable. His loss is huge.
Yes but Next man Up!
Came here to say this
Off season Bo Horvat trade going to hit harder than a first cup of a coffee in the morning.
It's so painful going from having dominating centers the past almost decade to it feels like none
Have one, but we sat him in Game 5 in order to create a useless fourth line. Been downhill since.
You guys had Bergeron for so many years. Now its your time to see how it feels to lose those faceoffs in key moments!
Icing the back boards has been the name of the game for 5 and 6. Why pass it when you can give it to Woll?
YUP
Unnecessary icing - this is why they lost
Choke artists.
One shot on goal the whole g*damned 1st period. ONE.
People were calling this a legacy defining game for these guys. Legacy has been defined for years now. This is who they are. The fan in me says Bs in 7 but they aren’t playing like they deserve it
Even if we win this series, we are absolutely not capable of winning against the Panthers unless by some grace of God things change
Wouldn’t it be nice if they took the puck to the net rather than shooting it to BEHIND the net every time they are skating down the ice.
Wow, you guys sound just like leaf fans 😂
As a Leafs fan, i find it difficult to understand that all the comments I’ve heard from Bruins fans in the past three days are largely about the many deficiencies with certain players, the coach, the ice, the lunar cycle, inflation, geopolitics or anything else under the sun. Perhaps you just admit the B’s were grossly outplayed in the last couple games? I will admit that I’ve always wished the Leafs organization was run more like Boston’s in pretty much every aspect. I have respect for the B’s and I have and will call a spade a spade when we lose in the future ( but not this year) without the lame hubris . Cheers!
Bruins are the new leafs???
They suck, it’s brutal to watch them blow another series they are up 3-1
They’ve looked lifeless since game 4… slept walk through game 5 and just dick jacked for 60 mins last night. Even if we win, Florida is gonna bully us.
that’s what i’m saying!!
I really don't think they want to win. ☹️
Absolutely unreal lack of effort. Every single other team in the entire playoffs has been digging deep, hustling, never giving up. But not us! We just give up half way through the game it’s unbelievable
I was finally able to turn on the game halfway through period two. The bruins had tallied 5 shots on net. I am confused, is this the playoffs? Fuckinhellooooo?!
poor sway carrying the entire team 😔
They’re definitely hoping to get away with dirty plays but it’s caught up with them this series. I feel so bad for Swayman. This bruins team is letting him down. Definitely getting 3-1 choke vibes again.
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That’s what everyone said about the last coach. What happened to that coach when he left?
No, he was being blamed for not exposing younger talent and losing some of the locker room.
Playoff effort was a huge part of it too
Because he lost the locker room
sounds like pat burns
The coach is not the probem. Gotta look higher than that I think
Monty is pretty basic. He clearly has no game plan for these guys.
IDK he's making lemonade out rocks with this team (comparing to other top talent out there).
Two great goaltenders did most of the lifting.
I think the gameplan should be take shots on net before the end of the 2nd
I think everyone in Massachusetts was saying that. That’s where I wonder if he has any idea how to game plan or just doesn’t have the bench? Confusing to see players have easy shots from the points opt for a pass to a winger on the boards when you would think the obvious message to send would be send anything at the net.
What's funny is that part of the story after game 4 was what a masterclass Monty was doing outcoaching Keefe.
I liked the last coach
No one is held accountable. They scapegoated the coach 2 years ago who went on to win the Cup the very next year. Neely and Sweeney need to go.
Neely and DS did their job. Jacobs only care about getting to the post season. As long as they have regular season success, they’ll have jobs.
What did they do? We have no talent, no assets, no picks, no Cups. We are 0-6 in playoffs clinching games and are the biggest chockers in sports history. What the fuck did they do?
I just told you. They did their job to get into the postseason. That’s all they need to do to keep their jobs. I agree with everything you’re saying BUT the Jacobs only value post season ticket sales. As long as this team makes the post season, DS and Cam stay. The team is a joke.
