Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 4-3 in OT

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I think on the whole Woll did enough to help battle for that 1 point.

What's weird about him is he's somewhat beatable on routine shot attempts. But really thrives when things start to go crazy and he has to battle with a second and third effort. For a technique based goalie, he's got a bit of a money goalie side to him.

He's the reason they only got 1 and not in a good way.

Everybody gets excited about whenever he has a scattered good game, and even in those games you are getting 3 past him most nights.

The reality is there are A LOT more bad nights than good but because he either wins despite his shit play, or at least gets to OT like tonight It's not showing up on his record.

Not yet anyway hence nobody notices.

 

[Mr_Fun]

Willy downgraded to a living in a cardboard box giving handies for Spaghetti-O's.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

I guess Nylander shouldn't have taken a knee shot and then a diving punch from Marchand...

He went down on his own before Marchand touched him.

 

[34]

This team is the same as last year. Nothing has changed.

You are not going to win in this league with garbage goaltending and no D. That is exactly what the Toronto Maple Leafs are.

 

[Al14]

Keefe overused the big guns in OT.. leaving Domi/Knies/Robertson on the bench late wasn’t the decision.

Exactly, get some speed out there with all that open ice 3 on 3.

Hell, I'd even give Gregor a shift over slow Taveras !!!

 

[saffronleaf]

Knies - Matthews - Nylander

combined for 20 shots tonight

they're fun to watch. hope they gel a bit more and we see more results.

 

[Stephen]

Bruins seem to make up for their lack of actual talent past Pasta by some of the most blatant cheating I've ever seen short of the 70's Philly Flyers...

Honestly, they felt like a generic NHL team with a few familiar faces pasted on in Pasta, the Rat and McAvoy. Everything else is as generic and unremarkable as Seattle, with some great goaltending from Ullmark tonight (and Swayman generally).

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Pathetic lack of hustle from Tavares and Nylander on the winner. I guess the backchecking chapter hasn't come up yet, in their "learning on what it takes to win".

Maybe, but they also could've been tired after playing most of the OT because the coach thinks overplaying the big guys is the key to success.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

When I think of the Leafs, I think, "who's that beautiful girl? Could she be any cuter?"

 

[Metroid]

Why did we dress Reeves if Marchand is still skating away?

I'm turning onto th dark side here after years being a fan of the positive posters here...

 

[Jojalu]

All that matters is who won the game and who is leading the standings. Not who was the better team that lost or getting respect in the handshake line. Nylander crap defensively on 2 goals against. he's always been lazy defensively and always will be. Nice check on your own player, Bert!

Except when the Leafs win in an unspectacular fashion.

 

[notbias]

The Woll hate is weird... he has a .915 or something close to it and has stolen us multiple games.

He's had a few stinkers, but here are his career stats so far... not giving up hope after 5 bad games this season.

 

[CelticDruid]

fun game to watch

no idea wtf Tavares was doing in o/t , skates towards the puck carrier bringing another checker with him which caused Willie to cut hard , blow a tire and then JT strolls back in slow motion because the selfish prick was hoping that the B's wouldn't score and he would get fed for a breakaway

Tavares only passes when he has no other option.

 

[Lightsol]

Look at it again, he did the Kyle Wellwood move and fell backwards on purpose to avoid the hit from Marchand (giving the puck away in the process).

Dude, once again, if you watch the slow mo replay, Marchand caught Nylander with his knee as Nylander was trying to avoid him. Then he dropped on him with a punch, got up and took off into the offensive zone.

 

[Racer88]

I guess this is the best time to sign him not after 17 straight games with a point.

lol, ya

 

[saffronleaf]

sportsnet double header what is even going on

 

[All Mod Cons]

Came to play and showed some character coming back like that against an excellent team.

Woll was bad. Nylander was a Greek tragedy and WTF was Tavares doing on the GWG other than deciding not to skate back; you're the captain FFS.

He shouldn't be imo. Can you imagine being on the team and looking to Tavares. He's not really the inspiring kind.

 

[7even]

Swayman is better

Which is why he won't be traded

 

[Stephen]

I thought we were the better team overall, but our OT/SO luck was bound to change at some point.

Nylander screwed up in OT and deserves to be cut some slack considering he carried the team for several weeks, but he has been off since the trip to Sweden.

Yeah it's unfortunate that it blew up like that for Nylander but he usually doesn't cost us like that and has been carrying the Leafs for a while up until they got back from Sweden. I think recovering that one point on that Matthews goal was so key and you can accept the L as a coin flip.

 

[Lightsol]

He went down on his own before Marchand touched him.

Again, that's what I thought at first. But the replay shows he didn't: Marchand caught him with an extended knee on the flyby.

 

[Rare Jewel]

This team is the same as last year. Nothing has changed.

Well, they didn't.

They changed Holl for Klingberg + depth signings.

 

[notbias]

All that matters is who won the game and who is leading the standings. Not who was the better team that lost or getting respect in the handshake line. Nylander crap defensively on 2 goals against. He's always been lazy defensively and always will be. Nice body check on your own player, Bert!

How we play matters... we've been terrible most of the season. We will win more games than lose if we play like tonight.

The puck doesn't always bounce your way, but if they play like this it will more likely than not go their way.

Building on good games is important.

 

[Racer88]

Nylander lays down at centre ice instead of taking the hit. What a clown

 

[All Mod Cons]

They were better last year, this team could really use ROR

This time last year we didn't have ROR.

 

[Apex Predator]

I think on the whole Woll did enough to help battle for that 1 point.

What's weird about him is he's somewhat beatable on routine shot attempts. But really thrives when things start to go crazy and he has to battle with a second and third effort. For a technique based goalie, he's got a bit of a money goalie side to him.

Sounds like Reimer a bit