Post-Game Talk: Full 60 minute effort. Leafs win 4-0!

[StevenB]

The Leafs are 1-0 since I returned to Canada. Nice

 

[Macallan18]

So far 2 wins without Holl in the lineup. I know it's still early, but results are promising.

best tweet of the night I saw, "the leafs are playing like they really hate Holl"

 

[supermann_98]

Great game all around. The big 4 all played great, Jack was fantastic, Reilly looked like a captain on D and the rest of the D looked great as well.

 

[BodaciousBeefBazooka]

When Holl is removed magic happens.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

shoutout to our 4th line. Love the dynamic they're bringing. Ritchie fits great there and Vegas looked straight up scared with Simmonds and him barring down on them... AND they have the skill to finish with Spezza who's always a threat. Thats a 4th line that would make Lou blush.

Weird. I thought the 4th line played terrible last night. Only thing I didn't like about the game.

 

[Welsh Maple Leaf]

We are going to win the cup, aren’t we

 

[Leaf Fans]

We are going to win the cup, aren’t we

We are one of 32 teams who still have a chance.

 

[Blowfish]

Good effort against a team they should've defeated blindfolded.

Do this on Thursday and Saturday, then I'll be happy.

Done with the Henderson Silver Knights ... now onto Tampa and Boston.

 

[29Potvin]

Lmao.

Campbell gets a shutout and no star. 1st in leafs history.

Fred would get a first star after giving up 4 goals.

Shanny and Dubie paid them off so we can get a lower AAV on his next contract
KO SPORTS: Jack had 8 shutouts we are looking for 5mil/per
Dubas: Jack is a great player and a huge part of our room, but he was never a Molson Three Star in any of his 8 shutouts. The best we can do is 2.5mil/per

 

[The Podium]

We are one of 32 teams who still have a chance.

I doubt the Habs still have a chance

 

[Kazparov]

I missed the game but on the highlights it looked like 70% of the game was in the Vegas end.

Did the boys really actually play well? Or was Vegas trash? Or both?

 

[Leaf Fans]

I doubt the Habs still have a chance

They are not out it yet. It is like 10 games into the season.

 

[Westlander]

Good performance against a team they should beat. I was afraid after they dominated the first but only had the one goal it might come back to haunt them like it almost did against Detroit. But they saw it through and Campbell happily got the shutout. Hopefully the big guns can keep firing now.

 

[Nineteen67]

Woop dee doo. It was a great win for us. Why do you care about the opponents effort?

That’s exactly the type of game that give a false impression. Messing around with the puck in their own end, making bad decisions, only to be bailed out by the Vegas players doing the old fly by or being well out of position.

 

[The Podium]

Nylander has replaced Hyman as the best forechecker on this team, which is wild considering where he was a few years ago.

He was the Leafs best player last night IMO.

Kerfoot-JT-Marner look absolutely dominant for 2 games now.

Matthews started warming up and Bunting is figuring out how to play with skilled players

Sandin-Lilly look really good and really comfortable together.

Campbell had a great game, but Vegas didnt dress too many offensive threats last night.

 

[shaner8989]

Dominated like they should against an AHL team. This was usually a guaranteed loss so this was a nice change.

Now onto some real teams. See how we do.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

We are one of 32 teams who still have a chance.

so you're telling me there is a chance....

 

[Macallan18]

They are not out it yet. It is like 10 games into the season.

montreal are 3 and 8, meaning they have played 11 games.
they are now toast

 

[Leaf Rocket]

When Holl is removed magic happens.

There are two players that I will never understand the hype for...and it's Kerfoot (I watched him enough in Avs before he came here) and Holl. But every coach has their favorites and someone we have to give a blind eye to I guess.

 

[Darcy Tucker]

What's the price on a Ken Daneyko these days studio mac?

 

[DraftSchmaft]

Missed half the game just caught up on the first half. Bunting could have had 4 goals. He's already on a ~50 point pace I don't see that dropping once Matthews-Nylander go on a consistent run of good play. 60 isn't even a stretch the way the the puck was bouncing in front of the net for him.

All for 950K.

 

[therealkoho]

I doubt the Habs still have a chance

So no Calder for Caulfield

 

[Notsince67]

So no Calder for Caulfield

Ho-Sang will make it back before him

 

[hotpaws]

I missed the game but on the highlights it looked like 70% of the game was in the Vegas end.

Did the boys really actually play well? Or was Vegas trash? Or both?

Vegas was missing about a 1/3 of their regulars and looked like trash but we did give a consistently good effort for 60mins .

 

[stickty111]

System Sheets: Turning Points for TOR
Jack Han notes Leafs made a couple adjustments for this game. After surprisingly going to a 1-2-2 forecheck to start the season that lead to disasterous results defensively, Keefe went back to what worked last year with the 1-3-1 forecheck. I'm not sure why Keefe changed something that was working last year, but good on him to go back to it now. It should stay now.

PP adjustment was the 1-4