Post-Game Talk: Leafs Lose Rematch to the Devils.

[Aashir Mallik]

Woll.

He's the only one who could conceivably be here over the next two seasons.

Give him 2 of the next 3.

man we are so f***ed in net

woll's not ready, samsonov is way too shit, and jones is not good

 

[wingman75]

jesus this is terrifying

Leafs averaging 1.56 goals per game in round one incoming... maybe that is too high?

 

[tmlms13]

Home ice advantage is overrated unless you are the Team Owner.

Leafs were what 1-6 at home last year?

Defense was trash but bodie and gio are both not Top 6 and they were the worst of the worst.

Sammy had an off night but I'm not going to freak out. He has been pretty good for the most part lately

 

[ToneDog]

good lets start on the road...

jesus this is terrifying

I was told Panthers would suck the rest of the way. Clearly they want home ice.

 

[BTP]

I missed the game, but noticed Nylander had 0 points. How was he looking tonight? He might choke away getting 100 points this season.

he was great, snake bit, he'll break through soon enough - had a bunch of grade A chances and break aways

 

[BertCorbeau]

Sammy has been quite solid in the last couple of months. Give him a chance to rebound before throwing the stakes at him

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Worst thing about our inept powerplay is that Florida will know they can get away with murder and won’t suffer any repercussions for it. It can’t just be standing up for ourselves, you have to convert on the man-advantage when given the chance and this team can’t even manage that.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

AM34 2 goals
All that matters really

 

[Wrong Wilson]

man we are so f***ed in net

woll's not ready, samsonov is way too shit, and jones is not good

Murray is our only hope

 

[wingman75]

I thought Marner was pretty terrible tonight. Still working himself back, so not really worried about it... but he was trash.

Nylander is clearly frustrated. Trying to do too much on his own imo. Needs to simplify.

Tavares' best game in weeks. Where did that come from?

Matthews is fun. 68. Never in my life did I ever expect to see a Leaf score like that. Cool, but really want that cup!

Thought Rielly was more engaged in the offensive zone that recently as well, which is good.

That group of 6 D sucked. I never want to see that group again. Turnovers, beaten along the boards, beaten all over the ice. Fckn Timmy needs to start taking his vitamins man, we need him healthy.

 

[Suntouchable13]

AM34 2 goals
All that matters really

True, but this was a funny game so close to the playoffs.

 

[Al14]

It would be great if we could get above .700 goaltending in a game when we're chasing home ice. Also these last 3 games better be spent figuring out our powerplay and penalty kill. Try something different for f***s sake.

As long as Keefe is the head coach, our PP and Pk will be trash.

Our Leafs need a new voice in the dressing room and behind the bench. We've seen the assistant coaches changed more than diapers, and the common denominator is Sheldon Keefe.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

That game was 95% samsonov. He was god f***ing awful, add those 2 points to the collection of points samsonov has cost us

we need to learn how to kill a f***ing penalty, florida gonna feast on us

end the nylander on L3 experiment, it failed yet again, F. swap him and McMatthews, pray that marner and nylander together lights something in nylander otherwise it's gonna be a quick series

L1 stays the same, lyubushkin and gio shouldn't be in our lineups come playoffs

f*** that game f***ing sucked. Haven't felt this pissed after a game in a few years

It was 100% Samsonov, I know Gio caused the 2nd goal, I don't care 5 out of 6 should have been stopped

 

[Rare Jewel]

man we are so f***ed in net

woll's not ready, samsonov is way too shit, and jones is not good

It's not great, and a goalie in the summer is looking like a real possibility.

But in that Ottawa game, where Woll stood on his head and was injured, he likely would've run with it had he not been hurt, so that's why I'd give 2 of the next 3 as the last bid to start in game 1.

 

[egd27]

This is where a series against Carolina presents an issue. Best special teams in the league.

Carolina? Yea, that's an issue.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Liljegren can’t get back soon enough. Getting real concerned he’s just injury prone though given these past two seasons he’s been derailed by constant injuries.

 

[Confucius]

Leafs averaging 1.56 goals per game in round one incoming... maybe that is too high?

Just noticed, we are now tied for the 2nd highest scoring team in the league just 3 behind the lead

 

[sxvnert]

Murray is our only hope

 

[Revolt]

Yikes Samsonov.

 

[ToneDog]

Carolina? Yea, that's an issue.

You gonna eat those words when we meet them in the ECF. Lol.

 

[Evilhomer]

I think there is a pretty good chance that Benoit is not starting game 1 of the playoffs.

 

[crump]

Did anyone get injured? No? Bonus
Did players returning from injury and scratches play like crap? Yes.
Did Sammy have an off game? Sure.
Does it matter 2 weeks from now? F No
Did we witness History tonight? F Yes.

Positives: Tavares is scoring again. Matthews is still scoring. Nicky Bobby scored despite 1 inch offside call. Even though Marner had some giveaways, he’s starting to get a bit of swagger back.

A humbling game before the playoffs isn’t a bad thing. Keeps them honest.

 

[blue stick]

Matty gets to 68. That’s all I took from this game. Let it go

 

[egd27]

You gonna eat those words when we meet them in the ECF. Lol.

Well I guess if we can get to playing Boston we'll be fine, because the evil one has been espousing their downfall since December

 

[wingman75]

Just noticed, we are now tied for the 2nd highest scoring team in the league just 3 behind the lead

Will be interesting to see, after the playoffs are over, which team had the greatest drop in goals per game from the regular season to the playoffs... If I am not mistaken, our drop is always the or close to the most significant.