Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose. Thornton on the first PP unit. Weak. Nice work keefe. Do better.

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

With or without Tavares, this team just isn't very good offensively. I'll never understand why Nash was playing over Galchenyuk or why Dubas picked Foligno over Hall

 

[TMLeafer]

If you pull off the triple fail on the SH goal, you don't deserve to win.

The vets who were supposed to make an impact were pretty garbage too. Simmonds, Thornton, Spezza, Foligno, Nash.

 

[IrishInOntario]

I'm confident still in the team. We choked tonight but are winning in 5

If we lose this series though

Blow this team the f*** up.

From an all time perspective I think we have about a 32% chance now.

Without Tavares, we also lost our biggest advantage over Montreal, talent down the middle. It's Matthews and a bunch of nobodies now.

 

[The Best Leafs Ever]

I said in the pre playoff thread that we needed to send the message early and send the message we did indeed!

 

[shaner8989]

Fire Keefe

What a sad season.

Hope JT is able to live a normal life

 

[TheRexman]

Anyone remember the start of the season when our PP was the most dangerous in the NHL. Good times good times

 

[2 Slick]

We choked tonight but are winning in 5

No, they aren't.

They haven't been able to score on the powerplay in like 3 months.

Special teams wins playoff games and series.

As witnessed here tonight.

 

[Mr Knies Guy]

Same as usual, big paid guys invisible in the playoffs. Can score in the regular season, but play like dog shit in the playoffs.

The haters say the Leafs choke, sadly, they are SO right. This team is a f***ing joke.

Matthews was good, physical.

Thornton ugly. Simmonds absolutely invisible. Sit both their asses, get Gally amd Engvall in there

 

[Voodoo Child]

They handed the Habs this game.

I hope JT is back soon but he's out at least two weeks, nothing Perry could do.

Mitch looked like a p***y, Matthews just missed a few times, but Willy was electric - earned himself some 'room service' tonight for sure.

People hate on Mo in the RS but he was easily the best D on either team tonight.

I'm not an NHL coach and even I wouldn't have Joe on the PP1.

 

[Cynical]

There were 3 times Marner ruined a dangerous scoring chance by trying to overpass.

 

[pcruz]

Same as usual, big paid guys invisible in the playoffs. Can score in the regular season, but play like dog shit in the playoffs.

The haters say the Leafs choke, sadly, they are SO right. This team is a f***ing joke.

Matthews had what 7 shots on goal and a post.

JT didn't even get a chance.

Marner screwed up on an absolute gimme.

The play designer is the dumbest person on the planet.

Honestly, Marner might be the dumbest superstar in history. All the skill, almost no brains. Jesus.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

Sandin will be more likely to get blame than the useless vets we're dressing who make no difference. I could understand bringing like one of them in but we have like five of them dressing? Meanwhile the best offensive threat we brought in is sitting in the stands. Bizarre team building in the previous seasons going from one extreme to another.

 

[Stonehands 1]

this team, a short handed goal, the winning goal, i can't take this epic crap for another year

 

[CincoHolio]

Man, some of these comments. Pull up your pants, people.

 

[hamzarocks]

When nylander is the most physical player in the top 6 it is just crazy.

Marner and Matthews were both way to soft and passive. Marner especially.

Thornton can't pass. Serious this dude was once a top passed but now he sucks ass. He shouldn't be playing if we had a merit based system

 

[Doublerum1975]

Lets change our whole winning lineup bring back Brooks engvall dermont

 

[The Apologist]

You may wanna put the phone down, leave the tv off, turn off the radio, don't touch a newspaper, maybe not talk to anyone (especially random 'fans' who will suddenly know everything about the Leafs who have never talked hockey a day in their lives beforehand), luckily in most cases the office is already off limits.

 

[Azail]

5 goals in last 76 power plays.

I am pretty sure we actually have more SHG against, then PP goals for during this run. It is actually comical.

 

[ORRFForever]

We choked tonight but are winning in 5.

Toronto wins but not in 5.

 

[The Kessel Run]

Poor game from the guys. They seemed to lose their will after JT went down. That PP will be what finishes us off. Hard to understand. Also, Keefe with some real head-scratching lineup choices tonight.

 

[scotian1]

Thornton was dreadful and Nash was a waste of a roster spot.

 

[saffronleaf]

Idk, after that injury, I'm finding it a bit hard to be too critical of the team or players.

Tough situation. Real adversity. I'm behind them. At least go out and do your best under the circumstances.

 

[1specter]

Predictable garbage ass team. Forever a f***ing laughingstock

 

[Mitch nylander]

Chill boys! We played well, Price dominated and we put out a good performance for having no JT. We're gonna come back harder next game in win it.

 

[Jmo89]

The Leafs will probably still win because they're playing a team who finished 18 points behind them.

They're still mentally weak and can't even step up for their captain. Pathetic. If they don't find a deeper compete in the next 4-6 games, this core will remain rotten.

 

[IPS]

It's ok guys, we're still the greatest team of all time! We just keep running into prime Haseks.

Corsi, high danger chances, expected goals, etc... the stats don't lie!

 

[The Examiner]

Thornton out.

Engvall, Brooks in.