Post-Game Talk: Leafs win 2-1

[Americanadian]

I would love to see Woll get half the game here on out. He’s been good when called upon. That Kadri goal was bad but we can pretend it never happened.

 

[Cor]

Heck of a game.

 

[Clark4Ever]

I hope Keefe gives O'Reilly an extended look on the 3rd line.

 

[leafsfan5]

ROR's strong two way game is becoming more noticeable

He's not flashy, but if you focus on his every shift you see all the little things he does. It's not a surprise he excels in the playoffs when the small, simple plays matter most

 

[notbias]

How did Gustafsson look? I missed the first 2 periods and didn’t seem like he played much in the 3rd.

Schenn and McCabe both looked great

I think you can see Gustafsson's offensive instinct pretty easily, he jumps into the play well and has some talent, I just wonder if he is the type of D we need. I think Schenn or Holl is better suited for our team.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Woll is calm in net. No swimming. He maybe the better option than Murray going forward.

Woll has really flown under the radar. He could be the team's starter in the near future.

 

[Tak7]

*General observation: we have players willing to take a hit to make a play, and throw a hit when the chance is there. I like this aspect of the team's progression as we take shape.

Bunch of my group chats have been saying this the last 2 games. Fully agree. Sometimes "physicality" doesn't always mean smashing guys into row 8. Just being big bodies and using them to create space with and without the puck, really matters.

Definitely worth paying attention to down the stretch here.

 

[SprDaVE]

I would love to see Woll get half the game here on out. He’s been good when called upon. That Kadri goal was bad but we can pretend it never happened.

Matt Murray should be off LTIR by the next game.

And the Kadri shot was a bullet in the corner with a screen from his own D. Not many goaltenders stop that.

 

[Leafs87]

Gio?

Facepalm and a half my bad. I’ve been up since 4:30 lol.

Rielly Schenn
McCabe Brodie
Gio Lil
Holl

 

[Pete2000]

McCabe - Brodie
Rielly - Schenn
Giordano - Liljegren

AINEC

McCabe - Brodie
Rielly - Schenn
Giordano - Liljegren

and

Laurel - Hardy

 

[RunItBackAgain]

I would love to see Woll get half the game here on out. He’s been good when called upon. That Kadri goal was bad but we can pretend it never happened.

I mean he was pretty good but I felt like we gave up very very few high danger chances tonight.

 

[Kiwi]

1st half of the game was so so but that 2nd half was some of the best commitment to team defense I've seen for a long time

I'm really liking Woll, the kid just looks cool calm and collected
He's taken some time to develop but he's starting to show some real ability

Good professional road win on a b2b after a very poor performance

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

*Woll, after the early goal against, played solidly and is showing a good glove.
*Best game of the year for Kerfoot.
*Morgan Rielly as well, his skating is back and he was more physical.
*Jarnkrok too, skating hard and effectively.
*General observation: we have players willing to take a hit to make a play, and throw a hit when the chance is there. I like this aspect of the team's progression as we take shape.
*The 4th line is disruptive, skates well and was a little unlucky in not being rewarded for their efforts.
*Schenn impressed me, he doesn't take shit. And I think played well when on the ice with Rielly.
*McCabe has a nasty streak, he hits hard.
*O'Rielly is a smart, defensively aware player, if you can get another winger, I think him and Jarnkrok + could make a deceptively effective line.

Auston Matthews was my only concern from tonight's game. I thought he skated a lot of empty calories away, had a couple of spurts of energy, but as others have observed, something is off.

Acciari and O'Reilly are both more than willing to take hits to make plays. That will hopefully run throughout the lineup.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Facepalm and a half my bad. I’ve been up since 4:30 lol.

Rielly Schenn
McCabe Brodie
Gio Lil
Holl

No worries. I like that d core.

 

[Cleetus]

good to hear from you @Teeder Keon hope everything went well for you? !

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

I would love to see Woll get half the game here on out. He’s been good when called upon. That Kadri goal was bad but we can pretend it never happened.

That was a perfect screen by Brodie. Wouldn't blame Woll for that.

 

[Jojalu]

For all the ups and downs of a season it is impressive the Leafs have only lost 2 games in a row twice this season.

Every ex player and coach will tell you games like last night happen to everyone.

The one thing I wish they would be better at is playing the bottom 10 teams of the league.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Facepalm and a half my bad. I’ve been up since 4:30 lol.

Rielly Schenn
McCabe Brodie
Gio Lil
Holl

@ Sheldon Keefe:

 

[GrizzLeaf]

Fugginay!

 

[Rude Dog]

That felt really good.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Bit of a rocky start, but great 3rd to finish.
Woll still looks a little shaky, but ended up having an excellent game.
Schenn was better than I expected. Cool seeing him in a Leaf jersey again.
Marner still magic.

 

[DarkKnight]

As much as Kerfoot can frustrate the hell out of you, I never in a million years valued a Engvall over him, we made the right call there.

 

[HellasLEAF]

It's awesome seeing Schenn in the blue and white. He requested the #2 as well.

 

[weems]

McCabe-Brodie seems like an obvious succession of the Muzzin-Brodie shutdown pair from last playoffs. Really liking what I've seen from McCabe these two games.

I wasn't that familiar with McCabe's game but he's more fluid and reliable with the puck than I had anticipated.

Can skate, moves the puck well, takes the body when needed and seems very intense.

 

[bansheebeat]

Did Jarnkrok score on his first shift with Tavares and Nylander?
Wouldn't mind running with Kerfoot and RoR next game and seeing Jarnkrok in the top-6 again.