Reviewing Bruins vs Maple Leafs Game Four

This series really looks like it's over, though the Bruins need one more win in game five.
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[@artystaar]

At least Matthews took his dump in private, unlike the rest of the Leafs who took a dump on the ice with everyone watching!!!

[@coreywilliams6390]

Best comment of the night!😂😂😂

[@CC-of5xl]

Why do people exclude him in this? The guy is a ghost every year in the playoffs

[@RM-we7px]

I think he was demanding a trade.

[@AndrewTurner-zb2si]

@@RM-we7px at this point why should they care someone else can take this 13mil cap dump and hope for playoff success

[@guyleclerc7324]

NO34 hit goal no70!! he did what he wanted to do :) another selfish season!!! Now he will be ready for 2024-2025 season RIP LEAFS FANS

[@GWh135]

This year feels different for the Leafs, instead of losing in 7 they might lose in 5 😂

[@artystaar]

HEY, they won a round last season. RESPECT!

[@GWh135]

@@artystaar Took them long enough 🤣

[@xtrickster6556]

Lol 😅

[@smadas4192]

​@@artystaarBig whoop!

[@Sir_Godz]

i beg to differ, they felt like losing in 5 before the series started

[@Kevin61733]

Debrusk having as many goals and 1 less point than the CORE 4 of the leafs that make over 44 million is not a good sign

[@dikbozo]

It is a good sing. For DeBrusk, that is.

[@logan9758]

Prior to the game these 2 players had 6 goals in the playoffs through 3 games Zach Hyman The ENTIRE LEAFS TEAM 😂😂😂

[@bigkanuna]

The Toronto Maple Leaf's are like Stan Mikita's Chicago Blackhawks, full of talent didn't play as a team and only won one Stanley cup. You build a team from the back end forward. Brenden Shanahan needs to go.

[@piedriver9965]

Leafs are cooked

[@Neon002121]

Someone on Steve Dangle said “Bay Leaves”

[@Cheyennemae.A]

They were cooked before the series started

[@justjohnny420]

​@@Neon002121 That's Billy Stemhovilichski's team 😎

[@veeli1106]

…boiled down to syrup!

[@genjiglove6124]

Marchand is eating them alive

[@SmugCanadian]

Zack Hyman is going to outscore the entire Leafs team by himself in round 1.

[@drumitar]

watch marner do it next year on a different team, that would be the icing on the cake.

[@koshka02]

@@drumitar I could say that about Nylander and Matthews. Marner, no.

[@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

The pain never fucking ends!

[@Thisisbailie]

​@@koshka02you do realize Marner is the only player to score tonight right?

[@goose5462]

@@Thisisbailie Thats not fair, Matthews had 1 shot, dominated this game.

[@timothyalholm7041]

That 4on3 for leafs is worth over 45 million next year. Not scoring on that is unacceptable.

[@Waawaaweewaa_]

It’s hilarious that the special teams is the worst thing about a team built around a ‘core 4’ 😂

[@buckhorn3503]

They've had two 4 on 3's this series and blanked both. First one was to start second period in game 1

[@plantex625]

Its hard to tell if this was the Bruins absolutely smothering the Leafs for the first 50 minutes of the game or if the Leafs have nothing left at all. This didnt look like a playoff game, looked like the Bruins casually winning a regular season game were the Leafs were playing a back to back

[@quincee3376]

Agreed.

[@simon-pierrelussier2775]

"This didnt look like a playoff game" - that's a perennial occurrence with the Leafs being down in a series, or even individual games when they're behind or they feel like they're choking. It's been like that for 7 years.

[@darrenmccarthy3346]

@@simon-pierrelussier2775 , 11 years.

[@BassRowe97]

The most impressive part of this channel is fitting all that info on a whiteboard and not smudging the shit out of it.

[@Hockeyhobo89]

To everyone who hates the Leafs, just know that we hate them even more

[@louiscypher4186]

I love the leafs, here's hoping they don't make any personal or coaching changes in the off season.

[@Kaboom-xp4lc]

Playing Swayman again was the RIGHT thing to do because he's free camping in Leafs heads. Bruins better play him next game to not give Leafs any momentum.

[@logan9758]

They will stick with swayman

[@timsmothers8740]

I sure hope that they do give Swayman this next game because he has definitely earned it,and I want to see the Bruins finish this series and get a break for a few days at home. While the Florida teams bang themselves up before starting the next series.

[@jefflarson1652]

They could have played a fire hydrant in goal the first two periods.

[@FischerFan]

While you're probably right about Swayman getting in the Leafs' heads, the specialty of that belongs to Marchand.

[@gobshite1232]

Leafs in 7

[@The_Great_Whodini]

Its almost a heartwarming pastime as a bruins fan when the leafs fans start booing when the leafs have the puck, not just when marchand does

[@sebastiencarrieres8825]

I hate the Bruins as any self respecting Habs fan but that was music to my ears!😂

[@SaskTransfer]

A Canadian Heritage moment

[@FischerFan]

@@sebastiencarrieres8825 Mine too. I'm a fellow Habs fan and this annual tradition always looks good on the bloated TML media.

