What Happened?

The Bruins lost their third straight game, losing 10-2 Thursday night, and have been outscored 20-3 in the last three contests. They have allowed 28 goals in the last five games.

:(

… guess I didn’t miss anything great.

At least 5-2 is better than 7-2. Plus it sounds like we weren’t that far off, getting it to within 1 before a late PP goal (thank you Blake) and an empty-netter.

Losing sucks but I’m not going to pitch a fit over this one.

but that third period was pretty fun to watch. i would have liked a W obviously, but as far as thursday evening entertainment goes i’m pretty satisfied.

Habs lose.

Still within 5.

so we’re still 5 back of them.

The dream of PLAYOFFS!!!1 (or screwing Boston out of the draft) isn’t dead.

Admittedly I only saw the first 2 periods, but boy were they ones I’d like to forget. Boston can’t be put out to see on an iceberg fast enough.

the best thing i can think to say about that game is that at least it wasnt 7-2

The Leafs had that full week off in early November? (I think it was november…) Why on earth couldn’t the NHL squeeze one of these games in during that week? Why??

And they have the audacity to say that the Olympics are messing up their schedule.

Do we have a rivalry yet?

Here’s the thing: Boston is a much better team than we are, and the style they play means you have to play a perfect game to beat them. Buffalo is the same (or at least they have Miller). Washington is a more skilled team, but their team defence is garbage so we can get away with beating them. The rest of the Eastern Conference, or at least the teams we are chasing, are pretty much in our league. You can’t win ’em all.

Boston does not play “the Trap.” Detroit is far more guilty of trapping than Boston. What the Bruins do is play passive and defensive hockey. They’re perfectly comfortable of playing in their own zone. When the opposition (in this case, the Leafs) makes a mistake with the puck, be it an errant pass or blowing a tire, they switch gears instantaneously. Two players deep in on the offensive zone, one in the slot and two shooter on the red line.

Toronto needs to learn how to backcheck and play a stronger defensive game. If anything, instead of bitching about the Bruins, we should be marveling at them. That’s the kind of team I’d like to see the Leafs build. One that can go from defense to offense at the drop of a hat and not spend two and a half periods playing the perimeter. If the Leafs played their game from the get go, chances are, we’d still have lost. Toronto just isn’t there. Why people are foaming at the mouth over tonight is beyond me. The Leafs are in second last place in the league, and it’s not by accident…

The Bruins are better. Period. End of story.

did anyone catch Schenn smashing his stick in frustration after Old Man Recchi scored his first goal?

Toronto’s played two games since they last met Boston, Boston stayed at home and rested. They had four days off while Toronto’s played a game every other day since leaving Boston and having to come back.

I think that pretty much sums it up. Huge uphill battle to begin with, and as you mentioned, the Bruins are more talented overall as well. Seemed like the Leafs saved themselves for the 3rd period and then came out guns blazing and nearly caught the Bruins flat-footed. The penalties to White and Blake and the powerplay goals the Bruins scored really hurt the Leafs. The penalty kill is the Leafs biggest worry right now.

is simply one of talent right now, the b’s are better up front, on d, and i n goal. how can the leafs expect to win much? be patient, and make some good trades. 3-4 years from now they should be better (not trying to be snarky)

full disclosure: i am a lifelong b’s fan

So Blake briefly slips into Good Blake Mode for a second to sink the Islanders, then the next night returns to his more traditional form? Not surprised, but damn the luck.

you leaf fans sound like patriot and sox fans when things are not going well. the leafs really lack talent, and wuite frankly i wouldn’t be too optomistic about the near future either. you gave the b’s your draft for the next two years and you’ll have to do a heck of a job adding free agents with all that cap dough that you don’t really have. really, getting on blake is just dumb, btw. he is what he is.

all right, i will lay off. just amazing how similar you guys sound to we new englanders in griping about our own teams. just wish that we cared as much abiut the b’s as we do about the sox

no disrespect, but you guys throw people under the bus pretty much left and right, spesh when you’ve lost. you don’t see that?

that was my only point.

off to read more posts, to increase my sample size. geesh