Post-Game Talk: 99 Points But Mitch Ain't One

[Incognito]

He did the same thing last year, only had 9 points in his final 11 games.

It seems that he starts gripping his stick too tight in pressure situations. This trend in combination with his inability to rise to the occasion in the playoffs makes me wonder about the mental side of his game. With that being said, he’s obviously far from the only player on this team struggling with that. Hopefully I get proven wrong this postseason.

 

[Confucius]

matthews and marner are so boring to watch when they don't try their best

nylander is fun to watch if he's at least hitting 60% power

Some nights it just doesn’t happen but I think they were trying. Do you really think Mitch was thinking meh who cares about 100 points.

 

[ACC1224]

Some nights it just doesn’t happen but I think they were trying. Do you really think Mitch was thinking meh who cares about 100 points.

Thought he played pretty well tonight, point just didn’t come.

 

[ClarkSittler]

The TSN recap after the game said we scored in every game this season. Is that right? we were never shut out?

We haven't been shutout since Nov 2021. Longest streak in Leaf history.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Mitch not getting 100 is 100% on Matthews being such dead weight half the time.

And again tonight.

Hey now, around these parts that kind of slander is reserved for Tavares

 

[ClarkSittler]

 

[fahad203]

Playoffs are too far off from regular season
Used to be playoffs started only few days after

Players are going to get rusty

 

[LeafalCrusader]

We lose 4-3 with Mu4ray in goal.

 

[authentic]

Playoffs are too far off from regular season
Used to be playoffs started only few days after

Players are going to get rusty

It's only 4 days.

 

[fahad203]

It's only 4 days.

You must be young. 4 days is long long ways

 

[SprDaVE]

Knies had a good game with the puck, made some good plays along the boards and also made a couple terrific passes in traffic. The one thing he'll need to get better at is positioning and play away from the puck. It felt like he got lost in the offensive zone when Nylander had it.

I'm not sure if he'll play when healthy but I think he should. It felt like he had a better impact than Lafferty, but the sample size is very low.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Knies and Woll look like 2 good young players.

Makes trading futres easier when you can find, Woll, and Knies, and to a lesser extent Pontus Holmberg in the draft.

 

[MSZ]

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

You must be young. 4 days is long long ways

That actually works the opposite. 4 days when you are older is like one.

 

[authentic]

You must be young. 4 days is long long ways

I think 4 days is perfect. Any shorter would be too close and any further would be too far away. Gives them a nice rest and they shouldn't be rusty at all.

 

[al secord]

It gives me a chance to catch up on Emily in Paris

 

[34]

Nylander looks ready to wreck Vasi's save %

Let’s hope so!

 

[Brown Dog]

Playoffs are too far off from regular season
Used to be playoffs started only few days after

Players are going to get rusty

I do find it odd that the hiatus is over a weekend. You'd think they'd want to maximize weekend postseason broadcasts.

 

[34]

We lose 4-3 with Mu4ray in goal.

Murray better not even be on the bench.

 

[al secord]

What happened to Seńor Martinez? Did he get banned again for being too hard?

 

[leafsfan5]

well.....it's time

Biggest series this team has had in a decades

 

[Leafsfan74]

Game 82 win over the Rangers. Did we just secure theoretical home ice vs New York? Feel bad for Mitchy there, feels like you almost wanted that to go to OT so he could get to 100. But we'll take the win...

Sure it would be nice, but it should also motivate him to perform in the playoffs. What good is it if he had 180 points but Leafs perish again in the First Round? This is a team sport, winning is everything.

Nobody even talks about Gilmours big seasons, but we talk about the missed high stick.he took from.Gretzky in the playoffs or the wrap around goal in Game Seven double OT.

Take it as a sign from God, "you should focus on the more important issue" (playoff success).

i'm just happy there weren't any injuries. The real season starts now. Prove that you belong.

 

[willmma]

4th vs 13th in the league.

 

[Sypher04]

Unfortunate the Caps couldn’t hold on to beat the Devils. Even in OT, we’d have had the tie breaker on the Devils. Oh well.

 

[Kiwi]

What happened to Seńor Martinez? Did he get banned again for being too hard?

It's a fine line when you're twerking on that pole and English isn't really his thiing