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

[Confucius]

LMAO HFBOARDS IS SALTY LEAFS WON!!

I love being the hated guy, it really does make winning more satisfying knowing it upsets so many.

 

[PromisedLand]

Love Matthews finishing it with his 30th.

"did you not watch the game or, those Senator Fan glasses you have on blinding your vision?" -0 Cleetus

I've been watching Toronto for 40 years.
Referees do not call games unfavorably against Toronto, on the whole.

My "Senators Fan Glasses" don't cloud reality.
Your Leafer Glasses do, evidently.

 

[DarkKnight]

They can play that game when they know their goalie can make a save. When Samsonov was in we had to play a style of trying to limit shots because any shot could be a goal

Yes, no more of this "we have to support Sammy" where we're afraid any misstep is in the net.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

LOL at Zegras allowing Matthews to just walk through and score. The leafs will take that match-up all day.

 

[Leafs98]

They really look good when they want it

 

[Al14]

Kudos to Dostal. He deserved the win, however he was full value for earning his team a point.

Great game by our Leafs. Nylander either shot the puck hard and wide, or hit Dostal with the puck.

Stupid hit by McMann. Maybe a game or 2 suspension incoming.

 

[Mr_Fun]

Have you watched any games this year?

They have shown more bite and willingness to battle and pushback this year than any of the previous 5 years

Since Reaves said "it won't happen again", it hasn't happened again.

 

[robertmac43]

Happy we pulled that out. Feels like one of those games we often end up losing.

 

[Darcy Tucker]

That's 199 games without being shutout now. Moving ahead of an Oilers team from the 80s on the all time list.

 

[PromisedLand]

They can't even lose properly! Franchise record for saves by Dostal and not a single player shows him any respect. Shameful

Yup that was quite pathetic IMO

 

[wingman75]

Maybe it's because I've been watching these chumps since 1975 and they have let me down every year since. I've seen many a better team than the current one fail.

I have been watching since '84. So I have a little less disappointment than you. I am just comparing this team to the last couple years teams. I mean, our 80s teams would wipe their asses with this group as far as physicality goes.

We just have more guys willing to poke a guy. Respond after someone goes near the goalie, fight, throw a big hit, hell, even stick a guy behind the play. I think Knies has some of that in him too. The core four forwards don't in general, but they are learning they need some of that in their game if they want ultimate success.

 

[Jojalu]

That's 199 games without being shutout now. Moving ahead of an Oilers team from the 80s on the all time list.

That's actually pretty crazy.

 

[Mr_Fun]

LMAO HFBOARDS IS SALTY LEAFS WON!!

What are the all the unlettered philistines over there going on about now?.

 

[PeteBestondrums]

Kudos to Dostal. He deserved the win, however he was full value for earning his team a point.

Great game by our Leafs. Nylander either shot the puck hard and wide, or hit Dostal with the puck.

Stupid hit by McMann. Maybe a game or 2 suspension incoming.

Explain to me how McCann did anything outside the rules of the game?

 

[Smif]

That's 199 games without being shutout now. Moving ahead of an Oilers team from the 80s on the all time list.

I thought it said 180 for some reason.

 

[Jojalu]

I have been watching since '84. So I have a little less disappointment than you. I am just comparing this team to the last couple years teams. I mean, our 80s teams would wipe their asses with this group as far as physicality goes.

We just have more guys willing to poke a guy. Respond after someone goes near the goalie, fight, throw a big hit, hell, even stick a guy behind the play. I think Knies has some of that in him too. The core four forwards don't in general, but they are learning they need some of that in their game if they want ultimate success.

Slowly but surely. They have at least learned to get to the scrum. Push someone here and there. Baby steps I guess

 

[All Mod Cons]

Both Marner and Matthews were stellar defensively.

I wish McMann had a chance to finish that game. Terrible call.

Also, props to Holmberg. Significant upgrade on Robertson imo, just in the sense of making hard plays and not turning the puck over in bad spots.

Yeah I'd prefer to go with Holmberg over Robertson for now.

 

[Enniskillen]

Jones was solid, no softies. Dostal vseh dostal.

 

[Cleetus]

 

[Smif]

Explain to me how McCann did anything outside the rules of the game?

I honestly didn't think it was a penalty at all.

 

[arso40]

auston's FIRST game winner of the season? crazy stat

Not really it’s been willy man

 

[Buds17]

That's actually pretty crazy.

Definitely. That's six games shy of two full seasons and one-half of another.

 

[Al14]

Explain to me how McCann did anything outside the rules of the game?

Hit a player into the boards. It should only have been a 2 minute minor though, IMHO.

 

[PeteBestondrums]

I have been watching since '84. So I have a little less disappointment than you. I am just comparing this team to the last couple years teams. I mean, our 80s teams would wipe their asses with this group as far as physicality goes.

We just have more guys willing to poke a guy. Respond after someone goes near the goalie, fight, throw a big hit, hell, even stick a guy behind the play. I think Knies has some of that in him too. The core four forwards don't in general, but they are learning they need some of that in their game if they want ultimate success.

The best team of the last 50 years was the 93/94 Gilmour years which would eat our current squad for lunch.

 

[DarkKnight]

Well deserved, your loss Anaheim, he's a keeper!