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

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Really good 1st period. 2nd and 3rd were kinda weak. The Leafs coasted after that 4th goal and it could have been a lot worst.

Rubins was fine. Steeves was fine.
 
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i think this gives lily and dermott (when he comes back) a good chance to see the ice a lot more and pick up a lot of the slack. also gives us a chance to see what happens when injuries like such occur.
 
BertCorbeau said:
Defense has gotten leaky in the last two weeks .. After a lot of hard fought 1 goal games earlier in the year, that play as slipped as the goals have started coming in.

Ebbs and flows of the season for sure but it's something you don't want to see over a long period of time.

Also Campbell with his best save of the year.
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True, but they were coming off an incredible run where Campbell and the D were airtight. Some regression was bound to happen and thankfully we've picked up 5 of 8 points during this current stretch.
 
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Little off-topic (well, its about Rubins, so not totally), but man is Latvian ever one wild language:
Nacionālās hokeja līgas (NHL) komanda Toronto “Maple Leafs” no Amerikas Hokeja līgas (AHL) kluba Toronto “Marlies” izsaukusi latviešu aizsargu Kristiānu Rubīnu, informē vienība. Viņš izsaukumu uz planētas spēcīgāko līgu izpelnījies otro reizi šosezon un jau šonakt piedzīvos debiju, apstiprinājis galvenais treneris Šeldons Kīfs. Spēles tiešraide būs vērojama platformā “Viaplay”. “Maple Leafs” nākamo maču aizvadīs 8. decembrī plkst. 2:00 pēc Latvijas laika savā laukumā pret Kolumbusas “Blue Jackets”, kuras vārtos stāsies Elvis Merzļikins, tādēļ būs vērojams latviešu derbijs. Rubīns uz NHL izsaukts kopā ar aizsargu Aleksu Biegu un uzbrucēju Aleksu Stīvsu. Tikmēr uzbrucējs Džojs Andersons devies uz “Marlies”, bet uzbrucējs Mičs Mārners un aizsargs Rasmuss Sandins ievietoti savainoto rezervistu sarakstā.

23 gadus vecais Rubīns šosezon 16 spēlēs AHL guvis vienus vārtus un atdevis trīs rezultatīvas piespēles, kopā sakrājot četrus punktus. Viņam arī sešas soda minūtes un pozitīvs lietderības koeficients plus četri.
“Maple Leafs” rezultatīvākais aizsargs šosezon ir Morgans Rīlijs, kuram 18 punkti 26 mačos. Viņam seko tādi aizsargi kā Džeiks Mazins (astoņi punkti), Sandins (astoņi punkti) un Tomass “TJ” Broudijs (pieci punkti). Tikmēr citi Rubīna konkurenti kā Traviss Dermots (divi punkti), Timotijs Liljegrens (divi punkti) un Džastins Dols (viens punkts) rezultatīvi spēlējuši tikai periodiski.
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BertCorbeau said:
Defense has gotten leaky in the last two weeks .. After a lot of hard fought 1 goal games earlier in the year, that play as slipped as the goals have started coming in.

Ebbs and flows of the season for sure but it's something you don't want to see over a long period of time.

Also Campbell with his best save of the year.
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From Keefe's presser after the game,

"What it tells me, honestly: We are a tired group that needs time. Coming back from California and ending up out in Minnesota and Winnipeg, coming back late at four in the morning the next day… I feel like our team still needs to regroup itself. We are going to take a day off to do that tomorrow."
 
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A pretty great 45ish minute game, obviously they couldn't find a way to keep it at 5-1 which would have been very satisfying. In pure Leafs fashion, they gave us a scare right up until the last second lmao.

Happy with the big two points though. Boys are aware of these kinds of lessons. Hopefully they show a better will to defend the lead on Thursday.

Steeves and Rubins looked nice. Great to be able to plug-in trending Marlies into lineup. Maybe we can see Ho-sang soon too.

St. Louis helped us out a bit, and Hurricanes.. well...thank you for laying the smack down on that dirty team.
 
Decent win for the Leafs. Started the game very well and got the lead. The goal with under a second left in the game is a bit deceiving, the win was never in doubt. Leafs scored at the right times and Campbell made a few good stops.

* Very happy for Nick Ritchie scoring his first goal as a Maple Leaf. Has been playing well on that line with Kampf and Kase and it is well deserved.

* Michael Bunting's assist on the Matthews goal was one of the best of the season.

* Liked what I saw of Rubins. Latvia is an absolute hockey crazy country. Anyone who has ever visited an international tournament and met up with Latvian fans will forever have sympathy for them. So good to see a Lavian do well for the Leafs. Hopefully Rubins will continue to develop.

* I thought the Bunting - Matthews - Simmonds line did fine. Hard worker, a bit of finesse and a natural born goal scorer (not in that order ;-))

* Kase was very noticeable on the powerplay and had a good game overall. Very good pickup in the off season.

* The Spezza suspension is really excessive. He deserves to sit a few games, but six is in the perspective of previous disciplinary action an outlier. Sounds like the league did not like the Leafs criticizing the officials and decided to sent a message.
 
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Got a feeling that Matthews and Nylander drive the play more, and take more responsebility without Marner/Tavares.

Bunting Matthews and whatever
Marner Tavares and whatever
Nylander Spezza and whatever

Could be to much TOI for whatever but whatever...
 
leafsfan5 said:
Can't fall asleep like that in the 3rd against good teams

Solid game overall, Auston and Mo had incredible nights

Bunting is a steal
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Agree, SC contenders step on the throats of teams. I am sure this drove Keefe nuts and he will have some choice words for the team.

Down Marner, Sandin and Spezza and still be able to bounce back in a big way is huge. Great job!
 
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Bunting looking like the Younger Hyman 2.0.
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Younger Hyman had difficulties controlling the puck while skating forward all alone. I remember the times when Matthews couldn't believe how bad Hyman was and that he has to play with him, shook his head after every change. Eventually Hyman grown on him and developed but he was a blackhole in his first 2 years.

Bunting has the same motor and he can actually make plays at the same age.
 
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meefer said:
From Keefe's presser after the game,

"What it tells me, honestly: We are a tired group that needs time. Coming back from California and ending up out in Minnesota and Winnipeg, coming back late at four in the morning the next day… I feel like our team still needs to regroup itself. We are going to take a day off to do that tomorrow."
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While I think that is a true statement by Keefe, a coach should NEVER give his team an excuse for poor play. It's not the coaches job to be their buddy and be understanding, it's his job to push the team through that wall. You can be understanding and not say the quiet things out loud. Is that a statement he makes in the playoffs? Team is tired so of course they are going to play loose. Keefe might be a good X and O coach ( I don't think he is) but his mouth, man he needs to learn to zip it. He says the dumbest things at the most inopportune times... not a fan.
 
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