Previewing Panthers vs Bruins Round Two

They met in round one last year, round two this time around.
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[@Neon002121]

95 percent PK for Boston isn’t just about Swayman being great but is also about Torontos power play being just the worst

[@samuelwoods7832]

They had a good pp in the regular season

[@pennyd.3651]

​@samuelwoods7832 They had a good everything in the regular season, they do every year. And just like years past, everything falls off a cliff when they hit the playoffs.

[@Emotionless0000]

@@samuelwoods7832 True, but everytime they're in the playoffs, they seem to forget how to score !

[@southpawjimmy9735]

Uh, I'm pretty sure the actual PKers who have been great all year have a little something to do with it too.

[@piedriver9965]

@@samuelwoods7832 True but it fell off down the stretch so they went in to the playoffs with a struggling pp

[@carolinedoan6150]

As a panthers fan, I'm nervous when people keep saying that we're heavy favourites - i mean, that's what everyone was saying about Boston last year... I'm quietly confident but Boston is a good team and anything can happen in the playoffs. That said, go cats!!

[@Scott-zi7xv]

We were heavy favorites last round too, by the way. Rest easy Boston is going down like Christmas lights in February.

[@starwarriorterra8373]

Same. I trust this team to get it done--they've shown throughout the entire regular season that they are wearing the targets on their backs with pride--but it bothers me how heavy of a favorite we are considered to be in this second round series. It feels like people have Tampa more of a chance against us than they're giving Boston now, and I honestly don't believe that. This series will demand we stay on our A game.

[@LSA30]

The Bruins may be exhausted, but they surely remember last year bitterly. I don’t think it’s gonna be a breeze for Florida, like everyone says. I’m just hoping for an exciting series. Let’s Go Panthers!!

[@justinmiller5660]

It's not the same team as last year. And they could barely get by Toronto. This won't be a cakewalk, but I don't think they're a real threat.

[@Hockey7234]

They can remember it all they want. They are a worse Bruins team going up agasint a MUCH better and deeper panthers team

[@braygun44]

@@justinmiller5660I mean I wouldn’t say Toronto is particularly bad

[@Hockey7234]

@@Kokobazonkos I will. The leafs were terrible with such lack of effort and the b's struggled to game 7 - Cats in 5

[@FLGirly]

Totally agree. Silly to think that either team will get swept or that it will be a cakewalk, go panthers!!

[@BigSleepyJoeCooking]

The bruins special teams numbers against the leafs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yoholmes273]

The Leafs are a joke. Boston went 7 games against a TRASH team

[@mcthunderstick2374]

@@yoholmes273this^^ anyone who thinks Boston is going deep is delusional. Florida in 4, maybe 5 if swayman stands on his head.

[@Neon002121]

That says a whole lot more about the Leafs special teams than the Bs….

[@MattAlbie]

At least it's not the kings numbers against the oilers.

[@MaverickWall238]

Pavel Zacha was absolutely invisible against Toronto. You wanna explain Pastrnak not being up to par in that 1st round, you could very well look at his center and say he's part of the equation.

[@nickj6817]

Finally someone said it he was outplayed all series needs to step up big time next series

[@MaverickWall238]

@@nickj6817 Yeah Bs fans were raving about him being good enough to be a 1C all year and it’s clearly not the case.

[@BondandBourne]

Charlie Coyle was also invisible. For the Bruins to beat the Panthers, it can’t just be Marchand, Pastrnak, and an occasional Frederic or Geekie goal. Both the centers Coyle and Zacha need to step up big time.

[@user-wy7zt9hs3z]

This B’s fan wasn’t! Both Zacha and Coyle are just good 2C’s, and will never be that true 1C. All the bashing of Pasta…we know what he’s capable of next to Bergeron or even an older Krejci. I’m not worried about Pasta…I’m worried about both Coyle and Zacha being invisible yet again.

[@pucksfromthepinetree]

My Bruins take is this: given FLA time off, I can see Boston winning tomorrow just because they are in the flow of play. I feel the series could go 7 and I do feel Florida's depth wins out. Love my B's, and yes we were 4-0 in the regular year against FLA. This won't be a Florida runaway win, should be fun watching. For the Bruins, losing so many players from last year's team, this was always a bridge year (despite management's voices). I've always felt that next year, with the cap opening up and the young centers for Boston having a year under their belt, they will be a more legit contender for the CUP. Truth be told, just happy to still have some Bruins hockey to watch, win or lose. Thank you THG!

