GDT: Game # Leafs host Flames 7:30pm ET

[therealkoho]

Leafs lose this in a shoot-out

 

[Teeder Keon]

Nice saves Dave tonight
Way better than Hutch no matter what

 

[TheDoldrums]

I mean he absolutely had a shot attempt on that powerplay.

well then I missed it

 

[Racer88]

The only good news is that it's next to impossible for the PP to stay this bad for much longer. They will break through at some point, but it's hard to see Malholtra back again next year.

He should be fired right now......like literally tonight

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

The only good news is that it's next to impossible for the PP to stay this bad for much longer. They will break through at some point, but it's hard to see Malholtra back again next year.

The risk of coming to Toronto to coach. If the PP was great he’d get a lot of press praising him, but it sucks so he’s taking a ton of heat instead and is ruining his reputation.

 

[Azazel]

worst deadline move was not changing the PP coach

Still can...

 

[Griffin76]

Trying to make the perfect pass every time. It's not working. Simplify.

 

[egd27]

The PP is like King Kong on their collective backs. They should just play as if it were 5 on 5 they seem way too tense and tentative

I like the idea of immediately slashing someone to make it 4-4

 

[DarkKnight]

Goaltending has been fine.

 

[Martin Skoula]

People ripping on Joe could take a look at Wayne

Losing their speed was expected, I can deal with that. What the hell happened to their hands and ability to make/take a gentle 5 foot pass with no pressure?

 

[Zybalto]

Never seen the team get more bad bounces on a PP over a stretch of a month.

Another post on a powerplay.

 

[Sypher04]

Thank god there’s a month left to sort this out. This would sink us in the playoffs and Keefe and Malholtra clearly have no idea what to do and are terrified to take Rielly off.

Removing Rielly fixes absolutely nothing. He's our best offensive defenseman by a mile. This personnel have proven capable before, they just need to do it

 

[Teeder Keon]

Wow what a dumb play Pierre

 

[HolyCrap]

This PP could cost us the playoffs if its not fixed.

Agreed. If it doesn’t change we’re in trouble.

 

[Gallagbi]

We started off (recently) as a good PP that couldn't convert. This is a bad PP that doesn't know where to start.

Entries are bad, recovery is bad, shot choices are bad, options are bad, pass choices are off. Literally nothing is going well and it's all on them.

 

[fahad203]

I gave Engvall benefit of the doubt, he's kind of not very good or over played

 

[CapspaceKiller]

Matthews has no legs tonight

 

[Goose]

Power play isn’t great right now but two situations that were very close to goals. Plus Matthews had a decent walk in where he missed the net.

Overthinking or something, but this is not the end of the world, they’ll get a couple of bounces eventually and get the monkey off their back.

 

[TimeZone]

Never seen the team get more bad bounces on a PP over a stretch of a month.

Another post on a powerplay.

They blow on the PP with or without luck.

 

[Legion34]

Like if I’m. The other team I just keep taking penalties. Toronto is wayyy more dangerous 5 on 5. Like it Kills us

 

[MoreMogilny]

The powerplay matters less in the playoffs but it’s not completely worthless. If the Leafs can’t convert on the few powerplays they do get in the postseason they’re f***ed.

If games are tight checking the PP might be crucial to us being able to score in the playoffs and if we keep on this stretch it could spell disaster. I can’t believe it’s been allowed to go on for this long.

 

[glue]

It’s no longer bearable how bad the leafs PP is..I’ve had enough

 

[IrishInOntario]

It's inexplicable... The best analogy I can come up with is this.

We're like an NBA team that is deadly in transition (5 on 5), but can't run sets out of the half court (the powerplay) to save our lives.

It all starts with not having a PG (D-man that controls the PP and makes great first passes l) that can start the play and execute the set. It's embarrassing and role should be in Sandin's hand next year. Reilly can't handle it.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

We started off (recently) as a good PP that couldn't convert. This is a bad PP that doesn't know where to start.

Entries are bad, recovery is bad, shot choices are bad, options are bad, pass choices are off. Literally nothing is going well and it's all on them.

If it's all bad, it's on the coach

 

[The Examiner]

Just get a point.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Christ win a bloody faceoff

 

[Stephen]

We started off (recently) as a good PP that couldn't convert. This is a bad PP that doesn't know where to start.

Entries are bad, recovery is bad, shot choices are bad, options are bad, pass choices are off. Literally nothing is going well and it's all on them.

Yeah basically. Curious to get a peek at what that clipboard looks like.