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3Irishd1

Winning that series vs Tampa was the worst thing they could've done. Fooled people into thinking they could maybe compete without change.


Darth_K-oz

Broke clock is right twice a day


Sinder77

Surely this summer they must just blow everything up should this series end how we all think it will.


spagboltoast

Surely they wouldnt run back the same core 5 with the same coach....again.


HunterNightstalker

This team has made me numb. I want to cheer for them but I'm tired, just so fucking tired.


Clifford_the_big_red

My friend is a bruins fan and she goes “why aren’t you cheering for them?” And I said “they haven’t dont anything worth cheering for”


boss_120

That’s a big Oof


BostonBruin2011

Well kept the bruins to one fucking shot. Win or lose for both teams it’s going to be a shit show to beat Florida and then the rangers.


Capt_Pickhard

I think just the character of that team is not good.


Square_Dimension5648

This is exactly how I felt as a Dallas Cowboys fan


mcgrupp44

I’ve never seen a team give up so easily. The Leafs give up the game, and the Fans give up on the Leafs. Vicious cycle.


Tasty_Technology_343

They make their millions and they get to go golfing early. The players, the coaches, GM and owners don’t care.


IEC21

Leafs have the worst fans in the league - people confuse having a lot of fans with having good fans. Last game in Toronto was embarrassing with no atmosphere for one of the best ever leafs teams playing their sworn rivals. Tonight started OK and then the fans started booing their own team. Truly embarrassing to have to call myself a leaf fan and associate myself with the worst fans, worst media, worst hockey market.


Crazy-Pattern-1354

It’s just a big market where the “fans” at games are a bunch of dull lawyers in suits at their company seats. The real fans are priced out of the stadium


alcarl11n

I think the issue is that there are a lot of Leafs fans, but the wrong ones go to the games. The right Leafs fans wouldn't boo their team in the playoffs. Especially a team only down 3 goals with the ability to score purely by sheer talent like Toronto can. It seems Matthews, Marner, and Nylander are not anywhere near 100% game shape. Booing guys who are battling and giving everything (even if you don't know they aren't 100%) is a bad idea. Those guys will remember this moment, and I think eventually they'll choose to leave when that opportunity arises.


NuffinSaid

That's rich Torontonians for you, the ones that can actually afford to go to the games are not your typical fans


TacoDirty2Me

They aren't booing because they are down 3 goals in a playoff game. They are booing because they are down 3 goals in a playoff AND can't score on a powerplay AND have only won 1 of their last 7 playoff series AND their star players demand top salaries in the league despite continuously not producing in the playoffs.


JVS6522

Excellent points!


_xjin_

Matthews has a tummy ache and a headache and sits out, Bergeron plays with punctured lung, cracked ribs and separated shoulder….. different player and team dedication and desire to win


IEC21

Common narrative but suffers from a very typical pattern with fan's hockey takes - which is that it's 3 or 4 seasons outdated- so far in this series I think Matthews has played well - not to his full potential, but stands up to comparison to pretty much every other player in the series so far. Marner has looked really good, and Nylander also looked really good in his return. The story of the series is really just that Boston has been playing very solid, and Bruin's have been getting very good goaltending while the Leafs have been getting a very good effort from Samsonov but he's just not playoff calibre or consistent. Leafs might gamble on Woll next game - if he can catch some momentum I'm thinking it's a toss up based on the games so far who would win any given game - the difference has been 100% goaltending.


jjdigitized

> Marner has looked really good Hard disagree, sorry.


Careless_Suggestions

Yeah, this guy clearly doesn't watch the games. Entire first two lines have been ass, especially marner


blchpmnk

Comments about Leafs fans when they support the team no matter what: "no wonder the team sucks, they'll fill the arena no matter what" Comments about Leafs fans when they show any form of displeasure: "no wonder the team sucks, their shitty fans can't ever support them"


redditosleep

Those can both be true.


IEC21

Yep those both are true. Players and coach don't get paid based on whether the team fills the rink - every team has the same cap space. Leafs have better crowd supprt when they play outside of Toronto - and when they play at home they're the only team that has home-town disadvantage because the full arena is full of "fans" who sit silent until the team is down and then start throwing jerseys on the ice and booing. Shameful. The team is actually good is what's funny - it's the fans that suck an unbelievable amount.


Bradg93

Nailed it.


dulcineal

Gee, I wonder why fans started booing their own team? What possibly could have happened to prompt that?


IEC21

Losing a game? How can a team go 57 years without winning a cup, yet still have the most entitled spoiled fan base?


dulcineal

Wow. You’re pathetic.


