Post-Game Talk: Leafs win 3-2

[Brobust]

Thornton just had a fantastic game. This makes no sense. It's like people decided he can't be on the top line and no matter the results won't change their opinion. He's fine there so far.

Do agree on the loading up top PP though.

Of all the old guys, Thornton is the one who has actually looked competent. Only issue has been bad bounces for Matthews.

 

[Cleetus]

This format is going to get really old in a hurry. In the next two weeks the Leafs play Winnipeg Edmonton Calgary
VGK plays AZ 4 straight and 2 straight against StL

hockey does not get old, and most hockey fans including me, are very happy there is a season for the game to be played

 

[robertmac43]

Not sure I buy it. We had "good rivalries" with Boston and I've been sick of playing them the past 2 regular seasons, especially when we had some clumps of games vs. them in the regular season.

At least the western teams are a little newer for us.

With the insane amount we will be seeing these teams I thin the chippines of the games will definitely go up.

Yeah seeing McDavid 9 times is both a blessing and a curse..

 

[SensFactor]

Hey folks just wanted to say good game. Also Muzzin is a beast on the blue line for you guys. He has an incredible knack to keep the puck in too. Until next time.

 

[Nineteen67]

Yes. Will love it.

Leafs games won’t matter, it’s all the other games that will get old.

 

[jaric1862]

They've barely been playing that 4th line left winger both games (obviously for different reasons tonight). They should just go 7D. Call up Lehtonen to man PP2.

 

[notDatsyuk]

no errors, 2 very good saves

I thought he had a lot of trouble handling the puck. A couple of bad giveaways.

 

[ponder]

We dominated the game much more than the score showed, played very well. Even if it’s “just Ottawa”, I’m happy with that game.

 

[Nineteen67]

hockey does not get old, and most hockey fans including me, are very happy there is a season for the game to be played

Will you watch Minny and LA 9 times or what about Van and Ottawa?

 

[ponder]

They've barely been playing that 4th line left winger both games (obviously for different reasons tonight). They should just go 7D. Call up Lehtonen to man PP2.

Nick Robertson played so few minutes this game because he got injured early on. And our bottom D pairing is already playing light minutes, because we have two quality pairings above them that Keefe is playing a lot. 7D doesn’t make much sense to me.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Night and day difference between Campbell and our “starter”. Specifically in the area of making saves when they matter most.

 

[hotpaws]

Good game aside from Campbell letting in 2 soft goals .

If we’re moving on from Andy we need to find a starter because Campbell isn’t one .

 

[OVO16]

Try Joe Anderson next

 

[Leafsfan74]

Kerfoot and Brodie had lowkey really solid games.

It's the little sacrifices that I look for in this team as it will be the difference between the failures of last couple of years and where they want to be. They can throw the box score away, winning is the only stat I care for.

Brodie going down to break up a 3 on 1, Simmons in front of the net on the PP screening the goalie for I believe the Matthews goal. Guys blocking shots, taking a hit (hopefully giving them back).

All of these sacrifices aren't always reflected in the boxscore but fans and coaches see them. Thornton scored, but he also won battles behind the net. In the grand scheme of a game, multiple times across a season, these are differences between a first or second seed, making or missing the playoffs, winning or losing playoff rounds.

 

[Burnie97]

Will you watch Minny and LA 9 times or what about Van and Ottawa?

So no hockey or hockey? wtf is the discussion here... jesus.

Just be grateful we are privileged enough to watch f***ing hockey on our tvs during a pandemic.

Why are we talking about variety of games.

I feel like people forget what country they live in and how lucky many of us are... and we're complaining about this shit... really.

You really need to think about what you're saying when you're complaining... and yeah its been a couple pages now. Get over it.

 

[Atomos2]

Stützle is going to be a solid player. Couple years and that Ottawa team will also have Brannstrom in the sqaud with some other talent; they are gonna be a good team. like waht DJ Smith is doing for them introducing structure to the team. of course to be seen but looks like they are gonna trend in the right direction soon i.e. Pain in the Leafs ass soon

Soon? They already are,

 

[MattySnipes]

5v5 Leaders from game:

TOI: Rielly 19:00 / Brodie & Muzzin 16:13
CF%: Thornton 85.71 / Holl 81.48 / Muzzin 80
FF%: Thornton 84.62/ Matthews 75 / Holl 73.68

SF%: Dermott 80 / Thornton 77.78 / Holl 73.33
GF%: Thornton 100 / Matthews, Marner & Brodie 66.67
xGF%: Thornton 88.67 / Holl 74.11 / Vesey 70.29 / Matthews 69.98

 

[Ulysses31]

mitch is back

 

[DutchHockeyGuy]

A much improved performance compared to Friday for sure and the scoreline does not reflect the match. Still a lot of room for improvement though, the game really should not have been close.

Hopefully Robertson is not hurt too bad. Spezza should start his own Face Off Academy. He and Tavares ruled the dot.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Will you watch Minny and LA 9 times or what about Van and Ottawa?

If they are the only late games, I'll watch them. I will watch every Leaf game, but will have the pick of the litter for other games.

 

[horner]

What a difference it makes when your goalie makes the easy saves he's supposed to make.

What a difference it makes when your team shows up.
night and day difference.

 

[horner]

No, they showed up fine, we did fine in the first. They didn't start collapsing until the goals started pouring in.

I could tell in the first period that we weren't going to win the last game.
We didn't show up.

 

[LeafGrief]

Pretty clinical win by the Leafs, great to see. Marner was excellent, Brodie was excellent, and Campbell made the saves he needed to. Frankly, both their goals were pretty outrageous bounces. Congrats to Stutzle for that first goal, but that stays out of our net 98/100 times. Murray played very well, otherwise this was a blowout.

 

[Notsince67]

I trust this goalie. Use him more

 

[The Podium]

What’s a bit underrated here is how good the Leafs looked in the back half of a back to back, albeit not a traditional back to back.