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Post-Game Talk: CAPTAIN MORGAN!!! | LEAFS WIN 4-3 IN OVERTIME

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I just realized on the GWG, Keefe ran Knies - ROR - Nylander

I like it! Maybe he keeps that next game? The 2nd line was getting caved in and in Tampa you can't control their matchup as easily
 
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Jamason said:
On the first goal, was Cirelli playing left wing, or was Nylander playing centre?
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The center wasn't Tavares' man at that moment. Your man changes depending on the situation, and Cirelli was actually coming through on the left wing at that point. Tavares had been in on the forecheck, and was attacking the puck carrier on the way back as the highest forward. Nylander also comes up to pressure the puck carrier, and then realizes Tavares has it, does a little twirl at center ice, and then glides at the blueline and reacts late as Cirelli skates past him.
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Not blaming Tavares, just pointing out that he lost the draw that directly led to the goal.
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The faceoff loss had nothing to do with the goal. Go back and watch. Nylander pretty much doesn't move or do anything for the full 10 seconds after the faceoff is lost. He just kind of stands in the middle of the zone around nobody, then drifts too high giving the Tampa player a wide open lane to cut into the middle, and then doesn't even bother to poke backwards at the puck carrier to disrupt the shot when he realizes. Love Nylander, but that's just not good enough, especially in the playoffs.
 
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That quote by Keefe seems like a really bad idea. Which team is he trying to motivate? How does he think this will improve the team's chances of getting a fair shake from the officials?
 
authentic said:
Honestly it's a lousy way to play though and embarrassing for a league that rewards you for it. I don't buy that half of their crap goes unnoticed by the officials either.
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Oh I agree with you on the league turning a blind eye to it...but if that is what it takes to win a cup...then you either do what the winners do or continually lose every year in the 1st rd. The league lets it's teams cheat and they know it...they can't not know it.
 
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Dekes For Days said:
The center wasn't Tavares' man at that moment. Your man changes depending on the situation. Tavares had been in on the forecheck, and was attacking the puck carrier on the way back as the highest forward. Nylander also comes up to pressure the puck carrier, and then realizes Tavares has it, does a little twirl at center ice, and then glides at the blueline and reacts late as Cirelli skates past him.

The faceoff loss had nothing to do with the goal. Go back and watch. Nylander pretty much doesn't move or do anything for the full 10 seconds after the faceoff is lost. He just kind of stands in the middle of the zone around nobody, then drifts too high giving the Tampa player a wide open lane to cut into the middle, and then doesn't even bother to poke backwards at the puck carrier to disrupt the shot when he realizes. Love Nylander, but that's just not good enough, especially in the playoffs.
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The issue becomes that he's actually not in position if Rielly doesn't get beat so cleanly. Again, he's not blameless in this at all as his job is to cover JT, and then rotate to 2F if Schenn leaves his man like he did, but asking him to jump on 2F BEFORE Rielly gets beat is asking him to not play his position. The entire play breaks down because of Rielly and unfortunately he wasn't bailed out.

The only issue I saw for Nylander was he didn't react quick enough to the rotation to give himself a chance at stopping the play. Him coasting is what wingers are mainly supposed to do in that situation to prepare for a quick breakout, or cover the 3rd man high/a pinching defenseman.
 
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1. We still need to win TWO more games to advance, so pls stop talking like we are playing in Round Two as some of you are already starting to state, the boys can’t do this in Round Two….
2. Don’t complain about a win esp in the playoffs. A Win in the playoffs is 25% closer to the next Round. Would you rather want to be down 2-1 in the series while outplaying TB?
3. TB is a tough team and the fact that we stole a game from them is amazing.

Two more WINS boys, I have faith in our boys to do it.
 
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Morgs said:
And again, it wasn't his man even with Tavares not covering because F2 is supposed to be covered by D2. He was slow to the play and he's not blameless, but if Rielly didn't get beat so easily and Schenn(?) wasn't forced to leave his position we wouldn't be talking about it at all. His job is 3F covering for JT, and in a split second it changed to 2F and he was too far away.
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As I said, goals are often a result of many different things coming together, but that is Nylander's man. Rielly pushes up to choke off the point with Kerfoot, and while we can question that decision, it's because Nylander should be there to even out the numbers. But then the puck is moved quickly past them, Nylander lets Cirelli skate past him on his side while doing nothing in center ice, and it creates a mini 2 on 1 for Schenn to defend.

