Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 4-2

[ThrowDemTongs]

Aren’t the Leafs the skilled team in this series?

Ostensibly

 

[TheGreatOne11]

Needs-
Goaltending
Special teams proficiency
Marner to realize playoff hockey requires another level/gear
A fresh coaching perspective
Nylander to pretend he's back in Sweden once he returns
A virgin sacrifice to the hockey gods
Goaltending again

 

[mogs]

Lil may just not have what it takes upstairs. Good thing is we can put in Brodie.

As bad as he was most of the season he really needs to be in next game. If Lily shot left he would have been in the press box all series. Or traded at the deadline. He's got one thing going for him and it's not enough.

 

[Gallagbi]

We lost.

Seemed like the matchups were fine, execution was a struggle. Most of the special teams issues came up and the ES goals were individual execution errors

 

[sxvnert]

Marner and Lily are completely terrified of getting hit.

 

[likecheese]

Yeah I think I've seen enough, he's just not that good. Mentally weak and scared under pressure.

He's putrid, hope I never see him again after tonight.

 

[notbias]

What did they change last game?

Bert moved to PP1

 

[wingman75]

Bruins PP - 5 for 10 50%
Leafs PP - 1 for 11 9.1%

If you predicted this before the series, we ALL would have believed you. Pathetic.

 

[NJG]

Really wish we had Klingberg at least he would bring something to the PP and has a bomb.

 

[Stephen]

Leafs shot themselves in the foot at least 3 times to lose that one. Losses also happen when you have zero star power difference making and some inconsistent goaltending while locked in a low scoring duel.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Special teams battles are differences makers in playoff series

This one is no different.

Especially when you practically never score on any of your PPs and get scored on on every PK.

We get the best of both worlds

 

[GQS]

He cost goal #3 the GWG

Way to soft, bad IQ and turnover prone with no offense

He is game 7 Gardiner every night with no special skating or passing skills

He was tied up on the GWG. Don't know how you blame it on him but OK.

You don't believe he's good, but I think he's been playing fine. Don't think a guy like Brodie would be any better.

 

[Donnie740]

Sandin should've been kept around somehow.

Sandin is just as useless as Timid Lilijgren.

Hopelessly slow footed, terrified of their own shadow and belong in a non-contact hockey league.

 

[Koolboss]

U guys can keep watching these pansies
I’m done with this garbage
Keeep doing the same thing every year expecting a different result

Stopped watching about 5 seasons ago and was the best decision lol

 

[mogs]

I made my grade 8 volleyball team cause I was taller than everyone else. I sucked at volleyball. Just like how Lily is in the line up cause he shoots right. Only reason.

 

[Cleetus]

Can someone explain what the issue is with Keefe? Seen 10 posts saying it is all his fault and not a single person has given a good reason why it is.

Thought the biggest difference was goaltending...

yea you need a save it really comes down to that, that was a back breaker on the first one, that has no business going in

 

[Confucius]

Swayman makes the same as Samsanov...

Drafting one is the easiest way to get one, outside that, buying low and hoping they rebound/develop.

Getting goalies is hard.

Tough to draft one when we keep trading away our picks. And drafting one is usually not immediate help, which we need every year because you know every year is our year and we have to go for it.

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

When you watch other playoff games, nobody really loses games in crushing ways like us.

There is a certain...feel to a leafs loss that stings you. When I watch colorado/jets it just looks like great hockey where one team played better

When we lose its usually something glaring. Whether it's the yips, a mistake, the refs, bad offense, bad defense, bad goaltending there's something very bitter in our losses that feels unique.

I feel myself exiting anger and entering into acceptance lol

 

[3blizzard4]

Yay a two day break to marinate this.

Thanks core four.

 

[Havoc]

Might be better starting Klingberg @ 0% health than watching Liljegren masquerade as a top 4 2-way D.

Whatever. Shake it off and onto game 4. Gonna be tough for Boston to close. Pasta took another beating tonight. He was invisible in the 2nd half

 

[Stephen]

Really wish we had Klingberg at least he would bring something to the PP and has a bomb.

That “spacing” problem has reared its ugly head on special teams. They all just seem so bunched up and in terrible body positioning to make anything happen.

 

[socko]

Big fail.

Under 3 goals again, Samsonov let in a back breaker, while Swayman made big saves in traffic. Special teams crap the bed AGAIN

Samsonov let in 2 backbreakers. 2 short-side goals.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

PP is f***ing Peepee

And the PK. And the goaltending. And our star players were once again not as good as the opponents

 

[Ianturnedbull]

This night is not elite.

 

[BraveCanadian]

I also still say Domi's play was a rally cry for the Bruins team because they were basically doa up until that point in the game...

I know hockey players aren't too bright but that was an especially dumb move by Domi.. even by Domi standards.