Post-Game Talk: HNIC - Leafs WIN the home opener!!!

[Darcy Tucker]

You watched games 5, 6 and 7 and thought their defense was atrocious? I don't think it's unfair to give Keefe credit for making the team better defensively than his predecessor. Berube will be able to take it to a different level because he won't give the forwards the freedom they were used to having. It will mean less flashiness, but more wins.

Talking all 1-7 playoffs in the last decade. Tampa blew us out of the ocean on mother's Day. Washington and Columbus and Boston has used us like toys. Montreal. Lmao. Weak shit under Keefe. Berube is a godsend but you make some posts that make me scratch my head sometimes ie the team is boring while the stars light it up. Then love losing 2-1 muffin games. Just saying . Nothing personal. Your Atlantic predictions last year had the boards in fits. We gamble too you know that .

Have a good day brother , have a coffee and stop shitting on the stars being boring. I've never been more electrified by a trio since Bobs-Mats-Mogilny and you yawn at them.

Watching Papi pump home a Leaf record at the time #63 against Tampa at Scotiabank is one of my favorite moments ever. Didn't even care they lost I got to see three of the best players in the world in Kucherov , Vasi and Point do their thing and see Greatness.

Los Papi Chulos, vamos.

 

[Mess]

BT & Berube wins & NJ Keefe and Pittsburgh Dubas losses.

Feels good to have competent management in control now.

 

[Gary Nylund]

You watched games 5, 6 and 7 and thought their defense was atrocious? I don't think it's unfair to give Keefe credit for making the team better defensively than his predecessor. Berube will be able to take it to a different level because he won't give the forwards the freedom they were used to having. It will mean less flashiness, but more wins.

The defense was very good in games 5/6/7, no two ways about it. Consistency has always been the problem with this group, that and the annual game 7 choke jobs.

 

[Enga Olly]

I thought the panicking after we lost to MTL was laughably ridiculous but hey, to each his own.

The plus minus stat is close to worthless, and for single games it's 100% worthless, I thought everyone knew that by now.

Agreed about any pan8cing after the montreal game.
I think it's an overstatement about the +/- stat. In 1 game sometimes it is a true reflection of play but just as often not. But over the fullness of time, it is a decent indicator. I would say it is similar to trying to analyize climate change by using today's weather.

 

[kevsh]

So looks like the stars are buying in for now, playing road hockey at home.
I am cautious though. Let's see how they do against the tough teams. Rangers, Bolts, Bruins, Panthers.

And let's see if the stars are still okay with low-event, low-scoring games which will certainly lead to more modest production. I want to believe that Matty will gladly settle for 45 goals, for example, if it means a deep playoff run. But - looking a ways ahead - if the new approach leads to another early exit. One day at a time I guess.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Agreed about any pan8cing after the montreal game.
I think it's an overstatement about the +/- stat. In 1 game sometimes it is a true reflection of play but just as often not. But over the fullness of time, it is a decent indicator. I would say it is similar to trying to analyize climate change by using today's weather.

Haha, not a bad analogy. Over time it's better for sure, still not a great measure IMHO as there are so many variables but then, I'd say that about most hockey stats so don't mind me.

So looks like the stars are buying in for now, playing road hockey at home.
I am cautious though. Let's see how they do against the tough teams. Rangers, Bolts, Bruins, Panthers.

And let's see if the stars are still okay with low-event, low-scoring games which will certainly lead to more modest production. I want to believe that Matty will gladly settle for 45 goals, for example, if it means a deep playoff run. But - looking a ways ahead - if the new approach leads to another early exit. One day at a time I guess.

This. I would even advise caution until the 1st round of the playoffs is in the books. If we look like contenders at that point, then I might start to get excited. Until then, I'll just enjoy the ride but try not to get too carried away. Looks good so far though, can't wait to see how we fare against the top teams.

GLG!!

 

[Nineteen67]

It’s usually good up in my seats where @bax was. Where were you sitting?

In my outdoor kitchen

 

[ACC1224]

ELC is up after this season. Hopefully they get on that extension ASAP.

I imagine he won’t be in any hurry to sign that.

 

[Shooter2x]

Dubas + Keefe: 0

Leafs: 2

 

[Evilhomer]

So looks like the stars are buying in for now, playing road hockey at home.
I am cautious though. Let's see how they do against the tough teams. Rangers, Bolts, Bruins, Panthers.

And let's see if the stars are still okay with low-event, low-scoring games which will certainly lead to more modest production. I want to believe that Matty will gladly settle for 45 goals, for example, if it means a deep playoff run. But - looking a ways ahead - if the new approach leads to another early exit. One day at a time I guess.

I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. I think these guys will all still get similar point totals by the end of the season. Good defensive teams can still score a lot of goals.

 

[Welsh Maple Leaf]

Knies, Domi, Nylander, Marner, Stollarz all good

Matthews continues to show that he's a generational choker under any sort of pressure.

Benoit gotta sit after that shit show.

This fan base is so embarrassing

 

[TheBeastCoast]

This fan base is so embarrassing

That poster has a straight up unhealthy obsession with Matthews at this point.

 

[Roo]

Bottom line, we are 2-1, and have only given up 5g in 3 games. So far, this team is doing what management has set out to accomplish. Still early playing a new system, so we will get better.

 

[thusk]

So Moneypuck scores a high danger shot for/against differently?
I would agree Naturalstattrick's is more accurate of overall play.

I don't know how they score it but clearly something wrong with their stats

 

[Mess]

Fans have been begging the coaching staff to balance the power play units since last season, with most thinking that it would be a more worthwhile endeavor to tinker with the Core 4 on separate units. Is this a step towards doing just that? Well, we'll very much have to wait and see. John Tavares is currently out of the lineup with an unspecified illness, meaning that we can't know for sure whether or not the changes are permanent or temporary.

In a perfect world, the Leafs would have Matthews and Marner running one unit while Nylander and Tavares ran the other. With a number of viable shooting threats and net-front guys at their disposal, they could very well boast two solid PP units if they did things this way. Loading up on the top unit may have worked in the past, but if the goal is to find more consistency, maybe some more permanent changes are the key to accomplishing that.