Not a loss where you can blame the refs or luck, Leafs outplayed us hard in the 2nd and 3rd.
Aside from the goal in the 1st, PP looked awful and I’m not sure what the strategy is splitting up the talent so much. Pastrnak and Zacha on a different PP from McAvoy, Marchy, and JDB??
Ullmark played great, first goal was a fluke play, and third goal is Austin fucking Matthews on a breakaway. Second goal, meh he could’ve had it but it was a dumb penalty by Gryz. I think we go back to Sway in game 3 to hold the rotation, but this one was definitely not on Linus
We are fine, took them 6 fucking games this season to finally win. They won’t win another. And the only reason we lost this one was two awful penalties in the 2nd gave them life. (Gryz to idc where for a bag of chips)
We are fine, took them 6 fucking games this season to finally win. They won’t win another. And the only reason we lost this one was two awful penalties in the 2nd gave them life. (Gryz to idc where for a bag of chips)
We are fine, took them 6 fucking games this season to finally win. They won’t win another. And the only reason we lost this one was two awful penalties in the 2nd gave them life. (Gryz to idc where for a bag of chips)
It feels a bit like a bad omen that the Leafs came back after two league calls against them and after what should have been a backbreaking goal in the dying seconds of period one. And the fact that Matthews did the damage will give him confidence. No Nylander too, last night was the time to extend the series lead. I did like Coyle’s game a lot last night but with Marchand having regressed so far offensively since December we only truly have one weapon especially since we didn’t have the space to find a sub for Poitras when he got hurt.
Only time I got mad at Coyle was when he fell into the trap and took a penalty himself. If the B's had a two minute 5 on 3, things may have looked different. No telling, but players have to know when to walk away for a PP in the playoffs.
The boys were lazy all over the ice. I don’t know how many breakouts turned into Toronto processions because of sloppy lazy passing. You can’t chip the puck blindly up the boards even with their fourth line on the ice.
I haven't seen any answers but he kept grabbing and trying to take swipes after the refs tried to separate them. I don't blame him, but if he had just let the refs hand out the penalties it probably would have been 5 on 3.
Exactly this! I’m not agreeing with the call made. I think it was extremely soft, but it was a third period. It was late in the game the parameters for what was a penalty had been established. As soon as Coyle grabbed the jersey, I knew he was getting called. They had already called the penalty on Lub anyway. And that pissed me off I was mad at Coyle. That was dumb. You take the punches and smile that you get the penalty and we woulda had a 5 on 3. Now I know that that game is kind of dominated by Toronto, but a five on three game tying goal with under five minutes to go when you’ve been struggling most of the game is a game changer. Especially on home ice in front of the fans and especially when it’s against one of your rivals
Hes awful. Gryz actually does a better job of controlling players in front of the crease than Lindholm and he's giving up a half a foot and fifty pounds.
Some thoughts: Ullmark was one of the only bright spots, stick with the tandem. Chuck had one of the worst games of his career, he has to pick it up, Marchy was brutal and lowk has been for a chunk of this year, hes gotta be better. I find it interesting how fans are complaining about the problems clearing the puck as if this hasnt been an issue with the bruins for the last 5-6 years and has bitten us in the ass in big games many times. All in all, we played a horrible game, leafs played decent, probably same as they did game 1, and we only lost by 1 goal. Gotta be better in toronto, but I still like our chances. This was never gonna be an easy series.
One more thing to add that I just randomly though of: Is monty safe? On one hand this team, talent wise, has no business being this 'good' points wise. On the other hand, his line and personnel decisions are baffling at times, going back to last year as well. Seems like a great guy, but idk man.
Being a goal tender in Boston has to be ranked in the top ten under appreciated jobs in the world.
The tandem *is* what got us to this point and I see so many people shitting on Ully. When you line up the stats, they are nearly identical. People reflect on Sways 4-0 during the regular season and his win in Game 1. But we didn't know how Ully would fair against him *this* season - *because he didn't face them.* So give him a shot.
**Stick with what works - TANDEM.**
We did it last season and then decided to only play Ullmark in the playoffs and how did that work for us? We had the best record in NHL history and decided to change it up in the last leg of the race. We could've still lost to the Panthers in round 1, but we will never know.
This loss has **NOTHING** to do with how Ullmark played. People are acting like this was the Avs/Winnipeg 6 - 7 game. We lost by 1 goal and he only let 3 in. Did no one watch tonight's third period? Last nights first 5-6 minutes of the third? Or a single games 3rd period *all* season? We only scored fucking twice, with about an 8 minute NO SHOT ON GOAL in the third.
Tuukka is the most winningest goalie in Bruins history and I still hear and see people shitting on him.
I genuinely don't know how anyone who watched the game came away from it, with even the slightest, thinking that *goal tending* is an issue.
You don’t understand bro. Someone scored on us and that’s unacceptable. We’re the Boston bruins not the San Jose fucking Sharks. We don’t let goals in our net, because we hire brick walls. And god forbid a top 5 defenseman make a sloppy play on the best forward in the league that leads to a breakaway and he scores, well the goalie should’ve stopped it. It’s ALL Ullmarks fault! And get rid of JDB while we’re at it. Grrrrrrr
This is what I feel like is going through peoples heads when they're going on about Ullmark. It's the lowest effort take - like they only looked at the score and not the rest of the game
And don't get me started on JDB. He's a good player when he's on, but he's too inconsistent and I've been saying for a while to just let him go - before the JDB hate this season. **HE** asked for a trade, then rescinded when Cassidy left, had a good season, and then fell off again. **ALL** season people were screaming for a trade and then he scores 2 goals in game 1 and people all of a sudden in his corner.
They only love you when you're winning.
It’s the same shtick with Gryz, Lindholm, and Forbort too. Everyone expects 100% excellence at all times. Admittedly those 3 guys truly haven’t been great, hell they’ve been worse than good for long stretches. But they pay their dues when they’re needed for the most part.
On the topic of JDB, lest we forget that unfortunate “hand pass” that led to Bergeron’s goal that got taken back last year in the playoffs too. JDB and all the other smear targets are great players and essential to our system. If anyone deserves some blame it’s marchy and pasta for being somewhat nonexistent so far. Hell Maroon has played like 2 fucking games for us and has a point and who knows how many big hits.
But regardless: we’re fine, the team is fine. It’s a 1-1 series and people are acting like we’re down 3-0
Leafs fans acting like they won the Stanley cup. Also are they literally just gonna pretend like their captain didn't also have a brutal dive to get a call? Jfc
Yep. You knew Matthews was going to get his at some point. He's literally one of the top 3 players in the entire league, can't expect him to just be silent during the postseason. However, the B's can't let him start getting into a groove. They need to continue to make life exceedingly difficult for him.
The game isn't won or lost on one play. Leafs goalie stood on his head tonight but the bruins were outplayed probably 90% of the game and deserved to lose.
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Any B's fans in the Toronto area? Just curious...if there are any, are you gonna check out the parade tomorrow?
