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

[myleafs]

Keefe is a 2 dollar coach on a 2 billion dollar franchise. Chances of Leafs winning the cup with keefe is as high as me having ménage à trois with victoria secret models

For the love of mankind try something, anything, when things arent working. He kept the lines exactly the same the whole game. I was hoping he was going to reunite the Domi Marner Knies line from a couple of games ago but noooo.

 

[arso40]

Robertson has disappeared upfront. He does not back check either so wtf is he in the lineup for.

What a recipe for disaster that game was. Not only do you put Samsonov as starter you put McCabe and Brodie on different sides against a team that was pissed off. We got spanked by a team that just got spanked by an awful team. What a waste of time.

Id either call steeves up or move Gregor up and put holmberg on the fourth line and see what that looks I’ve been saying we need to move brodie so we can get 2 dmen peeke and murphy/tanev

 

[BraveCanadian]

For the love of mankind try something, anything, when things arent working. He kept the lines exactly the same the whole game. I was hoping he was going to reunite the Domi Marner Knies line from a couple of games ago but noooo.

I liked that line quite a bit

 

[Kiwi]

Woof
Flush the toilet and move on
Sometimes it's better to forget

Hopefully it leaves a bad taste in the boys mouths and they come out ready to play in the next game

No more of that crap lads

 

[CabanaBoy5]

On the positive side, the Panthers lost again.

 

[LeafGrief]

Matthews has some leeway for calling out the team because he’s on an incredible heater at the moment, but the team’s culture of being here to collect the paycheck starts with him.

This team is a house of cards mentally, has sieves in net, and a defense that is reminiscent of our last place season.

I said in a recent gameday thread that the team looked different after the Gio fight. I still think that’s true, this group has a bit more heart than usual this year, but that’s not enough to make up for the complete vacuum of leadership and below standard talent everywhere other than our top6. Matthews might score 70 though, so at least the regular season is at least worth watching right now.

 

[ANDI P IS CUTE]

SHANAHAN IS TEFLON.

ALL of you guys are clueless- the problem is shanahan. period.

 

[Fonzieleaf]

Maybe bring in Gerard Gallant

Berube would be better.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Did not expect 9-3 but it looks like sleeping in through this one was the right choice.

 

[Budz]

Please do not trade a first for a rental.

I’m almost ready to punt this year. Too many holes.

 

[Leafs98]

Please fire Ron Wilson now

 

[ToneDog]

Please do not trade a first for a rental.

I’m almost ready to punt this year. Too many holes.

And not enough assets to acquire players to plug them.

 

[Evilhomer]

Matthews has some leeway for calling out the team because he’s on an incredible heater at the moment, but the team’s culture of being here to collect the paycheck starts with him.

This team is a house of cards mentally, has sieves in net, and a defense that is reminiscent of our last place season.

I said in a recent gameday thread that the team looked different after the Gio fight. I still think that’s true, this group has a bit more heart than usual this year, but that’s not enough to make up for the complete vacuum of leadership and below standard talent everywhere other than our top6. Matthews might score 70 though, so at least the regular season is at least worth watching right now.

It's the same team that won 7-0 five nights ago, right?

 

[arso40]

Robertson isn't NHL material. he isn't producing and he is too small to play in the bottom 6. he can't ain't producing and is not cut out to be a grinder. our cap constraint is also kicking our ass

Put him with nylander and Matthews or put bertuzzi with them and put marner with knies and domi and jt with Robertson and jarnkrok

 

[LeafGrief]

It's the same team that won 7-0 five nights ago, right?

It is. All the talent in the world, but none of the consistency that is the hallmark of actual excellence.

 

[Buds17]

The past couple of games have made me miss OT.

 

[The Panther]

We currently have 0 NHL level goalies (Woll is good still)

Welcome to the club! (I'm an Edmonton fan... and thanks for Campbell!)

So... thinking about the Leafs and looking at the standings:

For the defense, the Leafs are tied for 3rd in the East in points-percentage. In that sense, they are looking good.

For the prosecution, the Leafs are 13th in the East in regulation wins, meaning that 44% of their "wins" have been in novelty time.

In conclusion, they're good and terrible.

 

[AuraSphere]

It's hildebeast time - enough with samsonov

 

[Evilhomer]

It is. All the talent in the world, but none of the consistency that is the hallmark of actual excellence.

I think it's just the way the league is now in the regular season. Colorado can be blown out one night, and blow out another team the next night.

 

[1specter]

I hate this team.

 

[The Panther]

I think it's just the way the league is now in the regular season. Colorado can be blown out one night, and blow out another team the next night.

I agree. I was thinking about this the other day. Like, Edmonton and Toronto (and several other clubs nowadays) are somewhat similarly structured in that they are built around a core group of five or six highly-paid guys, all with long-term contracts that basically cover their prime years.

The other way of team-building, of course, is to avoid the high-end $10 million-a-year guys, and instead go with a more talent-limited but far more balanced line-up of serviceable players, hoping that the PP or team-defence or something will suddenly surge and carry the team to wins. Sometimes it does.

But for clubs like Edmonton and Toronto, they are prone to massive inconsistency, because the bottom-halves of the line-ups are barely-NHL level players who can easily be replaced. The teams are carried to victory (or loss) by the result of the top-end guys, and no core group of three or four stars can produce three or more goals every single night.

 

[Fogelhund]

I just got back from the game... and what a game it was. Yikes

It was just terrible... sloppy D coverage, like just awful, again too many high danger chances against.. breakaways, sloppy passes leading to coughing up the puck, odd man situations, just disorganized.. maybe not as disinterested as other times, but just terrible play. Then Samsonov... I mean, that second goal, not really his fault, but the other four... those should have been saveable... and Jones, well... I'm not sure what to say, the team had kind of given up by then, but he wasn't any good... just a terrible embarassing game all around.

 

[colchar]

Good structure Keefe. Keep it up.

I hope he does keep it up. If so, maybe they will finally can his ass.

strip the C off Tavares

What a ridiculously moronic thing to say.

 

[Fogelhund]

I don't think Keefe is the problem here, but then I don't think he's the solution either... does that make sense?

 

[Gilmour1996]

Keefe is a 2 dollar coach on a 2 billion dollar franchise. Chances of Leafs winning the cup with keefe is as high as me having ménage à trois with victoria secret models

You might get lucky if you wait until they're 57 years old.