Post-Game Talk: Leafs sleepwalk to 5-4 win against Buffalo | Woll undefeated

[saffronleaf]

Burn the tape there's nothing to learn from this one.

lol poor Woll he'll want to preserve the tape

 

[PromisedLand]

Expected a barn burner.

Got a barn burner.

Wild game. Happy for Woll. Made a big save on Skinner after the Sabres tied it to keep it squared up.

Take the two points in regulation and run like hell.

Show your work like I did

Pre-Game Talk: - Leafs @ Sabres - Saturday Night

 

[Clark4Ever]

Sloppy win, but the boys fought hard on tired legs to gut it out. Good to see the secondary scoring come through tonight.

Solid debut for Woll under the circumstances.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Remember when half the fanbase was losing their shit about Aaron Dell being claimed on waivers last year?

 

[Griffin76]

Wasn't pretty but still

 

[fahad203]

I feel sorry for the Buffalo fans the way it ended. For all 5 of them that showed up tonight

 

[Buds17]

They found a way to get the full complement of points in the B2B. Woll collects his first win in his first NHL start. Rielly bangs home that much needed goal/production from the blueline in oh so timely fashion.

 

[Metroid]

Buck Fuffalo.

I like your schtick

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Sink or swim moment for him today. Get him exposed to the "Leafs way" and see how he handles it. He got the win that's all you can ask.

That hasn't been the "Leafs way" since Keefe has taken over. No way he is going to let them live this down, because this was arguably their worst defensive effort of the season.

 

[DraftSchmaft]

Tough break for the #baghead culture that has seeped into our boards. Go Leafs!

GDT wasn't toxic at all. The guys who got roasted deserved it in the moment. That was a pretty bad game.

 

[kevsh]

Clunky and lethargic but the 3rd game in 4 nights and all lines & defensive pairings shuffled, they found a way to win. Not really going to complain.

 

[notbias]

Benched… he deserved it but it leaves me with some questions:
Where was this benching for Marner in the first 10 games of the season?

where was this benching for Matthews in his first 10 games, no actually his entire career?

They have had worse this season and not been benched

even the press conference, keefe just said nylander had a higher level he could get to, didn’t get much credit for being the best forward on this team

it looks kinda like nylander is the engvall of our big 4 in keefes eyes

Why play someone who is contributing nothing and is not really considered a great defensive player? At least if Marner is not putting up points he is generally a good defensive player.

If it wasn't a tie game or a one-goal game I'm sure it would have been different.

 

[Crosscrease14]

The brick Woll's structural integrity was definitely in question tonight but he didn't crumble. Good to see him get an NHL win.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I don’t wanna see Liljegren-Dermott again. Woof.

 

[saffronleaf]

I watched Keefe's post-game interview last night and when the reporters seemed to glow about Nylander, Keefe didn't quite sing their praises. Doesn't surprise me he chose Nylander to pick on in this one. Matthews and Marner have had much worse games this season and weren't benched.

JT as well, and really most others on the team.

 

[ACC1224]

Engvall gets all his shifts like he carried the team for the first 15 games. Nylander benched. Embarrassing. If he's hurt ignore this.

Players are held to different standards, expectations vary.

 

[Auston Marlander]

They played a really bad game and won, that's what good teams need to do. You can't be your best everynight, but you still need to win more often than not.

 

[danny90]

I watched Keefe's post-game interview last night and when the reporters seemed to glow about Nylander, Keefe didn't quite sing their praises. Doesn't surprise me he chose Nylander to pick on in this one. Matthews and Marner have had much worse games this season and weren't benched.

maybe because Nylander is the only one he can do that to if he tries that with Matthews or Marner they would mutiny

 

[Hockey 4 Life]

Win is a win and ill take it every time. With that being said, when is matthews going to start playing like we know he can. Hes been invisible most games even when scoring. Also Justin holl needs to be moved, and Nylander deserves a longer leash from keefe.

 

[steam whistle]

woll, wow
woll, wall
woll,

 

[notbias]

maybe because Nylander is the only one he can do that to if he tries that with Matthews or Marner they would mutiny

Source?

 

[kb]

I like your schtick

It's......srilliant in its bimplicity.

 

[Aashir]

Why play someone who is contributing nothing and is not really considered a great defensive player? At least if Marner is not putting up points he is generally a good defensive player.

If it wasn't a tie game or a one-goal game I'm sure it would have been different.

To send a message…if you continue to roll Marner/Matthews like normal it shows that their production and offensive output is acceptable. Most benching are because you wanna send a message. It’s more so to keep players accountable. Marner at the start of the year wasn’t great, offensively invisible or snake bitten and definitely not great defensively either however he was rolled continuously 19-21 minutes.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

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[TBODY] [/TBODY]

guess who's first nhl start that was. also had horrible ahl numbers and was sent to the echl before figuring it all out down the road


Woll is young and learning just have give the kid a chance as a fanbase the team seems to think he is part of the future

 

[saffronleaf]

Players are held to different standards, expectations vary.

lol but it always seems to f*** over nylander.

'engvall sucks, can't hold him to the same standard as nylander, so he won't get benched for one or two mistakes.'

'marner is amazing and better than nylander, so he won't be benched for one or two mistakes.'

willy is in some benching goldilocks zone