Always Boston | The Steve Dangle Podcast

On this episode of The Steve Dangle Podcast,
00:00 Pat Maroon is an animal
10:20 Looking at Canucks vs Predators
17:30 The Leafs drop game 1 to the Boston Bruins
1:13:00 Canes beat the Isles in game 1
1:19:00 Looking ahead to the other game 1s
1:23:00 Alex Mereulo theory
1:26:00 USA
1:31:15 Sammy vs Woll
1:34:00 Adam's history corner on burning books
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[@dolandarkxgrandayy6953]

Steve's relationship with The Leafs is like Gollum and The Ring. He both loves and hates them.

[@dantran9962]

But Leafs clearly hate him.

[@quercusquercus532]

Manscaped: Your Sackville Baggins will be Precious.

[@aksis2133]

@@dantran9962I mean the ring didn’t like or care for Gollum at all either. Gollum was just a tool to try and achieve its goal.

[@B2Roland]

@@dantran9962 The Leafs hate everyone and everything except money.

[@HeWhoRoamsAimlessly]

I love it when these guys are like "leafs are soft" and then when leafs get penalties from getting into it they're mad cause they get penalties lmao. Then when depth doesn't help they're mad and when they do they're like wtf were are the stars. Lol 😆

[@JarradBruessel32]

I like that the opening ad is Boston Pizza lol

[@rickrobitaille8809]

😂🔥🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@dcl97]

Yes, it's a Canadian pizza company called Boston pizza famous for it's Detroit style pizza.

[@ericschuck9147]

@@dcl97 Reminds me of an old Red Green episode where a character claims to have gotten the medal of honor from Gen. Montgomery. The other character then remarks how incredible it is for a Canadian solider to receive an American medal from a British general.

[@JarradBruessel32]

@@quercusquercus532 manscaped isn't for beards though??

[@JarradBruessel32]

@@dcl97 lol seriously? Please tell me that's real.

[@jamesbarels469]

I love that BOSTON Pizza is a sponsor of this episode.

[@J.G.Wentworth69420]

I'm surprised there wasn't more of an emphasis on that fact

[@KHayes666]

God tier trolling

[@pritok6]

it seems like boston is really maple leafs daddy

[@generalimlerith8356]

Even Boston pizza is their sponsor Boston truly lives rent free in Steve’s head lol

[@metalbudsgaming8371]

Being a Bruin is Maroons final form.

[@KHayes666]

If you told me before the year Pat Maroon would be more popular than Milan Lucic in Boston I would have laughed at you.....wow

[@erikmacaluso]

Dude's been a Bruin his entire career, we all only just found out.

[@cartermullenix7794]

Blaming your goalie in a game where you score 1 goal only in the third is wild 😂

[@zaneplatt3533]

Huh? They also conceded in 2 minutes and multiple later 😂

[@pritok6]

yeah not like they scored 6 and lost 7:6 like somebody last night

[@robertlahue83]

Adam nailed the Dakota Joshua call.

[@geebster.]

Adam covering the Canucks game is going to trigger so many people. If Hughes makes any defensive mistake and he mentions it, its going to be anarchy. And im here for it.

[@JaneNayes]

Hughes doesn't make defensive mistakes

[@geebster.]

@JaneNayes he very rarely does but I'm sure if he has one of his rare ones Adam will be all over it

[@ajbolt7]

Honestly though why couldn’t it be Jesse? He’s levelheaded and his coverage of western conference teams has been pretty good this season

[@Frizzyy]

​@@geebster.Does he dislike him or something

[@geebster.]

​@Frizzyy I mean.. early in the year when Hughes was leading the whole league in points, the only time the podcast covered the Canucks, Adam said "yeah but he can't play defense" as his reason Hughes isn't a top D man. That set people off, especially since Adam double downed on it

[@philipmatsick9274]

Adam in the white Mclaren zip up looks like the “guy who just bought a boat” character on SNL

[@Rhysing]

A boston player is by definition a player who will never consider worry about the repercussions for making a hockey play.

[@MrKSGrundy]

Adam's history lessons would be a good segment.

[@merdadrezai1195]

Yes it would, but he seriously needs a major polish up.

[@ariea.devalois1564]

The Argos have won their last 8 Grey Cup appearances. That's freaking ridiculous. And no one in Toronto cares. They literally win 3 of every 10 Grey Cups. Ridiculous.

