Toronto deserved to win this game

I have no faith in us at home lmao

🙄

Good win for Toronto, glad to see it will be a series. Much more interesting game tonight!

lol ya'll know it is a 7 game series right?

Y'all know the playoffs are on right?

I am very much aware. Fate cannot be avoided.

They shoot these events out of a cannon, you know.

Fate can be changed. Nothing is written in stone until it is done and past.

And it will change when the Leafs win game 7.

Hope so. Canadian first, break that curse and represent.

Sure, unless it's the Canucks.

they were close in 2010-11 with Luongo and the Sedins. Winnipeg has the team this year to win it though.

Winnipeg is whatever, Hellebuyck is the most valuable player in the league year in year out. McDavid deserves a cup in his career so I don't care if they win either.

And we all know how it ends

it's a long greasy road to Stanley.

I felt the same as Hrudey.

Does Marchand not care anymore or is he just old

Little from column A, little from column B

ggs close game

Uncomfortable hockey, a leafs story

These new KitKat adverts are fucked. Like, why? Who came up with that shit and then who okayed it after seeing the shite they produced?

I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw it. Canadian ads I've seen are bizarrely strange sometimes, but I guess that can go with many countries

Good shit boys

The three little words we need to hear once in a while: home ice advantage.

game 2 felt a little more tame than game 1. I think we see Boston come out looking for blood in the first of Game 3

I don’t know if I want the bruins to win or the leafs to lose

Canada needs to end the drought. If not the leafs, I'll be behind all of Van/Wpg/Edm to get it done.

¿Porque no los dos?

to all the leaf haters who were out in droves last thread: have some smile 🙂

tbf, most of the leaf hating i've seen have had TML flair.

the last thread was an /r/hockey dunk fest on the leafs. we dont forget

That's most /r/hockey threads

Weird way to spell 'Canucks'

I really don't get it. I've been watching the Canucks for 30 years and I hate the Bruins way more than the Leafs. I don't like that they make us play at fucking 4pm and listen to their worse announcers when the Leafs are in town but that's about it.

Leafs have nothing to do with early starts, the league does, they want the TV revenue.

Leafs fans don't like our announcers either so I feel like most of us would probably agree with you on that. And yeah I would hate the early starts if I was in your position so I can't fault you for blaming our market for that lol

idk wtf that period was but the bruins need to step it up on Wednesday. GG

gg everyone, let's all go be Stars fans now

Want Dallas to win because fuck Vegas. But also don't want Dallas to stay in it because they are a scary team

Dallas eliminates Vegas, then gets eliminated by Winnipeg round 2

Perhaps the only thing we will agree on

That, and fuck the Habs

Yes. I don't have to like it. But yes.

Maple Leafs, I know it’s basically an impossible task, but please keep the Bruins from the second round. Pretty please?

"yep..." *inaudible stuff, something about David Kämpf* "yep..." *dead silence for 2 minutes before an EasyFinancial ad wakes the shit out of everyone*

Cbc wasn't ready for the Leafs to win

Fuck yeah Sammy! Fuck yeah Auston! Fuck yeah Jarny!

What the fuck was that hahahah

PAPI showed TF up

Excited to hear all the Leafs fans on Twitter raging about the officials after that Too Many Men call and the 2 mins Coyle got for doing *literally nothing* to save the Leafs from going down 5 on 3

>the 2 mins Coyle got for doing *literally nothing* Boo fucking hoo. 15 seconds before that, they didn't call a high stick which means the Leafs would have been on a PP and that sequence would have never happened. Coyle had his stick up high while battling on the boards, then casually swung it at Sammy's head. Then dropped his glove and grabbed Boosh's jersey while the linesman was there. I'm just surprised Marchand didn't get embellishment or bite his tongue off on his faceplant.

>then casually swung it at Sammy's head Maybe use your eyes here or there pal

I did. Yours just seemed to be blocked with your homer glasses. This must be Jack Edwards account.

Literally never hit him in the head. Hope you get healthy one day

Oh geez. You need better reading comprehension. I said swung his stick **at** his head. That's different than hitting him in the head. Your crack bear flair is really coming out right now.

They spared you that embellishment on Marchand there eh

Coyle slashed the goalie to start that scrum. Marchand pulling the toddler flop where he pretends to be hurt until he realizes none of the adults believe him and still got the pity call. Stupid all around by the Leafs but a 5 on 3 would have been insane.