[@RedhawksReport]

Bruins are bruised from a 7 game series while FLA have had time to recover. This Florida team is a lot better than last year and Bruins is worse than last year plus FLA have home advantage, not you. Realistically, This is gonna be a 6 game series at most and it's a FLA series win. Like you say, this year is not the year for the Bruins.

[@verdict4048]

@@RedhawksReportBoston wins game 1, not going down easy

[@leviklynstra8975]

To be fair Bostons PK has less to do with how good their kill is and more to do with how abysmal torontos power play is

[@nickpete165]

They’ve historically had good numbers on pk both reg season and playoffs

[@davidcerullojr9948]

I think its both. Torontos PP was terrible but the bruins did their job. Im curious to see how florida foars agaisnt their PK .

[@abg7750]

Pretty funny how last year, nobody gave Florida a chance. This year, nobody's giving Boston a chance. Well, we'll see.

[@wakemiamigreatagain]

Well, when Boston has a record-breaking regular season and Florida barely squeaking into the playoffs of course nobody would give FL a chance. This season has a much different storyline heading into the playoffs. I wouldn't say nobody is giving Boston a chance. But, Boston created the narrative by going up 3-1 and then needing a game 7 OT to get past Toronto.

[@SamiAhmed-ru4ci]

Florida is a buzzsaw and I expect them to win. But don’t underestimate what a little bit of momentum can do in the NHL playoffs

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

What momentum tho? Surviving a very mediocre team

[@TSJ99]

@@RIPJimmyA7X winning a game 7 OT thriller is momentum

[@zainnnzy]

@@RIPJimmyA7X You see the momentum MTL carried in 2021 despite being a pretty underwhelming team?

[@camdudzinski5206]

Florida is a buzzsaw... Florida Panthers: Here I am, Rock you like a hurricane. 🌀🌩 Carolina Hurricanes: 😱😨 Tampa Bay Lightning: 😦

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

@@zainnnzy they had the momentum of coming back from a 3-1 deficit and winning game 7 on the road. The Bruins survived blowing a 3-1 lead and won only because the Leafs playoff offense is so inept. Not the same thing

[@verdict4048]

McAvoy has to be much much better. He was terrible last night

[@MaverickWall238]

Just awful yeah. Lindholm carrying that blue line heavily right now.

[@lochlanchisholm7948]

@@MaverickWall238 Lohrei looks good as well but McAvoy and Carlo need to step up

[@MaverickWall238]

@@lochlanchisholm7948 Carlo has been fine. He’s a shutdown Dman. Boston fans need to stop thinking he’s gonna be anything more than that. McAvoy needs to be better.

[@normb7114]

""3 plus zero equals none," put that on the shirt with no context" 😂😂😂

[@Wogger72]

So will it be Marchand and Tkachuk beating each other down. VERY EXCITING

[@teapea8184]

Don't know, Marchand looked injured these last few games. Same with Pasta. And they had a day to recover. Am not sure what to expect from Boston really.

[@JLW5646]

Who licks who first?

[@madzen23]

Best hockey channel going 👍

[@Shatamx]

Cannot wait for this series. Going to be another classic.

[@marklinnick2082]

No team this playoffs celebrated as much as the bruins, winning game 7. That kind of momentum can be huge

[@JacksonMarczyk]

Lets Go Panthers!

[@Dave1982]

Absolutely love that you’re wearing an original Pooh Bear jersey. It’s my personal favorite third Bruins jersey. I still have mine, though it’s pretty worn out now. I only break it out for deep playoff runs. Quick correction, the first win was in the shootout, not overtime, not that it makes a difference to your point. A few days after that shootout win, I got Charlie Coyle to autograph a picture of him burying the winning goal in the shootout.

[@janemadden7140]

Been waiting for this! Great game!

[@_KRose]

Let's go Cats

[@evgenymozgovsky]

Gratitudes from Russia for your awesome previews and analysis

[@winkletown8828]

Florida in 6 or less , they look incredible

[@greensky18]

Bruins get a chance for revenge but Florida looks better than ever

[@Rmunkay]

Bruins fan here, gotta say Panthers in 6, they just have more depth. Can't almost blow a 3 - 1 series lead against the Leafs and expect to beat Florida. Hope im wrong though! Go B's!

[@mike8099m]

Bruins gonna roll over them panthers woooooo let’s go bruins

[@marknapiorkowski]

B's fan. Florida in six. They're just too deep.