[@beneasler8868]

I was listening to the Hockey PDOcast and I have to agree with them. I have never seen a coach (Keefe) so consistently get out coached in the playoffs and keep his job.

[@victorbaulk8506]

Keefe always seems to be a step behind, I have no idea why the hockey world thinks he is an asset.

[@Nanay-hl9cp]

I'm guessing that unless the Leafs have some kind of miracle come back, Keefe is getting axed.

[@dikbozo]

Won't keep it after ths year, no more deflecting from GM BC Boy Blunder ain't there no more.

[@acidicfairy]

The hockey PDOcast is such a good listen. Always on point I feel.

[@FischerFan]

@@victorbaulk8506 It's not the hockey world. It's the 'experts' in Toronto.

[@kieranjo1135]

I've realized this is the first leafs playoff loss where I truly felt nothing - I was watching the powerplay in the third period and had the realization that it was the first time i truly internally accepted that this team will never succeed at any level. Kind of freeing

[@ryans413]

The fans looked miserable in that arena.

[@elvisbullets7382]

I'm at peace with them bowing out tuesday...I'll have closure.

[@chrismatzenbach1967]

I’ll be honest, as much as I love to laugh at the leafs, I really feel sorry for you guys. As a Columbus/Cleveland fan, I know the pain. That game was the worst I’ve seen them play since game 7 against Montreal. You guys have to make some big changes, you’d be insane to run it back again next year. If this core was going to work, it would have by now. It’s not like you guys keep losing in the conference finals, you can’t even win more than 5 playoff games (and usually far less than that). It must suck so bad as a fan, I feel for you guys. They don’t deserve you guys

[@localskoomadealer6593]

thank you for understanding man

[@philhoughton3677]

Been a leafs fan for 54yrs and i haven't watched a full game all this season or this first round because I have no faith in them actually im disgusted in the whole organization 😢

[@erictofflemire4465]

Leafs looked so disinterested and disengaged tonight. It’s crazy to watch

[@Cheyennemae.A]

And they have no chemistry whatsoever

[@boneseyyl1060]

@@Cheyennemae.A Agreed. It is the single most obvoious trait of any Leaf team. Been watching them since the 70's and maybe the Gilmour 93 team had a bit of chemistry, but it's the only one I can think of. This core has been together for plenty of time and they still don't seem to read well off of each other. Of course the line blender could be a part of that. The times they win are mostly due to to individual efforts. And those have been shut down tight by the Bruins. As a team, Keefe and the rest of them don't seem to have a clue what to do about it.

[@20thCenturyManTrad]

They refuse to try and build like the great teams of the 60s. Great goaltender, elite defense, and a good center core of two way forwards, and wingers that were capable two way wingers that could all put up decent totals. The whole team bought in and won 4 cups, same basic idea in the 40s. Since I'd say the 70s they've had a blender of meh, chemistry is a rare sight, hard work who needs it, and be exciting.

[@renjiththariath7831]

The Leafs play better on the road. They will win the next game.

[@darthvader3742]

I was out with friends tonight, but I went to a bar, and I saw parts of the game. They looked like they didn't care. This team needs to undergo some serious changes.

[@philly_sports1558]

I'm not even a Leafs fan but I'm furious at them. It's been how many years now with this team? And with all those years of heartbreak, THIS is the best effort you come up with on your home ice when trying to tie up the series? The Leafs, the Cowboys, and the Sixers are all the same exact franchise. Rich history, great players, but choke in the playoffs every. single. year.

[@azerix123]

Speaking as a nucks fan living in the GTA, exactly how I feel about the leafs. I used to have a laugh at the first round exits but this is ridiculous and I wanted them to beat Boston in round 1 for once if only for Steve Dangle's sake.

[@joeynova9896]

​@@azerix123Im curious how did you became a Canucks fan from the GTA?

[@PeterDixon734]

it's what happens when your FO refuses to fire their lite beer drinking AHL coach

[@user-hi3rs9hz9q]

​@@joeynova9896probably his age. I live in the GTA and cheer Penguins.... When I started playing hockey Mario was my guy

[@azerix123]

@@joeynova9896 I was a contrarian in high school and it stuck, watching them in the mid to late 00's and watching the 2011 run at the end of my freshman year of university was fun.

[@bjmw93]

I said Bruins in 5 heading into the series. The Leafs are absolutely brutal. Yours Truly, A lifelong 30 year old Leafs fan.

[@simon-pierrelussier2775]

Honest question: how can you keep cheering for a team that's been so bad or choking in the playoffs for so long?

