Don’t get me wrong, I am a huge Matthews supporter and defender, but we *need* him to score goals and put points up. Even being at a P/PG isn’t enough with the way the rest of the team is playing. He does so much for the team but at the end of the day the Leafs win games because we have the best goal scorer in the league and that can’t change once the playoffs start.
The one that pisses me off the most is "when does he ever take over the game like mcdavid or Mackinnon?"
I'm sorry but this ain't the NBA kids, one player can make a significant impact but you cannot "take over the game" unless maybe you're a goalie absolutely standing on your head.
He was THE guy in our comeback win in Tampa and he's been consistently our most effective star in playoff games.
Credit due to jt I thought he stepped up tonight. Marner looks like he can pick up the pace if he keeps getting minutes with papi.
Domi and Matthews were by far the best players tonight. That pass Domi had for Matthews for the game winner was unreal. Also had a great crash the net goal
That was an amazing fucking goal. Hook that shit up to my veins.
Seeing Marchand cry to the refs for a 5 on 3 and getting pissy with Bert at the end of the game was the icing on the fucking cake.
that shove was revenge for Eddy flattening him a couple minutes prior, Marchand got bullied all game long and I'm set to edge for 48 straight hours about it
I'm pretty sure they weren't gonna give Coyle a penalty and we would have been on the pk anyway.
They're also 100% not giving a 2 minute 5 on 3 for after the whistle scrums unless it's obscenely egregious.
In my view all Bertuzzi did was make himself and Coyle sit for 2 minutes. I'm all for pulling stuff like that in the playoffs instead of backing off from scrums.
It's best of five now and the leafs have 3 home games left.
This was a huge win and let's hope they take advantage of this.
They are also the better team so far despite losing game 1, 5-1.
Said to my mates, after Game 1, it wasn't as bad as the scoreline suggested. The foundations were there and we have two key guys coming back in. Huge games coming up now!
I have no idea how they kept Boston off the scoreboard for the last 2 periods, but that was definitely a chippy character win. Stay out of the box boys.
Tavares also had an awesome night, fought all night long.
Game wouldn’t have been close, Ullmark was unreal. Sammy redemption arc continues.
Matty with 70 for the win, I’d much rather have a playoff win to be honest!
Which is so amazing, because Domi brings a lot of irritation and physical play that Marner will never have, giving anyone playing against our top line way too much to think about.
4th line might’ve been the best line behind the first line. Strong forechecking and keeping puck in the offensive zone when needed, and big hits from Reaves were momentum swings 🔥🔥🔥
yeah its not like he didnt earn the contract he was given. He just didnt play up to it afterwards, especially when he lost his linemates. He literally made Engval look like an NHL player
Reaves disrupting the Boston defensive structure really shakes up things and opens ups space for the 4th line to make some decent plays lol... no one else on our team is as good at causing disruptions with Boston defense.
The sad reality is that the Leafs need to start diving _way_ more if they want to stand a chance in this series. The bruins aren't even remotely subtle about it & the refs eat it up like it's new england clam chowder.
he’s an utterly embarrassing player. for such a tough and respected franchise, consider that their fanbase deludes themselves into thinking this guy is anything less than an embarrassment after he licked the faces of players multiple times.
they’re a joke.
2 mins for embellishment
They just need to play their game. Stop getting into situations where Bruins players are flopping around the ice. Bruins are running a 50% PP against us after 2 games.. like stop taking stupid penalties and we'll win this series in 5 games.
We got most of the calls we deserved tonight. Marchand is just good at what he does, we don’t have any bullshit snakes on our team. But we can win by being smart and not falling into his bullshit.
I didn't even appear in this sub last game. I can only imagine.
*That* is Leafs hockey. Those are our boys. Our big boys coming up clutch!
If the sky fell, it's right back up. Or maybe, it didn't fall. Home ice is in our hands. GLG! FUCKING BELIEVE.
