Lord Stanley Game One
Just a few things that caught my eye:
I almost went to bed after the third Boston goal. What a mistake that would have been, eh?! Cue the comeback.
Marian Hossa will do anything to win. He, Milan Lucic and Tuukka Rask were the best players on the ice through two OTs.
Zdeno Chara was working his suffocating magic on Jonathan Toews all night long. Funny...
Maple Leafs toughest test for Bruins?
Toronto Maple Leafs (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I can't believe that someone would write this article. A loss, is a loss. Every series is different. It was like the Boston Bruins were a different team after they were done playing the Leafs as well. For what ever reason.
Kevin McGran, Sports reporter -- Leaf Nation must look at how the Boston Bruins manhandled the New York...
Toronto Maple Leafs: Nonis wants to upgrade
By Tony Ambrogio (@SNTonyAmbrogio)
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A couple of observations from the Maple Leafs locker clean out:
*The sting of the Game 7 loss to Boston is still fresh.
*The Leafs won’t overspend to keep unrestricted free agent Tyler Bozak.
*GM Dave Nonis expects to make his team better through trades, and not via free agency.
Nonis may have said it best on Thursday...
Maple Leafs Fan Mounts GoPro Camera to TV, Captures Agony of Defeat as Friends React to Game 7 Loss (Video)
This was an experiment that clearly did not work out as planned.
According to the uploader of the below YouTube video, he’s just a Maple Leafs fan who owns a GoPro camera and wanted to capture some memorable playoff moments. However, what he ended up getting was visual evidence of a memory that will probably stick in his sports-fan brain for the rest of his life.
In any case, this...
Toronto Is Having A Rough Couple Of Days
Monday night seemed like it was about to be the start of a wonderful week in Toronto, Canada. The Leafs were up 4-1 on the road against the hated Boston Bruins. There were thousands of people in Maple Leaf Square just waiting for the final few minutes to tick off the clock. Phil Kessel and Leaf Nation were about to get their revenge after years of mocking.
Fate had other plans.
The...
Mike Augello: Collapse and Catharsis After Crushing Game 7 Loss
The Toronto Maple Leafs wrote another chapter in their encyclopedia of heartbreak with their 5-4 overtime loss in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in Boston on Monday night.
The Leafs appeared to be well on their way to an upset victory over the favored and more experienced Bruins as Phil Kessel and Nazem Kadri staked them to a 4-1 lead midway through the third...
DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK
Bruins erase three-goal deficit to stun Leafs
Bruins 5, Maple Leafs 4 (OT) Follow @TheNosebleeds Bruins defy odds, score four unanswered goals late in Game 7 to eliminate Leafs. After a less than stellar Game 6 performance led to a second straight Leafs victory, the Bruins headed back to Boston on Monday night to host a Game 7 after leading the series three games to one. Would they fall victim to another epic collapse like the...
Leafs edge Bruins to force Game 7
Captain Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel scored third-period goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Boston Bruins 2-1 Sunday to send their playoff series back to Boston for Game 7.
Game 7 is Monday night in Boston.
Not only did the win keep the Leafs alive, it snapped a 54-year run of home playoff failures against the Bruins.
Toronto's previous home playoff win against Boston...
Toronto Gets Revenge on Bruins With ‘Thank You, Seguin’ Chants While Maple Leafs Force Game 7 (Videos)
Nothing’s ever easy in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the Bruins are certainly no strangers to that after losing to the Maple Leafs in Game 6. That means that there will be a winner-take-all Game 7 on Monday night at the TD Garden, where the winner advances to the next round and the loser’s offseason starts earlier than they’d prefer.
Phil Kessel scored another game-winning...
Dion Phaneuf, Phil Kessel Keeping Toronto’s Season Alive Among Best Images From Bruins’ Game 6 Loss (Photos)
Before this series, few people outside of Toronto and the Reimer household would have been able to pick James Reimer out of a crowd. Now the 25-year-old netminder is making himself an unwelcome household name in New England.
Reimer came through with another stout effort in goal for the Maple Leafs on Sunday, stopping 29 of the 30 shots the Bruins put on goal. The Leafs’ 2-1 win...
Maple Leafs 2, Bruins 1
Captain Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel scored third-period goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Boston Bruins 2-1 Sunday to send their playoff series back to Boston for Game 7.
Game 7 is Monday night in Boston.
Not only did the win keep the Leafs alive, it snapped a 54-year run of home playoff failures against the Bruins.
Toronto's previous home playoff win against Boston...
Phil Kessel’s third period goal pushes Leafs over Bruins 2-1 in Game 6
With their playoff lives on the line the Leafs scored two third period goals to beat the Bruins 2-1 in Game 6 and force a Game 7 after going down in the series 3-1. Phil Kessel scored the game-winning goal and James van Riemsdyk assisted on both goals while James Reimer made 29 saves in the win. Milan Lucic had the lone Bruins goal with the goalie pulled.
The Bruins started the...
Tuukka Rask’s Career Game Comes at Perfect Time for Bruins in Game 3 Against Toronto
There was a lot of talking entering the Bruins’ first-round matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs around the Phil Kessel trade that played a huge role in molding the future of both franchises. Rightfully so, as the deal and of the parties involved, makes for fascinating stuff and fun banter.
However, the deal that wasn’t mentioned as much, might be the one that plays the biggest...
