Post-Game Talk: Van Ryn's system and Jones hand another loss

[LeafalCrusader]

Big changes needed.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Also can we PLEASE play Robertson again? No way he is worse than some of the bums polluting our bottom 6.

 

[wingman75]

Strange one to evaluate. Leafs were brutal in the first, but more or less dominated from there. I think 3 things made the difference:

1. Demko > Jones
2. Van PP > Leafs PP
3. Van PK > Leafs PK

The first period bs was negated imo. So no issue with the effort in the final 40.

Assume another loss tomorrow. And I don't see us beating WPG in either game. So some decisions await.

 

[34]

1 win in our past 6 games.

Tick tock Keefe....

It is looking more and more like this Toronto team is going to miss the playoffs.

 

[rdogg]

The Leafs should be sellers at the deadline. Just punt this year, recoup some assets, keep the 1st round pick, (the leafs' scouts seem to be drafting well) and see what happens next year.

They are clearly on the decline right now

 

[fahad203]

Safe to say, it's been a disaster changing D coaches. Jones is now unplayable. Unless the new coach is relieving Van Ryan of duties, nothing is changing.

This has nothing to do with Van Ryan but everything to do with Keefe
All this years Keefe had teams with depth that hid his difficiencies

His luck is finally running out

 

[Darcy Tucker]

Brodie and Gio costing us games on a regular basis. Knies and Bert useless. Captain is a zombie. Team needs an enema. Better win in Seattle.

 

[Byron Bitz]

For Jones, tonight was called "returning to the mean".
For a 3rd stringer his SV% was way too high, now it's coming back to earth.

It was always a just a matter of time. Jones have proven over a large sample size that he is not a good goaltender. He and Samsonov should alter starts until one of them takes the net or Woll comes back

 

[All Mod Cons]

Tavares has to do the honorable thing and request a trade.

We've got 120 games left of this shit.

 

[34]

Strange one to evaluate. Leafs were brutal in the first, but more or less dominated from there. I think 3 things made the difference:

1. Demko > Jones
2. Van PP > Leafs PP
3. Van PK > Leafs PK

The first period bs was negated imo. So no issue with the effort in the final 40.

Assume another loss tomorrow. And I don't see us beating WPG in either game. So some decisions await.

Keefe is not getting fired this season. They will make a coaching change after this season when the leafs officially missed the playoffs.


Leafs will finish 12 in the east.

 

[GoonieFace]

Safe to say, it's been a disaster changing D coaches. Jones is now unplayable. Unless the new coach is relieving Van Ryan of duties, nothing is changing.

What article did you read recently to start blaming Van Ryn. You are so clueless

 

[leafsfan5]

Very frustrating game, the Leafs played well after an awful start

Three straight powerplays to open the third period tho.....

 

[eramosat]

fiesty?

Leafs should thank Vancouver for reminding them of what will eventually be required to be successful. In the only phase Leafs fans really care about, the playoffs.

 

[leafs in five]

I expected a loss, I am not upset. This is closer than it should have been

closer for which team?

 

[LivingRentFree]

Tough to lose a game where you dominate, but you’re on the wrong side of terrible officiating and the worst goaltending performance of the year

 

[canuckslover10]

I don't think coaching is your guys issue, the defense and depth is definitely holding your team back, our bottom 6 outplayed yours by a mile, although your top 3 players played great. Once Woll comes back and if you can get a top 4 RHD and some bottom six depth this team will be extremely tough to beat IMO.

 

[Bomber0104]

In Van Ryans defense.... He's working with a #2 defenseman and five #5-7 defensemen..

You can *maybe* make a case for McCabe as a top-four, but other than Rielly it is real slim pickings on the blue-line this season.

 

[D00bis]

soft soft team. cant believe how much the leafs get goon'd and zero calls then two suspect cross checking penalties sink them. changes are needed cause our elite forward group need help in the back end.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I legitimately can't think of a single loss that hasn't been due to goaltending.

This team would be the best in the league if they could get even average goaltending.

Jones is pathetic

 

[DANTHEMAN1967]

Gio needs to sit for the rest of the road trip.

 

[34]

Tavares has to do the honorable thing and request a trade.

We've got 120 games left of this shit.

I like JT but he is cooked.

 

[fahad203]

Very frustrating game, the Leafs played well after an awful start

Three straight powerplays to open the third period tho.....

This is going to be a thing against fast team. We are not a great skating team and our D are terribly slow
Brodie and Gio can be expected to take penalties, they have lost their legs

 

[Man Bear Pig]

One team played with structure one didn’t. Guess which team won?

48 shots against is "structure"? Demko and the officials are why they won. The Canucks were a tire fire tonight. If that's how they usually play, they're gonna get stomped in round 1.

 

[Stephen]

There's nothing about that loss to Vancouver that was unexpected.

From the shitty Leaf effort to start the game, the little miracle comeback burst courtesy of score effects. Terrible and aimless special teams, increasingly unreliable goaltending from Jones, weak defensive coverage, blowing it late in the third, over-use and weak defense by Giordano, inconsistent star impact... it was basically just your standard 2023-24 roller coaster Leaf ride and you want to vomit after.

I think they manage at least 1 point in Seattle and go 0-2 vs Winnipeg. Does a coaching change happen?

 

[Maplebeasts]

fiesty?

Leafs should thank Vancouver for reminding them of what will eventually be required to be successful. In the only phase Leafs fans really care about, the playoffs.

The Canucks ain't going anywhere in the playoffs. They need to be better 5 on 5.