Post-Game Talk: Leafs Beat Flames 4-2

[MattySnipes]

 

[Gabriel426]

Hutch is clutch. I would even say he stole this game for the Leafs.

 

[Menzinger]

 

[Hockey Crazy]

Freddy: 23gms, .897, 100pt pace, 0so, 8 4+ goal games
Backups: 16gms, .936, 137pt pace, 3so, 0 4+ goal games

Its pretty amazing that we have a 100 pt pace with an .897

 

[leafsfan5]

Also, we have now extended the division lead to 6 points. We're starting to pull away again

 

[glue]

No doubt. But those worse players could be someone like Kunitz. They are not good, but they get you. They put in the effort, win the puck, then give it back to you
Also, JT is not 24 anymore. He'll need and rely more on support. His game has to change

Nylander constantly taking the easy way out.

I do wonder if JT is in fact better suited sometimes to play with a different kind of player..like the one you describe above..but I think Willy while sometimes lazy is still elite..but I’m a Willy fan so we probably agree to disagree

 

[BudForLife]

I really expected this to be a trap game for us.

We did play like crap but we wound up with a win

 

[Battle Lin]

keefe and staff gotta seriously start thinking over that 3rd line man...by watching it seems like kerfoot and spezza has been our best bottom 6 players recently...gotta think about moving them up

 

[CelticDruid]

Good ten minutes and the game was over.

 

[1specter]

Serious question, have we played better or worse on this point streak? I'd say worse, but always different playing down v. Tied/ahead

Eh, I think we've still been the better team every game in this streak except the second Winnipeg game (though xGF and scoring chances still favoured the Leafs in that one) and maybe tonight. But even tonight we took control of the third and gave them nothing.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

the Leafs are at their best when it's a tight game in the 3rd. They looked like a completely different team and just decided to take over, and they've done that so many times this year. It'll be fun to see how good they are when they can start scoring PP goals again

 

[Fogelhund]

I hate to jinx the team, but this is what winning teams do. They manage to find ways to win, even when they aren't playing their best games. Now we certainly don't want to be comfortable with that, and there is plenty to work on, but when you can win a game like that, and then pull together a few really good games, you are going far.

 

[TakeTheBody]

Maybe Soup's nickname should be Starsky.

 

[trellaine201]

I was just thinking about that. Now that they have god coaching them it’s making a huge difference. LOL. Nice move treliving.

 

[zeke]

 

[Gabriel426]

On another note, I really don’t see anything special in Bennett.

 

[Alamo Leafer]

Who was that masked man in our net?!!!

 

[zeke]

magic number falls to 10.5 games

Things we don't really need to worry about.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

THICC boy.

 

[zeke]

On another note, I really don’t see anything whatsoever in Bennett.

Fify

 

[NK94]

keefe and staff gotta seriously start thinking over that 3rd line man...by watching it seems like kerfoot and spezza has been our best bottom 6 players recently...gotta think about moving them up

But why? The top 6 has looked great lately and they won the Leafs the game tonight after a slow start. The only changes should really happen on the PP and Dubas acquiring another goalie.

 

[Teeder Keon]

I hate to jinx the team, but this is what winning teams do. They manage to find ways to win, even when they aren't playing their best games. Now we certainly don't want to be comfortable with that, and there is plenty to work on, but when you can win a game like that, and then pull together a few really good games, you are going far.

I agree totally with you ..
My problem is unfortunately, we’ve had too many games where we haven’t “had it “

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

 

[Leafsfan74]

Ship it.

Hutch shuts it down when it matters. Galchenyuk playing with pride and some edge is rewarded with a goal, though I've felt his game has been great since day one so score or don't score, he's been creating problems for the opponent.

Two top rolling lines with this Leafs depth would be an excellent asset this post season.

 

[meefer]

*Congrats Hutch, a solid game.
*Congrats Gally, nice to see you get your first.
*Congrats JT, nice to see you rewarded for a well played game.
*AM, not your best, but you're you, so congrats.
*Mr. MoRiels, good on ya.

*I'd say Simmonds best period since he came back was the 3rd tonight, good to see, as was his embrace of Hutch after the game...a team player all the way!
*I keep getting surprised by it, but Bogosian is a much better skater than I expect.
*By no means a great game, but there's a growing confidence in this group when playing late in the 3rd. Their positioning is so much better, especially when Rittich was pulled.

I hate commenting on the commentators - it ain't an easy job - but would somebody please put a sock in Cassie Campbell's mouth, she's intolerable. Her ability to state the obvious is her greatest skill, other than her non-ability to shut-up. Young lady, I will encourage your efforts to be a part of the Sportsnet package and I applaud your playing career, but give us a break, shut the puck up!