[@Alescandon135]

Steve's complete inability to realize Boston does not draft or acquire "Boston Bruins", they make them through coaching and leadership will never not be funny lol Boston's leaders demand guys work hard and play tough. Toronto's leaders are complacent and soft.

[@HeWhoRoamsAimlessly]

Bingo 🚨

[@cheddarandsourcream]

Culture. The bruins have had a good one for an extremely long time. The Leafs on the other hand…

[@sebastiencarrieres8825]

@@cheddarandsourcream They have a very good culture. It's just slightly different. Their culture is to grab the bag.

[@jp783]

" Yeah, but it's Rogers and maybe they don't honor his contract!" - Steve. I felt that. lol

[@khazraknotreal7224]

As a Canucks fan everything past the 1st round is gravy. Team has a good core, is young, excellent prospects, and a coaching + gm staff that honestly instills confidence. Excited to be in the mix again.

[@MrNeeko777]

As a nashville predators fan: you've got low expectations lol im just praying to not get swept.

[@GuruFromEHRPG]

@@MrNeeko777 honest to god I don't think the preds will be a push over I think we are favorites but I wouldn't be shocked if the preds push this to 6 or 7

[@BrotherAlpha]

14:00 ... I'm watching this after the Canucks game and that Dakota Joshua prediction turned out to be dead on.

[@geebster.]

Auston absolutely deserves the most blame and not Marner. Hitting the post is a missed shot. Being able to hit it whenever the team needs you to score isnt a virtue. Regular season you can compare him to Ovie but there isnt another top player in the same tier that fails to produce this regularly in the playoffs.

[@Dawg476]

In 51 games AM has 22 G 22 A for 44 pts. Mackinnon has 77 games 44 g and 56 A for 100 points. Kucherov has 143 games 53 G 108 A and 161 points. Mcdavid 49 games 29 goals and 46 assists 75 points. Leon 49 games 31 goals 46 assists and 77 points. Tell me how AM is better than any one of them.

[@edited1325]

69 goals

[@Dawg476]

@@edited1325 22 in the playoffs, basically a 35 goal pace for supposedly the best goal scorer in the league

[@baohoaily]

He has prettier man purses.

[@edited1325]

@@Dawg476 hater

[@Dawg476]

@@edited1325 Yup

[@dannyboy7347ify]

History teacher Adam is my new fav thing!!!

[@TheOldHaneyPlace.]

I've been craving Adam's history corner.

[@HandsomeDanVacationRentals]

That was my question for Adams History Corner! Thanks boys I love seeing Adam explain history. I’m going to sub to vip now.

[@WildWolfdog]

Interesting question and also an interesting and knowledgeable answer

[@sampicano]

KEYS TO SUCCES: - I think Nylander, Marner, and Tavares are paid fairly - Sheldon Keefe has proven TIME and TIME again that he is an NHL coach - Our defense might be the best in the league? If not number one then number two. - Brendan Shanahan deserves all the credit...he deserves a pay increase, this is Shanahan's legacy Brendan Shanahan signed April 11, 2014 2014-15 - Did not Qualify 2015-16 - Did not Qualify 2016-17 - Lost first round Washington 4-2 2017-18 - Lost in first round Boston 4-3 2018-19 - Lost in first round Boston 4-3 2019-20 - Lost in Play-in round Columbus 3-2 (did not make the playoffs) 2020-21 - Lost in first round Montreal 4-3 (lost to Montreal...they had 11 wins less than Toronto in a 56 game season) 2021-22 - Lost in first round Tampa 4-3 2022-23 - Lost in second round Florida 4-1 (almost got swept) 2024-2025 Season - 924 players in the NHL: Auston Matthews - 1st highest paid player in NHL ($13,250,000) William Nylander - 6th highest paid player in NHL ($11,500,000) John Tavares - 9th highest paid player in NHL ($11,000,000) Mitch Marner - 12th highest paid player in NHL ($10,800,000) Get Brendan Shanahan a statue immediately! I don't care about sharing the memory of a cup with my Dad, he got those guys PAYDAYS!

[@ptkernaghan]

You had me in the first half, not gonna lie.

[@sampicano]

@@ptkernaghan lost you with the statue? was that a step too far lol

[@Puckguy14]

Hang in there Steve!

[@russell-di8js]

Always next year!!

[@madhavr.8431]

Why does everyone keep saying the leafs kill the bruins on paper? Sure their forwards kill the bruins but the Bs defence and goalies are miles ahead, and that’s 50% of the players on the ice.

