GDT: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers - Jan 19th, 2022 - 7:30 SN/TNT

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Even Gretzky making fun of Marner's 100 games before scoring a PP goal.... watch out Great One, there are a few posters on this board who might find out where you live. In all seriousness, if Gretzky is poking fun at you, you know it's bad.
 
We didn’t need lights out, we needed average today and we haven’t gotten that. The 2nd goal, no way he should be getting sniped by reeves. The third goal, it went five hole even when he went down to take the low shot, he’s gotta save that

Let’s see how the third period shakes out. Missing the middle pair is a big problem on the road. But man are Dermott, Liljegren and Sandin ever looking disappointing in their little test tonight. The Swedish kids are overwhelmed physically and playing their soft touch little game under heavy forecheck. And Dermott is always too shaky and can’t seal up a wall or provide a clean stop. So much chaos in his game.
 
Leafs have to stop worrying about being hit. Take it and keep moving the puck.

At least if they don't dish out the body as much as a team like this ... don't be afraid.

Keep moving your feet and enough with the stupid cute plays in the d zone. It has to be up the ice way quicker.
 
I've liked the top line, 3rd line, and top defense pairing. Everyone else has been brutal

Very accurate assessment! To be fair, I don't expect our bottom pairing to do anything other than survive... they aren't really even doing that lol.

Might need a game saver or two from Jackie boy and a record-setting snipe from Matty to bring this one home!
 
I think we need to give Campbell some time off. I don't care if it costs us seeding in the playoffs.

I agree. Unless leafs get 1st in their division they will get a very tough matchup in the 1st rd no matter how you slice it.

"Easy" matchup did them no good last year so its better to rest campbell more
 
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Goaltenders are apart of choking leads

The second and third goals were weak by Campbell

Weak goals and turnovers in the D zone

I was thinking with a few minutes left to just get to the intermission with the lead.. and then that turnover.. hate late period goals against, momentum is now with the rangers especially after that rather uneventful power play
 
A little bit of physicality and we cave like wimps.

This is how playoff hockey is played. The boys better grow some bigger balls or figure out how to deal with it in the last half of the season.

They won't figure it out, it's why many have wanted a splash to address it. The hope is that Ritchie will bring it (he does hit), along with Simmonds, Clifford, Muzzin.

I thought Bennett would have been perfect here, some grit in his game, surely there are physical D Men to be found at the deadline. Someone to bring some swagger.

Regardless, this team needs to find it somehow. It is why I am not giving up on Ritchie or others who don't always score. It also would help if they could have fans in their own arena...
 
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We didn’t need lights out, we needed average today and we haven’t gotten that. The 2nd goal, no way he should be getting sniped by reeves. The third goal, it went five hole even when he went down to take the low shot, he’s gotta save that
You mean Sandin playing the man weak which led to a deft deflection right into the top corner? Ya that’s on Campbell for sure...
 
Weak goals and turnovers in the D zone

I was thinking with a few minutes left to just get to the intermission with the lead.. and then that turnover.. hate late period goals against, momentum is now with the rangers especially after that rather uneventful power play
Yea watching with my brother and thought Liljegren for sure was getting that puck out. He doesn’t and 10 seconds later puck goes five hole on Campbell and it’s tie game.

100% agree about the dzone turnovers, without those, this is a 3-1 game
 
Even Gretzky making fun of Marner's 100 games before scoring a PP goal.... watch out Great One, there are a few posters on this board who might find out where you live. In all seriousness, if Gretzky is poking fun at you, you know it's bad.

He missed the 2 year anniversary without a PP goal by less than 2 weeks.
 
Leafs have to stop worrying about being hit. Take it and keep moving the puck.

At least if they don't dish out the body as much as a team like this ... don't be afraid.

Keep moving your feet and enough with the stupid cute plays in the d zone. It has to be up the ice way quicker.
And I got dismissed by Zeke for saying this. It’s clear as day that the issues with this team come to light when under pressure
 
Leafs have to stop worrying about being hit. Take it and keep moving the puck.

At least if they don't dish out the body as much as a team like this ... don't be afraid.

Keep moving your feet and enough with the stupid cute plays in the d zone. It has to be up the ice way quicker.

Yep. Seal the wall. Eat the puck. Wait for reinforcements to arrive. Trying to spin out of areas, poke the puck free for an area pass under a heavy forecheck, skating and taking too long to move the puck. It’s unacceptable.
 
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You mean Sandin playing the man weak which led to a deft deflection right into the top corner? Ya that’s on Campbell for sure...
He’s so low for some reason, I get that he wants to cover the bottom part of the net, but he literally gave 1/3 of the top half, he made it impossible for himself to save that even when he knew no pass was coming. The play started with a bad turnover by dermott, but Sandin was able to hold reeves off until Campbell tracked the puck but he still got beat.
 
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