GDT: Leafs vs Jets- round 2

[SeaOfBlue]

For what it is worth, Joseph Woll was loaned to the Marlies yesterday so Campbell is likely going to be back by Saturday.

Woll also likely gets into his first game tomorrow night. Finally someone other than D'Agostini.

 

[Clark4Ever]

No issues with Keefe starting Freddy if Campbell's not ready, but it's more than likely he will get outplayed by Hellebuyck again.

We are going to have to dominate play against the Jets again just to have a chance to win.

 

[SprDaVE]

Agostino making his Leafs debut is way over due.

 

[hockeynorth]

Kennyyyyy

Now play Lilly

 

[TOGuy14]

Not sure how I feel about our chances tonight.
3 shit games in a row. I guess the next 2 games will define what this team really is. Have they turned the corner and are actually a good team or is it one more year of the same old thing.......win when it’s easy but collapse when the games get tougher and the checking gets tighter.
Going to be interest to see how it goes

The team has played well the past two games IMO, and never really quit.

We just need Andersen to stop letting in momentum killing goals

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Agostino making his Leafs debut is way over due.

He hasn't really done anything on the Marlies the past season and a bit to warrant playing him over Petan, Barabanov, etc. He is an AHL scorer who is not great in his own end

 

[stickty111]

No issues with Keefe starting Freddy if Campbell's not ready, but it's more than likely he will get outplayed by Hellebuyck again.

We are going to have to dominate play against the Jets again just to have a chance to win.

Sadly we did that last game and lost. Big game for Freddy today.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Sadly we did that last game and lost. Big game for Freddy today.

Didn't we do that both games against Vancouver too? Or at least the game where Andersen was in net?

I know the Hutch game he was fine, but Demko was better.

Maybe Andersen is hurting a bit coming off of an injury, but he wasn't really amazing before that injury either.

 

[ottomaddox]

Just Win Part 2

 

[stickty111]

Didn't we do that both games against Vancouver too? Or at least the game where Andersen was in net?

I know the Hutch game he was fine, but Demko was better.

Maybe Andersen is hurting a bit coming off of an injury, but he wasn't really amazing before that injury either.

Oh I agree. I thought we played well in all 3 games, but think the last game we can truly say we dominated from start to finish. Andersen has had good moments but he has been overall below average.

 

[Not My Tempo]

I think my frustrations with Andersen are less his “play” and more the realization that he isn’t gonna be able to take us to the cup. The dude can barely put together 3 consistently good games, let alone 4 series.

My cup hopes this year rests on Campbell being a Murray or Binnington.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Tie the series. Tavares needs a tough winger with him. Unfortunately Simmonds is injured. Drafting skilled wingers/forwards is great. Drafting tenacity and speed and skill and character mix might be a idea to contemplate for Dubas occasionally going forward.

 

[stickty111]

Tie the series. Tavares needs a tough winger with him. Unfortunately Simmonds is injured. Drafting skilled wingers/forwards is great. Drafting tenacity and speed and skill and character mix might be a idea to contemplate for Dubas occasionally going forward.

Thats what Dubas has done the last 2 years

 

[Wafflewhipper]

I think my frustrations with Andersen are less his “play” and more the realization that he isn’t gonna be able to take us to the cup. The dude can barely put together 3 consistently good games, let alone 4 series.

My cup hopes this year rests on Campbell being a Murray or Binnington.

I slammed Andersen hard in the thread to trade him. 20% of the shots when we are killing penalties go behind him.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Thats what Dubas has done the last 2 years

That would be something i would debate slightly in another thread

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Sink or swim with your starter. Andersen will play Saturday as well.

Well, we know Andersen will be swimming around in the crease as always so I guess we swim.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

A week ago we were up on Oilers by 8 points after sweeping them. Now after losing three in a row and them on a winning streak they’re back by 4. Getting to the point where “good effort” isn’t safe anymore.

Get used to it. That's what happens when every game is a 4 point game.

 

[Marshy]

Sometimes swimmers drown. Need more lifeguards.

 

[IPS]

Stay out of the box because every penalty is pretty well an auto goal nowadays

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Lost in the losses is the fact that the Leafs are playing probably their best hockey of the season right now. They've been improving steadily since the start but have really turned it up lately, especially with the most recent line changes.

1st 9gms: 49.2xgf% 5v5, 51.3xgf% All
2nd 9gms: 54.6xgf% 5v5, 56.1xgf% All
3rd 9gms: 56.1xgf% 5v5, 56.6xgf% All

Since Matthews came back giving us our current top 3 lines setup for the first time all year: 60.4xgf% 5v5, 62.4xgf% All

Matches the eye test too.

 

[Leafsfan74]

The one positive from my vantage point is that during these last three losses Leafs have had many chances and have been buzzing.

They never seemed to give up or go silent as they did in some games against Columbus. This is a major step.

For me, the key to this season will be the success of the backend. The more solid that six are, the better our chances in the postseason.

 

[The Big Swede13]

Agostino making his Leafs debut is way over due.

Not really sure what he provides that Boyd doesnt. A shakeup in the top 6 would be better. The bottom 6 has been pretty good as of late. I would strongly think about putting Marner with JT and Willy with Matthews

 

[Gary Nylund]

The team has played well the past two games IMO, and never really quit.

We just need Andersen to stop letting in momentum killing goals

Or you know, handle line changes during play like professionals not amateurs and don't kick any goals into our own net, that would have sufficed in the last game anyway.

 

[ChickenMcNugget]

People on this thread for tonight's game:

 

[PromisedLand]

Keefe ffs please changed the duos bud

Jumbo-Matthews-Nylander
Kerfoot-Tavares-Marner

dual threat lines please. JT-Nylander although a good line is not that big of a threat offensively

end the losing streak please