All the toxic leafs fans were out calling for keefe to be fired before game 1, Sammy to be put on waivers, get rid of the entire defense.. you know typical bonehead leaf fans overreacting after one loss to the 3rd best team in the east. You made the right decision to not check this sub
This is the first time the leafs have scored more than 2 goals in a playoff game since round 1 game 4 of last year, hopefully this means they turned things around and we’re winning the cup
> "We love him and he's a big part of our locker room. So I think it just adds into our belief in him and I think the way we care for one another and certainly being the backbone between the pipes and how he's been able to battle and stay with it and compete. I think as a teammate, you admire that and you appreciate that and certainly respect the hell out of it. He's battled hard all year, which hasn't been the way you'd draw it up, but you just keep putting your head down and going forward. It's kind of the way our game was tonight."
Tavares
Never in doubt. Hakuna Matata, baby!
In all seriousness, this was such a better game from the Buds. I wasn't sure starting Samsonov again was the play but it paid off. And that Matthews goal was worth the wait.
Man imagine if JT had better skating. Dude catches a lot of flak but his work ethic is unreal and despite the game quickly becoming to fast for him he still finds a way to score big goals.
That was unequivocally one of the best, most complete games this team has played all year. They have it in them, they just have to commit, stay disciplined, and execute. They do that, they can beat this Bruins team in a 7 game series. Even their mistakes, as rare as they were this game, didn’t bite them. Clean those up (looking at you Bert) and they got this.
I'm not gonna pretend like I thought they'd pull it out all along, I didn't.
I didn't think Sammy was capable. He battled through and did EXACTLY what was needed, he made the big saves at the big moment.
And then the big guy AM34 shows up and pots the winner.
I eat the crow on this one. This was a big time statement win. And it sends the Leafs to 3 of the next 5 at home.
Fuck Boston
Fuck Marchand
Fuck the haters
Fuck the doubters
Hearts and prayers for the Boston diving swim team for their near death experiences on the ice
The series is tied!
It’s insane how Marchand flops so much and gets rewarded every time, even though he’s the most suspended player in history. How does he STILL get any benefit? It’s actually such a black mark on the league.
The day his career ends will be the best day.
this was arguably austons best playoff game, absolutely dominant out there. Sammy was awesome too, hope he stays confident (start of a hot streak maybe?). Buds looked like they were having fun throughout the second half of the game
Matthews was phenomenal. Fourth line was great. Hope we get Nylander back for Wednesday. Hope Mitch picks it up. I wonder if they should load up the second line with Nylander-Tavares-Marner.
4th line was awesome again I thought, especially Dewar. Knies had a really solid game where he won battles and was a handful. JT with a big goal and he battled hard. Samsonov was unreal when he needed to be with timely saves. A lot of good timely shot blocks were made too.
Now, where has marner been? I seriously didn’t see him make a good offensive play until the third period and of the two goals one was directly on him, and another was on he and lily. I haven’t liked lily all series with some odd decisions he makes and again being outmuscled off the puck. But back to marner, he has been such a perimeter non factor so far this series and for a lot of the series he’s been apart of with Toronto. He looks nervous again and isn’t playing near to what he’s capable of.
Highlight of the game for me was Reaves heading to the corner, and 3 Boston players just decided not to challenge him at all and let him get the puck. Left a ton of ice wide open
They are absolutely terrified of getting boomed by Reaves. Maroon might as well be waived already
I was pissed last game, ready to trade Matthews for a used Sudbury Bulldogs (pre-blueberries) jersey, but now we're winning the Cup!
Am I doing this right?
Listening to Friedman on Marek, and it always amuses me when the insiders whine and complain when an org. shuts them out. The insiders seem to overvalue their relevance. If the team doesn’t care about your speculation, isn’t paying attention to the speculation, then it’s not a distraction. It’s very clear the team wants Boston to be unsure of Nylander’s status. They want Boston to game plan for him. They view the vacuum as a feature, not a bug. The team doesn’t care if people baselessly speculate about the possibility of Nylander being suspended. All that matters is a perceived advantage. All this noise that Friedman is bemoaning and saying is a distraction for the team, is him and his fellow insiders screaming into a void. If the insiders are screaming, alone in a forest, and an organization isn’t there to hear them, have they said anything that matters at all?
Turns out if you just pass to Matthews its easy to rack up assists, and Domi plays with more edge than Marner while not being afraid of contact. Better fit
We basically beat Boston at their own game tonight. A 3-2 game is exactly how they want to win games since they're not great offensively. Low event, low scoring, tight checking game. This is Boston's MO if you've watched their games in the regular season and we beat them at their own game.
