Post-Game Talk: Maple Leafs win big! Matthews is the hero

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Is today's theme gifs of Matthews farting?

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Liljegren played the least of all dmen (8:46 5v5) and had the worst xGF% on the team at just 6.6%. Really not sure what's up with him but he's quickly playing his way off the team

 

[BayStBullies]

They looked good without Rielly. Not shocking.

 

[Enniskillen]

Coach Coala ate panther cubs for dinner. Liked how Schenn crushed their pest Lambert a couple of times. Was Matthews holding his wrist in his last shift of the game?

 

[BertCorbeau]

Liljegren played the least of all dmen (8:46 5v5) and had the worst xGF% on the team at just 6.6%. Really not sure what's up with him but he's quickly playing his way off the team

Confidence issue after all the deadline acquisitions.. and the coach seemingly ignoring his quality play earlier in the season.

Feels like they're mismanaging his development. He had earned that top 4 spot. But f***ing with his confidence, scratching him, giving him less TOI is getting in his head and they took him out of rhythm.

 

[shaner8989]

It it weird that we keep winning when we scratch Holl and Reilly?

 

[Racer88]

Did the replay show white ice between the puck and the redline?
The replay I saw showed part of the glove in the net. I didn't think that was a goal unless the whole glove was in the net

You could clearly see the puck thru the mesh in his glove clearly in the net……..it was a goal

 

[OVO16]

Rielly - Schenn
McCabe - Brodie
Giordano - Holl

Is my guess for Game 1 of the playoffs. Things are most likely gonna change after a loss I presume, so I can see Lilegren and/or Gustaffson coming in depending on what the leafs need the rest of the series

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Confidence issue after all the deadline acquisitions.. and the coach seemingly ignoring his quality play earlier in the season.

Feels like they're mismanaging his development. He had earned that top 4 spot. But f***ing with his confidence, scratching him, giving him less TOI is getting in his head and they took him out of rhythm.

Yeah that's probably a good bet. I still think ultimately as a professional athlete he's responsible for his own play, but maybe that's too harsh. It's hard enough finding your way in the NHL without worrying about being sabotaged by your own coach

 

[BertCorbeau]

Yeah that's probably a good bet. I still think ultimately as a professional athlete he's responsible for his own play, but maybe that's too harsh. It's hard enough finding your way in the NHL without worrying about being sabotaged by your own coach

Yep... I think Keefe is being too harsh for him for his mistakes against the Isles

You can't argue with the results tonight.. but this is a great chance to get all players in a groove. No need to be harsh on Lily especially after the last game, give him a chance to rebound

 

[DarkKnight]

I mean I get it, but what a useless stat. What are we when any player scores two goals? In a league where a team averages 3 plus a game, I’d say one player potting two is a recipe for success. What’s our record when we don’t score two goals lol? Anyways…

 

[Gabriel426]

I mean I get it, but what a useless stat. What are we when any player scores two goals? In a league where a team averages 3 plus a game, I’d say one player potting two is a recipe for success. What’s our record when we don’t score two goals lol? Anyways…

Agree. Maybe they will a stat that says whenever Leafs goalies get a shutout, Leafs records is undefeated.

 

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Matt Murray was solid tonight. Have to give him his credit. Matthews starting to look like the reining back to back Rocket Richard king again. He is not going to win the rocket this season, but that does not matter as he already has 2. All that matters is what happens in the playoffs moving forward. All the personal accolades and awards don’t mean shit now.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Murray getting his groove back would be very beneficial for the playoffs.. both goalies feeling confident would go a long way.

 

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Murray getting his groove back would be very beneficial for the playoffs.. both goalies feeling confident would go a long way.

I have not been a fan of Murray whatsoever this season, but he looked very strong tonight. Made some big saves.

 

[Gallagbi]

Confidence issue after all the deadline acquisitions.. and the coach seemingly ignoring his quality play earlier in the season.

Feels like they're mismanaging his development. He had earned that top 4 spot. But f***ing with his confidence, scratching him, giving him less TOI is getting in his head and they took him out of rhythm.

Its the same issues that existed last year and the same thing that took him out of the playoffs lineup. Its like the yips.

 

[MSZ]

Agree. Maybe they will a stat that says whenever Leafs goalies get a shutout, Leafs records is undefeated.

You can actually lose a game when your goalie gets a shutout.

Yes the shootouts.

 

[Ports]

Leafs look solid defensively when Rielly takes the night off?? Coincidence? Hmmmmm.....

Definitely not. They played their best defensive hockey when he was injured earlier in the season and again tonight. Does Keefe have the guts to healthy scratch him in the playoffs ?

 

[LeafsFan89]

Confidence issue after all the deadline acquisitions.. and the coach seemingly ignoring his quality play earlier in the season.

Feels like they're mismanaging his development. He had earned that top 4 spot. But f***ing with his confidence, scratching him, giving him less TOI is getting in his head and they took him out of rhythm.

Did he call out Lilly post game again? I agree. A few weeks does not negate a whole season of work, especially when Keefe is changing the D-lines every game post TDL.

We're on track for squandering his potential.

 

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[LaPlante94]

Definitely not. They played their best defensive hockey when he was injured earlier in the season and again tonight. Does Keefe have the guts to healthy scratch him in the playoffs ?

A stretch where our goaltending played their best all season and when Marner was on an absolute tear and the top 6 was giving us offence? We need to stop this narrative that we suck with Rielly in the lineup when we look like this with him in the lineup as well. Brodie was also out for a bit of that stretch too, should we sit him as well? It's amazing how good we can look when our top paid players do what we pay them for and when weird bounces/bad goals don't get let in by goalies.

 

[egd27]

I have a hypothetical rules question about the Bunting "penalty" call that was reversed.

If on the delay, Bobrovsky heads the bench and FLA deploys the extra attacker and scores, would they call back the goal (or even review the call)?

 

[Gilmour1996]

I wouldn't be surprised if Lilly is traded in the off-season and Holl is re-signed.

 

[Dayjobdave]

I have a hypothetical rules question about the Bunting "penalty" call that was reversed.

If on the delay, Bobrovsky heads the bench and FLA deploys the extra attacker and scores, would they call back the goal (or even review the call)?

That would be a good goal even if that Penalty was wrong. But it would suck.

 

[Ports]

A stretch where our goaltending played their best all season and when Marner was on an absolute tear and the top 6 was giving us offence? We need to stop this narrative that we suck with Rielly in the lineup when we look like this with him in the lineup as well. Brodie was also out for a bit of that stretch too, should we sit him as well? It's amazing how good we can look when our top paid players do what we pay them for and when weird bounces/bad goals don't get let in by goalies.

Sorry but Rielly is not close to a top pairing defenseman. He makes poor decisions, gets caught out of position, doesn’t defend the net front and the puck stays on his stick too long on the PP. He’s a great skater with a good wrist shot. He should be a winger not a dman playing top minutes for a cup contender. What difference does a narrative make anyway? He’s not reading it.