GDT: NYR @ TOR

[rdogg]

O-dog should lay off the hot dogs. dude is getting bigger and bigger and bigger

He only only eats hot dogs when they're mixed in with beans and macaroni

 

[CelticDruid]

Sloppy period with too many giveaways.
Need to ramp up the intensity.
Holl, and his short passes five feet from the net in traffic, will eventually cost us.

 

[frizzer1]

I don't remember the last time we had a goalie that bailed the Leafs out when needed as much as Soupy has this year. Belfour, maybe?

Belfour and Cujo.

 

[CelticDruid]

O-dog should lay off the hot dogs. dude is getting bigger and bigger and bigger

That's because he doesn't eat them, he just stores them in his head.

 

[makbeer]

Nah Andersen was blamed for letting in clear shots right through his five hole all the time. "First shot Andersen" was a thing for awhile and it wasn't for his rebound control. His problem is that he didn't make the first save.

Yah if only we didn't have a goalie who let in clear shots 5 hole in important games.

 

[kevsh]

Remember the Griswald hydro meter in Christmas Vacation when Clark finally got the lights working? I think of that every time Jack has a big game … in his case that’s his AAV for his next contract going up and up and up.

 

[frizzer1]

Every time the puck goes to holl I get nervous.

 

[TheShape]

He and JT are a real thing, Mitch knows it, JT knows it there's only one guy who doesn't.

Matthews and Marner want to play together, and they get what they want. Keefe can split them here and there but they'll always be reunited.

 

[SprDaVE]

Yah if only we didn't have a goalie who let in clear shots 5 hole in important games.

Exactly but make it for almost 2 entire seasons AND playoffs.

 

[therealkoho]

That kid fought Simmonds during the preseason didn't he

 

[LeafsFan89]

Is Ryan Reaves actually good at hockey? Or a slightly better Colton Orr?

 

[frizzer1]

Nylander almost fits better on our third line driving a line with a guy like Kerfoot. We could use another top 6 winger for Tavares. Nylander doesn't work well being a support player he likes to hold the puck

I agree.
He and Tavares have very little chemistry.

 

[Havoc]

One of the most disappointing things about the fanbase is the lack of appreciation for all that Freddy did for this franchise.

Leafs give up 7 shots in a period and the only big scoring chance Campbell actually created because he played the point shot poorly and people are going insane over Campbell. A blocker save should never go right into the slot and he chased it to boot putting him way out of position.

If this was Freddy people would be all over him for that rebound, saying he was lucky that Gauthier put it in his chest while jack was all the way back on the goal line and be calling him out for that shot that went through the 5 hole and luckily went wide.

Freddy carried us for over half of his stay here. Definitely no playoffs for first 3 seasons without him. Maybe even 4th year. We've actually been blessed with good goaltending for a while with the exception of elimination games. When Andersen got injured last season Campbell came and saved the day.

Both of them have a lot to prove in the playoffs still, but I'm completely sold on Campbell at this point and feel good heading into round 1 with him.

 

[therealkoho]

Is Ryan Reaves actually good at hockey? Or a slightly better Colton Orr?

Skates well

 

[therealkoho]

Matthews and Marner want to play together, and they get what they want. Keefe can split them here and there but they'll always be reunited.

Uhmmmm yOk

 

[keonsbitterness]

Is Ryan Reaves actually good at hockey? Or a slightly better Colton Orr?

He used to be decent. Now he's sort of just there.

 

[saffronleaf]

it's nothing mindblowing but relatively speaking, TSN's intermissions are so much better than CBC / SNET.

 

[Pinto]

When Marner joins a line they start getting good scoring chances.
When he leaves a line they stop.
He is the straw that stirs the drink.

There’s definitely stuff you can criticize but you can’t deny the guy is truly elite. Incredible creativity with the puck.

 

[James Blackley]

Belfour and Cujo.

Andersen from 2017-early 2020, dude bailed us out plenty in the reg season.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Uhmmmm yOk

Some people have insane ideas. Marner and Matthews have played very little together and when they did Matthews won the rocket.

Clearly it’s just proof that putting them together is because of Marner and Matthews pouting..

 

[Macallan18]

He only only eats hot dogs when they're mixed in with beans and macaroni

I always figure it’s the beer. Gretzky liked Crystal. You don’t get fat on champagne

 

[budzz]

Freddy carried us for over half of his stay here. Definitely no playoffs for first 3 seasons without him. Maybe even 4th year. We've actually been blessed with good goaltending for a while with the exception of elimination games. When Andersen got injured last season Campbell came and saved the day.

Both of them have a lot to prove in the playoffs still, but I'm completely sold on Campbell at this point and feel good heading into round 1 with him.

I agree Freddy was pretty darned good for a long time. BUT, had the ability to let in soft back breaking goals at the worst times. Not just playoffs but many tight games a stinker got through. Touch wood I can't remember the last real back breaker soft goal Soup has let in. The old addage of a goalie "just please stop the ones you have to stop" applies here.

 

[LeafsFan89]

Morgan Rielly probably does the best interviews on the Leafs. Seems like he gives a shit and actually seems genuine.

 

[Havoc]

I agree Freddy was pretty darned good for a long time. BUT, had the ability to let in soft back breaking goals at the worst times. Not just playoffs but many tight games a stinker got through. Touch wood I can't remember the last real back breaker soft goal Soup has let in. The old addage of a goalie "just please stop the ones you have to stop" applies here.

True but hard to compare. Our games were more wild for Freds stay. Under Babcock the underlying numbers are way worse and Fred bailed that team out a lot.

 

[BTP]

Ahh, it’s great to see the Habs being absolute failures. Love to see it