1) Marner isn’t 100%. He’s still nursing the high ankle sprain and he’s been shutting down Pastrnak the whole series - it’s not all about offence with him. He looked good in game 3.

2) Samsonov has been fine, 1 bad goal in game 3 and another that maybe he coulda had but was a picture perfect shot. Outside of only the 2nd period of game 1, he’s been steady. He’s not the issue - the lack of scoring (again) is the issue. Mainly the PP (again..)

3) The kids aren’t who are going to help you win the most. The Matthews line has been the best. The Kampf line has been great. And the Tavares line has had its moments. Holmberg and Robertson are getting caved in defensively so they gotta earn their ice time by being reliable in their own end before they get anymore ice time.

Relax. It’s a 2-1 series where Toronto has been the better team for 8 of 9 periods but unfortunately the best team doesn’t always win. Swayman has stolen games for Boston and Toronto’s offence needs to find an answer for him

"Relax. It’s a 2-1 series where Toronto has been the better team for 8 of 9 periods but unfortunately the best team doesn’t always win. Swayman has stolen games for Boston and Toronto’s offence needs to find an answer for him"

what now?
I'm sure BOS fans got some different opinions on that.....as do the rest of the people watching.

Matthews mentioned in an interview that he didn't have a one-timer so he spent the off-season with coaching staff to get one. This is a big reason why he is the best goal scorer in the league. Rielly 11 seasons with the leafs and hasn't put in the effort in the off-season to get a slapshot or one-timer. The greatest player in history have done everything they can to improve. Rielly is the perfect example of a player not trying to get better for the team. The PP has no point shot and good playoff teams with a PK that is in the top10 just destroys the lack of a point shot. Rielly isn't the guy, simple imo.

What I said is true. Leafs have been the better team for the majority part of the series. Their penalty kill has let them down but 5 on 5 it’s been mostly Toronto. Swayman has stood on his head for his part. Boston didn’t even deserve to win game 3 if it wasn’t for goaltending

cool story bro. you played from behind all game 1.

Lol. This statement just goes tho show how little you know about hockey. Take care kid.

what i know is you are down 2-1 and you got lucky as hell on the game you won.
For a team that's supposedly the "better team" your 5v5 goal scoring is equal through 3 games.
Hardly the sign of you out playing anyone.

Some facts are you are getting beat bad. Game 1 BOS completely controlled from the puck drop. 2 5v5 goals and they were never looking back.
Game two was a close game that TOR managed to edge out.
Game 3 BOS out played you to the point that the ref gave you 5 power plays on some pretty ticky tack calls to help you get back into it but TOR couldn't do anything with it..... hardly out playing BOS there buddy.
If anything in the moments that counted it was BOS that out played you by a significant differencce.

But shows what you know about hockey.... arrogant one.

If I may I am stepping in and breaking this one up…you guys have been at it like a Domi Probert fight

Simple logic, and yes it means nothing but I do have a doctorate in logic…maybe

The better team is the team that wins the series…period.

You know what’s funny.. you not realizing that just because Toronto is down 2-1 in the series that they haven’t been the better team. THAT shows how little you know and that you’re probably more trying to troll a teams fan base than anything.

Look at the last two years of first round for Toronto:
2023: Toronto was heavily outplayed by Tampa for most of the series, yet won the series 4-2
2022: Leafs outplayed Tampa for the majority of that series and lost the series 4-3

The best team doesn’t always win. If they did, there wouldn’t be a point in playoffs.

But okay kid, have your opinion. Take care.

No it’s not. But what I’m saying is it doesn’t matter if you’re the better team at the end of the day, so much still has to go right for you to win. It’s not all about the best team wins, if it was there would be no point in playoffs and the season would end after 82 games.

you don't out play anyone when you lose the series you clown!

Loser logic... we got beat but we're still the better team!!!!!!!!!!!!

🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

Ok I may be a little tipsy but what? So the best team is what the team with the best analytics and players and plays the nicest and best hockey?

Thats why the Stanley cup is such a prize…they made it so only the best team can win

Best team includes bounces and injuries etc…”go right for you” is reserved as an excuse statement for teams and fans that are perennial losers

My fav is “we ran into a hot goalie”. Or just blame the refs

Hockey ain’t a game of just “who’s the best”. Other factors affect games.. referees, injuries, lucky bounces, etc. If you don’t understand that then I can’t tell ya anything 🤷🏻‍♂️

I think you just described figure skating.

Hockey is a competition…the best team is the team who wins…may the best team win!

That is very, very rarely the truth. The best team doesn’t win the cup every year. But sure, believe what you want.

Ok let’s try the dictionary…let me blow the dust off this thing…

BEST
of the most excellent, effective, or desirable type or quality

Seems to describe the winning team?

🤦🏻‍♂️

Take care bud.