Post-Game Talk: Leafs win 4-2!
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LastOne2100
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I'll take the win - all thanks to our fourth line and Hildeby's solid first game.
Matthews, Marner, and Willy need to figure it out soon.
PP still sucks, but PK looked good. Need to take less penalties though.
Matthews, Marner, and Willy need to figure it out soon.
PP still sucks, but PK looked good. Need to take less penalties though.
LeafSadist
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Brown Dog
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ThrowDemTongs
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Loved what I saw from everyone but the usual suspects, and I think that's a good sign
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People need to get used to our new identity. Nearly 30 blocked shots, tough defensive hockey. We are not trying to score a bunch of pretty goals anymore
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Congrats to Hildebeast on his 1st career win. Made some big saves.
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Thanks for the 2 points there Keefe
Congrats on your first NHL win there HildeBEAST!!!!
Aashir
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Core 3 no showed offensively
Hildeby was solid, defence was good
Depth was elite, liked OEL’s game alot
Hildeby was solid, defence was good
Depth was elite, liked OEL’s game alot
Star players blew chunks.
That's Berube hockey. Said it all offseason to not expect the star players to be setting records.
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Your captain is trying to be a goal suck and icing the puck instead of working hard. 
ClarkSittler
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We played another good game, if we can sort out our PP we could go places. Goaltending looks solid so far.
phillipmike
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Need a shot from the point and a Hyman or Bunting type to track down the puck on PP1.
PP1:
Knies-Matthews-Nylander
Marner-OEL
PP2:
Robertson-Tavares-Pacioretty
Domi-Rielly
Different look and balances things out
PP1:
Knies-Matthews-Nylander
Marner-OEL
PP2:
Robertson-Tavares-Pacioretty
Domi-Rielly
Different look and balances things out
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Voodoo Child
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I've liked what I've seen on both games, results aside, guys going to the net and better defensive zone support from the forwards.
Good win, not a single moment where the Devils dominated them or played a scary game.
The Devils are a good team who might be great in 2-3 years, love that D they're building with Nemec, Hughes, Hamilton, Casey and Pesce, and the forwards have skill but hot damn what a babby soft forward group. I said at the time and I say again, they should have been super hard on Tkachuk when Calgary was shopping him.
I also dig they give due to their lesser-hearlded alumni. Everyone knows Stevens, Brodeur, Elias and Neidermayer, but they have Salvador and Dano working the broad cast.
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The PK looks good, aggressive but not suicidal but why does the PP look like shit?
Nicky Bobby didn't score or get a point but he's driving the net and making much better decisions with and without the puck. He's gonna get at least 20-20-40 and either be retained or dealt for a fair return.
I like Lorentz, goes to the areas and he gets himself a G-note and an A and I like his big body and speedy style, he's like a glove in this Berube system.
Bobby McGangsta, never healthy scratch him again, made his presence felt immediately. Adding him gives them 4 full forward lines, just do what needs to be done and give Reaves an FOJ now.
Knies is using his body well and not taking penalties while doing it, he's gonna be a big piece.
Holmberg has a lot of tenacity in his game.
For the second game in a row Willy was figure skating and that was a very stupid penalty in the third. Domi looks better than him and Marner so far two games in.
Also for the second game in a row Mo looked pedestrian - not horrible and no glaring errors, but not like a 7.5 guy.
Again - why not try Timmins out at LW? He's big and skates well and is an adventure on D, stranger things have happened.
JT took a stupid, lazy penatly that resulted in a goal, but then got a goal later, he's still not much of a factor otherwise and most I'd give him is 3x4.5.
Matthews is getting his chances, the goals will come.
I sang the praises of Benoit last night and he was mostly good but he definitely could have grabbed a twig at the end of the second or caught a proactive bench change. A misplay okay, but then that stupid penalty because Meier was a p***y. I like where his heart was at but that was no good.
OEL has a nice stick on the PK, he had a much better game than he did last night.