[@tyg12]

This is the history content that I needed

[@zeeshawnali4078]

Loved the history lesson!

[@EKNYR]

Maybe I’m just stoned but Steve starting the ECW chant had me in stitches.

[@gooberbop1585]

The amount of hours I spend doing homework and listening to SDP, I bet I have time for 10 shows a week.

[@brandonloewen5155]

I missed Adam’s history corner, he makes it interesting and fun to listen to!

[@stephen686]

lmao steve's face 1:48 during the intro says it all

[@pererajulian]

Just hearing about the Boston pizza live event in this podcast, hoping for more opportunities to watch the game with you guys! 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

[@sharon-sn9ys]

IVE BEEN WAITINGGGG

[@Titan271]

"How many RINGS does Alexandria have?!?" Huge pop

[@alexdockrill]

That Rogers shot was crazy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pomerlain8924]

34:05 Steve is bang-on. All that money spent on these guys, but in the playoffs, they don't elevate their games. They may be exciting in the regular season, but it's the playoffs that matter. That's why at least one of the Core guys should have been dealt before their NMC kicked in on July 1.

[@Kmartsmart]

3 Things: 1. Great show as always 2. In defence of Toronto, Jeremy Swayman had the game of his LIFE: +6.2 GSAX . Yes, Toronto had to bury their chances, but you have to expect that it'll start going in if they keep playing like that. 3. Cam Ward wasn't always a great goalie in his later years with the team, but the bad Hurricanes teams were the reason Ward couldn't get to the playoffs more, not the other way around. 2011 for example, he was exceptional (74GP 37W 923SV% 25.9GSAX) but the team narrowly missed. 2009 he had a stellar run as well. He wasn't the one holding the team back, at least not for over half a decade after their cup.

[@brianhildreth9099]

Odd to hear the respect for the Bruins from you guys, but great show, easy to listen to. You're all good at what you do!.... Signed - Lifelong, die-hard, Bruins fan from NH.

[@dimitri71121]

I love love love domiiii always will!! I played all my home games an hour before Marlies when tie was behind the bench and his son was playing. A true blessing and ive wanted him as a leaf ever since. I'm so glad he is here. He is what the leafs use to be. Now we are sofe as Keefes belly. What a joke of a coach.

[@wilseph1]

You guys have CJ booked in for the annual Leafs first round exit pod yet?

[@matsinaguglia2275]

Can't wait to be disappointed again

[@geebster.]

Hey that's what my wife always says to me

[@DPSARAUJO]

@@geebster.lmbo 😂🤣👍

[@UnclePig39]

My favorite "it's easier to see than the Sun". Dang that's harsh but has validity to it

[@sternyman1]

Who else is here after Dakota Joshua scores 2 goals in Game 1? Adam, you shoulda bet on him !

[@colinbradbury]

When Steve's voice starts that sassy upwards inflection (eeeeeeight) you know you're in trouble.

[@railfankasey]

There needs to be more car talk from Adam during the summer

[@thomasduong2048]

Adam more history shits fire

[@carsonedmiston6441]

As a Hurricane's fan, I saw Domi do this exact same thing when he was with us, and unfortunately for y'all, he's not gonna fix it.

[@davidstefano2709]

Ask CBJ fans about Max Domi. Josh Anderson stinks now and we still lost that trade.

[@ptkernaghan]

Domi is the most frustrating player for me. He's got so much skill and talent and enough dickishness to be on the same level as Marchand, but he's got no consistency. He will disappear for weeks or months at a time. On top of that, if you get him worked up he'll do stupid things to take himself out of the game. He just needs to find equilibrium somehow.

[@carsonedmiston6441]

@@ptkernaghan sounds like he should be a Bruin and train under Marchand

[@makani9004]

The table part made me think of a funny segment from Grand Theft Auto 3 with Lazlow and a karate guy.

[@gqsnowman]

That ending was golden. Never stop, fellas. I’m a recent hockey fan and I latched onto the Canucks. I’m from Florida so it felt like picking a home team would have been bandwagoning a bit. Plus I went to Vancouver for a couple board game conventions and it was amazing. And I do feel bad that the Nucks are gonna send Forsberg’s mustache home, but that’s just so it isn’t cheapened by a playoff beard. I’m in for a Canadian cup win though. You folks have been too genuinely kind to me to root against you. Go Leafs Go

[@michaelrudd1927]

History corner yayyyyyy miss these

[@TheChemiZt94]

Jack Kopacka was the leading goal scorer in the Swedish second league this season. Where he's currently playing with Jordie Benn in Brynäs IF!

