Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 4-2

[justashadowof]

They deserved the lose, but what the f*** was with that call? Situation room had money on the Yotes tonight?

The Yotes' broadcast is sponsored by Bally's. Not joking.

 

[inthe6ix]

Who's the dumbass who took the penalty that gave Arizona it's 3rd goal

jarnkrok

 

[Dreakmur]

If it's not the team, it's the officiating...hard to watch these games.

We should beat Arizona short handed the entire game.

 

[leafsfan5]

It's funny, this team acts as though they're the Tampa Bay Lightning. 2 cups, 3 straight finals, perennial ECF finalists. Like they're above other clubs and don't want to put in the effort because it's not worth it

In reality they've accomplished as much in the last decade as the Buffalo Sabres. The hubris is dynasty level, though!

 

[LeafGrief]

Pretty classic Leafs game where they play down to the opposition. Keefe's comments from earlier looking very silly right now, we all know exactly what the situation is.

Hand pass call makes no damn sense.

 

[Byron Bitz]

When we miss the playoffs by 1 point remember these games we handed to trash teams like Arizona and MTL

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Also, Jarnkrok is an idiot for putting the team down a man in the final minutes of the game. We were all over them and he decides now is the best time to test out how much he can get away with.

 

[Cynical]

Is it just me or do the Leafs seem to get screwed more by the NHL when they play at home. It's almost like they want to make sure the other teams get spotlight when they face the Leafs in Toronto.

 

[Menzinger]

Matthews should wake up, he’s been utter dog shot for the start of the seaskn

He does need to start scoring

 

[Skullz]

Something up with AM? Really fighting it when he has the puck it seems.

Horrible effort tonight, deserved to lose. Not sure about that ticky-tack none-call, but should have played better.

 

[robertmac43]

I just want a clear explanation of the call after this game.

 

[MSZ]

 

[Nineteen67]

This team is the complete opposite of a Trotz team. Also Keefe isn’t the only issue. His players packed it in early tonight and only showed up in the last 10 mins

AZ was just dedicated to clogging up the front of the net.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Dont they need conclusive evidence to overturn a call?

You’d think so!

 

[PromisedLand]

Look, they made it interesting, but we deserved to lose. What a embarassing on ice product we are so far this year. Horrible.

Puck possession is worthless if you never do anything with the puck.

Also Justin Holl continues to be trash, nothing he provides is exceptional, except his boneheaded errors.

GM of this team decided to "protect" Holl in the expansion draft.

 

[saffronleaf]

is it usually a penalty if you knock someone's stick out of their hands? i thought you had to break their stick...

 

[francis246]

We aren’t good. We don’t look good.

Doesn’t matter what we could be, or what we were previously. This team has huge problems at the moment

Losses to Montreal and Arizona early in the biggest prove it season in this era is not a good sign of things to come

I know I’m sick of red faced Keefe shouting like a maniac behind the bench. I had a lot of confidence in him at the beginning. But man is it getting more difficult to be in his corner when you see the lack of preparedness on the ice.

in fairness the leafs have gotten f***ed by the refs this year. he has a reason to be pissed in those moments. But you are also right, Keefe's main problem is he doesn't have the team prepared night in and night out.

 

[rocketman588]

outplayed them for 2/3 periods, but regardless sloppy hockey and they deserved to lose.

but that may be the worst overturned call I've ever seen.

They're a f***ing echl team dude. We had 14 shots through 2 periods

Also there's been worse goalie interferences

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

They gave up 17 shots and Erik Kallgren found a way because he is still the same piece of shit that he was last year year except people will notice because the offense isn't clicking yet.

 

[MoreMogilny]

Boston and Pittsburgh completely dominated the Yotes but the Leafs had only 13 shots on goal through 2 periods

Can't say I'm surprised with the end result

Those are teams with winning pedigree that know what it takes to get to a championship and win a series. And they go hard after it every single year.

The Leafs cannot stop demonstrating a complete lack of Killer instinct

We’ve talked about it for years and years. It’s the makeup of the franchise.

 

[leafsfan5]

0-2 against MTL and Arizona lmaooooo

 

[NinjaKick]

drop Holl off at my grandmas... she'll fix him just like she fixed me

good times, good times

 

[Cleetus]

Ii hope next coach is Tortorella

ah he is good, got the flyers 2-0 lol

 

[Sypher04]

I know the popular take away is that the Leafs didn’t deserve to win tonight, but frankly that’s horseshit. They didn’t play anywhere close to their potential and deserve criticism for their effort, but despite that fact they were still on par with or better than the Coyotes virtually the entire night. The only reason this game was close was mediocre goaltending. And then, when the Leafs deciding to fully engage they basically flipped the game inside 10 mins only to be called on a ridiculously chincy penalty call with 2 mins left, and then after we tie yet again, they called it back on some seriously suspect work by the situation room.

Just because a team doesn’t give full effort doesn’t immediately mean they deserved to lose. The Leafs deserved this game.

But yeah, the effort through 40 was unacceptable

 

[Dreakmur]

Personally I am most excited for the league to make the opposite ruling on an actual hand pass later on in the season. The only clowns bigger than the Leafs are the ones running the league.

Is the rule touch or control? I’m actually not sure on the hand pass, but there are several rules that require the opposite team to control the puck rather than just touch it.