Leafs need to address the goaltending.

[al secord]

So It's NEVER the goalies fault.

Don't kiss the goalies ass.

You seem to not understand things and stuff. But ya, goalies....

 

[Maple Leaf]

need better core

 

[LeafParade]

What's his save percentage when Reaves isn't on the ice.

 

[-DeMo-]

You think the Maple Leafs regularly icing up to five players that are making under a million is a good idea for assembling a championship calibre roster?

Vegas currently has 7. are they not championship calibre?
Colorado has 9
Carolina has 5
Boston 6
NYR 9
Canucks 5
Dallas 6

yes I believe you can have a solid 4th line where everyone makes under a million. plus a good rookie and a vet Dmen making under 1 million and be competitive

 

[notDatsyuk]

Or Nylander will be playing in Vegas, and we'll have no issues at all.

Except trying to make the playoffs, and doing something if we do.

 

[Smif]

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Keep in mind, even if we just eliminate these two, our team D looks a lot better. Once we get healthy, and don't see these guys again, we will know better.

This was a couple of games ago.....

How can Reaves possibly be this bad, it's like giving the other team a PP when he's on.

 

[darrylsittler27]

One, signing Klingberg but loosing Schenn isn't fixing our defense. Domi and Bertuzzi will never get what we paid again. Reeves is a bust. He tried but he overpaid on every count. You don't just replace O Reilly, Accari and Schenn.We all expected better. Not one signing was a win for us. In fact we digressed.

It seems to be like you're desperately trying to convince yourself that this is a great team just be held up by shit goaltending.

Goaltending hasn't been good enough. Defense isn't good enough. Pk is shit. Keefe kept Kampf on the 3rd line for too long. Reaves buggered up the 4th line.

I think Brad didn't do as great a job as you thought lol.

 

[Da Cool Rula]

So It's NEVER the goalies fault.

Don't kiss the goalies ass.

He didn’t say that.

 

[ACC1224]

One, signing Klingberg but loosing Schenn isn't fixing our defense. Domi and Bertuzzi will never get what we paid again. Reeves is a bust. He tried but he overpaid on every count. You don't just replace O Reilly, Accari and Schenn.We all expected better. Not one signing was a win for us. In fact we digressed.

You can question who was brought in but I wouldn't fault him for any of those leaving.

 

[darrylsittler27]

I'm not. Dubas left a mess he couldnt recover from. But to sign five guys (Kampf) and not one gives us fair dollar return?

You can question who was brought in but I wouldn't fault him for any of those leaving.

 

[ACC1224]

I'm not. Dubas left a mess he couldnt recover from. But to sign five guys (Kampf) and not one gives us fair dollar return?

Domi and Gregor seem to be doing well.

 

[darrylsittler27]

Domi is average with no goals. Gregor I didn't include. Wow so the 750k guy is our best signing. Figures.

Domi and Gregor seem to be doing well

Domi is average with no goals. Gregor I didn't include. Wow so the 750k guy is our best signing. Figures.

And it's Robertson making Domi look good. A 3rd line center on pace for what 5 goals!? Disaster come playoffs.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Domi is average with no goals. Gregor I didn't include. Wow so the 750k guy is our best signing. Figures.

And it's Robertson making Domi look good. A 3rd line center on pace for what 5 goals!? Disaster come playoffs.

Yeah when you put it like that, Tre's off-season doesn't look altogether impressive.

 

[ACC1224]

Domi is average with no goals. Gregor I didn't include. Wow so the 750k guy is our best signing. Figures.



And it's Robertson making Domi look good. A 3rd line center on pace for what 5 goals!? Disaster come playoffs.

He needs to score more himself for sure.
I never liked the signing myself but he seems to be contributing now to a decent line.

 

[darrylsittler27]

That lin

He needs to score more himself for sure.
I never liked the signing myself but he seems to be contributing now to a decent line.

3rd line was invisible before Robertson.

 

[1specter]

Samsonov looks like he's settling in but Brick Woll has turned into Cardboard Woll of late.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Samsonov looks like he's settling in but Brick Woll has turned into Cardboard Woll of late.

Samsonov has had a couple good games but his save% is still WELL below where it needs to be.

Woll won today but we can't be needing the offense to score 4 or more for him every night.

 

[Gallagbi]

Woll won today but we can't be needing the offense to score 4 or more for him every night.

Woll steals the game today if its 2 or less IMO. We didnt play very well

 

[keonsbitterness]

Samsonov looks like he's settling in but Brick Woll has turned into Cardboard Woll of late.

3 GA on 33 shots is a lot better than cardboard.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

3 GA on 33 shots is a lot better than cardboard.

It is, but that's the point, even when he has a game where you think he played well, they still needed 4 to win.

And needed to score a minimum of 4 consistently for him is an issue

 

[34]

Goaltending is absolutely a problem you just deny facts.

It is a big problem. Neither guy will get the job done.

 

[Evilhomer]

It is a big problem. Neither guy will get the job done.

Is Aiden Hill better than either of them? The game has changed. Having a dominant goalie is no longer a prerequisite to winning. Toronto's goaltending is perfectly fine. It's the defense that needs a couple of upgrades.

 

[Fogelhund]

It is, but that's the point, even when he has a game where you think he played well, they still needed 4 to win.

And needed to score a minimum of 4 consistently for him is an issue

Like, this is getting to be funny. We give up 33 shots with 10 Medium Danger Shots, and 3 High Danger shots... the expected goal against is 3.123.... and he let's in 3. Meanwhile, we get 3 Medium Danger shots, and 1 High Danger shot.....

Did you watch this game. Did you not see the team's lazy effort, and basically Woll bailed us out here... and Willy did in OT too. If your hope is that some magical goalie, is going to be able to rescue lazy play, and poor defensive play, you are sadly mistaken.

Time and again, hot takes that are bad. We didn't deserve to win yesterday morning, and we did. Woll was a big reason the game was close... we got lucky there.

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[Judas Tavares]

One big difference is on breakaways, Woll can be trusted whereas Samsonov cannot. Woll was great in that shootout vs. Calgary and stopped Kaprizov in all alone. Samsonov's most recent shootout (I think Boston?) and the penalty shot vs the Wings.... Did not look good. Now I'm not expecting a goalie to stop breakaways like crazy. 50% of the time would be great. But Samsonov is feeling like he's around 15% and Woll feels like 75%.

 

[The Iceman]

It is, but that's the point, even when he has a game where you think he played well, they still needed 4 to win.

And needed to score a minimum of 4 consistently for him is an issue

Not the goalies fault when he posts a .917 and still allows 3. He doesn't play defense.

Is Aiden Hill better than either of them? The game has changed. Having a dominant goalie is no longer a prerequisite to winning. Toronto's goaltending is perfectly fine. It's the defense that needs a couple of upgrades.

Small sample and he still posted .928 elite playoff goaltending. That is pretty dominant.