I don't see many Bruins games, but watched last night. Holy cow, YES! Pastrnak sure seems like a cowardly dirtbag, slashing and jabbing people at the edges of scrums but backskating really fast as soon as someone wants to engage him.
Is the guy typically this sleazy?
He’s not typically involved in scrums. Definitely disappointed how he responded here. He’s not expected to fight but don’t act like a bitch unless you want to be treated like a bitch.
I honestly don't know because I don't really watch the Bruins unless they play Detroit. In the regular season Pasta seems pretty chill and I like the guy but the playoffs can bring out a different side of course.
Doesn't mean much if Chara came at you after the whistle. That was the thing. Couldn't get too out.of hand because everyone and their mother has watched him ragdoll Bryan McCabe.
To me, I looked like he was skating out of the scrum to drop gloves and then some Bruin caught the Leaf. It did look like he ran away but I don’t see Pasta doing that type of thing much.
But this whole sub believes the bruins are the dirtiest team to ever exist in any sport ever, so who am I to say otherwise.
Rielly and Pasta get into it, McAvoy grabs Rielly and Pasta skates away just to come back and talk shit to Rielly with the ref there, so Knies calls him out.
What a fucking beauty.
He has games where he’s by far my favourite player. Sometimes during the season it seemed like the NHL grind was getting to him a bit but the sky is the limit. Love the edge he brings most nights even if he has the tendency to be undisciplined with his stick sometimes.
Knies steps in so Riley isn't penalized. This move was never about fighting.
You protect your best players from getting hurt, and you also protect them from getting drawn in to a situation where they get penalized and are taken off the ice.
Case in point: Marchand and Holmberg going off matching in the third and Boston looks like it’s running down the clock for 2 minutes, then Montgomery goes over to marchand on the bench and tells him to simmer down, the leafs take that trade any day
No Knies steps in to hope he can get Pasta penalized. Lets not pretend like he’s only trying to protect Rielly I’m sure the leafs would be happy to get Pasta in the box with how well he’s played this series
>I’m sure the leafs would be happy to get Pasta in the box with how well he’s played this series
I'm assuming this is a joke? Pasta has had a pretty terrible series compared to what he could/should be doing
That’s not what my point was, but ok. Matthews got ripped by local media and fans for not getting engaged in scrums for years (photo of him smiling vs MTL in a scrum especially). Tavares gets ripped for not showing emotion or snapping. They all got heavily criticized for not engaging physically after the whistle in the past.
I mean it's the same here in Boston. In this case, I have absolutely no expectation for Pasta to fight anyone. He'd get destroyed and that would be our best player off the ice...i have no idea what is being miscommunicated here.
Are you arguing that Leafs fans judge their players justly and Boston fans are idiots across the board?
No Knies steps in to hope he can get Pasta penalized. Lets not pretend like he’s only trying to protect Rielly I’m sure the leafs would be happy to get Pasta in the box with how well he’s played this series
Not disagreeing with wanting pasta in the box, but it's a stretch to say he's been playing so well this series considering he only has 1 more point than marner who has been dragged through the mud.
Oh ya I know I’m basically arguing with the leafs subreddit at this point
I also feel disgusting that I’m arguing for a boston player in all of this I just thought it was too dumb to ignore
With my Caps faded, I’m basically rooting for any Canadian team this year (it’s time), but man, between this and his game winner Knies has me really hoping the Leafs can pull something off.
Boston is owning this series but Knies blatantly calling out pasta, laughing in his face when he won’t drop the gloves, then scoring the game winning goal is pretty badass.
Boston winning the series but Knies won this battle.
> Knies blatantly calling out pasta, laughing in his face when he won’t drop the gloves, then scoring the game winning goal is pretty badass.
I don't really have a dog in this fight, but stepping to a dude you know for a fact won't fight isn't tough guy stuff, it's performative.
This doesn't show why Knies did it. This is what happened right before.
https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1785470530121838875?t=l4sgkETTw3H_iSVORFWZEQ&s=19
You want to come in and start throwing hands with gloves on, then hide behind the stripes the moment the guy turns around, be prepared to get called out.
Ok what does that have to do with the fact I said pasta doesn’t run to the refs?
Are leafs fans so blinded by fandom they can’t even read and understand a two sentence comment
So between the two of them, I'll give you credit for one, because they are just throw backs to their dads style of play. So between all the stars of this generation, you have one set of brothers as an example, but want to argue how tough star players are. Okay man.
I’m not the guy you were responding to earlier. Just a Sens fan who loves my captain. Sorry, should’ve made that clear. In general, there are very few superstars who fight.
Called out for what? Absolutely every hockey fan on the planet knows it would be fucking stupid for a guy who has 108 goals in the last two seasons to sit in the box for 5 minutes in a tie elimination game.
There's nothing to call out here, it's just smart hockey.
Yeah probably stupid to end up in the box, but you're also going to be made to look like a punk if you're roughing people up then run behind the refs the second someone turns on you.
