Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose

[stickty111]

Deadline time. Goalie, forward, defenceman in that order. Hopefully not a forward who provides only grit otherwise you get Clifford's who lose you the game.

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[LastOne2100]

Oh well. Nashville is a very solid, tough team, and we don't match up particularly well against physical teams. We were in it for most of the game, a few bounces go differently and that could've been a win.

Kallgren was the second best goalie, but still gave a very solid, NHL worthy performance. Hard to not be happy with what we're getting from him considering the circumstances.

JT back to sucking as soon as Matthews returns. Clifford no business wearing a Leafs uniform.

The loss of Kase is going to hurt though and expose our lack of depth. Wishing him the best in his recovery.

Dubas better not trade away our future again on Monday.

 

[LeafsFan89]

Just disappointing. Not looking forward to the playoffs. Good players individually, not a good team.

 

[BTP]

overall not a bad game. could have won easily with all the posts we hit. Cliffords stupid ass penalty was the downfall.

 

[leafsfan5]

We're a one line team. And that's unacceptable given we pay our second line 18 million dollars

 

[francis246]

Because he makes like 1/13 the amount of money that Tavares does, But has as many goals as he does.

I’m not gonna bitch at Tavares for that shot though. Matthews have it to him in the corner with pressure coming, tough angle he’s just trying to throw it on net.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Matthews scored at least

Nylander complete no show

 

[Azail]

Despite everyone freaking out. I actually think it was a decent game. Few breaks either way and the Leafs could have won that game for sure.

They lost, move on.

 

[BayStBullies]

Luck swung hard one way tonight. You can't win them all. Kalgreen needs to work on his rebounds. This team needs a defensive overhaul. Keefe was as lost as usual.

 

[MSZ]

The first line was great again, the rest of the team took a night off.

 

[wingman75]

First period did them in.

Good effort otherwise.

Brutally dumb penalty by Clifford.

Trade deadline... common trades

 

[PROUD PAPA]

I was worried we'd step away from hard working hockey to lets have fun out there hockey.
My concerns were warranted.

 

[capfit9]

Deadline time. Goalie, forward, defenceman in that order. Hopefully not a forward who provides only grit otherwise you get Clifford's who lose you the game.

it won't matter

 

[IPS]

The formula for beating Toronto is so easy. Forecheck them as hard as you can and make the game a dirty dogfight. They back down every time. Been like this for so long yet nothing ever gets done about it. Nashville brought it playoff style to us tonight.

 

[saffronleaf]

Far superior team dominates inferior team in all categories of the game.

 

[leafsfan5]

Also, this felt like a playoff throwback. Nashville collapsed to the net and we could barely get anything through. Felt like Nashville had 50 blocks

Very concerning

 

[GrizzLeaf]

I'll take 2 wins every 3 games

 

[Anthrax442]

They really showed up against the Canes. Tonite... not as much. Got out hit and outworked.

 

[Mad hatter]

When you don’t start playing hard until halfway threw the second, you’re going to lose most of them.

 

[Dave92]

Can't wait to see what trash our trash GM adds to our trash team.

 

[c9777666]

The formula for beating Toronto is so easy. Forecheck them as hard as you can and make the game a dirty dogfight. They back down every time. Been like this for so long yet nothing ever gets done about it. Nashville brought it playoff style to us tonight.

Translation- goon up the game by resorting to dirty antics

Nashville is a thug team that basically will make the Cup Finals because their style of MMA garbage is suited for the 'swallow the whistles, cater to the less talented' playoffs where talent takes a backseat to goonery

 

[Squiffy]

Don’t feel too bad about that one. Terrible penalty, I thought we were coming back in it until then. Killing them for 30m before that, score be damned. Need D

 

[fahad203]

LIndholm signed for 6.5AAV for 8 years

What a shitttty night

 

[Stephen]

Not a lot of good things to say about tonight. If Carolina is the blueprint for playoff success, the Nashville game is a flash forward for an elimination game.

I think you have to put Marner with Tavares to get a functional second line going. Matty can fend for himself with Nylander. Feels like Nylander is playing himself out of the Leafs long term plans.

Don't invest in this group. Do not try to fix everything at the deadline. The big structural fixes may need to be looked at in the offseason.

 

[MarMarSab3]

I hate that I'm saying this, but time to move on from Nylander