Post-Game Talk: Same team, another season. Leafs put in a lacklustre effort lose 4-1

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I am pretty confident we are a Keefe firing away from some better results.

you really think Keefe is the issue? It comes down to the piss poor goaltending and D. I mean f*** that Klingberg sucks. The entire D core had to be bottom 5 in the league.

 

[PromisedLand]

This all depends on the makeup of the player.

Some will be ready and some won't.

I hope tge Leafs have done enough homework on their characters to know for sure if they can handle adversity

I am not sure I'd trust Keefe to have that kind of judgment

 

[glue]

Will he take those comments back? A reminder, Marner was the only one from the core who took offense to those comments when Keefe criticized them last year.

Keefes too much of a wuss to say ‘Marner needs to be better’ so he groups in everyone. No hesitation in criticising Nylander though. That said lots of bad plays from multiple players tonight, not just our ‘best players’

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I’m surprised the majority of our guys are above 50% and that Minten comes out better than Knies here. McCabe-Klingberg look like crap most of the time so that jives.

 

[HansonBro]

I guarantee some schmo out there saw that Chicago was starting Soderblom and lost a small fortune betting on the Leafs.

Rule #1- Never bet on a Leafs game

 

[Anthrax442]

Hi Mitch...

 

[CabanaBoy5]

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Gotta love any Waterboy reference. Mamma ain’t gonna like tonight’s effort.

 

[Michoulicious]

Should have lost against Mtl, now loses against Chicago... Bottom 5 teams in the league.

Without Matthews extraordinary performances they would probably be 0-3. Goalies have 4+ GAA and .873/.843 sv%.

Gotta learn to play defense at some point.

 

[PromisedLand]

Just what the hell happened in the last minute?

Both teams had a goal waived off?

Score was madness while updating my phone.

both were clear offsides and scored within the last minute means automatic reivew from teh league

 

[BallardEra]

you really think Keefe is the issue? It comes down to the piss poor goaltending and D. I mean f*** that Klingberg sucks. The entire D core had to be bottom 5 in the league.

Wouldn't say he's the problem but I don't think he's the answer either.

 

[ACC1224]

People paid to watch that.

Yep.
Highlights of the night were dinner and the drive in and out, 40 minutes each way.

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

McCabe looks absolutely braindead out there, making stupid pinches and leaving his side of the ice to breathe creepily down the neck of his D partner. He can't keep playing like that, especially not paired with Klingberg.

 

[PromisedLand]

Knies Matthews Kane
Bertuzzi Nylander Jarnkrok
Domi Tavares Marner

Rielly Liljegren
Brodie Klingberg
McCabe Timmins

Go sign Kane please

Patty Kane ain't signing for chump change and we got no cap

 

[Michoulicious]

And people defended the Reaves and Kampf contracts lol

Reaves 26% loool omg

 

[PromisedLand]

I have posted earlier. Need more out of our bottom 6

Most of the cap is allocated to the 4 forwards; we can't afford quality depth

 

[BallardEra]

Patty Kane ain't signing for chump change and we got no cap

Didn't he also have that same hip resurfacing surgery that Jovanovski had and Backstrom more recently?

That's a hard thing to come back from and play at the same level before the surgery.

 

[LaPlante94]

And people defended the Reaves and Kampf contracts lol

You watch the 3 games and use these stats to determine who has been good and bad? No wonder some of you think certain players have been good just because they have a xGF% over 50%.

 

[Marshy]

Spread out the forward talent over 3 lines and commit to team defence. Stack the lines if you need a goal late. This is what puzzles me about Keefe. Going back to the well time after time when it didn't work before. Oh well at least Tre is getting a good look at the tactician that is Keefe.

 

[stickty111]

Keefe going after them today. Means nothing if he walks them back.

 

[Evilhomer]

Yep.
Highlights of the night were dinner and the drive in and out, 40 minutes each way.

God Bless Toronto traffic.

 

[Fogelhund]

It says something, but not everything. 4th line is trash. Not sure how to fix that. McCabe has been trash too.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

You're not winning a single round with this mickey mouse backend. D looks absolutely overwhelmed through 3 games.

Treliving getting his first real taste of Leaf hockey

 

[SprDaVE]

This team probably needs to go on a road trip and figure it out. Going to last year, it felt like they were much better on the road, especially in the first half of the season.

They are deeply disjointed in the details, from the offense to the neutral zone to the defensive zone to goaltending. Nylander, JT, Matthews, Brodie and Rielly are the only ones really play well and at their expected levels.

 

[wingman75]

Bad game. What matters now is how they respond on Thursday.

2-1 after three games. On pace for 54 wins...

Team has not played well yet for more than a few minutes at a time. So we have no idea how good this group can be.

Keefe nailed it with his post game comments, sloppy, loose, carefree. Maybe they can get their shit together on this roadtrip.

 

[rdogg]

It was a very disappointing game, but some people here need to calm the hell down. The sky isn't falling - yet.

It's the first loss of many this season. You move on to the next game and hope they learn from it. As long as the Leafs bounce back next game it's all good