His play was good for the most part. JVr was absent. Brown at this point is a grinder.
But it has to be for a good price. 3rd line center price.
Post-Game Talk: Thats all she wrote.
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His play was good for the most part. JVr was absent. Brown at this point is a grinder.
But it has to be for a good price. 3rd line center price.
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CelticDruid
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Don’t need to worry though about the territory we are in. A good part of it won’t be back and that was happening regardless.
The biggest question is whether non-UFA assets are traded for the blue line help we clearly need.
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BertCorbeau
F*ck cancer - RIP Fugu and Buffaloed
Need to purge more of the Burke/Nonis era shit that's still on this roster... Bozak, JVR, and trade Gardiner.
Getting tired of watching a team that cannot defend for its life in critical situations.
Getting tired of watching a team that cannot defend for its life in critical situations.
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It's too early for somebody to tell everybody to calm down, but Im going to do it to an extent anyways (while still bitching a bit)
To those throwing blame on virtually everybody, this series would not have gone to seven if what you are saying is true.
I am wondering if Gardiner needs to go. Not because he is a terrible defenseman, but because he's an offensive dman that is not needed anymore. We need better defensive players especially since Hainsey shouldn't be playing as much as he has. Gardiner pretty much single handidly cost us this game, but the last 2 series he played like a #1 Dman and thats more important than a few bad games. If we do move on from him, we need good value because he is a good defenseman.
Andersen needs to play better and work on more consistency, I think he was tuckered out from being overplayed this year. He still stole game 5/6 for us. However, if he waa just more consistent it would go a long ways.
We played a tough team and had a bad start to the series which really cost us.
Interested to see how we re-tool... We need better defensemen or a better defensive zone structure.
Lots of work to do, I am pissed off, but the future is still bright and we were the underdog this series. Hurts so bad that it gets ripped away in the last 20 mins though... Love this core (Marner was FANTASTIC), but we definitely need to keep building.
To those throwing blame on virtually everybody, this series would not have gone to seven if what you are saying is true.
I am wondering if Gardiner needs to go. Not because he is a terrible defenseman, but because he's an offensive dman that is not needed anymore. We need better defensive players especially since Hainsey shouldn't be playing as much as he has. Gardiner pretty much single handidly cost us this game, but the last 2 series he played like a #1 Dman and thats more important than a few bad games. If we do move on from him, we need good value because he is a good defenseman.
Andersen needs to play better and work on more consistency, I think he was tuckered out from being overplayed this year. He still stole game 5/6 for us. However, if he waa just more consistent it would go a long ways.
We played a tough team and had a bad start to the series which really cost us.
Interested to see how we re-tool... We need better defensemen or a better defensive zone structure.
Lots of work to do, I am pissed off, but the future is still bright and we were the underdog this series. Hurts so bad that it gets ripped away in the last 20 mins though... Love this core (Marner was FANTASTIC), but we definitely need to keep building.
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A sad, albeit expected end to an otherwise great series comeback and close game.
I think I'm developing a complex.
I think I'm developing a complex.
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i'd love to know how andersen is our #1 star and Marner is only a second honorary mention
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leafs had no structured play for breakout; there was hail mary stretch passes all through out the series without any change; while bruins gained controlled zone entries without any stupid stretch passes and bruins had set breakouts
prime Patty Roy would fail in front of leafs defense
Where’s Zeke to tell everyone how good Gardiner’s corsi is ?
MapleLeafs9
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Find out who’s f***ing hat that is and trade him. Don’t care if it’s f***ing Matthews’ Or Nylander’s
Andersen wasn't great tonight but not sure why people want to get rid of him? He was abused all year and kept us in the series. Tonight he was bad though.
The defense has been atrocious all year, highlighted especially in this series. We couldn't get the puck out of our D zone without a turnover. Happened all series long and eventually and I knew it would catch up with us and it did.
The defense has been atrocious all year, highlighted especially in this series. We couldn't get the puck out of our D zone without a turnover. Happened all series long and eventually and I knew it would catch up with us and it did.
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Do you mean we'd have swept Boston? Because I can't imagine us not winning this series with almost any other NHL starter.
.896 this series is disgraceful. There's no excuse for that. A lot of players on the team choked, but Andersen choked the biggest.
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Andersen supporters have to come to terms with the fact that despite solid stretches, he's ultimately just an average goalie with a propensity to shit the bed when it comes to the big game.
keonsbitterness
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Matthews was fine. He didn't pot any points, but he was solid. Lots of takeaways, was part of some decent scoring chances, I can't complain. Plus it seems like he was playing through some injury for a while. He was better last playoffs. That shoulder injury is likely nagging him. The organization lied the second time he got injured and said "it's not the same injury", but it was to the same shoulder. So yes, it was the same injury.
Zaitsev gets one more tryout season. He got injured, seemed he hasn't been right since coming back. Maybe it's something that's nagging, maybe it's nerves, who knows, but he deserves at least another season to prove himself. Komarov is gone. I'm going to miss him, I love what he did for the team while he was here, but it's like a good chunk of his will/vigor is just gone. He's slower, lost his limited scoring touch, etc. He did a damn good job while he was here, all the best to him in the future.
JVR, it hurts. He's the first Leafs jersey that I bought, but aside from the one goal, this playoffs he's been a ghost. He can walk. He wants the fat paycheck, and the Leafs aren't going to give it to him.
I agree with re-signing Polak. In the early parts of the season, he had some bad spells. But his speed has improved a lot. He lost that invisible anchor that he had tied to him. 1.5x3 is a fair contract, sprinkle in a bonus here and there, he'll be a good part of the 3rd pairing.
Plekanec? Probably not going to re-sign, but if he does, meh, give him Moore money.
BUT f***ING GARDINER HOLY FLAMING f***!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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One game doesn't make a player? Come on.
He had a terrible game. He had a good season though. Plenty of players had terrible games and even series.
Gave ourselves a chance but the better team won
It's as simple as that
The goaltending and defense fell apart when the pressure went on and our best player struggled, your not going to win a ton of 7 game series against quality opposition if that happens
It's as simple as that
The goaltending and defense fell apart when the pressure went on and our best player struggled, your not going to win a ton of 7 game series against quality opposition if that happens
Stu
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Of the year? I've watched him his whole career with the Leafs and that's the worst I've ever seen him play. How he goes from looking like a legit top pairing guy to what we saw tonight is baffling. Horrendous and not the only player who needs to be gone ASAP.