[@bjmw93]

@@simon-pierrelussier2775 it's a fair question lol. The first thing is that despite what one reads online or hears from maybe some media figures or something, I don't know any Leafs fans IRL who are under any delusions about this team. I live in Southern Ontario, my friends and family are Leafs fans, my co-workers are Leafs fans. But we all know the team (especially this current iteration of the team with Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Tavares and Rielly) are gonna choke in the playoffs every year. Especially at this point after 8 years of it right? No one is surprised or has any faith. So I guess that provides a layer of protection lol, can't be disappointed if you never expected any other outcome. Although a game and effort like last night is still painful to watch. Now, why not abandon the team completely? I'm in too deep lol. I'm 30 years old, grandpa had me in Leafs pajamas when I was 3 days old. I've invested in this team my whole life, and grew up loving them as a boy, watching games with family and friends. The early 2000s Leafs did give me some core memories as a kid, going on playoff runs (back when even though we couldn't win a cup, we could at least win a round or two lol). It's where I'm from, it's in my DNA practically lol. I certainly couldn't switch teams and replace that, though I have had other side teams that I like and cheer for too when the Leafs inevitably fail every year. Usually teams out West. I would love to see the Jets or Oilers break through. I liked the Blues core that won in '19, and had been cheering for them for years too. I liked the 2012-2014 Kings and their brand of hockey. I've liked Nashville over the years. I was happy when Ovi got his cup. All I can do is pipe dream that one day, the Leafs put together a team that can compete for a Stanley Cup, in my lifetime or my children's lifetime lol. But I do not trust to hope; it has forsaken these lands.

[@bjmw93]

@@simon-pierrelussier2775 very fair question. I just wrote a really long and detailed comment breaking it down but it disappeared or didn't post. I'll shorten it to key points. 1) I (and the Leafs fans I know IRL here in Southern Ontario) are under no illusions about this team. The delusional Leafs fan is an online or media thing. We know they're gonna choke, especially this core after 8 years. 2)Why not quit? Born and raised, Southern Ontario. Leafs pajamas when I was 3 days old from my grandpa, whole Leafs bedroom as a kid. Watching the games with grandpa, family and friends. Community, family, history. In too deep. 3) Because of the last point, could never go all in on a new team. But I have side teams I cheer for when the Leafs fail me every year. Usually teams out West. I liked the Kings core that won those two cups and their brand of hockey, the 2019 Blues that finally won I'd been cheering for that group through the 2010s too. I've liked Nashville over the years. There's a brand of hockey those 3 organizations have had over the years that I like, heavy hard-hitting with good goaltending and defensive structure. Opposite of the Leafs. Would love to see McDavid and the Oilers break through, or the Jets. 4) Maybe one day the Leafs will put together a cup contender before I die. Or in my kids lifetime lol. I'm not holding my breath, but I'll be here if they do.

[@scott4259]

@@bjmw93 On 3 I support the teams with the most ex-Leaf players. Most teams have at least one.

[@simon-pierrelussier2775]

@@bjmw93 I understand not being able to switch to another team, way too much invested. What I don't get is rewarding the organization regardless of performance. People keep watching year in year out and all product owners make trucks of money: no real pressure to win anywhere. Pressure has to come from the fans and the only pressure these people listen to is the one on the wallet. It's self-inflicted pain at this point, but anyway, you do you I guess.

[@michaelsheehan9623]

You know its bad when hockey guy puts wtf on the board

[@Marixa1979]

I don't think we should ever, ever see a Leaf fan ever say that Matthews belongs among the top players in the league. There has been consistent proof every single playoffs that he's a floater out there, a cherry picker, and when things mean something, he fades away. There isn't a world where he belongs in the same conversation with Kucherov, Mackinnon, McDavid, Draisaitl, Tkahcuk, etc.

[@csolivais1979]

47 points in 53 career playoff games says otherwise. What I think hurts Toronto is that no one on Toronto's 3rd or 4th line scare any playoff team they play. So shut down the top 2 lines, and you likely win.

[@Marixa1979]

@@csolivais1979 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, omg, you are priceless. 47 points in 53 playoff games? Did you even look at any of the players I mentioned and what they've done in the playoffs? On top of that, Draisaitl went 2+ rounds on one leg and still piled up 2 points per game. But yeah, it's the 3rd and 4th lines that aren't doing their part to carry the Leafs to victory.

[@youngdrowsy_]

Tried to sneak tkachuk in there 🤣🤣

[@juhomantynen4638]

​@@csolivais1979his scoring goes down in the playoffs, not only combined points but most importantly, goals. His stats in do-or-die games are absolutely abysmal. He's simply a regular season player along with Marner.

[@dikbozo]

Marchant has eaten his lunch through out this series. Not a fan of him but when the rubber meets the road, the man shows up and plays. This year as captain, he is leading by example, just like Matthews but in reverse. Matthews is leading his team right into the off season, early as usual.

[@Breathtaker5000]

Time for the leafs to win the next 2 and lose in game 7

[@seanharrison6719]

I’m almost confident enough to bet money on that.

[@BradTyler1984]

If Woll takes over, I can see Leafs winning games 5 and 6

[@johngreystone]

The leafs have never looked so done. It’s 5 and goodbye

[@jackharrington697]

Not happening its 5 and goodbye!

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

Plenty of time to pick up popcorn from the store.

[@ben_cross21]

As a caps fan, I can’t even compare these leafs to the pre-cup capitals. Caps ran into some really good teams and never seemed to have the good bounces. Leafs straight up seem to lack heart and effort

[@quincee3376]

Good comparison.

[@pomerlain8924]

And the Caps at least won some series. They just couldn't solve their second round demons against the Penguins and Rangers.