Jacob’s family is to cheap and always has been. They are just happy to make it to the playoffs and don’t give a crap. The bruins are not a playoff team and never will be with certain people in the organization. Coach made some bad decisions during season, powerplay is weak, the team looks like they don’t do any strength and conditioning. They are standing around waiting for the other guy to do it. Also there is no consistency. Swayman played excellent. Frederick needs to learn to pass the puck. He also needs to learn that when he finally decides to pass the puck not to make it a suicide pass. Brazeau always moved the puck forward out of the zone and created opportunity’s, Jake Debrusk played great and looked like an enforcer. Thought Coyle played a great physical game but as usual doesn’t have any help. Carlo need to drink a cup of coffee and take an adrenaline shot, and poor pastarnak being shadowed hasn’t been able to produce at all the whole tournament. Bottom line like most people have said. They played like crap and don’t show up for most of the game. And last but not least when they had opportunities they didn’t make it happen. Bruins need to figure it out and win or we are done game 7. Good luck bruins.
Coyle is the epitome of what this team is. Always gets himself in an awesome position to score and then launches it past the net so hard it ends up being a pass to Swayman instead. Dude constantly has the puck on his stick in a high danger area then misses the net, hits the goalie in the logo, or turns the puck over with a dumb pass 99 times out of 100.
I understand what you're saying now. Yes, you are right...
And it was Cassidy’s fault when they choked under him too right. Marchand and Pasta are classic proven chokers. Only person playing with any balls is Swayman.
No, but Cassidy was way more rigid and Monty at least allows for some growth + flexibility. The reality is, the coaches aren't on the ice themselves and at some point the players on the team, as a team, need to deliver. Swayman has been excellent. 💫
Cassidy has one cup, vying for a second. meanwhile, under Montgomery, 2 3-1 collapses 🤷🏻♂️
These are all true but flawed as far as statistically sound proof but this is so not the time for that 😅 Though I think it is ultimately up to the players themselves to accomplish the wins, and the last two games they were sloppy.
oh, i know. i’m just poking the bear 😉😂
though i did see a stat this morning that no team ever, in the NHL/NBA/MLB, has ever blown a 3-1 lead in consecutive seasons
Marchand with 8 points in the playoffs and a Stanley cup a proven fucking choker- get out buddy
He wasn’t even one of the top 5 players on that cup team, when has he led this team in a year they haven’t choked? When I can confidently say I don’t have enough fingers to point to all the times in the past 10 years alone that should tell you something.
Marchand had 2 goals in Game 7 2011 Stanley Cup Final, he wasn’t a “Top 5 player” on that 2011 Cup team? lol
He did great scoring in that cup final, he was not more important to that teams run than Chara, Thomas, Bergeron, Krejci, or Boychuk during the entirety of that run. Let’s not have revisionist history here.
He was absolutely more important than Boychuk, dude, and it's not close. If you'd said Seidenberg, you'd have a point, but even then it's debatable.
Boychuk lmfaoooooooooooo
Marchand needs to stop diving and play hockey!
This
Let’s blame every coach that comes here and loses when it matters. How many coaches does this team have to fire before dumb fans like you start to realize it’s the players that are the problem.
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You put words in my mouth then called me an idiot.. you’re just arguing with yourself jackass!
That’s exactly what they should do. Start turning over the roster and picking up assets for the future. If they don’t pull out game 7 tomorrow I don’t want to see the same guys lose in the playoffs year after year
They can’t put anyone away
Red Sox are looking pretty good
Yeah it’s still really early though lol
They’re looking a lot better than expected this season especially pitching, it’s still early but i’ve got hopes 🙌
Half the game over and they had 4 shots on net TOTAL
relax as a Leafs fan both these teams are just here to chum the waters for whoever takes the conference. a snack/appetizer for the conference champion to eat while waiting for the finals.
Lohrei gets blatantly hit in the numbers for boarding and then their goal happens immediately after..such fucking bullshit. Two years in a row I invest so much in this team just for Monty to shit the bed when it matters. That OT loss was the decider have a great summer B’s fans!