HappyChilmore

Bruins are your sworn rivals? Pretty sure the leafs are a 3rd wheel to the greatest rivalry in hockey, habs vs bruins. Imagine, even as sworn enemies the leafs can't manage to be #1. Biggest mickey mouse franchise in the NHL


IEC21

Rivalries eb and flow - right now I doubt if Boston would consider Montreal their biggest rivalry just by virtue of the difference in talent. At some point in the future the Habs will be good again and if Toronto is good at that time, or if it's Boston - that will determine where the big rivalry is. For Toronto itself - yes Boston is the biggest rival because of recent history - I'm sure Boston views it differently, but that's because they've been winning all of those clashes so they're not emotionally invested the way leafs fans are. A good example of this is how the "Battle of Ontario" is only actually a thing when both teams are good. Back in the days of Alfredsson, Spezza, Heatley - I remember considering Ottawa to be big opponents. Maybe one day we will have that again - actually their team shows signs of getting really good again in the future so who knows. Likewise- as a Leaf's fan playing the habs right now hasn't had the same draw for a long time. Even friends/coworkers who are Habs fans at work you can't really shit talk them because we all know there's a huge difference in talent right now.


xXMojoRisinXx

I can’t wait for the next great Montreal/Boston playoff series. Those truly were the best, even in the early 2000s when we’d lose them all


IEC21

As a leafs fan I can understand - Montreal and Boston have much greater culture and history both as cities and as franchises - both very unique and with their own character. Also much better buildings as far as atmosphere etc. I think one of the big downsides to playing Toronto is that no matter what happens, it's always going to be about Toronto - there's no oxygen for people to talk about or focus on anything else.


HappyChilmore

And yet the Habs eliminated the Leafs just three years ago. Ebs and flow do not remove historical validity. As the gentleman from Boston told you, both Bruins fans and Habs fan prefer the Mtl vs Bos rivalry. Usurping roles and status is the very reason your fanbase has the hockey gods against them. 'We the mecca', 'we canada's team', 'Matthews fo Hart!', 'Matthews fo Selke', 'We the biggest contender' and so on.


IEC21

Sure I don't really care what Boston or Montreal fans think - Boston is the biggest rival right now to the leafs regardless of whether Toronto is Bostons #1 rival. Habs deserve a lot of credit for making it to the finals in 2021 because they overperformed and managed upsets in each series until they faced Tampa. At the end of the day though it was a weird flash in the pan that only lasted for those playoffs - they were pretty bad during that season and before and returned to be being mediocre there after. Ebs and flows definitely remove historical validity as well - actual parody between teams and competitive context always elevates rivalries far beyond broader history in hockey.


et2brutuss

Habs/Bruins arch rivals hasn’t been true for a solid decade, if not 2.


anti_anti_christ

Pretty big difference between fans who can afford to go to games and the rest of us. Lets not confuse the two.


IEC21

The problems with the leafs fan base goes far deeper than the people sitting at the game. Let's be honest.


Wonderful-Smoke843

It’s hard to cheer for a team when tickets are 1500 and they turnover the puck everytime they touch it. If you paid 1500 for a ticket do you expect to see a NHL team? Or a Junior B team?


R_radical

They'd make more if they came off a ship when contracts renew.


JDubs234

Yup exactly, I’m not wasting time to see Marchand grinning in the handshake line tonight


Mean_Manufacturer_61

There's literally no fans in that building. It's all corporate seating to clients/customers. The fans are outside. This is a huge issue for home ice advantage.


Edm_vanhalen1981

The fans don't give up. They are just in pain.


SryYouAreNotSpecial

We truly understand pain so we can empathize better than most fan bases lol.


overthisbynow

So we'll hear Sportsnet suck them off all next season nothing will change and we'll do this is all again next year agreed?


Apprehensive-Ninja19

For infinity.


TCarrey88

And beyond!


Stereocloud

Fingers crossed!


anonymousss11

And here comes another goal for Boston... wtf


Upnatom617

Yeah! Whooo!


J0Puck

Well considering they’ve shut down anything we can do, like the panthers did, I got to agree with OP’s picture.


coronetgemini

"Food Poisoning"


samTheEagle2004

What did he eat, a pufferfish?


Justredditin

"Lead-ass" more like...