[@ben_cross21]

@@pomerlain8924 those penguin teams were insanely good, unfortunate 2nd round matchups

[@RetroHondo67]

I don’t think they lack heart or effort, they lack a structure that can win in the playoffs. Partly because their forwards up front are so talented they can win in the regular season without a real attention to detail. A first time coach in the NHL is just not going to get buy in to a more defensive first structure when you can just outscore your problems. Of course when you have to play better Team orientated Teams in playoffs, you can’t win hockey games this way. It a flawed philosophy of their old GM and it just doesn’t work. They have to sacrifice two of their highly talented forwards (Tavares will be one of them because on July 1st his heavily weighted contract bonus will reduce his salary to 1M - Though his cap hit is high there are about half the teams who will have the cap room and love to only pay him 1M in cash - he will be traded in first week of July). I also think Marner will be traded at draft. He needs to play on a line with players who can make room for him if he is going to be effective in the playoffs. He also needs to get out the fishbowl that is Toronto, he wears it too much on his sleeve. Both will have some say in where they are going with the no movement clauses so the return will not be as high as people in Toronto will want but it will be addition by subtraction as the 22M in cap space will give the Leafs the resources to rebalance their roster. Hire a real experienced coach like a Joel Q and I think they should be a less flashy team but better set up for real success when it matters.

[@buckhorn3503]

Lol ya were not exactly losing to prime Crosby and Malkin over and over. Its pathetic

[@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

Ballard would be proud.

[@troubleondemand7703]

From now on, instead of the Canadian anthem, they should just play Yakety Sax at Leafs games.

[@camselle]

Or just the Benny Hill music..

[@troubleondemand7703]

@@camselle In the off chance you aren't joking, that's the name of the song that is the Benny Hill theme.

[@BradTyler1984]

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

[@nich586]

Out here in Alberta I was excited for this game. Wow, no words for that display.

[@simon-pierrelussier2775]

Will mental health will benefit from never cheering for the Leafs.

[@chrisbelos2834]

in toronto, the leaves fall during spring

[@kevinwong1988]

What are the Maple Leafs doing? They have no passion, no desire, no drive at all.

[@dennis2376]

They took lessons from the Canucks. :)

[@Swamp_gas12]

You would too... if you had a fan base like Toronto.

[@darthvader3742]

​@@dennis2376 I am going to let you in on a secret. Vancouver is winning their series 2 to 1.

[@user-bi4wk6ux3k]

@@dennis2376 at least the canucks can win games

[@simon-pierrelussier2775]

You're asking how are the Maple Leafs being themselves... Have you watched them in playoffs these last few years?

[@itaintobeezy]

4:49 Nylander said “quit f****** crying bro, this isn’t f****** junior” to marner when he threw his glvoes

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

Meanwhile Dangle is beating a pillow somewhere.

[@itaintobeezy]

In ajax Ontario

[@dikbozo]

Pulled the stuffing out, you mean.

[@NatPat-yj2or]

.. yeah in a padded cell. His wife probably had to have him admitted to the psych ward.

[@dukeford8893]

@@NatPat-yj2or It's long overdue.

[@steviethunders]

That poor teddy bear didn't have a chance against Dangle throwing his baby hands.

[@dikbozo]

"It's happening again." As an older fan than you, Shannon, I have seen this before. Yes, it is happening again. Can't wait until this series is over and the blood letting starts in Toronto. It will be epic.

[@crenwrites]

Dangle was also, ermmm, chuckled, when the fourth line was out there with 3 min left

[@larrygiles1603]

When Toronto focused so much on Austins 70s goals it through the team concept, that they don't have much of, right out the window.

[@Cheyennemae.A]

Yup there was no evident chemistry in the team which is not how you win

[@jimharle6217]

Lot of fans putting this on Sammy. Poor guy has to pitch shutouts every night because the anemic offense can't score. 40 million dollars should get you more than 1 goal.

[@MisterCaution]

Classic Canadian fans - either canonize or demonize the goalie for game outcomes.

[@nukkaisdead]

@@MisterCautionya if I was a goalie in the NHL I’d refuse to play for Toronto, you will be the scapegoat, how many different goalies have been cycled the past 5 years with the leafs?

[@SecundumMagnusStultus]

Dangle wondering why samsonov is inconsistent, good one day, bad another. It's because he knows he has to pitch a shutout. He's like a pitcher with no run support and you wonder why is collapses in the 6th inning when the pitcher gives up 3 straight HRs. Maybe your 40 mil forwards should score.

[@Odipherous]

Boston played a solid playoff game, the Leafs played like it was a Tuesday night during the regular season.

[@zachhaist6426]

That's the thing, it wasn't spectacular, but a good, hard effort on the road in a playoff game. While not perfect, it was a very controlled and professional display of hockey

[@sebastiencarrieres8825]

Nah man. On a Tuesday night of the regular season, Leafs play better.

[@coffeeblack226]

Love the content as always, thanks for all you do!

[@generalimlerith8356]

Swayman is the mayor of Toronto

[@mk1360]

From a Flyers fan, I really enjoy and appreciate your unbiased takes on all teams. Keep up the good work! 🎉

[@mat5473]

I feel so bad for Leafs fans. Truly a miserable, wretched existence.

