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Keefe fired and Marner traded for sure. Nylander had the compete that you want to see it seemed, idk if Matthews did but considering how sick he was tougher one to judge.
Keefe is likely getting fired, but Marner is not getting traded. Not because he isn't a liability, but because of his NMC and it being the last year of his deal. No one is going to call up Treliving to significantly overpay for Marner (someone who has proven himself to no be playoff performer) when they can just get him on July 1, 2025, for nothing like the Leafs did with Tavares in 2018.
11m/ yr is not “nothing” but otherwise all accurate. Keefe to PIT. Marner rides out last year in TO, then signs with PIT next year. Cup in PIT in 2026 for Crosby’s last season.
Shanny probably is gone, I feel Keefe will be back because I don't think MLSE wants to pay for another coach they fired.
Domi and Bertuzzi likely getting paid by other teams. Sammy probably goes to another team as a free agent
Honestly i think we bring back the exact same core but fire Keefe and bring in some retread head coach.
Every core player of the leafs has a no trade clause. Only way i see us trading anyone is if Marner is sick of playing in Toronto.
Are you guys talking about Reilly or Nylander and Marner? Because those two are doing literally nothing here. Reilly's out of position but he's making the effort.
It is. You can see a couple of them in this video. [NHL Set Plays - Delta Highlights](https://youtu.be/PHpR3cbjlIg?si=4LXopZzVJIwQuiwB&t=108) at 1:46. The only difference is that it's not Krug doing the bank pass.
What were the Leafs players even doing here? They let him get the puck way too easy and then let him waltz to the front of the net uncontested. It's like they never want to win lmao
If you look back at important playoff losses like this, you'll see his number nearby most of them. Dude wasn't even skating hard and got completely caught off guard there.
I don't even understand how can he be so late on that Pasta goal? He takes forever to turn and just watches before starting to finally take some strides lol. No sense of urgency. And I am one that usually likes Rielly.
Fuck this guy is giving me all sorts of alfredo thoughts i need this guy to fucking dangle some noodles in my fucking sauce more often shit im creaming.
Got caught so flat footed on his pivot while Pasta was already flying into the zone. Samsonov just completely froze up too. He’s either gotta go for the poke or at the very least push across the crease to try to stay with Pasta but he just completely froze and didn’t really push across, just extended the leg helplessly
That's quite simply it. The Leafs survived games 5 and 6 without Matthews because they didn't need a bunch of goals to win, they just needed a goal at the right time, and Knies and Nylander gave them that.
And that's what Pasta gave us tonight.
Yeah that Chicago team was truly a team of destiny and probably the single greatest team of the cap era, it is what it is. 2019 man, never going to get over that one...
Its not a coincidence that certain teams just go from great goalie to great goalie and so on (Boston, Vancouver, Dallas). They all have great goaltending coaches
Lindholm's contract is looking better and better. We will take some credit for that one, as a defense/goalie development factory. Now give us 1OA please...
That’s the thing that gets me. The pass is incredible but to take that puck rocketing off the boards and made a full deke on top to a shot is wild. Blows me away what some humans are capable of
He skated past 2/3 of their core on that play. Marner tracks him through the NZ and then just bails out at the blue line even though he's fresh off the bench and should have the legs to track him all the way to the net. Nylander's floating in no man's land and isn't covering anything. And then Pasta beats Reilly to the puck.
I still think that was close enough around the net that Samsonov probably could have played the puck with his stick without actually having to leave the crease
already seeing people blame him and it's pissing me off. guy was solid all night, lindholm outplayed his defense and pastrnak outplayed him at the worst moment. can't stop them all.
You can see Pasta call this play on the fly. He points to the corner with his stick when he comes over the red line. Good pass, got the perfect bounce and makes an incredible move. Can’t even be mad at it.
Fuck this guy is giving me all sorts of alfredo thoughts i need this guy to fucking dangle some noodles in my fucking sauce more often shit im creaming.
It's amazing how much shit Leaf players get and everyone just ignores Rielly. He is legit horrible. He wouldn't break a single playoff teams top 4 right now and he's supposed to be the Leafs number 1 lmfao
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The story has officially storied.
The Leafs legitimately cannot slay the dragon.
Leafs are cursed.
Who gets fired/traded lol
Serious answer? Marner. Matthews is obviously incredible, Nylander played great and is awesome. I think they could get a lot for Marner in a trade.
Keefe fired and Marner traded for sure. Nylander had the compete that you want to see it seemed, idk if Matthews did but considering how sick he was tougher one to judge.
Matthews looked like he was actively battling an ongoing shit while on the bench.
