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

[ToneDog]

Quickly, who was on 4th line for the Avs?

Mackinnon played the entire game it felt like
They rolled 3 lines

O'Connor looked good.

 

[Aashir]

Does anyone still think this team has any chance of winning a cup in the next decade or so?

that nylander contract made sure we don't

that marner contract will put a stamp on it

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Don't think I want to watch tomorrow. So pissed at these guys.

 

[egd27]

https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/colorado-toronto-1-13-24-7pm-est.2953714/post-193394215

And to think a poster had the nerve to refer to me as a "scared little rabbit'. Nope, just 50+ years of experience watching Leaf teams.

 

[leafan11]

Gio looks done , he’s not going to be playable come playoff time.

 

[LDN]

The issue with tonight is it showed us how far off of a Stanley cup level team we are. Avs know what it takes

 

[3blizzard4]

Berube is waiting. Bring him in. He will whip these babies into playing good hockey.

 

[Buds17]

Not able to hold a good lead...no points earned...not too much fun. The quick turnaround for tomorrow's game means having a short memory for this one though.

 

[PromisedLand]

If treliving throws away draft capital for these losers this season I am gonna lost my shit. Might as well throw the season and retool properly and draft high. Sell at the TDL

F this shit.

No point in wasting assets for 1st round exit

 

[Mitch nylander]

It's astonishing that he keeps going to that well. It's either an indictment of the depth on the roster or an indication that he cannot make adjustments or both.

There is depth. The Domi line was fantastic, yet, he's so incredibly stubborn with his line choices.

 

[Stephen]

This loss was made all the more pathetic because everyone on this site knew exactly what was going to happen the minute we stopped playing up 3 goals.

These guys just legit suck. The “big” 4 pretty much all looked like ass tonight. Officiating was an absolute joke too

They stopped playing properly but the officials spearheaded that comeback, as if deciding they had to do something to make it 3-1. That kind of game management is crooked.

This does not excuse whatever horseshit hockey the Leafs finished that game with. They sloppiness was unacceptable. Basically a fire drill without a coach.

 

[frizzer1]

3-0 lead after the first .. you have to win that game.

Yes, but they’re not good enough to protect a lead like that against a Stanley cup contender.

 

[stickty111]

Big game and Mitch is a useless fruad. I'm sure the Pauls will still defend him though. Their record flatters them, and should have a worse record. Jones is showing some cracks too, if he falters which he will, this team is in huge trouble. O'Dog you are in for a rude awakening. Brad's high profile forward signing in Bertuzzi nowhere to be seen.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Look, they were beaten by a better team.
So why be surprised or upset?

The problem was that they hardly generated anything after the first. The stars were awful

Now, brutal reffing played a role. Certainly turned the game around when the Avs didn't have much going

 

[Aashir]

The best Keefe can do is to move Nylander up?

You kiddin' me?

be grateful you even got that

surprised david kampf didn't get told to head to the locker room early

this guy cannot adapt at an nhl level, stick to the ahl

 

[mikeyz]

We have got to walk away from Marner and Tavares. Tavares is just dead money.

Gio and Brodie need to go as well. So much work to do.

Refs were legit awful tonight. Almost dubious behaviour from them?

No wonder the Avs are a good team. They had the same amount of PPs tonight as we get in a week.

This all day

 

[ToneDog]

Don't think I want to watch tomorrow. So pissed at these guys.

AVs made them work hard tonight. Should be a good game tomorrow night.

 

[MK78]

Man, this sucks...

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Excuses, excuses. Don't care. Refs took that game over plain and simple.

 

[Smif]

Reffing was extra suspect tonight.

 

[All Mod Cons]

I'm saying this knowing full well this team did not play well tonight. No f***ing wonder the Avs won the cup 2 years ago. Give any actual contender their powerplay disparity and you'd end up with the same result.

It's legit insane how many PPs they get. They have about an hour and a half more PP this season than we do.

That's 1.5 games more on the PP. Shit

 

[stickty111]

Was Marner playing tonite even?

To his fans heart he was, and thats all that matters

 

[wingman75]

That was a big boy game, in other words a playoff game.

Marner plays too big a role to have such a negative impact in a game like this... Brutal. Can't have ultimate success with him imo.

This was the worst game I have ever seen Tavares play. Slow reading the play, slow making plays. Slow.

I liked the compete level from most of the team once Colorado decided they were going to play.

Third line is for real. Can play heavy along the boards and down low in the offensive zone.

On the 4th AVs goal, complete situational unawareness by whoever was supposed to be F3.

Officiating was also clearly a factor. We haven't seen a game as poorly officiated as that one in some time... Not all season I'd suggest.

Expected loss for me, not that I enjoyed it.

This only really matters if they lose tomorrow too.

I hope Tre was watching close, because these next 8 games including this one will tell him everything he needs to know.

Imo we do need 1 more D.

 

[Mitch nylander]

I also, felt we showed a lack of heart. Your best player gets a dirty crosscheck and you just watch him n do nothing...

 

[BertCorbeau]

They stopped playing properly but the officials spearheaded that comeback, as if deciding they had to do something to make it 3-1. That kind of game management is crooked.

Pretty sure before that Av's PP in the second, there was a non call right before that against the Leafs as well.

It was so blatant tonight. f*** even that crosscheck on Matthews... for a league that wants to protect its stars, just horrid.