Pre-Game Talk: TOR @ VAN Jan 20

[theTTC]

Leaf are losing and getting abused while doing it.

Its really hard to read this comment while looking at the hard men in your avatar . F*** I hate this squad.

 

[HolyCrap]

You do not need that, just load up the forwards and watch out!

Don’t forget to over pay those forwards. Recipe for success.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Fire Shanahan

 

[mogs]

Scores a bit misleading, this is probably a 1-0 game with an average goaltending performance.

Its still been complete domination. Leafs have nothing.

 

[Smif]

Scores a bit misleading, this is probably a 1-0 game with an average goaltending performance.

I dunno, there's been some snipes...

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Vancouver went from a dump to a Stanley cup contender because they made a couple smart acquisitions and brought in a coach who demanded they play a tough, tight system.

All we’ve done is handed out massive contracts and let Keefe continue to get outcoached over and over and over

One of those moves was letting Horvat go cause it didn't make sense financially.

 

[MoreMogilny]

Garland has More fight in him than any player on our team. He wins puck battles and beats everyone to loose pucks. Hustle top to bottom in their lineup

 

[therealkoho]

You can hardly expect him to use his brain and try to manufacture a scoring chance

Yeah yer right, he'd need at least another 2m a year for that level of play

 

[supermann_98]

What happened to the shit disturber version of Bertuzzi

Dude does nothing, no hits, fights, pushing, shoving, just useless

It's true, I always thought of him as much more of a physically impactful player and he's been as butter soft as the rest of the team

 

[klmdg]

I’m gonna ignore what everyone here says

Leafs are a great hockey team who show up every night

I mean, they’re playing some awesome hockey, some great hockey, tonight

 

[leafs in five]

You can hardly expect him to use his brain and try to manufacture a scoring chance

?

 

[Nineteen67]

Speed

 

[LastOne2100]

Probably the worst-built team in the league. 4 elite forwards, 1 good defenseman and nothing...

Not sure I would call Tavares elite anymore - which massively adds to the problem.

That signing really f***ed this franchise.

 

[Smif]

I wonder how the Greg Berube negotiations are going

Think it's Craig.

 

[TMLegend]

FIRE KEEFE

He'll be fired on Monday after the Seattle game I bet. Dunno if it's the right move but something needs to be done.

 

[PeteBestondrums]

Looking like Knies is struggling with the pro grind. A year in the AHL would have been good development for him but when you've got 4 players soaking up the payroll....

 

[kevsh]

I think some perspective: The Canucks are one of the top 3 teams in the league. The Leafs are a playoff bubble team.
And it's easy to see the difference: Vancouver is fast, skilled, great forecheck, lots of hustle. Toronto isn't at the same level.

 

[CelticDruid]

A real coach wouldn’t accept anything less than everyone being on the same page.

Tocchet has been benching Kuzmenko because he’s not playing the same forecheck game as the rest of the team despite being the first guy into the zone often.

Cooper had Tampa all on that same page. Cassidy employed the same type of system en route to a cup.

Maybe if Keefe had the the balls to do that to our stars instead of being passive aggressive in press conferences we would be a bit more competitive.

Wonder what Torts would do to Marner.

Keefe xalls are still in Dubeys ....

 

[Dragao6]

One team def a playoff team
Other there are doubts
If u tell someone there’s 3 players on the ice making over 11 million per or soon to be 4 you would prob guess they were all on the black team

And how wrong you would be lol

 

[Blanche Blanche]

We only completed like 5 passes that period.

What a dysfunctional team at a time when youre suppose to be sharper and tighter

 

[leafs in five]

I mean... Petterssen, Miller, Boeser, Hughes, Demko all make less than 8 million per year. We don't really stand much of a chance with Nylander, Tavares and Marner making 11+ per year. Even with the cap going up, so many comparable players are signed to 2030 at better contracts than our players. Especially with our gm continually dumping a couple million a year, desperately trying to add toughness and leadership because our highest paid guys lack these characteristics.

when Nylander starts making 11+ Petterssen will be making 13+

 

[CelticDruid]

FIRE KEEFE

Can you do a yellow one please?

 

[TheBeastCoast]

A real coach wouldn’t accept anything less than everyone being on the same page.

Tocchet has been benching Kuzmenko because he’s not playing the same forecheck game as the rest of the team despite being the first guy into the zone often.

Cooper had Tampa all on that same page. Cassidy employed the same type of system en route to a cup.

Maybe if Keefe had the the balls to do that to our stars instead of being passive aggressive in press conferences we would be a bit more competitive.

Wonder what Torts would do to Marner.

Kuzmenko isn't Vancouvers Marner though lol he is like their Domi or something. I am not disagreeing with you but at the end of the day the top players have to decide they want to buy in or just straight up doesn't matter what the coach wants. None of these guys are going anywhere and they know it.

 

[Aashir]

Vancouver went from a dump to a Stanley cup contender because they made a couple smart acquisitions and brought in a coach who demanded they play a tough, tight system.

All we’ve done is handed out massive contracts and let Keefe continue to get outcoached over and over and over

Keefe gets outcoached and Mr GM decides that defence is an afterthought

we really went into the season with brodie or mccabe as our #2 and gio in our lineup. Take matthews alone out and we might be going for the top 5 pick with that lineup

tavares shouldn't be brought back at all, just a terrible hockey player we grossly overpaid
nylander is the new tavares
marner is the delusional small timid winger who shies away from playing forward and likes the blue line

man Tre really dropped a nuke on the team

 

[Rare Jewel]

Scores a bit misleading, this is probably a 1-0 game with an average goaltending performance.

No way, they're lucky it's not 5-0 already.