Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose

[Bomber0104]

So are Holl-Muzzin the best defence pairing in hockey still or were those darned blog stats completely dead wrong, again?

 

[Teeder Keon]

Bad game by Campbell, and how is Holl still in the lineup?

I swear every opposing goal they zoom in on Holl, he's always on the ice for every goal

Incredible!

 

[Dreakmur]

There is no logical explanation. The ref made a terrible non call. The same refs who missed Kerfoot being harassed on a breakaway and the called Kase on the weakest call you will see.

I didn’t know there was a penalty for harassment.

 

[fahad203]

How did the kids look

Sleeves? Rubins?

 

[Maplebeasts]

So are Holl-Muzzin still the best defence pairing in hockey still or were those darned blog stats completely dead wrong, again?

They legitimately WERE a good pairing though. Players decline and have off-seasons.

 

[Gallagbi]

Listening to Keefe, he was really disappointed with the bad gaffes...he mentioned Tampa had taken the bad plays out of their game a couple of years ago, but the Leafs have not...really no wonder they are the back-to-back champs...I think some of the guys on this team are trying to do too much instead of playing a sound game...I think that big winning streak has gotten to some of their heads...they should never think they are better than they are.

Tampa made some pretty big gaffes themselves. As much as we'll rave about that matthews faceoff, basic attention to detail and focus stops it giving them a lead at the end of 1. Then there was the hilariously bad Sergachev coverage on the 4-3 goal. We're capable of more and better, but we shouldn't pretend Tampa played a perfect game.

At the end of the day we put 2 pucks behind Vas that didn't go in, shot a puck in our own net and ended up with the loss because of it

 

[Teeder Keon]

The bad: the score, some serious gaffs (mostly mental, tired?), Holl and Muzzin, and I'm struggling to think of too many more 'throughout' the game issues...maybe some more physical?

The good:
Liljegren is getting better each game. The odd mistake, sure, but his confidence is growing. I like him.
Kase: kid is a buzzsaw.
Matthews: his edge work and pivots are allowing him some serious time with the puck in the O zone.
Rubins: Do we have another young defender? 2 games in and all, but he's looking pretty darned good so far, at least to my eyes.
Kerfoot: Can we put to bed the idea that this fella is an overpaid member of the team? His flexibility throughout the line-up is needed and he's playing well.
PP: two goals.

Tampa, as we know, is a quality team and with Vasi in net, playing well, this was never going to be an easy game. I'm hoping Dermott is able to play in the next. I'd sit Holl, pair TL with Muzz for a few and dress Dermott with Rubens.

Great takes all throughout Brotha ….
Go Leafs Go

 

[Kiwi]

Played well generally but struggled in important moments

Muzzin and Holl Just isn't working, it's time to break them up for some considerable time

Campbell looks like he needs more rest as well, he's lost some of the sharpness he had earlier in the season imo

Loving Kase, he's looking like an absolute bargain

 

[TakeTheBody]

It's over. Move onto Saturday. Can anyone tell me what the Leaf PP is since Marner has been out? Thanks in advance.

 

[Bomber0104]

They legitimately WERE a good pairing though. Players decline and have off-seasons.

I read here that they WERE not just good, but the best.

In all of hockey.

Because the blogs said so.

 

[JonathnTaylorTavares]

Anaheim misses Kase

 

[Racer88]

Tampa is 8-1-1 without Kucherov and point

Wtf. Why must they be in our division

To show us how winners do it

 

[Stonehands1990]

Rubins is good, Holl is bad.

Poor Rubins tasked with carrying Holl’s uselessness

 

[34]

Watch again, i think you missed a chunk of the game.
The TB goalie got them 2 points.

Yeah, looks like Campbell is letting in really soft goals every game now. I am not faulting him as the leafs have been running him ragged.

There is no question the reason the Tampa beat the Leafs tonight is better Goaltending.

 

[Stonehands1990]

It's over. Move onto Saturday. Can anyone tell me what the Leaf PP is since Marner has been out? Thanks in advance.

Doesn’t matter. 7 PP goals in 10 periods is meaningless. As soon as he’s healthy Keefe is putting him back in his spot running a boring and predictable power play

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Watch again, i think you missed a chunk of the game.
The TB goalie got them 2 points.

Tampa is also without 4 key players

 

[Racer88]

It's over. Move onto Saturday. Can anyone tell me what the Leaf PP is since Marner has been out? Thanks in advance.

I don’t have the exact stats but it sure looks to be much better

 

[Teeder Keon]

Poor Rubins tasked with carrying Holl’s uselessness

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Can’t be too hung up on it. Tampa always impresses me with how clinical they look out there. An impressive team.

 

[KapG]

How’s Rubins looked? I work at 3-4 am so by the time these games start I’m typically out cold.

 

[Sniper99]

Well they weren’t guaranteed to win with him either… why you gotta make everything about Marner anyways?

Marner is living rent free in some of these guys heads.

 

[justloveleafs]

And Kase is a Toronto player........ What a joke, this guy will be having lineups off season...

I love our LEAFS, but KASE is not a typical LEAFS player...

 

[horner]

Garbage goaltending sums up the game

what about a talented team TB making great shots .
why is it that everyone blames the goaltender .
Stamkos and Raddysh great shots

Soup also made some great saves.

 

[Antropovsky]

Always seems we take two steps forward and two steps back each year. Would've been great to keep Bogosian and McCann and lose Holl to expansion.

 

[hfman]

Garbage goaltending sums up the game

but how can it be...

just 15 games into this season and so many guys here were awarding the Vezina to Jack.... (literally)....

and now of course when there's a little more of a sample size, he comes back down to earth, just like we said could easily happen... and it did.

but no, all it takes is a 5 game winning streak to claim the cup around here, or a 5 game losing streak to fire the entire team lol

thank goodness there are no professional talent evaluators in this place, because if there were, the team would be screwed