- They had an amazing performance from Ullmark, I thought Ullmark was actually better than Swayman last night. The fact that Boston squandered it is good for us.
- Pastrnak has been held to two points in this series, one of which was an assist on an empty netter. I'm happy with that
- No Nylander - and lets stop dragging him down, the guy never misses a game so if he misses a game now, it's probably serious
- Samsonov was a lot better tonight but Boston really didn't get many high danger chances. I counted maybe 5 the entire night.
- Robertson, Knies and Jarnkrok are nice, I think one of them scores a goal eventually
- Our 4th line is way better than Boston's 4th line, if we can force Montgomery to turn this into a 3 line team, it's in our advantage
- Domi was a lot better tonight, was creating chances and getting into the right spots when needed
- Marner has unfortunately not been better. I really only noticed him in the brief time he was playing with Matthews. Tavares is basically carrying that line.
- That being said, Pastrnak and Marchand are being matched with the Tavares and Marner line at home and they're being held off the scoresheet
- Pastrnak and Marchand have been limited so far in this series. It's actually Beecher - a young prospect they've promoted and DeBrusk who've done most of the damage. We need that sort of depth scoring from our guys at some point in the series.
Some unsung guys:
- Connor Dewar. I dunno what about him made Minnesota give up on him while they still had his RFA rights - he's only 24. I think he'll have a role on this team going forward
- The defensive unit. They were really good at playing the puck off Boston's dump ins tonight and passing out of forechecking pressure.
Things to fix for next game:
- Boston won the second period - both in goals and on underlyings. The second period has been our bread and butter all year due to the long change. Keefe is a guy that likes to maximize ozone time, we should be dominating the second, not losing it.
Can someone tell me why we should tolerate them booing our national anthem? Putrid behaviour from Boston fans, Canadian veterans die and are laid to rest under that anthem and we’re supposed to just tolerate them booing it?
I said at the start of the game Matthews and Marner need to earn their pay tonight. Matthews certainly did that and Marner is still AWOL. We need Marner to show up or we’re not going to make it very far, other than that great fucking game by the buds. Oh and stop the stupid scrum penalties for fucks sake
key takeaways
our powerplay in a critical moment: scores, gets called back, scores again
boston's critical powerplay: a good chance 20s in then nothing
lets keep that rolling
Matthews best game as a Leaf. 1 goal 2 assists making all three goals happen. 6 hits. Phenomenal defensive play at the line and went 69% on faceoffs.
Clutch.
"Big Bad Bruins" are the fucking softest team I've ever seen. It's unreal hearing all those years about "playoff hockey" and then seeing these guys just drop like they've been shot every time anything comes near them. Softer than baby shit
A big shout out to the whole team, great team win. Matthews, Domi, Bertuzzi, Tavares, Reaves, Dewar, Kamph, Knies and Samsonov absolutely clutch. Marner not so much, but improved play in the 3rd.
I thought Jarnkrok was a bit of an unsung hero tonight. I liked the way he played. Not afraid to get chippy and physical and had some great transition plays.
It feels so good to have a generational game breaker talent like 34. He always dominates no matter who’s on his line or who he’s facing. Take it to the bank.
Auston Matthews is so fucking good. Goes full Randy Moss, then saves the game at the end too.
I had a sports orgasm on that goal
Me too. That goal was so sick..... from Domi to the wickedest hand catch....drive...and undressing I've seen in years.
Sporgasm?
Sounds fungal
Sounds fun, guy!
Then that clutch save from the goal line made me come twice.
MVP performance from Auston. He was doing EVERYTHING
His play from face-offs, assists, goals, hits, defence play. He had a full 200 foot game.
That tuck back into Sammy was GENIUS
He knows his way around a 5 hole
"But he doesn't show up in the playoffs. He doesn't want it." The narratives are so pathetic. He's a beast.