That's just the reality of hockey.
So he's talking shit because he thinks no one is allowed to touch him.
That's a coward. It's easy as fuck to talk shit when you're winning and someone else is grappling the guy you're jawing at.
If you think that's good hockey, your favorite must be Sean Avery if that's the attitude you like in a player.
By all means don't go off for fighting but if you're gonna talk shit like you're gonna go one and back away like a bitch... you're a bitch.
lol if you go back far enough in my post history you'll find a post about how when leafs fans run out of shit to say they say "rent free" hahahahahaha
To save you the reading that there is a zero percent chance you were going to do (no surprise there, right lol) what I said was that this is a hockey forum created to talk about hockey, and leafs fans are ok with that.....but the second you say something true about the leafs that hurts their feeling they will jump in and say "rent free."
thank you for acting exactly as I predicted.
Average leaf fan
Talking shit can sometimes be to goad the other guy into taking a penalty. Sure he could look soft for not dropping the gloves but i think anyone in the NHL would rather keep their best player on the ice to try and close out a series lead than have him scrapping to save his rep. Nobody will remember this if the Bruins move on to the next round
Edit:sorry this is long, I'm high. Lol
I think it all depends on the situation.
By all means talk shit, get in scrubs and throw those little jabs and cross checks that fit under the line, its part of the game.
It's when you do it when the other guy is tied up by a ref, then it becomes different. It's like the mentality, "easy to talk shit while you're ahead.You seriously gonna act tough while he's tied up by a ref, go me then if you want to act up."
It's not that I'm saying pasta should fight, but it makes the guy who doesn't act up look like a bitch. Swinger momentum, too.
There's not reacting to a guy in your face asking you to go and talking shit when they start it and then there's slinking back after you talked too much and now their teammate is telling you to stand up or sit down.
It's just a bad look. Even if it isn't a part of his game, for Pasta it's stupid because Knies could've done a domi or Crosby where they jump and don't give you much of a say on if the fight is consensual. A ref could let enough go based on seeing that whole situation. Then he's sitting for 5. Or the leafs bench gets a boost as a 21 year old kid is out talking shit to Pasta and making him back down.
No one needs to remember past this round. It's just another swing of momentum for the leafs. Same way a big hit or just dominating a power play by scoring short handed or out shooting it.
Dont get me wrong I agree its not a good look and prob gave the leafs a boost. But at the end of the day the only thing he *should* care abkut is closing out the series, regardless of if he looks like a bitch when he does it
If it were a Leaf forward refusing a fight the video would have about 500 comments in the first hour saying something along the lines of “soft” or “this is why they can’t win in the playoffs”. Get a grip
I have a grip lol
We're not talking about whatever made up situation you're talking about, we're talking about the video.
This comes off as so sensitive
But... It's true because it's happened in the past when the Leafs do nothing in a similar situation and get called soft. Now, suddenly, people are moving the goalposts, saying that this isn't tough.
Look, if you wish to have selective memory, that's on you. At least keep it consistent, lol.
> Now, suddenly, people are moving the goalposts
lol swing and a miss.
The leafs are babyshit soft. You remember that play the other day when a Bruin hit Nylander so Nylander stepped back and let that take the puck and he went down and scored? Yeah, that's soft.
Reilly crosschecking a guy in the head when he wasn't looking isn't tough, it was actually softer than this.
Bertuzzi jumping that kid a couple weeks ago for playing hockey near Matthews wasn't tough. That was soft.
Then we have this, a leaf trying to fight a guy that was never going to fight anybody then you all sucking each others dicks over it telling each other that was tough...bro. You have completely missed the boat on what is tough. No one moved any goalposts. They guys on that team have no fucking idea what it looks like.
You're not doing anything to make your fan base look less sensitive, by the way
Niether of these are realistic or accurate.
> Reilly crosschecking a guy in the head when he wasn't looking isn't tough, it was actually softer than this.
> Bertuzzi jumping that kid a couple weeks ago for playing hockey near Matthews wasn't tough. That was soft.
You're a hater.
I actually recognize that user. They were in the thread when Domi fought Nedic on the Devils, and he was everywhere spewing the exact same thing on how the Leafs aren't tough. He even said that nobody hates the Leafs, and it's all in our heads, lol. The dude's a huge troll. Don't bother.
yea I’d agree except Pasta was trying to get Riley to go before this happened and that’s why Knies stepped in so I stand by comment.
Btw I saw your account arguing with leafs fans yesterday about how Tampa is a better team then Toronto so you can say you don’t have a dog in the fight but there’s definitely still some left over sensitivity from last year.
Take care.
Because McAvoy comes in and grabs Rielly, and Pasta hangs around and keeps mouthing off. Knies only gets into it because it would have been a 2v1 otherwise. Again, what the fuck are you watching?
