Post-Game Talk: Shameful Leafs lose 3-2

[Aashir]

nonsense. they've come back from 3-1 twice

And then game 7 happened both times choked leafs

4-1 vs 4-3 in the third

Take your pick, they had it all. Choking chances, seive goals, defensive breakdowns

 

[fahad203]

If Bennett is in game three and Knies isn't it will be further proof that the Leafs are being deliberately screwed by the League.

If there was no penalty on the play, doubt he gets suspended
Knies probably taken off for precautionary measures

 

[notdoneyet]

We have seen this play for quite some years

Andersen makes good saves lets in stinker when save is needed
Campbell makes goods saves lets in stinker when save is needed
Samsanov makes good saves lets in stinker when save is needed

Dubas biggest downfall since he took over is goaltending

At least keefe and dubas will be gone

 

[BertCorbeau]

Florida did turn it on late in the season to beat out a team like Pittsburgh for that spot too. They didn't glide in, they had to come back after a poor start to the season.

And have some key players from their President's trophy winning team last year. Let's not forget that.

That being said they're play is not exactly awe inspiring .. they're letting the Leafs' beat themselves while also happily enjoying some nice luck

 

[BraveCanadian]

It's amazing how such a great team can get goalied so many times. Yet the great GM can't seem to acquire a goalie capable of "goalieing" someone else, despite how easy they seem to be to find.

Something just doesn't add up with this logic.

Agreed. The one goal Samsonov allowed was a bit weak but he was hardly the cause of the loss and he stopped a clear breakaway in the third. Bob was good, but the Leafs also hit like 4 posts and 2 crossbars so... also very lucky.

The truth is that the Leafs were dominating this game and then gave it away with lackadaisical plays that cost them their momentum and the game. Often they simply REFUSE to make the simple play and chip a puck out of their zone for fear of losing possession. I don't know why, because they just lose it in a worse position 50% of the time by holding onto it.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

Worst May the 4th ever.

 

[BallardEra]

 

[Blanche Blanche]

This game was especially maddening with how they lost game 1 .. with a similar third period

Keefe doesn’t know how to get these guys going.

Or the core 4 just isn’t what it seems.

Can’t always be lucky in Tampa and come back.

The mental lapses is LOL

 

[Ports]

Nylander deserved better. Even on his give away, goalie should have easily bailed him out.

And why should we care about that?

 

[PromisedLand]

When the Leafs lost to Tampa in game 1, I wasn't concerned. They clearly weren't ready.

When the Leafs lost to Florida in game 1, I was concerned. They Leafs played the game they wanted to and the mistakes and bad habits we saw all season is what cost them.

Game 2 was just validation.

they were f***ing partying after winning one series getting beers in teh locker room. that was a loser mentality to begin with.

alcohol stays in your blood stream for a good while impacting your endurance, energy levels, recovery and what not.

the money that MLSE spends on sports science is f***ing flushed down the toilet or they are jsut content with 1 series win

 

[napoleon in rags]

Desperate times, desperate measures. Throw the dice and start Woll.

 

[KPower]

Bob outplayed Sammy in both games, that’s the difference.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Other than the Subban avatar idk how that'd be trollish

Says the "Leafs & Kings" fan from Winnipeg who almost always only shows up here after a Leafs loss. Most other fans on the negative side don't bother me because they always post, but I will always consider you a troll and a fraud.

 

[wingman75]

oh yea... that was so long ago.

i guess panthers haven't gone past 2nd round in quite a while

It really is the battle of the unaccomplished!

 

[Legendary]

Marner is simply not playing good enough. NOT a playoff player

 

[MSZ]

We have seen this play for quite some years

Andersen makes good saves lets in stinker when save is needed
Campbell makes goods saves lets in stinker when save is needed
Samsanov makes good saves lets in stinker when save is needed

Dubas biggest downfall since he took over is goaltending

At least keefe and dubas will be gone

There is no guarantee that they will be gone.

 

[All Mod Cons]

You can disagree all you want but we needed 1 goal during the last 30+ minutes of play and all 4 came up empty - the same 4 who make $40M+ a year.

Yeah, but 3 of them were creating chances.

The other did nothing but turn the puck over all night, blow a tire at a really critical f***ing time, get in the way, slow down momentum, was 2 seconds behind on everything, and drag his linemates down as he usually does.

I really don't care where the guy is from, or how he ended up on this team, he's a waste of 11 mil.

 

[Aashir]

We have seen this play for quite some years

Andersen makes good saves lets in stinker when save is needed
Campbell makes goods saves lets in stinker when save is needed
Samsanov makes good saves lets in stinker when save is needed

Dubas biggest downfall since he took over is goaltending

At least keefe and dubas will be gone

There’s nothing different in our goaltending this year compared to the last 6 years

Each and everyone of those goalies have done the same thing, we would’ve won round 1 in exactly 6 games with all of them

Samsonov is nothing different.

Funnily enough dubas has tried some different options. The established 1-A looking to take the starter jump in Andersen. The back-up out of seemingly nowhere approach with Campbell. The reclamation project in Samsonov, and even the “proven” winner in Murray. I won’t even mention the tank commander mrazek. All have failed

Maybe he should invest Nylander’s money into a stud goalie

 

[ToneDog]

As much as I would not pay 88 9+m he was dynamite in the 3rd.

 

[stickty111]

Which team and which decade are you referring to coming back from a 3 1 series deficit?

Boston in 2013 and 2018

 

[Blanche Blanche]

Agreed. The one goal Samsonov allowed was a bit weak but he was hardly the cause of the loss and he stopped a clear breakaway in the third. Bob was good, but the Leafs also hit like 4 posts and 2 crossbars so... also very lucky.

The truth is that the Leafs were dominating this game and then gave it away with lackadaisical plays that cost them their momentum and the game. Often they simply REFUSE to make the simple play and chip a puck out of their zone for fear of losing possession. I don't know why, because they just lose it in a worse position 50% of the time by holding onto it.

Amen

 

[frog]

I think its time to dress steve simmonds and kyle clifford on saturday. Need some more grit against a skilled bobrovsky team

 

[7even]

You aren’t a new fan seeing you’ve been on here since 2012

The leafs dominating and not winning is not new. If series wins and losses could have their own series, the leafs are 3-0 when dominating like this. We are getting ready for the sweep of series losses when dominating

I've just watched them act out the exact opposite plot with the Tampa Bay Lightning, so are we or are we not spiritually pinned to a paradigm here

Toronto has lost series in which they were the better team, and in which they were complete ass. The great unifier is that they've lost. The manners have been captivatingly diverse.

 

[Stephen]

If Bennett is in game three and Knies isn't it will be further proof that the Leafs are being deliberately screwed by the League.

If Bennett is in Game 3 it means the Leafs didn’t give him the reciprocal beat down that he deserved in Game 2.

A guy can’t be trying to deliberately injuring guys and not getting a retaliation.

 

[Jojalu]

Agreed. The one goal Samsonov allowed was a bit weak but he was hardly the cause of the loss and he stopped a clear breakaway in the third. Bob was good, but the Leafs also hit like 4 posts and 2 crossbars so... also very lucky.

The truth is that the Leafs were dominating this game and then gave it away with lackadaisical plays that cost them their momentum and the game. Often they simply REFUSE to make the simple play and chip a puck out of their zone for fear of losing possession. I don't know why, because they just lose it in a worse position 50% of the time by holding onto it.

Leafs seemed to have burned all their luck in Round 1.

Now time to dig in and get some dirty goals and find a way to win