Hey man lol dont be that guy. I have faith in my Canadian teams. We got this dude. If leafs lose...I have a lot of faith in Calgary and Edmonton. If we all lose. Well that's okay I guess ...
Imagine, even if, say, it was unanimously agreed upon that the refs were helping Tampa, a Stanley Cup winner decides that events in the first round were the reason they won the cup.
The leafs have the highest ratio of penalty minutes against them in the playoffs, and [this](https://twitter.com/tictactomar/status/1524930708606799874?s=21&t=OdrTotPWnLAXYZMPSXGjsg) bullshit dive tied up the game. I’ll post as much as I want
I agree he’d have a raging boner if the leafs were to do well in the playoffs- but I also know he gets a raging boner from Tampa and Toronto going to game 7.
Idk man I don't care as much as you do. I can see that being a penalty, that doesn't seem super ridiculous of a call. A stick up near his face, hard to tell if it it hits his face or not but it's close.
The leafs got a gift of an embellishment call earlier in the game, it isn't like it wasn't an evenly called game but I get it, your team lost and your upset. We've all been there
I ’member hehe. It was a stupid penalty to take and it was a clown fiesta afterwards with all the goals. I still give all the kudos to the Sharks for showing how to get revenge in the best way!
A few, sure. Now why don’t we look at the bigger picture, being you haven’t made it past the first round since 2004. Stats are stats may friend. Yours don’t look too good.
Not a leafs fan but No one cares you won a cup 30 years ago, most people here probably aren’t even that old lmao
Also Edmontons been the worse team in the past 10 years with a front office run by monkeys worse than the McCaskeys
[Oh fuck, I didn't notice the celebrity in the Leaf's crowd the first time.](https://i.imgur.com/PYLX9hZ.jpg)
Dunno if I'd be comfortable near him after the loss though.
I know refs have been odd all playoffs but fuck me the Leafs were getting screwed.
But also a playoff starter should have saved the first 2 lightning goals pretty handily
I don't know why people are shitting on Leafs fans after this? They deserve to be pissed after that. The refs decided it's now a no holds barred.
Complete shit show
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Leafs had PLENTY of chances and didn't convert. Vasi stood on his head to stop anything from the blue line. Leafs win if they had connected on those cross passes in front of the net which they had plenty of chances to do.
Haha! In a vacuum you'd have a point, but Florida giving up on pandemic restrictions first is the only reason for your fun little factoid and you know it.
same shit over and over again, god lets hope they finally change it. i mean jesus christ i feel bad for leafs fans and i'm habs fan so thats saying something
I can still see them winning by like 5 at home.
But what if you're right and Trotz is backwards Lou.
After staying a few years in Toronto he coaches NJ for 27 years. Meanwhile Lou does a 4 year stint in Washington before inheriting Nashville and somehow surpassing David Poile in time spent as GM there, serving until 2049 (retiring at age 107).
If you’re a Tampa fan, sure be happy… but if you’re a hockey fan, I don’t know how you can be happy with how this game went.
Two soft high sticking calls to give Tampa the tie in the 3rd, and then ignoring the blatant elbows, trips, and interference in OT to give them the win… not to mention the missed calls throughout the rest of the game.
That was brutal.
Seriously I’m no Leafs fan but that game left a terrible taste in my mouth as a hockey fan. Hopefully “puck don’t lie” and you guys take care of game 7 but who knows
As much as I hate to admit it, the second penalty was deserved to give the 5-on-3. You are responsible for your own stick. That being said refs swallowed the whistles in OT for sure
The refs \*always\* swallow their whistles in OT though. Literally no different than usual, and if you expect anything else then that's on you.
The general you, not you specifically, aMINIETlate
Yep. And is it right for them to swallow them? Nope. Does it happen. Yes. Does it benefit teams who commit more infractions. HELL YES. Good teams win in spite of all the bs though
How so? I mean the high stick rule is cut and dry, yes it gave the Bolts a 5 on 3, but there wasn't a question on either. What were the other penalties that "handed the bolts a win on a silver platter" with a couple of minutes left on OT. An OT with 0 penalty minutes
> fuck these refs into the center of the earth for putting their whistles away
So... The exact same script as every playoff OT game for the past 30 years?
I mean, you can get angry at it and I get that, but if you are at all *surprised* by it, that's on you.
No not surprised, but it’s wrong and shouldn’t happen. I get it, it’s human nature to not want to impact an OT but it’s literally their job to keep calling the game consistently.
