GDT: Leafs @ Lightning HNIC

[Stephen]

Lmaoooo

Don’t worry it’s not Samsonov’s fault.

He f***ing sucks guys holy shit.

We have ZERO capable defenseman so far this season.

Zero defensemen and a goalie who gets beat clean on NHL shots. At least we can sell everything off at the deadline.

 

[Stand Witness]

thru 5 games, i don’t have a problem with Samsonov getting the 4 of 5 starts to this point. No issue with trying to get him going.

Today was the last game though. If he plays well, Its Woll until he needs a day off

 

[Doublerum1975]

Everyone blaming the defense what do you want no shots

 

[Maplebeasts]

Lmaoooo

Don’t worry it’s not Samsonov’s fault.

He f***ing sucks guys holy shit.

We have ZERO capable defenseman so far this season.

Chicken or the egg? Is it the defense that is bad or is it the goalie who has an .832 save percentage on the season?

 

[horner]

They'll be lucky to make the playoffs with the way their D and goaltending has been.

It might be the best thing to get this shop straightened up.

 

[Macallan18]

Don't trade our first it's going to be a good one

Trade but only if lottery protected

 

[leafan11]

Leafs have been the better team . Goaltender let us down

 

[Mitch nylander]

Can we stop shooting at the goalie's chest?

 

[frizzer1]

This team’s d core and goaltending is not good enough.
Wouldn’t bother me if they missed the playoffs , get a good draft pick and one year away of dumping Tavares’ 11 mil contract.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Normally I am the voice of reason in not over reacting, but honestly they kind of deserve the shitstorm coming their way the next few days with how the team has looked so far this season.

Mainly because they acknowledged their slow starts the past 2 years and are once again doing it and pissing away the chance to face a wildcard team instead of a top 5 team in round 1 again

 

[Strangle]

All the time? Even the best defensive teams have those break downs. Want to guess on the difference?

Can we get a tough save here or are we just expecting to be perfect defensively? Are the Leafs supposed to not allow ANY shots against?

Leafs just spent 2 full minutes on the offensive zone, Johansson made 2 saves.

3 goals on 4 shots, starting goalie has a .700 save percentage on the year

“Need better defense”

No, this is well beyond a defensive issue. The worst defense in the NHL doesn’t have a goalie with this bad of a season.

Unless people think the leafs defense is miles worse than any other team in the league (they aren’t).

This is a goalie issue

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Tampa had nothing going until the first goal

Same with the Minny game. They had no business being in that game but the awful 2nd goal gave them life

 

[Maplebeasts]

This is how a team is supposed to come out against the team that eliminated them.

And this is the reason that I was not really excited for the season, the D sucks and the goalies are even worse if Woll cant become #1

Tampa has not been good at all. They've gotten bailed out this period with shit tier goaltending from Sammy.

 

[TimeZone]

You mean like this? It's close!

I'll give him credit, at least he reacted.

Rumor has it Samsonov is still waiting for the puck to drop on the left side of the crease.

 

[Doublerum1975]

I mean both can suck, and they do.

No

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

This is how a team is supposed to come out against the team that eliminated them.

And this is the reason that I was not really excited for the season, the D sucks and the goalies are even worse if Woll cant become #1

Tampa hasn't even looked that great honestly, just atrocious play by the Leafs

 

[Apex Predator]

Typical leafs in October. Things will be there in November.

 

[AllHeartNoSkill]

I wasn't planning on watching a horror flick tonight but here we are

More like a snuff film.

 

[Bellzy]

Can we trade for Gibson or Helebuyck yet

 

[mcleex]

Tavares shot it right at the crest ala Jason Blake

 

[A1LeafNation]

This D on paper is marginally worse, if at all, versus the start of last season

You have guys breaking down how bad this defence is on Twitter. It's a comedy show in our own end.

 

[Leaf4Life79]

Let's go Woll!

 

[Phion Keneuf]

This is embarrassing

 

[francis246]

This team is going to miss the playoffs.

Tavares is absolutely awful. Can he be any slower. It is an absolute sin that the leafs are going to lose Nylander for that loser.

CJ said it’s about 94% a deal gets done. I don’t think the leafs are losing Nylander

 

[leafsfan5]

At least Knies looks good