Game 7 - We Win
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Would’ve been the perfect way to go out – against a hated, longtime rival to the north. I can only imagine the speech he’d have delivered.
But at least they won it for him.
And you can see Pasta when he curls around and starts skating from his own blue line to the the centerline when the Bruins had gotten the puck back gesturing up ice (like wide open receivers do) with his stick, and going "I'm running a fly pattern, put it out in space in front of me"....
Just relieved. That was a joyless last three games, but they survived.
Now to the second part of the south Florida revenge tour (Celtics being the first).
Now to the second part of the south Florida revenge tour (Celtics being the first).
I was right about being fucked. I fell asleep before the game even started, and woke up at 12:45. Didn’t even see the luck drop. Fail
Oh learned ones, why was the winning play not icing? Pass originated before the center ice line and crossed the goal line. Asking for a friend.
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yep Nylander was the true controller disconnect in this picture. Marner lost track of Pasta right as Marner came off the bench and then didn’t keep up his speed. Nylander is on full coast mode.
yep Nylander was the true controller disconnect in this picture. Marner lost track of Pasta right as Marner came off the bench and then didn’t keep up his speed. Nylander is on full coast mode.
Pasta was the first to below the dots. He wipes out icing if it was icing but usually players get the neighborhood on the red line like lindholm was almost on or at the line by the time he fully released.
Absolutely correct. Let the drama of the moment be the star, not the announcer(s). Great comment. You should teach a class in sports announcing.
Any word on what Matthews was actually trying to play through? I’m thinking a back injury of some kind.
The rumor is that Woll injured himself trying to save the shot at 19:59.9 of the 3rd of game 6.
They can rip Nylander all they want, but he is right there with Woll as the reason it became a series
Oh totally. With all the talk of breaking up the big 4, he's the one that won't be moved.
Nylander is borderline Ovechin-controller-disconnected. Really bad look. He doesn't take a single stride once Pasta is in the zone.
I just love the way you can see the 'blip' where the crowd notices the bounce come back to center off the boards, and then it is over.
I think that is a little unfair.
For at least the last few games, Toronto had been very successful clogging up the blue line and cutting out the spaces for the Bruins to make zone entries. The read at that moment was probably to make sure Zacha couldn't get a clean puck to enter through the middle and to assume that crossing 4 defenders with a stretch pass was a low probability option. And they had generally been right about this. If those guys are all selling out to get back, deep into their own zone, then Zacha gets the puck, or on countless other plays in the series, the Bruins would have found similar passes to the person in Zacha's position.
Very pointless conversation, but not sure I agree with the Nylander bashing on the play.
There are already 3 guys below the dots, if he makes it four and there is a rebound to the slot or Pasta has it behind the net, there will be 4 B's covered by one man.
Should he look a bit more engaged, sure, but he is in the correct defensive position.
There are already 3 guys below the dots, if he makes it four and there is a rebound to the slot or Pasta has it behind the net, there will be 4 B's covered by one man.
Should he look a bit more engaged, sure, but he is in the correct defensive position.
Marner makes 10.9 million a year and should be looking for more when his contract runs out. So he would be a rental for 1 year.
Leafs have not won the cup since 1967. My Leaf fan friends are apoplectic and borderline suicidal.
Guess the use by date for this has expired. I know in Canada, hockey is a far different animal from baseball. Also, 30+ years.
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How do they feel about Samsonov staying home on that puck? He had the best chance at breaking up the play. All he needs to do is commit to it once the bounce comes his direction.
And he’s my favorite non-Bruin and puts up nearly100 points a year and can work all special teams and is worth every penny. Another high end offensive talent to take pressure of Pasta is exactly what this team needs. Toronto just wouldn’t be dumb enough to make that trade.
I think Samsonov was put in an impossible situation there. The puck coming off the boards at that angle is highly improbable and unexpected. He's got to track the puck, his defensemen, and Pasta all at the same time. He's doing multiple calculations in his head in less than 2 seconds. And finally I suspect that he expected Pasta to one time the loose puck. As did I.
If he commits and guesses wrong as to Pasta's speed, then Pasta has the easiest tap in in the entire world.
Not following. You really think all those Celtics championships eased the pain of The Sox all those years?
And yeah, it's far different.
I was in the building in seats above the sports deck. Had to be the best seats in the house to watch that unfold. I am 100% certain Lindholm was playing for that carom. It felt like I was watching that unfold in slow motion. Most of the 1st 2 periods Pasta seemed like he was missing his burst. He came out in the 3rd in was noticeably faster. As soon as he turned back up ice after giving Lindholm the puck you could tell he was intent on blowing by the D.
There was a lot of blue jerseys in the crowd. I expected them to try to get some “Go Leafs Go” chants going. I don’t think they even tried, not that the Garden crowd would have allowed it.
I keyed in on Swayman during the Anthems. He was swaying side to side, looking up all around the arena. He might as well been waiting for a bus. Just a different breed. Definitely made for this.
Causeway after the game was as loud as inside the building. Incredible atmosphere.
Little side note. During the intermission before OT a group of women wearing Bruins leather jackets came to the bar behind us. It was some of the WAGS. Each had their players name and number on the back. I’ll just say that these guys are living the dream beyond the rink.
There was a lot of blue jerseys in the crowd. I expected them to try to get some “Go Leafs Go” chants going. I don’t think they even tried, not that the Garden crowd would have allowed it.
I keyed in on Swayman during the Anthems. He was swaying side to side, looking up all around the arena. He might as well been waiting for a bus. Just a different breed. Definitely made for this.
Causeway after the game was as loud as inside the building. Incredible atmosphere.
Little side note. During the intermission before OT a group of women wearing Bruins leather jackets came to the bar behind us. It was some of the WAGS. Each had their players name and number on the back. I’ll just say that these guys are living the dream beyond the rink.
Yes. I am going to post every video I see. Why do you ask?
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I've watched the highlights multiple times. I can't put myself through the whole game again.
I watched the last ~12 minutes of the 3rd and OT again while working out this afternoon. What a ride.
Even the Raptors win a few years ago is irrelevant to the Laffs fan base, so I totally agree with you
I came here to see if there were any videos of Leafs Square. Thank you SOSH for not letting me down. That the broadcast did not flash to that scene eventually was an epic fail.
Watched the 20+ minute highlights from Dafoomie and then passed out for 3 hours on the couch. Oops