[@ryanbrown3283]

Why did this have to be the team that introduced me to hockey? I became a hockey fan because of a Leafs game I saw in person, so I felt obligated to root for them alongside my hometown team. Then the Leafs drafted a guy from my hometown, Auston Matthews, and I felt like that solidified them as my 2nd team behind the 'Yotes. Now my hometown team is gone and the Leafs are regressing in the playoffs. Truly the worst year of hockey imaginable honestly.

[@scooterthefrog]

I don't. They make a choice to continue to support this garbage, usually in the most insufferable ways possible. Look around any comments section and see them still blaming the refs and trying to trade guys with full NMC that were their heroes a week ago.

[@RRaquello]

They need to relax. It’s just a hockey game; a TV show.

[@agre224]

Steve Dangle definitely gonna have a normal one

[@parallelfiftythree]

He was screaming that Samsonov has "played his last game in a Leafs uniform" so...

[@atpyro7920]

apparently Lohrei is the first Louisiana-born player in the NHL with a playoff point. Those wacky Leafs, being historic in so many funny ways....

[@YouTubeChannell7]

As a leafs fan and Resident roughly 30 mins outside the city, Tickets to these games have been beyond insane. It’s roughly $400-$500 for Purple seats(nose bleeds) and if u want seats closer to the action ur paying $1900 for Platnium seats (roughly first 5-6 rows from glass and up) even golds are $800-$1200. U want real fans to show up maybe make tickets a lot more affordable for people and don’t let all these stupid corporate people get in wearing Fu**ing Suits! GGs Boston, you earned this series, you will likely get it done in 5, I wish you luck against the Panthers who will likely get through also. Keefe, Shanahan, Treliving, all need to go and the team needs a full restart from the top down unfortunately. Sry Tree for only getting 1 year.

[@RRaquello]

What happened to the Leafs is that it’s easy to go from 30th in the league to 15th, because you’re passing 15 lousy & mediocre teams. Then it gets hard because the teams are better. When they got Matthews & Tavares around the same time they went from lousy to pretty good to quick. They needed another bad year or two to get one or two more top 5 picks to build a solid foundation, but they got stuck at pretty good and haven’t been able to move up from there.

[@YouTubeChannell7]

@@RRaquello I’d have to disagree, our foundation was built for a few years, they just got brought up all at the same time. Yes maybe they got to good to quick, but that happens very often and the playoff experience can help young players. Nylander, Marner, Matthews, Liljegren were all drafted within 4 years of each other the big 3 got brought up full time in 2016-17 because of Matthews, we already had M. Rielly, F. Anderson, N. Kadri, those were our big 3 at that time to be the leaders. This team has Ego’s to many of them and non of them gel with each other.

[@OneAndOnlyKJx]

Here's how I see it. Let Keefe go, trade Marner for assets, and re-sign Tavares to a team friendly deal. That frees up around $15 million to then upgrade the team as management sees fit. Not to mention the cap going up and whatever you have coming back in the Marner deal.

[@volsirk]

Marner no trade clause

[@OneAndOnlyKJx]

@volsirk If he won't waive it, I'd consider letting him go

[@Choongulrich]

Marner Not the problem

[@OneAndOnlyKJx]

@Choongulrich Okay, what do you suggest then? Re-sign everyone to huge cap hits and never change? Even if he isn't the problem, per say, this team needs a major shake-up.

[@Tiglath-PileserXIX]

Nothing's going to happen. So long as delusional Leafs fans fill up the ACC and MLSE continues to make money hand over fist, the business plan will stay the same. They will sell out every season home game. Every pro sports team who left town was always because they could not fill the stadium. The Leafs never have that problem.

[@Bostons_Freak_Flag]

JVR was clutch , Maroon had some hidden plays , Marchy is an absolute menace ... Pastah got a smile on his face . Great game ! Thanks for your work bud

[@RRaquello]

It’s funny how guys become clutch and losers become winners when they leave the Leafs.

[@Bostons_Freak_Flag]

@RRaquello It smells funny , right ? Kind of like 55 years of shite ...

[@jp4477]

The fact that they put out Nylander AND Matthews in a meaningless game 81 and 82 all for the sake of some regular season "stats" shows where their priorities are. 70 goals? 100 points? Big friggin' whoop. No one is gonna care until they do something when it counts. If they lose this series, THIS is what the "Big 4" era will forever be known for.

[@Jalreal]

Already is what their known for ... It's been 8 years!!

[@RRaquello]

When did this BS about sitting guys out start? I don’t remember Bossy being sat out, or Orr or Esposito or Gretzky or any of a hundred other great players. Yeah, the Leafs aren’t gonna win the cup because Matthews and Nylander played two games because they’re too weak and feeble to play a full schedule like players have been doing since the start of the NHL.

[@Oldtymehockey67]

To put it in context, I was a sophomore(15) in HS, when the Leafs last won a Stanley Cup. I just turned 72 last Friday. THAT’s a long time to go without a Cup, especially considering the talent they’ve had. And my Oilers have gone 33 without one, but they had their dead years from ‘92-‘05. Not good! IMO, there will be major changes on both teams if there’s no Cup this year.

