EAST Playoffs '23-'24 Round 1: (A3) Toronto Maple Leafs at (A2) Boston Bruins (BOS Wins 4-3)

[mommax3]

22 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

Wow.
After a win, and how well Jeremy Swayman played, the Bruins are gonna switch to Linus Ullmark for Game 2??

Ballsy.....

After last year, all of Bruins Nation would be screaming if they didn't at least start out rotating the goalies. 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

3 minutes ago, mommax3 said:

After last year, all of Bruins Nation would be screaming if they didn't at least start out rotating the goalies. 

 

Oh, I get it...as a Minnesota Wild fan, I've seen my share of rotating goalie systems over the years, but Boston is up against a good Leafs team (despite all the fun I make at their expense), and I just think they shouldn't mess around and stay with got them a win.

If Boston wanted to give Linus some play time, wait for the series to shift to Toronto.
At that point, win or lose in Game 2, Ullmark in could be justified better.

Either way, if the Bruins win Game 2, then all that is moot.
Nice to have a solid tandem like the Bruins have, that is for sure.

Oh, and welcome to the boards.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Samsonov got his bell rung on that play.
Bruins trying to bank pucks off his noggin.

Careful, Toronto...anything happens to Samsonov, you may be forced to put in Martin Jones then the chit will REALLY hit the fan...

Speaking of which, as I finish this, with 0.000007 seconds left, Pavel Zacha gives the B's the lead.
Morgan Geekie, the skating condominium, figures in that once again with the clean face off win in the offensive zone.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Not sure why Emily Kaplan reporting that Pat Maroon skating at the red line during warm ups is such a eyebrow raising thing....as if, "Is he looking for trouble over there"...particularly with Ryan Reaves in the same vicinity.

Well, yea, Emily...had you been paying attention to Maroon the last several seasons with St. Louis and Tampa Bay (did it a short bit with the Wild too), he PURPOSELY does that during warms ups.

His way to pre-irritate the other team.
Whether they buy in and bite is another matter, but he does that.

Now, Emily, go report on something more worthy.... like.... what does Morgan Geekie eat that he is such a large human being?  

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Danton Heiny almost got one through the back door (see what I did there?  )

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Johnny Pajamas ties it as the game is sent into the 2nd intermission with Leaf momentum.

The Toronto sky has fallen and risen back up so many times already.....

[SaucyJack]

Long drive today with a late start…so I listened to Maple Leaf radio via SiriusXM for the first two periods.  Now back home only to find the ESPN announcers so BORING!

 

(Compared to the Toronto PxP guy, so now I’ve got that synched with my TV video but audio muted.  Ha!  go leafs…

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Whoops!

Bruins let Auston break on through with speed....the result is a 3-2 Toronto lead!

[SaucyJack]

Matthews…tremendous move!  Made the Leafs’ announcer happy…

[Math]

The question is: how will the Leafs shoot themselves in the foot ? 

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

1 minute ago, Math said:

The question is: how will the Leafs shoot themselves in the foot ? 

 

With dumb chit penalties....like the ones they just took... Boston to the PP

[FD19372]

Hey Leafs, stay outta the box.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

1 minute ago, FD19372 said:

Hey Leafs, stay outta the box.

 

Not happenin....they gotta show Boston how tough they are!  

[FD19372]

1 minute ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

 

Not happenin....they gotta show Boston how tough they are!  

The Leaves are playing with a lot more grit and salty syrup tonight. I'll give them that.

[FD19372]

Frantic moment or two for the Leaves there, in front of Samsonov.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

What the holy hell.....who could find the puck in that mess??

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Looked like a bunch of Canadian sardines packed into that crease....

[SaucyJack]

Leafs’ radio analyst may need to administer CPR on his PxP partner.

[Math]

Wot? they didn't blow it?

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Blue Jays square it in Raptor-like fashion. If only they could win like the Argonauts though.... 

I can hear it now....back in Toronto for Game 3 ...the "We want the Cup!" chants! 

[SaucyJack]

Surely the world must End soon.

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

2 minutes ago, Math said:

Wot? they didn't blow it?

 

Not for lack of trying....

[JR Ewing]

I thought that Matthews was terrific for the Leafs tonight, impacting at each end of the arena.

 

[Math]

31 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

 

Not for lack of trying....

 

Wrong team: I was speaking about the Isles...

[Brewin Flames]

9 hours ago, mommax3 said:

After last year, all of Bruins Nation would be screaming if they didn't at least start out rotating the goalies. 

 

 

Yup..., and now after losing game 2, fans are wondering why we did not go with sway again....just can't win.