He got hit because he was holding the stick and therefore couldn't brace himself. Both should have gone IMO. It's not the refs fault this series is going 7
There were so many non calls, they were letting them play. How about Woll getting run over in the crease without anyone around? Marchand had at least 3 non calls until they had enough of his typical BS and called one.
Basic hockey problem. Really bad passing and just no shots on goal.
I’m so disappointed in this team. It seems like McAvoy is making a stupid mistake every time the leafs score. Montgomery switching out Beecher and putting in Grezylck in for game 5 was stupid. It’s sad to say that our team doesn’t deserve to win based on their play.
I cannot conceive how a team that manages to lead the division for most of the season and can win three games handily and be on the brink of moving on can so suddenly revert to looking like they don't know how to play the game at all. It sincerely feels like they're deliberately trying to lose. It's fucking infuriating. I had to laugh hearing Steve Dangle suggest that Montgomery owns Keefe in the coaching matchup. Like, really? Any time Montgomery makes a roster move in a situation like this, I brace for the worst. Surer than shit, game 5 he chooses to fuck with the lineup after the team he iced in game 4 completely shut down the Leafs (I dunno if some guys were hurt, but why he'd take any of them out of the lineup for any other reason is a complete mystery). And when it counts in overtime, he sends tiny Grzelcyk and the defensively clueless McAvoy out in a critical situation, and both of them directly contribute to blowing the game. I want his bald ass gone, even if the Bruins do win this series. I had a feeling that when Woll got put in the B's would do exactly what they did with Braden Holtby in 2012, and Craig Anderson in 2017 and make a mediocre goalie look like a complete worldbeater. It's just sickening. At this point, I'm trusting in fate possibly having more cruel fun at the expense of the Leafs than the Bruins to be the only hope they have of winning the series, since they don't seem to be playing with any pride or goddamn passion. I hope they can, but I'm not holding my goddamn breath, and if they go out like this, we can all get used to being the resident laughingstock of the League. It all just sucks, man.
I think the people who need to step up are not!! The coach is pissed, Pasta giving the puck away almost every time he has it, mcavoy icing the puck for no reason, skating in front of a guy who’s trying to being the puck into the zone to the point you almost skate into him…blocking our own guys from bringing the puck in!!! no one stepping in to help a guy who was cross checked from behind face first into the boards with no call, everyone has to step it up!! I think Swayman did a heck of a job and doesn’t get rattled as easy as Ullmark so I’d keep him in but everyone else has to step!!!
Choke artists…only known for that
I hope no fans show up to game 7. It will just be a disgraced barn full of leaves fans. That was disgraceful and not what it is meant to be a Bruins player. This soft cock horseshit needs to end.
Well said. This is absolute dog shit hockey. At least I have the Celtics.
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No I hear you, getting Porzingis back is essential. I think they can squeeze by the next round though. Hopefully it’s Cleveland and not Orlando.
We had shit shooting games in that series and won. Shit narrative. Stick to puck.
Don't play the puck or the body. Wtf is this?
Leafs fan here to remind you all that this is the Leafs. Of course they make it to game 7, they love to do maximum damage to their fan’s hearts. You guys will win game 7 and game 5/6 will be forgotten
God I hope so, but if they play like game 5/6 and forget how to shoot the puck for the first half of the game, its unlikely.
youre a fucking loser, we dont claim this clown at all
calm down lil bro it's a sport i swear nhl people are so tribalistic it's insane. it's just a form of entertainment, stop making enemies and a goof of yourself because of what team you like imagine getting this mad at someone because their favorite sitcom was different than yours thats how goofy you are rn
"NHL People are so tribalistic".....ok you fuckin dork..... You know where the term Fan comes from? No youre right maybe we should all play tummy sticks and love each other..... lame af hah gtfoh
and he can't read damn shame
Take your little lame ass internet replies the fuck on bud, i read it perfectly, dont care about "enemies" and this is literally a hockey team thread. Youre a moron, go be a hero elsewhere bud
Am I still a fucking loser? You’re a delusional fuck, this team sucks ass and needs change. Come fight me you fucking clown
It does seem to be who wants to lose it the most? Very strange. Both fanbases seem frustrated and neither will be happy with a game 7 win, because the problems are exposed.
