Post-Game Talk: Leafs Lose 3-2 In OT

[stickty111]

This is what happens when you focus on useless elements like grit and toughness instead of talent.
Hope that crowd of fans are happy.
Thats what cup winners do. They have zero talent, they grit their way to a cup.

 

[Sypher04]

They're not hot takes my friend. They're facts.

Nothing has changed with this team in 4 years.

I'm not saying none of the things being said have some merit, but some of this is absolutely 100% hot takes and overreactions

 

[mikemar1]

Leaf's should just forfeit the rest of the season. Clowns

 

[Throw More Waffles]

Your offense is going to look shitty over a stretch of time if you strip away literally all of your power play scoring. I'm full in on your point though. $40M in forwards, and for what

You pay 40 mil to 4 forwards so that the excuse "ran into a hot goalie" NEVER EXISTS!!!!

 

[fahad203]

Why does Keefe even put out Rielly on 3 on 3?

Just go with 3 forwards. I have more faith in Kerfoot defending or even Mikhayev than Rielly

Have I mentioned that SImmonds can GTFO?

 

[LastOne2100]

Freddy gonna be good for us in the playoffs. I am less concerned about our goal tending and more concerned about our forwards scoring and actually back checking......

I less concerned about our forwards and more concerned about our defense terribly pinching and being out of position constantly. I don't think there's a team that gives up more odd man rushes and breakaways per game than we do.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

4 straight losses, 4 straight games where the Leafs couldn’t score more than 2 goals.

But it was all “this team doesn’t need scoring! They can score enough!” f*** off. What a f***ing joke. How is that the conclusion when this team has done nothing but grind out low scoring 1 or 2 goal wins all season and only has one two week stretch where our supposed “vaunted offence” actually blew teams away?

 

[All Mod Cons]

1st round exit incoming. Brace yourselves. This team won’t win a single game in the playoffs. It will be a sweep.

I think we'll lose in 7. Habs will lose to Winnipeg in the 2nd rounds.

 

[Not My Tempo]

As angry as I want to be, I think Holtby stood on his head and Campbell let in 2 stinkers.

We need to get goaltending figured out though.

 

[New User Name]

I wish we kept our first rounder. No way Foligno will do anything to move the dial

I agree. We might get out of our division but that's as far as we'll get.

But it's the historical way Leafs management has done things. Trade picks/prospects for nothing.

 

[francis246]

Let's face it, this team had absolutely no excuse to lose tonight... none, zero. And we all saw what happened. I don't know what these moves Dubas made were meant to accomplish, but the way this is looking, getting past a 1st round will be definition of success in their eyes. If you think this core is gonna do more than that you're kidding yourselves.

At least let the players get in the line up before judging. Our core literally carried us tonight. How about some damn secondary scoring. The top two lines generate as much offense as they can, maybe they aren’t finishing like they did early but they are still generating. Mikheyev and Kerfoot haven’t done much, Robertson doesn’t have patience and is trigger happy and still doesn’t look like he’s quite ready for full time games, 4th line provides nothing except for Spezza

 

[The Apologist]

I don't know how after over a year of this you still haven't realized how utterly incorrect this statement is

As someone who suffered through it I can't believe people still believe that stupid shit. I have permanent lung damage from this 'flu'.

 

[djdev]

Well, I'm out of excuses. Team's not that good. Been losing games they should be winning for over a month. What's the opposite of a killer instinct? We have that.

what? we were 9 - 0 - 1 before these last 5 games. being frustrated doesnt give you license to just make things up lol

 

[Mats13]

Lots of posters that never post when we’re doing good coming out of the woodwork now.

Smh what a joke some of you are.

 

[MSZ]

Many have already predicted this outcome in the pregame thread.

This core just doesn't have the killer instinct.

 

[meefer]

A game they should not have lost, but somewhat predictable. How many times do you see a player come back from injury and have a great 1st game back? Happens all the time, and here we had a team coming back after 'injury'. Great game by Holtby tonight, kept them alive, too many missed opportunities by the Leafs, and Campbell...I wouldn't want to be in his head after this game.

Nylander looked very strong, Matthews wrist isn't right, and Zach, ffs.

I'm calling the Leafs by 3, minimum, the next game. They're going to be an angry group and I believe in them.

Have a good night folks.

 

[Stephen]

Team played fine, Campbell let in a couple bad ones.

Its the same as earlier. Team isnt playing bad, but the goaltending sucks.

The Leafs were discombobulated from the start. Like usual against 'weaker' teams they sort of expect easy games and they get their lunches stolen every single time.

 

[CelticDruid]

The Usual Suspects...............................followed by a weak puff of fart dust.

Tavares could have had how many goals tonight?

Marner trying to be too cute again-sounds like a running theme

 

[Bellefour20]

All I got was crickets when I suggested we make a move for a cup winning or at least playoff proven goalie. Oh well.

 

[PromisedLand]

Once again this team is running into finishing trouble. But for reasons only knuckle dragging Neanderthals would appreciate this team thought the best option was to go out and get a 33 year old grit grinder and let Hall walk to the Bruins for as cheap as he could be gotten.

Foligno better f***ing impress. Because right now we’re hurtling towards another pathetic first round exit because WE CAN’T F***ING SCORE WHEN IT MATTERS!

if true why are we paying 40 million (50% of our cap) to 4 forwards?

 

[Optimist]

This team plays the entire game the same way that they play the power play. Wayyy to much dipsy doodling and fancy shmancy passing. Just drive to the net and shoot the damn puck. Embarrassing watching this team. They have to grow some balls and soon!

 

[The Promised Land]

Thanks mods for creating this new thread.

I know there's going to be a lot of hand wringing and anger, and yes on the surface it's disappointing but this was totally different from that Ayres game. The Leafs dominated the play for the most part as they should have but ran into a hot goalie and on the other end had a goalie that has lost all confidence and continued his weak play. It was a flukey win for the Canucks at the end of the day is ultimately a meaningless game. How many posts, crossbars, close calls did the Leafs had? Yes I get it, they should have buried some of them, but it happens.

tl;dr I'm disappointed but do not think this is the end of the world.

 

[rdogg]

It's equally pathetic that this is Vancouver's Stanley Cup. They are a poverty franchise that will also never win a cup anytime soon

 

[34]

I think we'll lose in 7. Habs will lose to Winnipeg in the 2nd rounds.

I don’t see the Leafs winning a single game. 4 straight and out....

 

[TheGreatOne11]

1.Thorton, this game alone had 3 dead plays once the puck touched his stick. It's over.

2. The powerplay MUST stop with this set play nonsense that is so PREDICTABLE. We only scored on the break because it was..A BREAK a counter attack.

3. Weak goal by Campbell, i still believe in him, just watch him once he gets another win.

4. I love the fancy stuff because creativity is strong in this team, lots of talent, but sometimes i wish they would work like Crosby, all that talent and he's always had a grinder way about himself, an oldschool type game with his skill, we need that.

 

[Bluelines]

 

[ShaneFalco]

Seriously though just show up in the playoffs - this regular season "we regressed" crap - wgaf