Post-Game Talk: Leafs Lose 4-3 in OT | Lead Series 3-1

[PromisedLand]

Also I am kinda f***ing done with patches experiment. f***ing play Robertson and if you don't wanna play him then f***ing go 11F7D

 

[ACC1224]

All good. Didn’t expect 4 straight anyway.

 

[vpasla1]

Now the fun begins.

Games 5 to 7, playoff hockey and things are tightened up, along with do or die. This is where we see if marner is still the marner of old.

 

[torontoblood]

we scored at will on the power play in the first three games of the series but tonight our powerplay sucked lol

 

[Commander Clueless]

It's happening again!

Noooooo

 

[Budz]

Wild. Wild takes in here.
Calm down.

 

[yubbers]

Patches hasn't been effective at all. Bring back Robby for the guaranteed goal

 

[sxvnert]

Great now we have to wait an extra day until Tuesday.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Start Woll in Game 5. Stolarz has not been good in this series at all.

Not the best game by Stolarz and he's let in a couple softies this series. But he's been very good overall and won 3 for us. Would be shocked if he doesn't play the next one

 

[hfman]

I thought we had it

yup.

but here we go again...



...just watch.

 

[6ix]

If you can’t score on a 4 min PP in OT you deserve to lose. Matthews and Marner did nothing

 

[Aashir]

Anyone blaming refs is out to lunch

We had a 4 min pp, we played it like it was December 22nd against the Utah hockey club

Matthews had me wanting to grab him through the screen lool

 

[wingman75]

It happens. We played fine, but if you can't score on a 4 min PP in OT, you don't deserve to win. Need more from the top line mainly Marner and Matthews.
Not worried yet but lose game 5, than you get nervous.

For sure. And not having Tavares on that PP did not help.

That just ended an 8 (EIGHT) game winning streak. And just barely. Leafs were the better team in the second, third and OT.

They just need to stick with it and they should be able to win on Tuesday.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

Wild. Wild takes in here.
Calm down.

I'm gonna trade all of our players by tomorrow and there's nothing you can do to stop me

 

[notbias]

He isn't going to go 16-0. The problem in this game is 100% on special teams.

Ya, not on the goalie who had a .857 save % and not a lot of high-quality chances against.

I think he's earned some bad nights, but still, he is the main issue with the game.

 

[shaner8989]

We lose Tuesday we’re out. This franchise is so f***ing brittle. This core just can’t win big games.

 

[weems]

Leafs in 5 always seemed like the most likely outcome so not too worried.

Stolarz didn't have a good game but as a team we played a pretty decent game.

We better show up ready for a hard fight Tuesday because Ottawa is now playing with house money and has renewed belief.

 

[sxvnert]

Also I am kinda f***ing done with patches experiment. f***ing play Robertson and if you don't wanna play him then f***ing go 11F7D

Honestly, just put in Kampf and be done with it. At least it takes Matthews off the top PK.

 

[Warden of the North]

Special teams killed us.

Yikes.

On to game 5. Do it for the home crowd.

 

[LadyLala]

These guys have some serious trauma when it comes to closeout games.

Get it done on Tuesday.

Their fans have plenty of trauma, as well.

 

[HolyCrap]

Reilly needs to be turfed in the off-season regardless how deep they go in playoffs. I’ll look after Tessa when he’s gone.

 

[1specter]

Should've been way more urgency on the PP. Matthews do something, literally anything

 

[MilkofthePoppy]

Love the way the Sportsnet Crew just washes over that Zub hit. That was an elbow to the face.

 

[KaN19]

Matthews needs to start playing like the highest paid player in the league

His inability to step up when it matters is becoming tiresome.

Matthews has been by far the worst member of the core 4 this series. Even old man Tavares is putting him to shame.

He needs to pick it up if we want to get past either Florida team.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Can't fault one player; there were a bunch of issues.

Matthews' left hand/wrist/elbow, whatever it is, looks at best to be 70%. There really is not much venom in his shots these days.

Nylander had one of the most hot/cold games I've seen. Good back check one shift, blown coverage the next. Great pass on the OEL goal, though