Post-Game Talk: Leafs Lose 4-2

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They really needed to go with something that promotes toughness. Something like Stihl, Carhartts, Finning, Smith & Wesson (lol). Anything would be better for the image than "milk and cookies".
Carhartt’s used to be tough wearing work wear, now it’s fashionable junk……..
 
Looks like the annual post all-star game skid is in full effect.

As soon as I saw Marner and Nylander getting roughed up around the net to start the third I knew it was over. They were even more perimeter players than normal after that. Every time an Ottawa player came near Marner his response was to unload the puck.

So hard to believe he hasn't been benched yet.

Weak, scared, soft, and gutless. Everyone knows if you want to beat the Leafs you just have to play them hard. They'll disappear faster than my paycheque.

They're about the same size too.

Not long ago fans could at least count on regular season success. Even that's starting to look like a thing of the past. At this point missing out on seven playoffs games wouldn't be a disappointment if it incites change.

Let the stealth tank begin.
 
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Blow this f***ing team up in the offseason. Just keep Nylander, Knies, Woll and Stolarz. Tank for McKenna.

Literally dump any and everything else on this trash roster/front office.

For the billionth time, this should have happened after the Montreal series and arguably after the Columbus series. These losers have never been serious about winning, just about getting paid. I can't take watching this shit anymore.
 
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This team desperately needs a defenceman that can shoot.

Absolute muffins from the point. On top of that, we're running the biggest muffin of a shot (Marner) on the point as the forward. No one is worried about Marner's shot from the point.

Colorado has Makar from the point, who won the hardest shot last year. Edmonton has Bouchard on the slot opening up space for McDavid/Drai. We have no one on the slot who's a threat to score so teams just collapse the passing lanes as the chance of you getting beat at the point are very minimal.
If you don’t have a shooter you have to have guys moving. The Leafs are far too stagnant in their PP setup. They move 15ft. Nobody is moving to open up the PK. It’s simple to defend and Ottawa last night didn’t need rotate their guys or move out of the diamond.
 
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Blow this f***ing team up in the offseason. Just keep Nylander, Knies, Woll and Stolarz. Tank for McKenna.

Literally dump any and everything else on this trash roster/front office.

For the billionth time, this should have happened after the Montreal series and arguably after the Columbus series. These losers have never been serious about winning, just about getting paid. I can't take watching this shit anymore.
Chief we aint got our own 1st until 2028 (dont worry that one will probably get traded next deadline or the one after that). We aint tankin anytime soon. This franchise completely lacks vision and a direction. They tanked for the high picks and thought it would lead to automatic success. Theyve just been spinning their wheels ever since. What a fraud Shanny is. I'm thankful he convinced ownership to finally tank and rebuild but my god he has had no idea what to do after that.
 
Imagine they still reup Marner after this season and another first round exit 😂

So glad we wasted more premium assets on the likes of laughton and Carlo. This franchise will never learn or care how to make a competitive team. Been saying it for awhile now, but the leafs are not a serious franchise.
Agreed. IMO they needed one more good draft year after getting Matthews (only Liljegren the next year?). Then they wouldn't be scrambling for mid to low tier adds every deadline ever since. Instead they chose "accelerate the rebuild" and lost their chance to build properly and win anything of note.
 
Chief we aint got our own 1st until 2028 (dont worry that one will probably get traded next deadline or the one after that). We aint tankin anytime soon. This franchise completely lacks vision and a direction. They tanked for the high picks and thought it would lead to automatic success. Theyve just been spinning their wheels ever since. What a fraud Shanny is. I'm thankful he convinced ownership to finally tank and rebuild but my god he has had no idea what to do after that.

2026 is top 5 protected, 2027 is top 10 protected.

But yeah I agree with you. Dumbas and Shanahan bumbled this era so f***ing bad but they were also handed a bunch of frauds at the same time.

I just can't take another season of watching the trash 4 again. I just can't.
 
Chief we aint got our own 1st until 2028 (dont worry that one will probably get traded next deadline or the one after that). We aint tankin anytime soon. This franchise completely lacks vision and a direction. They tanked for the high picks and thought it would lead to automatic success. Theyve just been spinning their wheels ever since. What a fraud Shanny is. I'm thankful he convinced ownership to finally tank and rebuild but my god he has had no idea what to do after that.
Come on guys, Bab’s said there will be pain and there is……….still…….
 
Come on guys, Bab’s said there will be pain and there is……….still…….

I didn't know he meant a decade of torture. While listening to smug whomp that thinks he is some sort of god whine for more money. Wouldn't be surprised Mitch is a room cancer.
 
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If Matthews is hurt I agree with many rest the guy we played better without him anyways

We are definetly the worse Canadian team in the league right now Puke!
It was a just matter of time when that the team out east, Ottawa and Calgary surpassed them.
 
I didn't know he meant a decade of torture. While listening to smug whomp that thinks he is some sort of god whine for more money. Wouldn't be surprised Mitch is a room cancer.

If there was an encyclopedia of Leafs history, I honestly think that would be the chapter title for describing the core 4 era: "Decade of Torture".
 
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