2017 ECQF: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals

[NerveDamage 4,176]

Leafs get within one again, with 26.5 secs. 

Goal's under review

Edited April 20, 2017 by NerveDamage

[GMRwings1983 8,793]

I would bench Holtby the rest of the series.  This guy needs the 1984 Oilers in front of him to win in the playoffs.  Not a reliable playoff goalie right now.

[NerveDamage 4,176]

and game is ovah, series' tied 2-2

Edited April 20, 2017 by NerveDamage

[amato 3,210]

I don't think it's enough interference to turn over the goal call but I think an argument could be made by Holtby that it was enough interference to prevent him from directing the rebound to the side of the net. 

 

Either way, good game all around. Would love to see the caps play the way they did in the first the whole game though. They didn't let the leafs break into the neutral zone at all it seemed. 

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

This is one of the worst playoff games I've ever seen. 

[kylee 727]

Kadri such a diver 

[kylee 727]

Capitals are playing so sloppy in this game - they are just tempting fate 

[amato 3,210]

Shortest overtime yet!  go caps go!

[sjr2012 439]

sadly do you see any of these teams beating Pittsburgh

[greenrebellion 415]

44 minutes ago, sjr2012 said:

sadly do you see any of these teams beating Pittsburgh

Caps will destroy them

[Dabura 12,206]

35 minutes ago, greenrebellion said:

Caps will destroy them

I thought they'd destroy the Leafs! Shows what I know.

[greenrebellion 415]

1 hour ago, Dabura said:

I thought they'd destroy the Leafs! Shows what I know.

Leafs have the greatest coach in NHL history.

[GMRwings1983 8,793]

Even if they win the series, the Caps have already shown me that the Pens will be the favorite against them again.  Many Cup winners have first round scares, but the Caps are fragile enough where I think it's more than just a first round scare.

[toby91_ca 620]

14 hours ago, F.Michael said:

Only saw part of the game last night...How's Ovie after that Kadri hip-check?

You mean after laying on the ice, having to be helped off....only to come back perfectly fine?  There was never anything wrong with him.

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

Let's Go Caps!!!

[NerveDamage 4,176]

Go Leafs Go! 

[NerveDamage 4,176]

Matthews!

[GMRwings1983 8,793]

5 OT games in this series.  One of the best series I've ever seen in any sport.

[GMRwings1983 8,793]

Bye bye Toronto.  We don't have to hear about your annoying fans anymore this season.

Edited April 24, 2017 by GMRwings1983

[Barrie 900]

54 minutes ago, GMRwings1983 said:

Bye bye Toronto.  We don't have to hear about your annoying fans anymore this season.

I've mentioned this already in this post. I live south of Toronto in Burlington. I'm self employed, so I'm in the car a lot going to appointments. I was shocked at the lack of Leafs gear I saw during the playoffs when I was out. When the Blue Jays started winning in 2015, there was Blue Jays stuff everywhere! Even today, I saw a lot of Blue Jays gear, and only a couple Leafs caps.

I know I'm just one guy looking around, but I think the size and the passion of the Leafs fan base is overrated. Maybe in Toronto there's passion, but in the suburbs, there's not much from what I see. The Leafs have lost a generation of fans, and are considered a joke to a lot of people. Also thanks to corporations driving up the price for their tickets, the average fan could never go to a game.

I think the Leafs fan base is mostly over the age of 35, and has to work for a corporation, or make $250,000/year to go to a game. It's too expensive to be a Leafs fan.

Babs mentioned the fan base and the passion for the team in his post game comments. He said it was nothing like he's ever seen before. I know he has to say that, but there's no way he saw more passion in Toronto for the Leafs, then he did in Detroit for the Red Wings.

Again, I'm not anti-Leafs, I was just shocked at the lack of passion where I live.

[GMRwings1983 8,793]

20 minutes ago, Barrie said:

I've mentioned this already in this post. I live south of Toronto in Burlington. I'm self employed, so I'm in the car a lot going to appointments. I was shocked at the lack of Leafs gear I saw during the playoffs when I was out. When the Blue Jays started winning in 2015, there was Blue Jays stuff everywhere! Even today, I saw a lot of Blue Jays gear, and only a couple Leafs caps.

I know I'm just one guy looking around, but I think the size and the passion of the Leafs fan base is overrated. Maybe in Toronto there's passion, but in the suburbs, there's not much from what I see. The Leafs have lost a generation of fans, and are considered a joke to a lot of people. Also thanks to corporations driving up the price for their tickets, the average fan could never go to a game.

I think the Leafs fan base is mostly over the age of 35, and has to work for a corporation, or make $250,000/year to go to a game. It's too expensive to be a Leafs fan.

Babs mentioned the fan base and the passion for the team in his post game comments. He said it was nothing like he's ever seen before. I know he has to say that, but there's no way he saw more passion in Toronto for the Leafs, then he did in Detroit for the Red Wings.

Again, I'm not anti-Leafs, I was just shocked at the lack of passion where I live.

I don't want to make this a social issue, but Toronto has a higher percentage of foreign born residents than pretty much any city in the world. People from the Middle East, India and China don't care about hockey.  And this is a fairly recent trend in Canada.  Of course there's not going to be as many Leafs fans everywhere as there may have been 15 or 20 years ago.

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

8 hours ago, GMRwings1983 said:

Bye bye Toronto.  We don't have to hear about your annoying fans anymore this season.

AMEN!

[amato 3,210]

Go caps go!

[NerveDamage 4,176]

 

[Hockeymom1960 5,107]

Nerve, is that you?