GDT: Maple Leafs vs Panthers

[HolyCrap]

Holl has been so bad tonight, words cannot do justice.

He can’t be in the lineup come playoff time. Hopefully Muzzin and Sandin are healthy enough by then.

 

[Jojalu]

Wow. Nylander has set up Matthews 3 times tonight. Even he can't convert a Nylander pass.

 

[Burnie97]

Damn. Good try Mik.

 

[Racer88]

Marchment during the interview.

“It’s always nice to beat the Leafs”.

Dam Malgin just flashed before my eyes. Lol

 

[Beyonder91]

Tavares trying to injure himself
Nylander shots are muffins tonight

Weird game

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Willy is loving the crest shots tonight.

 

[TMLeafer]

wtf matty

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

How did Matthew miss? Ok he never got it. Marchment beat him to it.

 

[fahad203]

How did Auston miss those

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Wow you gotta be kidding me how does no one bury that

 

[SprDaVE]

My god Matthews...

From red hot to ice cold. He can't buy one tonight.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

We all get it. You hate Tavares. Why do you feel the need to fill the thread with the exact same post every page?

Any money that if Tavares was at his career average shooting percentage for ES goals right now, people don't say anything about him. Or they will and they will be complaining about a career year. He is shooting sub 10% at ES this year. Everything else he is close to or better than his career bests. The difference between that and what he is right now is 4 ES goals.

 

[Stephen]

That just tells me he's a player that lacks in game awareness and self control. He's going to cost the Leaf goals, and perhaps a game or two in the playoffs if he doesn't change.

I agree. But the way I see the Leafs activate Lyubushkin leads me to believe these guys are all actively encouraged to make risky calculations like that. And that’s a coaching issue.

 

[TMLeafer]

Can they just remove Gudas from the league? Trash player

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

How is Matthews not converting these grade A chances, my goodness

 

[Stephen]

My god Matthews...

From red hot to ice cold. He can't buy one tonight.

Just happy he’s playing.

 

[Cleetus]

My god Matthews...

From red hot to ice cold. He can't buy one tonight.

still 14 minutes left I say he pots one!

 

[Jojalu]

If Matthews gets one he gets another. He has been unbelievable tonight.

 

[IPS]

Panthers d checked Matthews stick right at the last moment

 

[fahad203]

Panthers d checked Matthews stick right at the last moment

That was Marchemwent

 

[wingman75]

He can’t be in the lineup come playoff time. Hopefully Muzzin and Sandin are healthy enough by then.

Not if he is going to play like that.
Couple instances trying to do too much. Couple instances he just got exposed for what he is.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

If Matthews gets one he gets another. He has been unbelievable tonight.

He’s had at least 10-12 looks at the net tonight. In good positions for sure

 

[PromisedLand]

yea see that is the kind of transition we cannot allow. That is pathetic IMO. You gotta hustle back to make it difficult for opposition to get off a quality chance

little things like these make a difference in the playoffs

 

[Cleetus]

That was Marchemwent

Dang Malgin!

 

[Stephen]

That's exactly what it is. The style of hockey Tavares plays doesn't match the way the rest of the team is constructed (short of guys like Clifford and Simmonds). They either need to commit to moving him to the wing and letting him play like John Leclair, or they need to get a couple of wingers that will work with him, rather than speedsters, because he can't keep up with them. He's like JVR, in that he's not a quick strike style player, which is how most of the Leafs wingers operate.

He’s like a slower JVR and Hyman hybrid with the two way reputation of an O’Rielly and pedigree of a Stamkos. He’s statistically productive but has a hard time living up to the status of player suggested by his contract and captaincy.