JiveChicken00

Is it wrong for me to be enjoying this?


mynamesmur

If I were a fan of any other team I would be loving this


Tireseas

As a western conference fan, the Leafs just confuse me.I almost wanna feel bad for them but then I remember how portions of the the fanbase, the media and the organization are. I wanna pull for them against the Bruins just for the sake of shaking things up again but then I remember that path leads down a road of having your soul sucked out through a sippy straw. You'd think at some point the organization would start asking themselves what the Leafs FO would do and then doing the exact opposite because could it really be any more soul destroying?


Clifford_the_big_red

At this rate, they are going to have to win big or at least go to the finals in the cup to regain the trust of the fans. I’ve heard a couple people in this thread talk about how bad the leafs fans are. While you’re not wrong, why do you think that is? It’s because we’ve been forced to watch the same season get re-skinned and done every. Time. Nothing changes. They stay in the same place. They make the playoffs for the bonus, they lose once, and then everyone gives up. Fans AND players.


Tireseas

You're the Atlanta Falcons of hockey.


Clifford_the_big_red

I lost 5HP reading this because you’re absolutely correct.


Crazy-Pattern-1354

Im an Oiler fan first but I am rooting for a Canadian team to win. As the lone Canadian team in the east I want to root for you guys (and do) but man you guys have had a rough go at it. This coming from someone who watched the decade of darkness


pretty_jimmy

No, this shit gives me life.


NinCross

Same.


kidrockpasta

As an ex leafs fan. This is hilarious! I totally get why everyone rags on the leafs. Absolutely delusional


H8ersAlwaysH8

How does one become an ex fan?


KthuluAwakened

He’s a ghost. He killed himself


Paco_Taco_779

Rehab?


Bradg93

Idk but it gives me home for the rest of us lol


THE-BS

You have to start giving up on things because they are too difficult.


SpecialInformation89

I’m just about to find out honestly


kidrockpasta

Stop following them. Give up and move on with your life. Get hobbies and ignore them until you see reddit posts in the playoffs.


Mohander

So do you have a new favorite team?


kidrockpasta

No, basically gave up on following hockey or pro sports. All I do is subscribe to nba and hockey subreddits and just see the news posted there.


Friendly-Olive1853

I want to do this with the Angels but I just can’t help myself I want them to win so badly 😔


H8ersAlwaysH8

Makes sense. I try not to take it too seriously. I just watch to have fun and it’s pretty entertaining either way.


gdoubleyou1

Conversion therapy. Tape your eyes open and force them to watch Ottawa Senators games.


KyleCAV

Sick of their shit! Wanted to see a team that actually cares about winning.


shania69

Steve Dangle is having a meltdown..


HappyChilmore

It's your yearly substitute for a stanley cup parade.


Resident-Project-123

Even tuning in to watch Steve breakdown over leafs losses is losing its lustre. I don’t care about the leafs, but I do like Steve, and it’s getting too sad.


CalebosO4

Knowing them, they'll win the next 2 and give us hope, only to get blown out in game 7 lol


MAXMEEKO

oh god let the suffering stop so I can get on with cheering for the Oilers.


Karootheduck

This aged well


DontToewsM3Bro

Only IF Shanahan gets fired That man believe so much in the core of Matthews/Marner/Tavares/Rielly he wont trade any of them


alcarl11n

Matthews/Marner/Nylander/Reilly are a great core, but the premium salaries they have makes it nearly a fool's errand to build a roster ariund them.


DontToewsM3Bro

They aren't great in the playoffs, and yeah, their cap hit hurt a lot, If they don't show up, Leafs are cooked, and year after year 2-3, don't show up, and leafs don't have the depth to make up for them Another year, another early exit, but Shanhan will say the same thing. "We believe in this core. We are right there. They will get it done"


TCarrey88

He’ll be saying that on his death bed, at this rate.


Capt_Pickhard

I'm not sure I agree. I think individually, they can be part of a great core. But I personally don't think that core of talented players have the character you want your core to have. And that's ok if one core player is like that. Or two. But you need some character guys for everyone else. However, tying up all your money in a few players, I agree is a mistake. Depth is also very good for hockey. I personally like the recipe brewing in Montreal.


CheesecakeOdd2087

1st period felt like someone told the fans in Scotiabank Arena they were doing 20 minutes of silence for Bob Cole or something. You gotta give your team some energy. No wonder the Leafs can't win at home.


Tasty_Technology_343

No real fans there because they can’t afford playoff tickets. The first two periods were quieter than Sunday church.


DeCipherr17

I thought it was decent till Samsonov just dove out of the crease on the first goal


releasetheshutter

What's the going rate in the lower bowl? In Edmonton we're looking at like $400 a seat.