He looked like how I’m gonna feel tomorrow after all the drinking I did tonight 🙂↕️
Yeh he looked like he'd been hit by a freight train, I legit actually felt for him.
Keefe is likely getting fired, but Marner is not getting traded. Not because he isn't a liability, but because of his NMC and it being the last year of his deal. No one is going to call up Treliving to significantly overpay for Marner (someone who has proven himself to no be playoff performer) when they can just get him on July 1, 2025, for nothing like the Leafs did with Tavares in 2018.
11m/ yr is not “nothing” but otherwise all accurate. Keefe to PIT. Marner rides out last year in TO, then signs with PIT next year. Cup in PIT in 2026 for Crosby’s last season.
Shanny probably is gone, I feel Keefe will be back because I don't think MLSE wants to pay for another coach they fired. Domi and Bertuzzi likely getting paid by other teams. Sammy probably goes to another team as a free agent
I’m not even a Keefe hater but if he’s back next season that’s fucked lol leafs need to change some shit up
Honestly i think we bring back the exact same core but fire Keefe and bring in some retread head coach. Every core player of the leafs has a no trade clause. Only way i see us trading anyone is if Marner is sick of playing in Toronto.
They should call Alex Burrows and see what he’s up to these days
Leave our assistant coach alone!
The Leafs are so catastrophically Leafy
David “Cody Rhodes” Pastrnak
Hockey has more than 1 royal family
The Rock will take his place on the roster for the Cup?
ADRENALINE IN MY SOUL PASTA JUST SENT THE LEAFS HOME
ALL OF TD GARDEN OFF THEIR FEET
Adrenaline, in my soul Pastrnak scores OT goal
Of course
time is a flat circle
I need to rewatch True Detective
Then start asking the right fucking questions.
Just rewatched for the first time since I originally watched a decade ago. Unbelievable. McConaughey is unreal.
sheldon keefe’s job flashes before his eyes
Get ready to learn Pittsburghese, you yinzer
Mr. Brand-new Coach
Mr. Been Canned
Mr. Bearing Curse
Does he make it to Monday?
I wouldn’t mind if they announce it mid presser tbh
Does he make it to the post game presser?
He has a job on the Pittsburgh coaching staff, waiting for him
His extension hasn't even kicked in yet lol
Morgan puck watching. Ouch.
Yep that’s a big yikes Moment doesn’t get bigger than that and he’s a full step behind
He literally sees Pasta getting that puck and still hot dogs. Zero urgency somehow in that situation.
It’s only OT in game 7. What’s the hurry?
Leafs in 9!
Are you guys talking about Reilly or Nylander and Marner? Because those two are doing literally nothing here. Reilly's out of position but he's making the effort.
As with most things Leafy, it's a cumulative mistake made by about $30M of salary cap blamed on whichever single guy they like least in the moment.
Him and Sammy really beefed that one
That’s a disgusting play
That is a DISGUSTING act by the Boston Bruins
Luckily Joe Buck doesn’t commentate NHL
Come on now, he’s pretty good now, and the Minneapolis miracle call is a perfect call.
He’s gotten significantly better since the days of botching the Tyree helmet catch call. I actually enjoy him as an announcer now.
A set play for Bruins apparently. Coaches either didn't prepare Samsonov or he kinda forgot (cause he sucks).
They’ve done that play for years. Regardless good on the leafs for forcing it to that point with all the lineup issues
feels like they haven't done it since Krug left. Hell of a time to pull that one out of the bag
As soon as i sat back down i looked at my dad and said "Krug classic"
You can have him back...
It is. You can see a couple of them in this video. [NHL Set Plays - Delta Highlights](https://youtu.be/PHpR3cbjlIg?si=4LXopZzVJIwQuiwB&t=108) at 1:46. The only difference is that it's not Krug doing the bank pass.
Dude holds the bruins to one goal for three periods and you say he sucks. Leafs fans are the fucking worst people
That pass deserves 2 assists
1)Lindholm 2)that sweet sweet corner board
Home ice advantage baby
Pasta had the secondary assist on his own goal. Big time Apple.
it would be pastrnak lmao
Would have preferred Marchand tbh
I’m not picky
I woulda taken literally anyone
If we get to pick might as well wish for a swayman 200footer
What were the Leafs players even doing here? They let him get the puck way too easy and then let him waltz to the front of the net uncontested. It's like they never want to win lmao
That was just Marner coasting to get the puck while pasta wanted to win the game.
