Post-Game Talk: Leafs Lose 9-3 to a Team That Lost 9-4

[RunItBackAgain]

Rielly - X
X - X
McCabe - Lilly

That’s our d if we want to win a cup. Goodluck filling that

 

[darrylsittler27]

only posts when the leafs lose to prop up the old gm, sad stuff for sure.... when the leafs are winning crickets

Yeah Dubas, that kid genius who ruined the perfect build and then drowned a penguin.

 

[rumman]

What's the implication then?

that he was a board hire, not necessarily a Shanahan hire..........

 

[arso40]

Rielly can be a #1 if you have say Hague-Whitecloud and Martinez-McNabb behind him, and his partner is Schenn. Or you have a Rielly and a very comparable player as co-#1's, each on their own pairing. Anything less than that and you're likely not gunna be winning a cup. No Muzzin equivalent will change that, unless you're solid in net and have buy in from the forwards (which obviously the Leafs have neither).

Let's say the D magically becomes Rielly, prime Muzzin equivalent, Brodie, McCabe, Liljegren, and whoever you wanna call the #6. That's a low end #1, a mid range #2-4, a great #5, a below average #6, all totaling a painfully average defence group.

Who are we saying is what exactly?

 

[JKG33]

Who are we saying is what exactly?

Whoever you wanna call the #6.. Timmons, Benoit, idk

 

[arso40]

Rielly - X
X - X
McCabe - Lilly

That’s our d if we want to win a cup. Goodluck filling that

Wow I don’t think it’s that bad

 

[rumman]

Wow I don’t think it’s that bad

I think Benoit and Lagesson could be a solid bottom pairing even in the playoffs. They play a simple and effective game, Timmins and Brodie, not so much...........

 

[arso40]

I think Benoit and Lagesson could be a solid bottom pairing even in the playoffs. They play a simple and effective game, Timmins and Brodie, not so much...........

Yeah a lower event game lower risk so far anyway hopefully our gm has a tricc up his sleeve

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Wow I don’t think it’s that bad

Who else do you think is capable of handling top 4 minutes and likely being on the ice against other teams top lines for a chunk of the game?

 

[arso40]

Who else do you think is capable of handling top 4 minutes and likely being on the ice against other teams top lines for a chunk of the game?

I’m betting on lily and mccabe unfortunately but if I had to pic one Its lily he’s the present and future of the blue line I’m challenging him

 

[sittler rules!!!]

Keefe's post game, he's bewildered, defeated, flummoxed. It's the same guy we've seen every time we have a set back, particularly in the playoffs. No answers, always says "I dont know why", he looks as lost as his team. Maybe there's something to that.

he is an idiot

 

[ULF_55]

Really, I think they need 1 defensman for the 1st. pairing.

Rielly-#1 guy (less than 35)

 

[ToneDog]

Really, I think they need 1 defensman for the 1st. pairing.

Rielly-#1 guy (less than 35)

Tanev is 34. Question is do you go with a 2nd pair of MaCabe/Brodie that was dog poop last playoffs?

 

[ULF_55]

Tanev is 34. Question is do you go with a 2nd pair of MaCabe/Brodie that was dog poop last playoffs?

Brodie rests and I don't see him as viable 2nd. pairing today.

Tanev isn't a 1st. pairing defender, and isn't long term. He'd be a rental, so he just might price himself out of Leafs budget for a 2nd. pairing defender.

 

[Racer88]

Fact is, you can't win the Stanley Cup with 40mil forwards and dollar store goaltending. The goaltending has been truly bungled by Dubas. Tre has to fix it.

Some people will just never understand that

 

[GoonieFace]

Some people will just never understand that

If it’s the right mix of forwards it’s possible. I don’t think this is the right mix

 

[JT AM da real deal]

Some people won't listen, but Timmins is a disaster defensively. I mean Lebda-Holl-Berg mashed together don't equal how shit he is on defence. You can pull out stats that show he's had an ok game here and there but every game there is at least a few glaring giveaways and ill-advised forays into the offensive zone. I don't think that minus 4 includes the time he was on and we were scored on on the PK.


I noticed the same thing when it happened. Not one of his better moments.

You are dead on right .. omg Timmer why did he even dress? .. that level of D he played last night would not even work in minor midget hockey .. he has some offensive game for sure but defensively he is a sieve .. i can't see how we teach him D on 3rd pair on a team going for a cup .. i think it best we unload him as part of a deal to get a solid defensive D

 

[Racer88]

If it’s the right mix of forwards it’s possible. I don’t think this is the right mix

You do have a point but I think the 50% needs to be balanced among D, net and forward……or at least 2 of those positions

 

[Jojalu]

I understand Samsonov had a shitty game
But man the Leafs never stand up for their mates. Leafs should have shown a bit grit, a bit more fight for Sammy knowing what he's going through

Leafs just folded like cheap chair 3rd. Never seen a team who just gives up so easily, just plays for next game

You think Pat Burns or Quinn days, Leafs would have just given up? Leafs would have been terrified to have games like these all the time. Burns would have run them out of town

Just a pathetic showing

Burns may have ran them around but the Leafs had many games like this when he was around. Same with Quinn.

 

[Racer88]

Burns may have ran them around but the Leafs had many games like this when he was around. Same with Quinn.

True, however the Leafs never had this type of skill then

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Make that 31-79 all time in Buffalo.

That's honestly disgusting

The only consolation is Sabres fans and their players actually have to live in Buffalo lol

 

[Gabriel426]

It was just 1 of 82 regular season game. The whole team sucked. They should rebound on Sat and play to destroy as they are piss.

 

[ToneDog]

It was just 1 of 82 regular season game. The whole team sucked. They should rebound on Sat and play to destroy as they are piss.

Christmas Eve, they may lay another egg.

 

[alliuk12]

Oh well we might see a playoff game next year if we’re lucky

 

[LeafSteel]

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Gordie Howe…… Jeez Louize……