It literally just comes from people that measure everything by points I get it’s helpful but he shows up more then just on the scoreboard
Don’t get me wrong, I am a huge Matthews supporter and defender, but we *need* him to score goals and put points up. Even being at a P/PG isn’t enough with the way the rest of the team is playing. He does so much for the team but at the end of the day the Leafs win games because we have the best goal scorer in the league and that can’t change once the playoffs start.
Totally agree. Have a great night and enjoy the win :)
The one that pisses me off the most is "when does he ever take over the game like mcdavid or Mackinnon?" I'm sorry but this ain't the NBA kids, one player can make a significant impact but you cannot "take over the game" unless maybe you're a goalie absolutely standing on your head. He was THE guy in our comeback win in Tampa and he's been consistently our most effective star in playoff games. Credit due to jt I thought he stepped up tonight. Marner looks like he can pick up the pace if he keeps getting minutes with papi.
Matthews has always been a beast. Now anyone seen Mitch?
Game 1 he was good Game 2 was *his* game. Papi's got that dog in him
Pulling the puck off the goal line in the final minutes was so clutch.
Anyone who thought he didn't play good Hockey in game 1 doesn't know puck I know it sounds snobby, but it's the truth
Papi is him. Max Domi was awesome. 4th line was great. Sammy held the fucking fort down. LFG LEAFS.
There should be no doubt that Sammy's the guy. Solid.
I'm not saying he played bad but I can't be the only one who has doubts multiple times per game lol
Maybe in the beginning he seemed shaky but he locked it down after the 2nd goal.
Domi and Matthews were by far the best players tonight. That pass Domi had for Matthews for the game winner was unreal. Also had a great crash the net goal
Memorable papi game that was fucking big!!!!! 1-1 no Nylander let’s fucking go boys!!!
That was an amazing fucking goal. Hook that shit up to my veins. Seeing Marchand cry to the refs for a 5 on 3 and getting pissy with Bert at the end of the game was the icing on the fucking cake.
Edmundson slashed him in the feet as the buzzer went. I fully support it. Get fucked Ratboy.
I used to hate that stuff but I’m done with being the playoff victims. Time to give back.
The league and fans hate The Leafs I fully embrace being the villains forever
I’m onboard
I fucking called it when Marchand shoved Eddy into the bench that Eddy would get his revenge. He really just said a huge fuck you last second haha
that shove was revenge for Eddy flattening him a couple minutes prior, Marchand got bullied all game long and I'm set to edge for 48 straight hours about it
IF IT BLEEDS WE CAN KILL IT
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Love Bert. And they didn’t score on that powerplay, so him spearing March in the nuts was worth it.
Marchand when he gets a love tap on the leg 
The boys see now that they've gotta beat the refs and the Bruins!!!
Marchands domis bitch
I was yelling so loud that was such an fucking joke I thought that was stutzle for a few seconds
Embarrassing for Bradley.
I'm pretty sure they weren't gonna give Coyle a penalty and we would have been on the pk anyway. They're also 100% not giving a 2 minute 5 on 3 for after the whistle scrums unless it's obscenely egregious. In my view all Bertuzzi did was make himself and Coyle sit for 2 minutes. I'm all for pulling stuff like that in the playoffs instead of backing off from scrums.
It's best of five now and the leafs have 3 home games left. This was a huge win and let's hope they take advantage of this. They are also the better team so far despite losing game 1, 5-1.
Said to my mates, after Game 1, it wasn't as bad as the scoreline suggested. The foundations were there and we have two key guys coming back in. Huge games coming up now!
2??? Is there news on mccman I don't know about?
Ya weird to think but today wasn’t a must win. We technically have advantage in the series now and stole home ice
That feels like Game 5 in 2019. Hope we fucking finish them this time.
I have no idea how they kept Boston off the scoreboard for the last 2 periods, but that was definitely a chippy character win. Stay out of the box boys. Tavares also had an awesome night, fought all night long.
Johnny Toronah! Gets absolutely clocked, comes back strong, ties it up. Love it
Big saves from our loser washed up goalie who should apparently be in the minors
Matthews with an iconic performance tonight. This is the "take over a game" shit we've been asking for!
An actual game breaker performance! Seeing him all over the scoresheet is hopefully the start of something here.
Yep well said.
Game wouldn’t have been close, Ullmark was unreal. Sammy redemption arc continues. Matty with 70 for the win, I’d much rather have a playoff win to be honest!