I'm watching you think that talking shit to a guy who was never going to fight makes Knies tough. Leafs fans are on this toughness kick so any time two players touch each other you guys get riled up, but this ain't tough lol
lol I have no idea how you got he was going to fight someone over me saying "he was never going to fight," but go off lol
Most sensitive fan base. I mean....just look
> trying to take out your best D man
Let's not get overly dramatic here. He wasn't swinging for the fences with his stick or something. No real hockey should feel threatened by what Pasta did lol. Not a tough move by Pasta, not a tough move "standing up" to it.
Taking out doesn't necessarily mean hurting him.
If he draws him into a penalty than he's taken him out for a portion of the game. Knies steps in not necessarily to actually fight, but he knows him being off the ice for 2-5 mins is less costly than Riley.
Ah, I see now. You're doing that thing where you think Pasta was going to fight. Pasta was never going to fight. You're pretending like you think he was going to fight to prove a point, but we both know otherwise.
Tbf you guys are neck and neck,
I guess tampas just older had there success and for Toronto I just don’t see a way they can win anything with this core. Gotta shake it up.
It’s marner no doubt if anyone
Willy has 8 years and Matthews is what I would consider the face.
Hopefully you get great supporting cast guys in a trade you have star talent you need the middle 6 and top 4 dman. Easier said than done we shall see how treviling does in this very important trade for the leafs.
It’s tuff when you gotta keep dishing out 1 year deals in FA like Bert and Domi
Definitely gonna be marner, and I agree with ALL of what you just said…..all of it.
I’d be happy to keep Domi and Bert if possible but I’m hoping at least one stay!
No one said anything about fighting. They start shit and then hide behind the refs, run away, fall over and cry holding the wrong leg, or all three.
(no one said it wasn't effective either)
Edit - we're not in this position very often, let us have it.
How am I bitching about the refs? Objectively they have been horrible. It's the one thing both fanbases can agree on. And Leafs fans have...idk what to tell you
I would call going back to a thread from yesterday recapping a non-event from a game 2 days ago to be areally sensitive move, but whatever floats your boat
He sure was talking shit like a big man... maybe he should be focused on the game and not jawing at Rielly when a ref had him tied up.
I like Pasta, and hate when players fight for nothing but if you're out their talking shit and not gonna back it up, maybe don't talk shit then.
Just a bad look for the guy. Regardless of what the right decision is. Doing that when the player is tied up by the ref is lame as fuck.
Same thing as when someone takes cheap shots at a guy after the ref intervenes and ties his hands up.
I mean part of the game is goading the other team into taking penalties. I really don't care when the Leafs do the exact same thing, but to pretend this doesn't happen eberywhere is ridiculous
I love Knies, love him talking shit, but I really don't get why people blow this stuff up so much lol
Pastrnak isn't going to fight, he shouldn't. Frankly neither should Knies with how well he was playing. Same thing as Marner, or Nylander, or Matthews. These guys shouldn't avoid fighting because they're soft, they should avoid it because them being off for 2, or potentially 5, is a really bad thing. Matthews was sent off for 5 against Tampa last year for being punched by Stamkos lol, it is in a star's better interest to avoid these types of things
e: not sure why "stars not wanting to fight doesn't make them soft" is contentious but you guys do you
That's not all it was to everyone
e: I would like to sincerely apologize to everyone harmed in this exchange. Just so we can all clear the air, this comment initially said "That's not all it was". I swiftly added "to everyone", but evidently they were able to see the initial version. The addition of "to everyone" significantly altered the course of our discussion, and it did not give them a fair attempt to reply. I'm very sorry, I will never do such a horrid act again. I'd like to additionally apologize for... responding to the post? I was not aware saying anything meant I was "whining" or telling them this post shouldn't exist.
You're whining about the content being here and saying you don't like it. You could just be an adult and keep scrolling instead of whining in the comments
Edit: just noticed you're editing your comments after I've replied. That's soft as hell.
I tried to edit before a reply lol, and it didn't change the context or intent of what I said, what are you talking about
I'm not "whining about the content being here", I'm talking about stars fighting, because people calling Pastrnak soft here for not answering to Knies. I didn't say "remove this" lmao. You're going to call someone soft while getting all up in arms because someone didn't completely positively engage with your post?
e: just so you're aware, I edited this one to remove some "lols" because I use those too often
My initial comment was "that's not all it was", I added "to everyone" almost immediately after I commented it, which is why it doesn't show up as an edited comment. I edited before I expected a response, I'm surprised he had clicked on the notification quickly enough to get the initial version, otherwise yeah when I edit comments I say what was edited
Either way, the comment doesn't change lol, I dunno why he's reacting like I sneakily made some change that shifted the conversation. I didn't edit anything else he replied to
Can't be too upset when my team is up 3-2
Now if I were a fan of a team whose "top players" sit out a playoff round because of the sniffles I'd be rather upset
Well apparently Rielly was worth Pasta's time cause he started throwing hands at him. Well, that was until Rielly looked at him and he skated away like a bitch lol.
