Post-Game Talk: Leafs 5-3 Win

[weems]

Kerfoot has played well lately.

Feels like he should get some credit considering he gets roasted almost as much as anyone on here.

 

[The Examiner]

I'm usually a very positive guy when it comes to the leafs.

But believe it or not, there's a cynic buried deep deep down in my psyche.

And that cynical voice is wondering if the division is just super weak and we're preying on them.

But I just bitch-slapped that cynical voice, and have decided to just embrace how fun it is watching the boys dominate night after night.

Leaf fan and cynic are synonymous.

How can we not be with all we’ve had to endure over the years.

I agree we need to enjoy the ride.

 

[hockeyes]

This playing the same garbage teams all the time is getting really boring

I was excited before the season started but after seeing Vancouver x3 and Ottawa x3 I'm ready to see the Leafs play Boston or Tampa

 

[Lightsol]

And they did it TWICE.

 

[CapspaceKiller]

It was like most games the last 2-3 weeks

1st line was incredible
4th line did their job
2nd and 3rd struggled, but somehow produced a goal or 2 which allowed the team to win.

 

[Warden of the North]

I'm usually a very positive guy when it comes to the leafs.

But believe it or not, there's a cynic buried deep deep down in my psyche.

And that cynical voice is wondering if the division is just super weak and we're preying on them.

But I just bitch-slapped that cynical voice, and have decided to just embrace how fun it is watching the boys dominate night after night.

 

[aingefan]

The Josh and Jake love affair is fun to watch unfold.

 

[Griffin76]

The first few minutes of the game; I had to change my underwear a few times

I just left mine off.

 

[stickty111]

Nice game. Matthews is just unreal. Couple rough moments for us but impressive win considering everything.
No issues with Keefe benching Nylander. He needs one sometimes. I expect him to respond.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[Fonzieleaf]

Auston is unstoppable.

 

[saltming]

Teams give up breakaways. It's the goalie's job to stop them once in a while. I was pointing out an observation.

Teams give up 4 plus breakaways a game?
2 lasers got by him. "unstoppable shots"
Goalie did his job. Teams, good teams should not be giving up that many breakaways as often as it happens here. 1 or 2 maybe

 

[Cecithepylon]

Matthews will get 2 goal games every night but no hat tricks ahaha sniper

 

[Kiwi]

The first few minutes of the game; I had to change my underwear a few times

The boys made things a bit exciting but once they settled down you could see who the superior team was

 

[Leafsfan74]

Ship it.

A well rested team against a Leafs team who played five in eight.

Matthews rolling along at a Gretzky-like pace. Andersen kept them in it early. D played with purpose.

 

[BertCorbeau]

The secondary scoring has been key lately considering JT and Nylander have been quiet

Nice to see the Habs starting to come back to earth. 4th in the division now.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

It was like most games the last 2-3 weeks

1st line was incredible
4th line did their job
2nd and 3rd struggled, but somehow produced a goal or 2 which allowed the team to win.

The 3rd line was very good. Did pretty much everything except score.

Tavares and Kerfoot were also more than fine. Nylander did not have his best game but at this point he just has to keep working at it and doing everything he can to get going. He had a couple of good chances at least.

 

[saltming]

I just left mine off.

Better plan. Maybe set up a screen in the bathroom?

 

[ToneDog]

MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?

Better chance to find him if you put it on a milk carton.

 

[Minar]

MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN?

[/QUOTE

I saw him all right! Giving the puck away.

 

[Zybalto]

Guess who tonight's Lebda was being on for 0 goals for and all 3 against?

 

[saltming]

The boys made things a bit exciting but once they settled down you could see who the superior team was

We have a bit more talent than the Habs and when we match their work ethic it shows.
I could use less of that excitement.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

That Holl-Muzzin pairing is strange, look amazing one moment and are just standing around puck watching the next. I have my concerns about them against better teams.
Also Morgan Rielly.....man....dude is a veteran and still makes so many unnecessary pinches and stupid plays outside his own zone that cause nothing but trouble to his D partner.

Btw that Mikhayev-Engvall-Hyman line might be the most possession to least amount of goals ratio line I can think of.

 

[stickty111]

Noodles 2 days ago "I don't think any team leading this division will ever have a 10 point buffer.

Leafs

 

[stickty111]

The 3rd line was very good. Did pretty much everything except score.

Tavares and Kerfoot were also more than fine. Nylander did not have his best game but at this point he just has to keep working at it and doing everything he can to get going. He had a couple of good chances at least.

The good thing is when Nylander gets benched, he usually bounces back.