Post-Game Talk: Brick WOLL FTW ! Leafs WIN in OT

[SprDaVE]

Mitch Marner...the winger who thought he was a blueliner.

That's his "office"....because he struggles to do anything with the puck beyond it.

He had 8 shots tonight, and drove the net a few times nearly missing chances. He was pretty big on the PK later in the game too.

He wasn't fantastic by any means but far from struggling.

 

[thewave]

Mitch Marner...the winger who thought he was a blueliner.

That's his "office"....because he struggles to do anything with the puck beyond it.

He looks awful this season. 3 on 3 was pretty good tonight though, he made some magic happen there but outside that he looks pretty timid and rushed.

 

[thinkblue]

 

[Stephen]

I can't imagine Jones being any less than Sams (As a backup)

Jones looked like a competent NHL goalie in preseason. Nothing especially great. Nothing especially bad.

 

[34]

They absolutely deserved that one.

TBL really should be kicking themselves to squander that kind of performance from a journeyman goaltender. He will not play like that again, and they certainly won't face many goaltenders that give up 3 goals on 4 shots.

I hear you. Samsonov is embarrassingly bad.

 

[Leaf4Life79]

Samsonov will probably figure it out but right now he's so awful. Terrible positioning, can't make a simple save, can't make big saves. It's just awful. He lost his net tonight for awhile. I don't really care if Woll can't be great every day, unacceptable performance from Samsonov.

The Leafs outplayed the Lightning by a lot tonight. They got lucky with cheap penalty calls and a terrible goaltender.

Even the fourth line was OK tonight. Holmberg was much more involved than Minten.

Liljegren was fantastic tonight I thought. Our best D.

Agree 100% with this post, my thoughts exactly.

 

[Superstar]

Woot, a continuation of last year's playoffs...Leafs continue to own Lightning in overtime!

 

[Burnie97]

1. Someone here called the comeback.....oh yeah, it was me

2. Turning point was when Racer left the GDT.

I did Actually figure they'd come back. I was out on a limb but when it was 3-1 ... just after the 1st...

Have some faith Keon you f***er lol. Cheers

 

[34]

I think it is safe to say Keefe starts with Woll next game, how can't you?

He has no choice but to start WOLL.

 

[Doublerum1975]

Samsonov should not be starting any more games now. He is absolutely terrible.

The leafs got away with the win that they did not deserve tonight.

No they deserved the win tonight

 

[Burnie97]

Mitch Marner...the winger who thought he was a blueliner.

That's his "office"....because he struggles to do anything with the puck beyond it.

Huh... confused... but the guy in the selke talk last year?!?

 

[Evilhomer]

I think it is safe to say Keefe starts with Woll next game, how can't you?

The next game is against Washington. I could start in net and the Leafs would win.

 

[Squiffy]

I actually don’t blame Sammy a ton, he was hung out to dry. Should have had the third one but even that is a cross ice pass labelled top corner from freaking Kucherov. Sometimes you pull the goalie to shake the team, I thought that was the case here more then Sammy sucking.

That said though, Woll answers the bell and turns in a beauty from there, and that’s something.

 

[Blanche Blanche]

Wow the skill in OT was off the charts.

Matthews had the game on his stick so often.

Crazy.

He’s a different player this year.
So is Nylander.

Let’s just see what Marner is later on

 

[LaPlante94]

50+ shots in a comeback win. offense is there. tighten up the D and we go on a roll.

I don't think tightening up on D is the problem. Is it perfect? hell no, but what teams defence is. Samsonov hasn't been great and we've been doing a good job limiting teams to 27.8 shots against per game atm which I think is very good for a team that is said to be bad defensively.

 

[SprDaVE]

I actually don’t blame Sammy a ton, he was hung out to dry. Should have had the third one but even that is a cross ice pass labelled top corner from freaking Kucherov. Sometimes you pull the goalie to shake the team, I thought that was the case here more then Sammy sucking.

That said though, Woll answers the bell and turns in a beauty from there, and that’s something.

Hung to dry on 4 shots. I dunno about that one. NHL goaltenders make those stops all the time. He needs to make them, if not someone else will.

 

[shaner8989]

Glad to not see Samsonov for awhile. Guys a pos

Knies Wooooot.

 

[Blanche Blanche]

Imagine how much better this team would be if they traded Marner…

Seriously… we need someone stable with the puck, who won’t get bullied off

 

[Aashir]

I actually don’t blame Sammy a ton, he was hung out to dry. Should have had the third one but even that is a cross ice pass labelled top corner from freaking Kucherov. Sometimes you pull the goalie to shake the team, I thought that was the case here more then Sammy sucking.

That said though, Woll answers the bell and turns in a beauty from there, and that’s something.

He let in 2 normal shots, nothing special on them

Had he let them over the span of the game, fine whatever, but 3 of the first 4 is just not good enough

The defence didn’t even do anything, tampa ran the same play twice

Win the faceoff, pass to kucherov in the very high slot, maybe even above that and he shot, best cleanly

 

[Enniskillen]

Knies and Domi have some chemistry together, as for Samsonov, he drank too much with Vasi, Kuch and other Russians in Florida. That’s their deliberate sabotage of our goalie.

 

[thinkblue]

 

[cyris]

I can't imagine Jones being any less than Sams (As a backup)

Samsonov has not been good this season and deserves to lose the net but come on. He had a 0.919 save % last season, Jones had a 0.887. It’s been 5 years since Jones came close to that.

 

[Voodoo Child]

You can’t blame Sammy on the first two goals but that third goal Cokecherov was him not being on the scene - and it was 3 goals in 4 shots for a .250 save percentage.

He arbitrated, and I’m sure he can put it together but they can always walk away.

Woll was calm, cool, collected and in control. Ride the Woll.

 

[Antropovsky]

Huh... confused... but the guy in the selke talk last year?!?

Year's ago Babcock said a winger could fall asleep and play defense because their defensive assignments were so limited.

Watch Tavares and Matthews chasing and engaging in board battles and then watch the wingers standing still and ask yourself who's job is significantly more easy.

If Marner is such and exceptional defensive player and passer... Why isn't he a center?

If he was put into the center, he would fail miserably over the physical aspect of the center defensive role.

There's a reason wingers never win the Selke.

 

[Squiffy]

Hung to dry on 4 shots. I dunno about that one. NHL goaltenders make those stops all the time. He needs to make them, if not someone else will.

I know, but yes, yes he was. Miserable defensive efforts from the team, and high danger chances all off them. Yes, you just gotta make a save somehow on something, but he wasn’t getting any help there.