They did a really nice job of keeping it light for Hildeby, he did make a few good saves but that second one went right through him. He has good economy of movement and tracks pucks well through traffic.
Good win, not a single moment where the Devils dominated them or played a scary game.
The Devils are a good team who might be great in 2-3 years, love that D they're building with Nemec, Hughes, Hamilton, Casey and Pesce, and the forwards have skill but hot damn what a babby soft forward group. I said at the time and I say again, they should have been super hard on Tkachuk when Calgary was shopping him.
I also dig they give due to their lesser-hearlded alumni. Everyone knows Stevens, Brodeur, Elias and Neidermayer, but they have Salvador and Dano working the broad cast.
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The PK looks good, aggressive but not suicidal but why does the PP look like shit?
Nicky Bobby didn't score or get a point but he's driving the net and making much better decisions with and without the puck. He's gonna get at least 20-20-40 and either be retained or dealt for a fair return.
I like Lorentz, goes to the areas and he gets himself a G-note and an A and I like his big body and speedy style, he's like a glove in this Berube system.
Bobby McGangsta, never healthy scratch him again, made his presence felt immediately. Adding him gives them 4 full forward lines, just do what needs to be done and give Reaves an FOJ now.
Knies is using his body well and not taking penalties while doing it, he's gonna be a big piece.
Holmberg has a lot of tenacity in his game.
For the second game in a row Willy was figure skating and that was a very stupid penalty in the third. Domi looks better than him and Marner so far two games in.
Also for the second game in a row Mo looked pedestrian - not horrible and no glaring errors, but not like a 7.5 guy.
Again - why not try Timmins out at LW? He's big and skates well and is an adventure on D, stranger things have happened.
JT took a stupid, lazy penatly that resulted in a goal, but then got a goal later, he's still not much of a factor otherwise and most I'd give him is 3x4.5.
Matthews is getting his chances, the goals will come.
I sang the praises of Benoit last night and he was mostly good but he definitely could have grabbed a twig at the end of the second or caught a proactive bench change. A misplay okay, but then that stupid penalty because Meier was a p***y. I like where his heart was at but that was no good.
OEL has a nice stick on the PK, he had a much better game than he did last night.
They did a really nice job of keeping it light for Hildeby, he did make a few good saves but that second one went right through him. He has good economy of movement and tracks pucks well through traffic.
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weems
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Great road win and makes last nights loss not feel nearly as bad,
4th line had a great game and Lorentz has been a very good pickup so far.
Thought the top 4D was excellent and have been impressed with both OEL and Tanev.
Ever since the first preseason game where we got lit up, we've been extremely stingy defensively.
Hildeby was good when he needed to be and looks very calm in the crease.
4th line had a great game and Lorentz has been a very good pickup so far.
Thought the top 4D was excellent and have been impressed with both OEL and Tanev.
Ever since the first preseason game where we got lit up, we've been extremely stingy defensively.
Hildeby was good when he needed to be and looks very calm in the crease.
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Feeling real good about these tenders and I haven't felt that feeling in a long while.
Evilhomer
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The sooner people realize this, the more they will enjoy what they are watching. This is going to be a dominant defensive team. It won't matter who is in net.
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Only saw the last few minutes of the second and the third.
I liked how they wore the game down overall .. player discipline is a bit erratic but there are some soft soft calls there. PK stepped up in the third.
Hildeby looked solid, congrats on his first win!
And congrats to Patches and Lorentz for their first goals. Nice to see the depth scoring pull through.
The PP and the big guns will figure it out, but they look rusty out there. It's a bit painful to watch. JT with a beauty though, so give him his dues there.
I liked how they wore the game down overall .. player discipline is a bit erratic but there are some soft soft calls there. PK stepped up in the third.
Hildeby looked solid, congrats on his first win!
And congrats to Patches and Lorentz for their first goals. Nice to see the depth scoring pull through.
The PP and the big guns will figure it out, but they look rusty out there. It's a bit painful to watch. JT with a beauty though, so give him his dues there.
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