Thee Official 2023-24 Playoffs Thread: Stop fucking crying bro, it’s not junior

[Cacophony]

That’s a shame

[captain]

Boys I'm going to game 5

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Matthews out again tonight, hoping the Leaves win and we get some Ewing Theory columns from Steve Simmons / whomever else

[Fleetwood mactavish]

what is up fella, nice to see you. I don't know if you heard the news but my dad has officially switched fandoms from the cowardly and Russian-infected Maple Leafs to the heroic and mostly-Canadian and other anti-Putin country Oilers. so naturally I cheer against the Oilers now. but if it's an old school CL crowd here now cheering for them I am going to find it difficult to not take part. Me, I love the chickenshit tiktok ADHD baby Leafs. they even got a Russian I like now (Lyubooshkin).

this all checks out and is great to hear but more importantly I gotta know who uncle pat is cheering for these days

[Fleetwood mactavish]

with bob Cole's passing I can't help but think about all the letters my dad used to write to CBC attn: bob Cole to complain about his eastern Canadian bias

does the old man feel vindicated now that Cole's gone or has he reflected on what a dumb use of his time and energy that was?

[trucuschenn]

Reaves finally out of the lineup after posting an almost unfathomable 1.53% xGF% in game 5

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Did they take him out to make room for another stay at home defenseman?

[trucuschenn]

Noah Gregor who isn't good but can at least skate

[Grand Moff Larkin]

What’s his Trash Talk / 60 like

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Marchand got his money’s worth with that one

I didn’t know if they’d actually call it, of course

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Robertson stepping on the puck during a PP breakout was good comedy at least

[trucuschenn]

surely they couldn't squander 4 full minutes

[Grand Moff Larkin]

That drop pass (by Rielly?) directly to a Broon PKer that killed off 30 seconds was honestly amazing

[trucuschenn]

[trucuschenn]

[trucuschenn]

I hate psychoanalyzing through the TV and the Bruins have a good PK but the degree to which the Leafs are mismanaging the puck on the powerplay makes me feel like it's gotten in their heads

[Grand Moff Larkin]

The Broons finally registered a second shot on goal, 27 minutes in

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Who usually does PP zone entries for them? My guess is Nylander or Marner, both of whom do not seem to be 100%.

[trucuschenn]

yeah either one, but their inability to win the draw and hold it in on the initial draw has been just as big of a problem as the entries

[Grand Moff Larkin]

Good blocks on the PK by the shot-blocking d-men