GDT: The Edmonton Oilers visit your Toronto Maple Leafs for HNIC.

[MapleLeafs77]

Hyman Matthews Nylander
Galchenyuk Tavares Marner
Mikheyev Kerfoot Simmonds
Thornton Engvall Spezza

 

[LastOne2100]

Why does one bad game carry more weight than his previous 5?

He wasn't good last game either?

 

[34]

This game is over.

 

[Faltorvo]

It's time to face facts Mattys elite snap shot is gone

hardly any zip on his shots

 

[DarkKnight]

Maybe Matthews actually is better than Drai. And maybe even McDavid.

The difference is that EVERY SEASON Matthews (allegedly) battles through a "nagging injury".

I'm completely over his "nagging injuries".

I know right, getting a wrist injury, what a loser.

 

[LadyLala]

campbell getting lit up LOL oh man....

Glad you’re enjoying it.

ATTENTION: this is a Toronto Maple Leafs board

 

[PromisedLand]

I am more frustrated with Keefe than anyone else on the team

He is f***ing forcing nylander-jt duo; when he can easily spread out offense get JT going with Marner and Nylander can take up some of the shooting on that 1st line

#FRUSTRATING

 

[Tlo1]

Flip Marner and Willie. Keefe Try something! We’re not FN scoring!!!!!

 

[MattySnipes]

Garbage 2nd period. Wow.

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

This game is over.

UFC is my new best friend

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

I'm off the Keefe bandwagon. We have no offensive flow at all. Still trying to pass the puck into the net. The book is out how to play us now. Meanwhile, Keefe changes NOTHING.

CHANGE UP THE FORWARD LINES YOU GOOF!

Oh he'll change it. Hyman might move up a spot, Spezza might switch spots with Leivo. Big changes that will surely ignite a spark in our offense....

 

[2 Slick]

Joe Thornton stifles any offense on whichever line he is on.

He's toast. Useless now.

Spezza is old, but at least he wins faceoffs and still can score some.

 

[DueDiligence]

Put a picture of 40 million on the milk cartons.

Well this goes to show how important Matthews is. He's played injured and trying his best but Tavares has got to step up in his place.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

That’s right. Engvall scored. Should’ve known we were f***ed after that.

 

[zeke]

This score just ain't fair.

Ah well we got this one no worries.

 

[Hockey 4 Life]

I'm tired of this teams lack of effort when we go down a goal or two. They just curl up and die. Also not very impressed with the overpaid four.

 

[saffronleaf]

$40m is wasted.

- Matthews is injured and cannot score goals; he's just out there for moral support.

- Tavares is rapidly declining due to age; he's also mostly there for his presence.

- Nylander is going through one of his frequent rough patches, so frequent that the good times seem more like patches.

- Marner is being forced into a shooting role, and he sucks at that. He can still make plays but his linemates include Matthews (only there for moral support) and Thornton (should be restricted to playing in Alumni Classics).

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

It's time to face facts Mattys elite snap shot is gone

hardly any zip on his shots

He beat Smith clean from distance

 

[LastOne2100]

It's time to face facts Mattys elite snap shot is gone

hardly any zip on his shots

Obviously whatever the injury is, it needs season ending surgery, and they've decided injured Matthews is better than no Matthews.

 

[Gallagbi]

3 goals in 13 shots, who we blaming tonight boys?

There's was lots of criticism on Campbell, especially for that first goal. Didn't you read the thread.

 

[DarkKnight]

It's time to face facts Mattys elite snap shot is gone

hardly any zip on his shots

He wired one off the post.

 

[hamzarocks]

Raise your hand if you still claim 88 > Drai.

Drai > Matthews , nylander playing like kapanen is his competition

 

[1specter]

Barrie scoring made me want to throw up. Anyone but that little bitch..

 

[IrishInOntario]

What makes McDavid and Draisaitl so elite is that such a high percentage of their chances end up in the back of the net. It's hard to qualify as a skill, but they finish at a high level (hence their point totals). Matthews and Marner are great, but they're a step below those guys in the playmaking / surefire finishing department.

 

[OB34KNH]

Thornton needs to come off the first line and needs to be replaced by glachenyuk

I've been saying this all along.

But HF users think that Thornton's veteran presence is needed on the 1st line.
Even though Thornton is slow, plays no D, average at passing, terrible at shooting ----- He get's to be our #1W. Brutal.

Put fu-cking Spezza/Gally on the 1st line, at least they both can skate, shoot, and pass.

 

[ToneDog]

Smith latest goalie to shutdown our elite offense.