GDT: St Louis @ Toronto - 7pm - TSN

[LeafalCrusader]

Capt Binghamton?

That's quite the reference

Used to watch McHale's Navy and Hogan's Heroes with my grandpa as a kid.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

This market has become so soft that the panel has to explain that coaches are allowed to do their job.

 

[Stephen]

What has Roberston done to justify his wanting out this summer. He is just a meh player.

Yeah, that's what makes him annoying.

 

[PromisedLand]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849607875347562831

 

[ULF_55]

Nylander making some nice passes out there.

Not much finish on the team though.

 

[therealkoho]

That's what a captain says and not "they were flying by us and we were tired"

 

[MSZ]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849607875347562831

These guys are PGA Tour superstars.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

What has Roberston done to justify his wanting out this summer. He is just a meh player.

Tavares is washed and is no longer effective on the PP. This is year is a reset year next year will be the test when you have no Tavares and will see about Marner.

He's a sniper. The least important role a player can have. If he was big he could get the C.

 

[authentic]

Bottom 6 and bottom of the D lineup look best... not ideal.

Nylander looks decent offensively, he looks like he doesn't care at all defensively.

Nylander has never cared defensively. That's why his big game player reputation has always been a bit of a myth.

 

[hamzarocks]

The 2nd goal has been the only goal on the team

1st goal point shot that should never go in, and would not have gone in on Stolarz.

2nd goal not his fault.

3rd goal, he made the stupid decision to play the puck and because he made the stupid decision to play the puck he gave it away and the Blues scored.

Joseph Woll is losing them this game

1St goal Matthews was screening him and looking like he wanted to get a screen for STL

3Rd goal is his only mistake so far

 

[IronHookem]

The leafs of old would take this to OT and then lose, lets see if they've regressed beyond that.

 

[Stephen]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849607875347562831

Captain Matthews has been unacceptably poor on defense.

 

[fahad203]

The positives.

Woll isn’t injured.
Woll hasn’t been bad.
We are dominating faceoffs.
Berube hasn’t quit yet.
My dinner was good.

Unserious team otherwise, with the worst player tonight being Matthews.

One must ask. What did you have?
I had some home made Pho... I want to say it was good because I made it
Wife feels different.

 

[AuraSphere]

Honestly - no marner next year, cowan can fill his spot. Use the cap space to get a true top pairing defensemen, LD or RD.

 

[notbias]

Nylander has never cared defensively. That's why his big game player reputation has always been a bit of a myth.

I agree, but no one cares about that here, he puts up points, he gets scored against at an equal rate but people don't care about the defensive side it seems.

 

[therealkoho]

Used to watch McHale's Navy and Hogan's Heroes with my grandpa as a kid.

I used to watch it as a kid with other kids when it was new.

 

[Jojalu]

My point is all the media can’t pay Berube on the back fast enough for supposedly being so tough and no nonsense guy, but there’s been no evidence. Keefe benched Kampf and Robertson and even called out Nylander sometimes . It’s Matthews and Marner that run the show. Berube has done absolutely nothing to show anything has changed. They play together as they demand, they pick the PP basically. Now we have Matthews stinking defensively and Berube hasn’t done a thing . Wanna bet he doesn’t call Matthews out after the game?

Berube being a so called tough guy coach means nothing if Auston and Mitch get a free pass and run the show and Berube is no different than Keefe. Only difference is the narrative.

Almost zero coaches call out players to the media. The most they might say is "He has to be better"

He might be chewing them out right now. We have no idea.

There is zero evidence that Marner and Matthews dictate who plays with who, either on the PP or regular season. I will go back to my earlier statement that we will have to wait 20 to 30 games before he fully asseses everything and makes his moves. Besides, if all that matters is playoff results then he actually has 70+ games to figure it out

 

[stickty111]

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.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849610971708330108

Exactly.
Look at this tweet. If Keefe or Babcock did this, it's bad coaching. Yet for Berube it's a message? Give me a break.

 

[GoonieFace]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849607875347562831

My guess, Knies gets the boot

 

[Aashir Mallik]

The leafs of old would take this to OT and then lose, lets see if they've regressed beyond that.

They showed regression last game

I’m expecting this to be a loss

 

[AuraSphere]

Nylander has never cared defensively. That's why his big game player reputation has always been a bit of a myth.

Don't think he's been bad in the playoffs on the defensive side when games matter

 

[therealkoho]

O "they don't have a choice" no they all have NTCs and the coach doesn't!

 

[notbias]

Captain Matthews has been unacceptably poor on defense.

For two games...

He's the Chris Tanev of the forwards (also -5 in 5 periods).

When people start saying he sucks defensively, I'll say the same about Matthews.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849610971708330108

Exactly.
Look at this tweet. If Keefe or Babcock did this, it's bad coaching. Yet for Berube it's a message? Give me a break.

I mean the 1st line has been dog shit the last two games....well not Knies lol

 

[Cleetus]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849607875347562831

wonder what it will be after the Game in Boston on Sat night lol