Game 3: Leafs vs Bruins - 4/24/24

[Leafs_Pam]

Jim Montgomery is whining about playing in Toronto on Wednesday and Saturday instead of Thursday and Saturday.

Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery told reporters Wednesday ahead of Game 3 he isn't a fan of the scheduling for their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The two teams will have an extra off-day following Wednesday's game, with Game 4 set for Saturday in Toronto.

"I would have rather been here Thursday/Saturday, if I'm being honest," Montgomery said. "I think we're spending more time in Toronto than Toronto's spending in Boston and we're the home team."

Time to pull out the violins.

I guess we won't know until game time if Nylander will play.

[Gerard]

Its far easier to whine about something that is ridiculous than talk about while your team got played on home ice. I don't think I will catch much of this as we are having supper around the same time puck drops.

[TMan]

🤦‍♂️ Gimme a break. They’ll be glad they get an extra day in TO after we beat the pi$$ out of them tonight!!

GO LEAFS GO!!

[pointshot]

Great to see the Leafs finally end their long losing streak against Boston! Hopefully they have broken that spell and will now begin a winning streak of their own. That effort certainly won’t be aided by taking dumb, selfish, undisciplined, inexcusable penalties like McCabe and Bert took in Game 2. With their PK currently being a bit shaky they can’t risk giving the B’s more PPs. Remember guys, that you can play aggressive without taking dumb penalties!

I wish that I could feel more secure about the Leafs goaltending but I never feel confident about which Samsonv will show up. Will it be the Game 1 Sammy who played a poor, uneven game and again let in several long shots that could have been easily stopped if he had been able to keep sight of the puck? Or will it be the sharp Game 2 Sammy who is capable of stealing a game? Let’s hope that we get the Game 2 Sammy for the rest of the series. And if not, what can we expect of Woll???

One thing that, win or lose, we’ll have to continue to fret over is the trouble that the Leafs often have with working the puck out of their end. It’s especially frustrating and nerve-wracking in situations such as at the end of Game 2 when the B’s had pulled their goalie for an extra skater and had faceoffs in the Leafs end. JT cleanly won both of those final two faceoffs yet the Leafs didn’t even come close to cleanly working the puck out and even quickly lost control of the puck! Not good for the nerves of us poor fans! The Leafs are not a well-coached team and if they win the series it will have to be by riding their talent well enough to overcome that deficiency—not an easy task in the modern NHL where playing a solid system/team game is generally more important than just having lots of talented players. Getting Willie back would be a good boost in this respect. GO LEAFS!!!

[capncrunch44]

Apr 24, 2024 12:59:58 GMT -5 Leafs_Pam said:

Jim Montgomery is whining about playing in Toronto on Wednesday and Saturday instead of Thursday and Saturday.

Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery told reporters Wednesday ahead of Game 3 he isn't a fan of the scheduling for their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The two teams will have an extra off-day following Wednesday's game, with Game 4 set for Saturday in Toronto.

"I would have rather been here Thursday/Saturday, if I'm being honest," Montgomery said. "I think we're spending more time in Toronto than Toronto's spending in Boston and we're the home team."

Time to pull out the violins.

I guess we won't know until game time if Nylander will play.

So the Bruins are going to fly home after the game and come back on Friday?  Sounds like just a bunch of whining about nothing...

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Bertuzzi's slash wasn't worth a penalty anymore than the dozen or so instances of harder slashes that were uncalled... so I discount the undisciplined ruling here

McCabe's crosscheck was in retailation for the Bruins player driving Benoit into the net and taking an extra slash at Samsonov after the whistle... a cheap shot McCabe should give everytime because it's certainly happening at the other end of the ice too.  (at least I think that's the play being referenced)

[kazzie]

Apr 24, 2024 14:23:12 GMT -5 TMan said:

🤦‍♂️ Gimme a break. They’ll be glad they get an extra day in TO after we beat the pi$$ out of them tonight!!

GO LEAFS GO!!

TMan - don’t you know it’s only whining when it happens to the Leafs?   Every other team gets a pass.  GO LEAFS GO!!!  Big game tonight to keep the momentum going.  Lets goooooo!!!!

[jayleaf]

The only thing that matters is the game at hand.  Everything else is just a distraction the Leafs shouldn't be thinking about, and I'm sure they're not.  I'll assume the Bruins will up their game tonight, so Toronto has to do the same.  It would also be helpful to stay out of the penalty box.  Use the body, not the stick.

[TMan]

PP. C’mon Mitch!!

[TMan]

Need big game from Mitch and Rielly.

[TMan]

Loved the hits by Benoit n Reaver!!

[jayleaf]

A couple of nice hits by Benoit and Reaves, but overall I didn't think either team looked very inspired in the 1st.  Could be both teams were playing it safe.  I'll bet it opens up in the 2nd.

[TMan]

Sammy looks dialed in. Get one on Swayman early and keep being smart physical. Leafs record when Mitch doesn’t get a couple points is dismal. If he gets going it just adds another layer for the B’s to contend with. Thought they were a bit better in their own zone but much room for improvement.

[rob37]

Bush league Domi. Leave that crap to the Panthers. 

[jayleaf]

Gotta admit the Leaf PP is starting to p*ss me off.  Three chances again with no result.  If they lose tonight it will be a special team failure again.  Well Leafs just scored 5 on 5.  I'm feeling better now.

[TMan]

What a f’in joke.