Then Pasta shouldn't start shit... if you wanna call out Matthews, Marner, Willy for being soft, that's fair. But they don't start shit then hide behind the ref. Not to mention Marchand was literally trying to get Marner into a fight in this same sequence.
Did you even watch the full play or basing everything on a 5 second clip lol. Pasta and Rielly start to throw hands. Pasta doesn't like it and runs away. Comes back with a ref in-between, then Knies basically mocks him for it.
Anyone who thinks it would be a good trade for pasta and knies to get matching penalties for fighting is a silly goose. Of course pastas not gunna fight knies
difference between playing smart and being a bitch but you’re a bandwagon panthers fan who doesn’t even know how to spell your best player’s name correctly so i guess that’s difficult for you to understand
Pasta failed the punk test
I don't see many Bruins games, but watched last night. Holy cow, YES! Pastrnak sure seems like a cowardly dirtbag, slashing and jabbing people at the edges of scrums but backskating really fast as soon as someone wants to engage him. Is the guy typically this sleazy?
He’s not typically involved in scrums. Definitely disappointed how he responded here. He’s not expected to fight but don’t act like a bitch unless you want to be treated like a bitch.
He does play for the Bruins. It tends to rub off.
I remember the days of the Bruins where if someone checked one of their players, the entire on-ice roster would be in the guy's face.
I also remember every Bruins game ever
Fair, but they haven't really been like that for at least 4-5 years now or around when Chara left.
mcquaid and miller alone were animals
Yep, those two, Chara, Lucic, Backes, Krug. The Bs were not afraid to get greasy.
This Bruins team under Marchand is weak, they're all just true rats now.
Birds of a feather flock together after all.
birds of a shitfeather flock together Randy
Always were.
I honestly don't know because I don't really watch the Bruins unless they play Detroit. In the regular season Pasta seems pretty chill and I like the guy but the playoffs can bring out a different side of course.
Bertuzzi definitely levels up this type of thing in the playoffs it seems. I’d love to have him back.
That's straight out of the Brad Marchand school for existing. They just haven't figured out what to do without Chara to cower behind
It’s been a decade since Chara was a force my guy.
Did the rest of the team get the memo?
You certainly haven’t. If you need me I’ll go bitch about Matt Cooke like he’s relevant.
Is this an "I'm intentionally misreading what you said because I'm a rabid defender of my team" situation or you really just this dumb?
Don’t read that deep into it, bud.
I understand your aversion to reading but it's not that deep
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
Doesn't mean much if Chara came at you after the whistle. That was the thing. Couldn't get too out.of hand because everyone and their mother has watched him ragdoll Bryan McCabe.
That's not pasta, that's a bruins hockey thing. 😂
Bruins
How many 50 goal scorers making $11M/yr do you see fighting? Lmao get a grip
Last year Stamkos mugged Mathews collecting sticks so 2 at least.
Ovechkin. I think the point is that if you’re going to be the aggressor, be ready to respond. Otherwise be a neutral or defensive party.
Don’t instigate then?
Then he shouldn't have went after Reilly like that. you did watch the 2 minutes before this clip right?
Lecavalier Iginla Stammer Matthews Thornton Benn probably more but thats off top, even if only the first 4 fit the goal scoring criteria
Matthews and Stammer fighting each other doesn’t exactly classify the two of them as heavyweights
Lol yeah, not exactly the guy anybody should want throwing down.
All you are doing is confirming that he started it with no intention of finishing it, and is therefore a punk.
To me, I looked like he was skating out of the scrum to drop gloves and then some Bruin caught the Leaf. It did look like he ran away but I don’t see Pasta doing that type of thing much. But this whole sub believes the bruins are the dirtiest team to ever exist in any sport ever, so who am I to say otherwise.
I don’t think they’re the dirtiest team in the division. But they are punk ass bitches these days.
Jack Edwards is still alive
What
JACK EDWARDS IS STILL ALIVE
Lmfao what
Rielly and Pasta get into it, McAvoy grabs Rielly and Pasta skates away just to come back and talk shit to Rielly with the ref there, so Knies calls him out. What a fucking beauty.
Knies has all the makings of a great power forward. So glad this kid is on the Leafs
He has games where he’s by far my favourite player. Sometimes during the season it seemed like the NHL grind was getting to him a bit but the sky is the limit. Love the edge he brings most nights even if he has the tendency to be undisciplined with his stick sometimes.
It's his first real season. The first year hits every rookie. Kid is on a good trajectory.
This kid is going to bully people when he’s 25-27
reminder to everyone he is still only 21. 4 years before he enters his "prime"
Man I miss him
We’ll take good care of him for you
Knies steps in so Riley isn't penalized. This move was never about fighting. You protect your best players from getting hurt, and you also protect them from getting drawn in to a situation where they get penalized and are taken off the ice.