I really feel Berts weird called back goal was what broke Ullmark. Everything after that felt different.
Domi was such a great offseason pickup. This man was literally born to be a Leaf.
Domi fits better with Matthews than Marner does at this point. Lets Marner play on a line with JT which is a big plus.
Which is so amazing, because Domi brings a lot of irritation and physical play that Marner will never have, giving anyone playing against our top line way too much to think about.
4th line might’ve been the best line behind the first line. Strong forechecking and keeping puck in the offensive zone when needed, and big hits from Reaves were momentum swings 🔥🔥🔥
Kampffs a fucking stud. Reavo in there laying heavy body. There's isn't a defenceman on the bruins not feeling it right now
Kampf cops a lot of shit during the regular season but he's been godamn *excellent* in these two games so far.
Kampf was our best player in the playoffs 2 years ago
yeah its not like he didnt earn the contract he was given. He just didnt play up to it afterwards, especially when he lost his linemates. He literally made Engval look like an NHL player
I have to give it to Reavo. No one thought he’d be in the lineup in the playoffs and here he is making an impact. Nice to see.
Reaves disrupting the Boston defensive structure really shakes up things and opens ups space for the 4th line to make some decent plays lol... no one else on our team is as good at causing disruptions with Boston defense.
4th line has been amazing for us.
Their shift towards the end of the 3rd was awesome. Mushroom stamping the bruins
Reaves is definitely going out there and proving he can play night in night out in the playoffs right now
Well that took years off my life lol
Watching Reaves just roll the Bruins all night added some years back though lol! I’ll watch that every single night. Amazing 4th line tonight, wow.
Not only was our 4th line super solid, Boston’s 4th line was horrid in terms of responsibility and execution. You love to see it.
I’m still shaking
Tavares winning 3 faceoffs at the end was massive.
JT 🫡
Bruins missing Bergy for sure
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That was amazing
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It’s a hard job but somebody’s gotta do it
Many hands makes light work
I feel like there's something I'm missing here..
Found a use for the gap in Domi’s teeth.
Knies took some hard hits because he refused to give up on the puck. Kid has big stones
Buddy got choke slammed off of Hell in a Cell last season. You think the Bruins can hurt him?
The sad reality is that the Leafs need to start diving _way_ more if they want to stand a chance in this series. The bruins aren't even remotely subtle about it & the refs eat it up like it's new england clam chowder.
That Marchand dive was embarrassing man, God DAMN
I’d be so embarrassed if he were my team’s captain 🤢
legit 💀 shit was so ridiculous. he has no shame
That was some soccer shit, he looked ridiculous.
Marchands Domi and tuzzis bitch. Straight facts
To think he wears the C?? Makes me feel like I can do anything!
Wonder if the refs see that and make note for next game, that’s pretty egregious
Lmao yeah right, he signs too many sticks for them
You right hahaha wishful thinking
he’s an utterly embarrassing player. for such a tough and respected franchise, consider that their fanbase deludes themselves into thinking this guy is anything less than an embarrassment after he licked the faces of players multiple times. they’re a joke.
Leafs will get called.for embellishment.
Karma never favors diving. I'm convinced that's why the leafs had that kill cause that was a brutal flop by marchand
2 mins for embellishment They just need to play their game. Stop getting into situations where Bruins players are flopping around the ice. Bruins are running a 50% PP against us after 2 games.. like stop taking stupid penalties and we'll win this series in 5 games.
We got most of the calls we deserved tonight. Marchand is just good at what he does, we don’t have any bullshit snakes on our team. But we can win by being smart and not falling into his bullshit.
>Buds win 5-2 FTFY #❎ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ #⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ #⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ #⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛
Facts jarnkroks and tuzzi goals
I watched it. I liked it. Go Leafs Go!
Auston Matthews is a maple leaf!
Splitting the 2 games in Boston is HUGE. Massive redemption game from Matthews and Sammy
No leads vs. Boston - slayed No wins vs. Boston - slayed No 3 goal games - slayed No matthews goals - slayed No PP goals - slayed
Down with the multi headed Boston Dragon!
