Post-Game Talk: Leafs Blow Another Lead, Lose to Avs

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Hate to say it because I'm sure they're trying their best, but the officiating is just so poor. They basically just make it up as they go.

I'm almost to the point where I'm thinking it's impossible to officiate this sport well. It's just so fast with so much happening all at once and most infractions are not black and white and decisions have to be made in a split second.

But how Manson's crosscheck (on one of the superstar players of the league no less!) is not an easy, obvious call is just beyond me.

This is it right here. No one’s asking for it to be perfect, but when blatant penalties like that happen against us and the refs just ignore it only to call a lousy push by McCabe on Rantanen and whatever other weak calls got them to a 5-1 advantage, while also ignoring the obvious trip on Domi and several others it just makes you wonder. Like if it was just a few times this happened it’s like whatever but this has been a common theme for the past few years now. When was the las time we got 5-1 powerplays while the ref ignored blatant penalties we should’ve had? Doesn’t really happen.
 
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didnt that cup contender play like a bunch of bitches in the first period too? they didnt play a full 60..even though everyone is clamouring for that.

i also happened to recall said cup contender blew a 4-0 lead to the coyotes this season

And they needed 5-1 powerplays to make a comeback.
 
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No context need, that is a prison sentence and a major payout. The guy is most likely concussed and has no clue what is going on. Seeing something like this enrages me and I would not have objected to the crowd intervening to potentially save a life
It's crazy.

There's some supposed info about it on Reddit. Supposedly, the guy tried to get out of the VIP exit area and was denied, mouthed off, then they went for him.
 
It's crazy.

There's some supposed info about it on Reddit. Supposedly, the guy tried to get out of the VIP exit area and was denied, mouthed off, then they went for him.
That is what I read too. The sad thing is apparently the kid in the background in the blue is his child, imagine what this has done to him
 
After 40 games vs now and when Randy Carlyle was fired (in yester year hockey)

13 W 16 T 11 L (42 pts in 40 games))

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17 W 7 T 16 L (41 pts in 40 games)

After 40 games vs now and When Randy Carlyle was fired (todays hockey)

21 W 11 L 8 OT/SO L (50 pts in 40 games)

VS

21 W 16 L 3 OT/SO L (45 pts in 40 games)


Begs the question.. why is Sheldon Keefe still your head coach?..
blaming the refs only goes for so long
 
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Clearly, if it keeps happening to Colorado, they're doing something right.
I'll meet you in the middle here. As much as I can complain about the league and reffing, our top guys will consistently not kick in the extra gear when the opposing team plays like a cup contender. They're so timid. And I can't help but think Tavares's play style set that timid attribute to our young star players throughout these years. No balls
 
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didnt that cup contender play like a bunch of bitches in the first period too? they didnt play a full 60..even though everyone is clamouring for that.

i also happened to recall said cup contender blew a 4-0 lead to the coyotes this season
The same said cup contender who’s won just as many cups as we’ve won playoff rounds in the last 8 years????

They have more than earned the benefit of the doubt for a few bad games. The Leafs haven’t. Not even close.

And by the way, just to humor you and play your trolling game, what does that say about the Leafs that blew a 3-0 lead and lost in regulation to the team that blew a 4-0 lead to the Coyotes?
 
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That is what I read too. The sad thing is apparently the kid in the background in the blue is his child, imagine what this has done to him
Yeah, it's quite grim.

Someone also more or less doxed one of the dudes on top of the guy. Seems like quite an arsole if it's accurate.
 
Third line was good.

Marner was bad.

I thought Keefe had finally figured something out when he benched JT after the penalty (which we killed off) and his aimless wandering from the time he stepped back on the ice until they scored. Then he put him out at the end, just in time to take one bad angle shot (that missed and almost came out of the zone) and two bad passes, the second of which ended up in our net.

Willy had more PK time than Mitch (and wasn't scored on).

That Willy-JT-Bert line was so so bad. Easily their worst game together. Happy JT and Bert finally got benched. Nylander probably could have been benched too, but I get throwing him out there when you're trying to win a game.

Willy looks just about as good on the PK as Marner does to me. More of a threat to do something offensively as well.
 


Any accountability for the refs? Call after call on the Leafs let go because they were leading but if someone got close enough to an Avs player to take the puck, immediate penalty against the Leafs
 
That Willy-JT-Bert line was so so bad. Easily their worst game together. Happy JT and Bert finally got benched. Nylander probably could have been benched too, but I get throwing him out there when you're trying to win a game.

Willy looks just about as good on the PK as Marner does to me. More of a threat to do something offensively as well.
There’s no way you bench Willy he’s your second best forward n This game was his best game without the pucc in recent memory for sure he was a hound you could tell he wanted this game I’m sure the coach woulda juggled the lines but 3 rd line was our best he didn’t want it to touch it 4th line was good and knies Bert and ernie were roughin it today so he just put them three on a line and benched them
 
this team has been blowing leads like this for the last decade, it's got me convinced that it's just a normal thing for all the other teams as well?
 
Garbage performance.
Garbage officiating.
Garbage arena security.

Disgraceful night for both MLSE and the NHL.

Hope Matthews is okay.
 
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Knies, JT, and Bert were benched for most of the third. Bert had one shift, and prior to pulling Jones, Knies and JT had two each. Basically Keefe took the one player from each line playing (reasonably) well, and played them with Mitch.

Wille was kinda shit too, the team stopped playing after the 1st. I'm not sure I can pick out one player that deserves a pat on the back for playing well.
 
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I wasn't right about the OT loss, but to be honest, I'm not really surprised and feel like my prediction was basically right - we lost despite making the prediction in 1st period and we were up 3-0.
 
No context need, that is a prison sentence and a major payout. The guy is most likely concussed and has no clue what is going on. Seeing something like this enrages me and I would not have objected to the crowd intervening to potentially save a life
Ya what if he was caught in the girls bathroom peeping on your daughter? What he was going after your mom. What if he had a weapon and was a threat to everyone there.

Context is 1000000% needed.
 
Ya what if he was caught in the girls bathroom peeping on your daughter? What he was going after your mom. What if he had a weapon and was a threat to everyone there.
Context is 1000000% needed.
Still wouldn't justify repeatedly kneeing his head into the floor when he's completely incapacitated.
And based on reports, it wasn't close to any of those things.
 
After 40 games vs now and when Randy Carlyle was fired (in yester year hockey)

13 W 16 T 11 L (42 pts in 40 games))

VS

17 W 7 T 16 L (41 pts in 40 games)

After 40 games vs now and When Randy Carlyle was fired (todays hockey)

21 W 11 L 8 OT/SO L (50 pts in 40 games)

VS

21 W 16 L 3 OT/SO L (45 pts in 40 games)


Begs the question.. why is Sheldon Keefe still your head coach?..
blaming the refs only goes for so long
I think he's feeling the heat .8
Wow shocking beating some shitty Cali teams and a soft stretch of teams, and some people forgot how flawed this team is.
The next 11million dollar signing better be a Ridiculous to go any more forwards until u geta world class defenceman
I mean Reilly and 5 slow 3rd pairing guys won't win u a cup
 
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