Post-Game Talk: Utterly Rittich-ulous Leafs Lose 6-3

[Sypher04]

After last week with Matthews saying he aggravated his wrist injury vs Montreal, then not being able to do much vs Calgary and sitting the next game. Now he's clearly passing up shots again because it's obviously a problem.
Next game we lose Hyman and Mikheyev to injuries
Tonight Bogosian goes down
Andersen has been down for a while and he's the only goalie in the system capable of taking us deep IF he gets healthy and rounds into form

This crap happens every year.

 

[Knies iT]

Leafs dominate and help ruin the Canucks tank. Difference tonight was simply down to goaltending and Rittich was an embarrassment. Calling that an ECHL performance would be generous.

If Skilliter refs a single playoff game it'll be game 2 in Boston all over again. Most incompetent ref in the league and it's not remotely close.

 

[SnizzMitch]

Before the game:



The responses:









What now boys?

What now? We’re still 1st in the division dude. Nothing matters right now, it’s basically preseason. In the playoffs you’ll be allowed to overreact.

 

[NK94]

4 forwards make up 50% of our cap.

Those 4 forwards weren’t responsible for the loss tonight, nor have they prevented Dubas from making additions.

 

[The Apologist]

Do we still think Andy is the problem or are we past that?

Rittich being a gong show does not make Andersen a good goalie.

 

[The Examiner]

Goaltending lost them this game. Period.

 

[Sypher04]

I've come around on Dubas, but that won't stop me from laughing my ass off if he can't win a round in this division and gets fired for it.

Even if the Leafs lose in round 1 Dubas isn't the one who the axe will fall on imo

 

[fahad203]

Like Steward said, we are too easy to play against

 

[francis246]

Two things:

1. the team isn’t playing with as much speed or desperation as they did earlier on in the season. Keefe has overplayed the defenseman, Marincin, Sandin and Liljegren should have been rotated in on a consistent basis to keep our guys fresh. It is evident the defensive core has been run into the ground.

2. I like our team still, but we need to get the new additions in and we need to have better goaltending to give ourselves a shot

 

[All Mod Cons]

I am telling you guys. If we lose in the 1st round, Dubas and Shanny really need to consider the retooling option.

This team just doesn't have it.

If we lose in the 1st round again, Dubas needs to go. Plain and simple.

 

[stickty111]

Before the game:



The responses:









What now boys?

Maybe Dubas was right. Grit is useless if it can't play. He listened to the fans and well...............disaster
Can we have a redo of the trade deadline? Boston is 4-0 since going for skill

 

[Chief Berube]

Freddy I miss you

 

[Ciao]

I've grown tired of Rittich already.

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

Do we still think Andy is the problem or are we past that?

He sucked too. Bring back Michael Hutchinson.

 

[Gallagbi]

8 wins in our last 20.

We’re supposed to be a contender?

Work on that counting

 

[The Beyonder]

It's a sad predicament right now when as fan I have no faith in goalie that this organization has. Time to go back to Campbell and try to roll a 7. We'll be lucky to win a round with the goalies we have.

 

[Bellefour20]

That 3rd round pick will end up being a great player. Book it.

 

[mikeyz]

If Anderson comes back this year how do they fit him under the cup? Anyone have a rough idea how they make that work?

He won't be back until the playoffs where the cap doesn't matter.

 

[fahad203]

I am ok if they fire Keefe. Something about him, he doesn't have a hold on this team

 

[MoreMogilny]

F the refs.

You can be unhappy with the refs but there are much bigger problems at play here.

Having awful goaltending is the biggest one

Secondly having a severe lack of scoring punch on a consistent basis. Nylander was lights out tonight and Tavares was good, but our other big two were shut down. Other than that who did a damn thing out there? Especially 5 on 5.

We have Foligno coming which is nice, but we are down Hyman, now Bogosian, Mikheyev, and we obviously are dying for Freddy to come back.

I’m definitely concerned. These should have been two very winnable games and now we sit at 5 losses in a row with Winnipeg and Edmonton hot on our heels.

It wouldn’t be unreasonable to see this team continue to plummet the standings into third place.

 

[Gallagbi]

Do we still think Andy is the problem or are we past that?

I mean we know goaltending is a problem, especially with Andy and Rittich this year, no?

 

[All Mod Cons]

they have not been the problem, goaltending has been

It's all related.

 

[kevsh]

Love to get inside Foligno's head after watching this team since the deadline ... I imagine something like "what was I thinking approving this trade?"

Then again, he's going back to Columbus with Toronto's first round pick, just probably anticipating he won't be wearing a Cup ring when he walks into the Columbus locker room.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Maybe play Liljegren instead of a guy who is running on fumes and could clearly use a break (Holl), or a guy who’s played 15 minutes of hockey in the last 14 months (Sandin)?

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Lots of no shows tonight Leafers.