[@Tiglath-PileserXIX]

So you must remember the Beatles, Neil Armstrong, the Vietnam War and some guy named Tricky Dick. Sadly, it will be another 57 years before the Leafs get anywhere near the Cup.

[@bradleyminoski2020]

It’s not even winning a cup, you were 15 the last time the Leafs even made a FINALS appearance. That’s even worse. There’s been plenty of mediocre teams over the decades that have cobbled together a Cinderella run. The Leafs can’t even do that with the talent they’ve have had!!!

[@RRaquello]

For more context, The Leafs have never won a Stanley Cup on color TV, LOL. I was alive when the Leafs last won, but was to young to remember it, and I’m 62.

[@tt128556]

Matthews had to leave early to attend the launch party of a new man purse line.

[@warrenlipinski5840]

I hate my team so much right now but at the very least, this guy is such a lovable human being I don’t mind seeing him in a Bruins jersey

[@ClashofClansWithKyle]

"The 4th line, is NOT getting you the goal you need against Boston. It's not gonna happen" had me dying 😂

[@darrenshorsky2984]

i love this so much!

[@lukestarkiller441]

I saw a stat that Swayman has the 2nd best save percentage of any goalie in history against Toronto. That's crazy. Seems pretty clear they need to stick with him in net for the rest of series.

[@benp9880]

Jvr scoring against the leafs was typical

[@06rtm]

The fact that Schenn was their best dman last playoffs and they couldn’t afford him, and now JVR buries them. Its all so sadly poetic

[@koshka02]

What's funny, JVR almost had a goal last game as well.

[@TheMightyOdin]

That JVR goal shouldn’t have been. He was open because another Boston’s player was holding a Leaf defenseman’s stick quite blatantly. Should have been a Boston penalty instead. But they played like such dog crap it would t have mattered.

[@boblogan3665]

Leafs can have a big group hug at the bath house tonight

[@AmoimanLives]

I joked on another video somewhere, I think after Game 1. But the Leafs could have in-their-prime Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr, and Hasek in the lineup, and I don't think it'd make a difference. It's baffling. How does Toronto get things wrong when it matters _every_ season?! You'd think they'd make a run by sheer luck at least, eventually. But nope.

[@sebastiencarrieres8825]

I think identifying what it takes in the playoffs is the core of the problem. I think the Leafs would pass on these players instead of getting them.

[@schmingusss]

It's some kind of curse.

[@RRaquello]

The Leafs look like what you get when you have a team run by committee.

[@smadas4192]

It's the curse of signing Tavares! They should have never done it and put the money toward goaltending and defense! They didn't need more scoring!!

[@Tiglath-PileserXIX]

Scoring? What scoring?

[@Saladmander17]

The funny part is this team has averaged under 2 goals a game for the last 11 playoff games. They have 4 guys signed for $11 million next year and apparently that's not enough.

[@bronsonloftin2802]

Shannon was on a roll tonight 🤣

[@canadianmadduck8932]

Wow that was quick. Shannnon couldnt wait to get this one out!

[@TheHockeyGuy]

It's slower coming out than the first two I did today. I had to wait almost an hour to record this one, didn't have to wait with the others.

[@canadianmadduck8932]

@thehockeyguy. Its just a joke. Hope you did not take that the wrong way. I have no dog in this fight being a Canadiens fan.

[@davidlinehat4657]

@@canadianmadduck8932You're a really kind person, Shannon

[@tysheinin8733]

​@@canadianmadduck8932I love this channel, but Shannon takes comments way too seriously sometimes. Will fight in the comments for no reason 😅

[@jimlangdon1947]

Leaf Core 4 is not playoff material. They are ok in the regular season. 😀

[@cowetascore8476]

Anybody who has watched hockey for at least a decade knows that the Cup winner never is full of high-priced talent. It's about chemistry, good defense and goaltending. Leafs have NONE of those things. Why is anyone surprised about these results?

[@Phantus00]

Hard being a Leaf fan. Truly great players find a way around heavy coverage one way or another.

[@piousnorsepillager]

Boston clearly enjoying every minute of this series, but what surprises me more is how angry Toronto has been about playing Boston. It's as if Toronto expected to play Florida, and lost all momentum when on the final day of the season Boston dropped into their laps instead.

[@NewtMan93]

Boston loss the last couple games on purpose. Cause they knew this is how it would go…

[@JRTrilling]

For sure, right you are.

[@attananightshadow]

if this series goes 7 games florida is going to crush whoever wins.

[@BarnJ]

As a former goalie, Samsonov should have stopped the JVR and Marchand shots. On the JVR goal, he did his classic over-commit and left his legs wide open. On the Marchand goal, he was way too aggressive and far out of his net given the situation, which is why Marchand had a wide open net. The Pasta goal there's nothing he could have done. That being said, it's tough to blame the goalie when you only score 1.

