Post-Game Talk: Leafs win- promote Bean and Kim to co head coach

[AcerComputer]

Nylander with 2 assists tonight, but a total float job. He's been terrible.

 

[Commander Clueless]

Matthews sneakily getting in between shifts and carrying us appears to work.


Let's get crazy next game:

Knies-Matthews-Robertson (Operation: Hide Matthews)
Bertuzzi-Domi-Marner (Operation: Feed Bert)
McMann-Tavares-Nylander (Operation: Willy Carry)
Holmberg-Kampf-Jarnkrok (Maybe An Actual Shutdown Line)

Rielly-Liljegren
Benoit-McCabe
Lagesson-Brodie (Operation: Rest Brodes)
Giordano

Jones
Samsonov
(Please Come Back Soon Woll)

 

[Divine]

He was excellent.

 

[Stephen]

He was excellent.

Jones was fine but on the razors edge of having given up that backbreaker had it not been for the hand pass.

 

[DarkKnight]

Benoit first game over 20 minutes as a Leaf. Last game was his high until tonight. Keefe has him out with McCabe at end to hold lead too. He's slowly using him more and more as he gains trust and he isn't floundering at all. What a story.

 

[Stephen]

They should force feed Zach Hyman highlights to Holmberg A Clockwork Orange styles. You might have the makings of an interesting player here.

 

[Jacquestrapless]

Holmberg 7 points in last 7 games.

 

[DarkKnight]

Jones was fine but on the razors edge of having given up that backbreaker had it not been for the hand pass.

Horrible defence that entire shift, game was over long ago if he didn't come up large in first and had some real bad puck luck on one too. To me he was good, fine understated his poise when we needed it.

 

[Stephen]

Holmberg 7 points in last 7 games.

He’s like the only non core forward who is thriving.

 

[DarkKnight]

Holmberg only 11 minutes, Keefe abandoned that line in the third.

 

[wingman75]

Nylander with 2 assists tonight, but a total float job. He's been terrible.

I thought he was okay. Miles better than the last few for sure. From what I noticed, he was engaged defensively all game.

Like Tavares, a positive step. Hopefully he can build on it.

 

[DarkKnight]

If he scored there, he would have been called selfish for shooting at two empty nets.

He was called selfish even though as MJ said the percentages say go for it and Jarnkrok was there first, which is what he anticipated knowing him. Was a weird icing call. Anyways, really liked his game tonight, won a lot of pucks and controllled play. Good on PK as well. Played 23 minutes.

 

[stickty111]

Credit when deserved. Keefe coached very well the few mins.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

 

[meefer]

Some guy on Kypers show had some stats for the core four against teams like Calgary and they feast on those teams.

I didn't see the show, but I'm assuming it's this fella, who in his article says,
"• Toronto's most recent effort, a regulation time loss in Edmonton, could be described as the best version of their group. They competed extremely hard as a team, but ultimately ran out of gas and broke down at the most important time of the game – protecting a lead in the third period on the road against a top flight opponent.

• Sacrificing further draft capital, or prospects, from an already thin pool feels like a reach at this stage. This is a good team, not a great team.

I recommend standing pat with what they have and regrouping in the off-season, when bigger choices need to be made on free agents, major contract extensions and the makeup of the whole group. The organization doesn’t have the draft capital, or prospect depth, to spend on acquisitions at this trade deadline. It feels like they have more than one hole to plug and not enough putty to stop the leaks. They can use their pending UFAs as “own rentals” to accomplish the goal of being a playoff team and seeing where it takes them."

Scout's Analysis: How the Maple Leafs should approach the NHL trade deadline

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www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Stephen]

Credit when deserved. Keefe coached very well the few mins.

I mean… it’s Calgary. Compared to the Edmonton game where they also allowed 3 goals (with a goalie) but held some big guns to very little production, the difference is they for more scoring.

 

[pcruz]

Does anyone have a clip of the bear hug followed by full Nelson getting out of the zone that led directly to a Calgary goal?

How in the world is that not called?

 

[CabanaBoy5]

Thank you Matty, Jones, and video crew. Still missing in action, scoring from anyone not named Matthews and Marner..Marner should have had a hat trick with the chances he had. Liljgren, Bertuzzi, and Brodie with poor games.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

 

[wingman75]

Credit when deserved. Keefe coached very well the few mins.

Keefe made reference to the fact he doesn't know who can get the job done to close out a game. I think he was being kind and not calling anyone out.

Good on him. However, with so few players he feels he can trust, that is a major red flag. I am surprised Bertuzzi got some ice time there... Nylander can be trusted because he is hard/heavy on the puck or at least can be. The rest who were on the ice are no-brainers.

I cannot disagree that the rest are hit and miss. Soft plays, flubs, missed assignments are all too frequent. And some guys you don't expect to be out there right now regardless, like Knies & Holmberg; in saying that I feel both have the potential to be trustworthy in those situations.

Thank you Matty, Jones, and video crew. Still missing in action, scoring from anyone not named Matthews and Marner..Marner should have had a hat trick with the chances he had. Liljgren, Bertuzzi, and Brodie with poor games.

Bertuzzi just doesn't seem like a fit, for whatever reason. Team style I think... which is really unfortunate because he is the type of player we desperately need...

 

[authentic]

Matthews was playing possessed tonight

I’m so pissed he didn’t get that 4th goal. He would usually bury those opportunities he had a wide open net on his own rebound.

 

[Rude Dog]

Needed that one. Will win back to back on the weekend. Come back home 3-1 and all will be forgiven.

 

[Nineteen67]

I saw that. The breakdown of the stats was very shocking.

Not really. Passes the eye test

 

[Rude Dog]

Nylander with 2 assists tonight, but a total float job. He's been terrible.

He was floating a bit but he could have easily had 5 assists. He was making some great doorstep passes

 

[authentic]

Holmberg 7 points in last 7 games.

Who would’ve thought a fast and skilled player could produce in the NHL. We need a few more players like him.