GDT: TOR @ DET Sat Dec 14

[wingman75]

It is getting to the point where our offense is as big of an issue as our defense used to be. We can't score. It is a real problem.

Even with the shoddy D we've had in years past, this was also the case. In the playoffs the team has always played 'well' defensively. They are much better defensively, but they called out the stat in the second period, 1-9 in games where they score less than 3 goals.

 

[Leafsfan74]

Brutal cough up and defensive coverage in the last minute. Berube is probably giving it to them right now.

The problem is, they may squeak out the win again and Berube will be results oriented.

He needs to be harder on them when they can't execute on basic plays a bantam player can make. Even if they win in the end, it is continued bad plays 9 years into a rebuild.

The forwards can't abandon their 200 foot game. Teams are going to score but you cant gift them Grade A chances and leave your goalie out to dry yet again.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Period was good for the most part, but you gotta score more than one. We've let too many bad teams hang around and make life difficult

Score plz

 

[Aashir]

we haven’t scored over 3 in 6 games

Core 4 for what

 

[Larcos_Unal]

He actually does

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[wingman75]

Period was good for the most part, but you gotta score more than one. We've let too many bad teams hang around and make life difficult

Score plz

True, but I do think more importantly, you cannot give the opponent a free goal like that. Lazy and unfocused to the end of the period. Not winning hockey.

 

[Racer88]

Why the f*** is a team with $50m invested in 4 offensive threats, unable to score in not just the playoffs, but the regular season now too?

They should be embarrassed

 

[keonsbitterness]

This is a world class player. Last 30 seconds of a period. Maybe I am just expecting too much from him to deal with a non-perfect pass.

If you can't take that pass, you better get back and make a good defensive play.

 

[Burnie97]

They should be up 4-1 . Get f***ing skating in the 3rd leafs. Let's go.

 

[Evilhomer]

You say the same thing every game. Were you a parrot in another life?

It's like you've never read this script before. The Leafs will try hard for about 90 seconds in the third period and tie the game. Then they will either win or lose in overtime. I think they are just going through the motions trying to ride out the regular season. Lots of teams are in the same boat. These guys are human. They know when games don't mean anything.

 

[wingman75]

If you can't take that pass, you better get back and make a good defensive play.

...and make an HONEST effort to block the shot... off the mistake YOU made. p***y.

 

[Puckstuff]

They should be embarrassed

It’s the coach’s fault for keeping Matthews and Marner together when the stats clearly say our offense is better when they are apart.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Down 2-1 because of stupid mistakes.

First it was The Matthews offside.

Then they decide to start f***ing around with the puck in the last minute.

And yet It's still right there if they choose to take it.

 

[Torontonian]

Ugly goal to give up at the end of the period, sloppy play in the neutral zone from 34.

 

[notbias]

It’s the coach’s fault for keeping Matthews and Marner together when the stats clearly say our offense is better when they are apart.

show them

genuinely asking, I want to see

 

[BraveCanadian]

True, but I do think more importantly, you cannot give the opponent a free goal like that. Lazy and unfocused to the end of the period. Not winning hockey.

Yeah giving up freebies when you should be making the safest plays possible in the last minute is just not NHL level hockey. I really question the hockey IQ and competitiveness of some of our guys and it starts with "captain" Matthew$.

 

[Racer88]

I’m sure there is a made up expected something stat that says the 50 million is well spent on the core 4

 

[ThrowDemTongs]

Jen's got impeccable posture

 

[Larcos_Unal]

It's like you've never read this script before. The Leafs will try hard for about 90 seconds in the third period and tie the game. Then they will either win or lose in overtime. I think they are just going through the motions trying to ride out the regular season. Lots of teams are in the same boat. These guys are human. They know when games don't mean anything.

I get it's a long season, but that mindset doesn't win you cups. Not an opinion, it's facts.

 

[CelticDruid]

Watching the last replay on the Detroit go ahead good it looked like the first line quit early on the play.

Lazy.

 

[Racer88]

Watching the last replay on the Detroit go ahead good it looked like the first line quit early on the play.

Lazy.

Normal for them

 

[LeafalCrusader]

 

[trellaine201]

Leafs need more than one line to score. Actually every team. Domi etc have been a huge disappointment despite Domi and his injury.

 

[ULF_55]

They are doing their best.

Who they are.

 

[TheDoldrums]

I get it's a long season, but that mindset doesn't win you cups. Not an opinion, it's facts.

this is why we never win the atlantic