GDT: Toronto Maple Leafs (legendary) vs Detroit Red Wings, saturday night, tv: hockey night in canada

[Stephen]

I don't think anyone would argue that he's had an awful night. Your comment was absurd.

I’m referring to his awful play tonight. Seems like we’re in agreement so I’m not sure why there’s a push back.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

if they have a push in the third.

I think the Freedom convoy has a better chance of ending vaccine mandates

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Getting destroyed

Yeah that is...not good

 

[The Big Swede13]

Time for the leafs to play their best period

 

[Leafidelity]

We were in on Manson and now he's injured. Great.

Blessing in disguise. As shown, he's extremely injury prone

 

[Confucius]

Mrazek robbed them a few times so his play evens out.

 

[Stephen]

Are you talking just this game, cause your post sounded very much like this was happening consistently game to game (it's not), either way, you sound very reactionary and emotional in your posts

Of course I’m talking about tonight… who would think he was an awful player?

 

[Smif]

Good Job Keefe way to put too many men on the ice.

Another stupid coaching penalty costs them a goal

Are you serious? You think he places them on the ice exactly when he wants them on?

 

[All Mod Cons]

Yeah that mrazek signing is amazing! Lol

When you sign 20 FAs every offseason and 3 or 4 pan out, everyone thinks you're amazing.

 

[DraftSchmaft]

Leaf fans after 10 game win streak: Regular season doesn't matter. Let's see what they do in playoffs.

Leaf fans after a bad game: Regular season matters.

 

[Stephen]

Mrazek robbed them a few times so his play evens out.

Think when you have a goalie guessing and making spectacular saves and or whiffing on chances at other times it’s the sign of a guy who doesn’t have confidence or control of the situation.

So a good sign in the third would be if he calmed down and just had some routine touches of the puck and gave his team a little stability.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Are you serious? You think he places them on the ice exactly when he wants them on?

It is not like they wind a winch before letting them rip. It is on the players to not be stupid on changes. The coaches just tell the players who is going on next.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Ned is a wild card in net too and Detroit is a non playoff team so our chances coming back to win aren’t bad at all if they have a push in the third. But you’d probably file tonight under one of those “it doesn’t matter, just win” headings like we saw during the Carlyle-Kessel era.

Firewagon hockey time, nothing to lose at this point.

 

[The Kessel Run]

I’m referring to his awful play tonight. Seems like we’re in agreement so I’m not sure why there’s a push back.

My bad. I thought you were inferring Matthews is awful in general and after watching tonight, let's call a spade a spade.

 

[All Mod Cons]

Of course I’m talking about tonight… who would think he was an awful player?

We all knew what you were talking about. Some just defend vehemently without knowing context.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Blessing in disguise. As shown, he's extremely injury prone

He's also not the player he was a few years ago. Would much rather go after someone like Murphy.

 

[notbias]

Of course I’m talking about tonight… who would think he was an awful player?

The post read that way to me, my mistake. I still think he's been fine tonight and had some looks, but not as dominate as usual.

 

[fahad203]

Leafs have not looked the same since the COvid break..it’s unfortunate cause before that they were playing like a team that could win every game…playing like machine at times..solid team defence game, good decisions, good goaltending, finishing opportunities…hopefully we’ll see that team again soon, otherwise 1st rd exit here we come

They were also playing a lot of games at home

 

[LastOne2100]

Ah so we're going to roll over in the third

 

[The Kessel Run]

There's the passion we were hoping for to start the thir........oh.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Firewagon hockey time, nothing to lose at this point.

Set pond hockey setting to 100%

 

[saffronleaf]

matthews playing poorly tonight

 

[The Kessel Run]

Of course I’m talking about tonight… who would think he was an awful player?

Your comment seemed to imply it.

 

[DraftSchmaft]

it's quadruple shift nylander time like last game

 

[Stephen]

The post read that way to me, my mistake. I still think he's been fine tonight and had some looks, but not as dominate as usual.

We all know what he’s capable of. If he has the trust of his coach to babysit Kase and Bunting he’s got to bring his power game and create offense which those guys can get easy tap ins from. He has the responsibility to make it work and it’s not a shared level of responsibility if that makes sense.