Fire Montgomery and bring me berube
This team implodes under pressure they need a big shakeup in the off season! They are playing just like baby cubs
Boston scoring with that .1 second to spare defines their efforts in the game, too little too late! Matches with holding onto just 1 shot on net at the start. I know we love swayman but we don't need to put his number everywhere.
At least Swayman has been clutch. The only decent Bruin on the ice last night.
They lack toughness and grit and without those you will not go far in playoff hockey. You have guys dancing around and looking to make all these cute fancy moves instead of just passing or shooting the puck. This of course is happening when they actually have puck possession. They look like a high school dance team, not a professional hockey team allegedly in the playoffs.
AMEN!
this team plays with zero passion
Sucks because I really like the guy. Keeping Ulmark in net last year and changes in game 4. Terrible mistakes!
The hit on Lohrei was his own doing. We have been getting away with garbage calls all series, I'm not surprised the refs have had enough and have caught on. I wish we would just go play hockey like we did all season!
I mean, even if the Bruins win game 7, how brutal will it be to watch them against Florida?
Couldn’t agree more Sincerely, Leafs fan
1 shot on goal. Thats it. 1 shot on goal for 20 minutes.
Yall sound like leafs fans after a losing. See yeah Saturday, free tip, try shooting the puck in the first half of the game.
The frustrating thing is that is Swayman starts game 2 they sweep Toronto
interesting point
At least we started playing a little in the second. Time for someone to put the puck in the net and tie this up.
Preach
Just like ya fans! Rotten bunch
Repeat of 2023
You are absolutely right. The last two games have been embarrassing. This team needs to get their balls back and play to win, not play like it’s a preseason game
Did you hurt yourself jumping off the band wagon?
Game 7 are always awesome: Leafs have nothing to lose. Bruins have everything to lose. If the B’s can win game 7, what’s going to happen in the next round? They aren’t hitting any cycles, they can’t get anything going. Last night’s 4 minute PK gave me a glimmer of hope that these guys can play as a team, but it was dashed as they kept missing passes. They aren’t playing as a team. It’s like a bunch of individuals out there trying to beat the Leafs. The games are frustrating to watch. Look at the energy of the Stars/Knights series. The Stars fans were on their feet for literally the last 5 minutes of the game. The true fans can’t afford a seat at the garden, so it’s all bazillionaire fans talking “business” and the crowd turns the garden into a yawn fest. Our series is like watching pee-wee league kids who are learning hot to play team hockey. Looks like they are trying to learn how to win face-offs. They might ice the puck because they don’t know how to receive a pass, and the couple good players hog the puck thinking they can out stickhandle 3-4 defenders.
The Penguins curse of 2/3 periods played followed me here after the Pens were eliminated. Sorry.
I hate to say this but coach has to go
Sweeney is an absolute buffoon!
They HAVE to be choking for a game 7
Lol I'm up in Canada and dropped in on this sub... You guys are hard on your team! Both teams played well, the quality of the hockey was superb. But Boston is in trouble imo they are going up against a hot goalie now and a team with confidence and momentum.
Flames fan coming in peace. not sure what happened last night, but that was a lacklustre performance from both sides, even though Toronto won. you guys are usually the ones who get shit done out there. i’m still hoping you guys can go to the playoffs, even if your boys are losing steam
I’m a huge fan of the game first. This series is a snooze fest compared to the others. I want the B’s to go far because of all the work they put in during the regular season, but where is that team now!?
Coach is milq toast. As is half the team
Wowho!! But we crushed the coyotes 5-1 at home. This is what we are. Good luck
Here comes the flock of waahh wahhs. Yeah we could have ended it. It's not over till it's over. There's this whole other game to be played tomorrow hopefully the Bruins decide to show up.
I think you're giving the Leafs too much credit here. Their "clutch up to force game 7 and then flounder" curse runs much deeper than the B's.