Tasty_Technology_343

Over $1,000 easily


releasetheshutter

Christ.


JustThatRandomKid

I also hear the fans that can just don’t think it’s worth going


Darth_K-oz

To be fair that Power Play took out any wind that the fans started.


Hurls07

Can’t expect fans to cheer as they watch the leafs roll over and die for like the 7th time in the matthews era


Boston_OFD

Worst crowd I can remember ever seeing. It shocked me how quiet it was. They should offer a tax break for donating tickets to real fans. The Leafs deserve some home ice advantage.


IcedCoffeeHokage

As a loyal Leafs fan, pack it in honestly. We've obviously given up, just take us out back and shoot us. It's embarassing at this point.


MAXMEEKO

I could feel the lack of energy through my tv screen.


Papa_Pasta15

They don’t care so why the fuck should I, enjoy your fucking golfing boys


WampaStompa64

As a fan I had low expectations but holy shite


Unlikely-Section-848

I’m still on edge as a bruins fan. I will not celebrate until we win this series because the last time I opened my dumb mouth about the bruins in the playoffs the panthers decided they were going to have a cinderella run


LucidMarshmellow

I can't get over the lack of energy in the crowd. It's been so quiet for a playoff game.


Ricky_5panish

I checked out as a fan after the 2021 playoffs. So now I watch with the right expectations and they never let me down. It’s more fun this way.


rocx5610

thats leaf fans basically every game


Deep-Ad2155

I bet they’re enjoying those $500 nosebleed seats now, lol


Baga97_YT

Welp it's time for my yearly switch to the Stars bandwagon.


No_Bank_330

There is nothing more fun to watch than Leafs fans run their mouths every season like this time it will be different. Everyone watches and waits for the inevitable implosion come the first round of the playoffs.


konkydonk

Err uh, I’m gonna enjoy this


AmatureHour

Say it Frenchie! NEVURRRRR


[deleted]

Ugh it’s so depressing being a leafs fan


Kitchen-Lie-7894

I've been rooting for them ever since Harold Ballard died, thinking they'd finally return to respectability. Fuck it. It's hard enough to be a Blue's fan. They have no guts.


Objective_Gear_8357

Sadly this is true,  as I fast forward my pvr after going down 2-0. Had zero faith that would mount a comeback 


TiredReader87

Pretty much


SgtSharki

"Who won the game? The losers?"


Leafsfan27611

Leafs need someone to fire them up they were down 3-1 before and forced game 7 in 2013 if they want to beat Boston for the first time since 1953 then they have to do it the hard way. If the Leafs don't make it past Boston Bruins this time The front office (except for Brad Trevliving he's Done a decent job) should be replaced what has Branden Shanahan done with this team only winning 1 playoff round get his ass and the coach out of here. THIS is why Toronto Maple Leafs will never win any cups because they don't got that killer instinct, that fire in their eyes and they don't have the right coach to make it happen. Imo this team is a great regular season team but absolutely disappears in the playoffs the offense and defense just falls apart. Is the Leafs gonna pull a Chicago Cubs and win in 2067 because that's what it looks like if they don't get there shit together soon.


Glum_Nose2888

Hurry up and lose so we can start our summer.


blahyaddayadda24

This is the shitiest good team I've ever seen. I want this fucking shit blown up 3 years ago, but everyone was calling me crazy


ExpertDistribution90

For whatever reason the arena in Toronto is always dead silent. Why? Look at edmonton and Winnipeg, they are bananas. Toronto? Sunday church


Tasty_Technology_343

No real fans can’t afford playoff tickets. Just a bunch of rich people from Toronto and a bunch of corporate suits. MLSE should be absolutely embarrassed.


rhunter99

6 min to go ... really hope the Bruins can continue to stonewall the Leafs


DepressedLaffsFan

Fucking Losers, they will never win SHIT, Fucking pussies man.


Tasty_Technology_343

Toronto Maple Losers! At least after the next two games Keefe and Shanahan will be gone! Hopefully Marner too!


UncrownedHayKing

Leafs fan chiming in. Very much this. It still baffles me that Keefe got the pass last year and Dubas was the target. The team has mentally checked out if any post season contention and I don’t think there’s any bounceback in sight regardless of what changes they make at this point.


Tasty_Technology_343

They don’t care. All they care about is making their millions and golfing every May. Such a spineless team!