[@CodaRed]

Remember how you say Marner is your favorite player on the leafs? Well this game is a golden example as to why a lot of leafs fans don’t like Marner

[@RetroHondo67]

Boston has structure, the Leafs do not, that’s coaching and roster construction. They need to balance the roster first and then get a coach who can implement a structure that can win in the playoffs. Also without the top heavy roster they will not be able to win consistently without some structure, need real experienced coach who can minimize the time for everyone to get on board.

[@christhornycroft3686]

Wouldn’t it be crazy if the Canucks, who brought in a coach last year to give the team structure, made it to the 2nd round and the Leafs didn’t? I remember when people threw Andersen under the bus. Now look at them. Their problem isn’t goaltending. It’s all their top guys no showing in the playoffs. They play hard in the regular season to get their expensive deals that prevent management from filling out the roster and then coast in the playoffs. Unreal.

[@Glacialspring]

U know nothing leaf’s in 7

[@blainerouault3907]

It's not just structure. The Leafs are soft. Floating around the perimeter.....low percentage shots. No one going to the hard areas. Their top 4 guys disappear in the playoffs, I mean Marner could have broken a nail out there or something..... There is no coach who can help this team. They're too soft for spring hockey.

[@AbelinVegas]

Matthews left the game with an illness? He’s sick of losing in the 1st round.

[@MrHarvP]

Diarrhea

[@sebastiencarrieres8825]

Golf pre-game started early.

[@Waawaaweewaa_]

@@sebastiencarrieres8825yeah coach, doc said I got ”tee-time-itis” 😂😂

[@chelseafcfanisy]

Probably hungover.

[@tglake2894]

Well he's sure as hell not doing anything about that from the locker room lol

[@Andy_Babb]

8:47 See?! The Leafs are _LITERALLY_ pooping the pants against the Bruins!!!

[@chrisstopher2277]

$700 for a fricking playoff ticket is crazy. I went to superbowl 50 and spent $1,500 for the ticket. It was $3,000 for two but we won the season ticket lottery for the chance to get Superbowl tickets. They were in the 2nd level.

[@defectiveindustries]

Tickets in general in the States are obscene prices; they can set their own, I understand that, but making the fans pay for the stadium through tickets and concessions just seems greedy

[@fractaljack210]

That's the jersey I want so badly! I can not find it at a reasonable price. Awesome recap.

[@thesweetermonster3453]

I got a chara one signed by chara himself 5k minimum.

[@attananightshadow]

i've got a lucic one. LOL the number and name are facing the wall.

[@CommanderOutdoors]

I’ve got a 2010 Bergeron winter classic with the Alternate captain

[@fractaljack210]

@@CommanderOutdoors Who made the original jersey? I think I keep finding replicas.

[@CommanderOutdoors]

@@fractaljack210 mine is a Reebok

[@Tyler-ml6ip]

The only thing that keeps me going as a Red Wings fan is watching the Leafs lose in the first round every year 😂

[@cartermullenix7794]

Wonder how the rest of the teams feels when ur assistant captain is throwing his gloves around and sulking around everytime he gets knocked down… like show some fight.

[@tomtalley2192]

I like how they give the Leaves extra time between games.

[@ronaldpayne7288]

A Bs 🐻 fan here… Not over until you win 4 games….

[@jeremyletourneau9647]

Favorite jersey so far. I own Marc Savard's 2010 winter classic jersey

[@darrellsanbornjr2088]

P. T. Barnum was right. And Leaf’s fans are a prime example.

[@TimothyKingston]

Remember patrice Bergeron playing with multiple injuries in playoffs

[@Bryan46162]

Leafs just need to take small victories where they can find them. For example, the club has now inched ahead of Zach Hyman in the 'number of playoff goals scored' race.

[@Nanay-hl9cp]

I'm beginning to wonder why Toronto didn't make more of an effort to keep Zach Hyman, cap issues aside. They really could use him.

[@shanew5957]

Leafs Cup Parade CANCELED!!!!

[@Kaboom-xp4lc]

not its not !!!!!! hater!! they planning to join the Pride parade.

[@raymondleemanpaper]

Not yet!

[@lordlondis]

"It's happening to Toronto again". No, Toronto causes this to happen.

[@boneseyyl1060]

Of course they have to go to Woll in the next game. It may not have been Sammy's fault, but his confidence has been up and down all season, and at this point it's definitely down. He is jumping around again and losing sight of the puck. Both bad. I don't think his game is really suited for Boston. They aren't a high shooting team and more of a passing team which gets him jumping around more. And on top of that I don't think the team as a whole feels a lot of confidence when he is in the net. It may go the same way for Woll, but since this could be the last game, I think you need to switch it up. The change might motivate these guys or at least maybe give them some confidence that is sorely needed to pull out a win. Chances are good they will still lose the next one, but at least they can say they tried everything. They should have brought up the entire Marlies team for the last 3 regular season games and rested the big guys. The "Matthews must get 70" thing really got them unfocused and unprepared for the playoffs. And that failure has been dogging them into this series I think. 70 doesn't mean squat now. Getting smoked again by Boston is what will be remembered.

[@BarnJ]

As a Bruins fan I'm so excited to watch Steve Dangle's pod tomorrow 😂

[@hoss4830]

As Lois Griffin said “Who wants Chowdah” !!

