Post-Game Talk: Holl and Keefe hand Tampa the victory

[Gabriel426]

He always raises his game in the playoffs. I have no idea how the majority of his team mates look at him and say, meh, f*** it. I ain't following suite.

I think Reilly is the only one taking risks while the other top guys didn’t take any risks tonight.
They are in their head and really hope ROR will lead the way on Sat.

 

[PromisedLand]

Guaranteed Game 7

Tamps isn't losing 3 times on home ice, meanwhile sheldon keefe is LOL

 

[sxvnert]

Time to face the truth. Leafs are the chicago cubs of hockey. Maybe in 2058 they'll win it.

 

[egd27]

Samsonov sucks, why can’t the Leafs ever get decent playoff goaltending?

Series would have ended tonight if not for Samsonov's last two performances.

 

[BallardEra]

My thought exactly. It was not a bad game and if anything, I didn’t think TB played better than they did in Game 3 and 4.
Leafs just didn’t get the bounces tonight and were collectively very timid and passive.

Yes and that last sentence ties in with their nerves and history of not being able to close it out.

Hopefully they can do it on Saturday because if not, the media , fans and players will be totally freaked out for a Game 7.

 

[wingman75]

whats the point of his PK ability when they are still scoring PP goals. Heck even if PK was good; 5 on 5 he is so bad tampa is having a field day with holl on ice. they have no pressure they skate around and pressure and have easy life. and tonight they were also awarded 3 goals by holl

Yup, I think tonight was the worst (exclude game 1) example of his self inflicting pain.

PK has been great since game 1 though. Is that him? He has had some nice shot blocks on Stammer.

But yea, I dunno how the tradeoff works if he is not there for the PK time.

 

[Teeder Keon]

Glen Sather was the best coach at coaching a team with a core that we have and with our additions ….to finally balance what we’ve always had with our elite young players .
Dubas let us down with his stubborn and incorrect future vision of what hockey will become , not yet anyway , on its way though . Finally he’s figured it out , to bad it wasn’t earlier , oh well . His coach reverse savant lame ass brainiac new age pile of ……….coaching style and philosophy completely nullifies his young horses by using them as pawns in his milky way Uber chess game .. and thinks by changing players every shift all year non stop and going with the combinations that clearly don’t work constantly, than at the very end he starts playing his elites and loads up offensive situations and on and on and on …
Sather knew not to get in the way of his team , simple coaching theory with the teams he had ..
Let his elite play over and over especially in the playoffs and especially when you’re behind and especially when you’re home and could finish them off .
This coach is ridiculously inept not recognizing what he has and completely inadequate giving in to his personal stubbornness.
Same old post game , but nothing changes when it counts for him ..
I usually like to share the blame , I’m all for that normally ..
But like other key games before that he has lost it for us , this one for sure was on him solely ..
Anyway
Listen or watch his lame ass excuses again tonight , and another reporter asked him the obvious about Holl being on the fir 73?% of total goals this far .
Good on the reporter …
It’s incredible …how this continues to happen with no alterations other than planned Kaos …
Players like Gretzky McDavid , AM , MM , WN need to feel it and need to do their thing especially in the playoffs , they need to play lots especially when you need big plays in big games in the biggest time of the year …
You can see the frustration in AMs face and the rest of them after seeing goal go in against us with their 4th line on and Holl …once again ..
After we’ve seen this over and over and over again .
You could see the frustration on Dubas face and I’m pretty sure this one was directed to the coach and seeing who was one once again .
Check that out and see their reactions …
All for what ?
Personal goals and agendas , that’s what !
Now he has a d man cold in Lilly to come in , he should have recognized that the team wasn’t playing well and his bullshi coaching wasn’t working and won’t even though we got the wins .
Nope he doesn’t , he literally rewards his players , coaching and team for poor play by coasting . And pisses off his young horses by overly monitoring their play and line matching when you have 3 very very good lines and you all know the rest ..
Not going to even finish my thoughts …depressing , deflating, and just simply apathetically checked out ..
If it’s not one thing it’s another , but it’s worse when you have awesome players and your leader is a hockey nerd without balls and too big of brain for his own good …
I feel for you all , I really do …
We must be the best Fans anywhere ..
The barn was rocking and his coaching stifled it ..
GLG
GLG

Shout out to all of us in Leafs Nation from A to Z negative and positive , from all parts of this universe young and old , spew our shit tonight !!
Spew it like never before !
Let it out !!!
GLG
GLG


I hate Keefe
He’s cost us 2 playoffs already and if he doesn't recognize his obvious continuous mistakes and alters them , he will cost us a 3rd and possibly our last chance for a while ..

I feel for the ones that haven’t at least experienced one Euphoric celebration…
I feel for you !!!!

Phuqque you Keefe !!!!

 

[34]

The leafs cannot even touch the puck. It is completely Tampa dominating the play and dictating where the game is being played, and that is in the Maple Leafs zone. The leafs have been stifled three games in a row now…how they won those two games in Tampa is mind boggling. One thing is for sure, they ain’t winning another game there now. I fully expect Vasilevskiy to shut them out.

