The Hockey Thread

[Jon]

You're all lucky I love you.

 

[A Maybe Baker]

Spoiler: Leafs Win

It's flawless logic. Things happen in threes. Edmonton? In. Vancouver? In. Toronto? In. All three Canadian teams in three different time zones being decided in a series tied... you guessed it. 3-3.

The Canucks won their series 4-2

 

[A Maybe Baker]

The Canucks won their series 4-2

Ah I see. Just weirdly worded.

In more logic: Canadian teams don't win the cup.

 

[MC74]

Spoiler: Leafs Win

It's flawless logic. Things happen in threes. Edmonton? In. Vancouver? In. Toronto? In. All three Canadian teams in three different time zones being decided in a series tied... you guessed it. 3-3.

The best part is, Boston becomes the first team to choke a back-to-back 3-1 series lead and lose. History will be made!

 

[TD]

The Canucks won their series 4-2

And Edmonton won in 5. Vancouver in 6. Toronto in 7.

Pattern of three.

 

[MC74]

You're all lucky I love you.

Likewise, chatting about hockey with you all is a blast.

 

[MC74]

Too bad the Leafs never scored shorthanded after Swayman mishandled the puck. Would've been a highlight reel play for the ages.

 

[Jon]

Lol, what a pathetic even up call...

 

[A Maybe Baker]

Uh. Cross check? Really?

 

[Jon]

Uh. Cross check? Really?

Yeah, that was a joke. The refs in this series have been really bad. I know there was a meme in game five that refs needed to skew the Leafs because they needed to get to 7 games. Feels real though.

 

[A Maybe Baker]

Lol well this power play is also from a, let's go with "not great" call.

Only the first power play should have happened at far.

 

[Jon]

I was missed this Leafs penalty. Was putting baby to bed. Another stupid bad call?

 

[A Maybe Baker]

I was missed this Leafs penalty. Was putting baby to bed. Another stupid bad call?

Yeah. Knies like tapped Pasta barely.

Bs are giving up good shots in favor of the extra pass and it's not working.

 

[MC74]

Yikes, Knies too a rough shot.

 

[A Maybe Baker]

The longer this goes without a goal the worse I'll feel.

 

[canadaguy]

Just a reminder that McDavid is running at a 2.4 point per game pace right now

And that includes a game they won 1-0


Feels a waste to have a talent like that stuck in Deadmonton

 

[Jon]

Yeah. Knies like tapped Pasta barely.

Bs are giving up good shots in favor of the extra pass and it's not working.

Been the story of the series. Too damn fancy. McAvoy passing instead of shooting at the end of that PP had me fuming. Put. Pucks. On. Net. Stop trying for one time goals that just aren't there in the playoffs.

 

[Jon]

I will say this. If the Bruins don't win, Swayman should boycott. He's been phenomenal in this series and this should NOT be 7 games.

 

[MC74]

Been the story of the series. Too damn fancy. McAvoy passing instead of shooting at the end of that PP had me fuming. Put. Pucks. On. Net. Stop trying for one time goals that just aren't there in the playoffs.

 

[MC74]

The Bruins opting to set up the one-timer makes their plays too predictable. Agreed they need to start hammering the goalie with shots.

 

[Jon]

Their rushes have been much better. But someone has to tell them one-timers are not happening in the playoffs. Get bodies in front of the goalie and shoot. That's it. If it's blocked it's blocked, but one-timers lead to odd man rushes. Be better.

 

[MC74]

Their rushes have been much better. But someone has to tell them one-timers are not happening in the playoffs. Get bodies in front of the goalie and shoot. That's it. If it's blocked it's blocked, but one-timers lead to odd man rushes. Be better.

The one-timer works better when you've got an odd man rush going your way. When the numbers are even though, you gotta pepper the goalie with shots. Make him work, get some bodies screening him, get into the dirty areas. lots of playoff goals happen as a result of getting bodies in position.

 

[Jon]

The one-timer works better when you've got an odd man rush going your way. When the numbers are even though, you gotta pepper the goalie with shots. Make him work, get some bodies screening him, get into the dirty areas. lots of playoff goals happen as a result of getting bodies in position.

Agreed. But in the playoffs, they are rarer, so it makes no sense. It's why players like Bertuzzi are good in the playoffs. He goes right to the net. Do that, get pucks there, anything happens. In the regular season, teams are more loose. In the playoffs? There's not enough room for it.

 

[MC74]

So nervous.

 

[MC74]

NYLANDER! NYLANDER! NYLANDER! Wiliam Nylander has done it again!

 

[Jon]

All done. Good luck with Florida!

 

[MC74]

All done. Good luck with Florida!

Not over yet. Still time yet.

 

[MC74]

Oh fuck.....

 

[Jon]

Hmm... get bodies to the net... shoot the puck... wonder what happ..

Oh, right, goal...

Fuck this game. I don't have enough Tums.

 

[MC74]

Hmm... get bodies to the net... shoot the puck... wonder what happ..

Oh, right, goal...

Fuck this game. I don't have enough Tums.

Watch this bitch go to OT.

 

[A Maybe Baker]

Can only hope that this was the dam bursting. A high scoring game will favor the Bs.

Swayman is still too good for this team though.

 

[MC74]

Boston starting to get more bodies in position. Should've done this earlier if you wanted a better shot at winning.

 

[Jon]

Not OT.....

 

[A Maybe Baker]

Always with the dumb.

 

[MC74]

Of course it's going to OT. Typical Toronto Maple Leafs experience, it has to end in dramatic fashion.

 

[Jon]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[MC74]

OH MY FUCK, NO!

 

[Jon]

What a fucking goal that was!

 

[Jon]

@MC74... dude, I'm getting in that line with you, brutha.

 

[A Maybe Baker]

That was too good for a first round series. Dear lord.

Sorry to all the Leafs fans who can never seem to get anything good.

 

[A Maybe Baker]

They did it for Swayman. Man he deserved that series win.

 

[MC74]

@MC74... dude, I'm getting in that line with you, brutha.

One thing I can say is that with the series being this close, hopefully that gives management reason not to act rash in the offseason. This series by rights could've been over in 5, but we managed to push it the entire distance. That should speak volume.

 

[Crystal]

Can't fault the Leafs at all, both teams played well.

 

[Jon]

One thing I can say is that with the series being this close, hopefully that gives management reason not to act rash in the offseason. This series by rights could've been over in 5, but we managed to push it the entire distance. That should speak volume.

Listen, if you guys don't want Marner anymore, we'll gladly take him lol

 

[MC74]

Listen, if you guys don't want Marner anymore, we'll gladly take him lol

I think you could make the argument that big changes would be coming had the Leafs lost in 5. With the series this close however, that makes the decision A LOT harder. We might not have the right pieces to compliment the core yet, but the potential is still there. I think it's impressive we managed to hang in there despite the handicaps against us.

 

[MC74]

Can't believe it was this close. Victory was within our grasp. Fuck, this is gutwrenching.

 

[canadaguy]

Can't believe it was this close. Victory was within our grasp. Fuck, this is gutwrenching.

Western Canada is still keeping the dream alive

 

[MC74]

Western Canada is still keeping the dream alive

No no, it has to be Toronto for me. I want those bragging rights, lol.

 

[TD]

There were three goals this game.

I'm satisfied.

 

[canadaguy]

No no, it has to be Toronto for me. I want those bragging rights, lol.

Umm it will never be Toronto lol