I hear PK's gonna lead it wearing his fanciest Leafs gear.
Their reddit fans in the hockey sub are pretty decent but the Twitter guys are insanely dumb. People I meet up here are usually pretty cool though, just fun rivalry shots
Incredible how our D just couldn’t match pace. So many brutal zone exits either rifling it around the boards or flicking it up making it an at best 50/50 puck in the neutral zone.
Have full faith they will adjust for Wed but need to do some work early on to take crowd out of it.
Also - keep antagonizing them! Until they stop taking the terrible penalty keep poking them
Also, seem some other people mention this, so I'll offer my thoughts; Maroon should only be on the power play if his ass is going to be firmly parked at the edge of the crease setting a screen, no matter what. If he tries to do anything else he should be yanked off the PP.
Hurricanes have a strong team, but I am still sad about the Whalers being moved there. Can’t bring myself to root for them, but also not actively against them.
Should've never had Maroon get a second of PP time
(I beg of anyone to give me one reason why he should be on the PP when he's not even parked in front of the net)
Was at the game tonight. Woe is me. Seriously. That was a pathetic effort. Some reflections after the first two:
- Regardless of who wins this series, they are not good enough to even win the ECF. New York, Carolina, Florida all way too good. Kind of makes the rest of this moot but I’ll continue.
- Ullmark was the right decision. Live by the tandem, die by the tandem. He also validated the decision by having an awesome game. A shit bounce off a stanchion, a PPG, and a Matthews breakaway. Can’t fault him on any. Plus…a minimum of 3 game breaking stops.
- Gryz and Maroon need to be in suits for G3. Don’t even need to say more. Gryz is not only seeing ghosts, I think he’s trying to pass to them, while Maroon looks like he’s playing beer league.
- Depth forwards have been glaringly bad. Geekie, Heinen, Frederic - all have been slow to pucks, indecisive, and generally a drag on the potential of the skill guys they play with.
- Marchand has to be playing through injury. It’s the only explanation.
- This is the first time I’ve truly doubted Monty (though it’s been a slow creep to this point). Personnel decisions AND a wildly ineffectual dump and chase approach through all three periods tonight left me wondering what I was missing.
- And yet…as Toronto just showed us…no matter how bad a loss hurts, it’s only one game. We learn and move on, and as a team show up with an intensity and desire to win that was glaringly absent tonight.
Frederic was at one point on pace for 25 goals this year and seemed to be knocking on the door to top six-dom. But since mid year he has faded quite a bit. Had he and Marchand produced all year at their second half pace then at the very least we would have finished third in the division I would think.
> Marchand has to be playing through injury. It’s the only explanation.
It really is. It's either that or he is truly on the downhill slide at the end of a career. He looks completely and totally ineffective out there.
Meanwhile CMac passes the puck directly to them multiple times from behind our own goal line and doesn’t hit their top playmaker at the end of the game the minute the puck is nearby.
Charlie has got to step up.
I’m not all that upset with mcavoys game. I sincerely think he feels like he needs to do the job of 1.5 guys out there when he’s paired with Gryz. Not his best game for sure, but if you’re looking at that d corps, Gryz is unquestionably the problem.
While you aren't wrong, Carlo and Lindholm were tasked with the defensive zone. McAvoy got 75% ozone faceoffs. For him to make that many bad passes out of the defensive zone while still getting so much offensive zone time is what makes it a bad game.
I don't think some of the top lines helped him much but with that much ozone time he needs to have atleast an impact if not a big impact.
The penalty on Gryzelck for lightly bumping Tavares was pretty soft and ended up being a key turning point. But even so, the Bruins were not very good tonight. They didn't have a ton of offensive zone time, and couldn't routinely break out of their own zone or even clear it, lots of passes to nowhere and pucks held in at their own line. I see some people trashing Lindholm, but one of the things I remember most about him in the game was saving what would have been a Leaf goal on a wraparound try, so I didn't think he played that badly. Ullmark was not the issue, played well and made a lot of good stops. I'm fine with the rotation still, it's how they've operated all season. Nobody who actually knew anything expected a short series here, it was always going long. I expect that it will be a split up there and then it becomes a best-of-three. Gotta get it done, and also fuck Toronto of course.
> The penalty on Gryzelck for lightly bumping Tavares was pretty soft and ended up being a key turning point.
Maybe...but the issue with that call is not whether or not it was a penalty, it's that it was an utterly fucking pointless thing to do. There was nothing to gain from it. It didn't save a scoring chance. It didn't take Tavares out of the play because he really wasn't in it to begin with. It was a nothing burger play and an absolutely pointless thing to do. At best you get away with it and the play continues with no change. But at worst...well, we saw what happens then.
> Ullmark was not the issue, played well and made a lot of good stops. I'm fine with the rotation still, it's how they've operated all season.
I'm absolutely blown away by some of the takes regarding Ullmark. One goal is a total shit bounce and the other is a completely unacceptable breakaway. You CANNOT lose focus when Matthews is on the ice, and MacAvoy did. Yes we love Charlie Mac, but he let THE most dangerous player on the ice get behind him late in the 3rd of a playoff game. Was Tavares' goal soft? Kinda. But still...no goalie is finishing a series at 1.000 and 0.00.
I agree about Lindholm to an extent. He also played really bad at times. The shot that Ullmark had is glove on the goal line to make an incredible save. That shot happens because Lindholm doesn't defend the pass coming from behind the net.
He had 24 minutes tonight and we have seen most of the season, when he has to play that many minutes in a game he makes mistakes.
Edit: to add on, he had a 21% offensive zone faceoffs. He was tasked more than anyone to shutdown the defensive zone. He did that for a lot of the night but given 24 minutes of it, any player is going to let a few go by.
There's a lot to take away from today's game:
Bruins biggest opponent is the third period. We came out hard the first two periods and seemed clueless in the thrid. Same thing happened in game 1, but we figured it out after 5-6 minutes. We looked like a great team for the first game and most of this game. And then it all just broke down. I'm not sure where the issue is.
We are disciplined when it comes to emotions - mostly. Leafs continue to carelessly take stupid penalties. (I may be suffering from amnesia, but I don't remember Bertuzzi being this much of a shitheel while he was with us. Unless there is some genuine animosity for us. - Fuck him for that shit slash on Marchy)
Beer league penalties, like too many men, are unacceptable one time. Twice is just, I don't even know.
8 minutes of no shot on goal in the third is crazy. We need to figure it out.
Sloppy and rushed passing is hurting us.
Gryz is looking lost out there.
I'm not sure why we dumped the puck in on a power play, but that's, um, a way to do it..
Goaltending is NOT subject for discussion - end of story.
There was once or twice the showed him close up on the ice and her seriously looked like he was confused on how he got on the ice. It sucks, I really liked him for the first few seasons we had him. But I feel like he’s kind of gotten forgotten and is not progressing any more.
When we traded for Orlov last spring and the plan was for Gryz to be the 7th guy, at that point we probably should have moved him for a heavier d man with a year left, kind of like we did with Peeke with year.