Ty Anderson: Ference returns as B's set for hostile Game 3
Deep down, there's no doubt that fans in Boston knew that this was going to happen.
Behind the obvious "you're a jerk because you didn't wanna play here for less money than your market value indicates" hatred thrown Phil Kessel's way from the TD Garden crowd for almost four years now rested a secondary driving force to the taunts and boobirds hollered...
Bruins-Leafs: Phil Kessel Elevator At The Air Canada Centre Will SCARE You (PHOTO)
(PHOTO: Joe Haggerty Twitter)
Yeah, the Leafs’ Phil Kessel FINALLY scored a big goal versus the Bruins, but has he been that good to have his TERRIFYING effigy emblazoned on an elevator?
OH NO PHIL….DON’T DEVOUR MY SOUL!
This is Toronto’s FIRST playoff appearance (during a lockout SHORTENED season) in his 4 years after the Leafs gave up the FARM.
That’s SCARY….
Maybe...
Leafs Win Game Two, Series Tied Headed Back To Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs forward #81 Phil Kessel celebrates his 2nd period goal with his teammates
It was only a matter of time before Phil Kessel scored in regulation against his former club, and boy did he pick a great time to do it. His goal is a perfect testament to the way the Bruins played last with their sloppy defense which allowed multiple 2-1′s. Kessel was able to sneak away...
Leafs beat Bruins 4-2, even up series #ThankYouKessel
After their game one loss to the Bruins, the Leafs knew they had to significantly improve their game if they wanted a chance at advancing to the second round. They did just that. Reimer made 41 saves, Lupul had two goals, Kessel got the monkey off his back in the game winner, and JVR got the insurance marker as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Boston Bruins 4-2 to even up the...
Phil Kessel Quiets TD Garden Crowd, Reminds Bruins Importance of Slowing Down Toronto Forward
BOSTON — The Phil Kessel storyline is one that’s not going away anytime soon in the first-round series between the Maple Leafs and Bruins, especially after Saturday’s Game 2.
The former Bruins forward, who has had more than his share of misery against his old team, went a long way in erasing any of that pain with one of the biggest goals of his career. Kessel scored just 53...
Phil Kessel Finally Breaks Through Against Bruins, While Questionable Hits Raise Eyebrows Around NHL (Video)
Phil Kessel has been much-maligned for his play against the Boston Bruins, but the forward finally began to rewrite his narrative Saturday night at the TD Garden.
Kessel scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway past the Bruins defense, leading the Leafs to a 4-2 victory and knotting the Leafs’ first-round series up at one game apiece. The tally was of particular note since Kessel...
Tyler Seguin, Phil Kessel Once Again in Focus As ‘See-Saw Series’ Heads Back to Toronto Tied (Video)
“Thank you, Kessel,” turned into “Thank you, Seguin” for fans of the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
Phil Kessel scored the game-winning goal for Toronto midway through the third period, and the Leafs held off a late rally by the Bruins to even up the series at one game apiece. The man Kessel was traded for, Tyler Seguin, also played a great game, but came up empty in terms...
Lupul, Kessel lead Leafs to series-evening win in Game 2 at Boston
Party on streets of Toronto tonight! The Toronto Maple Leafs had a real strong showing in Game 2 of their playoff series against the Boston Bruins Saturday night, doubling up the home-side 4-2 to even the series at one game apiece. The Maple Leafs big guns came to play tonight. Joffrey Lupul led the way for Toronto with a pair of goals.“Phil Kessel may not have scored a sweeter...
Maple Leafs Come Out Firing Against Bruins, Putting Pressure on Boston’s New Defensive Pairings (Video)
Here come the Maple Leafs.
The Bruins defense was able to withstand a furious attack through the first 20 minutes of Saturday night’s Game 2, but the Leafs seem intent on keeping that pressure up all game long. Phil Kessel even threatened to score, which shows the kind of confidence that Toronto is playing with.
NESN Nation’s Dan Duquette has a theory as to why the Leafs are...
Phil Kessel Doesn’t Do Much of Anything in Game 1, Thinks His Game Was ‘All Right’
BOSTON — Phil Kessel was on the ice for 13:51 in Game 1 against the Bruins on Wednesday night, but we only know that because it’s what the statsheet tells us, as well as the fact that No. 81 in white was booed and heckled every time he touched the puck.
The Maple Leafs forward was pretty much invisible in Game 1, a 4-1 loss to the Bruins at TD Garden. Admittedly, Kessel did make...
Kessel Not The Same Player Against The Bruins
from Christopher L. Gasper of the Boston Globe,
Phil Kessel is a man of few words and, when it comes to facing his former team, a man of even fewer goals.
Give Kessel credit. The former Bruin spoke postgame on a night when his silence on the ice spoke volumes about his reputation as a faux franchise forward. Turned into white noise on skates, Kessel could only watch as the...
Previewing the Bruins vs Toronto Stanley Cup Playoff series
The playoffs are upon us and the attention that the Bruins have gotten for backpedalling into the playoffs now shifts to their first round playoff matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Bruins finished the season 3-5-2 in their last 10 and blew numerous attempts to wrap up the Northeast Division as the Canadiens also stumbled down the stretch. The Bruins play of late, and...
THE MAPLE LEAFS HOT 17
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