Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 4-2

[Dangles McGavin]

Ilya and Engvall had some great looks. Spezza created a couple nice chances. Rielly & Holl created solo efforts with good finishes.

I don't think we're as bad you say, but I sympathize with you.

You're certainly right - as with everyone on this board, I'm biased towards discussing the negatives lol.

I think our 2nd line is the one that tilts me the most. I've seen Kerfoot lob it into the goalie's crest, and the line seemingly never generating anything enough times. I suggested Engvall and Mikheyev with JT in another post. Matthews and Marner are so good together that it's really difficult for me to suggest splitting them up.

 

[BigGulpsEh]

I wish we had a culture where getting out the 1st rd wasn't our only goal

 

[leafsafc]

I wish we had a culture where getting out the 1st rd wasn't our only goal

In fairness, if Florida had fans, that's all they would care about too

 

[IPS]

I wish we had a culture where getting out the 1st rd wasn't our only goal

There's already posters justifying why it's going to be totally OK if we lose again in the 1st round.

 

[Dangles McGavin]

Ilya and Engvall had some great looks. Spezza created a couple nice chances. Rielly & Holl created solo efforts with good finishes.

I don't think we're as bad you say, but I sympathize with you.

You're certainly right - as with everyone on this board, I'm biased towards discussing the negatives lol.

I think our 2nd line is the one that tilts me the most. I've seen Kerfoot lob it into the goalie's crest, and the line seemingly never generating anything enough times. I suggested Engvall and Mikheyev with JT in another post. Matthews and Marner are so good together that it's really difficult for me to suggest splitting them up.

We took a lot of grade A scoring chances. We weren't taking muffins from the outside.

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That dark blue area... That is where I think people want us to get the vast majority of our chances.

I don't think this graph tells even close to the whole story. But I definitely acknowledge that we had our fair share of shots from up close.

 

[BigGulpsEh]

In fairness, if Florida had fans, that's all they would care about too

Exactly, the bar is set low

 

[Doublerum1975]

You said posters you haven't seen. Posters post here, not on the TV screen. Nice try though.

What are you even talking about i said we have people posting in here that I have never seen before just because I don’t post a lot doesn’t mean I don’t notice things

 

[Buzzman17]

had fun watching Simmonds last game as a leaf. Bring on the youth

 

[57 Years No Cup]

God we're not winning shit in this league

Trophies for everbody!

Keefe needs to be fired right now.

 

[PromisedLand]

Is Byron the same guy who played goalie for the Flyers and Rangers a few years back? Did he convert to player? Asking as an Islander fan?

I';ll give you the answer if you take Tavares back

 

[LastOne2100]

had fun watching Simmonds last game as a leaf. Bring on the youth

You sir, are dreaming. Good dream though.

 

[MSZ]

 

[Buzzman17]

Need to split up Marner and Matthews. Put them back together if needed in playoffs and if things aren’t clicking.

 

[LastOne2100]

At least someone is not happy and patting themselves on the back for a job well done because they outshot Montreal.

 

[34]

hopefully he treats the team to free ice cream or something. They deserve to feel like winners, regardless of the score

WTF! Are you kidding.

 

[BallardEra]

Hopefully they pick up some points tomorrow night. Will be 3 games in 4 nights when they play Boston next Tuesday.

 

[Shooter2x]

Sorry Mo but the third goal is on you. What a horrible read even if Matthews never fell.

 

[TMLeafer]

They should have crushed them when they had them down but didn't (again). Killer instinct missing.

 

[57 Years No Cup]

might be time for a culture change for this organization if it goes south in the playoffs.... new vision

Might?

 

[Leaftors]

We’re not the only team that’s losing against lessor opponents. We had a solid first and that was it.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Getting a bit impatient with Tavares' ineptness on offense .. seems like he can't handle the puck smoothly anymore while he's moving his legs. So he slows down and ends up stick handling into a couple of defenders closing in on him.

 

[PromisedLand]

very doubtful. dubas and keefe are either cowards or really stingy.

Why can't it be both

 

[Divine]

Exactly, the bar is set low

Leafs got extremely unlucky with the new playoff format. No one will acknowledge it, because it's easier to make fun of the Leafs. They play in a division where they can finish top 5 in the NHL and start on the road, because their division is the best in hockey.

One year the Leafs finished 4th in the NHL, their reward? Playing the 3rd overall Bruins in the first round.

The first round in the Atlantic is basically third round/SCF hockey for other teams.

If we got to play Edmonton or LA in the first 2 rounds, we wouldn't be worried about 1st round exits.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Looks like the blame is falling at the feet of the right person at least.

Maybe we can do Abruzzese/Kerfoot - Tavares - Blackwell as one line and Abruzzese/Kerfoot - Spezza - Nylander as the other. Won't happen tomorrow, but perhaps it should be the combos against Boston.

 

[ANDI P IS CUTE]

Wildcard spot.

Thankfully the Dubas era ends after another inevitable first round exit.

SHANY AND BRIERE TOO I PRAY.