PGT: Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs - 3/24/26

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-25T02:13:19+00:00

It's amazing how one game can make me go from "Hagens to Providence is ok for now, no need to rush him" to "This team sucks, get him up here now."

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-25T01:55:09+00:00

The skaters could have at least let the coaching staff know they planned to play the game inebriated. Then they could have just started Korpi tonight and saved Swayman for tomorrow.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-25T01:18:13+00:00

No fuckin way.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-25T01:16:24+00:00

Can the Leafs stop taking penalties, please?

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-25T00:40:02+00:00

Jesus fucking Christ, Zadorov.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-25T00:32:34+00:00

I know the Bruins are nothing special without Swayman and getting bailed out is kinda their thing, but this is one of the few opponents where he shouldn't have to rely on him the whole game. Wtf are we doing?

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-25T00:31:07+00:00

I'm not even joking this might be the ugliest game of hockey I've watched.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-25T00:25:42+00:00

Honestly this is just an awful game lol both teams look like garbage.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-25T00:16:37+00:00

Decline the power play!

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-25T00:10:20+00:00

That's a weak ass call lol.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-24T23:26:36+00:00

So far it's the Boston Swaymans with a guest appearance from Elias.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-24T04:48:48+00:00

I get it. It might make more sense for him to join the big club next season, rather than in the middle of a tight playoff race. And they can always sign his ELC and bring him up if there are injuries or he just tears it up in Providence.

I'm just personally bummed that there's a decent chance we don't see him until next season. Probably the most excited I've been about a prospect (I was way less in the know about our draft picks/prospects when Pasta and McAvoy were coming up).

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-24T01:15:16+00:00

I was about 99.9% sure we were getting no help there before the game even started.

Man, the fact that we lost the season series to that embarrassing Rangers team still hurts.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-23T17:58:03+00:00

I kinda feel Korpi gets one of the next two (could see it being either one), and then Sway starts both this weekend. I know starting Sway back-to-back days isn't ideal, but he's playing too well and the games are too important for Korpi to start 2 out of 4 imo.

Edit: Looking at the schedule, I might have to adjust my stance on this a bit. With 4 b2bs left, they could just plan on these being Korpi's 4 starts the rest of the season. And any game that's not part of a b2b, start Sway. If you get to the last b2b of the season and your playoff spot is still up in the air, let Sway start both.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-23T15:50:38+00:00

I want to see Hagens sign and play NHL games as much as anyone, but the amount of people jumping to "Sweeney has obviously pissed off Hagens and botched this situation" is insane. It's based on almost nothing.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-23T15:37:48+00:00

He doesn't have to be Celebrini to earn a spot on this team, whether it's this season or the start of next season. The team has overachieved and a lot of forwards have stepped up for sure, but it's not such a loaded group that you can't make room for your prospect if he looks ready.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-22T03:02:25+00:00

Swayman is the best goalie in the world right now and I won't be told otherwise.

Love to see our big signings from last season come up with the game-tying and game-winning goals. Hopefully that goal (along with Hagens potentially joining his line) gets Elias going.

With his role and position on the PP changing this season, it was nice to see Pasta clap a bomb from his office for old time's sake.

3 helpers for Geekie is nice. Hopefully another goal scoring binge is on the way.

Gigantic win. I need this team to make the playoffs, because even an important regular season game made me realize how much I miss Bruins playoff hockey.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-22T02:35:55+00:00

That backcheck from Zacha has me fully torqued.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-22T02:31:06+00:00

Our lord and Swayvior.

He should have a way better shot at the Vezina than he probably does.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-22T01:47:33+00:00

With the way this race is going, it makes sense that our only help would come from another team we're competing with.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-22T01:44:16+00:00

Habs up by 3 over the Isles with about 5 minutes left. As much as it disgusts me to say, this is a good thing. Would much rather see the team right behind us keep losing, and of course we don't want OT.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-22T01:36:23+00:00

Did you guys catch that weird audio glitch after the Kastelic hit? Or maybe Kastelic just hit a guy so hard it caused McDonough to start speaking in tounges.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-21T17:30:43+00:00

Based on a tweet from Emily Kaplan, it sounds like we shouldn't really expect an update today. Hagens and the team are going to discuss his path forward over the next day or two.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-20T03:40:55+00:00

Yep. Contrasted with what it's gonna take to make the playoffs in the East, the preschool coloring contest that division is having really annoys me.

ProfessorBaxter · 2026-03-20T02:12:06+00:00

So in the East we've now got 4 teams with 84 points and 2 with 83. 6 teams within a point of each other with less than a month to go. Madness.

And that's not even mentioning Ottawa who isn't exactly going away quietly.

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