GDT: GAME #45 | LEAFS @ CANUCKS | SUN APR 18 7PM EST | SPORTSNET

[saffronleaf]

Nylander scored so I'm satisfied.

#100. First of many hundreds!

 

[francis246]

His size and lack of speed could be a factor in his effectiveness. Little guys who play offensive games usually need to have good speed to cover that space. The way Robertson moves is like when you see a normal sized human try to run across an NBA floor. Just looks off.

I do think it’s something that can be worked on. I think it probably has more to do with growing up in California and having to play on choppy ice or not the best skating coaches, either way I think it can be fixed

 

[saltming]

We are playing a well rested team afterall.

So? We are pretty rested too and why start with negativity before the puck even drops?
I just find that odd

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I agree they are over passing but a little melodramatic to call that period garbage

Relative to expectations it was. Though yes I am being a bit hyperbolic.

 

[Teeder Keon]

Kevin Goat face Bieksa

 

[Leaftors]

Gally’s been great

 

[Teeder Keon]

12 looked great on the PP

 

[The Apologist]

Leafs need more speed on their PP zone entries, every team is setting up a trap that they need to attack with more speed, they're routinely being forced to make the same plays and getting beat on them. Hard to do when your PP is so out of sync, timing is off & they're lacking confidence, opposing teams are playing them as they should.

They also need to utilize a chip/dump more than they have.

Gotta try Nylander as their primary zone-entry guy, he's the best they have, but the problem is the group as a whole, they're not working as one effective unit coming up the ice.

I disagree. I think we need to skate to the Blueline, drop it back to the guy three zones back and then try to skate through four people. And if it doesn't work, try try again.

 

[Zybalto]

High danger chances were 7-0 that period. If a couple more go in, everyone loves how they played

Yea, xGF% is 83-17 Toronto with slight deflections and a post coming into play.

Another two periods like that and it's gonna be a 4 or 5 nothing win.

 

[Budz]

Gally has been nothing short of great. Amazing value.

 

[Havoc]

Getting praise during intermission for a leafs broadcast is actually pretty huge for galchenyuk. What a career turn around

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Yea, xGF% is 83-17 Toronto with slight deflections and a post coming into play.

Another two periods like that and it's gonna be a 4 or 5 nothing win.

Some fans have to realize that the Leafs aren't automatically garbage when they don't win a period 5-0. It's not a great look

 

[Gallagbi]

Yea, xGF% is 83-17 Toronto with slight deflections and a post coming into play.

Another two periods like that and it's gonna be a 4 or 5 nothing win.

That's the big thing, need to keep building and pressing, not lay off.

We were too cute, but still dominated

 

[crump]

Soooo, When we going to score a PP goal again?

That’s sounds interesting, what is that?

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

I'm genuinely interested if anyone can stomach Ron MacLean anymore. I immediately muted the game coverage when the intermission started and am watching YouTube videos right now (no joke). I'd love to hear from anyone against me on this.

 

[Cynical]

My biggest worry is that they don't have enough finishers and it's showing again. The entire team overpasses way too much.

 

[GoonieFace]

Yea, xGF% is 83-17 Toronto with slight deflections and a post coming into play.

Another two periods like that and it's gonna be a 4 or 5 nothing win.

Really impressive considering the competition. How anyone can take anything away from this game is ridiculous

 

[Scion]

High danger chances were 7-0 that period. If a couple more go in, everyone loves how they played

We are facing a depleted team who haven't played or practiced in three weeks while recovering and isolating from covid. The Leafs should be dominating scoring chances and possession...

 

[MapleLeafs9]

That's funny not gonna lie lmao

 

[Teeder Keon]

Getting praise during intermission for a leafs broadcast is actually pretty huge for galchenyuk. What a career turn around

Whooooooooooa

Jerry :
I don't think you do. You see, you know how to *take* the reservation, you just don't know how to *hold* the reservation. And that's really the most important part of the reservation: the holding. Anybody can just take them.

 

[Sypher04]

My biggest worry is that they don't have enough finishers and it's showing again. The entire team overpasses way too much.

To be fair. Overpassing and lacking finishers are very different things. I don't think we lack finishers. I just think the team gets caught up trying to make the perfect play at times

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

We are facing a depleted team who haven't played or practiced in three weeks while recovering and isolating from covid. The Leafs should be dominating scoring chances and possession...

Great, so they're doing what they're supposed to do. Why is that grounds for saying they played like garbage and need to be much better in the rest of the game?

 

[123offtheglass]

I disagree. I think we need to skate to the Blueline, drop it back to the guy three zones back and then try to skate through four people. And if it doesn't work, try try again.

Haha sarcasm? The drop back pass is a necessary & effective play for powerplays but the Leafs are very much overutilizing it, as well as executing it so poorly even when it could be the right thing to do.

Speed & attack should be the focal points.

 

[Suntouchable13]

That's funny not gonna lie lmao

LOL, what is he supposed to do? That was his usual celebration.

 

[Budz]

My biggest worry is that they don't have enough finishers and it's showing again. The entire team overpasses way too much.

I think that is what plagues our PP. All playmakers aside from Matthews and they stick 91 in the bumper spot.

Try Gally on the point.