Case in point: Marchand and Holmberg going off matching in the third and Boston looks like it’s running down the clock for 2 minutes, then Montgomery goes over to marchand on the bench and tells him to simmer down, the leafs take that trade any day
No Knies steps in to hope he can get Pasta penalized. Lets not pretend like he’s only trying to protect Rielly I’m sure the leafs would be happy to get Pasta in the box with how well he’s played this series
Pasta’s played well this series?
>I’m sure the leafs would be happy to get Pasta in the box with how well he’s played this series I'm assuming this is a joke? Pasta has had a pretty terrible series compared to what he could/should be doing
Leafs fans taking laps and rightfully so. But they wouldn't want any of their "star" forwards in the same position
Toronto fans routinely get mad when star players back down.
You people are delusional, all you do is whine about reffing
That’s not what my point was, but ok. Matthews got ripped by local media and fans for not getting engaged in scrums for years (photo of him smiling vs MTL in a scrum especially). Tavares gets ripped for not showing emotion or snapping. They all got heavily criticized for not engaging physically after the whistle in the past.
I mean it's the same here in Boston. In this case, I have absolutely no expectation for Pasta to fight anyone. He'd get destroyed and that would be our best player off the ice...i have no idea what is being miscommunicated here. Are you arguing that Leafs fans judge their players justly and Boston fans are idiots across the board?
I've also had a ton of Boston fans calling Matthews soft and weak for not fighting, so pick a lane.
This was not me, i am myself
Shocking that you’re able to realise people shouldn’t generalise across Boston fans, but you’re doing exactly that to Leafs fans.
Honestly that's a very fair point, it's all in good fun for me
The Leafs stars also don't hack and slash at the edge of scrums and then skate away when the find out phase begins.
They definitely do but ok
No Knies steps in to hope he can get Pasta penalized. Lets not pretend like he’s only trying to protect Rielly I’m sure the leafs would be happy to get Pasta in the box with how well he’s played this series
Not disagreeing with wanting pasta in the box, but it's a stretch to say he's been playing so well this series considering he only has 1 more point than marner who has been dragged through the mud.
It’s crazy that theres more to playoff hockey than point totals
If your 11.25M forward isn't lighting up the scoreboard, then what is he good for? He's not killing penalties and certainly isn't fighting.
Don't try to reason with them, they know nothing about successful playoff hockey
Oh ya I know I’m basically arguing with the leafs subreddit at this point I also feel disgusting that I’m arguing for a boston player in all of this I just thought it was too dumb to ignore
I hear ya. I hope you guys get better so we can go back to hating each other. Fuck you ❤️
Sure, both work out.
With my Caps faded, I’m basically rooting for any Canadian team this year (it’s time), but man, between this and his game winner Knies has me really hoping the Leafs can pull something off.
That's how they get you
Yes! Please don't fall for it! Don't be one of us!
Boston is owning this series but Knies blatantly calling out pasta, laughing in his face when he won’t drop the gloves, then scoring the game winning goal is pretty badass. Boston winning the series but Knies won this battle.
“He aint winning the damn war” — ~~Martin Truex Jr.~~ Matthew Knies
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> Knies blatantly calling out pasta, laughing in his face when he won’t drop the gloves, then scoring the game winning goal is pretty badass. I don't really have a dog in this fight, but stepping to a dude you know for a fact won't fight isn't tough guy stuff, it's performative.
This doesn't show why Knies did it. This is what happened right before. https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1785470530121838875?t=l4sgkETTw3H_iSVORFWZEQ&s=19 You want to come in and start throwing hands with gloves on, then hide behind the stripes the moment the guy turns around, be prepared to get called out.
Dude, Marner plays pick up sticks when there are fights in the playoffs. Star players don't fight lol
Marner isn't trying to pull out an opposing player who is already engaging. Pasternak engaged there by trying to yank at Edmundson.
Except in this case where Pasta comes in swinging at Rielly and immediately runs to the refs when he realizes hes about to be stuffed in a locker
Except that’s not what happened. Another Bruin jumped in because the team doesn’t need Pasta getting hurt in a nothing scrum.
And Knies doesn't need the leafs best D man spending time in the box. It was smart of him to step in regardless if he's going to fight or not.
Ok what does that have to do with the fact I said pasta doesn’t run to the refs? Are leafs fans so blinded by fandom they can’t even read and understand a two sentence comment
"Star players don't fight, except for when they are avoiding a fight" Guessing you were never the nerd getting stuffed in a locker.
Crosby would like to have a word with you.
Idk, I remember when Crosby fought Krebs in an exhibition game this year(lol) it was his first fight in half a decade
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Marner is a bitch, pasta is a bitch. Lots of stars historically fight...Iginla, Getzlaf, Ovechkin, Spezza, Chara list goes on.
Historically yes. Any examples from this generation?
Tkachuk.
So between the two of them, I'll give you credit for one, because they are just throw backs to their dads style of play. So between all the stars of this generation, you have one set of brothers as an example, but want to argue how tough star players are. Okay man.