[@Miner-zn4lt]

And we have no 1C lol. I expect Florida to win, but maybe the Bruins will pleasently suprise us. This year has been a success already in my books, made it to the playoffs and won a round with the team we have (on paper our team sucks), anything more is just brownie points

[@marknapiorkowski]

@Miner-zn4lt on paper Florida in 4 or 5. But.... B's won all 4 with a playoff atmosphere this season. And with 4 games in 6 days this week,it wouldn't surprise me to see Montgomery start Ullmark in game 2 to give Swayman a rest. I'm sure Linus wants to show everyone he was better than last year. Someone made a good point. Boston went up 3-1 with the same group last year and ironically fell apart when Bergy came back from injuries in games 5-7. So I can dream . But I realistically see this being tied 2-2, but Florida just rolling out 4 lines and wearing Boston down.

[@redrangers12330]

I would be pretty surprised to see Boston win this series

[@TreySarver]

@@jasonb4770lol

[@TrueMr.Quinn1]

@@jasonb4770yeahhhh…. Not happening. Florida especially takes game 1

[@bmthftw1]

@@jasonb4770Means absolutely nothing during the playoffs. Regular season success doesn’t always translate to playoff success, if you’re a Boston fan you should be very aware of that considering what happened last year.

[@Neon002121]

Regular season is over. You have to judge playoff play by playoff play to that point. Based on that, Florida wins easkly

[@LetoII1994]

​@jasonb4770 2 of those were in OT. That's not a beat down. And he's right. The regular season series means fuck all in the playoffs. If that were the case Boston would have made it to the ECF at the very minimum.

[@sugarman9323]

Bruins in 6

[@rodolfoclaren6528]

I am a Leafs fan and I think that, if the Bruins play as speculatively against the Panthers as they did against the Leafs, Bruins do not stand a chance, because the Panthers are a freaking machine. Every single game is a final here. Greetings from Chile.

[@dumbnameFL]

I'm a panthers fan, but i think Boston is going to make this a great series and really tough on FL.Them Boston boys will never lay down for anyone..great hype too since last year's series was crazy..should definitely be exciting

[@Negative_Rust]

Toronto yall had one job!! 😭😭😭 One of the two teams I really didnt wanna face in the playoffs for the Panthers. Bruins and Canes have been the only two teams to shut out Florida no matter how dominant they may have seemed in the regular season. Hoping the cats are well rested and will be on top of the game!! Lets go Panthers!!

[@mrflyazz9605]

I was more worried about Tampa than any other team the rest of the way minus the West winner

[@BlueNRS.]

as a bruins fan I didnt expect much from bruins this year so winning a series is good enough for me honestly theyre playing with house money now

[@captiankirkgames4385]

Rooting for panthers

[@GregSpittenPickz101]

Not that re season matter all that much but I’m very unimpressed with Boston against Toronto and the overwhelming powerhouse Florida is RANGERS WIN TONIGHT DALLAS SQUEEZES OUT THE W AND THE CATS well I think it’s got 4-2 written all over it

[@mazyarestaki1709]

Florida

[@Superiorliving4]

It’s good to see Vegas out and Dallas in this year. Interesting to see what Edmonton does here.. and this New York vs Carolina is beautiful

[@hero4559]

Just subscribed!

[@Nikkerman]

3-5 in the first round and I'm taking the Bruins in 6. They're coming in more motivated and I think they catch them off guard, plus I think they're due for a deep run especially with the winning the Presidents Trophy the previous year boost.

[@kcrowther14]

Swayman stole that series for Boston Well played

[@mcthunderstick2374]

Nah, Toronto stole it for Boston

[@CraigsmokesonFridays]

Great takes 👍

[@CobraJ2]

Do not underestimate that BOSTON GRIT!!!

[@Ayebday]

Go Bs! gonna be a crazy series

[@rjhollinger]

Let’s go Panthers!!!!

[@Norm_MacLeod]

If the Bruins show up on time and play 60 minutes in every game of the series I believe we CAN beat the Panthers. And yes, I know it's a big if. Go BRUINS.

[@danielcarney1021]

Believe in the Sway‘s way

[@JodyDube]

Depends which Boston team shows up... the aggressive or passive team.

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

Same matchup as last year except Boston is much worse than they were, Florida has to choke to lose

[@esotericveritas]

And Florida got much better and deeper - they got better defensively, their special teams has improved dramatically (especially the PK), they added a sniper in Tarasenko, and Bobrovsky is playing lights out this year.