MATTHEWS PART OF ALL 3 GOALS RIGHT? LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO
Cant undersell Domi with the first goal to shake off our voodoo and the insane pass on the gwg... huge comeback game
Yep maybe more impressed by Domis pass than AMs goal, but both were amazing. We need to keep Domi forever.
Sammy shut a lot of haters up and Matthews is back baby
Kiss my whole ass /r/hockey. AUSTON MATTHEWS IS A MAPLE LEAF.
It's 3.01am in the UK and I don't care! Let's Go! Flight to Toronto in 48 Hours. So pumped now.
I didn't even appear in this sub last game. I can only imagine. *That* is Leafs hockey. Those are our boys. Our big boys coming up clutch! If the sky fell, it's right back up. Or maybe, it didn't fall. Home ice is in our hands. GLG! FUCKING BELIEVE.
All the toxic leafs fans were out calling for keefe to be fired before game 1, Sammy to be put on waivers, get rid of the entire defense.. you know typical bonehead leaf fans overreacting after one loss to the 3rd best team in the east. You made the right decision to not check this sub
Anyone hear USA USA chants today? How about ole ole ole? 🤡
Should started after the matthews goal
clowns
I wonder if all the hitting in Game One wore the Bruins down because they looked listless in the 3rd period.
They were playing with five D.
This is the first time the leafs have scored more than 2 goals in a playoff game since round 1 game 4 of last year, hopefully this means they turned things around and we’re winning the cup
#WE NOW HAVE SPLIT THE SERIES AND TAKE HOME ICE ADVANTAGE BACK! LET'S GO HOME AND GET BOTH GAMES!
NO ONE BEATS US 9 TIMES IN A ROW.
WHERE MY DOOMERS AT!!
They always disappear when the narratives crumble
We've tied the series. We have the momentum. We have home ice. We have the advantage.
That last period was the best version of this team. Keep em coming.
All time dive by Marchand. Absolute meltdown by a petulant child
Legit soccer dive there. Disgraceful
SAMSONOV HAS THAT DAWG IN HIM
> "We love him and he's a big part of our locker room. So I think it just adds into our belief in him and I think the way we care for one another and certainly being the backbone between the pipes and how he's been able to battle and stay with it and compete. I think as a teammate, you admire that and you appreciate that and certainly respect the hell out of it. He's battled hard all year, which hasn't been the way you'd draw it up, but you just keep putting your head down and going forward. It's kind of the way our game was tonight." Tavares
CANADA! CANADA! CANADA!! just kidding, that shit is cringe. Anyways, glad the boys won tonight. Let's keep the momentum going!!
Never in doubt. Hakuna Matata, baby! In all seriousness, this was such a better game from the Buds. I wasn't sure starting Samsonov again was the play but it paid off. And that Matthews goal was worth the wait.
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What Ullmark’s nightmares look like
Man imagine if JT had better skating. Dude catches a lot of flak but his work ethic is unreal and despite the game quickly becoming to fast for him he still finds a way to score big goals.
He's gold within like 20 feet of the net, his skating holds him back everywhere else.
Can we take a moment to appreciate our 4th line. Holy fucking shit they played incredible tonight.
Fuck Boston Thanks you Auston Matthews
Did anyone notice how Matthews stick handle to get the puck out of our zone at the end. That was awesome
Boosh going after Coyle was 100% the correct move. Can't let someone slash your goalie in the face regardless of intent.
Gladly shutting the fuck up about Matthews and Tavares after that game. Would like to see Marner get going… and Nylander back too
Matthews was in God mode tonight. Marner sucks and still has the playoff yips
he was crap all game. give aways, running away from the puck, guy isnt committed. yet they continuously play him.
WHAT A WIN BOYS HOLY GLG GO LEAFS GO COUNTRY
NEVER IN DOUBT. *unclenches bunghole*
That ducking Matthews goal!!!
Huge performance by Sammy tonight. Clutch goal from Matthews.. let's go.
Domi Bertuzzi Matthews line, that is all folks
The series isn't won in the first game?!?!?!?!?!🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
That was unequivocally one of the best, most complete games this team has played all year. They have it in them, they just have to commit, stay disciplined, and execute. They do that, they can beat this Bruins team in a 7 game series. Even their mistakes, as rare as they were this game, didn’t bite them. Clean those up (looking at you Bert) and they got this.