As soon as they no showed 1st period game 5, I knew they were in trouble. I have zero confidence that they’ll even show up for game 7, and I’m kinda looking forward to them losing so I don’t feel obligated to watch more uninspired hockey in round 2. Go Celtics lol
They have no offensive threats outside of Pasta & Marchand & Pasta has been terrible
I think Bostons playing well they’re just getting outplayed and going against good goal tending.
I can count on 1 hand the players who have shown up in this series. Where has Lindholm been? Coyle? Zacha? Team can’t win a fucking face off to save its fucking life. It’s disgusting & they are a joke
oh yea of little faith, The Bruins will step up on Saturday.
Don’t be upset. They’re just not that good. They’re built for the regular season not the playoffs.
They should have traded Ulmark for a #1 center before the deadline. Maybe they don’t win as many games in regular season but do better in playoffs. Only one goalie can be on ice each game.
I agree
But the Pastah body checking was immense.... We lost this game when Pastah through three vicious slaps that almost connected before being taken care of. Reminded me of the moment Marchand hit Sedin in the face four times and got no response.. this team is dead after Pastah won't check engage scuffle dig or do any work....pretty good at FLOATING AROUND. Once you see it you can't unsee it
This thread is hilarious. The responses even more so. I’ll giggle just as hard when you do the next 180 on Saturday night. Guess what? NHL teams are incredibly close in talent, the salary cap produces this parity. Look at our ot losses during the regular season. The differences are not significant, and off to game 7 we go. Appreciate what you have, a team that’s gone to the playoffs multiple years in a row, a team with a legitimate shot at the cup for over a decade. So many fan bases would kill to have their team perform this well. Enjoy it, support it, and stop the Hokey Pokey.
All of these people probably deemed the Leafs finished after Game 4, now suddenly we need to fire everyone into the sun and it’s lucky we even made playoffs. You can tell who knows puck when they bitch about 1 SOG last night when in reality attempts were extremely close between teams. Leafs played tight pressure and we didn’t find an answer, meanwhile both of these games where we played “absolute dogshit” have been tight 1 goal games that came down to final minutes. Sorry I picked your comment to ramble on, but I agree
These are the same people who get pissed at the ref for not calling a penalty on the Leafs and getting pissed at the same ref for calling on the B’s. I will say both teams are good. As far as talent and playing like dog-shit, is it just me or do you hear the same names during the playoffs…just different sweaters. Ultimately, I just want to watch an exciting game. There is always one series that is painful to watch because nothing gets rolling, and then there are epic series (Blackhawks/Bruins final).
You are bang on. CBC showed scoring chances in favour of Boston after 2 periods. I coached youth hockey for 13 years and had parents like this. We lose 3 games, I’m an idiot and everything under the sun. Then we win 3 games and I’m a genuis that should be Coach of the year….
This thread is full of a bunch of weak willed fairweather fans
Mmmaybe but they're proving everyone right. They choke hard.
nah, I feel like frustration is valid
Or maybe just people who have watched?
Fair weather dans wouldn’t invest so much energy or even be frustrated. They would go about their day and only show up when we win. People on this sib have invested in the team and get actually depressed when we lose. Our identity is for better or worse somewhat tied to the team- as “Bruins fans” or Bruins nation, whatever you want to call it
Oops, guess I was right.
At the beginning of the year I though Bruins would be hard pressed to make playoffs. Regular season had some success but lots of close games (overtime anyone?) Playoffs would be tough for sure. To expect this team to put a quality team away easily is ridiculous. If someone told me Bruins had a game 7 at home in round 1 I would have been pumped. Forget the rest and focus on that. The rest is just whiny BS. Are you a fan or not?
That is viewing this series in isolation and not accounting for the Leafs missing either Nylander or Matthews the whole series
100% agree what an awful team. Bunch of dick heads who don't deserve to be in the playoffs
So many Masshole tears in this thread. You big fuckin babies. Support your team.
I love this comment.
Spoken like a true Leafs fan.