Game 1: Leafs @ Bruins - Apr. 11th, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[lamajama]

Not trying to be a harbinger of bad but this would be huge to NOT gag in the 3rd. It would really help the ol' confidence

 

[Guilt Trip]

And 4th line in the O zone. Sorry, terrible coaching.

Would you prefer that they had a neutral, or D zone faceoff, and Boston with the last change puts out the Bergeron line?

He just did it in the D zone before that. I would prefer he not play them at all right now. Roll with the 3 lines for now.

 

[Zee]

And 4th line in the O zone. Sorry, terrible coaching.

Would you prefer that they had a neutral, or D zone faceoff, and Boston with the last change puts out the Bergeron line?

Yeah, it's literally the safest time to give your other three lines a rest.

Its just consistently funny that the people that complain about babcock the most seem to know the least about hockey.

It was an icing against Boston's 4th line. What coach puts their 4th line out in that situation?

A smart one, unless it's game 7 or you're trailing in the game. Either you put your 4th line out there, or you simply never use the 4th line ever.

Actually it wasn't smart. Immediately the play went the other way and Leafs were hemmed in their own zone. Instead with either Tavares or Matthews in the Ozone against a tired 4th line you might get an offensive chance. You don't have to defend every move Babcock makes especially when it's obviously wrong.

 

[Bender]

Not trying to be a harbinger of bad but this would be huge to NOT gag in the 3rd. It would really help the ol' confidence

In the famous words of Hainsey "Thanks for bringing that up."

 

[ZBBM]

Not trying to be a harbinger of bad but this would be huge to NOT gag in the 3rd. It would really help the ol' confidence

The Bruins have looked vulnerable tonight but they didn't get 107 pts or whatever for nothing.  It'll be a whale of a 3rd.

 

[Zee]

And 4th line in the O zone. Sorry, terrible coaching.

Would you prefer that they had a neutral, or D zone faceoff, and Boston with the last change puts out the Bergeron line?

He just did it in the D zone before that. I would prefer he not play them at all right now. Roll with the 3 lines for now.

Yeah. Gauthier in the dzone right before that sequence and Cassidy gets Bergeron out there. They controlled the play and luckily Freddie covered up the puck so they could get a whistle and line change.

 

[Bullfrog]

Actually it wasn't smart. Immediately the play went the other way and Leafs were hemmed in their own zone. Instead with either Tavares or Matthews in the Ozone against a tired 4th line you might get an offensive chance. You don't have to defend every move Babcock makes especially when it's obviously wrong.

You're free to express your opinion, but it's clearly NOT obviously wrong given that several people disagree with you.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Not trying to be a harbinger of bad but this would be huge to NOT gag in the 3rd. It would really help the ol' confidence

In the famous words of Hainsey "Thanks for bringing that up."

And Shut Up! Nothing personal.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

And 4th line in the O zone. Sorry, terrible coaching.

Would you prefer that they had a neutral, or D zone faceoff, and Boston with the last change puts out the Bergeron line?

He just did it in the D zone before that. I would prefer he not play them at all right now. Roll with the 3 lines for now.

In game 1 of the playoffs? Yup, makes tons of sense to tire your team out in freaking game 1. We need to get you behind the bench absolutely asap.

 

[Zee]

Actually it wasn't smart. Immediately the play went the other way and Leafs were hemmed in their own zone. Instead with either Tavares or Matthews in the Ozone against a tired 4th line you might get an offensive chance. You don't have to defend every move Babcock makes especially when it's obviously wrong.

You're free to express your opinion, but it's clearly NOT obviously wrong given that several people disagree with you.

Offensive zone faceoff with Gauthier and the Bruins ended up going all the way down the ice and getting shots at net. Explain how it was the right decision?

 

[Bullfrog]

The exact same thing could have happened with the Tavaras line out there. The rightness or wrongness is based on the decision, not the results.

 

[Zee]

The exact same thing could have happened with the Tavaras line out there. The rightness or wrongness is based on the decision, not the results.

You play the odds. Your best line against their worst. Odds are your best line will dominate. You put your worst line against their worst, who knows what happens?

 

[L K]

Not trying to be a harbinger of bad but this would be huge to NOT gag in the 3rd. It would really help the ol' confidence

The Bruins have looked vulnerable tonight but they didn't get 107 pts or whatever for nothing.  It'll be a whale of a 3rd.

Yeah the biggest thing this game is showing is that it was stupid for so many pundits to declare this a nice series for a Boston.  This is two 100 point teams battling it out.  It isn?t going to be a short series unles one team finds a gear and has a big edge in goaltending

 

[Guilt Trip]

Actually it wasn't smart. Immediately the play went the other way and Leafs were hemmed in their own zone. Instead with either Tavares or Matthews in the Ozone against a tired 4th line you might get an offensive chance. You don't have to defend every move Babcock makes especially when it's obviously wrong.

You're free to express your opinion, but it's clearly NOT obviously wrong given that several people disagree with you.

I agree with him. It was a stupid move by Babs. He started the 4ty line a minute or so earlier in the D zone. Bruins go with Bergeron, Freddie gets the puck Babs changes the line to JT's. Next stoppage is an icing against the Bruins 4th and Babs throws out our 4th. Not smart. You have to try and take advantage of the line match ups. He didn't, 4th line lost the puck and got hemmed in our zone. Sorry that's all on Babs there.

 

[ZBBM]

Not trying to be a harbinger of bad but this would be huge to NOT gag in the 3rd. It would really help the ol' confidence

The Bruins have looked vulnerable tonight but they didn't get 107 pts or whatever for nothing.  It'll be a whale of a 3rd.

Yeah the biggest thing this game is showing is that it was stupid for so many pundits to declare this a nice series for a Boston.  This is two 100 point teams battling it out.  It isn?t going to be a short series unles one team finds a gear and has a big edge in goaltending

Which so far the Leafs have.  So far.  They need to keep the pressure on this whole period and not play to not lose.

 

[AvroArrow]

The exact same thing could have happened with the Tavaras line out there. The rightness or wrongness is based on the decision, not the results.

Seriously.  I guarantee the same thing has happened to Kadri, Matthews, and Tavares.  I guess putting any of them out is the wrong decision.

 

[ZBBM]

I expect Babs has reminded the guys of the TB/Columbus game. 

 

[AvroArrow]

Babs gets shit for starting the 4th line in the D zone.
Babs gets shit for starting the 4th line in the O zone.

Babs gets shit for line matching.
Babs gets shit for not line matching.

Honestly, it's a good thing Babs doesn't give a shit what fans say, because it's impossible to please them all.

 

[lamajama]

So Chara  is ok to slash multiple times with that stick that has a concrete shaft....this is NOT the NBA where "stars" don't get called for fouls...

 

[Bullfrog]

Kadri starting to piss off the Bruins already.