Post-Game Talk: Leafs win 2-1 in OT

[keonsbitterness]

Tavares had, dare I say it, a putrid start, but I thought he started finding his game in the third. Got more physical, and ripped a hard shot off Subban's shoulder later in the period.

Nice win against a really hard working team.

 

[deletethis]

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They'd be calling Too Many Men every shift if that's what is considered Too Many Men penalty. There must have been another Leaf in the defensive zone.

 

[DarkKnight]

Leafs now on a 101 point pace. Can’t wait until we pull it together.

 

[Teeder Keon]

I'd like this if it was a shutout.

Ok

 

[meefer]

I'm happy they won, thanks Freddy, and it's nice to see Matthews and Tavares score, but I'm thinking I was watching a different game than many here. For most of the game I was thinking to myself; damn, if Moore, Mykhayev, Holl and Dermott are your most engaged players, guys that are skating and physically engaging the Knights, then we're in trouble. I've been one of Nylander's staunchest supporters, but damn, if I'm Babcock after tonight's game, I'd pull Willy aside and straight up tell him, if you don't hit someone the next game you're benched for two. This weak-a** stuff has got to stop. He's got great talent, but really, his efforts to engage are soooooo frustrating.

 

[PromisedLand]

Not a great game, but nice ending.

I'm sure beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

 

[Notsince67]

Captain and 3 asistants got points and Anderson stood on his head. Leadership turning around

 

[On-the-Fly]

That is a difficult answer to listen to from Babs ; re the 'ad lib' by Matthews on the PP goal.

 

[The90]

The smartest play of the night goes to Nylander for not passing it to Barrie in the OT because we all know Barrie would have crapped on the chance with the odd man rush going the other way

#IntelligentPlay

And promised land would be here to let us know how much of a pos Barrie is when he did nothing wrong.

 

[v4karuna]

Beautiful game.

 

[Polaris1010]

I mean he showed up for like a total of 10 seconds. I literally didn’t see him do anything the entire 60.

When it is a low scoring game, like it was tonight, the entire team feels like they contributed.

Everyone fought hard to not be scored on. One goal allowed, then everyone did do their jobs defensively.

Then finally, the game breakers for the Leafs, won it for the Leafs.

Same way they won their last three games.

Tavares showed up defensively, then he won the game.

Go Leafs Go!

 

[BertCorbeau]

Captain and 3 asistants got points and Anderson stood on his head. Leadership turning around

Back to back games where the best players have come up with big goals late in the game that lead to wins

 

[Semantics]

Matthews scoring that goal 90 seconds into the PP underscores how absolutely insane it is to have a weapon like that and consistently pull him off after 50-60 seconds only. Ovechkin plays most of the 2 minutes, and so do other players who are that dangerous. They can just have Matthews not be the one to carry the puck in or aggressively forecheck if they're worried about him getting gassed. All you need is for him to be there to be a shooting threat.

 

[On-the-Fly]

No Hyman until next week.

 

[ToMaLe]

Need more games like that from Freddie and the big boys.

 

[Zacman]

Because their play foreshadows and early exit from playoffs when games get hard and when it matters....

If we get there

Try to enjoy a win, being pessimistic isn't good for you!

 

[Metroid]

Big bad Reeves do anything tonight??

 

[Advanced stats]

No Hyman until next week.

"And the players are abusing each other more....which is a good thing"

 

[deletethis]

Leafs now on a 101 point pace. Can’t wait until we pull it together.

We're hard on them because we understandably expect more. It's amazing that the record is as good as it is considering that they've looked off all season. However they've been in most every game down to the wire while not having an easy win all season.

 

[Nineteen67]

Him and Moore both needed that little blue pill tonight.

LOL

 

[Nineteen67]

Don’t worry I’m sure you’ll be front and center after the next loss.
Until then. Enjoy the streak

Yikes

 

[Erdinger]

We win Habs lose. It was ugly but in a beautiful way

 

[Polaris1010]

I love our annual passing of the Buffalo Sabres in the standings after they get off to their pretender hot start

Hahahaha! Hahahaha!

Cruel, but you're right.

After we change the clocks to Eastern Standard Time . . .

 

[Erdinger]

No Hyman until next week.

The rest of the NHL breathes easier

 

[Ericmacdonald15]

Great goal by Matthews bar down!!!! Nice ot goal by Jonny t !!!! Nice fish from marner !!!!! Power play still needs work but the best player on the ice tonight was mr Freddy Andersen! He was a rock back there hats off to him

 

[MJ65]

Enjoy the highlights