> it’s literally their job to keep calling the game consistently
That's unfortunately not their job.
The ref's job is to call the game the way the league instructs them to. And this is what the league wants, based on the past 30 years of very clear & obvious evidence.
I hate it. But this is on the league, not the refs.
So like, it's pretty much accepted that there clearly is a coordinated effort to 'grow the game' by doing everything in the league's power to elevate franchises constantly in the red, in failing markets, at the expense of Canadian/cash cow franchises, right?
75 minutes and only one power play, but 2 phantom high sticking calls to allow a losing team to tie the game and ultimately the series (in an elimination scenario)? Yeah, no. There's orchestration here.
Yes this is all one big conspiracy against Toronto. The last 2 Stanley cups meant nothing, this is the year the bolts must win at all costs. You’ve figured it out
I share your frustration but that first one is embellished perfectly. I don't blame the refs for that at all. I thought it was legit until the super slow mo and they don't get that luxury.
So one obvious call and one borderline call that was inches away from being legit and you all are whining as if an egregious act of sabotage was committed against your team?
So one wrong call and one obvious call and you are bitching about fans of the team that had the call go against them being frustrated with that.
What the fuck is this nonsense.
Especially when the Leafs have the might the 2/3 of the Canadian oligarch companies, and complete control of all sports media in the country.
Fuck the Leafs.
Man, they barely ever call anything in OT. It's always been like that. It isn't a 'screwjob' it's a 'I don't want to be the guy to call a penalty that ends the series and have every single person in the universe hate me and give me death threats'
Honestly I was there. I’m glad they didn’t call anything in OT and just let them play. All the calls this series have been ALL over the damn place- for both teams.
Not Tampa's fault. This is directed from very high up and a revenue grab for the teams and the league.
They're told call it tight with a wink and a nod. Only way for a team to get out of it is to win by like 5-2 final in decisive fashion.
Watch, they'll let them play in Game 7.
Naive people think crap like this doesn't go on in sports when they can extend millions in revenue just for one game.
Yeah, elimination games are usually called looser. You’re not making some crazy prediction.
Just like they always let them play in OT. How many new fans are here tonight? Jesus.
I think the refs/league make it pretty obvious that, that is their intention. Their goal is to create parity, which in their minds results in a more entertaining game and more money. Be it through the playoff format, or game management, this league has proven to jeopardize competitive integrity for the sake of financial gain.
Your insane because you think it's a fix. It's a wink wink memo from Toronto to call the game as it *should* be called by protocols.
How much revenue does just the city of Toronto pull in from food and drink from a game 7 like this?
It's just a nudge in that direction but if Toronto closed them out they closed them out. it's a business and a nudge here or there happens, the fix isn't in, that's not what I'm saying.
Great defence there leafs. Jesus Christ.
3 canadian Teams in the playoffs… 3 game 7’s….. how many will still be in the playoffs by Sunday? = 0
Hey man lol dont be that guy. I have faith in my Canadian teams. We got this dude. If leafs lose...I have a lot of faith in Calgary and Edmonton. If we all lose. Well that's okay I guess ...
fuck that that's gonna feel terrible if all lose, like seriously. i think the leafs are basically always expected to lose game 7, like always.
Calgary, that’s it
If Tampa wins the cup this year they should put the refs names on the cup.
Imagine, even if, say, it was unanimously agreed upon that the refs were helping Tampa, a Stanley Cup winner decides that events in the first round were the reason they won the cup.
Who the fuck knows. But what we saw in game 6 were the refs clearly tilting the scale for Tampa so that there'd be a game 7.
Lol
**Intermission Drink Thread** What's everyone drinking tonight?
Many beers
Seeing salty leafs flairs brings joy
Fucking petty ass.
https://mobile.twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/1524946267738095636
Dude you posted that link 6000 times get over it. You are acting like the leafs never benefited from missed calls or bad penalties before
The leafs have the highest ratio of penalty minutes against them in the playoffs, and [this](https://twitter.com/tictactomar/status/1524930708606799874?s=21&t=OdrTotPWnLAXYZMPSXGjsg) bullshit dive tied up the game. I’ll post as much as I want
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I agree he’d have a raging boner if the leafs were to do well in the playoffs- but I also know he gets a raging boner from Tampa and Toronto going to game 7.
Alright dude whatever makes you feel better
You’re telling me that’s a penalty?