 

[Cleetus]

He was good but we have 3 shots to eliminate them

If we don't do it it's going to be because of how we play, not Vasi

could be, but on the other hand, the Man has that pedigree to steal games, we have all seen it before... hopefully the leafs play hard on Saturday get him off his game, but like I said he is a winner

 

[6ix]

End of the day can’t play your best with only 10 mins left every game.

 

[sxvnert]

Leafs groundhog series confirmed

- Star players choked
- Goaltender let in softies
- No PP goals
- Elimination game fail

 

[3blizzard4]

The Leafs don't give us fans any ammunition to use against the haters.

Never change Leafs.

 

[Gabriel426]

Yes and that last sentence ties in with their nerves and history of not being able to close it out.

Hopefully they can do it on Saturday because if not, the media , fans and players will be totally freaked out for a Game 7.

Agree and I also think the extra day didn’t help them this time. They got another day to over think the situation.
Still beleaf they will bounce back in Game 6 and win it. ROR will be 1st star on Sat and Sammy being the 2nd star.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Time to face the truth. Leafs are the chicago cubs of hockey. Maybe in 2058 they'll win it.

Christ. I genuinely think this might be the last one for me if we lose game 6 and 7. It is absolutely exhausting knowing that you're watching 89 games a year with an ending that never changes.

Hope we pull it out, but I may have to just check the scores going forward. It ages me 5 years every year. Haha

 

[Stephen]

that has changed, he looked good tonight, and you can count of him playing his best in Game 6 and 7, guy is a proven winner when his back is against the wall, showed it tonight, made some big time saves

Then crash the f***ing net, stand at the top of his crease, force him to crouch to track the puck, stick his pads at whistles, knock his stick out of his hands on flybys, take high slappers to his shoulders and scrum, knock his defensemen into him after a save, etc. and lob point shots all over the place for tips and screen goals.

If a goalie is hot, you run these tactics to try and throw him off his game. If you don't do any of these things and passively get goalied when they feel like it, it tells me a team isn't digging deep enough to do whatever it takes to get an edge.

 

[MSZ]

could be, but on the other hand, the Man has that pedigree to steal games, we have all seen it before... hopefully the leafs play hard on Saturday get him off his game, but like I said he is a winner

He has won 50 playoff games since 2020.

FIFTY

 

[Stephen]

Christ. I genuinely think this might be the last one for me if we lose game 6 and 7. It is absolutely exhausting knowing that you're watching 89 games a year with an ending that never changes.

Hope we pull it out, but I may have to just check the scores going forward. It ages me 5 years every year. Haha

I think as fans we probably just want to look forward to the chance of closing out in 1 of the next 2 and not get pre-defeated right.

 

[Kiwi]

could be, but on the other hand, the Man has that pedigree to steal games, we have all seen it before... hopefully the leafs play hard on Saturday get him off his game, but like I said he is a winner

We get guys in front of him and he's as human as anybody else

The question is will our guys give an effort that makes his job difficult or will they play like mental midgets?

 

[BallardEra]

Agree and I also think the extra day didn’t help them this time. They got another day to over think the situation.
Still beleaf they will bounce back in Game 6 and win it. ROR will be 1st star on Sat and Sammy being the 2nd star.

Let's hope so and I agree on that extra day. I think that helped Tampa more than it did the Leafs.

 

[Cleetus]

We get guys in front of him and he's as human as anybody else

The question is will our guys give an effort that makes his job difficult or will they play like mental midgets?

well we have seen the results in years past lol, just hope this time is different! gotta break through!

 

[Pi]

Yeah, I am definitely betting on Game 6 and 7. Either I get money or I am happy.

 

[Burnie97]

Okay... already planning a pub trip with my bro n law for Saturday. I've converted him to a Leaf fan now.

Going to the pub for the next because I need a crowd. I need yelling like me. Lol

I've already warned him. Be prepared for disappointment also lol.

But be ready for the glory and well sheer joy when they win.... yeah ... I'm doing that... I called 6... f*** Tampa.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Time to face the truth. Leafs are the chicago cubs of hockey. Maybe in 2058 they'll win it.

Then I better start eating right.

 

[HellasLEAF]

The leafs cannot even touch the puck. It is completely Tampa dominating the play and dictating where the game is being played, and that is in the Maple Leafs zone. The leafs have been stifled three games in a row now…how they won those two games in Tampa is mind boggling. One thing is for sure, they ain’t winning another game there now. I fully expect Vasilevskiy to shut them out.

It's hard to read this. It's true.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

yes it's Holl fault. He turns the wrong way. Why turn away from the guy going down the board? Simply pivot to him and ride him into the corner and there isn't a shot.

He turned the wrong way that even an IP kid learns at 4 years old

That goal was 100% on Samsonov

Stop making excuses