Post-Game Talk: Leafs Blowout Kings 6-2

[Its not your fault]

Nylander himself says he has chemistry with Tavares. Nylander enjoyed his best seasons with Tavares. Domi had like 6 goals last year.

Domi had the 2nd most even strength assists next to McDavid, lucky for us you put that on the internet for all to see.

 

[budzz]

He can't even carry the puck right now, he's losing his hands now, not just his legs.

To be fair he just came off an illness. It's not like he's barely a fourth liner. In the 7th year of a large contract and for the most part his numbers have been solid, and he does have 2 goals already this year. Nobody likes the "11" in his salary but he's a useful player still.

 

[therealkoho]

Heavy thunder along the boards at SBA last night with a chance of a blowout.

Some great performances, some solid goaltending, some excellent positional play complete with sharp offence. It's the kind of game that makes you believe.

1st Star Mitch Marner. Uncanny vision, talcum powder soft hands, sees things way before they happen.

2nd Star William Nylander great wheels all night and a maximum effort, his playmaking looks like its fully blossomed, if his faceoffs get better, maybe he is a centre?

3rd Star Oliver Eckman-Larsson we've found our PP QB and he's looked real comfortable with Jake.

Honourable mentions

The 4th line, we actually have a real 4th line that does all that great 4th line stuff

Bobby McRocketman(thanks Bonsey)

The D as a whole, not perfect by any means but it was better than what we've been used too, that's for sure!

34 broke the egg, 11 again! another solid game, 91 just missed potting 2, 89 first back a couple of times isn't shy with the physicality

They started well and kept it going until that little let down in the third. On to the next.

 

[Dough72]

Domi had the 2nd most even strength assists next to McDavid, lucky for us you put that on the internet for all to see.

weird stats do happen. Domi is a solid player so whatever I'm not trying to bash him. Point is that Nylander hasn't been suffering the past few seasons. And when Tavares gets dropped it will be because of age not chemistry. Tavares has always played the coziest of styles for his linemates including speedy ones like Nylander. As well as his old linemate Matthew Barzal who I would bet money has made similar comments to Nylander.

 

[Devilsfan2326]

How's OEL and his overall game this year? Quick enough to stay on the powerplay?

 

[HamiltonNHL]

How's OEL and his overall game this year? Quick enough to stay on the powerplay?

Yes.
His slap shot is quite useful compared to Rielly
And he’s faster than Rielly.

 

[WestCoastLeafs]

How's OEL and his overall game this year? Quick enough to stay on the powerplay?

OEL has looked very good thus far, at both ends of the ice.

He's already taken over point duties on PP1, and is showing good offensive instincts.

Having said that, the Leafs' PP always seems to end up back at the Big Four + Rielly sooner or later, so we still have to see what happens this year.

 

[HellasLEAF]

I would describe the Leafs right now as 'fairly solid'.

 

[Jojalu]

OEL has looked very good thus far, at both ends of the ice.

He's already taken over point duties on PP1, and is showing good offensive instincts.

Having said that, the Leafs' PP always seems to end up back at the Big Four + Rielly sooner or later, so we still have to see what happens this year.

The Leafs PP has been historically good with Rielly. Except for in the playoffs. Plus it's crazy to put the blame on him when he is playing with 4 11 million dollar players.

I am fine with OEL taking over, but until they crash the net a little more, his shot is going to be just a 50 foot unscreened save.

 

[stickty111]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846958499063841267

Pretty much

 

[Squiffy]

Looking ahead, we could really use a guy like NHL player Derek Morris to round out the 4/5-ish slotting on D for depth. Or someone with Martin Skoula’s puck poise maybe to round it off.

 

[Squiffy]

I apologize for littering this thread with old school HF memes lol.. it’s been a long day. If it helps, it’s personally making me chuckle.

 

[wingman75]

What’s there to complain about? So imo critiquing the team’s poor play is trolling? Team played good for being riddled with the flu, there’s no criticism because there’s nothing to critique………..

Sure there was, but people only like to point out the negatives after a loss.

 

[Gallagbi]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846958499063841267

Pretty much

...it was probably the unforced errors as last man back occuring multiple times. Hoping he's over it, but I can't recall a D ever fanning pucks as often as Lilj.

 

[notDatsyuk]

weird stats do happen. Domi is a solid player so whatever I'm not trying to bash him. Point is that Nylander hasn't been suffering the past few seasons. And when Tavares gets dropped it will be because of age not chemistry. Tavares has always played the coziest of styles for his linemates including speedy ones like Nylander. As well as his old linemate Matthew Barzal who I would bet money has made similar comments to Nylander.

You are assuming that Nylander hasn't "been suffering" with Tavares, and that Tavares will be dropped only because of age. If you've watched the games, you could have seen that they have both produced despite their different styles, and small sample size that it is, these last two games, and most of the the odd times they were separated (over the last two years in particular) have shown that Nylander at least performs better away from Tavares.

It's not a knock on Tavares that their styles don't compliment each other, but there is certainly evidence that it is a fact.

 

[1specter]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846958499063841267

Pretty much

He did look pretty awful in the last playoffs and was noticeably overwhelmed, however he also appeared injured to me and his mobility definitely seemed hampered. Believe he was also on the ice and well out of position when Nick Cousins eliminated the Leafs in 2023

 

[Lightsol]

He did look pretty awful in the last playoffs and was noticeably overwhelmed, however he also appeared injured to me and his mobility definitely seemed hampered. Believe he was also on the ice and well out of position when Nick Cousins eliminated the Leafs in 2023

He was also playing with Joel Edmundson, and one thing you can't say about Joel is that he's an effective puck mover. And Boston knew that.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Looking ahead, we could really use a guy like NHL player Derek Morris to round out the 4/5-ish slotting on D for depth. Or someone with Martin Skoula’s puck poise maybe to round it off.

Pay me

 

[PromisedLand]

BOSSMODE

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846927769633984946

 

[leafs in five]

He can't even carry the puck right now, he's losing his hands now, not just his legs.

agreed, he just seems incapable of making the quick plays in tight space that even depth players throughout the league these days can make. it feels fairly grim.