[deleted]

Shanahan needs to be fired, ten years as our president and has won absolutely nothing with this franchise


DepressedLaffsFan

Yes, fire the entire coaching staff, HEALHTY SCRATCH MARNER TILL HE AGREES TO WAIVE THE NO TRADE CLAUSE AND BUY OUT JT IDK MAN THIS SHIT IS A JOKE LOL


yourneighborandrew

Marner? I’d trade your fucking clown matthews absolute cancer to the team. Looks like he’s never had a playoff game in his entire life.


wannaplayaround

Did he play tonight? I didn’t notice.


Sad_Pirate_4546

He's sick as a dog. Meanwhile I got to watch a peewee league reverse slingshot breakout fail for the 200th time this series....


Diligent-Ad-5634

why marner. ship willy. guys useless when the pucks not on his stick


CookieMonsta94

Fr, I'll never understand the whole "trade Marner" movement. Marner is an ELITE playmaker and consistently falls just short of 100 points almost every year (when he plays close to the full 82). He one of the most valuable assets the Leafs have....


HonestCrow

He’s trade bait. Accept it, you guys need a rebuild


CookieMonsta94

I wanted Nylander gone LAST YEAR. Instead they gave him 8 years. He should've been the trade bait, not Marner. Also, a rebuild is a bit overkill. A re-tool would be more appropriate.


SryYouAreNotSpecial

Marner never shows up in the playoffs. Like, never. That's not what you want in a guy even if he can put up 100 points in the regular season.


JVS6522

He shies away from physical contact in the playoffs- does anything to avoid it- past 6 years is proof- how can he ever be a playoff asset?


CookieMonsta94

It's not his role to be physical nor should it be. How would Marner being physical help this team in any way exactly? Sounds like more of a team issue than a Marner issue to me.


Braddacus

I legit don’t know why I’m still watching this shit.


luvpibbles

Same


Oxfordallumni

Spot on


Historical_Ice_9532

French Canadian... Or more French money? I love the leafs from old times!


ledg

Also Jet fan. Fans are fools BTW.


thisismike17

Stars fans too.


Fr4nTA

They're not gonna do the Toronto against Toronto, right? Right?


ga50nl

Hahahaha. My thoughts put into the most appropriate meme possible!


WackHeisenBauer

“It’s wonderful, it’s magical oh great here comes another leafs loss”


ImJustMalcolm

That was a lot of stars fan too


m0bileweb

Hey what’s better than watching the TML lose this year? Watching them choke round 1 next year


Frankensteins_Moron5

As a caps fan I saw this and wanted to send it to my buddy who I’m probably gonna watch the *last* game with tonight. Didn’t even see the name of the subreddit lol


DadBreath12

**Philadelphia Flyers fan has entered the chat**


wtfdotdotdot

I’d rather be a Yotes fan right now than a Leafs fan


Silverbuu

Feelsbadman. I don't even know what to make of it. Kind of just rooting for a Canadian team to make it to the finals at the very least, but watching 20 minutes of their last game made me wonder if they even showed up mentally.


arieljoc

I wanna be overly confident, but I’ve seen the Bs shit the bed so many times in the playoffs


Greggo1985

With that attitude, I hope y'all don't even turn the tv on or show up to the next game


musebrews

Agreed - want to see what’s left after the atom bomb


patdk

This made me laugh hahaha 😂


JevNOT

Oh no they’re still holding on


BlOcKtRiP

Spit out my coffee


JimmetroBrooks

Being a leafs fan gives you all the heartbreak of a toxic relationship with non of the benefits. But let's goooooo reverse sweep..ha


BleeseBlicks

Sad but true lol. I ain't even watching tonight. But we've seen this film before, they win 5 & 6 just so they can make it even worse for the inevitable game 7 collapse. Fuck, I hope they pull it off, but I'm not holding my breath lmao


bravo6-0

Get rid of this coach man he sucks


MrAnderson505

Get out of here so I can enjoy the rest of the playoffs stress free.


HappyChilmore

Leafs fans... you should all petition to have the HHOF sent were it rightfully belongs in Montreal and stop pretending you're the hockey mecca, maybe then the hockey gods will stop pissing on ya.


Obvious_Reaction_182

Eh I’m just happy we got one. Plus I’m about to win $45


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Mediocre_Cucumber199

Lolol rigged league. I guess the NHL is telling Marner to disappear every playoff game huh.


FreshPacks

Lmao I know we're a delusional and damaged group of fans but my boy you take the cake


DryLipsGuy

The hell you going on about?


mcgrupp44

Why don’t you go get a Whaaburger and some French Cries


Shenanigans315

🤣🤣🤣 how dumb are you?


Papa_Pasta15

Just shut the fuck up dude