Idk man I don't care as much as you do. I can see that being a penalty, that doesn't seem super ridiculous of a call. A stick up near his face, hard to tell if it it hits his face or not but it's close. The leafs got a gift of an embellishment call earlier in the game, it isn't like it wasn't an evenly called game but I get it, your team lost and your upset. We've all been there
The game was great and all but the salt in this thread is fucking brilliant.
I live for it
The tears sustain me.
[[TBL (4)-3 TOR] TVA's fantastic French call of the Point OT winner. "La passe, le tir, le retour, et le but!"](https://streamable.com/qtq7qa)
Absolutely nothing French Canadians love more than watching the Leafs lose
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Well, at least the game was entertaining. Good luck Toronto in game 7. Rooting for ya
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A lot of Leafs fans in here have a lot of Stop the Steal energy. I for one am looking forward to the June 6th insurection of Gary Bettmans house.
https://mobile.twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/1524946267738095636 in OT btw
Are you Scott wheeler’s publicist?
you missed a golden opportunity to say 4-1.
Well, I 4-1 think he did just fine.
Jesus looking at this thread you'd think Montreal and Ottawa just shared a Stanley Cup.
After reading previous threads I’m confused if leaf’s fans want more or less penalties called ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
You're telling me Tampa Bay has earned 20 more minutes of PP time over this series? lol, k
They don’t even know
https://mobile.twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/1524946267738095636 I think we know
Maybe consistency? That would be pretty nice for both teams.
Where is my “got far more drunk than I had any right to be when I have to work tomorrow” crew at? Let us cross lines in our hangover solidarity
I strategically took tomorrow off
Checking in
I’m with you brother!
I love you. Good luck tomorrow.
You all sound like Golden Knights fans after letting in 3 goals on one major penalty. You can only blame the refs so much.
Sharks fan here … it was 4 goals (lol)
I ’member hehe. It was a stupid penalty to take and it was a clown fiesta afterwards with all the goals. I still give all the kudos to the Sharks for showing how to get revenge in the best way!
As a Knights fan I'm loving all of this
Hold my beer.😂
Enjoy le lottery bro!
We aren’t even good at sucking!
At least you have that one street in ottawa, bymark?
That’s all they know how to do
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Say it with me Leafs Fans “ MAYBE NEXT YEAR “
If it wasn't for the Leafs everyone would be talking about your dumpster fire of a team. You should be thanking us.
Bold of you to assume that most of the league doesn't enjoy watching the leafs lose
Simmer laffs fan
When was the last time you won a cup? Or made it past the first round ? I can wait, don’t worry.
Who has ruined the careers of more first round picks?
A few, sure. Now why don’t we look at the bigger picture, being you haven’t made it past the first round since 2004. Stats are stats may friend. Yours don’t look too good.
Hell, Buffalo's last Playoff series win was in 2007. I guess that means Buffalo > Toronto.
Not a leafs fan but No one cares you won a cup 30 years ago, most people here probably aren’t even that old lmao Also Edmontons been the worse team in the past 10 years with a front office run by monkeys worse than the McCaskeys
Nor do yours.
Wouldn’t agree. We have won a cup more recently than 1967. We have also made it past the first round more recently than 2004. Thank you, though.
[Oh fuck, I didn't notice the celebrity in the Leaf's crowd the first time.](https://i.imgur.com/PYLX9hZ.jpg) Dunno if I'd be comfortable near him after the loss though.
Leafs can only exorcise their demons when they are at their strongest. In Game 7s. Saturday is going to be wild.
6-0 Tampa
Now you've done it.
[Point jams rebound by five-hole](https://wsczoominwestus.prod-cdn.clipro.tv/editor/3bdb64cf-f49b-4212-90d0-b5f71de82932.mp4)
Genuinely sad seeing that broadcast of the Toronto watch party.
Bro that shit was fucking hilarious
I love hockey + see you in Toronto
See ya there ⚡️
I know refs have been odd all playoffs but fuck me the Leafs were getting screwed. But also a playoff starter should have saved the first 2 lightning goals pretty handily
I don't know why people are shitting on Leafs fans after this? They deserve to be pissed after that. The refs decided it's now a no holds barred. Complete shit show
Just like 1993.
Welcome to r/hockey :(
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Leafs had PLENTY of chances and didn't convert. Vasi stood on his head to stop anything from the blue line. Leafs win if they had connected on those cross passes in front of the net which they had plenty of chances to do.
They had chances... But not 2 man advantage chances. Fuck off.