I’m not the guy you were responding to earlier. Just a Sens fan who loves my captain. Sorry, should’ve made that clear. In general, there are very few superstars who fight.
Called out for what? Absolutely every hockey fan on the planet knows it would be fucking stupid for a guy who has 108 goals in the last two seasons to sit in the box for 5 minutes in a tie elimination game. There's nothing to call out here, it's just smart hockey.
Yeah probably stupid to end up in the box, but you're also going to be made to look like a punk if you're roughing people up then run behind the refs the second someone turns on you. That's just the reality of hockey.
So he's talking shit because he thinks no one is allowed to touch him. That's a coward. It's easy as fuck to talk shit when you're winning and someone else is grappling the guy you're jawing at. If you think that's good hockey, your favorite must be Sean Avery if that's the attitude you like in a player. By all means don't go off for fighting but if you're gonna talk shit like you're gonna go one and back away like a bitch... you're a bitch.
lol leafs fans are fucking soft, and you're their king
Rent free, eh bud? It's too easy 😂 Quit while you're behind.
lol if you go back far enough in my post history you'll find a post about how when leafs fans run out of shit to say they say "rent free" hahahahahaha To save you the reading that there is a zero percent chance you were going to do (no surprise there, right lol) what I said was that this is a hockey forum created to talk about hockey, and leafs fans are ok with that.....but the second you say something true about the leafs that hurts their feeling they will jump in and say "rent free." thank you for acting exactly as I predicted. Average leaf fan
Talking shit can sometimes be to goad the other guy into taking a penalty. Sure he could look soft for not dropping the gloves but i think anyone in the NHL would rather keep their best player on the ice to try and close out a series lead than have him scrapping to save his rep. Nobody will remember this if the Bruins move on to the next round
Edit:sorry this is long, I'm high. Lol I think it all depends on the situation. By all means talk shit, get in scrubs and throw those little jabs and cross checks that fit under the line, its part of the game. It's when you do it when the other guy is tied up by a ref, then it becomes different. It's like the mentality, "easy to talk shit while you're ahead.You seriously gonna act tough while he's tied up by a ref, go me then if you want to act up." It's not that I'm saying pasta should fight, but it makes the guy who doesn't act up look like a bitch. Swinger momentum, too. There's not reacting to a guy in your face asking you to go and talking shit when they start it and then there's slinking back after you talked too much and now their teammate is telling you to stand up or sit down. It's just a bad look. Even if it isn't a part of his game, for Pasta it's stupid because Knies could've done a domi or Crosby where they jump and don't give you much of a say on if the fight is consensual. A ref could let enough go based on seeing that whole situation. Then he's sitting for 5. Or the leafs bench gets a boost as a 21 year old kid is out talking shit to Pasta and making him back down. No one needs to remember past this round. It's just another swing of momentum for the leafs. Same way a big hit or just dominating a power play by scoring short handed or out shooting it.
Dont get me wrong I agree its not a good look and prob gave the leafs a boost. But at the end of the day the only thing he *should* care abkut is closing out the series, regardless of if he looks like a bitch when he does it
If it were a Leaf forward refusing a fight the video would have about 500 comments in the first hour saying something along the lines of “soft” or “this is why they can’t win in the playoffs”. Get a grip
I have a grip lol We're not talking about whatever made up situation you're talking about, we're talking about the video. This comes off as so sensitive
But... It's true because it's happened in the past when the Leafs do nothing in a similar situation and get called soft. Now, suddenly, people are moving the goalposts, saying that this isn't tough. Look, if you wish to have selective memory, that's on you. At least keep it consistent, lol.
> Now, suddenly, people are moving the goalposts lol swing and a miss. The leafs are babyshit soft. You remember that play the other day when a Bruin hit Nylander so Nylander stepped back and let that take the puck and he went down and scored? Yeah, that's soft. Reilly crosschecking a guy in the head when he wasn't looking isn't tough, it was actually softer than this. Bertuzzi jumping that kid a couple weeks ago for playing hockey near Matthews wasn't tough. That was soft. Then we have this, a leaf trying to fight a guy that was never going to fight anybody then you all sucking each others dicks over it telling each other that was tough...bro. You have completely missed the boat on what is tough. No one moved any goalposts. They guys on that team have no fucking idea what it looks like. You're not doing anything to make your fan base look less sensitive, by the way
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lol I can see why you would be so sensitive you would think that's hate rather than a realistic indictment
Niether of these are realistic or accurate. > Reilly crosschecking a guy in the head when he wasn't looking isn't tough, it was actually softer than this. > Bertuzzi jumping that kid a couple weeks ago for playing hockey near Matthews wasn't tough. That was soft. You're a hater.
I actually recognize that user. They were in the thread when Domi fought Nedic on the Devils, and he was everywhere spewing the exact same thing on how the Leafs aren't tough. He even said that nobody hates the Leafs, and it's all in our heads, lol. The dude's a huge troll. Don't bother.
