Post-Game Talk: Mother's Day Massacre. Series tied 2-2

[PromisedLand]

Found photo evidence of Kallgren telling Holl "If you F-up I am gonna kill you. Can't believe coach put you in the line up. You suck"

 

[fahad203]

Matthews not looking elite =\ injury. Enough with the cop outs for this guy.

If Matthews wanted he can be the best player in the ice and it wont be even close. If he did nothing at use his speed and size he can be a menace

With him its matter of will, not capabilities. I understand on the road you are facing tough match ups.
Mario, Steve Y, Sakic, Jagr they used to take beatings. I mean hacks, chops, elbows and they would just fight it through

Great players always find a way

Found photo evidence of Kallgren telling Holl "If you F-up I am gonna kill you. Can't believe coach put you in the line up. You suck"

Whats the story with Mrazek ? Is he done?

 

[makbeer]

They were down 3-0 first 10 minutes. It had nothing to do with PP
We werent mentally ready. We never are in important game

We are always reactive. Campbell sucked. He always looks so small.
Yes Stamkos goal was screened but he saw the movement, good goalies anticipates that play and comes out of the crease. He was deep

The goal maroon scored, I mean just stay with the play. Why was he flopping and doing a butterfly. Dude

If Matthews is not going to engaged, we are fked

Spezza is done. Sooner we can accept that the better

You can dress Clifford and not play him. Hell do something stupid maybe but at least hes doing something and trying

When this team is on everybody is on. When they are off they are off. To me thats on coaches.

He should have called a timeout after 2nd goal. What was he waiting for ?

Precisely. I teach goalies who are 12 and know how to follow a net drive in the butterfly. I have no idea how a NHL goalie is so bad at controlled lateral movement.

I mean obviously he has NHL tools in his ability to read the game and when he's on pucks stick to him - but how are his fundamentals so bad. I would be very disappointed if Briere is still here after this season. Goalies come here and their technique starts to fall apart.

 

[johnnyonthspot]

Going into Tampa we said hey, if we get a split we are doing good.

We won the first game and while it doesn’t feel like it today, we are where we need to be!

It’s a series. Against the defending 2x Stanley Cup champs.

I think leafs can win in 6

Tbay just got all the breaks tonight.

No need to panic as you said leafs got them where they want them.

 

[Malkin like score]

I know, and to think Sam Jose offered him 13 mil a year…

Double yikes ...

 

[rocketman588]

You could tell keefes comments were the feeling pre game. Job was done they didn't need to care

What a joke I remember kawhi basically telling the raps to f*** off in the NBA finals after they won the first on the road vs golden state and they were celebrating. Because they were there to win two

This team is just run in the softest way possible. I wouldn't be shocked if they were allowed to go to the beach or pool after game 3 Matthews had a ridiculous tan

It's not a best if 3 for the leafs it's basically a best of 1. If you think they're winning game 6 in Tampa facing elimination you're high

 

[Marshy]

You could tell keefes comments were the feeling pre game. Job was done they didn't need to care

What a joke I remember kawhi basically telling the raps to f*** off in the NBA finals after they won the first on the road vs golden state and they were celebrating. Because they were there to win two

This team is just run in the softest way possible. I wouldn't be shocked if they were allowed to go to the beach or pool after game 3 Matthews had a ridiculous tan

It's not a best if 3 for the leafs it's basically a best of 1. If you think they're winning game 6 in Tampa facing elimination you're high

Zero chance they win game 6 in Tampa based on what I saw tonight. Our only path to the 2nd round in winning games 5 and 7.

 

[6ix]

Power move by ex leaf grundstrom, Tavares would never

 

[fahad203]

Power move by ex leaf grundstrom, Tavares would never

I know its now cool to hate Tavares. But bro you do know who Tavares is? Grundstorm ?

He has moves like that all his life. He needs someone who can play along the boards. Clearly as you have seen, its not Willy

What Keefe needs to do is stack his top line with Matthews and Tavares so he can get both of them going.

Tavares and Nylander hasnt worked all season

 

[6ix]

I know its now cool to hate Tavares. But bro you do know who Tavares is? Grundstorm ?