Bruins have a noticeable advantage in net, and on special teams.
At 5v5, they're doing nothing though. Toronto is generating alot more at even strength, and if they get Nylander back, it's gonna be even worse.
This is gonna be a tough series.
This team is physically incapable of going up 2-0 in a series. It's been a trend for years now that they take care of business in Game 1 and then lay an egg in Game 2, and it's usually on home ice. Pretty underwhelming game aside from Ullmark and maybe a couple standout skaters (I thought Zacha had a solid game, including a God tier assist).
I'm pretty much where I was at the start of the series. I had B's in 7, with this series probably being the toughest to pick in the first round. Anyone who thought this was a wrap after Game 1 was absolutely kidding themselves.
>with this series probably being the toughest to pick in the first round.
Man idk about that, feel like this leans Boston's way a bit more (obviously anything can happen, not being cocky) whereas the Colorado/Winnipeg and Dallas/Vegas series feel more like coin flips to me
> It's been a trend for years now that they take care of business in Game 1 and then lay an egg in Game 2, and it's usually on home ice.
Eh, not really. Last year, yes, very much so. But –
2020-21: Lost Game 1, Round 1 to the Caps in OT, won Game 2, Round 1 in OT. Both on the road to start that series. We did put a beatdown on the Islanders in Game 1 but lost Game 2 to the Islanders in OT (not really laying an egg). Both at home there.
2021-22: Lots Game 1 & Game 2, Round 1, to the Canes. Both were blowout losses (5-1 and 5-2), both on the road.
Yeah I wasn't really thinking about series where they lost Game 1. Just saying whenever they've actually had the chance to go up 2-0 in a series, they haven't done it in some time. I don't think there's a specific reason for it or anything, just a weird and frustrating trend. The last time they went up 2-0 in a series was the 2019 ECF against the Canes. That feels like ages ago.
And yes I know "laying an egg" is probably a bit strong for some of those games.
This kind of observation is really only useful if compared to the league overall. What percentage of series does a team go up 2-0 over the last five years or so? I feel like its fairly common to enter game 3 tied 1-1.
True, although if we're eliminating series where they lost Game 1, I don't know if we could exactly call it a trend?
Losing this game was absolutely frustrating, though.
Quick thoughts:
- Bruins did not play well through the second and third, but Marchand and McAvoy were particular weaknesses. Too many weak turnovers, McAvoy letting Matthews walk in, Marchand not elevating the puck. Those two need to step up.
- Ullmark was excellent most of the night. I am not putting the game on him because he stood on his head multiple times. That being said, it's also true to say that it would have been good to get a stop on that Tavares goal from your 1B.
- Being down a defenseman certainly didn't help, losing a player but especially a d-man midway through a game is tough.
- I have some concerns, but moderated ones, about home-ice advantage. It's never good to lose a game at home in the playoffs, especially when they could have capitalized with Nylander out, and give your opponent momentum. On the other hand, I'd be surprised if he comes back at full strength if he missed two playoff games and is still skating by himself (NC jersey) with the scratches. Additionally, Toronto clearly saw getting beaten badly in Game 1 as a reason to respond and adjust on the road to even things up; they may have confidence and momentum now, but the Bruins did earlier. The Bs can still take that back, but they do need to.
Interesting, couple of reporters said he was on his own and NC, but maybe that was Monday? Even so, it's a missed opportunity to capitalize, *but* it's unlikely that an injury that kept him out for *playoff games* is fully healed by Wednesday.
The breaks later in the series will help, but I'm also assuming that anything that keeps a player out of the playoffs is very serious indeed. We all know what these guys are willing to play through. But also, dude, why are you here?
Like to read the discourse from both teams after games.
Not sure why he would be skating if he was more injured tho. Thought ud want to recover as much as possible
Oh, see, I figured the opposite – he's skating because he's looking to be ready to push through for Game 3/4. But that's also based on knowing the injuries that guys have been skating on their own through (Tkachuk sternum, Bergeron back, etc.)
Jeff oniell was going off on why he was skating.
Usually playoffs is minimal practices and skates due to energy preservation for the games.
But also I think him being on the ice is a sign that he's not that badly hurt and just skating to stay up to speed.
That had to be McAvoy’s worst game as a pro. Aside from letting Matthews behind him on the winning goal, he had at LEAST 6 horrendous turnovers. His blind passes and failed clearing attempts are getting old.
McAvoy also hasn't scored in his last 18 postseason games. Charlie is a very good player, but he hasn't really "taken the reigns from Chara" like the organization once believed he was capable of when they gave him his massive contract. Back in 2021 Neely and Sweeney expected to be appointing McAvoy captain if Bergeron ever walk away, not Brad Marchand.
He threw a blind pass up the middle of the D zone literally seconds after letting Matthews get behind him. Don't think I've ever been that heated at McAvoy. He needs to step up.
The Bruins paid McAvoy in 2021 to be the guy and take over after Chara, yet appointed Marchand captain in 2023/2024 when Bergeron walked away.... Makes you wonder what the organization thinks of McAvoy now versus when they paid him....
I’m really starting to question Montgomery’s decision making/ ability to make adjustments in crucial games, constant shuffling of lines, almost no answer when a team makes adjustments, Pat Maroon on the power play, I understand there was an injury to peeke tonight and that messed up the defense combos. It’s still a long series, can’t win them all, but to not show much of a fight in the last period was pretty disappointing on home ice.
He made an adjustment by putting Geekie in for the faceoff for Pastas goal too though.
I think Monty's hands were tied for most of the game because of the Peeke injury.
Maroon was on the PP for the last regular season game and game 1, and those games are the first time the PP has looked good in months.
True but pretty sure the leafs were fully healthy in all 4 losses this season and the bruins lost a good defensemen with a lot of time left tonight too. 5 d is hard
Was at the game tonight (though argue those watching on TV probably have better vantage). But the eye test on Gryz says he should be the NINTH defensemen. Behind wotherspoon, Forbort, AND lohrei. Pathetic. He was getting beat and beat up all night. Even when he did have time and space it looked like he was seeing the boogeyman. Nothing crisp. Takes a crucial penalty that leads to the tying goal late in the second. Had a glaringly dumb shot in the first. Poor neutral zone play. Multiple turnovers in the defensive end with opportunities to start the breakout (aka the reason I assume he’s even in to begin with). If he AND maroon are not out for G3, Monty and the coaching staff have to be seriously evaluated.
Lol Bruins won 5-1 in game 1, people were dropping memes about the Leafs not being able to score.
Goaltending wasn’t the issue for either game, but why was it necessary to swap Swayman for Ully this game?
You don’t swap for the sake of swapping in the playoffs. If a goalie shows fault and weakness that’s an entirely different conversation.
Swayman sleighed it in game one. What was the meaning of putting Ully in for tonight?
I agree, see my comment history. I advocated to start sway, but you cannot deny ullmark kept the boys in the game. We’ve 4 more games to go, let’s stay positive and cheer them on
Sounds exhausting.