Either way, Tavares is probably the least to blame for the goal. Nylander and Rielly the most.
 
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Who the F cares if we deserved to win. We WON! Learn from last night, just be happy we dodged a bullet and play a lot better snd come back home up 3-1
 
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Gabriel426 said:
1. We still need to win TWO more games to advance, so pls stop talking like we are playing in Round Two as some of you are already starting to state, the boys can’t do this in Round Two….
2. Don’t complain about a win esp in the playoffs. A Win in the playoffs is 25% closer to the next Round. Would you rather want to be down 2-1 in the series while outplaying TB?
3. TB is a tough team and the fact that we stole a game from them is amazing.

Two more WINS boys, I have faith in our boys to do it.
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Well, I will only say that a win is win. Outplayed, not outplayed, cruised it all don't matter in the playoffs. Remember the MTL that was being outplayed and still advancing a couple of years ago? Yeah only the results count in playoffs. Sadly we have been on the opposite side for the most of the time. This time it was us finishing on the right side.
 
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leafsfan5 said:
I just realized on the GWG, Keefe ran Knies - ROR - Nylander

I like it! Maybe he keeps that next game? The 2nd line was getting caved in and in Tampa you can't control their matchup as easily
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I really like this as well - it looked great the one game they played together during the regular season. And yeah, the Tavares line looked brutal last night, I wouldn't be opposed to breaking that up.

Would you run Kerfoot-Tavares-Acciari then?
 
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Gabriel426 said:
1. We still need to win TWO more games to advance, so pls stop talking like we are playing in Round Two as some of you are already starting to state, the boys can’t do this in Round Two….
2. Don’t complain about a win esp in the playoffs. A Win in the playoffs is 25% closer to the next Round. Would you rather want to be down 2-1 in the series while outplaying TB?
3. TB is a tough team and the fact that we stole a game from them is amazing.

Two more WINS boys, I have faith in our boys to do it.
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Like I said, the optimistic thing is we won in spite of Tampa probably playing their best snd us playing our worst. There’s no way play as bad as we did last night
 
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Keefe just announced Game 4 lineup decisions so far:

WOW


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Simmonds on the first shift is huge.

The rest of the lineup so far is bread and butter Keefe.

Hopefully Matthews gets slotted in somewhere.
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Tbh, I felt Simmons should have drawn in after schenn got stitches.
Wouldn't be the worse thing Keefe could do. Simmons for ZAR will hardly make a difference play wise but pulling Jeannot in the box for Simmons while schenn in on the ice will do wonders keeping Tampa behaving reaponsibly.
 
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LOL! So after all the crap TB did, this was the only discipline handed out.

The league is a farce, and making it blatant.

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Can't believe how corrupt the NHL is...they are literally trying to determine the outcome of this series...they are sending the message that TB could play as cheap and dirty as they want against the Leafs and they'll just turn a blind eye.
 
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Destroyed their soul. LOL

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Only time I’ve noticed Jeannot this series is when he treid fighting Schenn. Dude has done nothing hockey wise. Maroon is actually better for us, rather his fat ass than Alex bare-boulet who is a speedy winger. Hagel idk why he is talking, Schenn would make him shit his pants and eat it in a fight.
 
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I don't really have much to say about the game and how it played out.

But I am sure there are some of my neighbors wondering what psycho is living next to them, yelling and screaming overly excited expletives in the middle of a Sunday afternoon, where and when our main sports, are played on a Friday nite or Saturday.

This team hasn't won anything yet. Still a ways to go. But for me, they have turned a corner into uncharted territory. Especially for this core and have possibly set themselves up to.

I'm just gunna enjoy it 1 game at a time.
And I enjoyed that win as much if not more as any in the last 48 years as a fan.



Go FKN Leafs Go
 
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