Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 5-2

[TMLAM34]

Just watched the fight between Holl and RNH… Holl got rocked by RYAN f***ING NUGENT-HOPKINS?!

 

[Contenderorpretender]

Sometimes, just have to look at the bright side. McDavid didn't score 11 points.

 

[Notsince67]

The entire club suck lol but more seriously

Leafs was not as bad to begin the game, but samsonov had a pretty bad 1st period and leafs didn't show up rest of the game.

The 3 goal he allowed on 1st was weak...

1st : NHL goalie cant give that kind of rebounds

2nd yes its mcdavid but no reason to go in

3rd : if he didn't move at all, it would be a save but he started to move in his left and hyman scored because of it...

Honestly i dont understand why keefe kept samsonov in net

Sammy might have saved on 2 more goals on a better night but it was pretty clear that the Oilers had more energy that night. A loss is a loss. It looked like Keefe was attempting to shutdown McDavid with Willy's line. I saw no evidence that McDavid was jumping on the ice opportunistically.
Just a shitshow of tactics and execution

 

[thusk]

Probably kept him in knowing we play again tonight and saw how flat we were overall last night, Woll wouldn’t have changed anything. Might as well keep Woll fresh for tonight and hope the boys bounce back.

Change the momemtum, creating some energy..keefe was able to pull off samsonov for woll and send back samsonov tonight... when your goalie dont make basic saves, its become demoralizing

 

[Twine Tickler]

just how mentally weak are our players? These excuses are so infuriating.

Is it just me, or is it incredibly ironic how you are asking how weak our players are, yet you are on the verge of a melt down after 1 loss to a very good team....

Be disappointed, that is completely fair. But every team is entitled to poor games. They had won 5 of their last 6 games prior to this one. It's hardly the time to hit the eject button and panic.

 

[thusk]

Sammy might have saved on 2 more goals on a better night but it was pretty clear that the Oilers had more energy that night. A loss is a loss. It looked like Keefe was attempting to shutdown McDavid with Willy's line. I saw no evidence that McDavid was jumping on the ice opportunistically.
Just a shitshow of tactics and execution

Keefe didn't had last change...he didnt had option to choose his matchup

 

[Notsince67]

Keefe didn't had last change...he didnt had option to choose his matchup

They were mostly shifts on the fly.

 

[ITM]

There’s always a recovery period after surgery.

Holl losing to RNH - not cool. Don’t think Seeler would have. <cough - Holl, a prospect and a 4th - cough>

 

[ACC1224]

Honestly i dont understand why keefe kept samsonov in net

Leafs play again tonight

 

[Cobra777]

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lmao couldn't stop laughing

 

[Anthrax442]

Honestly i dont understand why keefe kept samsonov in net

He addressed it in post game - Woll is playing tonite.

 

[rocketman588]

Dubas needs to take Keefe's toy away Money Ball style.

He's also Dubas's toy unfortunately because his advanced stats are "elite"

 

[egd27]

I'm a little tired now, but I'll post the full excuse list in the morning.

As promised....please choose up to 3

The media
The Sit Room
Bettman
The Refs
Dept of Player Safety
The schedule
The playoff format
The "suits" / fans
The Salary Cap
The Canadian tax code
The Pandemic
Lou Lamoriello’s bad contracts
Mike Babcock’s emotional scarring
Lots of opposing players born in Ontario try too hard
Bruce Springsteen
New guys

 

[ACC1224]

As promised....please choose up to 3

The media
The Sit Room
Bettman
The Refs
Dept of Player Safety
The schedule
The playoff format
The "suits" / fans
The Salary Cap
The Canadian tax code
The Pandemic
Lou Lamoriello’s bad contracts
Mike Babcock’s emotional scarring
Lots of opposing players born in Ontario try too hard
Bruce Springsteen
New guys

I'm guessing that not many have seen Springsteen.
I have a couple times and it's a pretty tame show.

Some are making it sound like the Players spent 3 days at Woodstock or went on a road bender with Motley Crue.

 

[Rob Brown]

There’s always a recovery period after surgery.

Holl losing to RNH - not cool. Don’t think Seeler would have. <cough - Holl, a prospect and a 4th - cough>

I mean, Holl isn't a fighter (yes, I know RNH isn't either), but at least he showed a pulse and tried.

 

[Bomber0104]

I mean, Holl isn't a fighter (yes, I know RNH isn't either), but at least he showed a pulse and tried.

It's kind of reflective of how lowly the fans view him.

He stood up and fought, lost badly, and a good chunk of people in his own fanbase are literally laughing at him for it.

Kind of feel a bit bad for him at this point.

 

[LeafsandSharksfan]

There's a "Glory days will pass you by" joke to be made about this Springsteen talk but I'm too tired to come up with it.

 

[ACC1224]

I mean, Holl isn't a fighter (yes, I know RNH isn't either), but at least he showed a pulse and tried.

He was fighting to keep his spot in the lineup no doubt.

 

[ITM]

I mean, Holl isn't a fighter (yes, I know RNH isn't either), but at least he showed a pulse and tried.

And I loved (prime) Wayne Simmonds, and God bless his effort when he tried to skate a regular shift, but...We are passed the point of not optimizing where we can when deficiencies are apparent.

You know, I once picked Holl as a breakout player in a pre-playoffs thread. Always saw good things in him and I see the utility in depth. But I think it would be ideal to have as many pieces as we can who have menace. Obviously he's a glue guy, so perhaps moving him isn't the right move. But bringing in a guy like Seeler for the run...never a bad move.

 

[the squared circle]

My favourite Springsteen song since I was a kid - Hungry Heart - I guess he didn’t play it live for them the other night.

 

[thusk]

They were mostly shifts on the fly.

Exempe to starting a defensive faceoff, you send the line you want...

Exemple you send matthews line and edmonton counter with mcdavid.. you cant send exemple oreilly line against mcdavid if ts the matchup whatever if the next change or 2 is on the fly

 

[egd27]

I'm guessing that not many have seen Springsteen.
I have a couple times and it's a pretty tame show.

Some are making it sound like the Players spent 3 days at Woodstock or went on a road bender with Motley Crue.

I just saw him in Atlanta with my daughter. Show was great, but it started around 7:30 and was done by 10:30, not the wee hours of the morning.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

It's kind of reflective of how lowly the fans view him.

He stood up and fought, lost badly, and a good chunk of people in his own fanbase are literally laughing at him for it.

Kind of feel a bit bad for him at this point.

Sure. But that's not the issue, we've wanted him gone for 3 bloody years so it doesn't matter what he does anymore.

 

[justashadowof]

The one time I got dragged to a Bruce Springsteen concert I was begging for thing to end at about a hour in. It was like church. 3 hour long church.

 

[ACC1224]

I just saw him in Atlanta with my daughter. Show was great, but it started around 7:30 and was done by 10:30, not the wee hours of the morning.

Maybe they went from there to Kurt Cobains house to shoot heroin with his ghost?