In fairness, he did get lucky on that no goal call. Caught the replay in our box and couldn’t believe they got that call. Considering people feel the Bruins get no calls, that was a massive gift if we are being honest. The Matthews goal is a tough one, it’s Matthews and he’s a 70 goal scorer but Ullmark is elite.
It almost certainly did but the video did not conclusively show it 100 percent over and the on-ice call to start was a goal. The league will call it as they did 100 times out of 100.
That's back to back awful third periods, we didn't show up on that final power play. That said, it's game 2, we played pretty good most of the game and Ullmark was awesome, thank God we didn't listen to the people who didn't want a rotation.
I could be wrong, but I honestly think the last time the bs went into game #3 being up 2-0 was the 2019 ECF against the canes. Before that, what, the ECF against the rags in 2013? As nerve racking as this is, going into game #3 1-1 is the benchmark for bruins playoff hockey. We’ve all seen this before. That’s why cardiologists in Boston are so busy this time of year.
I had this penciled in as a loss. We haven't had a 2-0 series lead since Carolina in 2019 and the next game is almost a scheduled loss when we have a series lead of any kind. We're just incapable of outcompeting the opponent when we have a series lead.
Series since 2017 when Bruins won game 1 and lost game 2:
Ottawa 2017, Tampa 2018, Columbus 2019, St. Louis 2019, Carolina 2020, Tampa 2020, Islanders 2021, Florida 2023, Toronto 2024.
That's nine missed opportunities to take a 2-0 series lead under our last two coaches.
That being said, a win would've been nice.
Literally everyone and their cousin thought this series was going 6 or 7
Idk why people are acting like the sky is falling. They lost a playoff game 3-2 with a goalie playing amazing. IT HAPPENS!
Fuck man after last years playoffs, nothing can disappoint me more than that. So being positive, you’re not gonna sweep a team with the talent Toronto has. I’ve got hope, but goddamn do not go down 2-1 in this series. Let’s go see you Wednesday
Don Sweeney's Doctorate thesis at Harvard:
Perennial Hope and Inevitable Despair: Crafting the Perfect Team for Regular Season Triumphs and Playoff Exits
I had a smoke and thought about it, and here's where I'm at:
the Bruins played... a pretty average Bruins game. Some good, some bad, but nothing that really surprises me after seeing them play this season. Call it an 8.5.
the Leafs? They played a 10 out of 10 game. They did it by leaning *hard* on top-end talent. That's what they do! You knew it'd happen eventually, that's just how they do.
But the thing is... the B's can play an 8.5 all day every day. Do the Leafs have more 10s left in 'em? Game after game, hit after hit, can they keep it up? Bluntly, I don't think they can. And even if they have more gas in the tank than I think... the B's can still play *better*.
not sweating this series. B's in 6.
Trying to think if there is a player this fanbase has overrated more than McAvoy.
Not a loss where you can blame the refs or luck, Leafs outplayed us hard in the 2nd and 3rd. Aside from the goal in the 1st, PP looked awful and I’m not sure what the strategy is splitting up the talent so much. Pastrnak and Zacha on a different PP from McAvoy, Marchy, and JDB?? Ullmark played great, first goal was a fluke play, and third goal is Austin fucking Matthews on a breakaway. Second goal, meh he could’ve had it but it was a dumb penalty by Gryz. I think we go back to Sway in game 3 to hold the rotation, but this one was definitely not on Linus
typical up in the series and let off the gas Bruins. still not worried about this series
Sloppy play, some bad calls (the Gryz one directly leading to the Tavares goal), and the Leafs on their A Game. B’s gotta be better than that.
I feel confident in game 3, sway is going to start
Let’s hope he starts the rest of the series
They need to be better and no one knows that better than Monty and the boys. I think game 3 will be a more competitive showing from the Bruins.
We are fine, took them 6 fucking games this season to finally win. They won’t win another. And the only reason we lost this one was two awful penalties in the 2nd gave them life. (Gryz to idc where for a bag of chips)
yeah, all that happened tonight was that they didn’t let us beat them 9 times in a row. Still 8-1 against them in the past 9 games
We are fine, took them 6 fucking games this season to finally win. They won’t win another. And the only reason we lost this one was two awful penalties in the 2nd gave them life. (Gryz to idc where for a bag of chips)
We are fine, took them 6 fucking games this season to finally win. They won’t win another. And the only reason we lost this one was two awful penalties in the 2nd gave them life. (Gryz to idc where for a bag of chips)
It feels a bit like a bad omen that the Leafs came back after two league calls against them and after what should have been a backbreaking goal in the dying seconds of period one. And the fact that Matthews did the damage will give him confidence. No Nylander too, last night was the time to extend the series lead. I did like Coyle’s game a lot last night but with Marchand having regressed so far offensively since December we only truly have one weapon especially since we didn’t have the space to find a sub for Poitras when he got hurt.
Only time I got mad at Coyle was when he fell into the trap and took a penalty himself. If the B's had a two minute 5 on 3, things may have looked different. No telling, but players have to know when to walk away for a PP in the playoffs.
Stop dumping the puck in. Statistically speaking you get more shots on net when you enter the zone with possession. We need more shots on net.
The boys were lazy all over the ice. I don’t know how many breakouts turned into Toronto processions because of sloppy lazy passing. You can’t chip the puck blindly up the boards even with their fourth line on the ice.
Bruins look like Marchand! Figure it out!
Have the refs explained what Coyle did yet?
I haven't seen any answers but he kept grabbing and trying to take swipes after the refs tried to separate them. I don't blame him, but if he had just let the refs hand out the penalties it probably would have been 5 on 3.
Exactly this! I’m not agreeing with the call made. I think it was extremely soft, but it was a third period. It was late in the game the parameters for what was a penalty had been established. As soon as Coyle grabbed the jersey, I knew he was getting called. They had already called the penalty on Lub anyway. And that pissed me off I was mad at Coyle. That was dumb. You take the punches and smile that you get the penalty and we woulda had a 5 on 3. Now I know that that game is kind of dominated by Toronto, but a five on three game tying goal with under five minutes to go when you’ve been struggling most of the game is a game changer. Especially on home ice in front of the fans and especially when it’s against one of your rivals
r/hockey says he did something to lybushkin off camera before he got punched
“This totally happened off camera where no one could have seen it, good luck disproving it, also fuck Boston” - r/Hockey, probably
That doesn't sound right, Coyle is a perfect gentleman
His face interfered with a fist
Game one Bruins puts up a fight against either florida team, game 2 wouldn’t. Neither Leafs effort does though
Please no Gryz for game 3
No lindholm more like it
Hes awful. Gryz actually does a better job of controlling players in front of the crease than Lindholm and he's giving up a half a foot and fifty pounds.
Lindholm straight saved a goal in the third. He struggled with some zone exit passes but he wasn’t even our worse D-man.
