We always suck against the Jets.
The team has to break this bad habit.
Yeah for sure. Let's keep in mind though that the goal is to win the cup, and to do that, we will probably need both Leo and Johnsson at some point, plus this was Leo's first game back after an injury and he provides an element that we sorely lack that will be important in the playoffs. Let's give Babcock some credit here and trust that he knows what he's doing. Martin isn't playing any more, he's also a veteran and a gud pro and all that so that should tell people that Babcock is flexible and capable of adjusting. We'll see what happens in the playoffs, if Leo plays every game, plays consistently poorly and Johnsson never gets to play, then there'll be reason to question his moves. For now though, let's just take it easy. I'll be curious to see if Johnsson gets to play in our last 3 games, that'll be a pretty big sign, let's hope he gets at least one more game at some point.
they were called out because they were lousy defensively and constantly got scored on
Forget the past we're 1-1 against them this year. They're also further along than us so there's nothing wrong with itWe always suck against the Jets.
The team has to break this bad habit.
Leaf Nation is all over the place.
We need to bring in vets for the youth. So we sign Marleau, trade a draft pick for another and folks rejoice.
And now the plan is to start a rookie over a vet? A hard working Alternate Captain?
This vet is coming off injury in a game the team didn’t care about on the tail end of a back to back in which we took it so seriously we started the back up?
C’mon Leaf Nation. The search for scapegoats is exhausting.
There's something Komarov had that the aforementioned don't: he PKs and is usually on the ice after it ends. During the one or two minutes that follow a successful PK, the opposing team has an established zone presence and is generally in a rush to direct pucks at the net before the penalized player can help his buddies out.That’s not a valid argument.
Kadri and Marleau get similar usage more consistently and they are much higher in terms of possession.
No one is saying that Komarov needs to be at 54%.
But 43%ish is crap. Simply put.
He should be near 48% like Kadri and Marleau
How much of an upgrade is Komarov to Matt Martin? I'd say that's just special teams, because he's regressed hard in every other criteria. If you're a forward-thinking coach, you want to play guys who are in the same niche as Komarov but much younger and presumably on the rise. That's guys like Kapanen and potentially Grundstrom. I can understand the culture POV, and it makes sense with a core so young, but not taking advantage of an AHL development system tailored to the Leafs' specified style of play is not rewarding meritocracy and in turn contributes to a culture of complacency. There's a relevant PP threat on the team in Leivo... Hell even Plekanec can help win draws and crap. Why is Komarov on the PP?Maybe.
He gets $8m a year to implement a method and change the culture.
If the biggest issue is that you’d rather see a Marlie play over Komarov... that’s pretty easy to take.
You're bending over backwards defending who has probably been our worst forward this year.If I use the name the bat signal goes out and all hell breaks loose.
You’ll find that Komarov’s performance over the slump and pre-slump was very consistent.
No one was calling for that line to be broken up when the other player was scoring. It was only when he went cold that the scapegoating began. Said player also went dry on the PP... where Komarov wasn’t and Marner has been all year.
Can anyone explain why the concussion spotter didnt yank McElhinney?
I mean what purpose does he serve if not to specifically look for hits to the head?
They are one of the highest scoring teams but none of their superstars have superstar like point totals. Depth is great but there comes a time when you can’t afford to just continuously roll your lines. You have to rely on your star players.
We will see if Babcock does that or just watches as Tampa (our most likely opponent) plays guys like Kucherov and Stamkos for 20+ minutes to seal playoff games while we are just happy keeping the game close and rolling 4 lines.
We seemed alright in the season opener.
I fear Big, Strong, Physical teams will give the Leafs problems.
Maybe.
I also think if we skate and play to our potential our talent and speed would give lots of big/strong/physical teams fits.
Last night someone could easily argue we were in control or even with them until we went to 5 D and hit a wall.
Playing a back to back, 3 in 4 nights is already a huge climb but then going down to 5 D and the guy leaving the game being one of your best? Just too much to overcome.
Big, strong, physical teams should fear the Leafs with our speed and PP.I fear Big, Strong, Physical teams will give the Leafs problems.
I’m fairness people like plus and minus when it suits their agenda. Bozak and Kessel were constantly called out over it.
Maybe.
I also think if we skate and play to our potential our talent and speed would give lots of big/strong/physical teams fits.
Last night someone could easily argue we were in control or even with them until we went to 5 D and hit a wall.
Playing a back to back, 3 in 4 nights is already a huge climb but then going down to 5 D and the guy leaving the game being one of your best? Just too much to overcome.
Even a red hot Mitch Marner couldn't make much impact on a big Jets team that shutdown Leafs offense fairly significantly.