The Stanley Cup Playoffs 2023: First Round GDT

[Thorner]

  On 5/1/2023 at 1:58 AM, Claude Balls said:

Yup. Winning the Presidents Trophy is more of a curse than a blessing.

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It’s neither

[Claude Balls]

  On 5/1/2023 at 1:57 AM, bob_sauve28 said:

Montour is the real deal, he was just so emotional when he was here, he has gotten a hold of his emotions 

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Exactly. It's shocking to think anyone coulda been happy being in that ***** show of an organization at the time. 

[Pimlach]

  On 5/1/2023 at 1:56 AM, pastajoe said:

The only bad part is that Toronto will have an easier round 2. 😬

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You never know.  Florida is physical.  Their best players are stepping up.  They are peaking at the right time. 

[bob_sauve28]

Ullmark had a bad series 

[Carmel Corn]

Bruce Cassidy wants to say HI to Boston fans....but he's too busy getting ready for the next round of the playoffs

[LabattBlue]

Unfortunately, things just got easier for Toronto. 

[KC Scouts]

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:00 AM, OverPowerYou said:

Then I just remembered Eichel is still playing 😔

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One by one the villains go down in the playoffs

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So satisfying. I've come to like the Panthers. 

[Claude Balls]

What's the best Bruins message board to go to??

[Thorner]

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:01 AM, KC Scouts said:

One by one the villains go down in the playoffs

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I need a flow chart to keep up with who the villains are and who the “can’t blame ‘em!” guys are 

[Claude Balls]

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:00 AM, bob_sauve28 said:

Ullmark had a bad series 

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Will the real Linus Ullmark please stand up.

Not for nothing, but Seamen wasn't very good tonight either. 

Edited May 1, 2023 by Claude Balls

[KC Scouts]

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:03 AM, Thorny said:

I need a flow chart to keep up with who the villains are and who the “can’t blame ‘em!” guys are 

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mostly referring to teams not individuals

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Not so sure I buy into the "it just got easier for the Leafs" narrative. This Boston series showed Florida can hang with a physical team and that they're really disciplined in terms of execution. Toronto is less disciplined, IMHO, which works in the Panther's favor over a 7 game series. 

[Slack_in_MA]

Montour now is the defenseman with the most goals against the Bruins in a playoff series all-time.

[Flashsabre]

One of the biggest upsets ever. Over 40 point difference in the teams. Boston’s goaltending let them down this series.

Bergeron definitely looked like a guy who is done at the end there. Probably Krejci too. It will be a new reality for Boston next year.

[OverPowerYou]

The question arises. Could this have been the Sabres? We lost to Florida in the last week of the season. 

[Flashsabre]

All my buddies are diehard Leafs fans except one who is a diehard Panthers fan. This will be a fun series.😀

[PerreaultForever]

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:00 AM, Pimlach said:

You never know.  Florida is physical.  Their best players are stepping up.  They are peaking at the right time. 

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Not deep though. I think they shot their bolt in this series and will burn out. They will give Toronto some problems in front of the net here and there but overall I doubt they can sustain this level.

Sadly, Toronto has a winnable pathway to the Stanley Cup. 

[PromoTheRobot]

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:00 AM, bob_sauve28 said:

Ullmark had a bad series 

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Bruins Twitter:  START SWAYMAN!!!

Also Bruins Twitter: WHY THE **** DID SWAYMAN START???

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:07 AM, OverPowerYou said:

The question arises. Could this have been the Sabres? We lost to Florida in the last week of the season. 

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One win maybe. We aren't at the Panthers level.

[PerreaultForever]

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:07 AM, OverPowerYou said:

The question arises. Could this have been the Sabres? We lost to Florida in the last week of the season. 

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No. That would have helped the Bruins cruise through. We do not forecheck, play physical and dominate in front the way the Panthers did. It's an aggressive style that gave the Bruins problems all year, not just in this series, and it's absolutely NOT how we play. 

[Slack_in_MA]

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:08 AM, PerreaultForever said:

Not deep though. I think they shot their bolt in this series and will burn out. They will give Toronto some problems in front of the net here and there but overall I doubt they can sustain this level.

Sadly, Toronto has a winnable pathway to the Stanley Cup. 

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I dunno… you take down a team that was as dominant as Boston, they’ve got the eye of the tiger right now.

[Claude Balls]

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:08 AM, PerreaultForever said:

Not deep though. I think they shot their bolt in this series and will burn out. They will give Toronto some problems in front of the net here and there but overall I doubt they can sustain this level.

Sadly, Toronto has a winnable pathway to the Stanley Cup. 

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I can easily see Toronto going to the finals in the East. 

[stinky finger]

That's right, you can suck it too, Linus!! 

 

You screwed the pooch!! 

[Eleven]

  On 5/1/2023 at 2:01 AM, Claude Balls said:

What's the best Bruins message board to go to??

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Sorting their subreddit by top posts is a treat.

[Thorner]

This game is a battle of two teams with “cool” jerseys done right