GDT: Game #63 - Leafs @ Canucks : 7pm ET

[Jojalu]

3 playoff style games this road trip.

They've had one good period.

Not about being "butthurt", but understanding this team isn't close to where they think they are/should be

1 good period is false.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Team is just cursed in Vancouver.. guaranteed loss

 

[frizzer1]

Tavares should do nothing on the PP but shooting within 10ft of the blue paint. Other than that he shouldn't touch the puck.

I’ve been saying that all year.

 

[Smif]

The leafs don’t have the goal tending to compete in the Stanley Cup playoffs against any team for that fact. I am not sure why Dubis did not address this before the trade deadline.

Goalie hasn't played in 6 weeks and let's in goals on 2 on 1's and breakaways. Kinda not surprising.

 

[Cleetus]

This place will be fun tonight

cant wait!

 

[34]

This is quite a take in a game where our goaltender has made a handful of lights out saves to keep the game close and then the team hands the opposition a couple of absolute gimmes...

Not good enough.

 

[Notsince67]

I’d honestly bench Matthews, he’s doing nothing offensively and the first short handed Vancouver scored was on him for not skating back hard enough.

Grow some balls Keefe.

Better than the second where he didn't skate back at all

 

[notbias]

Tampa is 3-4-3 in their last 10 and everyone is saying "for sure first round loss"... a bunch of clowns haha

 

[MSZ]

At least Jim Hughson isn't calling this game.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Maybe he should have built a better team and hired a better coach, idk

Yea lets blame the GM for giving up 2 SH goals on the same PP lol. Try using some common sense before posting. The team is better than it was 2 weeks ago, players have to actually show up.

 

[Maplebeasts]

If I had a nickel for every smart pass Tavares has made on the powerplay this year I'd be broke as shit.

 

[fahad203]

literally has nothing to do with Dubas lol; I do put some blame on Keefe though. He seems to get outcoached a lot on the road; our top players are a no show again

I have never seen a lethergic effort from Matthews. He needed to put his head down and skate on that 2nd goal. He was so casual

Dubas and Keefe really can't do much if players don't care. That's a classic Bobby Ryan special. As of right now thats what Matthews is. Bobby Ryan

 

[Stand Witness]

Top guys still lack intensity and make brain dead decisions at times.

Simplify things.

 

[EverTheCynic]

Probably the worst 1 minute of PP ever

Flashbacks to my honeymoon

 

[MoreMogilny]

Put two guys on the points.

How many times are we going to allow odd man rushes or break always because we play one guy at the top?

Figure something out.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

I guess it could be the Zamboni drivers fault

Yea let's not put any blame on the players not showing up again; or the coach getting outcoached on the road again.

 

[All Mod Cons]

literally has nothing to do with Dubas lol; I do put some blame on Keefe though. He seems to get outcoached a lot on the road; our top players are a no show again

How does it literally have nothing to do with Dubas?

 

[PromisedLand]

Keefe is going to be our undoing in the playoffs.

Mark my words.

Agreed. Keefe is a shit coach

 

[stats1]

Matthews barely turned and skated back on the breakaway… dude hasn’t been right all year

 

[Azail]

TBH the last 4 years or so the Leafs have lost in the playoffs not due to toughness or whatever, but because of their special teams. Hopefully they get it together this playoffs. Minimizing SHG against would be a start.

 

[fahad203]

Tampa is 3-4-3 in their last 10 and everyone is saying "for sure first round loss"... a bunch of clowns haha

Tampa will always get benefit of the doubt. They earned that right for being in Stanley Cup finals for 3 years in a row

 

[Antropovsky]

So you saw basically Vancouver's only scoring chance and the power play goal.

What were the shots, 15-5 in the first? And that was with Van having two bullshit power plays?
We did everything but score in the first. Deserved at least a couple.

Just calling it how I see it

 

[TMLeafer]

Rielly's attempt to block that 2 on 1 pass was something else.

 

[mikeyz]

This place will be fun tonight

I am sure you said this just the other day against Edmonton.

How do you not see that this team is just not good enough?

 

[Leafidelity]

Put two guys on the points.

How many times are we going to allow odd man rushes or break always because we play one guy at the top?

Figure something out.

How do you dress 7 defensemen and use 1 on the powerplay, make it make sense