Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 4-3 OT in game 5

[SeenSchenn2]

Need more from 34 and 16, man. Marner especially, enough of this f***ing dancing wraparound.

 

[TheShape]

Incredibly agitating we’re letting this bad Habs team hang around. Absolutely zero killer instinct on this leafs team. 1st line was atrocious again.

Doubt will creep in now for sure, I still think we’ll win the series but until this team takes care of business, i’m not going to get my hopes up.

Price has been dialled in, who I'm worried about now is Campbell, he looked drunk tonight. We’ll see how/if he bounces back.

 

[keonsbitterness]

We are all Leafs fans. Are there optimists among us?

Sure. I predict we win Saturday.

 

[HespelerGreenFlash]

No surprise here. Losing games they should win is par for the course.

Left Campbell out to dry all game too.

uhuh. How do you lose a game you should win but leave Campbell out to dry all game? Contradictory

 

[Sypher04]

I explained in a different post. Here you go:

He pinched down too low. He was behind the Habs D.

If Galchenyuk throws it back up the boards, it goes to the Habs D who sends them on a 2 on 0 anyway.

Low IQ stupid pinch. No justification for being that aggressive.

Nothing about that is true. A) galchenyuk doesn't have to make the specific play you're saying here B) even if he does there its 50/50 at best that a Montreal defender can cut the puck off C) even IF he cuts it off, there is no reason to think our guys at the point couldn't have backed off further.

You've just assumed everything goes wrong from the pinch to support your narrative is was a bad one.

The Bogosian pinch is a non issue. The blind pass along the blue line is 100% the problem

 

[socko]

This is the redemption tour for the core guys and outside of Game 2 Matthews hasn’t really done anything.

Which is really surprising given his regular season consistency. I'm majorly disappointed in him.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

This must be a circus because all I see is clowns saying we lost the series

 

[Lightsol]

Quite frankly, if I'm enraged about anything, it's how f***ing SHIT the ice was. AGAIN. WHAT THE HELL, MLSEL? Why do the Leafs have the worst ice in Canada, so bad that the guys frequently can't make basic passes on it?

 

[Sniper99]

Brutal giveaway

But Galchenyuk got put in a bad spot because Bogo pinched for no reason

Just sucks

My heart sank the second that pass landed on their stick. Cant just throw out passes like that

 

[Havoc]

Habs win 1 leafs win 3. Sounds like a realistic pattern. This series is done next game.

 

[William Hylander]

The pinch by Bogosian is how the D is coached to keep the puck in the zone.

Stupid parts: Holl needs to be in the middle of the ice near the blue line and glachenyuk needs to just flick it on net or around the boards if Holl isn't there...

Its a team effort to allow a 2 on 0 tho, you should have at least one guy back if at least one person is thinking on that play.

 

[ottomaddox]

There’s no way they win game 6 with their fans in the building. This is going to 7.

2500 fans will not do much. If a pro team can't handle that then how on earth have they ever experienced a road win?

 

[3blizzard4]

Typically a bad turnover.

heezus man you always take these questions literally? Duh it was a bad turnover. Anyone can see that. Dude was venting.

 

[17 Clark]

This is going to game 7. Not looking good.

team doesn’t know how to do anything easy they could’ve use the rest better wake up next game boys

 

[Cleetus]

Should I stop work on the statue the Board ordered after last game?

yes!

 

[Suntouchable13]

We're such a tortured fan base. We're so close to advancing.

 

[Duffman955]

We were by far the better team tonight.

If Sandin sisnt channel his inner Game 7 Jake Gardiner, we win easily

 

[Cpt Maple Leaf]

Should I stop work on the statue the Board ordered after last game?

Not if it is a big pile of poo.

 

[stickty111]

Paging first line.

Paging Marner.

 

[HomerJLeafs]

to be honest I'm afraid Marner just doesn't have a playoff gear
for me he plays now like he is in junior still with all the time and space
i was ok with winning without our first line
but
Keefe shoulda played them against different lines or at least Matthews shoulda played with more intensity

 

[dubey]

uhuh. How do you lose a game you should win but leave Campbell out to dry all game? Contradictory

Do you know what contradictory means?

 

[Gallagbi]

Bogosian is the last defenseman on our team that should be pinching. This is my only problem with possession style hockey. It makes people make dumb decisions. You have to recognize who is out there. Montreal’s two fastest players are out there. Every time you pinch there is a 50% chance something would go wrong. He should have just let Montreal get possession there and play defense.

I get it’s a play we routinely make I just think that was not the appropriate time for it

Nah, it's got nothing to do with who pinched. It's an obvious pinch situation where we retain possession with an easy and safe play.

It has nothing to do with us being a possession team, it's just basic hockey that Galchenyuk blew. Nothing more go make of it than that.

 

[hockeyes]

Oh no, they didn't win 4 straight, they must be about to lose the series!

 

[William Hylander]

The pinch by Bogosian is how the D is coached to keep the puck in the zone.

Stupid parts: Holl needs to be in the middle of the ice near the blue line and glachenyuk needs to just flick it on net or around the boards if Holl isn't there...

Its a team effort to allow a 2 on 0 tho, you should have at least one guy back if at least one person is thinking on that play.

 

[LeafsFan89]

settle the f*** down man... stop embarrassing us.... what the f*** is wrong with you kinda fans... ya. I GET IT!~ but they sure made a hell of a comeback being down 3-0 when the Habs we're fighting for their lives in an elimination game.. yeah.. Gally f***ed up large.. shit happens... We will beat em in front of 2500 smurfs on Saturday! Simmer down~!

In all fairness, he has 48 years of being a fan. You look pretty young. Do you blame him?