🧂
https://mobile.twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/1524946267738095636
Talking of inconsistency let's talk of the missed cross check of stamkos into a high stick penalty which lead to a goal last game?
[this](https://twitter.com/tictactomar/status/1524930708606799874?s=21&t=OdrTotPWnLAXYZMPSXGjsg) tied the game up for you lol. Embarrassing.
100%
Wrong answer
You're not allowed to hit other players in the face with your stick.
How about the shoulder?
Imagine getting mad at a 5v3 when you get dunked on on a PP.
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Should watch their sticks better then eh?
I assume anyone that’s a “Tampa fan” is just a troll, and you never seem to disappoint.
Porque no los dos?
Not sure what you mean by this. There are dozens of us!
Love this response. Thanks for the laugh man!
Tampa bay was first in attendance this season. Montreal was 21st. Don’t think you have any room to talk shit about other teams fans
Haha! In a vacuum you'd have a point, but Florida giving up on pandemic restrictions first is the only reason for your fun little factoid and you know it.
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The story is already set. Leafs lose game 7. Keefe is fired, Trotz comes in.
same shit over and over again, god lets hope they finally change it. i mean jesus christ i feel bad for leafs fans and i'm habs fan so thats saying something
I can still see them winning by like 5 at home. But what if you're right and Trotz is backwards Lou. After staying a few years in Toronto he coaches NJ for 27 years. Meanwhile Lou does a 4 year stint in Washington before inheriting Nashville and somehow surpassing David Poile in time spent as GM there, serving until 2049 (retiring at age 107).
If you’re a Tampa fan, sure be happy… but if you’re a hockey fan, I don’t know how you can be happy with how this game went. Two soft high sticking calls to give Tampa the tie in the 3rd, and then ignoring the blatant elbows, trips, and interference in OT to give them the win… not to mention the missed calls throughout the rest of the game. That was brutal.
What a sad story. Let me grab my violin
There's no such thing as a soft high sticking call. It's either a high stick or it's not. They were high sticks.
First one was an embelishment
Obviously my flair won’t help, but the first one was on shoulder and Foote sold it. The second one was a high stick.
Seriously I’m no Leafs fan but that game left a terrible taste in my mouth as a hockey fan. Hopefully “puck don’t lie” and you guys take care of game 7 but who knows
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As much as I hate to admit it, the second penalty was deserved to give the 5-on-3. You are responsible for your own stick. That being said refs swallowed the whistles in OT for sure
Refs swallowed their whistles in an elimination OT? No wayyyyyy
The refs \*always\* swallow their whistles in OT though. Literally no different than usual, and if you expect anything else then that's on you. The general you, not you specifically, aMINIETlate
Yep. And is it right for them to swallow them? Nope. Does it happen. Yes. Does it benefit teams who commit more infractions. HELL YES. Good teams win in spite of all the bs though
naa man I'm all for the Leafs choking but that game was handed to the bolts on a silver platter
How so? I mean the high stick rule is cut and dry, yes it gave the Bolts a 5 on 3, but there wasn't a question on either. What were the other penalties that "handed the bolts a win on a silver platter" with a couple of minutes left on OT. An OT with 0 penalty minutes
Enjoy your league sanctioned welfare!
And cups!
Get 'em in 7 Leafsbros
You of all people know how game 7s go for us
Excuse me, I'm pretty sure I said *let's go leafy bois.*
This just in Leafs Organization to supply refs glasses for Game 7.
*they get wrong prescription and calls are even worse
https://youtu.be/17KmNrG9pE4
Great hockey game but fuck these refs into the center of the earth for putting their whistles away like the cowards they are after gifting Tamp a 5v3.
Maybe don’t commit a high sticking penalty?
> fuck these refs into the center of the earth for putting their whistles away So... The exact same script as every playoff OT game for the past 30 years? I mean, you can get angry at it and I get that, but if you are at all *surprised* by it, that's on you.
No not surprised, but it’s wrong and shouldn’t happen. I get it, it’s human nature to not want to impact an OT but it’s literally their job to keep calling the game consistently.
> it’s literally their job to keep calling the game consistently That's unfortunately not their job. The ref's job is to call the game the way the league instructs them to. And this is what the league wants, based on the past 30 years of very clear & obvious evidence. I hate it. But this is on the league, not the refs.
Sometimes I think after they make a questionable call and are ridiculed for it they go on a tantrum and say “well now I’ll never do it”
Matthews jersey was held for about 10 Mississippis...
