Post-Game Talk: Leafs win 3-2 against Utah

[3headeddragon]

The leafs have already played two games against those heavy teams: Vegas and Boston. And the Leafs shut both of them out convincingly, with tough, physical play and tight, defensive hockey.

Don't forget Winnipeg

 

[1specter]

Why does it feel like there is 84 years in between games lately? Nothing till Wednesday, then again nothing till Saturday after that.

Don't worry, you'll get your fix in December. They have four back-to-backs and 15 games overall so they are basically playing like every other day.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Don't worry, you'll get your fix in December. They have four back-to-backs and 15 games overall so they are basically playing like every other day.

The scheduling is whack.

 

[stats1]

Being 7-1 and 3 points up on Florida for first in the division with Matthews out is crazy

Don't worry, you'll get your fix in December. They have four back-to-backs and 15 games overall so they are basically playing like every other day.

That’s stupid

 

[Leafsfan74]

The leafs have already played two games against those heavy teams: Vegas and Boston. And the Leafs shut both of them out convincingly, with tough, physical play and tight, defensive hockey.

Yes, they have done better. Only Benoit went after a guy who threw a dirty hit, bordeline at best especially at full speed, and no punches were thrown.

More importantly, it comes down to "when the games matter". If it were the last few games of the season and teams were playing for position or playoff spots, the games change. Ditto for the actual playoffs.

I will believe it when I see it is an apt comment.

 

[LeafParade]

Steeves has looked good on the 4th line. I am a bit surprised he adapted so well to that role.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

We’re all impressed with the team doing so well without our best player and six other regulars out but a few things remain unchanged…the defence and goaltending. They have been outstanding. Tanev and McCabe best defensive pair 5on 5 in the league. The team has allowed 8 goals in 8 games 5 on 5 since Matthews’ injury. That’s on the defence and goaltending.

But let’s not take anything away from Marner and Tavares, they have been spectacular and should remain together when Matthews comes back.

We have wasted so many years with Dubas trying to reinvent the game with puck possession east-west hockey with smallish players, especially on defence. This team will still live and die with our players but there’s a structure that wasn’t there with Dubas. Excited to see where we go in the playoffs.

 

[weems]

McCabe has been excellent this season.
If you filter the stats for defencemen who've played at least 250 minutes 5v5, he ranks #1 in High danger chances for % and high danger goals for %.

 

[Jmo89]

Why does it feel like there is 84 years in between games lately? Nothing till Wednesday, then again nothing till Saturday after that.

League bias. They know Toronto goes on a roll in November so didn't give them as many games.

 

[PromisedLand]

so just saw this on twitter LMAO

 

[Stephen]

Utah Hockey Club was not that exciting. Imagine spending a billion dollars an EA Sports franchise mode.

 

[Racer88]

so just saw this on twitter LMAO

What a laughingstock the city of Toronto is

 

[keonsbitterness]

What a laughingstock the city of Toronto is

Because a big city has lots of traffic? Welcome to the world.

 

[barilko05]

What a laughingstock the city of Toronto is

Don't be ridiculous! The Santa Claus parade made a mess of everything. That game should never have been scheduled for that day! It was a colossal cock up waiting to happen.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

What a laughingstock the city of Toronto is

Home ice advantage. Finally the Leafs innovate.

 

[Stephen]

Because a big city has lots of traffic? Welcome to the world.

It's not the City of Toronto's fault that the visiting team looks like the country mouse in the big city.

 

[Voodoo Child]

so just saw this on twitter LMAO

Consider it interest, you know, on all the money the Leafs pumped into the league to keep the previous incarnation of that team alive ten years longer than they should have been.

 

[nsleaf]

Because a big city has lots of traffic? Welcome to the world.

Not like TO does.

Toronto ranked worst city in North America for traffic, new index finds

Toronto has topped the list of the most congested cities in North America, beating out both New York and Mexico City, according to new traffic data released by navigation and location technology company TomTom.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

 

[Fogelhund]

How long has Toronto had traffic issues? Decades? How long has the NHL been in Toronto.... longer.. ya? How many other teams have had to do this before? Zero....

So, a new team in Utah, get's their logistics wrong, and it's Toronto's fault? Maybe have better planning, every other team gets it right.

 

[Racer88]

Because a big city has lots of traffic? Welcome to the world.

That is true but the players did say that they have been in many other big city’s and have never seen anything like that before.

Home ice advantage. Finally the Leafs innovate.

That’s the answer I was looking for. lol well done

 

[hoglund]

Don't worry, you'll get your fix in December. They have four back-to-backs and 15 games overall so they are basically playing like every other day.

That's a tough schedule, they could have a losing record in December because of it.

 

[conFABulator]

That would be it….

lol. Can’t let it go.

I don’t know what’s more delicious: that all the GM’s conspired to collectively punk Dubas at every turn, giving him the GM Brotherhood thumbs down.

…… or that Treliving has given us league leading goaltending and a pipeline in 1 season that Dubas could barely comprehend and had resorted to pitiful bush league bottom of the barrel scraping like he had to resort to.

Imagine fancying yourself as a Stanley Cup contender and being reduced to trying to hang on to a guy like Sateri because your goaltending is so pitiful you need him….

Is this pipeline you refer to a pipeline of goalie prospects?

Dubas drafted Hildeby and Akhtyamov, he signed Woll to the extension, he even traded for Murray.

I am not sure what your comment refers to.

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

Get a legit 3C and this team is looking really scary.

Hope they carry this november throughout the rest of the season.

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/report-maple-leafs-are-kicking-tires-on-flames-nazem-kadri-should-toronto-pursue-the-star-forward

 

[Dekes For Days]

You don't need a bunch of expensive forwards to win

Yeah, you don't need expensive forwards to win! You can tell by this game we won, where *checks notes* all of our goals were scored by expensive forwards.

 

[Nineteen67]

League bias. They know Toronto goes on a roll in November so didn't give them as many games.

Whoever submits the scheduling request for the Leafs needs to fired for the Saturday schedule alone.

"Good teams are built from the Goalie out, through strong defense,...." & "Defense wins Championships" ..

You don't need a bunch of expensive forwards to win, when you can win with strong goaltending and defensive core & system, even while icing looks like an AHL roster upfront.

Leafs are currently 7-1 in the last 8 games without their top player making $13.25 mil.

AAV doesn’t matter if the players that take up the most ice time continue to get pushed out of the playoffs.