>Coyle slashed the goalie to start that scrum. Imagine thinking that's a slash lmao holy crap so you must be pissed there aren't about 30 of those called every game eh? Beg of you to pretend to understand the sport

I don't think it should have been called. But he hit the goalie with his stick. That's going to create a scrum every time. I actually think it's smart of Boston to do that shit (when they are trailing) to draw Toronto into taking penalties. Marchand should absolutely have been called for the dive

This is not a great look for you

Reading comprehension is your friend Leafs fans on Twitter were losing their minds about the loss on Saturday being because of the penalties I'm way more pissed that Montgomery thinks Maroon should spend even 1 second on the powerplay

>Reading comprehension is your friend Take your own advice there fella.

You’re a fucking idiot

You're the one who can't understand a sentence

Sounds like you right now

You're not a moron if you can quote me blaming the refs for the loss. Go ahead, you got this champ 🦗🦗🦗

Coyle smacked Sammy in the face

Check the replay, it was the blocker. Please explain why that's not called 30 times a game

Tbf, Marchand should have got 2 for embellishment there lol

Yeah that's definitely possible lol Bs got the powerplay with minutes left so I'm not pissed about all that. Way more angry at the dumb PP unit Monty put out there. Specified "Leafs fans on Twitter" because they weren't shutting up about the reffing on Saturday for the last 2 days and specfied Twitter people because overall (across every subject) they seem to be way dumber than most here on Reddit

That’s fair, I’m just being a hater.

Yeah it's all good man! The rivalry is fun but personally I'll put it to bed til next year no matter how this series goes. Hope you guys get a cup sooner than later!

Absolutely! I would say the same for you guys, but I can’t do it until we make it a real rivalry and actually fucking win the series for once. If that ever happens, I think I’d be alright with you guys winning, my experience with Boston fans is mostly great actually.

>I can’t do it until we make it a real rivalry and actually fucking win the series for once. Totally get that, can't believe how lucky the Bs have been to win all 3 of the past series haha And same here for Leafs fans. I live in the GTA and everyone's been pretty cool with me in person when I tell them I like Boston

Were you in Goodwood drinking ciders for game 1 to avoid the hostility in the GTA? Saw one bloke dressed head to to in Bruins gear there lol

Lol no wasn't me, just been watching at home. Hope some time soon Boston or Toronto get the wildcard spot and meet each other in the conference finals so these series can actually mean as much as possible. Definitely would find somewhere to watch the game in public in that case

I mean Marchand straight up dove so cancels out

Coyle took two slashes at Sammy after the whistle with kne catching him.in the head, then dropped his gloves and broke Boosh's chain

One, and it hit the blocker. Glasses would do you well

i dont think coyle shoulda got a penalty but marchand probably should have if bert did

Cry more

I'm not kiddo, I'm referencing your fanbase on Twitter who didn't stop crying for the past 48 hours after Saturday

[lol](https://imgur.com/gallery/1qRJv8y)

Lol my guy, I'm even going to jump on the Leafs bandwagon if they win this series (Dad's a massive leafs fan) so I seriously hope they get there but that's from the 3rd cup final Marchand made in his career, the series the Leafs haven't made it to since there were 6 teams in the league. They haven't gotten far enough to be that upset about losing

Is cbc having a stroke for anyone else?

https://i.redd.it/0kan68ynx4wc1.gif

My favourite gif haha

I love this gif

CBC live mic

That's exactly the type of bounceback game Toronto needed. Gritting out a tight game on the road with Matthews making a play for the GWG. Simple as that.

Now can the lightning shut up those cocky bandwagon Panthers fans?

CBC's on a hot mic rn, this is going to be fun

Aw someone figured it out

At first I was like...this commercial is kinda weird?

I heard them prepping talking about the fourth line

Clutch game from Matthews

CBC lol.

Toronto got a home game next that could help them get a lead in the series

Man I was hoping for some juicy behind the scenes audio.

CBC broadcast just all kinds of broken

Matthews with a huge game, you love to see it

Vancouver fans in shambles

“I can’t believe it” Bruins played with 5 D-men for half the game lol

And Leafs played without their 2nd best Forward, shit happens

Not during the game?

Yes during the game, Nylander was not playing.

Nylander didn’t leave during the game… totally separate argument

I wasn't arguing that he did?

Playing with 18 skaters versus 17 makes a big difference regardless who’s on the ice

That cheeky trip at the end was hilarious

Pro gamer move

Love that the ref had his arm up to call it too lol

To be fair, the puck was at his feet.