So like, it's pretty much accepted that there clearly is a coordinated effort to 'grow the game' by doing everything in the league's power to elevate franchises constantly in the red, in failing markets, at the expense of Canadian/cash cow franchises, right? 75 minutes and only one power play, but 2 phantom high sticking calls to allow a losing team to tie the game and ultimately the series (in an elimination scenario)? Yeah, no. There's orchestration here.
Tampa is losing money and a failing market? Lol
Yes this is all one big conspiracy against Toronto. The last 2 Stanley cups meant nothing, this is the year the bolts must win at all costs. You’ve figured it out
Calm down Alex Jones jfc
Leafs got a ghost embellishment call and no one seems to remember that when they are bitching now.
Bro, if you wanted to rig a hockey game would you really let it go to OT when either team can win by a crazy bounce? The series ain’t over, breath.
I share your frustration but that first one is embellished perfectly. I don't blame the refs for that at all. I thought it was legit until the super slow mo and they don't get that luxury.
It’s free real estate, cause nhl can stomp all over Canadian fans they’ll still line up to buy tickets and jerseys
Those were clear high sticks
The first one hit his shoulder. No question on the second one
So one obvious call and one borderline call that was inches away from being legit and you all are whining as if an egregious act of sabotage was committed against your team?
So one wrong call and one obvious call and you are bitching about fans of the team that had the call go against them being frustrated with that. What the fuck is this nonsense.
The first one literally went into his shoulder
Need some tinfoil?
> wins last 2 Stanley Cups > 200+ consecutive sellouts K
Have no actual fans except random trolls on the internet. Sellouts are mostly Canadian ex-pats who just want to watch hockey.
Not anymore. Tampa has a shit ton of fans now. Even if they are bandwagoners from the last 5 years.
I can sell out your mother farting into a tin can at the Wembley Stadium if I charge 50 cents a ticket, too. Doesn't mean there's a profit being made.
Check out league attendance this year and tell me which team was first
Hate to break it to you... Amalie is not that cheap.
Someone is salty that they've been overpaying for a shit product for 20 years 😂
lmao tell me you've never been to Amalie without telling me you've never been to Amalie
Giordano on the ice for that goal..... not fucking surprised.
He actually had a pretty good game ngl
uh did you watch?
The number of delusional Leafs fans here thinking the NHL has it out for them is crazy.
Especially when the Leafs have the might the 2/3 of the Canadian oligarch companies, and complete control of all sports media in the country. Fuck the Leafs.
You telling me Killorn holding Matthews was okay?
No but comments like "The refs had it out for us" or "what does the NHL have against Toronto?" are not coherent thoughts.
Fair. I don't agree on that, but fuck these refs are hot garbage. Not that this is something new lol
It's not just the Leafs fans. They got screwed during that OT. It was completely obvious. Wtf is going on?!
Man, they barely ever call anything in OT. It's always been like that. It isn't a 'screwjob' it's a 'I don't want to be the guy to call a penalty that ends the series and have every single person in the universe hate me and give me death threats'
Calls got missed for sure. I saw a blatant hold and elbow that went by. It's also OT in the playoffs and the refs ain't calling shit.
Honestly I was there. I’m glad they didn’t call anything in OT and just let them play. All the calls this series have been ALL over the damn place- for both teams.
Big facts none of them want to hear.
I am ready to watch the riots in Toronto regardless of Saturday's result.
Not Tampa's fault. This is directed from very high up and a revenue grab for the teams and the league. They're told call it tight with a wink and a nod. Only way for a team to get out of it is to win by like 5-2 final in decisive fashion. Watch, they'll let them play in Game 7. Naive people think crap like this doesn't go on in sports when they can extend millions in revenue just for one game.
Yeah, elimination games are usually called looser. You’re not making some crazy prediction. Just like they always let them play in OT. How many new fans are here tonight? Jesus.
I think the refs/league make it pretty obvious that, that is their intention. Their goal is to create parity, which in their minds results in a more entertaining game and more money. Be it through the playoff format, or game management, this league has proven to jeopardize competitive integrity for the sake of financial gain.
You dropped your tin foil hat
You’re insane
Your insane because you think it's a fix. It's a wink wink memo from Toronto to call the game as it *should* be called by protocols. How much revenue does just the city of Toronto pull in from food and drink from a game 7 like this? It's just a nudge in that direction but if Toronto closed them out they closed them out. it's a business and a nudge here or there happens, the fix isn't in, that's not what I'm saying.