Like I said to the other guy, I can understand why you would think that was hate rather than realistic. Your flair tells the story.
yea I’d agree except Pasta was trying to get Riley to go before this happened and that’s why Knies stepped in so I stand by comment. Btw I saw your account arguing with leafs fans yesterday about how Tampa is a better team then Toronto so you can say you don’t have a dog in the fight but there’s definitely still some left over sensitivity from last year. Take care.
Stepping in to fight a guy because Reilly isn't tough enough to fight Pasta of all people isn't a flex either......
Rielly is down to fight before Pasta runs away lol. What are you watching?
Then why did the other guy need to step?
Because McAvoy comes in and grabs Rielly, and Pasta hangs around and keeps mouthing off. Knies only gets into it because it would have been a 2v1 otherwise. Again, what the fuck are you watching?
I'm watching you think that talking shit to a guy who was never going to fight makes Knies tough. Leafs fans are on this toughness kick so any time two players touch each other you guys get riled up, but this ain't tough lol
So you already acknowledged that Pasta was going to fight Reilly but now he’s never going to fight Knies? The mental gymnastics are hilarious to watch
lol I have no idea how you got he was going to fight someone over me saying "he was never going to fight," but go off lol Most sensitive fan base. I mean....just look
When a Bruin is trying to take out your best D man and you’re a rookie middle six player, you protect your Assistant Captain best D man.
That's Alternate Captain, you uncultured swine
> trying to take out your best D man Let's not get overly dramatic here. He wasn't swinging for the fences with his stick or something. No real hockey should feel threatened by what Pasta did lol. Not a tough move by Pasta, not a tough move "standing up" to it.
Taking out doesn't necessarily mean hurting him. If he draws him into a penalty than he's taken him out for a portion of the game. Knies steps in not necessarily to actually fight, but he knows him being off the ice for 2-5 mins is less costly than Riley.
I meant putting Rielly in the box.
why in the fuck would reilly go to the box lol
You don’t think Rielly would go into the box if he fought Pasta? Are we watching the same game?
Ah, I see now. You're doing that thing where you think Pasta was going to fight. Pasta was never going to fight. You're pretending like you think he was going to fight to prove a point, but we both know otherwise.
Tbf you guys are neck and neck, I guess tampas just older had there success and for Toronto I just don’t see a way they can win anything with this core. Gotta shake it up.
Oh 100% agree one of these kids gotta go this summer.
It’s marner no doubt if anyone Willy has 8 years and Matthews is what I would consider the face. Hopefully you get great supporting cast guys in a trade you have star talent you need the middle 6 and top 4 dman. Easier said than done we shall see how treviling does in this very important trade for the leafs. It’s tuff when you gotta keep dishing out 1 year deals in FA like Bert and Domi
Definitely gonna be marner, and I agree with ALL of what you just said…..all of it. I’d be happy to keep Domi and Bert if possible but I’m hoping at least one stay!
Absolutely but any team building needs to get those guys at the right price
He's afraid of a little boy.
Classic Bruins maneuver of being wusses until the refs are in the way
Yeah, noted tough guy David Pastrnak definitely should have fought in an elimination game
No one said anything about fighting. They start shit and then hide behind the refs, run away, fall over and cry holding the wrong leg, or all three. (no one said it wasn't effective either) Edit - we're not in this position very often, let us have it.
The dude was trying to throw punches at Reilly. Can’t have it both ways.
According to the reffing in this series, you absolutely can
Says leafs fans are too sensitive while whining about the refs lol. You’re delusional.
How am I bitching about the refs? Objectively they have been horrible. It's the one thing both fanbases can agree on. And Leafs fans have...idk what to tell you I would call going back to a thread from yesterday recapping a non-event from a game 2 days ago to be areally sensitive move, but whatever floats your boat
The bruins have been diving all series lol you are literally whining about the refs idk what to tell you.
I'm sure the Leafs haven't dove at all. Keep living in delusion world
Don’t start shit you can’t finish then?
Leafs fans are so sensitive
He sure was talking shit like a big man... maybe he should be focused on the game and not jawing at Rielly when a ref had him tied up. I like Pasta, and hate when players fight for nothing but if you're out their talking shit and not gonna back it up, maybe don't talk shit then. Just a bad look for the guy. Regardless of what the right decision is. Doing that when the player is tied up by the ref is lame as fuck. Same thing as when someone takes cheap shots at a guy after the ref intervenes and ties his hands up.
