Post-Game Talk: Big W for Spezza & Sandin - Leafs beat CBJ 5-4

[Smif]

Thought the kids looked good. Rubins-Lilly was good except for the completely unneccesary pinch by Lilly. Can't be doing that Timmy.
Matthews is a super star but he always was even in his struggles early. Rielly's defensive play has been a pleasent surprise so far.

Rielly is playing like a 9+ million dollar defensemen. So good.

 

[therealkoho]

Sloppy D after a long road trip with mixed up lines and fatigue made the game close.

A good first period sealed the deal.

Take the two points and enjoy a day of rest and get right back on the horse.

Tampa will be tough.

Diju mean "the Bud's are lined up for a great statement win!"

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

that was a lot better than a 1 goal win. Sometimes tough breaks happen, but they scored enough so it didn't matter. Just getting the win is all that really matters though

 

[Confucius]

We controlled the game but somehow the Blue Jackets lost by only one. Considering they hit 2 posts and Soup made 2 highlight reel saves it all seems bizarre. Had we lost it would have been one of those the better team lost games.

 

[therealkoho]

By the way Hitch was / is one of my favourite people and would have loved to have a couple of wobbly pops and scotch’s with
Great man
Helped me a lot through some waking up

Uhhh diju say "wanking"

 

[Griffin76]

 

[justashadowof]

First home game back is usually a killer with the home team tiring by the 3rd period. It's great to get a win under those circumstances even if it was ugly.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

Don’t critique wins but Campbell had to make a lot of difficult saves. Defencecwas porous to say the least, especially Rielly and Brodie.

Please put Steeves on a line that has some skill. He skates so well, is smart, always gets into position, always ready to shoot. Very impressed.

 

[therealkoho]

Very pleased to see Mo having some success in the D zone. He's having a pretty strong year supporting the overall success of the team with his efforts on the PK and denying the other team access to the Leafs zone ES. The day he signed, Oct 29 I think, and the reaction by his teammates, speaks volumes as to how he's valued in the room. Every team has a horse on the back end, and Rielly's ours. 20th OA in TOI at 24:11/game and now sitting tied for 5th in scoring for D.

And some teams have a horse's rear end

 

[leafsfan2point0]

18 points in 19 games for Rielly since he signed his contract

 

[al secord]

Steeves interview was pretty cool.

 

[francis246]

What happened down the stretch?

 

[Legion34]

Morgan Reilly has 8 g and 57 pts in his last 82 games played

 

[Incognito]

This was one of those weird games where it was a 1 goal game but also not close at all.

 

[Superstar]

Rielly is playing like a 9+ million dollar defensemen. So good.

The man has a heart of gold...a Leaf inside and out...left so much money on the table to stay a Leaf...ya know, unlike some of the others.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Sometimes other teams score goals, it happens. Leafs were letting in one to two goals a game or less for about 5 weeks in a row, what more do you want from them?

I want them to play better then what we saw in the 3rd because Tampa is next

 

[Superstar]

Good win, but that was an ugly 3rd period and ending.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Rielly looks a lot better on the PP not deferring to Marner, I may have to take an L on my criticism of his PP game.

 

[stickty111]

that was a lot better than a 1 goal win. Sometimes tough breaks happen, but they scored enough so it didn't matter. Just getting the win is all that really matters though

Yeah I'm not making too big of a deal for the third. Leafs have been good at shutting things down in the 3rd so I'll just say it's a one off.

 

[meefer]

And some teams have a horse's rear end

Ta da! Playing Thurs-Sat, don't forget to try the veal

 

[Teeder Keon]

Uhhh diju say "wanking"

Lololol
First of all freakin hilarious… lololol
People who know what I meant by “Waking up “ will know what I meant …

 

[HamiltonNHL]

No Derm, Marner, Spezza, Sandin is going to hurt.

 

[Teeder Keon]

They might have been tired of taking so many shots in the first couple of periods

And raising the arms up lately

 

[therealkoho]

Goals are goals are goals

the 3rd and 4th by the Hornblowers were a little bit lumpy they may have counted but they don't matter. The deuce is what matters that and knowing they can still win, even with some important guys sidelined.

The third period nap has to be addressed though, before it becomes a habit they can't shake off. Really good teams come back and win those kind of games.

 

[Superstar]

And raising the arms up lately

It's great to get back so quickly to the win column again...man, Tavares has amazing hand-eye coordination...deadly with the tip in front!