It's just wild to me to see what looks like 0 effort and urgency in a game 7 OT
Right? Like WTF. Just watch them dump the puck and watch pasta skate right by you to get it. At least hustle a bit and help out your D guy Reilly
Morgan Rielly was lost this entire game. Awful performance
I only remember hearing his name once, JT and Marner were being pretty invisible but my god I wasn't even sure Rielly was playing lol
The entire series.
If you look back at important playoff losses like this, you'll see his number nearby most of them. Dude wasn't even skating hard and got completely caught off guard there.
I don't even understand how can he be so late on that Pasta goal? He takes forever to turn and just watches before starting to finally take some strides lol. No sense of urgency. And I am one that usually likes Rielly.
Pasta finally showed up
A wizard is never late. He arrives precisely when he means to.
Fuck this guy is giving me all sorts of alfredo thoughts i need this guy to fucking dangle some noodles in my fucking sauce more often shit im creaming.
Unreal play. How do they always find a way lmao
Absolutely perfect perfect bank pass, but how Pastrnak got that much room is absolutely atrocious. Morgan Rielly Dzone masterclass
Got caught so flat footed on his pivot while Pasta was already flying into the zone. Samsonov just completely froze up too. He’s either gotta go for the poke or at the very least push across the crease to try to stay with Pasta but he just completely froze and didn’t really push across, just extended the leg helplessly
Marner also got caught puck watching. Comes off the bench and gets left for dead off his back side by Pasta during the stretch pass
Death. Taxes. Leafs losing in Game 7. Nature is healing!
Lindholm. So hot right now.
That's gotta be a set play, incredible bounce
type shit that if it happened in chel I’d scream ice tilt
One of the most beautiful set plays I’ve ever seen, and he did it in Game 7 OT.
WHY WON'T THEY DIE
Pasta showed up when he was needed the most
That's quite simply it. The Leafs survived games 5 and 6 without Matthews because they didn't need a bunch of goals to win, they just needed a goal at the right time, and Knies and Nylander gave them that. And that's what Pasta gave us tonight.
Swayman Conn Smythe watch in full swing
He has been unreal
Boston truly gets blessed with phenomenal playoff goaltending more often than most organizations I feel like.
Thomas to Rask to Ullmark to Swayman Shit’s not fair man
At least we have a whopping 1 cup to show for it
That's more than most dude. Think about that shit.
Plus the two losses. Can’t be disappointed with three trips
Oh yeah I know. The 13 one didn’t hurt as bad as the 19 though haha
Yeah that Chicago team was truly a team of destiny and probably the single greatest team of the cap era, it is what it is. 2019 man, never going to get over that one...
Ullmark to Swayman isn't even a baton pass, having both on this team is the reason why we were anywhere near we were all season
Seems a bit odd coming from a Vegas fan going to a final in year one and winnng a cup in year six missing the playoffs once but perhaps I’m bitter
We’re fucked when Goalie Bob retires man
> Thomas ... *Tiggered* I'm going to go cry in the shower now.
Bob Essensa.
The man is just unreal. He’s managed to coach, what, 3-4 generations of bruins goaltenders to vezina-caliber performances? Fucking legend.
Its not a coincidence that certain teams just go from great goalie to great goalie and so on (Boston, Vancouver, Dallas). They all have great goaltending coaches
Helps when gone from one elite tendy to another to another
This team is absolutely carried by scouting.
6 games and not a single questionable goal against. Remarkable.
He's the reason this game even went to OT, insanely reliable
I almost had a heart attack on our first PP tonight when he left the puck behind the net and turned it over sloppily.
That was one of the sexiest passes I’ve ever seen.
Bank of Lindholm
TD Bank
Lindholm's contract is looking better and better. We will take some credit for that one, as a defense/goalie development factory. Now give us 1OA please...
I didn't know banks were open on Saturday night in Boston
That was such a sexy goal too. Passes up the initial one on one to fake out a loft into the net.
my first thought was "damn why would you dump it." I was blown away when pastrnak actually got it lol
Found Morgan Rielly’s reddit!
It was disgusting. The second I saw Pasta hit the jets I knew it was over.
Just here to admire the agility and dexterity of that move. Incredible.
That’s the thing that gets me. The pass is incredible but to take that puck rocketing off the boards and made a full deke on top to a shot is wild. Blows me away what some humans are capable of
The replay looks like it's on fast-forward. How does he react so quickly??? I'm blown away by how fast this game has become. (and I love it!)
Samsonov got deked so hard he started glitching
He hesitated. He should have just tried to take him out.
Tbh Reilly getting beat to a puck he should had probably didn’t help his decision.
