R1, G2: Lightning @ Leafs - May 4th, 7:30pm - CBC, CityNews 680

[azzurri63]

Keefe needs to have a good chat with these guys after this game. Nothing wrong with being physical but you got to stay away from the ridiculous penalties. If not giving up the PP goals it's losing any momentum.

 

[ZBBM]

Now it gets interesting!  PP.

 

[Deebo]

That ridiculous crosschecking call on Simmonds is huge now.

 

[Derk]

Okay, nice for the leafs to finally get a pp but I'm sorry, the refs have been terrible.

 

[tomcom]

Now they start skating, isn't that too late?

 

[ZBBM]

Just by being in this position tells the Lightning that they aren't going to get any walkovers. 

 

[ZBBM]

Now they start skating, isn't that too late?

Again, they were fine in the first.

 

[Deebo]

Ah beautiful.  The classic Leaf scam.  Appear to be ready to do something meaningful and then revert.  What a scam.

Why are you here? Why are you commenting? Go do something else.

I?m sorry I have offended you.  I thought I was able to vent here but if you are the censor mod all good.

You're free to say whatever and I'm free to comment on frustrating and annoying posts.

He isn't even an active member of the community here. He literally hasn't posted since the game 7 loss to Monteral until tonight.

Posters who only show up like that are the absolute worst.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Now they start skating, isn't that too late?

Again, they were fine in the first.

Yes they were.

 

[ZBBM]

Not enough time, unfortunately.

 

[azzurri63]

Okay, nice for the leafs to finally get a pp but I'm sorry, the refs have been terrible.

I've said this before but I'll say it again for those new or didn't see it. I live out west and one of my golfing buddies doesn't watch hockey anymore. His take since Bettman became full fledged commissioner for a full season no Canadian team has won Lord Stanley. Coincidence?

 

[Derk]

Aside from that great chance by Matthews, the pp fails yet again and the series is tied. Too bad.

 

[ZBBM]

All right, they didn't give up.  Now try to pry one of our Florida.  Going to be tough.

 

[L K]

Down 2 and they spent way too much time trying to be cute on the PP

 

[Bender]

Didn't have it tonight. Can't take that many penalties but they got totally jobbed by the refs. Decent grit at the end. On to the next game.

 

[Derk]

Okay, nice for the leafs to finally get a pp but I'm sorry, the refs have been terrible.

I've said this before but I'll say it again for those new or didn't see it. I live out west and one of my golfing buddies doesn't watch hockey anymore. His take since Bettman became full fledged commissioner for a full season no Canadian team has won Lord Stanley. Coincidence?

No. Five different Canadian teams have made it to the finals since Montreal last won the cup. I think it is just that the league has started to catch up.

 

[ZBBM]

Didn't have it tonight. Can't take that many penalties but they got totally jobbed by the refs. Decent grit at the end. On to the next game.

Exactly.  And though they were helped somewhat by the refs, Tampa Bay played like we all know they can play.  I'll take consolation out of the fact that the Leafs have put 8 behind Vasilevskiy.  Marner and Matthews have shown up.  Now we need the 2nd line to, too.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Not a great result but the game was fairly even at 5-on-5, Vasilevskiy played great but we still got 3 on him which is pretty tough to do in a playoff game, reffing was awful, a couple of bad breaks on the PK and bad penalties by Simmonds was basically the difference. This series is far from over.

 

[azzurri63]

Man I don't get the PP mentality. Down by 2 goals 6 on 4 with a minute or two left and we pass it around. Shoot the puck, have a screen and hopefully bang in a crap goal whatever. Instead of killing it and rifling the puck around the boards after a shot from wide. Matthews and Reilly both had shots from good positions on the ice but no. God you are down two goals.

 

[rjd]

Tampa was 3/7 on the PP.  That was the difference in the game.  If the Leafs can get back to not taking penalties and killing off the ones they do take, that will go a long way to helping the Leafs in this series.