The Leafs won because I was drinking my Blueberry Dr Pepper.
Philip
Philip
Leafs '22/'23 Thread
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Leafs vs. Bruins would be a war - the team comes out of that series wont have much left in the tank.
I am hoping Panthers would win so that the ride to the cup finals will be easier for the Leafs.
Finally after 20 years the Leafs made it to second round of playoff and will play against eithe the Bruins or the Panthers. They have always lost to the Bruins, I hope the Panthers eliminated the Bruins and let us have fun watching them battling the Leafs.
Go Leafs Go
CP
Go Leafs Go
CP
Game 6 OT vs Montreal could have went either way.
Game 6 OT vs TB last year could have went either way.
Game 6 OT vs TB this year could have went either way.
Leafs won 3 OT games in TB
Game 6 OT vs TB last year could have went either way.
Game 6 OT vs TB this year could have went either way.
Leafs won 3 OT games in TB
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Would be fucking amazing to take the Bruins down. Don't you think?
Can't blame the fans for going wild. It's like being celibate for 20 years.
Wishful thinking. The Leafs have a never beat the Bruins. Let’s hope they are lucky enough to play with the Panthers.
CP
Lol the general manager was celebrating like his job depended on this series (well i think it did).
I wouldn't pay any attention to those that say "could've gone either way" regarding the years past. This team had a serious obvious monkey on its back that has been in existence for 19 years..... every hockey journalist knows about it and has talked about it..... never mind the additional monkey on its back regarding not winning a championship since 4 after the assassination of JFK.
I'm glad they won. Hopefully they can carry this momentum and get past the next round. Let the party really begin!
Philip
I wouldn't pay any attention to those that say "could've gone either way" regarding the years past. This team had a serious obvious monkey on its back that has been in existence for 19 years..... every hockey journalist knows about it and has talked about it..... never mind the additional monkey on its back regarding not winning a championship since 4 after the assassination of JFK.
I'm glad they won. Hopefully they can carry this momentum and get past the next round. Let the party really begin!
Philip
ROTFLMFAO!!!! Brings back the memories from the 90s. Toronto "fans" celebrating a playoffs win. Pathetic.
Don't want to be a party pooper, but I watched a good bit of the Bruins in this year's playoffs. It will take a minor miracle for the Leafs to advance.
This is a very difficult series to judge how good this Leaf team really is.
There are a lot of positives, the core guys Matthews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander and Rielly all performed great. Samsonov despite allowing a few softies played good enough to win. The new additions particularly O’Reilly and Shenn made big contributions. I particularly like how they scored the majority of their goals, they jammed the net well with tips and goalie screens made it impossible for Vasilevskiy to stop. On the winning goal of all people Rielly was in front screening Vassy.
On the flip side, other than game 2 the Leafs were mostly outplayed throughout the series and if the same kind of luck was on Tampa’s side this series could’ve easily ended in five games for them. A quick whistle in game 3, a missed high stick just before regulation tonight were huge breaks for the Leafs. This Tampa team is nowhere near the team they were before.
The next series will be a lot tougher. I don’t think Florida will be a pushover. If they do beat Boston their confidence will be sky high and I even think they play a meaner style than Tampa. I actually would like to see the Leafs play Boston and finally beat them in the playoffs as they’re a much more hated rivalry.
There are a lot of positives, the core guys Matthews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander and Rielly all performed great. Samsonov despite allowing a few softies played good enough to win. The new additions particularly O’Reilly and Shenn made big contributions. I particularly like how they scored the majority of their goals, they jammed the net well with tips and goalie screens made it impossible for Vasilevskiy to stop. On the winning goal of all people Rielly was in front screening Vassy.
On the flip side, other than game 2 the Leafs were mostly outplayed throughout the series and if the same kind of luck was on Tampa’s side this series could’ve easily ended in five games for them. A quick whistle in game 3, a missed high stick just before regulation tonight were huge breaks for the Leafs. This Tampa team is nowhere near the team they were before.
The next series will be a lot tougher. I don’t think Florida will be a pushover. If they do beat Boston their confidence will be sky high and I even think they play a meaner style than Tampa. I actually would like to see the Leafs play Boston and finally beat them in the playoffs as they’re a much more hated rivalry.
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Agree with you aside from Nylander. His poor defensive play and key giveaways continue to be a glaring problem. His huge giveaways in the first and second periods yesterday almost lead to TB goals, and he completely missed covering his man in the third on TB's lone goal. If it were a reg season game he'd have been stapled to the end of the bench after the second period. He has to be better next series.
I think the Leafs were fortunate to escape with a victory last night and in the series. TB were the better team overall. Thank god for the stellar play of Samsonov, he was the difference maker.
Let's pray for a Panthers victory tonight
Let's pray for a Panthers victory tonight
