Post-Game Talk: Stolarz & Marner Steal a Point - Leafs lose 4-3

[Ianturnedbull]

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[HellasLEAF]

Frankly, no I don’t think he was especially good. For a rivalry game, coming off last years playoff elimination and a rough week you’d expect the highest paid player in the game to dominate.

Sure he set up the Knies goal on a little drive play but it was pretty tepid stuff for 55 minutes or whatever before that tying goal. Came to life in OT and had the blood back in the legs, controlled things. Otherwise, it’s just not enough.

I think they lost as a team tonight and your frustration is misdirected but to each their own.. And I think Matthews can play better sure but I don't think he was the reason we lost tonight, even though he was the reason we lost tonight.

 

[Craig Button]

Make Matthews a 2nd line winger

 

[wingman75]

I was being sarcastic.

That was not clear. "/s" is your friend. ;-)

 

[JL17]

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Marner’s stick was broken, that’s why he went to the bench. What use would he have been without a stick?

Did realize it was broken but get your a$$ to the bench then. He didn’t exactly put his head down and skate

 

[Stephen]

I think they lost as a team tonight and your frustration is misdirected but to each their own.. And I think Matthews can play better sure but I don't think he was the reason we lost tonight, even though he was the reason we lost tonight.

No other Leaf was responsible for OT other than Matthews.

 

[Craig Button]

Robertson/Knies Tavares Marner
McMann Domi Matthews
Knies/Robertson Nylander don’t care

 

[PromisedLand]

More accurate.

Game tying goal and then the OT goal

 

[LeafSteel]

 

[Gilmour1996]

If that was me making the boneheaded play instead of Matthews you'd all be saying it looks like whatever I had in the second intermission in the washroom to keep me going just wore off.

 

[wingman75]

Not saying it wasn’t a mistake, but there is a bit of bad luck there. These guys are are making split second plays out there. He sees his man going to where he expects him to be, he didn’t see him at the bench.

All I’m saying is that this is one of those tough mistakes. He’ll own it, but this shouldn’t be the focus of the game. Our top line and Stolarz carried us today.

That play had no luck involved imo. It was a terrible read and decision.

It was a major impact mistake, like the other two that ended up in our net (McMann and Nylander). Three of their goals were basically given to them... you cannot win like that.

Stolarz was excellent.

 

[therealkoho]

Bad giveaway. Marner poor communication was just as much as fault as well. It’s early still and get over it.

Yokey dokey Mr Twister

 

[francis246]

Did realize it was broken but get your a$$ to the bench then. He didn’t exactly put his head down and skate

Still think Matthews just made a boneheaded decision. He had time. He was tired and just made a brain dead decision. Nothing really to do with Marner. Leafs were holding possession the entire OT. No reason for Matthews to rush that play.

 

[Rare Jewel]

No other Leaf was responsible for OT other than Matthews.

Yes, he was also responsible for it getting there as well.

Many bad things happened before that, namely, just getting out played for most of the game.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

Self inflicted loss:

First Boston goal bonehead penalty by McCabe
Second goal McMann loses easy pass
Third goal Nylander shit show
Fourth goal Matthews gift to Boston

Too many stupid penalties, terrible PP again, many stupid plays by McCabe and Rielly, effort insufficient.

Oh, and we’ll beat Winnipeg on Monday cause at this point, this team does things this way. We’ve seen this movie before.

 

[Leafsfan74]

It's the curse of the Leafs.

My luck, I will be on my deathbed watching Leafs in the Cup Finals on a TV in the hospital, Leafs win Game Seven in OT. I expire five minutes before the GWG.

Sports. A blessing (especially to play and stay active) and a curse.

 

[Optimist]

It's too bad that the Matthews screw up was the game ending goal. I would have loved to watch Berube going ballistic on Matthews on the bench after that one.

 

[therealkoho]

Auston was great tonight? WTAF!

 

[Racer88]

Just when you think you have seen it all with the Leafs they come up with a new way to be losers

 

[ClarkSittler]

Clearly it would be a disaster if they end up in 20th place overall or whatever, but we all know that isn't going to happen. People just like to moan for the sake of moaning.

Yeah it's not like they have anything to moan about the team has had so much success these last 20 years.

 

[Roo]

I think they lost as a team tonight and your frustration is misdirected but to each their own.. And I think Matthews can play better sure but I don't think he was the reason we lost tonight, even though he was the reason we lost tonight.

Of course he wasn’t, but that won’t matter to some fans.

 

[Al14]

No trade clauses or not, our Leafs management should make the entire core available for trade just to embarrass them.

These players just keep embarrassing our organization, and us as Leafs Nation. Enough is enough !!!

JMHO.

 

[Stephen]

It's too bad that the Matthews screw up was the game ending goal. I would have loved to watch Berube going ballistic on Matthews on the bench after that one.

If Berube was saving his nuclear bomb for a special occasion tonight might be the night.

 

[therealkoho]

Ok so not bad break, but you get what I mean. He thought the player was going to be there, and in that moment the other player decided to turn to the bench. This wasn’t some Hail Mary prayer pass like some are making it seem. It was an unfortunate sequence.

Do you not remember if you broke you stick and headed for the bench, you made your teammates aware you were gone

 

[PromisedLand]

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