[@starbright451]

May the best cats win!

[@JoeLouis-hc7mm]

Didnt hockey guy say florida wins it in his toronto vs boston review 🤔

[@pennyd.3651]

He said florida wins it here too

[@JoeLouis-hc7mm]

@@pennyd.3651 oh he wearing a boston jersey lol

[@pennyd.3651]

@JoeLouis-hc7mm Yea he said even though he was wearing it he thinks florida is winning the series

[@justinfrankenfield466]

Panthers in 5 games

[@mysticsaxophone4181]

The truth.

[@choppergunner8650]

I believe so too! Panthers in 5

[@Brogenitor]

I don't see the Bruins I root for winning this one. If the Leafs can shut down Boston's offense, I don't think Florida will have any issues. The Panthers also had a much easier 1st round. I expect it to be 2-0 favor Florida when Boston comes home. THG pointed out 2 very key items - 1) Florida has had Boston's number in the playoffs, and 2) Boston's face-off percentages are HORRENDOUS and led to so many issues (no Krejci or Bergeron has hurt a lot).

[@mrflyazz9605]

You think the Cats had an easier 1st round? You outta your head? Hell, B’s played toronto(they’re a better team this year) and we played Tampa(arguably the top 3 goalie of the league). I appreciate your opinion, but, how do you think the AB’s would have faired against Tampa? There is a reason they threw the last 2 games to avoid Tampa

[@Brogenitor]

@@mrflyazz9605 I didn't mean easier in terms of the quality of the opponent. Series was 4-1. A lot less wear and tear on the bodies. Boston has 2 days, including travel down the coast after an emotional, hard-fought win at home. The B's won't be back home for at least another 5-7 days and after 2 away games against another physical team, that's rested, and arguably better than Toronto. This is Florida's series to lose.

[@mrflyazz9605]

We can agree on your statement. B’s are just going to get pounded, so will the Cats, but, not as heavy as what Tampa did. Plus you have the Cats throwing 40-50 pucks a game at the net with players in the face of the goalie.

[@tt128556]

If this was meant to be an off-year for the Bruins after the squad shake-up, I dread to see their young core reach their peak in a couple of years.

[@strategic1710]

This entire series depends on swayman. If he continues this play I’ll actually take bruins, but if not cats in 6.

[@jackhartmann1084]

His 3 favorite teams will be in the Stanley Cup Final. Incredible.

[@joeb2151]

Did Toronto have the Flyers coaches come over to "help" with that power play? Woof.

[@chrisbelos2834]

Florida in 5. unless Tlachuk, Verhaegue AND Bobrovsky get injured at the same time, this series will not be a long one.

[@bagelmaster2498]

I’m gonna have to say Florida in 5 or 6 Boston looked pretty tired the last few. But I hope I’m wrong! It’s the playoffs momentum goes a long way.

[@Sean-gw2wx]

Panthers fan here and the fact that the so called pundits almost unanimously pick Fla in a fairly short series has me pretty worried. Boston is a battle tested team and Swayman is really playing great in net. I will say Panthers in 7. Maybe Boston steals game 1 if Fla is rusty, but over the course of a long series, Fla's depth and tenacity will be the difference. Last year and reg season this year mean nothing. Whoever wins the series, I think one thing is certain - goals will be hard to come by in this series for both clubs.

[@mlfoons9571]

Since the 2015/2016 NHL season the teams that win game 7 in OT are 7-0 in the next series. FLA - BOS (W vs TOR) NYR - PIT (W vs CAR) DAL - COL (W vs VGK) CAR - WSH (W vs NYI) SJS - VGK (W vs COL) STL - DAL (W vs SJS) PIT - OTT (W vs NSH) do not count them out yet

[@joshwilson00]

Panthers in 6

[@IceNinja2007]

Panthers in 5

[@ryanfarewell2336]

Panthers in 4

[@Electronidus]

Panthers in 3

[@Alex_Eder]

Panthers in 2

[@f3wbs]

Panthers in 1

[@lanakila777]

Panthers in six: 1 Bruins, 2 Panthers, 3 Panthers, 4 Bruins, 5 Panthers, 6 Panthers which means they clinch it in Boston on May 17.

[@lanakila777]

Very close, I had everything right except the order of games 4 and 5.

[@chrissimmons9743]

4:25 Make this shirt and i will buy it, even if i have to forgo dressing up as a princess for a friend's costume party vow renewal in the fall.

