GDT: Hurricanes @ Leafs - Battle of the Goaltending titans

[BrannigansLaw]

Our record is horseshit when Marner is out.

Pretty good when Matthews is out though from what I can recall.

I’m sure we can survive without his pointless dangles and muffin shots for a game.

 

[leafan11]

Is Bert gonna do something ?

 

[All Mod Cons]

Please win some draws John

 

[wingman75]

As soon as the puck goes below the top of the Canes circle, we are suffocated. Someone needs to do something to make a play. Have we had any HDSC so far?

 

[DarkKnight]

Pretty good when Matthews is out though from what I can recall.

Sure but that's not who you were saying it about is all. Anyways...

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Is Bert gonna do something ?

 

[Nineteen67]

Pretty silly to compare these two players

What did Marner do last night to warrant being benched?

Marner has done plenty this year to be benched, if that’s what they want to do.

 

[93gilmour93]

Is Bert gonna do something ?

Probably a few more passes right on the tape for the Hurricanes players

 

[DarkKnight]

A very even game tonight.

 

[leafs in five]

yeah i dunno bertuzzi seems like he kind of sucks at things such as for example, handling the puck, skating with the puck, passing the puck

 

[Burnie97]

Crazy how much extra money leafs would have without Sammy and Jones as the backup.

In hindsight of course but I'm done with samsonov.

Hope he proves me wrong but I don't say it often with a goalie. It's a tough position but he's got to snap out of this bullshit and play solid. Otherwise trade him for peanuts. Waste of space. Or waivers.

 

[Cleetus]

As soon as the puck goes below the top of the Canes circle, we are suffocated. Someone needs to do something to make a play. Have we had any HDSC so far?

nope, you would figure our high priced talent would be able to manufacture something

 

[TMLegend]

Would be nice to have Seth Jarvis, too bad we traded that pick shortsightedly.

 

[Confucius]

Bertuzzi is a poor man's Bunting.

Since he makes a million more, shouldn’t that be a rich man’s Bunting

 

[DarkKnight]

Crazy how much extra money leafs would have without Sammy and Jones as the backup.

In hindsight of course but I'm done with samsonov.

Hope he proves me wrong but I don't say it often with a goalie. It's a tough position but he's got to snap out of this bullshit and play solid. Otherwise trade him for peanuts. Waste of space. Or waivers.

Look at Campbell, just lost the starting gig in the AHL. Sam is done, he doesn't have the mental game, it's more important than skill with that position.

 

[Carltons Cup]

Have any of the top players been worse defensively than Kampf this year? Not sure they have.

Nylander has probably been the worst... I'd love to see how the board reacts if he was benched, they already complain that he is treated unfairly.

Benching a top player for a game does not make a season. It does however, send a strong message to that player and the team.

Kucherov was benched for a game. He's still leading the league in points. Tampa is still in the mix.

You're too worried about "how the board reacts ". Screw the board. Keefe unfortunately doesn't answer to this board.

Have any of the top players been worse defensively than Kampf this year? Not sure they have.

Nylander has probably been the worst... I'd love to see how the board reacts if he was benched, they already complain that he is treated unfairly.

 

[Burnie97]

A very even game tonight.

I see people saying leafs look mediocre... no... they've been solid. So has Carolina. Just need someone to score a big goal next.

Tie it up and go from there.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Crazy how much extra money leafs would have without Sammy and Jones as the backup.

In hindsight of course but I'm done with samsonov.

Hope he proves me wrong but I don't say it often with a goalie. It's a tough position but he's got to snap out of this bullshit and play solid. Otherwise trade him for peanuts. Waste of space. Or waivers.

Maybe someone claims him on waivers. GM's are dumb. They see his .917 last year, won a playoff series. Now he is sucking but "the D sucks" and all that. They think they can get that guy.

 

[13pacheco31]

Why do I get the feeling that the game winner is going to be a dumb goal from bunting in the first?

 

[notbias]

Benching a top player for a game does not make a season. It does however, send a strong message to that player and the team.

Kucherov was benched for a game. He's still leading the league in points. Tampa is still in the mix.

You're too worried about "how the board reacts ". Screw the board. Keefe unfortunately doesn't answer to this board.

Which of the players deserves to be benched? And why?

 

[Dragao6]

"Do you think the 80 points difference is the reason he is allowed to turn the puck over more?"

"Your only job is being defensively sound, what use are you if you aren't making defensive plays?"

Hopefully, the media would ask some good questions if he did such a dumb thing.

Would you bench nylander for that penalty he cause to let Columbus tie it?

Because he scored 2 pts last night yet was a -3

The problem isn’t just the head office of this team but fans also fall in love with numbers and ignore the play that has resulted in our brilliant play off record

 

[Burnie97]

Look at Campbell, just lost the starting gig in the AHL. Sam is done, he doesn't have the mental game, it's more important than skill with that position.

Agreed.

I've always said let in 3 or 4 I don't care but make the massive save when you need it. He doesn't do it. Not this year.

As soon as a goalie starts talking like Sammy... you think... ahhh shit

Get mad Sammy. Be better... don't give up.

Still feel bad for him as a person. It's the nhl though.

 

[DarkKnight]

Man what a sequence.

 

[93gilmour93]

So close....

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Useless