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

[danron1376]

it's not an elimination game. TRY something different. put woll in, take out holl. bunting probably drawing in no matter what

 

[MoreMogilny]

f***ing bench Justin Holl

What more will it f***ing take Keefe

15 goals against

Terrified for games 6 and 7

Needed to do it tonight

 

[A1LeafNation]

They didn't play good enough. That's not how a winning hockey team plays.

 

[GoonieFace]

Leafs in 6, book it

 

[Guided by Veseys]

Lightning give a shit meter looks like 1/10 and they still get the win. Hardly a desperation game by them. Not surprised but still disappointed nonetheless.

 

[OddyOh]

They did

3 penalties were clearly missed on tampa

Buts that nothing new with tampa

The league has its agenda, and that agenda will be carried out! (Extending series, missing calls, ridiculous suspensions, etc.). Trash league is trash.

 

[Skullz]

This Holl thing is insane. How badly do you need to play to get taken out of the lineup?

Playing Laugherty over Bunting? FFS.

Typical leaf BS in playing not to lose rather than playing to win.

And for the love of God put nylander back on the PP.

This team is infuriating.

Win or lose I have zero faith left in Sheldon Keefe.

Bad game again tonight. Consistently showing up halfway through the 3rd is not good enough.

 

[Pi]

Not happy with the loss but thought they played well.

I’m not worried

I am worried if Lafferty and Holl play over Liljegren and Bunting.

Holl is just not it.

 

[Gabriel426]

Tampa is winning this series on Monday. Bookmark it.

Why are you even here?

 

[Isaac Nootin]

No more Holl please.

 

[Subway Schenn]

Liljegren in for Holl and Bunting in for Lafferty. Easy changes.

 

[stats1]

No matter what happens this year, it’s so obvious Keefe and Holl cannot come back. Holy f*** what a cluster f*** of a game

 

[Auston Escobar]

After 5 games, the most frustrating thing is that we have NO ONE that can fill in for Justin Holl. It would be such a luxury to have a young, talented RHD who’s excelled at all levels and plays a great two way game.

 

[Brown Dog]

First time in the series where their advantage in goal was the difference. That second goal was a backbreaker and Vasilyevskiy made the saves he had to make.

 

[thewave]

Leafs fail to elevate their game enough to close out playoff opponent. This is a recording.

 

[A1LeafNation]

This felt like Raptors losing Game 5 at home with that terrible 3 pointer by Kyle Lowry in the dying seconds going behind the backboard, and having to go to Golden State for Game 6. Boston couldn't close out at home in Game 5.

Let's win this one in Florida where the Leafs love to play on Saturday.

Agree

 

[Trapper]

First of all I never expected to beat Tampa in 4 or 5 games. They’ve been too good a team for that.

Second, I’ll take 3 chances to win a series and a 3-1 series lead any day. Every single team in history would.

The difference is this team can’t feel like they’ve just failed the series with a loss. They need to come back hard and they can win this series. Guys like ROR and Gio need to make them see that and get the compete on next game. They won’t care about this game if they win the series 4-2. Nobody here will care. Just win.

 

[BraveCanadian]

0-10 in elimination games baby..

My fav was when they scored to get within one.. there is 3 mins left and Keefe rolls our Kampf, Knies and Jarnkrok... lol.. where do I apply to be an NHL coach?

 

[Maplebeasts]

Holl playing tonight is a textbook case of double standards. Liljegren was the better defence man in the regular season and should never, ever be benched for such a mediocre player. Keefe is a complete farce of a coach.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Hopefully they can win it on Saturday because I have this inevitable sense of dread that tonight was just a preview of a potential game 7....because of f***ing course it is.

 

[centipede2233]

Dubas and keefe are 2 games away from unemployment…

 

[Beanzy]

I wish I was as optimistic as some of you younger Leafs fans; predicting a series win in 6. I've been a fan for 35+ years and I've seen some epic bed-shittings. Tampa is winning this in 7.

 

[sxvnert]

You know how this is gonna end leaf fans…

Said it since last season. 7th game choke incoming. Its destiny for this team.

 

[wingman75]

Really disappointed in that result.

They played okay as a team. Mainly the same guys making the same gaffs.

Big guns need to do more, or it's never gonna happen. Sorry, but they were not good enough.

imo that was the series. Hoping to be proven wrong. I was a young man when I started hoping. I am old and sad now.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Lose a crucial elimination game on a weak, deflating goal against let in by our goalie.

Sounds familiar.

That was a statement game by Vasilevsky. We need one from Samsonov.