GDT: Leafs @ Panthers - 7pm - Knies era begins

[HockeyVirus]

If 4th gear is playoff intensity and 3rd gear is top end regular season intensity, we're in 2nd gear and Florida is in 4th...Completely understandable...Just come out of this healthy.

They are skating hard but we are just defending the slot and clearing the crease and they have no answer Neutral zone play has given us several odd man rushes

 

[Leafidelity]

Somebody needs to cave in Ekblads face

 

[PromisedLand]

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[Stephen]

They are skating hard but we are just defending the slot and clearing the crease and they have no answer Neutral zone play has given us several odd man rushes

No need for Toronto to beat themselves and make unforced errors. But find the time to exploit Florida pressing and hurt them.

 

[CincoHolio]

There's a pretty good reason why the Leafs are being outplayed. People need to chill.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Knies took some big hits that shift

 

[keonsbitterness]

Kid can take a hit.

 

[therealkoho]

Knies does not appear to be as good a skater as I thought he was

He looks great on a straight line w/o the puck, but when there's a puck he has to control, story becomes a little different

 

[I am Canadian]

That was a pretty late hit..

 

[francis246]

Knies got burried twice there and no one did anything

 

[9Iron]

That was a pretty late hit..
agreed

 

[TMLAM34]

Great learning experience these 3 games are going to be for Knies.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Knies does a lot of good things in the ozone. As a winger his defensive responsibilities aren't as important as other positions, but he clearly has some improvements to make

 

[fahad203]

A bit of a late hit but I don't have a problem
He needs to learn how games are played here

Players don't just skate away bud

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Honestly that hit by Smith was pretty late and right on the line of being a blind side. Didn't like it

 

[Larcos_Unal]

THERE ARE NO MARGINS FOR ERROR

This entire game is a margin for error lol

 

[Menzinger]

Knies with about 8.5 min of ice time so far

 

[HockeyVirus]

Knies plays the game Robertson tries to. Let's see if his frame allows him to get away with it at the NHL level

 

[therealkoho]

Honestly you can tell Leafs intensity is not even close, they’re mainly trying not to get injured and yet the score is tied and they could be up by 1 or 2 easily. All good.

I ultimately like these as the final forward lines:
Bunting-Matthews-Marner
JT-O’Reily-Nylander
Kerfoot-Achaari-Jarkrok
ZAR-Kampf-Lafferty
Knies

I'd say that you're right

 

[fahad203]

Knies plays the game Robertson tries to. Let's see if his frame allows him to get away with it at the NHL level

Totally forgot about that guy

 

[notbias]

There's a pretty good reason why the Leafs are being outplayed. People need to chill.

not even really outplaying us, just shooting from everywhere

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

PoMo losing his mind on his team again

 

[9Iron]

Knies plays the game Robertson tries to. Let's see if his frame allows him to get away with it at the NHL level

Interesting take... and I kind of agree... so far.

 

[frizzer1]

Why would you think that?

They won’t demote Tavares.

 

[keonsbitterness]

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