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LFR17 – Round 1, Game 3 – Powerless – Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 2



Steve Dangle recaps and analyzes Game 3 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins.

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49 Comments

  1. Bruins & Leafs both got away with a ton this game. Missed high sticks and hooks by Toronto for the first few, missed holds/trips/dive by Boston toward the end. I'm with you on the Bert/Marchand it should have been dead with offsetting roughing at least, Marchand Trips, Bert nearly does a front flip to embellish, but the issue isn't with the goaltender (BTW, the goaltending disparity isn't a "consistency" thing, the Bruins just outright own that category), its that the Leafs D let Freddy walk down main street uncontested because IDK Thank you? Mcavoy got called for the forearm to the face later in the game, he didn't "slam his head into the ice" the dude was already flat on his back from a great check Steve. McAvoy didn't get called for a hold/hook on Matthews because for one of the supposed "best" skaters in the league (who's bigger than McAvoy) he sure does fall down easily at any hint of contact. The penalty on Lorei for hooking Tvares was pretty weak, boards wrapped the stick and Tvares really just got out muscled. I agree, Mcavoy took a dive at the end, and that was timely because the Leafs were behind, but the Freddy goal that should have been blown dead (agree again, for offsetting roughing minors), was only "timely" because the Bruins scored afterward! the Refs didn't have foreknowledge that that was going to happen! The penalty the Leafs took which lead to a Debrusk goal was so timely too! Because Debrusk converted! If the Leafs scored on any of their 5 PP opportunities, those calls may have felt "Timely" from the other perspective! And Sheldon Keefe complaining about the bruins getting calls after a loss is the most Leafs thing ever. Thicken your skin a bit and you may be able to hack it in Juniors next year little guy!

  2. Hot take here: there is too much of an emphasis on skill with this team. Their puck management and collective work rate are awful

  3. Dude, bitching about the refs for a whole video is really lame. Two guys wrestling behind the play did not cause the goal. The Leafs got away with all kinds of stuff (including crap not during play). The refs didn't cause you the game.

  4. I think it was horrible reffing both ways way too inconsistent but the difference isn't that Toronto got it at "the worst time" and Boston at "the best moments" it is that those moments for Boston were the best because they capitalized on it and Toronto couldn't do anything with their opportunities which made them appear like worse opportunities

  5. Refs don't score pp goals, refs don't keep the puck out! Stop blaming refs! It's PATHETIC dude! You had 5 PP's to the B's 3! You sound like a whiny bitch! STOP IT! BE BETTER STEVE!

  6. If the bruins had the players you mentioned from the past their goalie who would have been hit would have been Tim Thomas who himself would have turned and charged whoever touched him followed by bench clearing

  7. 9:28 Did… Did he just say Marchand has "World Class Gamesmanship?" Wow. That guy should be the Press Secretary for the Biden Administration.

  8. Steve I enjoyed you take on the game, Where was Matthews all night, Why are you stuck on the TORONTO refs when the Leafs had no game 2 team speed. Leafs best players came out flat, and you said they played great. As for Marsh, Keefes team allowed a 38 year old player to not only jam with anyone out on the ice but be the difference maker in the third period. Coaches who know hockey need to manage players like Bertucci better and have. Claude Lemieux, Kenny Linesman, dirtbags who can change a game because they not only agitate but they can score. Keefe wined about experienced players getting breaks. Yet he allowed Marshy to influence arguably the Leafs hardest working player on the ice in Bertucci. Leafs didn’t get jobbed they were schooled and played right into that experience players hands.

  9. Steve, what are you smoking. If Willy is back, why would Bertuzzi drop to PP2? He has been the only dangerous player on the PP. It should be Tavares or Marner, they don't deliver on the PP.

  10. You be getting quite edgy lol

    Good to see it. You truly are the quintessential Leafs fan. You have my condolences, I have about twice as many years in, it won’t get any better.

  11. Apparently Austin Mathews was dealing with an illness. Maybe why he wasnt out there as much as we would have liked . Hopefully he is back for Saturday's game healthy

  12. Personaly I feel good that the Bruins has beaten the Leafs. I have been telling you your Leafs do not have the defencemens and the goaler to ger thru that series. I would be very surprise if your Leals will win that series against the Bruins. Never mind Tavares and Marner two players will not make a team for any series. Do not forger since a while I have been telling you the Leafs have to make their homework again. Sorry for you Mr. Dangle and your fans.

  13. To me, Samsonov looked distracted by what was happening at center and the lack of a call (if not thinking there had been a whistle) before Frederic scored. Hell, everyone seemed distracted by that except Frederic. Not an excuse, as you should play to the whistle, but might help explain why that one went in.

  14. Everyone hates the refs, in every sport, but few people could actually do their job. We see obvious calls because of TV coverage and replays…but do we ever consider that the refs attention might be elsewhere? If you don't see it, you can't call it…and there is a lot going on, a lot of players moving quickly, and easy to miss things…especially things happening behind the flow of play.

  15. Marchand not getting called results to the Bruins tying it up.

    Then Marchand goes off to score the game winner.

    Not a league.

  16. My god, “the refs” always the refs. Missed calls both ways. Domi should’ve been tossed. Stop blaming the refs, they are bad everywhere.

  17. You leaf fans are beyond pathetic at this point. The refs sucked for both teams. You got five fucking power plays. How many more do you want? Do you want 15? 20?

  18. Best quote from Steve this recap, “Yeah you put that line (4th) out there to prevent goals. Yeah, from which team?”

  19. Spent 20 minutes crying foul and THEN finally acknowledges the special teams dominance by Boston. Cool.

  20. honestly Steve this is probably your worst take. Marner is fucking garbage and samsonav is doing everything he can. not his fault that his team cant fucking produce any offense

  21. When McAvoy took Matthews down I swear I thought the ref was going to drop and give him a 3 count. 👾

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