[@the_anton_kabanov]

Steve sounds like Caleb Hammer. His voice goes high pitch when he's astounded and disappointed

[@Nebocsid]

Niiiiiiice call on Dakota Joshua, scored twice.

[@maximechappellaz9192]

comming from the future Sunday was more entertaining than Saturday

[@ozma6918]

1:23:08 "They would go Hamster Huey and the Gooey kablooie for sure" I love the reference but I need someone to bedtime story tell me this one 😂 (For a Québec-born guy, I'll take it it's lowkey nice I know the reference!

[@ericlencher2356]

The Leafs got crushed in the faceoff circle. Hitting was even, but Leafs took way more dumb penalties. I would also like to add that Jesse is talking about how the game could have been 1-1 when Matthews went off the post....did he watch the game? Boston hit more pipes than Hunter Biden and Rob Ford on a Vegas vacation bender!

[@rolstonr]

Came for the Bruins schadenfreude, stayed for the Alexandria/Pope/papyrus/Rome lessons.

[@JM.TheComposer]

Tbh I really enjoyed the Great Library of Alexandria explanation.

[@trinitylauretta]

I think of Chris Phillips when I hear the nickname Big Rig! He even co owned the Ottawa Brewery "Big Rig" based off the nickname! It's a great place to get a pizza and watch a game! I would say Maroon also very much deserves that nickname though lol

[@scrambie]

I forgot the new podcast would be uploaded today instead of Monday. What a treat!

[@GuppyGD]

Keep that same energy for blues fans with binnington 😂

[@rickrobitaille8809]

We go good work 🇨🇦😁

[@juhomantynen4638]

The Florida-Tampa game was a prime example of what could be for the Leafs if their stars would step up. It's only the first period and Florida's best goal scorer is already on the board. It's a 1 goal game so Reinhart's goal was absolutely essential in their win. When your team's offense runs through one guy it's pretty easy to shut it down.

[@PengWinYoutube]

To Jesse. If a player wants a contract extension in NHL24 that being that they actually say yes in the little column for yes or no if they want a contract extension, if thats the case you can safely offer them 85% of whatever they ask for and as long as you keep the same years as they have in the initial ask they will say yes. So for example on the max domi extension you could have offered him 4.675 and he would have said yes 100%. That may still be too much but just something to keep in mind for the future.

[@RobbieG17]

I appreciate the Calvin and Hobbes reference.

[@MildandLazyGuy]

The What If Game: -Sharks got Tavares -Instead Leafs got Karlsson What if...? The Erik injury issues to start but last season Erik and then Leafs I would have loved to watch!

[@rickrobitaille8809]

Love Beantown breakdown sports 😂🥊🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@ericschuck9147]

I'm going to laugh if the Leafs light up Boston for seven goals tomorrow and these three completely change their tune

[@nickspencer1220]

Feels like we haven’t had a history corner in years

[@chriscoville8496]

Need to get this out there and share with everyone that you know going to the home games in Toronto for the entire playoffs. At the introduction of the visiting team we shouldn't boo, no cheering. Just absolute silence. Nobody yells anything, show no reaction. Let's see if we can get everyone on board.

[@fitzhuu]

Sunday pod, let's go

[@jp783]

To be fair to Ryan Reeves (27:30) he's just adopting the Matthew Tkachuk philosophy Steve has been telling us about for the tournament all year long.

[@meanmarkawa383]

I totally get what Steve means by complimenting Boston scouting department, but I'll never forget revisiting the 2015 draft and seeing those three straight whiffs in the first round. Especially with who came after them. Big uff.

[@mikeenglish844]

We just fiqured out roman concrete recently

[@duncanlangford2968]

Adam with the amazing pick of Dakota Joshua scoring

[@stephenphillips6245]

I don't know why the Leafs didn't go for Markstrom and Maroon... before the trade deadline.

[@CynicalStorm]

Pat Maroon, roller hockey LEGEND

[@Zachleonard97]

Wow I love watching the leafs lose. Thank you for the content fellas!!

[@mikefalle7910]

Adam that shirt (Gulf McLaren) off the hook

[@Hockeyhobo89]

My only positive is that that has to be our worst game of the series. Although it’s the Leafs so it definitely won’t be.