[@rocksmith3796]

Go Cats Go!

[@mrflyazz9605]

Are there any Tampa fans in here rooting for Florida? The Cats are my team, but, I always rooted for Tampa when the Cats were out. Keep that cup in Florida

[@DadUsed2Skate]

Florida here! Bolts fan but would like to see panthers win. I’m no means a die hard hockey fan but being bored and raised out of Sarasota always been a Tampa bay fan ( Bucs, bolts)

[@InsignificantNick]

What sucks about the grieving process is that the playoffs quickly continue on, and your team does not. You now have to wait a year to hopefully see your team in the playoffs again. Tragic.

[@jcoats5529]

If your talking about Toronto losing again, it's not ever going to get any better. The Shanny plan is a total failure.

[@BestDraftClass]

looking forward to Florida body smashing the first game to keep those bruised Boston bodies sore. Hopefully Paul Maurice has a good plan to make some goal scoring happen

[@Optimization_Coach]

Panthers win this series

[@goose5462]

Toronto is great for boosting the oppositions stats.

[@yankeessucky2z]

Hot goalies can always steal a series, and the Bruins have the hottest goalie on Earth

[@Superiorliving4]

Verhaegae is a playoff hound 😂

[@TheVTRainMan]

It's going to be a battle of hits and net tending. Whoever survives the most bruises each game, will advance. The Bruins starting in Florida is going to be rough. If they come back with 1 win out of the 2, that might be enough to keep them going at home. I have little doubt, this is going to game 7. It's anyone's game.... the B's do not go down without a fight til the end.

[@AlbertD711]

As a Bruins fan it’s hard to argue with your logic. If the Bruins do pull it off it will be goaltending.

[@Eirik_Bloodaxe]

As a Boston fan, Ngl I’m nervous about it. I just hope they’ve got some sort of fire in them to avenge last year’s loss.

[@mattheworlandi1129]

I think Florida can win this series pretty easily... if they can just stay out of the box.

[@doctorcane]

first person to say the obvious everyone is avoiding. 5v5, Florida will wreck Boston in no time flat. Given the mistakes of aggression, which they are prone to, it evens the series out if Boston's PP gets going. Fla.s PK, was 6th or 5th in the league at seasons end, so they are elite, and they just got thru the best PP team in the league going ok, by most standards, but the deeper you go.... Gonna be a tough matchup tonight. See how it goes in Gm1. That will set the table for the rest of the games. If Boston wins, its a series, if Fla wins and wins comfortably, it might be as short as the prognosticators say.

[@EMpsycho3]

Bruins are thirsty for blood

[@_S-T-S_]

Pasta looked similar to Matthews sick AF

[@bjp1920]

Oh man. Florida will love the rest while Boston is tired. I think Swayman makes it competitive, but I think Florida is the deeper team. Florida in 6.

[@TheChristopherlib]

Great defensive teams tend to beat great offensive teams, but I don't know if Boston necessarily has the juice to outscore the Panthers. Florida in 6.

[@jimmyzarkis6276]

FL fan and i don't want to say oh yeah FL is going to win. Those comments don't age well. Boston was playing some tight tight hockey against Toronto. They still almost blew it. FL was not playing tight against Tampa but playing strong, hard, and fast. Different teams, different players, different styles. Tampa has much better forwards in skill level over Boston. Boston struggled against a team that lets 4 goals in a game and has no true number 1 goalie. I also feel FL was screwing around with the season. That last game of the year when they decided to play against the Leafs you saw how bad they can dominate another team. I think they were saving all out play for the playoffs because they knew from last year how exhausting it will be and home ice doesn't mean much. You can always win on the road. Then Boston goes, oh here take home ice advantage too on top it. Bob got his old man rest so he should have a strong game. 2 or less goals. Can FL score against Boston and Swayman? I think that's the biggest problem. Can Boston bend but just not break until FL does their stupid parade to the penalty box?

[@Tdesparza]

Id buy that shirt.

[@LoganFruz]

It is Florida by a mile and im hoping for it for sure as a salty salty leaf fan hope my team is staying hydrated on the links

[@dra8onslayer233]

I'd buy that T-shirt Shannon lol

[@filmstuff1546]

boston barley beat the leafs so Florida in 5

[@danadow9295]

Bruins 4-0 vs Florida during regular season. All had playoff like atmosphere. Boston has confidence. Determination from what happened last year. This series is going to be a lot closer than everyone thinks.

