Post-Game Talk: Wow. We looked Good. (but we lost). That wasn't painful at all.

[Pookie]

His second -1 was to an empty net

… on the draw he lost with under a minute to play

 

[Pookie]

Corsi guys should be happy. We outshot them.

So at least we are losing the right way now

 

[KGL]

… on the draw he lost with under a minute to play

Damn him for not being 100% in the faceoff circle!

 

[Mindrust]

… on the draw he lost with under a minute to play

Draws are a crapshoot. There's no guarantee you'll win even when stakes are high. He had the best chance to win that one at 58% (80% in the O-zone)

 

[Pookie]

Damn him for not being 100% in the faceoff circle!

I think he was the best Leaf on the face off tonight. Pretty good improvement.

If we are dismissing his -1 there above because it was an empty net, let's tell the whole story. Leafs needed a face off win… didn't get it… and within 1 pass, the game was over.

Can we only tell part of the story when it comes to this player?

 

[GrizzLeaf]

Corsi guys should be happy. We outshot them.

So at least we are losing the right way now

 

[Pookie]

Draws are a crapshoot. There's no guarantee you'll win even when stakes are high. He had the best chance to win that one at 58% (80% in the O-zone)

See above

 

[OilJuice]

Andy Frost's post game show on AM 640 is no more? How do we know now what Mike in Buffalo thinks about the game? sadpanda

 

[King85Kong]

Noone is saying it's the best stat, but it still has relevance. Being condescending about it isn't the answer.

The state holds zero credibility by itself for evaluating an individual player. Even more so for an individual game.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Good game by the Leafs tonight don't feel too bad. Habs swept Babcocks Wings last year. Something about his system works great for every team except the Canadiens.

 

[KGL]

I think he was the best Leaf on the face off tonight. Pretty good improvement.

If we are dismissing his -1 there above because it was an empty net, let's tell the whole story. Leafs needed a face off win… didn't get it… and within 1 pass, the game was over.

Can we only tell part of the story when it comes to this player?

-/+ is a crap stat and everyone knows it. And you can't win every faceoff, losses happen.

 

[wmark]

The state holds zero credibility by itself for evaluating an individual player. Even more so for an individual game.

Some people are wired to hate on Kadri.

Kadri could cure cancer and people would still hate on him.

 

[Jacquestrapless]

Stephen Burtch ‏@SteveBurtch 2h2 hours ago
Gardiner+Harrington are both over 68%... Hunwick+Phaneuf both around 50%... Rielly+Marincin around 40%

This was regarding CF% 5v5...May want to get that last pairing looked at

 

[King85Kong]

i think he was the best leaf on the face off tonight. Pretty good improvement.

If we are dismissing his -1 there above because it was an empty net, let's tell the whole story. Leafs needed a face off win… didn't get it… and within 1 pass, the game was over.

Can we only tell part of the story when it comes to this player?

empty net

 

[Zybalto]

Good game by the Leafs tonight don't feel too bad. Habs swept Babcocks Wings last year. Something about his system works great for every team except the Canadiens.

It's no fair, you guys got the easiest system in the league...play Price.

 

[Gary Nylund]

I think he was the best Leaf on the face off tonight. Pretty good improvement.

If we are dismissing his -1 there above because it was an empty net, let's tell the whole story. Leafs needed a face off win… didn't get it… and within 1 pass, the game was over.

Can we only tell part of the story when it comes to this player?

Apparently you can. But that's not news now is it?

 

[Zybalto]

Stephen Burtch ‏@SteveBurtch 2h2 hours ago
Gardiner+Harrington are both over 68%... Hunwick+Phaneuf both around 50%... Rielly+Marincin around 40%

This was regarding CF% 5v5...May want to get that last pairing looked at

Gards and Harrington kept the mojo going from pre-season.

Hard to blame Rielly for Marincins play though.

 

[King85Kong]

Good game by the Leafs tonight don't feel too bad. Habs swept Babcocks Wings last year. Something about his system works great for every team except the Canadiens.

Good game tonight. Price stole that one. Such a good guy, hard to dislike him.

 

[KGL]

Stephen Burtch ‏@SteveBurtch 2h2 hours ago
Gardiner+Harrington are both over 68%... Hunwick+Phaneuf both around 50%... Rielly+Marincin around 40%

This was regarding CF% 5v5...May want to get that last pairing looked at

Not sure where he's getting his stats but he's incorrect. Both were at 53% ES.

 

[Woll Smoth]

Good loss for the tank.

Harrington stood out for me (in a good way). Flew under the radar with all the Kapenen talk this summer.

The team played much better than I expected them to, but in the end if you're not skilled enough your efforts will usually fall short.

Structure and effort noticeably better than last year. This might not be such a bad season to watch.

 

[Zybalto]

Not sure where he's getting his stats but he's incorrect. Both were at 53% ES.

Maybe only when on the ice together?

 

[Hyperglide]

That was an entertaining loss. Leafs looked a lot better then I expected. Amazing what happens when you get rid of your pampered spoiled cancerous player and get a good coach.

 

[King85Kong]

Some people are wired to hate on Kadri.

Kadri could cure cancer and people would still hate on him.

Really is funny. Guy has a really good game, yet instead of just saying well done, they have to resort to such petty things.

 

[Gabriel426]

I think he was the best Leaf on the face off tonight. Pretty good improvement.

If we are dismissing his -1 there above because it was an empty net, let's tell the whole story. Leafs needed a face off win… didn't get it… and within 1 pass, the game was over.

Can we only tell part of the story when it comes to this player?

That's pretty unfair to say since the Leafs were losing 2-1 at that time.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Only took 1 game without Kessel to play the right way.