[@TheRiverweasel09]

It certainly currently is the leafs worst game of the playoffs even, but it's also their best. Hopefully, for Toronto's sake, they try to make the second better

[@sebastiencarrieres8825]

Of course it's the worst. It's the only one!

[@lelouchvibritannia4028]

Sounds like copium.​@@sebastiencarrieres8825

[@HabibGilbert]

How did dakota joshua not work out with the leafs?

[@lukesnape576]

Can’t talk about the Coyotes Press Conference but does 10 minutes on the Roman Empire 😂

[@gordonmacdowell8117]

Archimedes is the guy you're talking about using burning mirrors, but they were probably not flat mirrors. I've seen people light pencils on fire with curved mirrors from small telescopes using the Sun. Mythbusters used flat mirrors, which are going to disperse a lot more light.

[@th3blackthorn804]

As a VGK fan I just want to say keep your head up. In my 6 long years as VGK fan we missed the playoffs once and man let me tell you that was a long hard year. Then we won the Stanley Cup and it was better. So Just keep patiently waiting.

[@rnunez6398]

Adam's take on the Library of Alexandria would make historians minds explode. Even I, as a non-historian, was astounded at how much detail was missing, such as the initial (accidental?) burning of the Royal Lbirary Alexandria by Caesar hundreds of years prior to the fire of the secondary library attributed to Christians. Or that much of what is recounted about the burning of the library is considered legend. Plus there is his reference to the various Bishops and Patriarchs as other Popes who didn't survive. Tell that to the current Patriarchs of Alexandria, Constantinople, etc. And the thorn story being about a Pope when that legend is about St. Benedict who lived about 100 years after the Christian riots. Or that Byzantines are just Romans--although Byzantium was the Eastern Roman Empire, there are historical and cultural differences between the East and the West.

[@zichenafrog]

I think the raw conclusion of the leafs discussion here is that the leafs' core four are bad in the playoffs

[@chriscoville8496]

Way to NAIL and hype up Dakota Joshua!! 2 Gino's and an apple in game 1

[@mikekerr5843]

Mady & Gentlemen, Great game breakdown. Adam, gummies for me tonight. Steve, please forecast a TML as the 1st scorer tonight. Jesse, thnks for nothing the 1.40 PP near the end of the game. Screaming @ the tv

[@LonewolfJesseJames506]

I loved the heart Domi showed right off the opening draw going after Marchand right away. He didn't play the best throughout the game, but who did. Domi wants to be in Toronto, more than I can say for a lot of guys who came through. Sign him to an extension.

[@mannyo2909]

Always blaming the opponent and not taking responsibility for just sucking at playoff hockey and finding ways to get her done.

[@mking1982098]

the issue with the officiating wasn't that the leafs got the calls they did, it is that they were letting the Bruins get away with similar things all night. The penalties were 5 - 2 but Boston played no cleaner. There were multiple high sticks that weren't called etc.

[@grgas]

Does the vip have the mgm ads?

[@travisjerkovits260]

Best case scenario for the leafs. They get swept by Boston. Fire Keefe. Fire Shanahan. Trade marner before July 1 and get max value return.

[@scuzo471]

8:28 the pat maroon bafflement we can all relate to

[@rickrobitaille8809]

😂bring the playoff team 🔥🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@player9117]

If Marchand pulls up his sleeves and dangles his wrists in front of Domi, he won't be able to resist

[@elninoson5282]

The entire world seems to be asking the same question...where is William Nylander?

[@Seegster77]

Domi is no Marchand. He doesn’t have his priorities straightened out. Marchy doesn’t start with his antics till there is a score cushion. He has one of the best +/- ratings in NHL history.

[@InsignificantNick]

It was funny to hear them remember that the Leafs haven't scored more than 2 goals in their last 8 playoff games. That was a huge part of their round 2 loss to Florida. Idk why there's so much talk about toughness when they can't score!

[@gordonmacdowell8117]

The Toronto Maple Leafs, brought to you by Boston Pizza, playing the Bruins in Boston at the Toronto Dominion Garden. Corporation sponsorship makes no sense. 🙂

[@5PEACEPOET]

boston's defense was good, our passing was chaos. And i don't know if you guys saw Paul Bissonette talk on pat mcafee but he clearly fired up Pat Maroon as he kicked our ass.