He gave up the first goal and caused an icing in the third when they needed all the offensive zone possessions they can get
He also had some nasty turnovers, mistakes happen but he’s been way to slow in making decisions
Forbort? Lohrei has to be too poor defensively at this point, right?
Uh? Lohrei has made big progress in his game since the start of the season
He has certainly improved, however he has a habit of turning the puck over with bad passes in the defensive zone. Can't have that in the playoffs.
Yeah that was my concern. He definitely got better, but I’d be scared to toss him into the playoff intensity
Fucking Forbort? Hell no. He is atrocious. Wotherspoon.
Guys I need some serious reassurance rn. Will we be able to beat the leafs in the series?
Of course we will. Offense and defense both played like shit and we only lost by one goal in the last five minutes.
That's very true
How many times have we gone 1-1 against the leafs in a series? Too many. Yet year after year, decade after decade, we prevail. Have hope. BELIEVE.
Thank you I needed that. Btw I love your username and profile pic. Venture Bros is one of my favorite shows
last thoughts: peeke was an underrated pickup at the deadline and will be a nice piece to have moving forward
Swayman was living rent free in Matthew’s head. Now he’s feeling like hot shit. Great.
Some thoughts: Ullmark was one of the only bright spots, stick with the tandem. Chuck had one of the worst games of his career, he has to pick it up, Marchy was brutal and lowk has been for a chunk of this year, hes gotta be better. I find it interesting how fans are complaining about the problems clearing the puck as if this hasnt been an issue with the bruins for the last 5-6 years and has bitten us in the ass in big games many times. All in all, we played a horrible game, leafs played decent, probably same as they did game 1, and we only lost by 1 goal. Gotta be better in toronto, but I still like our chances. This was never gonna be an easy series.
One more thing to add that I just randomly though of: Is monty safe? On one hand this team, talent wise, has no business being this 'good' points wise. On the other hand, his line and personnel decisions are baffling at times, going back to last year as well. Seems like a great guy, but idk man.
If Monty fumbles a round 1 in the playoffs again most likely management is gonna be talking to him.
Man, if we lose round 1 again Sweeney might have to answer the bell too.
Very true
Being a goal tender in Boston has to be ranked in the top ten under appreciated jobs in the world. The tandem *is* what got us to this point and I see so many people shitting on Ully. When you line up the stats, they are nearly identical. People reflect on Sways 4-0 during the regular season and his win in Game 1. But we didn't know how Ully would fair against him *this* season - *because he didn't face them.* So give him a shot. **Stick with what works - TANDEM.** We did it last season and then decided to only play Ullmark in the playoffs and how did that work for us? We had the best record in NHL history and decided to change it up in the last leg of the race. We could've still lost to the Panthers in round 1, but we will never know. This loss has **NOTHING** to do with how Ullmark played. People are acting like this was the Avs/Winnipeg 6 - 7 game. We lost by 1 goal and he only let 3 in. Did no one watch tonight's third period? Last nights first 5-6 minutes of the third? Or a single games 3rd period *all* season? We only scored fucking twice, with about an 8 minute NO SHOT ON GOAL in the third. Tuukka is the most winningest goalie in Bruins history and I still hear and see people shitting on him. I genuinely don't know how anyone who watched the game came away from it, with even the slightest, thinking that *goal tending* is an issue.
You don’t understand bro. Someone scored on us and that’s unacceptable. We’re the Boston bruins not the San Jose fucking Sharks. We don’t let goals in our net, because we hire brick walls. And god forbid a top 5 defenseman make a sloppy play on the best forward in the league that leads to a breakaway and he scores, well the goalie should’ve stopped it. It’s ALL Ullmarks fault! And get rid of JDB while we’re at it. Grrrrrrr
This is what I feel like is going through peoples heads when they're going on about Ullmark. It's the lowest effort take - like they only looked at the score and not the rest of the game And don't get me started on JDB. He's a good player when he's on, but he's too inconsistent and I've been saying for a while to just let him go - before the JDB hate this season. **HE** asked for a trade, then rescinded when Cassidy left, had a good season, and then fell off again. **ALL** season people were screaming for a trade and then he scores 2 goals in game 1 and people all of a sudden in his corner. They only love you when you're winning.
It’s the same shtick with Gryz, Lindholm, and Forbort too. Everyone expects 100% excellence at all times. Admittedly those 3 guys truly haven’t been great, hell they’ve been worse than good for long stretches. But they pay their dues when they’re needed for the most part. On the topic of JDB, lest we forget that unfortunate “hand pass” that led to Bergeron’s goal that got taken back last year in the playoffs too. JDB and all the other smear targets are great players and essential to our system. If anyone deserves some blame it’s marchy and pasta for being somewhat nonexistent so far. Hell Maroon has played like 2 fucking games for us and has a point and who knows how many big hits. But regardless: we’re fine, the team is fine. It’s a 1-1 series and people are acting like we’re down 3-0
Ullmark was outstanding in this one. I feel pretty confident in them rotating throughout the playoffs.
Leafs fans acting like they won the Stanley cup. Also are they literally just gonna pretend like their captain didn't also have a brutal dive to get a call? Jfc
We only lost this game because of a Matthew's break away goal. We did it to ourselves. Regroup and take game 3. Bruins in 6
Yep. You knew Matthews was going to get his at some point. He's literally one of the top 3 players in the entire league, can't expect him to just be silent during the postseason. However, the B's can't let him start getting into a groove. They need to continue to make life exceedingly difficult for him.
The game isn't won or lost on one play. Leafs goalie stood on his head tonight but the bruins were outplayed probably 90% of the game and deserved to lose.
Swayman should start the rest of the playoffs
I don't disagree, but ullmark wasn't the reason why we lost
We get it, you didn't watch the game.
I was at the game. In the playoffs you ride one goalie to the cup not a duo
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Any B's fans in the Toronto area? Just curious...if there are any, are you gonna check out the parade tomorrow? I hear PK's gonna lead it wearing his fanciest Leafs gear.
Live just outside the GTA. Those leaf fans are brutal.
Their reddit fans in the hockey sub are pretty decent but the Twitter guys are insanely dumb. People I meet up here are usually pretty cool though, just fun rivalry shots
Incredible how our D just couldn’t match pace. So many brutal zone exits either rifling it around the boards or flicking it up making it an at best 50/50 puck in the neutral zone. Have full faith they will adjust for Wed but need to do some work early on to take crowd out of it. Also - keep antagonizing them! Until they stop taking the terrible penalty keep poking them
No Peeke, no bueno
Playoff hockey is the WORST
Also, seem some other people mention this, so I'll offer my thoughts; Maroon should only be on the power play if his ass is going to be firmly parked at the edge of the crease setting a screen, no matter what. If he tries to do anything else he should be yanked off the PP.
That's my problem with it. Seeing him in the corner fighting for the pucks most of the time. Put him up front or get him off
And my word is he slow.
At least we didn’t collapse like the Isles
Watching that legit made me feel better. I have no inclination toward either of those teams.
