Post-Game Talk: Leafs Lose 1-0

[Strangle]

don’t think there’s anything to complain about here

Goaltending was good, defense was good, offense put up 47 shots and multiple posts

Team will win more games like this than they’ll lose

 

[NastyKnies]

Leafs played fine relax

 

[IronHookem]

I thought a coaching change would put an end to Tavares and Rielly on the PP1, but I guess we get to enjoy it for another 40 games. The core runs this team, and the core is the problem.

 

[ClarkSittler]

Feel bad for Stolarz.

 

[1specter]

These line combinations suck.

Stolarz was awesome, OEL, Tanev, McCabe and the fourth line had good games, Pacioretty had his moments, rest of the team ranged from mediocre to bad. PP also continues to suck balls

 

[Blanka]

Habs will finish last in the Atlantic. I'm convinced. We need to bury at least one of our 69 chances though. That's inexcusable.

 

[mcleex]

How did they get slower? Even Mo was noticeably slower tonight.

They ain't getting any younger bro

 

[Apex Predator]

I think everyone is over reacting to the first game. We know how this goes. Losing record in October and then take of like a rocket sometime in November.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

AHL goalie, being compared to Ken Dryden.
Vezina performance.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

The captain when it's clutch time

 

[ACC1224]

I hope we weed out the weak fans esrly this year. First game loss let's see how many swear off the team tonight.

We’re Leaf fans, we aren’t that lucky

 

[Mr_Fun]

47 shots on goal, 5 posts. How do you not score?


/rhetorical question.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Liked what I saw overall.

Me too. Despite the sky is falling crowd posting loudly tonight

We played hard hockey. Generated a ton of chances. Had excellent goaltending. Good recipe to win many many games.

Fun game to watch

 

[htpwn]

> Set NHL record of 227GP without being shutout
> Fire coach because of inability to score in playoffs
> Gets shutout in first game under new coach

lol, what can you even say. it's toronto maple leafs hockey.

 

[PromisedLand]

#FireKeefe

they play devils tomorrow right? LMAO should be fun LOL

 

[wingman75]

The Habs are horrid. So being able to outshoot them shouldn't be seen as any great victory.

That being said, I thought the first period we were pretty terrible. Good in the second and third.

Team played well enough to win, which is all you can ask for I guess. But, there was little to no desperation from most guys, even late in the third.

To coin the venerable Dennis Green, "They are who we though they were".

 

[Gabriel426]

ARe we better or worse than last year with all the changes? Lol.

For real, first game as Captain and highest paid player in the league, NOTHING.
First game in a season to prove doubters wrong, NOTHING.
First game from stepping down as Captain, NOTHING.
First game as a 11.5mil player, NOTHING.

Lets see what happens tomorrow against Keefe and see will they go back to back being shut out, and the excuse will be they played back to back games.... Or they actually come out and gun blazing and dominate and win the game.

 

[LeafSteel]

Welp, there goes our undefeated season.

At least the Leafs are already in playoff form…..

 

[MSZ]

I ain't even mad man. When they decided to not force Marner to waive his NTC/NMC I just knew its gonna be same shit different day

Exactly.

People love to point out how long it took Washington to win. One thing the Caps never did was keeping the same core 5 players for trillion years.

 

[notbias]

Thank god Reaves was in there to keep things in check.

 

[centipede2233]

The silver lining if the leafs miss the playoffs, that should be the final nail in the coffin to the shanaplan

 

[HamiltonNHL]

No wonder we lost Nick Robertson didnt score.

 

[Nineteen67]

TTOE is supposed to be a fast team and the Leafs will always be dog fights against teams with speed.

 

[mmalady]

Ah well... I've seen worse opening nights.. plenty to build off of..on to NJ and Keefe...

 

[HamiltonNHL]

lol, what can you even say. it's toronto maple leafs hockey.

lol