Post-Game Talk: Fri Nov 8th... Leafs beat down detroit

[rumman]

Was at the game yesterday - McMann and Holmberg were amazing specifically on the cycle. Robertson's work ethic was unbelievable. Thought Tavares looked good too.

Would love to see that line get some momentum

Sadly all three of these guys are lacking any consistency to their respective games, showing up every so often isn’t good enough………

 

[thewave]

So everytime a goaltender is on fire that means the team isn't doing well? It can mean a lot of different things. The shots, chances and just watching them play, I don't think they have played bad at all.

Woll played really well his last game, but he's also bouncing from an injury.

Thats fair. I will just keep watching. I am not stuck in a position and admit when i am wrong all the time.

Hope you are right.

 

[rumman]

People call it boring, but I like this hockey alot more than Keefe hockey. I do not miss that cute, careless hockey. That was shinny, not hockey.

Your not the only one my friend…….

 

[Evilhomer]

I need to see more games with tenders other than Stolarz.

You'll get one tonight.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Knies - Domi - Marner
Patch - Tavares - Nylander
McMann - Matthews - Lindholm

This is the lineup.

 

[Mitch nylander]

Knies - Domi - Marner
Patch - Tavares - Nylander
McMann - Matthews - Lindholm

This is the lineup.

Lindholm?

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Lindholm?

Holmberg aka Nicklas Lindstrom

 

[Enniskillen]

It’s clear as day that Marner and Matthews are both better driving their own lines. The team is better for it. We have one line set with Patches-JT-Willy. Can we figure the rest out, or at least try something else?

Marner and Matthews become too predictable together and almost lose some urgency. With the special teams we should still be able to get everyone their ice time and roll 5 on 5. I really hope we can at least try splitting them up and see what it looks like for a few games. Players need to sacrifice to win championships and if it works we’re a much deeper team.

Are Point and Kuch predictable together? Same skill level but effort and size of the balls is what sets them apart. And they have two cups to show for it.

 

[Roo]

Sadly all three of these guys are lacking any consistency to their respective games, showing up every so often isn’t good enough………

Agreed, but not exactly surprising given the limited nhl games they’ve all played.

 

[Roo]

Knies - Domi - Marner
Patch - Tavares - Nylander
McMann - Matthews - Lindholm

This is the lineup.

Slightly diff take:

McMann - Matthews - Domi
Patches - JT - Nylander
Knies - Holmberg - Marner

Just don’t think domi is a strong center, but he’s shown good chemistry with AM34. Gut feel tells me Holmberg being much stronger on the puck and cycle turns the 3rd into a strong checking unit that spends most time in the ozone. Could be wrong but something I’ve wondered abt.

 

[rumman]

Agreed, but not exactly surprising given the limited nhl games they’ve all played.

got to make the most of the opportunities you get or you won't get many more opportunities...........

 

[stickty111]

Playing well right now. The 5 vs 5 scoring can still improve but not much to complain about right now

 

[Puckstuff]

Slightly diff take:

McMann - Matthews - Domi
Patches - JT - Nylander
Knies - Holmberg - Marner

Just don’t think domi is a strong center, but he’s shown good chemistry with AM34. Gut feel tells me Holmberg being much stronger on the puck and cycle turns the 3rd into a strong checking unit that spends most time in the ozone. Could be wrong but something I’ve wondered abt.

I like those lines.

If we can have Nylander, Marner and Matthews on their own lines we can have a line driver on each line.

My version is slightly different:

Knies - Matthews - Domi
Patches - Tavares - Marner
Robertson - Holmberg - Willy
Lorentz - Kampf - McMann

 

[Stephen]

got to make the most of the opportunities you get or you won't get many more opportunities...........

One of the ongoing problems with our development system is it produces a lot of timid competitors. I don't know if this is just the way they identify people they want to sign and draft or if it's a organizational culture problem, but these guys are knocking on the door of NHL jobs and if they showed even a little more fire or jam, snot or whatever they'd be indispensable. Instead they're inconsistent with engagement level and just play through games with that blank look on their faces.

 

[Gabriel426]

Slightly diff take:

McMann - Matthews - Domi
Patches - JT - Nylander
Knies - Holmberg - Marner

Just don’t think domi is a strong center, but he’s shown good chemistry with AM34. Gut feel tells me Holmberg being much stronger on the puck and cycle turns the 3rd into a strong checking unit that spends most time in the ozone. Could be wrong but something I’ve wondered abt.

Like your lineup but would switch McMann and Knies

 

[rumman]

One of the ongoing problems with our development system is it produces a lot of timid competitors. I don't know if this is just the way they identify people they want to sign and draft or if it's a organizational culture problem, but these guys are knocking on the door of NHL jobs and if they showed even a little more fire or jam, snot or whatever they'd be indispensable. Instead they're inconsistent with engagement level and just play through games with that blank look on their faces.

Completely agree, I never wasted a opportunity that was put before me, they sll didn’t work out, but it wasn’t fof lack of effirt from me. Maybe some of these professional hockey players should be doing something else…….

 

[Zacman]

A poor descriptor on my part? The lack of scoring chances was, imo, based more on scrambling, poor execution hockey, as much as anything else. This was not a game of disciplined, well executed hockey.

Fair enough, I thought we must have watched different games!

It was definitely sloppy.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Stylistically I don't see a huge change between him and Campbell. Campbell had superb streteches of games for us too. I think you're discounting how good Campbell was for much of his time here.

Obviously his style is considerably different then Samsonov.

Campbell fell apart the SECOND November ended, I'm not discounting anything