He has moves like that all his life. He needs someone who can play along the boards. Clearly as you have seen, its not Willy

What Keefe needs to do is stack his top line with Matthews and Tavares so he can get both of them going.

Tavares and Nylander hasnt worked all season

Tavares doesn’t have the foot speed or hands to pull that off anymore it seems.

 

[Jozay]

Not really surprising. They played like they knew they had a successful road trip already.

Anyways, tied at 2 through 4 games is a perfectly fine scenario. Not ideal, but its not like they're out of it.

 

[Stephen]

Found photo evidence of Kallgren telling Holl "If you F-up I am gonna kill you. Can't believe coach put you in the line up. You suck"

"See you on the Marlies."

 

[Stephen]

I know its now cool to hate Tavares. But bro you do know who Tavares is? Grundstorm ?

He has moves like that all his life. He needs someone who can play along the boards. Clearly as you have seen, its not Willy

What Keefe needs to do is stack his top line with Matthews and Tavares so he can get both of them going.

Tavares and Nylander hasnt worked all season

Marner is really the only guy who is capable of elevating Tavares, but I don't think they want to split up Matthews Marner. I don't think Tavares in the Bunting role is particularly impactful though. $33 million with one passenger?

 

[PromisedLand]

McDavid just got into a scrum and wrestled his guy down to the ice. Not taking BS from kings

 

[Stephen]

Zero chance they win game 6 in Tampa based on what I saw tonight. Our only path to the 2nd round in winning games 5 and 7.

The Leafs weird psychological makeup would lead me to be believe their only path to victory is Game 5 and 7, but the asterisk I'd put on that is out of the last 3 games, I think the Leafs would have a good chance of playing 1x perfect game, 1x total no show gift and 1x psychological crisis game.

Most likely I think they can only win Game 5.

 

[binop7]

McDavid just got into a scrum and wrestled his guy down to the ice. Not taking BS from kings

He also had multiple obvious dives in the game and his team got ruined and shut out. Not sure we want to say Oilers are doing anything with a vastly weaker opponent

 

[Stephen]

He also had multiple obvious dives in the game and his team got ruined and shut out. Not sure we want to say Oilers are doing anything with a vastly weaker opponent

Seems like they're having similar problems as Toronto vs Montreal.

 

[binop7]

Seems like they're having similar problems as Toronto vs Montreal.

Yes and they have 1 series win. They're not a bastion of success anyways. McDavid and Draisaitl have a lot of questions to answer about their poor 5v5 play

 

[Morlu]

Toronto most penalties in the 2022 playoffs with 32 in 4 games. What a load of shit that the league favors Toronto.

We’ve played 1/4 games short handed.

 

[stickty111]

On the Leafs Report card, this is what was said and it sums up a lot of us.

Justin Holl

For goodness sake, somebody please find Timothy Liljegren.

 

[Morbo]

McDavid just got into a scrum and wrestled his guy down to the ice. Not taking BS from kings

by the looks of the scoreboard he took whatever the Kings felt like giving him

 

[Lightsol]

If this is to happen; I'd prefer a new GM doing it with a new vision. Dubas should not be making these calls

Don't forget that if Shanny and Dubas are fired, there's a good chance the board temporarily hands control of the team over to THIS guy again: Cliff Fletcher - Wikipedia

 

[Hoglund4MvP]

Keefe is such a playoff loser. You have to come in hungry and convince your boys heading back home up 3-1 is the only option to pursue.

Choosing to reward depth players for their empty net skills last game instead of asserting the best duo in the game. If we don't win this series clean out all management members that still support Keefe leading this team.

 

[Stephen]

Keefe is such a playoff loser. You have to come in hungry and convince your boys heading back home up 3-1 is the only option to pursue.

Choosing to reward depth players for their empty net skills last game instead of asserting the best duo in the game. If we don't win this series clean out all management members that still support Keefe leading this team.

Keefe was all jokes and witty banter with the reporters after Game 3. I hated seeing that giddiness from like he had actually closed out the series.

 

[AllDay28]

Matthews not looking elite =\ injury. Enough with the cop outs for this guy.

ya 6 pts in 4 games. guys garbage. go touch grass