Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 1-5 to the LA.Kings. Another great game by Ritchie

[Community]

With how the bottom 6 hasn't been scoring, I guess this is the perfect time to insert Semyonov into the line-up.

Its funny to me that our "expensive" depth options (Ritchie & Engvall) have been significantly worse than our budget players (Spezza, Kase, Bunting). I was expecting it (as were most fans), but still funny considering how everybody complains that our bargain bin league minimum players won't work.

 

[Cpt Maple Leaf]

Ugly game. Not a lot of good to take away from this one, Tavares was gonna get a pass until the classic no look pass right to the other team. Don’t know what else to say but the schedule ahead has better teams than the kings so they better tighten up quick.

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

Depth scoring is a very big issue, the big 4 has been electric but they can't carry us like this all season

Thank God Danault is in the west

The big 4 were terrible tonight. Aside from Matthews having some good chances in the 3rd period, I didn’t notice them much. Nylander had the pick a lot but the Kings did a good job making sure he had nowhere to go with it. The 3rd line looked good but they need some more shooting talent on that line. Engvall can go. Either call up Ho Sang or put Nylander on that line because he definitely is not clicking with Matthews right now.

 

[stickty111]

Not again Jack

 

[Leafs at Knight]

No, the Panthers got goalied tonight. We just weren't good enough.

We definitely got outgoalied tonight, Leafs missed a ton of good chances/Quick made a lot of good saves, and this was Campbells worst game of the season. Need to bounce back next game; depth needs to start contributing or start throwing in top Marlies players and see if any can stick.

 

[Darcy Tucker]

New word of the day Albatross. Not so serios

 

[Americanadian]

I’m assuming Holl comes back in. Hoping he takes Dermott out and not Liljegren.

 

[Legendary]

He was a beast in the 3rd, wtf were you watching.

Flip on an oilers game if u want to see what a beast looks like

 

[Teeder Keon]

Who needs to go more Engvall or Ritchie? Asking for serios

both and throw in Kerplunk

left wing black hole on this team

 

[saffronleaf]

He was a beast in the 3rd, wtf were you watching.

did he know that tonight's game featured three periods?

 

[GoLeafsGo96]

Thought the Leafs didn't really play all that bad. They didn't give up a whole ton - and Quick made the saves that Campbell didn't. Gonna happen from time to time - Jack's been great.

Rielly - Dermott had a tough night. I bet TD comes out for Holl and we could see Semyonov and/or in too Wednesday.

 

[fahad203]

Defensive specialist David Kampf

 

[TeddyBare]

I'm telling yah
Muzzin is cooked as a defenseman.

 

[Teeder Keon]

New word of the day Albatross. Not so serios

Is albatross the new name for 20 and 47 and 15 ?

 

[fahad203]

Thought the Leafs didn't really play all that bad. They didn't give up a whole ton - and Quick made the saves that Campbell didn't. Gonna happen from time to time - Jack's been great.

Rielly - Dermott had a tough night. I bet TD comes out for Holl and we could see Semyonov and/or in too Wednesday.

You mean saves that Price made Campbell should made

 

[Brown Dog]

That "mediocre" opponent just beat the Leafs 5-1 what does it say about the Leafs?

Every team has games like this, but there's something about a home game on a Monday night--especially coming off emotional wins against divisional opponents--that screams "letdown game" for this franchise. That and Friday nights in Buffalo.

 

[NastyKnies]

Glad I didn't watch...

 

[Darcy Tucker]

Tonight I watched the Maple Leafs game and got zambonied.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

more often than not leafs seem to be facing hasek, roy, brodeur level goaltenders idk

their spirits are coming out of retirement and going against the leafs.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Can't win them all.

The loss itself is forgettable and just one of those games.

From a macro perspective, this team's depth scoring is shaky at best and It will only get worse with Mikheyev's stone hands. They have to find a way to inject some goalscoring into the lineup outside the big 4.

This is another thing that might work fine in the regular season and then cause them to fall apart in a playoff series.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Outworked from puck drop to the final whistle. That was just bad.

 

[saffronleaf]

their spirits are coming out of retirement and going against the leafs.

then we should summon the spirits of belfour, cujo, potvin

 

[HockeyVirus]

Do people expect us to never lose a game?

 

[GreatSaveEssensa]

I guess Austin didn’t feel like playing tonight? It’s ok maybe next game

Imagine being paid the $150 000.00 he was to play a game and decide to not even show up. Must be nice. Up until tonight, he really was playing more like his usual self. Hopefully not a case of 1 step forward two steps back.

 

[Darcy Tucker]

I think Jack will bounce back. I am Jack's raging Gatorade bottle.