Post-Game Talk: At least we got a point

[Racer88]

We’ve been a good offensive team since Matthews joined, then became an elite one. It sucks when they don’t go in, but come on a lack of scoring hasn’t been our problem.

It was in the 4 of the playoff games last year

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

who the hell names their kid Igor... good game though

Half of Russia...

 

[Lainehasaweirdface]

Do you guys know what you're saying? "The Leafs played great, so amazing"... AND IT STILL WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN.

The Leafs best isn't good enough. And against NYR on top of it.

Do you know how hockey works? It's a random sport. Sometimes you run into a hot goalie, sometimes pucks don't fall your way. All you can do is play the game like they did tonight and you're gonna win more often than you don't.

 

[djdev]

post game
keefe: "marner and matthews were great"
reporter: "what about ritchie?"
keefe: "i will have to look at the tape"

effectively.

 

[socko]

We’ve been a good offensive team since Matthews joined, then became an elite one. It sucks when they don’t go in, but come on a lack of scoring hasn’t been our problem.

It has been in the playoffs when teams take away Matthews. Campbell has the 2nd lowest GAA in the playoffs if I remember correctly, 2nd to the Tampa goalie.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

It was in the 4 of the playoff games last year

The one where Matthews was injured and Tavares wasn’t even on the ice? Anyways, you seem hellbent on ignoring a good, hard working effort because you want to dwell on the last post season.

 

[Leaf Fans]

$40 million oughta be able to hit empty nets.

$40 million weighs 400 kilograms if it is in $100 notes. It would be difficult to move the bills. Though they may hit the net empty or otherwise if dropped from the right place.

 

[djdev]

Do you know how hockey works? It's a random sport. Sometimes you run into a hot goalie, sometimes pucks don't fall your way. All you can do is play the game like they did tonight and you're gonna win more often than you don't.

its no coincidence that the presidents trohpy winner rarely wins the cup, hockey is so random like that.

 

[IPS]

post game
keefe: "marner and matthews were great"
reporter: "what about ritchie?"
keefe: "i will have to look at the tape"

effectively.

hahaha yes...

I mean I'm willing to give Ritchie a bit more time but he looks way too slow for their style.

 

[Bellefour20]

2020 - 21 - 6th in goals for
2019 - 20 - 3rd in goals for
2018 - 19 - 4th in goals for
2017 - 18 - 2nd in goals for

4 games into 2021 -22 and "THEY CANT FINISH"

Regular season champs.

 

[GoLeafsGo96]

Do you guys know what you're saying? "The Leafs played great, so amazing"... AND IT STILL WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN.

The Leafs best isn't good enough. And against NYR on top of it.

While I understand the game brings out emotions its posts like this that genuinely confuse me. Should they have dominated less to win more or something?

Teams that are very good are going to outplay the opposition most nights. Unfortunately hockey is a sport where goaltending and shooting % luck benders drive short term results.

The good news is over larger samples/the rest of the season teams can't expect to give up 40 shots vs this team with Matthews getting 8 shots and expect to win very much - or give up only one goal for that matter

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Regular season champs.

We’re talking about the scoring in the regular season.

 

[TheShape]

I haven't been a big Tavares fan for a while now. I mean, the guy makes 11 million, and what he brings to the ice, I think he's 5 million overpaid.

Is he a solid player? Absolutely. Love that he's winning draws and playing well defensively, but I need way more from a guy who makes 11 million.

Agreed. I've been saying this for a year. Tavares is closer to that O'Reilly, Schenn, Scheifele tier and his pay should reflect that. At 11M he absolutely needs to tilt the ice when he's on and I don't believe he's physically capable of that anymore.

Solid, dependable player? Of course. But he's brutally overpaid and age not exactly on his side. Contract is a big, big problem.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

While I understand the game brings out emotions its posts like this that genuinely confuse me. Should they have dominated less to win more or something?

Teams that are very good are going to outplay the opposition most nights. Unfortunately hockey is a sport where goaltending and shooting % luck benders drive short term results.

The good news is over larger samples/the rest of the season teams can't expect to give up 40 shots vs this team with Matthews getting 8 shots and expect to win very much.

We’ve had awful teams this decade, and they still won games. It’s weird how people seem to forget that.

 

[djdev]

Regular season champs.

you might want avoid the leafs then, since it seems like you dont enjoy the team much.

 

[Antropovsky]

Bunting goal was a classic playoff style goal... need more players going to the net like he did instead of drifting away from it as they get closer to it.

 

[Stephen]

post game
keefe: "marner and matthews were great"
reporter: "what about ritchie?"
keefe: "i will have to look at the tape"

effectively.

It is what it is.

 

[djdev]

hahaha yes...

I mean I'm willing to give Ritchie a bit more time but he looks way too slow for their style.

at least we know keefe clearly sees a problem. thats a good thing.

 

[Stephen]

Agreed. I've been saying this for a year. Tavares is closer to that O'Reilly, Schenn, Scheifele tier and his pay should reflect that. At 11M he absolutely needs to tilt the ice when he's on and I don't believe he's physically capable of that anymore.

Solid, dependable player? Of course. But he's brutally overpaid and age not exactly on his side. Contract is a big, big problem.

Yeah I think Tavares is an O’Reilly level center. More hype and pedigree than ROR but ROR has the Conn Smythe run. The problem there is we pay him the salary to bring that Matthews level superstar sizzle and clearly he doesn’t have that gear. He can still get white hot and score a whole bunch of goals like down the stretch so you know he’s not on permanent decline, but it’s more like in the category of garbage goals in tight or those ridiculous wristers he rips top corner like it’s ball hockey.

 

[blueberrie]

10th game in a row 1st line choked their asses of on every scoring chance. Keefe addressing it like he addressed the PP.

Finished by an 11 million dollar winger who can score a goal.

Wow 10 straight games really puts it into perspective

 

[Sniper99]

LOilers are losing their $hit over Matthews right now. Poor idiots. Obsession is a mental illness rarely talked about.

Wtf do you care about the Oilers in a post game thread involving the Rangers and Leafs. I see what team lives rent free in your head.

 

[Habz4Evr]

who the hell names their kid Igor... good game though

He's Russian. It's a common name over there.

 

[IPS]

Wtf do you care about the Oilers in a post game thread involving the Rangers and Leafs. I see what team lives rent free in your head.

Can't you literally go into their thread and ask the same thing?

 

[Rob Brown]

Regular season champs.

You're in the post game thread for the fourth game of the year, so yeah, we're talking about the regular season.

 

[Havoc]

post game
keefe: "marner and matthews were great"
reporter: "what about ritchie?"
keefe: "i will have to look at the tape"

effectively.

Would suck if Ritchie is made the scapegoat. Marner and Tavares brought nothing to the first 3 games and this was Matthews first game back after surgery. I'm not sure what they want Ritchie to do.

Make some plays, get the puck on net, produce rebounds, just play good hockey....and Ritchie will have a chance to clean up.

We know Ritchie's skillset. He has specific jobs on that line. He can't complete his job unless the actual line drivers are doing something.

Put him with Nylander and you'll see. Nylander always has the puck buzzing down low Ritchie would have banged one home by now.