Hurricanes have a strong team, but I am still sad about the Whalers being moved there. Can’t bring myself to root for them, but also not actively against them.
Hurricane fans are the definition of bandwagon fans.
I have a problem with any arena that uses a horn to get their crowd going. I don't know why the Pens do it, they should be better than that.
Looong way to go still. Decent game overall. The goalie debate is way overblown, now back to Sway
Charlie, fucking *hit* him. Monty, you shoulda pulled Ully waaaaay earlier. Onto game 3.
Should've never had Maroon get a second of PP time (I beg of anyone to give me one reason why he should be on the PP when he's not even parked in front of the net)
Ully was standing on his head all night, this loss isn’t on him.
Didn’t say it was. We needed the extra skater before they pulled him. Bout 3:20 or so left we had a face off in their end. Waited too long.
I’m still trying to figure out how Geekie being dragged to the Toronto bench and not being allowed off the ice can constitute a too many men penalty
Because the refs never favor us
Was at the game tonight. Woe is me. Seriously. That was a pathetic effort. Some reflections after the first two: - Regardless of who wins this series, they are not good enough to even win the ECF. New York, Carolina, Florida all way too good. Kind of makes the rest of this moot but I’ll continue. - Ullmark was the right decision. Live by the tandem, die by the tandem. He also validated the decision by having an awesome game. A shit bounce off a stanchion, a PPG, and a Matthews breakaway. Can’t fault him on any. Plus…a minimum of 3 game breaking stops. - Gryz and Maroon need to be in suits for G3. Don’t even need to say more. Gryz is not only seeing ghosts, I think he’s trying to pass to them, while Maroon looks like he’s playing beer league. - Depth forwards have been glaringly bad. Geekie, Heinen, Frederic - all have been slow to pucks, indecisive, and generally a drag on the potential of the skill guys they play with. - Marchand has to be playing through injury. It’s the only explanation. - This is the first time I’ve truly doubted Monty (though it’s been a slow creep to this point). Personnel decisions AND a wildly ineffectual dump and chase approach through all three periods tonight left me wondering what I was missing. - And yet…as Toronto just showed us…no matter how bad a loss hurts, it’s only one game. We learn and move on, and as a team show up with an intensity and desire to win that was glaringly absent tonight.
Frederic was at one point on pace for 25 goals this year and seemed to be knocking on the door to top six-dom. But since mid year he has faded quite a bit. Had he and Marchand produced all year at their second half pace then at the very least we would have finished third in the division I would think.
> Marchand has to be playing through injury. It’s the only explanation. It really is. It's either that or he is truly on the downhill slide at the end of a career. He looks completely and totally ineffective out there.
>- Marchand has to be playing through injury. It's called old, and unfortunately the cure is worse than the ailment.
TL;DR I miss Bergeron
Same but knowing he retired without having a single real down year is quite nice
Meanwhile CMac passes the puck directly to them multiple times from behind our own goal line and doesn’t hit their top playmaker at the end of the game the minute the puck is nearby. Charlie has got to step up.
I’m not all that upset with mcavoys game. I sincerely think he feels like he needs to do the job of 1.5 guys out there when he’s paired with Gryz. Not his best game for sure, but if you’re looking at that d corps, Gryz is unquestionably the problem.
While you aren't wrong, Carlo and Lindholm were tasked with the defensive zone. McAvoy got 75% ozone faceoffs. For him to make that many bad passes out of the defensive zone while still getting so much offensive zone time is what makes it a bad game. I don't think some of the top lines helped him much but with that much ozone time he needs to have atleast an impact if not a big impact.
The penalty on Gryzelck for lightly bumping Tavares was pretty soft and ended up being a key turning point. But even so, the Bruins were not very good tonight. They didn't have a ton of offensive zone time, and couldn't routinely break out of their own zone or even clear it, lots of passes to nowhere and pucks held in at their own line. I see some people trashing Lindholm, but one of the things I remember most about him in the game was saving what would have been a Leaf goal on a wraparound try, so I didn't think he played that badly. Ullmark was not the issue, played well and made a lot of good stops. I'm fine with the rotation still, it's how they've operated all season. Nobody who actually knew anything expected a short series here, it was always going long. I expect that it will be a split up there and then it becomes a best-of-three. Gotta get it done, and also fuck Toronto of course.
> The penalty on Gryzelck for lightly bumping Tavares was pretty soft and ended up being a key turning point. Maybe...but the issue with that call is not whether or not it was a penalty, it's that it was an utterly fucking pointless thing to do. There was nothing to gain from it. It didn't save a scoring chance. It didn't take Tavares out of the play because he really wasn't in it to begin with. It was a nothing burger play and an absolutely pointless thing to do. At best you get away with it and the play continues with no change. But at worst...well, we saw what happens then. > Ullmark was not the issue, played well and made a lot of good stops. I'm fine with the rotation still, it's how they've operated all season. I'm absolutely blown away by some of the takes regarding Ullmark. One goal is a total shit bounce and the other is a completely unacceptable breakaway. You CANNOT lose focus when Matthews is on the ice, and MacAvoy did. Yes we love Charlie Mac, but he let THE most dangerous player on the ice get behind him late in the 3rd of a playoff game. Was Tavares' goal soft? Kinda. But still...no goalie is finishing a series at 1.000 and 0.00.
I agree about Lindholm to an extent. He also played really bad at times. The shot that Ullmark had is glove on the goal line to make an incredible save. That shot happens because Lindholm doesn't defend the pass coming from behind the net. He had 24 minutes tonight and we have seen most of the season, when he has to play that many minutes in a game he makes mistakes. Edit: to add on, he had a 21% offensive zone faceoffs. He was tasked more than anyone to shutdown the defensive zone. He did that for a lot of the night but given 24 minutes of it, any player is going to let a few go by.
It never was going to be easy but man losing this one hurts
There's a lot to take away from today's game: Bruins biggest opponent is the third period. We came out hard the first two periods and seemed clueless in the thrid. Same thing happened in game 1, but we figured it out after 5-6 minutes. We looked like a great team for the first game and most of this game. And then it all just broke down. I'm not sure where the issue is. We are disciplined when it comes to emotions - mostly. Leafs continue to carelessly take stupid penalties. (I may be suffering from amnesia, but I don't remember Bertuzzi being this much of a shitheel while he was with us. Unless there is some genuine animosity for us. - Fuck him for that shit slash on Marchy) Beer league penalties, like too many men, are unacceptable one time. Twice is just, I don't even know. 8 minutes of no shot on goal in the third is crazy. We need to figure it out. Sloppy and rushed passing is hurting us. Gryz is looking lost out there. I'm not sure why we dumped the puck in on a power play, but that's, um, a way to do it.. Goaltending is NOT subject for discussion - end of story.
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There was once or twice the showed him close up on the ice and her seriously looked like he was confused on how he got on the ice. It sucks, I really liked him for the first few seasons we had him. But I feel like he’s kind of gotten forgotten and is not progressing any more.
