GDT: St Louis @ Toronto - 7pm - TSN

[Nineteen67]

Marner showing that lack of speed.

 

[Rare Jewel]

Well he is the reason it’s 3-1

No, he's the reason the game isn't out of reach yet.

He's made 3 really big saves.


Some of his teammates need to pull their thumb out.

 

[SmoggyTwinkles]

would it kill berube to change the lines a bit?

He might be eyeing it up.

 

[LeafsFan89]

Don't worry, the next coach will fix it

Knies looks like he's listening. Matthews looks like an arrogant, sulking child lol. I am really bitchy tonight, so probably reading too much into it.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Leafs have played well.

Woll hasn't

 

[DarkKnight]

Pretty sure that was the end of his shift
But yes, lets keep finding flaws

He did win the puck with a great play.

 

[weems]

There's a clear double standard. Its natural that frustration builds with tenure, but this place would lose their mind if a Keefe had this team a period away from a .500 start with awful special teams, constant like shuffling albeit with Matthews/Marner somehow staples together.

It wouldn't/won't be fair for either of the.

At some point we might just have to accept this core isn't it or the 4 forwards getting all the money strat won't work here.

We have given this team build design/Core more runway than any professional sports team I've ever followed.

 

[blue stick]

Marner has never been a great skater but his straight line speed is just straight up mediocre at this point, he's noticablty slower than 2-3 years ago.

so since he got married...

 

[LastOne2100]

Leafs have played well.

Woll hasn't

No, no they really haven't. 2/3 of the goals against are boneheaded inexcusable errors by the skaters.

 

[Cleetus]

Blues are so much more hungry

 

[notbias]

Knies looks like he's listening. Matthews looks like an arrogant, sulking child lol. I am really bitchy tonight, so probably reading too much into it.

I think Matthews has been great in most games, just can't finish.

Knies has been good all year, but I also think he is growing as a player.

I don't think anything is wrong, they just are going through a rough patch, I just am more so making fun of the people who blame the coach for everything.

 

[Antropovsky]

Pretty sure that was the end of his shift
But yes, lets keep finding flaws

Marner always has a problem with getting caught from behind... it happens often. Especially in the playoffs. But okay... keep making excuses for Marner:

8 gp 1 g 7 points -4

Thus far with game 8 not done

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Dale and Mark Hunter fighting eachother in a line brawl was way cooler than this

 

[Racer88]

Berube needs to start making healthy scratches of some of the core

 

[PromisedLand]

Knies-Matthews-Reaves (just tell Knies and Reaves to dump and hit)
Nylander-Domi-Marner (put out there for scoring)
McMann-Tavares-Robertson (Speed on wings)
Lorentz-Kampf-Holmberg every now and then line

Tell Matthews to get Reaves going LOL

 

[LeafalCrusader]

No, no they really haven't. 2/3 of the goals against are boneheaded inexcusable errors by the skaters.

Always the goalies fault for him.

 

[therealkoho]

lol he just chewed out Matthews in front of the whole bench. You guys...

Do you think Dubas will take his call after the game to give Craig heck and have him apologize

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849610421268824519

 

[GoonieFace]

Marner always has a problem with getting caught from behind... it happens often. Especially in the playoffs.

He would do great in prison

 

[Cleetus]

Claude Julien good to see him back in the show

 

[frizzer1]

Will kampf ever win a board battle?

 

[myleafs]

Until the fans turn on him too. Anyone who signs here better be watching Wendel Clark videos, because either you play like Wendel or the fans WILL hate you.

So dramatic...lol

Clark and Gilmour were very easy to cheer for...there was never any doubt if they were giving all they had. If you leave it all out on the ice the fans will love you win or lose.

 

[fahad203]

Marner always has a problem with getting caught from behind... it happens often. Especially in the playoffs.

yes, great skaters will catch up to you. He's not the fastest skater, but he's not overally slow

St.Louis has some really fast players, Joseph as you saw is one of them
They also have Kryou and Kapanen who are super fast

 

[notbias]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849610421268824519

They are having a rough patch, but what other line is defensively responsible? I believe they have been getting a fair amount of d-zone draws (could be wrong).

 

[Stephen]

There's a clear double standard. Its natural that frustration builds with tenure, but this place would lose their mind if a Keefe had this team a period away from a .500 start with awful special teams, constant like shuffling albeit with Matthews/Marner somehow staples together. I'd also say there was tough love that didn't work with this core a few times already, so Keefe adapted his approach to be softer as they consistently folded under pressure

It wouldn't/won't be fair for either of the.

To be fair to both Keefe and Berube (and Babcock), the kind of hockey we're seeing tonight looks like the semi regular F Game where the team is just playing its uncoachable shit hockey. It's not north south, it's not east west. It's sloppy, dumb and led by the superstar leadership running around.