GDT: SCQF Game 2 | Leafs vs Habs - 5/22/21 @ 7:00pm EST

[Alerion]

Yeah, if that puck goes to a stationary Simmonds it's not a goal. Great job by Spezza to grab it at speed and create a better chance. Also that clip of Simmonds getting the puck high in the zone, he needs to shoulder check and realize how much damn space he has instead of just rifling it.

 

[Sittler 27]

Love how Perry always looks back to see who done him wrong, with that murder you look

 

[Menzinger]

The Leafs aren't built for the playoffs. Did you watch the Tampa game today? I can only dream of a PP like that. Ours is like an ECHL team compared to theirs.

Though not as if they got even a chance to show otherwise on the pp this period...

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

They've replaced Coach's Corner with THIS?!

At least we have coachcorner

 

[Kypdurron]

Montreal sucks so much in PP that the leaf should stay in the penalty box all game

 

[Leafs at Knight]

4 periods, and 0 combined points for Marner and Matthews. That can't be happening in the POs.

 

[Dion TheFluff]

ive been really impressed with Matthews defensively... i know ive questioned it on the main boards before... but hes actually pretty good.

yeah he's been steady. Still needs to break through offensively though

 

[Thissiteisgarbage]

I'd thought Gally would come out strong but he largely sucked that period.
Marner and Nylander need to play harder. Both look asleep.

 

[Gallagbi]

Marner so far has looked like an avg third liner…really not good enough

Average is very kind

 

[PromisedLand]

that spezza goal was due to a PUCK BATTLE/BOARD BATTLE win by Bogosian

Except Matthews the "top" guys need to start doing that. The "flashy" plays are not available in teh playoffs

 

[glue]

Hyman is not being Hyman so far....

Neither has Marner though.. Matty having to do too much on his own

 

[Azail]

I love how Bogo had to be the one to forecheck lol. He's like SEE, its really not that hard.

 

[crump]

ya that was a huge shift by Bogosian on the goal. Smart , knows when to get in there, I wish our wingers would do that more. Nice hit and assist there.

 

[Antropovsky]

Gonna lose to Montreal and watch them get dusted in the 2nd round like Columbus past year.

It's concerning when your "Stanley Cup" contending team struggles vs the worst teams in the Playoffs each year.

 

[ryno23]

If I was Dubas and Keefe I would sit #97 next game and put #16 in for him. # 16 should be freed from being a healthy scratch. Keefe play #16 next game give him a shot he is so fancy and can make highlight-reel plays on the perimeter.

 

[Macallan18]

Friedman needs a buzzcut

 

[authentic]

I can definitely see us losing if we keep playing the way we did in the first. The team is an utter joke, especially the star players.

Agreed. Like literally what did Nylander, Matthews or Marner do that period? Glide around and avoid battling for pucks?

 

[Jojalu]

Even the Isles were able to score two PP goals today.

To be fair, the Leafs havn't had a PP yet.

 

[saffronleaf]

Would love to see Matthews & Marner split up. Keefe will never do it, he is a stubborn fool. But I think that's what needs to be done to get things going. Hopefully the next coach will consider the possibility of splitting them up at times.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Nylander 4 minutes? WTFFF

 

[MSZ]

4 periods, and 0 combined points for Marner and Matthews. That can't be happening in the POs.

Same thing with the McJesus duo in Edmonton. These guys are too used to pond hockey which doesn't translate well into the playoffs.

 

[Menzinger]

Dubas needs to take away Keefe's toys. Keefe's obsession with Thornton is starting to feel like Babcock's with Marleau.

Thornton imo has looked fine on the 4th line at even strength. The PP is another issue, but that's harder to solve

 

[BrannigansLaw]

I want to see us break this game wide open and just bury these douchebags in the 2nd. 3-4 unanswered goals please.

 

[Sypher04]

Im so tired of this bullshit narrative the media/analysts want to try to create that we are afraid to get hit. It's crap

 

[7even]

Sharp is too pretty to care

When you're that handsome, you don't need to know shit

Some guys get all the luck, I'm half as handsome and twice as stupid