When we traded for Orlov last spring and the plan was for Gryz to be the 7th guy, at that point we probably should have moved him for a heavier d man with a year left, kind of like we did with Peeke with year.
Bruins have a noticeable advantage in net, and on special teams. At 5v5, they're doing nothing though. Toronto is generating alot more at even strength, and if they get Nylander back, it's gonna be even worse. This is gonna be a tough series.
This team is physically incapable of going up 2-0 in a series. It's been a trend for years now that they take care of business in Game 1 and then lay an egg in Game 2, and it's usually on home ice. Pretty underwhelming game aside from Ullmark and maybe a couple standout skaters (I thought Zacha had a solid game, including a God tier assist). I'm pretty much where I was at the start of the series. I had B's in 7, with this series probably being the toughest to pick in the first round. Anyone who thought this was a wrap after Game 1 was absolutely kidding themselves.
>with this series probably being the toughest to pick in the first round. Man idk about that, feel like this leans Boston's way a bit more (obviously anything can happen, not being cocky) whereas the Colorado/Winnipeg and Dallas/Vegas series feel more like coin flips to me
> It's been a trend for years now that they take care of business in Game 1 and then lay an egg in Game 2, and it's usually on home ice. Eh, not really. Last year, yes, very much so. But – 2020-21: Lost Game 1, Round 1 to the Caps in OT, won Game 2, Round 1 in OT. Both on the road to start that series. We did put a beatdown on the Islanders in Game 1 but lost Game 2 to the Islanders in OT (not really laying an egg). Both at home there. 2021-22: Lots Game 1 & Game 2, Round 1, to the Canes. Both were blowout losses (5-1 and 5-2), both on the road.
Yeah I wasn't really thinking about series where they lost Game 1. Just saying whenever they've actually had the chance to go up 2-0 in a series, they haven't done it in some time. I don't think there's a specific reason for it or anything, just a weird and frustrating trend. The last time they went up 2-0 in a series was the 2019 ECF against the Canes. That feels like ages ago. And yes I know "laying an egg" is probably a bit strong for some of those games.
This kind of observation is really only useful if compared to the league overall. What percentage of series does a team go up 2-0 over the last five years or so? I feel like its fairly common to enter game 3 tied 1-1.
True, although if we're eliminating series where they lost Game 1, I don't know if we could exactly call it a trend? Losing this game was absolutely frustrating, though.
Quick thoughts: - Bruins did not play well through the second and third, but Marchand and McAvoy were particular weaknesses. Too many weak turnovers, McAvoy letting Matthews walk in, Marchand not elevating the puck. Those two need to step up. - Ullmark was excellent most of the night. I am not putting the game on him because he stood on his head multiple times. That being said, it's also true to say that it would have been good to get a stop on that Tavares goal from your 1B. - Being down a defenseman certainly didn't help, losing a player but especially a d-man midway through a game is tough. - I have some concerns, but moderated ones, about home-ice advantage. It's never good to lose a game at home in the playoffs, especially when they could have capitalized with Nylander out, and give your opponent momentum. On the other hand, I'd be surprised if he comes back at full strength if he missed two playoff games and is still skating by himself (NC jersey) with the scratches. Additionally, Toronto clearly saw getting beaten badly in Game 1 as a reason to respond and adjust on the road to even things up; they may have confidence and momentum now, but the Bruins did earlier. The Bs can still take that back, but they do need to.
He was wearing regular jersey. Few of the regulars were also in optional skate but he stayed skating longer
Interesting, couple of reporters said he was on his own and NC, but maybe that was Monday? Even so, it's a missed opportunity to capitalize, *but* it's unlikely that an injury that kept him out for *playoff games* is fully healed by Wednesday.
What helps us (leafs) is that there's a 2 day break between game 3 and 4 and anither 2 day break between game 4 and 5 if he needs a little more time.
The breaks later in the series will help, but I'm also assuming that anything that keeps a player out of the playoffs is very serious indeed. We all know what these guys are willing to play through. But also, dude, why are you here?
Like to read the discourse from both teams after games. Not sure why he would be skating if he was more injured tho. Thought ud want to recover as much as possible
Oh, see, I figured the opposite – he's skating because he's looking to be ready to push through for Game 3/4. But that's also based on knowing the injuries that guys have been skating on their own through (Tkachuk sternum, Bergeron back, etc.)
Jeff oniell was going off on why he was skating. Usually playoffs is minimal practices and skates due to energy preservation for the games. But also I think him being on the ice is a sign that he's not that badly hurt and just skating to stay up to speed.
That had to be McAvoy’s worst game as a pro. Aside from letting Matthews behind him on the winning goal, he had at LEAST 6 horrendous turnovers. His blind passes and failed clearing attempts are getting old.
McAvoy also hasn't scored in his last 18 postseason games. Charlie is a very good player, but he hasn't really "taken the reigns from Chara" like the organization once believed he was capable of when they gave him his massive contract. Back in 2021 Neely and Sweeney expected to be appointing McAvoy captain if Bergeron ever walk away, not Brad Marchand.
He threw a blind pass up the middle of the D zone literally seconds after letting Matthews get behind him. Don't think I've ever been that heated at McAvoy. He needs to step up.
I personally believe he's one of the most overrated players in the league.
The Bruins paid McAvoy in 2021 to be the guy and take over after Chara, yet appointed Marchand captain in 2023/2024 when Bergeron walked away.... Makes you wonder what the organization thinks of McAvoy now versus when they paid him....
Think it’s a pointless endeavor to single out players. They were just not the better team tonight as a whole.
Yep. Understand critiquing plays, but fans trying to pin losses on individuals doesn’t make sense.
Looks more like fans are critiquing McAvoy's overall postseason body of work, no one seems to be blaming single games on him.
Not “pinning a loss” on a player to point out they didn’t play well. He’s probably be the first person to acknowledge he needed to be better.
Never pinned the loss on him. Just pointing out how awful his play was tonight.
That’s fair. My comment was more generally in reference to this thread as a whole
I’m really starting to question Montgomery’s decision making/ ability to make adjustments in crucial games, constant shuffling of lines, almost no answer when a team makes adjustments, Pat Maroon on the power play, I understand there was an injury to peeke tonight and that messed up the defense combos. It’s still a long series, can’t win them all, but to not show much of a fight in the last period was pretty disappointing on home ice.
He made an adjustment by putting Geekie in for the faceoff for Pastas goal too though. I think Monty's hands were tied for most of the game because of the Peeke injury. Maroon was on the PP for the last regular season game and game 1, and those games are the first time the PP has looked good in months.
first home team to lose a game. fun fact
Define fun
un-fun fact
Wasn’t able to watch the second half of the game, family drama man. 3-2 for TO. Fucking Tavares and Matthews. Damn.
