Post-Game Talk: Leafs Tame The Wild 3-1

[meefer]

Matthews Matthewsing isn’t as surprising as Marner marnering but it’s still no where near mrazek not mrazeking

Did i confuse you?

I did Spezza a lot of time Spezzulating on what you meant, but in the end we're good. Cheers.

 

[Mr_Fun]

I did Spezza a lot of time Spezzulating on what you meant, but in the end we're good. Cheers.

Holl, Hollering from the press box.

 

[stickty111]

Much needed game for the team. The defence and goalie performing was nice to see. Matthews is at worst a top 2 player. Probably one of the best games Liljegren has played.

 

[nobody]

Thank you... this one would have been low on my list of guesses ;-)

Cheers!

I looked it up after the Joe Woll shutout win, they tweeted out a clip of the locker room celebrations. I like it better than the old ones they've had.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Much needed win tonight. Mrazek was solid.

 

[Leafsfan74]

I love Hyman but without him it feels like Matthews/Marner have went into the corners and fought for pucks more. They're absolutely relentless on the forecheck

IMO Bunting is a better passer and more of a pest. Hyman was stronger in the corners and a better maintaining possession.

I knew Bunting was a decent player, but he has really gelled with the top line. He's also tenacious which forces teams to take penalties to slow him down.

 

[Mess]

That felt like a tighter checking low chance playoff style game.

Matthews took control and was fantastic putting the team on his back and willing it victory.

 

[wingman75]

IMO Bunting is a better passer and more of a pest. Hyman was stronger in the corners and a better maintaining possession.

I knew Bunting was a decent player, but he has really gelled with the top line. He's also tenacious which forces teams to take penalties to slow him down.

Infinetly better passer for sure. Better hands and probably better or at least even hockey IQ. Someone else made a great comment about reading the other guys and knowing when to get involved and how deep. I wish we had both Bunting and Hyman, but that is way she goes... Bunting has been better than expected and is very consistent in how he plays.

 

[WTFMAN99]

I legit thought they would get humiliated by a good Wild team tonight...happy they won.

Matthews covers up a lot of bad for this team.

You could say the second line started to "look" better but it's still a problem.

 

[Confucius]

 

[Ports]

Big grind fest. But good teams can win any kind of game. Let's go Leafs!

That’s the way they need to win. Run and Gun doesn’t cut it anymore.

 

[Brown Dog]

Matthews is incredible. Best player in the world.

 

[Racer88]

What shall we complain about tonight?

Why should we complain about anything. It was a hard fought well deserved win

 

[Marshy]

 

[Racer88]

Matthews Matthewsing isn’t as surprising as Marner marnering but it’s still no where near mrazek not mrazeking

Did i confuse you?

You have a dizzying intellect

 

[Stephen]

That felt like a tighter checking low chance playoff style game.

Matthews took control and was fantastic putting the team on his back and willing it victory.

It's interesting how the Leafs can just not have it in a game vs Montreal and just never get in the right head space but against Minnesota they seemed completely dialed in to the man because it's a more hyped opponent. Just keep the switch flipped on.

 

[PanniniClaus]

I really really enjoyed this game. Was expecting it to be wide open but i like seeing us adjust to a cat and mouse game.

 

[Stephen]

I legit thought they would get humiliated by a good Wild team tonight...happy they won.

Matthews covers up a lot of bad for this team.

You could say the second line started to "look" better but it's still a problem.

They had Simmonds out there for a random shift and I thought he connected with Tavares a bit down low on a couple of nice back and forths. Maybe they just need to go speed and attack between Nylander and Kerfoot and leave Tavares to do those gutty things in tight, get him away from open space.

 

[Cecithepylon]

When they showed the 3 stars I thought it said Frederick Gauthier instead of Frederick Gaudreau lol

Man what even ever happened to him. What a waste of a first

 

[Torontonian]

A good low scoring eventless game for us to win tonight, so many times in the past years we were on the other end of the these games and losing them, Matthews is a beast, his two way game and ability to score is elite.

The D looks way better with Dermott in it over Holl, Lillypad played real well tonight as well.

 

[Gabriel426]

Missed the game again but sounded like it was a solid playoff style win.

also I don’t want to take credits but I think playing on NHL 22 last night helped the Leafs, lol.

 

[Fogelhund]

What happened with Mikheyev?

 

[stickty111]

What happened with Mikheyev?

Fell ill. Keefe called it stomach issues

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Unfortunately he can't sustain that on a nightly basis, however we did get a glimpse of what 2nd line could look like with a better winger. Nylander looked dangerous with the little extra space Simmonds got him.

Did you just say Simmonds is better than Kerfoot lol?

 

[meefer]

Man what even ever happened to him. What a waste of a first

He's with NJD's AHL team, Utica Comets. 8 games with the Devil's this year, O points, same as it ever was.