Post-Game Talk: Matthews is better. Leafs win 4-0.

[BertCorbeau]

Don’t forget his middle name Friggen

You love those guys that can step up in bigger roles in spurts... Bogo did it last playoffs for Tampa, and I love that they have him.

 

[BigGulpsEh]

Awesome game by the leafs. Shutdown McD and Drai. Kept oilers offence to the outside with low quality scoring chances.

Campbell calm and cool in net

Great team win

 

[stickty111]

Great game. Campbell is just a calming influence behind us. One thing under Keefe this team has shown us is when they need to buckle down in tough situations like today, they come through.

 

[MattySnipes]

And the Oilers fans whining about refs jobbing them.

Their whining tonight will be epic. I will definitely be taking a peek at their GDT and PGT. A delicious Saturday night for me.

 

[mcleex]

What a little bitch

 

[BertCorbeau]

Not sure which goal I liked the best tonight .. I think Hyman beasting in the corner, dangling, and then sniping takes it.

Old man Spezza hanging Smith jock in the rafters is a close second though.

 

[Sypher04]

The maturation of this team has been so readily apparent this year.

Learning to truly defend & to win no matter who is out of the lineup. We've done poorly at weathering injuries the last couple years.

 

[shaner8989]

Awesome having our number 1 goalie back
Mcdavid Drai and Matthews all didn’t play
Easy win

 

[stickty111]

They love him.

 

[BTP]

What a refreshing season.

 

[Lilou]

Next time Marner should get the stick up and crosscheck him in the face. Break his nose, bust his teeth out, and take the suspension. Who cares.

 

[RobBrown4PM]

So, we gonna talk about that elephant in the room?

*cough* Goalie controversy *cough*

 

[4thline]

I love the dimension a 3rd line lead by a RW Hyman gives us. 22 and 18 million dollar combos shouldn't need him playing out of position to be successful

 

[MattySnipes]

 

[ToneDog]

Gonna be a serious thread if and when Dubs acquires that top 6 forward.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Defensively I loved that they gave Campbell clear lanes to see to find the puck, and they limited secondary chances even if they were hemmed in.

Really impressed with Campbell's steadiness.

 

[Griffin76]

Engvall has been catching a lot of crap on here lately (and a lot of it deservedly so) but it's good to see him have a strong game tonight. Not a fan of him at C, just looks to pass way too much. When the team as at full strength he should drop down to the 4th line LW and I think we'll see him excel there.

 

[stickty111]

What a comment by Keefe

 

[BertCorbeau]

Engvall has been catching a lot of crap on here lately (and a lot of it deservedly so) but it's good to see him have a strong game tonight. Not a fan of him at C, just looks to pass way too much. When the team as at full strength he should drop down to the 4th line LW and I think we'll see him excel there.

When he engages physically and aggressively he looks really good. It's the consistency he needs to find. Too many games where he doesn't quite engage at the level he did tonight and looks invisible.

Still as a depth winger, he's quite good, and he stepped up tonight.

Keefe clearly likes him and shockingly he's around 49% on the draw this year .. passable as a centre. He still hasn't play a lot of NHL games so there's a lot to like about his future if he can improve his consistency.

 

[Randy Randerson]

Lets get a #1 dman. Can Connor play blueline?

If we got McDavid, we wouldn't play a lot of defense

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

So, we gonna talk about that elephant in the room?

*cough* Goalie controversy *cough*

Yeah who should be the starter, Campbell or Hutch?

 

[LeafsFan89]

They love him.

They look at Campbell/ treat him as the starting goalie.

(and I love Freddy)

 

[MattySnipes]

- 2.62.

That is Mc-3avid game score tonight.

 

[Martin Skoula]

Engvall has been catching a lot of crap on here lately (and a lot of it deservedly so) but it's good to see him have a strong game tonight. Not a fan of him at C, just looks to pass way too much. When the team as at full strength he should drop down to the 4th line LW and I think we'll see him excel there.

His vision is better than his shot, but his shot is pretty ideal for this type of line. He's not a huge scoring threat but he tends to create rebounds with his release, having Hyman and Mikheyev there to bang away isn't a bad set-up.

He needs to decide if he wants to be a faster Boyle or a bigger Grabner.

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

They look at Campbell/ treat him as the starting goalie.

(and I love Freddy)

I'm wondering if he and Muzzin/Clifford had a good bond in LA and Muzzin/Clifford told everyone how great he is and it all just rubbed off and snowballed from there.