R1 - Series Thread - Bruins (A2) vs Maple Leafs (A3)

[codynw]

Originally Posted by Inferno

I'm not watching but I've always thought Rask was a terrible goalie and that Boston should try to upgrade.

He has a Vezina trophy and a career sv% over .920? Also pretty good stats in international play.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by dino7c

So Tampa in the east final? I can't see either of these teams putting up much of a fight playing like they are.

Agreed. Boston isn't going anywhere with their goaltending, and the Leafs are too much of a disaster in their own end. I'm thinking it'll be either Tampa or the Pens in the east final.

[Canuck-Hater]

I just don't see the Bruins winning this one.
-Ok goaltending
-Hot garbage in their own end
-Not getting any bounces. Everything is going Torontos way

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by dino7c

So Tampa in the east final? I can't see either of these teams putting up much of a fight playing like they are.

Hard to imagine the Leafs can beat Tampa playing like this as you rarely see teams play this poor defensively advance unless they are playing a team with poor goaltending such as this series. I feel Tampa will make them pay much more for all those turnovers and breakdowns in their own end.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by codynw

He has a Vezina trophy and a career sv% over .920? Also pretty good stats in international play.

He lets in alot of ####ty goals. My dad and uncles are Bruins fans and cant stand him as the starter.

[dammage79]

Ref broke up that play expertly.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Inferno

He lets in alot of ####ty goals. My dad and uncles are Bruins fans and cant stand him as the starter.

He does look like another one of those goaltenders that's great in the regular season but not the same guy in the playoffs.

[Roof-Daddy]

This was a lot funner when boston was pummeling the leafs in games 1 and 2.

[dammage79]

Feel like the Leafs need one more goal to roll into the thrid with. Bostons going to push hard in the final 20.

[bubbsy]

Come on bruins!

Nash sucks btw

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by dino7c

So Tampa in the east final? I can't see either of these teams putting up much of a fight playing like they are.

I wouldn’t read into the Tampa series. They played a terrible team. These are 2 evenly matched teams.

[Roof-Daddy]

Legendary performance from rask.

Sieve

Id say an elliot-esque performance but its game 7

[bubbsy]

Bruins looking tired....

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Legendary performance from rask.

Sieve

Id say an elliot-esque performance but its game 7

Lol. I was about to say. elliott? Game 7? Hahahahahahahaha.

[Baron von Kriterium]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

He does look like another one of those goaltenders that's great in the regular season but not the same guy in the playoffs.

The whole team is like that. Rask has played in 22 elimination games and has won 5.

Marchand: 2 goals in his past 22 playoff games.

Their stars tonight are Heinen and Debrusk.

[dammage79]

This third period is going to be a dandy folks!

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium

The whole team is like that. Rask has played in 22 elimination games and has won 5.

Marchand: 2 goals in his past 22 playoff games.

Their stars tonight are Heinen and Debrusk.

The first line hasn't been very good outside of the first two games so yeah there's plenty of blame to go around. Neither team in this series has played well actually and the only difference is that Andersen has made big saves when the Leafs needed it.

[Baron von Kriterium]

I don't know, the Bruins look like a monkey shagging a football.

[Dion]

My worst fear is coming true. The Leafs have a one goal lead and will sit on it and rely on Anderson to get them the win. Rask hasn't been a difference maker and that hurts.

[tkflames]

I think the Leafs are going to win this. I am just trying to make personal peace with that...