Notice how bruins bumped Matthews around knocking him off his game. Bruins rough and physical play is what got the leafs off their game. If your being knocked around all night you become apprehensive-scared every shift. Leafs did not rough house bruins enough to get them off their game. Bruins are tough and have skill and speed. Leafs have skill and speed but are not tough. You can name a whole list of leaf players that do not play tough and or that are not intimidating looking by there prescense.

Yeah MMA analogies really don't help solidify your point.
- Blazed

It's a perfect analogy if you understand even a little bit about MMA.

I'll go even more basic than that. It's rock, paper, scissors. The Bruins are rock, the Leafs are scissors. Every style of play has a counter to it and the Bruins counter the Leafs very well. If you play chess, there's a counter for every possible opening move, and so on and so on.

I did my best to be objective and believed (still do) that if the Leafs played like they're capable of playing, they can beat Boston. I didn't foresee them winning the cup this year either. I'll just leave it at that.
- UsernameUnknown

Leafs weren't good enough. No matter how well you think they played. Boston will take that game in game 5 every day of the week. Zero penalties and the Leafs scored 1 goal. Yes please.

Many here refuse to look at this game from Boston perspective, they're laughing. Missing their star player and beating the Leafs AT HOME in a pivotal game 4.

Yeah but possession this and Corsi that gimme a (frank) breaks buds. Bruins had a plan and they executed it. Of this was the Leafs we'd be talking about how the Bruins had no real good scoring chances and we'd still be talking about that save Freddy made in game 3. So far Bruins>Leafs. Our top line hasn't been, or even close to boston's. That matters. Rask has been better than Andersen. Their coach > Babs.

It's a perfect analogy if you understand even a little bit about MMA.

I'll go even more basic than that. It's rock, paper, scissors. The Bruins are rock, the Leafs are scissors. Every style of play has a counter to it and the Bruins counter the Leafs very well. If you play chess, there's a counter for every possible opening move, and so on and so on.
- Unholy_Goalie

100 bucks says I'd put you in an arm bar before you could say check mate

I did my best to be objective and believed (still do) that if the Leafs played like they're capable of playing, they can beat Boston. I didn't foresee them winning the cup this year either. I'll just leave it at that.
- UsernameUnknown

I still think it's possible. One game. One period. One shift at a time.

I still think it's possible. One game. One period. One shift at a time.
- Aaron_85

I beleaf until the bitter end. (frank) Boston.

I beleaf until the bitter end. (frank) Boston.
- Blazed

Hear that RJ?! (frank) you!

Hear that RJ?! (frank) you!
- Aaron_85

Dude! Our hating hours are over. What the hell?

I beleaf until the bitter end. (frank) Boston.
- Blazed

This. Leafs in Seven

100 bucks says I'd put you in an arm bar before you could say check mate

- Blazed

- Unholy_Goalie

That guy would knock the poop out of you at street fighter 2 turbo.

I still think it's possible. One game. One period. One shift at a time.
- Aaron_85

It'd be the greatest comeback in franchise history since 1942. It's the indescribable moments fans live for that happen once in a life time.

- Unholy_Goalie

That Vintage Bob MacKenzie!

- Unholy_Goalie

I added the winky to soften it up even though yeah its true. However!! We can settle this with a game of internet chess if you got the chestnuts.

That Vintage Bob MacKenzie!
- Byfuglien Ate Me

That guy would knock the poop out of you at street fighter 2 turbo.
- Scabeh

Mortal Kombat thanks

Leafs win, he doesn’t say poop. Leafs lose, he doesn’t shut up.


sigh...

Leafs win, he doesn’t say poop. Leafs lose, he doesn’t shut up.


sigh...
- Steven_Seagull

its almost like someone is a disgruntled member (or former member) of the Toronto sports media....



or he/she is the love child of Howard Berger and Damen Cox

its almost like someone is a disgruntled member (or former member) of the Toronto sports media....



or he/she is the hate child of Howard Berger and Damen Cox
- BorjeFan4Ever

Fixed


Also, probably true. Or maybe just another spatso minus the personality.

Leafs weren't good enough. No matter how well you think they played. Boston will take that game in game 5 every day of the week. Zero penalties and the Leafs scored 1 goal. Yes please.

Many here refuse to look at this game from Boston perspective, they're laughing. Missing their star player and beating the Leafs AT HOME in a pivotal game 4.

Yeah but possession this and Corsi that gimme a (frank) breaks buds. Bruins had a plan and they executed it. Of this was the Leafs we'd be talking about how the Bruins had no real good scoring chances and we'd still be talking about that save Freddy made in game 3. So far Bruins>Leafs. Our top line hasn't been, or even close to boston's. That matters. Rask has been better than Andersen. Their coach > Babs.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

They are laughing because Rask was excellent and Andersen sucked

Andersen needs to steal a game or two for the leafs to win, and so far he's shown he's not going to do it. I hope he turns it around but he's been less than stellar. The leafs played better tonight, but could not execute on their chances. While the Bruins capitalized on every good chance they had.

They are laughing because Rask was excellent and Andersen sucked

Andersen needs to steal a game or two for the leafs to win, and so far he's shown he's not going to do it. I hope he turns it around but he's been less than stellar. The leafs played better tonight, but could not execute on their chances. While the Bruins capitalized on every good chance they had.
- Santo_44

Leafs depth has been amazing though.

Gards with a terrible pinch.

Brought back memories of kaberle in the playoffs.

I'm (frank)ing done with him.
- Tumbleweed

I bet you were saying you loved how the leafs played in game 3 and the majority of game 4.....well it was because they had their d pinch hard to either keep it in or pinch long enough for the forward to retrieve the puck. It worked perfectly up until that point. And at that point you need Andersen or the defender to stop the 2 on 1.

It sucks because that play was working so well for them, the Bruins just took advantage of the few times it didn't work. Which you expect your goalie to bail you out once

Leafs depth has been amazing though.
- Unholy_Goalie

They have, the last two games the leafs have been excellent. They won once, and lost the other, in a game where they should of won.

I wish they played like this from game 1, it would of been a much closer series but they were a mess the first two games

Leafs depth has been amazing though.
- Unholy_Goalie

You always did strike me as more of a checkers type of guy.

JVR, Bozak and Komarov should have all been moved at the deadline. No wasting a 2nd on Plekanec either.

Could be sitting on a 1st, two 2nds, 3rd and a prospect (at least) right now with the same results on the ice giving Kapanen, Johnsson and Moore the ice time.
- Unholy_Goalie

As much as it pains me, I agree 1000%