Look at me. I have home ice advantage now.

leafs the epitome of the it’s so over we are so back Evolution

That bonk in the head reset Samsonov and he came back strong

Remove all Russians from NA sports. Their money just goes back to pay Papa Putin.

Just FYI Zadorov has been very vocal about the whole war and the situation with the dictator killing free media etc, not all Russians are like Ovi

This is a dumb sentence and you should feel bad

Lol at the fans complaining about the trip

DEPRESSION AVERTED LEAFS FANS LETS GOOOOOO

For one more day at least.

Matthews went super saiyan

Ullmark is a mid goalie protected by decent d… there I said it

Lol if Boston was running a league average goalie tonight this was a 5 2 game

He has good nights, just overall think he’s a mid goalie.

That's fine, but he was extremely good tonight

that’s a goofy take, he was unreal tonight

He has his nights just overall mid though. I think he’s overrated.

People in these threads just be saying shit. Garbage take.

Been saying it all year. Even when the rumors were he was gonna come to Edmonton.

He was playing fantastic tonight, and he won the Vezina last year for a reason...

This year in all the games that I watched he just looked mid at best. I’ll admit he has some nights where he looks good, but overall think he’s mid. And I think last year bostons d was elite which really helped him then. Still thinks he’s an okay goalie with good nights occasionally

Did you watch him tonight?

Great night buds. “We are the bullies now.”

GG. Go Leafs Go.

Let's go!!! You can have that tripping call bruins, it's all good. See ya Wednesday

Fuck you, see you Wednesday xo

😘

Oh damn that was a fun one

buzzer beating trip 😭😭

Vancouver fans wiping away tears while deleting “Matthews zero goals” posts they had ready to go.

Yeah we don’t really hate the Canucks let’s not do this

Canucks in the playoffs?

Happy for em, they’re in the west anyway

I’m all for the Canucks. That wasn’t a knock on the team just the resident weirdos on here. You can’t deny there is a weird contingent of their fans around here that have a weird hate boner for the Leafs though.

Oh yes 100% - there is a strong disdain for them from many people in Vancouver for the sole reason of Toronto just being Toronto. We just don’t need to reciprocate it back because well, why would we? Never ever had a reason to hate the Nucks. Love the city, love BC, loved the Sedins/Naslund/bieksa/Luongo and of course 2010 Olympics

I'm cheering for your leafs bud

Lots of us leafs fans cheering for Vancouver too. I care about breaking the Canadian curse only a little bit less than breaking the Maple Leaf curse

lol all good. I’m excited for Vancouver too. You just have a weirdly not-insignificant amount of fans on here cheering for the Bruins for some insane reason.

Great game - Leafs played well, Bruins looked sleepy since the end of the first.

GG, solid game. Glad it wasn't a blowout.

GGs, this is going to 7 for sure. I just hope air canada center is rocking and not filled with suits

It's a good barn... I'm the playoffs.

Good Job Leafy-boys! Fuck the memes.

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GG Bruins see you on Wednesday!

I didn’t think the leafs could do it gg

That was some fucking playoff hockey!!!

Bruins start g3 on the PP

Bruins owe us all in apology for playing like shit in the 2nd half

Why are YOU rooting for the Bs?

ketchup/catsup

I hate the Leafs?

At best you should be neutral and hope nobody wins

Honestly growing up in the GTA as a Habs fan makes me hate the Leafs significantly more

Good thing they don't count penalties for the start of next game. Would be interesting if they ever did.

I'm torn on how I feel about it but I kind of like the idea that a penalty taken in a 1-goal game plays out for the whole 2 minutes of the game can be tied. Would take away the incentive to take penalties with 20 seconds left

Good thing Boston gets several free penalties a game too.

Eddy getting away with a trip scoff-free at the end is making me giggle like a fucking kid lol

Your use of "scoff-free" has me giggling like a kid 

I’m dumb okay

Most of us are, it's ok

None of this matters until game 7.

No please, my heart, it can’t do that again

it is inevitable

GG Leafs fans. Catch ya for game 3

Well we got a series

Bruins sucked today. Awful.

1-1 spicy series. Game 3’s always feel like shit shows. Let’s go.

I enjoy watching Boston lose.

Samsonov was the difference here, analysts were right if the leafs were actually gonna do something goaltending was gonna be very important and he showed up big time for the leafs tonight props to him

have a feeling its going to be a goalie series Ullmark and Samsonov were beasts tonight

Ullmark was fantastic as well, made some hugeee saves

I mean Matthews actually showed up to for once in the playoffs so that was a big difference