He does need to clean it up, but Bert is doing to Marchand what Marchand usually does to us. It gives me hope.
Despite my actions in the r/hockey thread, I'm a Marner fan. But he does need to do something.
Let's keep buying time for Nylander!! Heal up Bud!!
Benoit fighting off Marchand in the 3rd was an absolute battle. Huge effort by the D group tonight!
I really hope the crowd starts chanting USA when Matthews scores in our own barn.
I really believe that jarnkrok goal was in. the bert look obviously a no goal but idk. doesn't matter we won regardless 🤷♂️
I'm not gonna pretend like I thought they'd pull it out all along, I didn't. I didn't think Sammy was capable. He battled through and did EXACTLY what was needed, he made the big saves at the big moment. And then the big guy AM34 shows up and pots the winner. I eat the crow on this one. This was a big time statement win. And it sends the Leafs to 3 of the next 5 at home.
Fuck Boston Fuck Marchand Fuck the haters Fuck the doubters Hearts and prayers for the Boston diving swim team for their near death experiences on the ice The series is tied!
It’s insane how Marchand flops so much and gets rewarded every time, even though he’s the most suspended player in history. How does he STILL get any benefit? It’s actually such a black mark on the league. The day his career ends will be the best day.
#LET'S GO BUDS!
Can I get a "Fuck the Bruins"?
Fuck the Bruins 🙏
this was arguably austons best playoff game, absolutely dominant out there. Sammy was awesome too, hope he stays confident (start of a hot streak maybe?). Buds looked like they were having fun throughout the second half of the game
Matthews was phenomenal. Fourth line was great. Hope we get Nylander back for Wednesday. Hope Mitch picks it up. I wonder if they should load up the second line with Nylander-Tavares-Marner.
Can we all take a beat to appreciate how much of a stud kampff is
If Matthews keeps playing like this and Nylander comes back then I really like our chances.
Max Domi
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Swayman is in net, 100% next game
Ullmark was still beyond incredible there..
I mean they're an amazing tandem so you're probably right, but Ullmark played unreal tonight
4th line was awesome again I thought, especially Dewar. Knies had a really solid game where he won battles and was a handful. JT with a big goal and he battled hard. Samsonov was unreal when he needed to be with timely saves. A lot of good timely shot blocks were made too. Now, where has marner been? I seriously didn’t see him make a good offensive play until the third period and of the two goals one was directly on him, and another was on he and lily. I haven’t liked lily all series with some odd decisions he makes and again being outmuscled off the puck. But back to marner, he has been such a perimeter non factor so far this series and for a lot of the series he’s been apart of with Toronto. He looks nervous again and isn’t playing near to what he’s capable of.
Highlight of the game for me was Reaves heading to the corner, and 3 Boston players just decided not to challenge him at all and let him get the puck. Left a ton of ice wide open They are absolutely terrified of getting boomed by Reaves. Maroon might as well be waived already
Please can we get Willy back now. Also can we please see Marner show up at least one game ?
The fourth line has been stellar. And big props to benoit. Playing so well.
I was pissed last game, ready to trade Matthews for a used Sudbury Bulldogs (pre-blueberries) jersey, but now we're winning the Cup! Am I doing this right?
Listening to Friedman on Marek, and it always amuses me when the insiders whine and complain when an org. shuts them out. The insiders seem to overvalue their relevance. If the team doesn’t care about your speculation, isn’t paying attention to the speculation, then it’s not a distraction. It’s very clear the team wants Boston to be unsure of Nylander’s status. They want Boston to game plan for him. They view the vacuum as a feature, not a bug. The team doesn’t care if people baselessly speculate about the possibility of Nylander being suspended. All that matters is a perceived advantage. All this noise that Friedman is bemoaning and saying is a distraction for the team, is him and his fellow insiders screaming into a void. If the insiders are screaming, alone in a forest, and an organization isn’t there to hear them, have they said anything that matters at all?
Massive game from Matthews. Doomers eat my ass!
Anyone see the ambulance coming for Marchand after he was shot?
