Post-Game Talk: Leafs Lose .. A lot to not a lot

[BertCorbeau]

Yep.

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[LastOne2100]

This game certainly wasn't ideal, but once I realized it was Graham Skilliter officiating everything made complete sense.

Tampa was never going to be an easy series, but this team also looks a lot different with Matthews.

Let's take this one as a wake up call and move on. Glad the team didn't just fold and go away quietly though.

 

[stickty111]

Meaningless game but we were bad. Still physically we didn't let them push us around. I liked the response. Forget it and get ready for Florida

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Kind of an embarrassing showing by Tampa to not even hit 10 goals

 

[Gallagbi]

Didn't catch much, we looked sloppy in the bits I saw, but some pretty horrid officiating that had no impact on outcome, just a poorly handled game by them

 

[IPS]

It was so f***ing obvious the refs were trying to bait a leaf player into doing a suspendable play via retaliation.

My god I hate NHL officiating so f***ing much.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Well.

That was something.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Gross

 

[Tak7]

The "tonight's game is/was meaningless" takes may want to be revisited if tonight helps Tampa out of their recent funk & gets them geared up for the playoffs.

Inexcusable Leafs effort tonight, regardless of how little importance tonight's game had attached to it.

Appreciate the pushback though. Onwards

 

[PromisedLand]

Lets be honest. Who thinks Keefe has the chops to outcoach/out strategize cooper in a 7 game series? seriously....

 

[Apotheosis]

Glad I was at the gym and missed this one. Not that I care to watch when Matthews isn't playing.

 

[TMLeafer]

Sucked at everything else, but at least didn't back down physically.

shocking they'd review a bonk with a stick but not a flying elbow. Good prep for playoff officiating though.

 

[Carltons Cup]

Keefe needs to rerun this tape of this game before game 1. A little motivation to take them out.

 

[ToneDog]

Be prepared to see the same game plan in game #1. They are going to try to intimidate our skilled players.

 

[2 Slick]

They were bound to have a stinker at some point. I was pissed initially for Keefe sitting Campbell, but meh, this game doesn't REALLY matter in the grand scheme of things.

What matters to me is that if Campbell isn't healthy in game one and Kallgren is our go to guy? Yeah, it's lights out. I don't think I'll get many doubters or refuters on that one.

Next game is gonna be as tough. Matthews and Campbell better be in for it.

 

[Stephen]

Honestly, I'm kinda glad the Leafs got their asses kicked. They went in tonight like it was a victory lap and they got slapped silly. Terrible effort, terrible coaching choices, went on the road vs the defending champions like they were the front runners. You knew revenge was going to happen after Matthews lit them up.

As far as the officiating goes, I think the incompetence of the officiating only served to ratchet up the hostility and will create unsafe play conditions for the first round. Incompetent.

 

[Burnie97]

Meh.

See you in a couple weeks Tampa.

If I'm the Leafs now I'm ready to f***ing go.

 

[Apotheosis]

Lets be honest. Who thinks Keefe has the chops to outcoach/out strategize cooper in a 7 game series? seriously....

They're both overrated coaches with stacked rosters. It's going to come down to goaltending and which stars show up.

 

[Future]

Another Justin Holl masterclass

 

[Gabriel426]

I guess Dubas is a bad GM, our team sucks and let’s trade everyone……
That’s pretty much will sum up this thread, lol.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Ended up closer than I thought it would.

The fans played awful tonight. We couldn't kill a penalty to save our lives.

 

[BTP]

meh

 

[fahad203]

What did I miss?

 

[MoreMogilny]

Disgusting all around

Holl can’t play in the playoffs. Dude is absolutely horrendous.

Team needs a wake up. Hopefully that shows them how serious they need to take Tampa in the playoffs.

 

[MSZ]

I turned it off during the 2nd period. Can't believe some of you watched til the end.