Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 6-2

[Gallagbi]

They're professional athletes, they shouldn't need anything to be "motivated." Show up and do your job like the rest of us. I'm a professional as well, and if I let someone else throw me off, I'm getting fired and sued.

Freddy singlehandedly kept the team alive for 1.5 months, the skaters should have appropriate perspective.

Fred's a trainwreck right now. The team has been fine in front of him lately, he's just been brutal

 

[Notsince67]

Yikes.Stasny is spitting chicklets

 

[Blanche Blanche]

What the hell happened...

 

[Dekes For Days]

They're professional athletes

And they are playing against other professional athletes, in a game where only half can look good.

Freddy singlehandedly kept the team alive for 1.5 months

No, he most certainly did not. Andersen has single-handedly cost the team more games than he has won this season. This "the team is letting down Andersen" garbage needs to stop. The only thing Andersen has been elite at this season is deflating his team early and at the worst moments.

 

[Cleetus]

Dubas hasn't even managed to get a backup goalie during his tenure. We'll be waiting a long time for him to find a starting goalie

exactly this!

 

[Tall Morty]

Long gone are those great feelings and optimism this team gave us during the 16-17' season and round 1 vs the caps

...and like 2 weeks ago when we were 9-0-1

 

[saffronleaf]

Andersen with a disgraceful performance, yet again. Give up anyone we need to for a real goaltender.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Knew that winning streak was to good to be true. Haven't really cared about the team this last 2 weeks so these losing are a big meh.

 

[fahad203]

Long gone are those great feelings and optimism this team gave us during the 16-17' season and round 1 vs the caps

It's funny how we have regressed from that team

So much excitement. We still had some phyiscal toughness in Martin, Komarov, Polak and Kadri

Besides Kadri I don't want any of those players back. But physicality is missing

 

[MSZ]

What the hell happened...

9 day break happened. They checked out a couple of weeks prior.

 

[Gallagbi]

Some nearly unwatchable hockey in the last couple of weeks.

It's almost impossible to judge the team when every chance and a lot of the ones that aren't even chances end up in your net.

 

[Budz22]

1. Andersen
2. Injuries
3. Previous coach
=No playoffs this year

 

[A1LeafNation]

Leafs should watch tape of the raptors every single day until their next game.

 

[Kiwi]

That wasn't good

Horrendous goal after horrendous goal going through Andersen which just isn't good enough when your fighting injuries and the defensive unit is made up of kids and AHL callups

It deflates the entire team and kills any confidence we may be starting to generate

This leaves a pretty bad taste in the mouth when you don't play for the next 10 days and I hope it motivates us for the stretch run

Sometimes all you can do is shake your head at our ability to shoot ourselves in the foot

 

[PhiladelphiaKessel]

I’m just tired of always being disappointed in this team. Even worse now that there are expectations

 

[stickty111]

Yes it is captain.

 

[Al14]

3 goals against on the first 6 shots... again...

Freddy better get his head straight at the all star game.

Keep him away from the All Star game. No point in exposing him to the All Star shooters for them to learn anything more about his weaknesses!

Rest him, including the 1 game suspension.

 

[Ulysses31]

Kadri trade was a mistake we can hope Dubas learns from.

 

[Suntouchable13]

1. Andersen
2. Injuries
3. Previous coach
=No playoffs this year

I wouldn't give up yet. Dubas needs to do something. Can't have a wasted season.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Yes it is captain.

It's on Freddy and Tavares.

Give back your money you thief.

 

[fahad203]

Kadri trade was a mistake we can hope Dubas learns from.

Tukka Rask was a trade JFJ never learned from or recovered from

 

[Notsince67]

Yes it is captain.

Tavares should have the c ripped off his chest and shoved up his ass.

 

[Leafsfan74]

And also, can we please keep Dion away from the Leafs?

Haha. The Ghost of Christmas Past came to visit us.

Dubas built this team in a top heavy manner, everyone knows it. Just as the Habs have known they need offense for years, Leafs have known they need D. For once the media and fans aren't exaggerating, it's a real need. I'm not convinced Leafs need to replace Andersen, but his confidence and swagger isn't there right now. It happens. It happened to Price earlier this year. It's usually a combination of bad D, bad goaltending and bad luck.

We can't survive big minute eaters like Muzzin and Reilly being out of this already thin lineup. The Cap Era is horrible for this reason, which is one other reason I support a luxury tax outside of my philosophy to support Free Market capitalism. Small market teams would benefit as well, it should be considered by the league.

I said earlier, if we aren't going to have a constant commitment to two way hockey from the forwards, the D has to be improved. This time it will require a trade from someone on the roster and/or possibly a prospect. There's just no way around this, and I'm not sure why Dubas feels we can reinvent the wheel or replicate the Penguins of a decade ago.

This is the year to bite the bullet and make a bit of a splash if the opportunity presents itself. This current roster, even when healthy, will at best squeak into the playoffs. Or they might not. Even if they do, their D is a deficiency. If they don't get better than average goaltending, they usually lose.

 

[Stephen]

Knew that winning streak was to good to be true. Haven't really cared about the team this last 2 weeks so these losing are a big meh.

So many bad habits and red flags during that winning streak.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Yes it is captain.

Sure, he is going to come out and say Freddy is shit. Is that what you expect? He is not going to do that. I don't expect anyone to do that, actually. I have never heard a player call out his goalie in the media, ever.