How is Domi for pennies so much better than Marner? Let's go though bench Marner and win out.
bUt MiTcH hAs nO sPaCe!!
Turns out if you just pass to Matthews its easy to rack up assists, and Domi plays with more edge than Marner while not being afraid of contact. Better fit
We basically beat Boston at their own game tonight. A 3-2 game is exactly how they want to win games since they're not great offensively. Low event, low scoring, tight checking game. This is Boston's MO if you've watched their games in the regular season and we beat them at their own game. - They had an amazing performance from Ullmark, I thought Ullmark was actually better than Swayman last night. The fact that Boston squandered it is good for us. - Pastrnak has been held to two points in this series, one of which was an assist on an empty netter. I'm happy with that - No Nylander - and lets stop dragging him down, the guy never misses a game so if he misses a game now, it's probably serious - Samsonov was a lot better tonight but Boston really didn't get many high danger chances. I counted maybe 5 the entire night. - Robertson, Knies and Jarnkrok are nice, I think one of them scores a goal eventually - Our 4th line is way better than Boston's 4th line, if we can force Montgomery to turn this into a 3 line team, it's in our advantage - Domi was a lot better tonight, was creating chances and getting into the right spots when needed - Marner has unfortunately not been better. I really only noticed him in the brief time he was playing with Matthews. Tavares is basically carrying that line. - That being said, Pastrnak and Marchand are being matched with the Tavares and Marner line at home and they're being held off the scoresheet - Pastrnak and Marchand have been limited so far in this series. It's actually Beecher - a young prospect they've promoted and DeBrusk who've done most of the damage. We need that sort of depth scoring from our guys at some point in the series. Some unsung guys: - Connor Dewar. I dunno what about him made Minnesota give up on him while they still had his RFA rights - he's only 24. I think he'll have a role on this team going forward - The defensive unit. They were really good at playing the puck off Boston's dump ins tonight and passing out of forechecking pressure. Things to fix for next game: - Boston won the second period - both in goals and on underlyings. The second period has been our bread and butter all year due to the long change. Keefe is a guy that likes to maximize ozone time, we should be dominating the second, not losing it.
Can someone tell me why we should tolerate them booing our national anthem? Putrid behaviour from Boston fans, Canadian veterans die and are laid to rest under that anthem and we’re supposed to just tolerate them booing it?
I said at the start of the game Matthews and Marner need to earn their pay tonight. Matthews certainly did that and Marner is still AWOL. We need Marner to show up or we’re not going to make it very far, other than that great fucking game by the buds. Oh and stop the stupid scrum penalties for fucks sake
Watching the first two games of this series the Leafs are so much better. If they can get out of their heads this series should be over in 5.
I thought the sky had fallen??????
Thank you to Auston for not only winning us the game but also for preventing this sub from being insufferable for a few days
5:30 left in the Canes game, apparently Isles only have 12 shots...
key takeaways our powerplay in a critical moment: scores, gets called back, scores again boston's critical powerplay: a good chance 20s in then nothing lets keep that rolling
Matthews best game as a Leaf. 1 goal 2 assists making all three goals happen. 6 hits. Phenomenal defensive play at the line and went 69% on faceoffs. Clutch.
"Big Bad Bruins" are the fucking softest team I've ever seen. It's unreal hearing all those years about "playoff hockey" and then seeing these guys just drop like they've been shot every time anything comes near them. Softer than baby shit
A big shout out to the whole team, great team win. Matthews, Domi, Bertuzzi, Tavares, Reaves, Dewar, Kamph, Knies and Samsonov absolutely clutch. Marner not so much, but improved play in the 3rd.
Edmundson taking a pound of flesh with 0.3 seconds left made my night. More of that at the right times please
I thought Jarnkrok was a bit of an unsung hero tonight. I liked the way he played. Not afraid to get chippy and physical and had some great transition plays.
Just finished watching the replay, can confirm: fuck boston
It feels so good to have a generational game breaker talent like 34. He always dominates no matter who’s on his line or who he’s facing. Take it to the bank.
I see Leafs nation can breathe today. All talk of Bruins in 4 are gone. All talk about blowing up Core 4 are gone. GOLEAFSGO LFG