Post-Game Talk: Campbell plays, Leafs win

[NK94]

Turns out the 1-6 slump has meant f*** all with how good they’ve been since coming out of it.

I am shocked!

 

[Martin Skoula]

Preview of the Jets board:

“LeAfS WoN ThEir CuP”

“ThEy DoN’t ScArE mE”

Don't forget their mods talking about how they need to be slashing Matthews' wrists more. Must be tough watching a team with no one even worth injuring, I feel for them.

 

[MattySnipes]

 

[ottomaddox]

Jets didn't look good at all tonight

It was shocking how disorganized they looked at times.

 

[IPS]

4-0-1 in our last 5.

And Leafs fans and media act like we are in a slump.

Nice easy win against the apparent "scary" jets.

Jets could barely create a scoring chance in this one.

Our "slump" actually had us playing the best defensive hockey of the season.

When the goaltending isn't shit, teams have tons of trouble scoring on us.

 

[Griffin76]

It feels good to not be looking behind the goalie on every shot expecting the puck to be lying there in the blue paint or in the net.

 

[NK94]

Don't forget their mods talking about how they need to be slashing Matthews' wrists more. Must be tough watching a team with no one even worth injuring, I feel for them.

One mention of Covid and your posts are gone, too.

 

[Randy Randerson]

Kind of worried about Nylander and Tavares
They aren’t getting anything going we’ve tried Galchenyuk, Thornton, Hyman, Kerfoot and nothing’s worked. They really need to step cuz they aren’t providing anything as a second line

nylander 36- 13-13-26
Tavares 36 - 10-18-28

They really need to pick it up, but it’s already been over half the season and they haven’t so I don’t have high hopes

That line has been very good, the goals will come if the chances keep coming

 

[Funk21]

Kind of worried about Nylander and Tavares
They aren’t getting anything going we’ve tried Galchenyuk, Thornton, Hyman, Kerfoot and nothing’s worked. They really need to step cuz they aren’t providing anything as a second line

nylander 36- 13-13-26
Tavares 36 - 10-18-28

They really need to pick it up, but it’s already been over half the season and they haven’t so I don’t have high hopes

Galchenyuk has been great since he has come up IMO. They do need to figure it out but give them time to gel.

Really Thorton needs to be dropped down to the third line. Hyman still stirs the drink. I hope they can convince him to sign for cheaper by giving him a max length contract and front loading the hell out of it.

 

[NK94]

The defensive improvements this team has made under Keefe are spectacular.

 

[Zybalto]

Leafs against the Jets this year:

Scoring Chances: 188-112 Leafs

High Danger Chances: 85-38 Leafs

 

[baton elevated]

The win is good and all but I didn't particularly think we paid well. Thankfully we played a flat team or the results could have been different. We continue to be weak along the boards and overplay defense to the side of the puck, leaving open men when the board battles are lost.
PP is atrocious with too many guys standing still and nobody in front screening.
Gally is a lovely player, engaged good strength and some speed. But, he can join the ranks of the stone hand brigade (Kerfoot, Engval, Mik, Rielly, jumbo and maybe one or two more).
We never seem to have the energy level or drive against other teams as we do against Edmonton. They bring the best out of this team. The Peg will be better prepared for us next game.

 

[On-the-Fly]

"Get to hang out with a bunch of cool dudes and play hockey".

Man, they called him the nicest guy in hockey during the broadcast, right?

That is one likeable SOB.

 

[TMLAM34]

It feels good to not be looking behind the goalie on every shot expecting the puck to be lying there in the blue paint or in the net.

Agreed. Hopefully we find out Freddy is heading to LTIR tomorrow and Dubby acquires Ullmark, Bernier, Raanta or Kuemper to split duties with Soup.

 

[Teeder Keon]

As long as he doesn't fall down and break it!!!

Or empties his pail

 

[Gallagbi]

Jack Campbell is now 7-0-0 with a .953 SV% and a 1.23 GAA. He’s allowed 7 goals in 7 the games he’s started, unreal.

Craziest part? He hasn't stolen a game for us. He's been good, steady and made saves, but I don't remember him standing on his head to keep us in it.

 

[3blizzard4]

Remember how cocky Helly was after the series in Toronto?
It was nice seeing him on the bench for the extra attacker.

 

[zeke]

Our "slump" actually had us playing the best defensive hockey of the season.

When the goaltending isn't shit, teams have tons of trouble scoring on us.

This defense is a gift to our goalies. So few scoring chances. Makes a good goalie like Campbell look great, and a bad goalie like Hutch look decent.

 

[CelticDruid]

Holl had an excellent game, although I must admit I screamed at him when he flubbed that pass out of the D zone in the final 30 secs.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Leafs against the Jets this year:

Scoring Chances: 188-112 Leafs

High Danger Chances: 85-38 Leafs

Jets relying on goaltending, special teams, and league leading 5on5 High Danger Shooting Percentage

Not a recipe for success

 

[RealisticLeaf55]

Don't forget their mods talking about how they need to be slashing Matthews' wrists more. Must be tough watching a team with no one even worth injuring, I feel for them.

When Matthews was run into the boards in the Flames game the Jets fans were ecstatic.

They would give an arm and a leg to reverse time and try to take Matthews over Laine any day of the week.

Schiefele is lazy AF and he is supposed to be the number 1 c.

Only Ehlers and Helle scare me. Morrissey is okay but Marner and Tavares danced around him.

 

[Brown Dog]

 

[Aashir]

That line has been very good, the goals will come if the chances keep coming

Well it’s been 36 games already and the “damn” hasn’t broken yet, at this point I’m just hoping they are going to show up for the playoffs and be useful because as of now our $11m captain has become an average 2C and our supposedly 4th best forward is a good 2nd liner. These guys should be able to play with anyone as their 3rd and feast against other teams, looking at last year, nylander-Tavares-Mikheyev/kerfoot/Engvall, they all worked, that line would dominate others and would sometimes be our best line, this year, maybe 2 games that line as been better then the Matthews line for a complete 60, but maybe last year was an outlier as nylander was on pace for 37 goals

 

[Confucius]

Craziest part? He hasn't stolen a game for us. He's been good, steady and made saves, but I don't remember him standing on his head to keep us in it.

He plays great controlled position. Most 10 bell saves are when goalies make a save when they are down and out of position to start with.

 

[MattySnipes]

Post game quotes:

Matthews feeling good with wrist and shot, but knows Leafs PP needs work. "We're not doing a very good job getting looks. We tried some different things. It's super cliche, but we have to keep it simple. We need one to go in and then we can relax."

Asked Matthews about his wrist: "It's getting there. It's progressing, it's feeling a lot better, so I can't complain."

Auston Matthews on Jack Campbell: "Soup's awesome."

Kerfoot on Campbell: "It has been seamless for him."