[@SMG2fanatic]

It must be maddening to be a Leafs fan.

[@LoganFruz]

It is can't take it too seriously though just a game. But man it's a tough life I wouldn't wish on anyone

[@ryans413]

8 years in a row and only made round 2 once

[@oilerz975]

Preseason effort. Booking tee times and vacations 😎

[@nukkaisdead]

Ya like you said “you feel bad” for the leafs, the past few years it was hilarious and amusing to see them lose, now the jokes over it’s actually sad.

[@zayinghui6282]

The leafs style of play just doesn’t translate to the playoffs. Flashy offense heavy teams get smacked every year. They need to trade on of those 4 players and get a goalie/defenseman

[@elvisbullets7382]

This is when golfing is your "true love" shows. Toronto's strategy is hit the ice and hope for the best.

[@mercywilliams2698]

Coaching Keefe…an interview during the game…a quiet smile a pride in his group it’s exciting back n forth a lot more to come. Proud Papa. Is this the voice from the bench that drives a group with intensity. What is the point here. Nervous players will generate stomach churning and upset outcomes.,,

[@draxtv7907]

I was in the building and man we wanted to cheer, very lively crowd but just like after 2 periods.... WHAT WAS THERE TO CHEER ABOUT?!?!? We had 15 shots, maybe one big hit at center like if your team is playing lifeless, soulless hockey what do you want from us?

[@capitainebonhomme1609]

Matthews... I don't understand. Last year, Matthew Tkachuk played with a fractured sternum !😮

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Turned into to Steve dangles live steam.during the second intermission and he was talking about 1996 rocky maivua 😂

[@Indybone]

My favourite annual tradition ❤

[@deanrichards9394]

*Spin zone* We finally get to see change in the offseason. Heads are gonna roll (I’ve said this every year)

[@Charlene1970]

Im a leaf fan and i agree with everything you said.

[@lobear3074]

I just cant understand the thought process of "this year will be different" when there has been little to no changes made by this team. I hope they lose and lose badly so they accept that its not working and enter a rebuild, which I thought they should have last year, they won against tampa just barley off of dumb luck and a team that wasn't its full strength.

[@Phil00484]

Not my team but was pulling for the Leafs for org 6 hockey. They are the big unknown.

[@MapleLeaf0269]

Benny Hill! Perfect! 😂😂😂😂

[@professordogwood8985]

Too little too late for Matthews to be the savior Arizona didn't deserve either. Now the Leafs are truly the NHL's franchise in the desert.

[@N1NJ4P1R4T3]

I'd love to see Bertuzzi to the Flyers. Just because i like the guy and the style of hockey he plays.

[@Sleepy4life]

One of the small details within the game is puck battles, I've seen in the past Bruins just fight and then skate away . NOW it looks like the Leafs are doing that .

[@dcnole]

I think it's time to break out the Flyers Power Play shtick for the Leafs in the playoffs. Seems like they could have 10 PPs per game and wouldn't score.

[@ronw4554]

As a Leaf fan, it's clear to me that it's time for significant change. It has been thoroughly demonstrated that this group cannot win in the playoffs.

[@ari1234a]

Is it over for the Leafs...No, it's 3-1. Nothing of value has been lost, the Leafs just need to play better than they have been doing. The talent is still there, it's all just in their head.

[@simon-pierrelussier2775]

@@ari1234a "it's all just in their head" - and after 7 years for the most important players: you have all the evidence needed to understand it's never going out of their head. Not without a fresh start elsewhere anyway.

[@Swamp_gas12]

But, how do you explain nothing since 1967, wasn't Keefes, Marner, Nylander, Matthews fault. Maybe it's the constant, non stop pressure media puts them through year after year after year. I listened to Jay Rosehill on Leafs Live Chat after last night's game. The way he was taking about Marner, I thought at first he was talking about Paul Bernardo. Just sad.

[@chrismatzenbach1967]

@@ari1234athis is an insane take. If 7 years of evidence isn’t enough for you, after yesterday’s game, you should by now know everything you need to know about this team. It’s not like these guys are losing in the conference final year after year. They dodged Florida and are now down 3-1 to a much inferior (skill wise) team. You can’t honestly look at me with a straight face and say they’re cup contenders. They’re cooked as it is, they have 0% chance of going on a run should they make it out of this round by some miracle.

[@ari1234a]

@@chrismatzenbach1967 This streak with the Bruins isn't over yet, it's 3-1, so I said nothing of value has been lost. You know hockey, You don't go into the third/second period of a game down 3-1 and say "What's the point, we've lost this one". If You think they're cooked, then fine, fair enough, but this mentality is one that haunts the Leafs time and time again. I'm also not saying the Leafs are going to win the Stanley Cup, but I am saying this series isn't over yet. Edit:Toronto WILL win Stanley Cup someday don`t know when don`t know how but they will. My team had 58 year losin streak until they won so i know about frustrations 😀also this means that i empathise with the Leaf fans because they have been waiting 57 years...Its a long time.

[@MuchNinija00]

Keefe or a Kawai level move in the offseason is needed at this point