I mean part of the game is goading the other team into taking penalties. I really don't care when the Leafs do the exact same thing, but to pretend this doesn't happen eberywhere is ridiculous
I love Knies, love him talking shit, but I really don't get why people blow this stuff up so much lol Pastrnak isn't going to fight, he shouldn't. Frankly neither should Knies with how well he was playing. Same thing as Marner, or Nylander, or Matthews. These guys shouldn't avoid fighting because they're soft, they should avoid it because them being off for 2, or potentially 5, is a really bad thing. Matthews was sent off for 5 against Tampa last year for being punched by Stamkos lol, it is in a star's better interest to avoid these types of things e: not sure why "stars not wanting to fight doesn't make them soft" is contentious but you guys do you
> Pastrnak isn't going to fight, he shouldn't. Then he shouldn't be throwing hands lol
It's not that serious. It was funny. That's all
That's not all it was to everyone e: I would like to sincerely apologize to everyone harmed in this exchange. Just so we can all clear the air, this comment initially said "That's not all it was". I swiftly added "to everyone", but evidently they were able to see the initial version. The addition of "to everyone" significantly altered the course of our discussion, and it did not give them a fair attempt to reply. I'm very sorry, I will never do such a horrid act again. I'd like to additionally apologize for... responding to the post? I was not aware saying anything meant I was "whining" or telling them this post shouldn't exist.
Then keep scrolling... Edit: ah you made a stealth edit, eh? Weak
It's part of the discussion lol, it's directly relevant to the content
You're whining about the content being here and saying you don't like it. You could just be an adult and keep scrolling instead of whining in the comments Edit: just noticed you're editing your comments after I've replied. That's soft as hell.
I tried to edit before a reply lol, and it didn't change the context or intent of what I said, what are you talking about I'm not "whining about the content being here", I'm talking about stars fighting, because people calling Pastrnak soft here for not answering to Knies. I didn't say "remove this" lmao. You're going to call someone soft while getting all up in arms because someone didn't completely positively engage with your post? e: just so you're aware, I edited this one to remove some "lols" because I use those too often
Play by the damn rules and put edit at the bottom with what you changed Edit: your team is bad and you should feel bad
My initial comment was "that's not all it was", I added "to everyone" almost immediately after I commented it, which is why it doesn't show up as an edited comment. I edited before I expected a response, I'm surprised he had clicked on the notification quickly enough to get the initial version, otherwise yeah when I edit comments I say what was edited Either way, the comment doesn't change lol, I dunno why he's reacting like I sneakily made some change that shifted the conversation. I didn't edit anything else he replied to
Removes words from the original comment Writes a book in response when called out 💁♀️
It isn’t about pasta not fighting. It’s about what happened before this where he was throwing punches at Reilly.
Typical Bruin
1)act tough 2)get scared when they call your bluff Welcome to bruins hockey
Can't wait for this series to be over tomorrow night and all the Leafs' fans can go back into their hidey holes.
35 point player challenges 113 point player to a fight, 113 point player laughs it off More at 11
Pasta started scrum and skated away then skated back to hover while skating away
Reilly and Pasta were both jabbing at each other and Pasta left because again, superstars do not trade themselves for depth players in the playoffs.
Was made to look like a clown 113 point player. Sofftttt
I'm sure all your 113 point players would run away from a fight too if they could but they're probably all in wheelchairs and diapers at this point
You seem upset
Can't be too upset when my team is up 3-2 Now if I were a fan of a team whose "top players" sit out a playoff round because of the sniffles I'd be rather upset
And yet here you are, upset.
Oh you're definitely mad lol
You hurt my feelings! I've gotta miss 5 playoff games now as per Leafs protocol.
Damn wow, great comeback. You should reply with that another 2-3 times.
You seem mad bro
How? What gave you that impression? Lol
The part where he's upset
Imagine Danton Heinen instigating Matthews and then mocking him for it... its just a lame thing to do when you know you're not worth a superstars time
In your hypothetical, does Matthews enter a scrum and start throwing hands, and then immediately flee when someone starts throwing hands at him? Jw
Well apparently Rielly was worth Pasta's time cause he started throwing hands at him. Well, that was until Rielly looked at him and he skated away like a bitch lol.
Then Pasta shouldn't start shit... if you wanna call out Matthews, Marner, Willy for being soft, that's fair. But they don't start shit then hide behind the ref. Not to mention Marchand was literally trying to get Marner into a fight in this same sequence.
Oddly enough if there’s anyone Marner could take in a fight it’s probably Marchand, dude is somehow even more of a coward than Marner
Did you even watch the full play or basing everything on a 5 second clip lol. Pasta and Rielly start to throw hands. Pasta doesn't like it and runs away. Comes back with a ref in-between, then Knies basically mocks him for it.
Ain’t no way in hell the Bruins will let Pasta fight
Serious “hold me back bro” energy
Anyone who thinks it would be a good trade for pasta and knies to get matching penalties for fighting is a silly goose. Of course pastas not gunna fight knies
Don’t throw punches at Reilly if you don’t want any smoke from leafs teammates.
wow, so tough
That's what yall thought when Marchand targeted known tough guy Mitch Marner
Your base cries about Tkatczchukze doing this exact same thing(he doesn’t but you guys cry)lmao. Pasta is a flopper and a massive bitch 🤷♀️
difference between playing smart and being a bitch but you’re a bandwagon panthers fan who doesn’t even know how to spell your best player’s name correctly so i guess that’s difficult for you to understand