[@yoholmes273]

"Playoff like atmosphere" - my ass 😂

[@Dominicanadaa]

I remember Jets fans thinking the same thing about their match-up against the Avs.

[@danadow9295]

​@yoholmes273 did you watch any of those games? These teams HATE each other. I do think Florida wins this series, but not in 4 or 5 like the consensus from everyone. This is going 7. Only way boston wins this series is if Swayman continues hot and pulls a tim thomas standing on his head.

[@mike8099m]

Agreed I hope the bruins get revenge

[@hockeyfanfromfinland]

So you are saying history means nothing when Florida won but it means when Boston won? Wtf. Last season, AND this regular season has nothing to do when this series starts. Regular season and last playoffs is all history. It starts 0-0. If you are a Bruins fan you should know 150% that regular season means nothing. Florida is favorite to win this because their offence is lethal compared to Bruins. And Floridas defence is incredibly strong. Swayman had better stats than Bob in first round but Bob can definitely beat him in goalie duel. Im not saying this is gonna be easy for Panthers. But of course i hope they win this.

[@TheAlaskanfrog]

The problem here is that the panthers played a real team. Our numbers a pumped up because leafs

[@flak_factory5022]

was boston pk that good or was the leafs pp that bad

[@BruceWayne-ee6vb]

The latter

[@slider903]

Panthers in 6. Away man can’t stop them all.

[@FLGirly]

Let’s go Panthers!!

[@brianhobaugh]

Hoping for a Panthers victory. You’re the only good thing about the Bruins, Shannon!

[@jaym2111]

Should’ve gone over the season team numbers not just the first round

[@zayinghui6282]

It’s funny how all these people think Florida is way better despite the 0-4 record in the regular season, Bob with a sub .900 save %. Dismissing the regular season is quite the weak way to dissect this series. The playoffs are a bit different with tighter defenses and rougher play but that has been Bostons method. Boston in 6

[@itsyeboi631]

Cool. Jets thought the same thing about the Avalanche

[@pennyd.3651]

Awesome, but let's exclude 3 on 3 ots and shootouts; Over the last 7 matchups, Boston has won ONE game.

[@zayinghui6282]

@@pennyd.3651 why exclude those? Excluding bad data? Interesting way to rationalize your way to the conclusion you want lol

[@zayinghui6282]

@@itsyeboi631 cool. Totally relevant point.

[@itsyeboi631]

@@zayinghui6282 it is though. But I'm just excited to watch my team grind for wins

[@luvslogistics1725]

Another goaltending duel is in the offing

[@HenryHoolington]

Reviewing Panthers Not Leafs round 2 matchup

[@mattgauthier7216]

Florida in 6. Boston could take it if they find their game and Swayman stays hot, but I highly doubt that both will happen. My guess is Ullmark in game 1.

[@andygrenn680]

Florida this Florida that…Drop the puck. Go Bruins!

[@jamaldee2355]

The panthers in 6 or 7 games

[@Deadmanwolfpac93]

Let’s go Panthers. Hoping Sam Bennett is healthy for Game 1

[@V83742]

He’s not he’s out

[@choppergunner8650]

Confirmed out for game 1 but probably back for game 2

[@dennislopez1272]

He's out for game 1 but will be considered day to day after that. Looking like Game 2 or 3.

[@ShantyIrishman]

Cats in 7, Bruins haven’t won a Game 7 not against Toronto since the riot.

[@elemeno0pee]

Of course Boston's numbers were better in the first round. They played the Maple Leafs.

[@paxuspaine]

We got some dirt on us this year with the likes of Pat Maroon. I'm anxious to see if he can counter Florida's one and only weapon: Dirt We didn't see it hardly at all in game 1 and that makes sense. Can't risk suspensions so early in the series. But once Florida is facing elimination we just have to keep our fingers crossed that they don't end a Bruins player's career. Florida sucks as a hockey team. The only thing they can do is muscle their way through. The Stanley Cup playoffs favor that kind of big baby tantrum way of winning. They proved it last year, and Boston hasn't had much of that kind of dirt for a playoff run in years.

[@tee_es_bee]

I would agree with the Panters in 6. I read Boston moving on more as the Maple Leafs repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot, while the Panthers massacred the Bolts. 🧡💛🧡

[@doctorcane]

don't base that off of one game (Game 5). That series was tight all the way thru except game 4 (TB) and then P3 of Gm5. Games 1-3 were great matchups and TB played us incredibly hard. I was on pins and needles every game.