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

[Aashir]

Sorry guys seen this wayyyy too many times. This is going 7 and we’re all going to be clutching our butt cheeks

Nah, if it goes 7, 90% if this fanbase knows what’s gonna happen, we won’t even be expecting a win

 

[Cynical]

I love how the panel shows a play where the penalty wasn't a penalty but never show plays that are penalties and blatantly missed. Are you freaking kidding me?? Are they told to do this?

 

[Jmo89]

Sorry guys seen this wayyyy too many times. This is going 7 and we’re all going to be clutching our butt cheeks

If it goes to 7 I won't be clinching. We know how it will end.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I’m sure the panel is really enjoying the chance to jerk off the Lightning and Vasilevskiy.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Vasi is awake.....we might be f***ed here

Matthews looks to have finally woken up to. Vasi has been human the last two playoffs against us

 

[thewave]

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.

Thats bs. Holl was trash. Sammy actually kept us in it. It happens we didn't get it done because the stars didn't elevate. They never rise to the occasion close a team out.

 

[rdogg]

You just know this series is going 7.

And you know what happens in game 7, folks.

 

[New User Name]

Knies did not get a hi stick. hmmmmmm

 

[TheBeastCoast]

You can't play from behind 3 games in a row and think you are going to comeback and beat a team like Tampa all 3 times. It is really that simple. We can't just try and turn it on for 5-10 minutes a night and think that is going to be enough.

 

[Stephen]

I felt the same way.
Leafs didn’t play a bad game and I really don’t think TB played a great game. It came down to mistakes and if Sammy made that save on the second goal while Holl didn’t lose his position in the first goal. Leafs could have won this game.

The boys did seem to be nervous and grabbing their stick a bit too tight, hopefully playing away will settle them down a bit.

The 1-1 tie goal was just not good. You want to enjoy that lead and build on it without giving it up like that.

The second goal was brutal, Lalime style.

Other than that, it was Vasi who was good at the other end, but ultimately still beatable. I noticed the Leafs also were hesitant to lob from the point, which makes no sense seeing how successful it was.

Marner was also noticeably tight. Starting to get fancy and bobbling a few things here and there.

 

[Cleetus]

@HabsWhiteKnightLOL enjoy your ban f***ing troll please mods do something with these fans laughing at our posts after a loss, its bullshit

 

[Brown Dog]

I can understand not changing a winning lineup (though we didn't exactly dominate in those 3 wins) but Bunting has to be in over Lafferty in Game 6.

 

[PromisedLand]

Am I crazy or did they miss a high stick there that hit Knies on the face?

- they didn't call trip on marner
- they didn't call a full on blatant trip on ROR; hedman tripped him so bad that ROR was on air
- they didn't call boarding on maroon
- of course they didn't call high stick on Knies

this league is f***ing rigged

but then again I look at the stupid ass coach we have and then why the F not. Our own coach f***s us over all the time why not the league and the refs. the more the merrier eh

 

[ponder]

We can still win this series if we play Lily over Holl, and Bunting over one of ZAR/Laff. Bunting will happen, but sadly … I have so, soooo little confidence in that f***ing idiot Keefe making the right call about Holl/Lily. It’s been obvious all series that it’s the right call, but he simply refuses to see it. Keefe is a moron, and the chances of him costing us the series with his dumb as f*** roster decisions is very significant.

 

[MSZ]

Now the panel says the Leafs will have a lot less pressure on Saturday. Are you kidding me? This core just can't handle the pressure. This is all mental and they are beating themselves down.

 

[Stephen]

You can't play from behind 3 games in a row and think you are going to comeback and beat a team like Tampa all 3 times. It is really that simple. We can't just try and turn it on for 5-10 minutes a night and think that is going to be enough.

We need another Game 2 come out guns blazing kind of start.

 

[Steven1562]

Fans are so bipolar. One minute it's we are the greatest ever now we suck and are the worst. Relax everyone knew this would be a 6-7 games series. Tampa are the champs they won't go down easy. Even Boston the greatest regular season team in history is going 6. It just sucks because it's a missed opportunity.

 

[Blanche Blanche]

Just lost the series

I aint watching this shit anymore. The next Leafs game Im turning on is either Game 1 against Boston or Game 1 of the regular season next year

Honestly....same

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

Keefe with all the wrong choices (as usual).

1. Holl in to throw the game? Check
2. Plugs like Laugherty in over Bunting? Check
3. Fourth line on in the last 10 minutes of the game down 1? Check

Also ffs get Nylander back on PP1 if the A unit has a bad initial PP.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Not for nothing but that second goal cannot go in on Sammy. Yes Holl as usual f***ed up and allowed Eisymont or however the f*** you spell it to get a look but holy shit that just cannot go in.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Call me crazy but maybe Lily should be playing

Why he is the only player on the team ever held accountable for mistakes is beyond me.

 

[Aashir]

Thats bs. Holl was trash. Sammy actually kept us in it. It happens we didn't get it done because the stars didn't elevate. They never rise to the occasion close a team.

Making saves after letting in a shitty goal, that’s the number 1 excuse for a goalie. His saves came too late; then he lets in that 3rd goal which was terrible by the skaters, but he went across the ice and Sammy flopped

2nd goal isn’t on holl, Ben Bishop with no hip stops that

 

[34]

Looking towards game 6, I’d move jarnkrok down. Apart from his one goal, he hasn’t provided much playing top line. Not sure I want bunting top 6 though so idk

They won’t even score a goal. Vasilevskiy has entered the series.

 

[GoonieFace]

They woke up too late for it to matter tonight.

Samsonov should have had 2 of them, Holl was garbage again, and the 4th line playing in critical moments like that and getting caved in is unacceptable.





Of course they did. On Brodie earlier too. But it was no problem giving a 5 on 3 for that last year.

Wasn’t a high stick

 

[On-the-Fly]

Highly questionable line deployment.

Our coach killed his own momentum.