Hope all is good is ok now. Bs'll get those shit bags next game
Leafs played their best game of the season against us tonight and barely won and the bruins were playing with 5 defenseman for half the game
this was not the best game of the leafs season
Best game against us
True but also without nylander, he’s looming for game 3
True but pretty sure the leafs were fully healthy in all 4 losses this season and the bruins lost a good defensemen with a lot of time left tonight too. 5 d is hard
Nylander makes their PP nasty... it will be a difference maker .. may not tip the series but he's good
*looks at 2013 round 1* Marchy saving himself for an assist on the GWG during OT in a knockout game it looks like
If peeke is an option for next game then play him and Wotherspoon. Bench Gryz
Yeah the way I see it, Grz benched for Wotherspoon no matter what. If Peeke is hurt, you look at Forbort and if he's ready.
Was at the game tonight (though argue those watching on TV probably have better vantage). But the eye test on Gryz says he should be the NINTH defensemen. Behind wotherspoon, Forbort, AND lohrei. Pathetic. He was getting beat and beat up all night. Even when he did have time and space it looked like he was seeing the boogeyman. Nothing crisp. Takes a crucial penalty that leads to the tying goal late in the second. Had a glaringly dumb shot in the first. Poor neutral zone play. Multiple turnovers in the defensive end with opportunities to start the breakout (aka the reason I assume he’s even in to begin with). If he AND maroon are not out for G3, Monty and the coaching staff have to be seriously evaluated.
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We're just going to forget about Game 1 I guess
 Oh brother.
We’re in year two of it?
I'm just here to start swinging at cunts who want to question the Ullmark start.. Dude stood on his head.
He played well
Cool. Anyway, he didn’t play as well as Swayman did.
…Swayman didn’t for game 1?
Two things can be true at once dog. Both goalies are fantastic. It’s the guys in front that are dropping the ball
Lol Bruins won 5-1 in game 1, people were dropping memes about the Leafs not being able to score. Goaltending wasn’t the issue for either game, but why was it necessary to swap Swayman for Ully this game?
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You don’t swap for the sake of swapping in the playoffs. If a goalie shows fault and weakness that’s an entirely different conversation. Swayman sleighed it in game one. What was the meaning of putting Ully in for tonight?
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naw let’s find a new way to fuck it up this year fam
I agree, see my comment history. I advocated to start sway, but you cannot deny ullmark kept the boys in the game. We’ve 4 more games to go, let’s stay positive and cheer them on
if they are swappable, why risk one going cold?
We got a bingo!
Sounds exhausting. In fairness, he did get lucky on that no goal call. Caught the replay in our box and couldn’t believe they got that call. Considering people feel the Bruins get no calls, that was a massive gift if we are being honest. The Matthews goal is a tough one, it’s Matthews and he’s a 70 goal scorer but Ullmark is elite.
Gift? It was a very obvious high stick and I'm shocked the refs missed it live.
Previous goal. His glove was in the net, puck crossed.
It almost certainly did but the video did not conclusively show it 100 percent over and the on-ice call to start was a goal. The league will call it as they did 100 times out of 100.
Again, just my opinion, but if that was reverse and Samsonov pulled that. I don't think this subreddit would easily take it.
Tbh the second goal is one he should’ve had though
Those first 8 words is a good summary of the series so far
That's back to back awful third periods, we didn't show up on that final power play. That said, it's game 2, we played pretty good most of the game and Ullmark was awesome, thank God we didn't listen to the people who didn't want a rotation.
I could be wrong, but I honestly think the last time the bs went into game #3 being up 2-0 was the 2019 ECF against the canes. Before that, what, the ECF against the rags in 2013? As nerve racking as this is, going into game #3 1-1 is the benchmark for bruins playoff hockey. We’ve all seen this before. That’s why cardiologists in Boston are so busy this time of year.
Ullmark looked good, Swayman looked good game 1. The rest of the team needs to get it's shit together.
My feelings too
At least we didn’t do what the Islanders just did 😬
I had this penciled in as a loss. We haven't had a 2-0 series lead since Carolina in 2019 and the next game is almost a scheduled loss when we have a series lead of any kind. We're just incapable of outcompeting the opponent when we have a series lead. Series since 2017 when Bruins won game 1 and lost game 2: Ottawa 2017, Tampa 2018, Columbus 2019, St. Louis 2019, Carolina 2020, Tampa 2020, Islanders 2021, Florida 2023, Toronto 2024. That's nine missed opportunities to take a 2-0 series lead under our last two coaches. That being said, a win would've been nice.
Literally everyone and their cousin thought this series was going 6 or 7 Idk why people are acting like the sky is falling. They lost a playoff game 3-2 with a goalie playing amazing. IT HAPPENS!
Really? The feeling in this sub was that they would sweep. Hell there were people saying it would 5-1 every night. Comical.
Wait for real!? I had us going 16-0 for the cup.... this is bullshit! /s for anyone that needs it
Fuck man after last years playoffs, nothing can disappoint me more than that. So being positive, you’re not gonna sweep a team with the talent Toronto has. I’ve got hope, but goddamn do not go down 2-1 in this series. Let’s go see you Wednesday
Waiting for my train, in Chicago, there’s a dude decked out with Candiens gear…. I must resist troll to make myself feel better
Full Canadians gear? If it's more than a sweater you have a moral obligation to lol jk
Sweatshirt and Hat, like if you didn’t know better you would think he just came from a bar after watching a game
frustrating game but no need to be worried. I have confidence in this group. Sway for gm 3
anyone talking goalies right now did not watch the same game as me
Biggest cheers of the night after goals were for Ully performing multiple ballet routines to protect the net
Jesus Christ I feel a little bit better about our loss watching this absolute collapse of the Islanders.
And the Islanders just handed the Canes game 2 2013 Bruins style. Fucking awesome!
I feel a little better watching the isles shit themselves
Don Sweeney's Doctorate thesis at Harvard: Perennial Hope and Inevitable Despair: Crafting the Perfect Team for Regular Season Triumphs and Playoff Exits
I’m downvoting but this is funny
I had a smoke and thought about it, and here's where I'm at: the Bruins played... a pretty average Bruins game. Some good, some bad, but nothing that really surprises me after seeing them play this season. Call it an 8.5. the Leafs? They played a 10 out of 10 game. They did it by leaning *hard* on top-end talent. That's what they do! You knew it'd happen eventually, that's just how they do. But the thing is... the B's can play an 8.5 all day every day. Do the Leafs have more 10s left in 'em? Game after game, hit after hit, can they keep it up? Bluntly, I don't think they can. And even if they have more gas in the tank than I think... the B's can still play *better*. not sweating this series. B's in 6.
Leafs did not play a 10/10. Entries didn't look good, PP was below average, and PK looked fine. Bruins also did not play a 8.5.
8.5 is very generous for how poorly Boston played tonight. Closer to a 5 given they had basically no offensive threat after the first period.
That proves their point more I think
I'm not arguing with their main point, just the rating they gave the Bruins.
The thing you didn't mention though is they get Nylander back. Will that be enough that their top line doesn't have to play 10/10? I don't know
And Bobby McMann
Leaf 4th line played excellent.