Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 4-1

[notbias]

Looks like the people who hated using the goalie as a reason a team lost is now using the goalie as the reason the team lost, interesting.

Anyway, it was a fairly even game, but Leafs had the slight edge, they played really well in the 2nd half of the game.

Matthews and Nylander combined for 17 shots, a lot of good chances by both.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

I guess one good thing is stolarz was solid yet again

Didn’t like the rebound that gave up the first goal but he was rock solid after that, 2nd goal was a tap in with the extra skate

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

Tanev should be load managed and never dressed for a B2B - hoping they sit him on Tuesday

Having to load manage a guy with nearly 6 years left on his contract seems a bit problematic.

 

[Guided by Veseys]

Looks like the people who hated using the goalie as a reason a team lost is now using the goalie as the reason the team lost, interesting.

Anyway, it was a fairly even game, but Leafs had the slight edge, they played really well in the 2nd half of the game.

Matthews and Nylander combined for 17 shots, a lot of good chances by both.

Damn that generational Korpisalo and his year after year vezinas. Goalied by the best that year, no question.

 

[weems]

Someone correct this if it's wrong but if you add the last month of last season, the playoffs vs BOS and now these five games, I think our PP over that stretch is something like 8 - 64.

Has it been figured out? There's just no way we should be struggling this badly to score 5v4.

 

[wingman75]

Not nearly good enough from about mid-way of the first through the second. Got some shots, controlled the puck but no one was going to the dirty areas, at least not when it mattered.

Great push in the third. Dominated them from start to finish. Too little too late I would say. But even through the first 2 periods, no complaints about the effort, just not great execution.

If we play the right way for a full 60, it is a team we can beat even with Shesterkin on his game.

PP is a f***ing disgrace. I have been a big JT supporter since he joined the team, that 3rd from him was complete nonsense. Turnovers, fumbling the puck. Not good enough.

I know you can't boil the game down to these two sequences, but the Rangers when on the 6-on-5 (delayed penalty) were going for a goal. We (once Marner got the puck in the offensive zone) all just stood still, zero intentions.

Knies after what I felt was a shaky first two was good in the third.

We also had no puck luck.

They'd better be ready for another solid opponent on Monday!

 

[rumman]

Other than the Rangers, 0 teams in the league have this kind of goaltending. He's the best in the game for a reason

Dallas is a close second imo……..

 

[Jozay]

Powerplay is disgustingly bad

 

[wingman75]

2/16 on the PP this year. I know its early BUT don’t we have a new PP coach?

Same players. It's on the coach to change up the mix and see what they can stir up. Just running the same predictable thing out there game after game is utterly embarrassing for all involved.

 

[lopey]

Pp looking like s pinto not a bronco

 

[rumman]

All meaningless ……because we lost. I bet the Rangers aren’t talking about Corsi right now, they are celebrating………because they won

 

[djdev]

tavares doesnt deserve PP1 time, it should be a reward for good play, he literally makes every line hes on worse at regular strength, knies or mcmann deserves that spot.

 

[rumman]

It’s refreshing to have a couple of legitimate power forwards in Knies and McMann, the former is looking really really good thus far………

 

[HamiltonNHL]

@kb

Anything is possible

 

[thewave]

Who cares. First 15 games they are figuring out the season and new Team under a new coach.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Tavares

 

[djdev]

It’s refreshing to have a couple of legitimate power forwards in Knies and McMann, the former is looking really really good thus far………

the guy that tried to check knies and fell on his ass is 6'5 and 230lbs lol. he is going to be a damn monster if he isnt already.

 

[wingman75]

Who cares. First 15 games they are figuring out the season and new Team under a new coach.

I mean, it matters... it's just not the be-all-end-all. I think we have seen that they are willing to buy into the coaches plan. Defensively they have been light years ahead of any season since Matthews joined the team.

They were lazy offensively tonight. That was not a system issue, or a learning issue. No bodies in the dirty areas until the 3rd. Yes, Shesterkin was good, but we didn't make it very hard on him generally speaking.

It's probably a game you should win at home. I figure they lose on Monday too and then we've got a 'thing' on our hands lol

 

[PromisedLand]

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High Danger Corsi For 18-10. Pretty big differential.

20 million AAV for Shesty. Spend all that cap on him LOL

 

[IPS]

PP is a f***ing disgrace. I have been a big JT supporter since he joined the team, that 3rd from him was complete nonsense. Turnovers, fumbling the puck. Not good enough.

You literally can't defend JT nowadays. He's a complete blackhole wherever he is in the lineup. Whoever was still calling him a "quality #2C" in the offseason has no f***ing idea what they're talking about, this guy is COOKED.

 

[wingman75]

You literally can't defend JT nowadays. He's a complete blackhole wherever he is in the lineup. Whoever was still calling him a "quality #2C" in the offseason has no f***ing idea what they're talking about, this guy is COOKED.

Has a flash here and there, but in the flows of the game, man, it's bad. So many turnovers, battles lost, and most of those between the blue lines or just inside. Like, that was a terrible pass from Willy with the goalie out, but you have to be able to do something with that puck, even if you bump it down to the corner. It's a bummer, because we need him to be at least decent for this to work this season.

 

[TIGERCOOL]

Our biggest issue continues to plague us... we aren't making it tough enough on these goalies. Our skilled players hold the puck for too long. They're good enough to get the puck into high danger ice, but the goalies know exactly where it's coming from.

Lateral puck movement, one-touch passes and bodies in front. That's the key. Our best players rag the puck and everyone on the ice knows where the play is developing.

This is why we make mid goalies look elite and elite goalies look unbeatable

 

[Roo]

Disappointed in the loss, it felt like our first game against Montreal. We controlled more of the game and had the better chances, but just couldn’t bury enough. Really great game by Shesterkin, got to tip your hat tonight. NYR played well in front of him too. We need to be better.

PP cost us. Look how fast the NYR moved the puck on their first PP. Their PP was more dangerous than ours. We’re still too slow and holding onto the puck too long.

Stolarz still looks solid.

Top line was really on. Domi line looked good too. Need more from that 3rd line.

Thought Timmins was pretty good tonight. Moved quick and made some nice breakout passes.

All in all, a good game despite the result. Just need to keep building and improving.

 

[LeafGrief]

Aside from our PP being ass, this was a solid and competitive game. Shesterkin put on a clinic, can’t do much about that.

 

[shaner8989]

Tavares is f***ing garbage. 4th line for rest of season and he better not be resigned.

We got goalied tonight. Happens