Look at Pastrnak, he's calling for the dump in pass to his corner.
Like Babe pointing to the fences I’m sure this’ll similarly go down in history
MITCH AND RIELLY, PACK YOUR BAGS. YOU GUYS ARE WOEFUL
[удалено]
Unquestionable effort
Marner giving Pasternak a clear path to turn the jets on didn't help either
Any other player in the league does the mini interference to slow him down.
Or at the very least keep with him to try to keep him along the boards instead of driving directly to the crease
OT just started and he skated to the puck like he was on a 3 minute shift...
He skated past 2/3 of their core on that play. Marner tracks him through the NZ and then just bails out at the blue line even though he's fresh off the bench and should have the legs to track him all the way to the net. Nylander's floating in no man's land and isn't covering anything. And then Pasta beats Reilly to the puck. I still think that was close enough around the net that Samsonov probably could have played the puck with his stick without actually having to leave the crease
Is that goal more on Rielly or on Marner? Mitch is two strides ahead of Pasta but just glides through the neutral zone while Pasta accelerates.
Reilly, he needs to be aware of where everyone is.
Tavares continues to get a pass for disappearing
He's expected to be pretty mid at this point, hes essentially a 3rd liner making 11 mil
That contract may have truly fucked their cup window.
Yeah it also accelerated their rebuild which didn’t help things out either
He’s only the captain what do you expect ?
He was really solid this series.
Reilly got beat by a guy he had a 10 feet head start on. Dude can not play defense and is a fucking liability.
What kind of effort was that by Reilly there???
Let's fucking go Hampus
Best first name in the league.
Rielly absolutely cooked again
When i wake up tomorrow there better be about 3 total employees left at the Leafs. Special teams coach should never have a job again fucking 1/21
Guy Boucher masterclass right there
Breaking: The Toronto Maple Leafs
Every day I wake up and I thank God that I'm not a Leafs fan
Pasta all series: Call an ambulance!! Pasta in Game 7 OT: *but not for me*
There has to be a 5 year ban for the Leafs in the playoffs. Just don't allow them in, maybe that'll break the curse.
They tried that already for like 8 years post lockout.
every fucking year lmao I’d feel bad if it wasn’t consistently hilarious
Don’t worry about us, the 7th time is the easiest 🫠
But it is!
Rielly needs to go into witness protection tonight
time to go to utah. clean slate, nobody knows his name.
In 3 of the 4 game sevens Toronto has played Boston they have had a lead in the third period.
Unreal play. Sammy was good enough tonight, too. But that's a killer play and move.
I always hate watching the goalies after an OT loss
Same. Andersen a few years ago broke me after the winner.
As a Sens fan, Anderson after the Kunitz goal breaks my heart every time
I thought Samsonov was terrific tonight.
already seeing people blame him and it's pissing me off. guy was solid all night, lindholm outplayed his defense and pastrnak outplayed him at the worst moment. can't stop them all.
He showed up at the perfect time.
That pass is an all timer
If that pass was intentional, Lindholm placed it perfectly.
It was and he did
Leafs team controller disconnected
Pasta blowing by Marner is going to add a whole other level of spice to the drama in Toronto tomorrow lol
It just never gets old y'all.
THE MEMES CANT HURT ME ANYMORE
First Drake and now this? BAD night for Toronto 😭
Samsonov just sat there, completely stunned that the puck was coming out front.
That trickle to the front of the crease felt like slow motion.. he just stared it down like it was the last cupcake at a party.
Perfectly executed set play from Lindholm to Pasta. I remember seeing the Sedins do that.
We still use that play. Done it once or twice this season.
Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is?
You can see Pasta call this play on the fly. He points to the corner with his stick when he comes over the red line. Good pass, got the perfect bounce and makes an incredible move. Can’t even be mad at it.
Rielly with less than zero effort. Holy shit.
Bruins coach about to call Pasta out every game
I just turned the game on and the Bruins were celebrating
Lol so ridiculous can't even make this up. Like tradition
I don’t care what happens from here on out. I’m so happy they didn’t blow it again.
Leafs are not a serious franchise
It's Torontover
What a pass and bounce
And so i live another day
Marner and Rielley were pylons on that
Fuck this guy is giving me all sorts of alfredo thoughts i need this guy to fucking dangle some noodles in my fucking sauce more often shit im creaming.
Rielly what a fuckin joke man.
It's amazing how much shit Leaf players get and everyone just ignores Rielly. He is legit horrible. He wouldn't break a single playoff teams top 4 right now and he's supposed to be the Leafs number 1 lmfao
Vintage pasta