Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 5-3

[stickty111]

We have played well but need to stop with these penalties. Thats basically the story so far

 

[tmlms13]

Calgary signed Markstrom as a FA around $6 mill. I’m sure there are solid #2 C’s in in the 5-6 mill range.

And you know for a fact that Markstrom would have chosen Toronto instead of Calgary?...... Did you know that Markstrom is actually older than Tavares and has more years left on his contract.

 

[A1LeafNation]

We have played well but need to stop with these penalties. Thats basically the story so far

After game 1, they didn't care about it.

I'm sure after game 2, they will tone it down...hopefully.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Would not want Danault as my 2C

And get to upgrade from Campbell to Markstrom?

 

[Budz]

So simmonds, our moafuccckin killa, took out perry, their best player no? Perry aint playing anymore in these games no? Perry , who accidintalty took out tavares last year. aaaight. I'm aaaight. Respect.

I will never understand why this allowed?

 

[6ix]

And you know for a fact that Markstrom would have chosen Toronto instead of Calgary?...... Did you know that Markstrom is actually older than Tavares and has more years left on his contract.

That wasn’t his question though. He asked who was out there in that price range as a FA, which Markstrom was.

 

[Hoglund4MvP]

Look at you talking about xGF lol.

Good eye. His xGF% is sky high but the actual xGF is trash. It's only high because of the xGA

wasn't that hard to learn took 2 minutes of reading some hockey nerd blog

 

[PromisedLand]

Really? You haven't noticed that your PP goes to sleep in the PP? Really Keefe?

 

[danron1376]

Another low IQ guy potential to burn us is Mikheyev. He's doing nothing out there it only looks like he is because he has legs. Last game could have cost us with dumb penalties. This game he wouldn't even crack Tampas top 9 the way he played yet he had second liner usage on our team.

Don't fall for high xGF% the xGF component is more telling. Didn't generate anything. Tavares is taking the blame for Mikheyev running around useless this game. Tavares is high IQ elite player put him back with Nylander and give them Bunting. Kerfoot looked fine on top line.

mikheyev just doesn't pass the eye test for me. he folds to playoff checking. he's fast and might be good on the PK but that's it.

 

[notbias]

And get to upgrade from Campbell to Markstrom?

Don't think the difference is that big. At least not as big as a difference between Tavares and Danault. You're also gambling on both players wanting to sign.

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

Spezza was the guy who stuck up for Sandin.

Yes against Neil Pionk. I love Spezza and the leadership he shows but I'm talking somebody to keep Maroon and Perry honest. Spezza doesn't move the needle there.

They're still gonna be rats but having Simmonds breathing down your neck after every whistle is a big price to pay

 

[IPS]

Really? You haven't noticed that your PP goes to sleep in the PP? Really Keefe?

What are 1/10 on the PP? Straighten that shit out already.

And are Dubas and Keefe ever going to grow a set of balls and call this reffing out? What are they f***ing worried that they're not gonna be fair or something? TAKE A f***ING LOOK YOU GUYS, IT CAN'T GET ANY WORSE!

 

[tmlms13]

And get to upgrade from Campbell to Markstrom?

I don't watch enough Flames games but how much of Markstrom is the fact that Daryll Sutter is his coach

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Hard to believe Panthers lost.

 

[hockeynorth]

Bunting. Matthews. Marner
Blackwel.Tavares. Kase
Engvall. Kampf. Soup
Spezza. Kerfoot. Nylander


I would try that 4th line against the Perry line and just fly past them

That L4 would actually be pretty sick but damn hard to deploy minutes like that

 

[Hoglund4MvP]

I wonder how people can watch that game and think JT is at fault. Not even Marner can make something out of what Mikheyev brings against top teams like Tampa. JT was rock solid in the defensive zone as well and elite on the draw.

Shelter Mikheyev for his one man straight line shows and bring up Nylander so the play can become more strategic. Low IQ play that runs off adrenaline and base instincts isn't going to beat a team like Tampa.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Spezza was the guy who stuck up for Sandin.

And got suspended.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

And got suspended.

He's smart enough to avoid that in a playoff game.

 

[seventieslord]

He's not tradable because of his contract. 11m players (with 4 years left) need to be 90+ point players to be worth it

you mean 3 years, right? RIGHT? (please for the love of god tell me I'm right)

 

[hockeynorth]

Engvall was pretty poor today, Mikheyev too. Liljegren had a rare subpar game but was great game one, Simmonds was the worst player on the ice.

Marner, Matthews, Kerfoot, Kampf (less the brain fart), Bunting, Muzzin, Brodie and Rielly all look fantastic.

Campbell, Tavares, Nylander, Blackwell, Kase, Giordano, Lyubushkin have all kind of just been *guys*, neither good nor bad.

Realistically, I would just reunite Kerfoot/Tavares/Nylander and the MKE line, especially without home ice advantage, but this may be good:

Bunting - Matthews - Marner
Kase - Kerfoot - Nylander
Blackwell - Tavares - Spezza
Mikheyev - Kampf - Engvall

 

[HamiltonNHL]

you mean 3 years, right? RIGHT? (please for the love of god tell me I'm right)

3 after this year.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Don't think the difference is that big. At least not as big as a difference between Tavares and Danault. You're also gambling on both players wanting to sign.

To be honest, I'd rather have about 40 other centre's than Tavares, which would free up for upgrades elsewhere. That's just my view. I'm 1000% against paying your 2nd line centre 11mil a year.

 

[alliuk12]

Stay. Out. Of. The. Box.

The penalty box is a one way trip and it was only for the least aggressive team 17 leafs 9 tampa and if you watched the game rather then just the score you would have seen the bias of the refs that over 2 game’s

 

[joeyjojojrshabadoo]

And get to upgrade from Campbell to Markstrom?

Markstrom was average at best for ages..... Ppl forget that systems protect goalies. Toronto's system hangs goalies out to dry

 

[Shooter2x]

I don't think they can let the Perry, Maroon, Bellemare clown show continue to have any factor out there. If they're out there, throw the first line out and put strength on the stooges.

What show though? They didn't do anything besides Perry freebie breakaway and Campbell freebie five hole.

The 3 of their goons combined for 1 hit. We had literally no reason to give in and take dumb penalties against them. They were a non-factor physically.