Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 4-3 in OT

[Tlo1]

McCabe iced the puck, kicked the draw to the point man and let his man deflect the shot in for the OT winner. What a sequence!

 

[BayStBullies]

I thought Bertuzzi was supposed to be a gifted goal scorer. He never looks dangerous for the Leafs and has messed up many scoring chances. Just a frustrating player because the talent is there for so much more.

You thought wrong.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

McCabe can't be trusted to make decisions.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Reinhart is only 3 goals behind Matthews for the league lead. It shocked me with how hot Matthews has been. Surely that's worth 11.5 million per year.

I wouldn’t hold your breath. No other franchise overpays for talent like the Leafs do.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

I wouldn’t hold your breath. No other franchise overpays for talent like the Leafs do.

Of course, immediately after Nylander was signed Weekes tweeted this

https://x.com/KevinWeekes/status/1744405883860222007

Basically telling him to fall in line or they'll trade him.

 

[ACC1224]

Lol, just reading the Isles thread.
That ex leaf fan has gone full on bunny boiler over there, his obsession with this team is nuts.
Pretty sad if not so funny.
I can appreciate Tavares hurt their feelings but it's probably time to move on.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

McCabe can't be trusted to make decisions.

Still not the most brutal gaffe by a McCabe in ot for the Leafs lol.

 

[Nineteen67]

Lol, just reading the Isles thread.
That ex leaf fan has gone full on bunny boiler over there, his obsession with this team is nuts.
Pretty sad if not so funny.
I can appreciate Tavares hurt their feelings but it's probably time to move on.

I took a quick peek and there’s a lot of BS, but there’s some truth too .

 

[ACC1224]

I took a quick peek and there’s a lot of BS, but there’s some truth too .

For sure, like all fan bases some of us are reasonable while some of the others are a little whacked.

 

[GoonieFace]

Jones blew it tonight, simple as that.

The ass kissers and excuse makers and excuse makers will disagree but all you have to do to prove me right is look at the first 2 goals.

Neither one can go in.

They both did.

You either didn’t watch the game or you just don’t understand much.
The 1st goal was weak
the 2nd goal was a laser, not much chance on that
The 3rd goal, between Marners karate kick and the deflection, not his fault
The OT goal, clearly not on him

Thank you, that is all

 

[Nineteen67]

Even after the Cali trip the Leafs are 8th in the NHL in Pts%. The four teams directly behind them are LA, VGK, Canes, and Edmonton, the four above them are Dallas, NYR, Avs, Florida.
Interesting.

 

[ER89]

Willy set up JT three or four times, and actually led the team in shots. And believe it or not, had a hit!

But that second line has been brutal ever since they moved Willy up to get Matty going. Since Dec 1, at ES, Willy has 7 goals and 10 assists, while JT has 2 and 8, and Bert has 1 and 7.


Best Leaf certainly. Barzal made it close.

For sure i saw two point blank chances that Willy created. But here's the thing, with the new contract that no longer is enough. Gotta impact the game tangibly now. He played well in spurts but was floating quite a bit. It's disheartening when your linemates can't finish though.

Also Keefe really needs to stop using McCabe and start using liljegren. He's such a shite coach

Lol, just reading the Isles thread.
That ex leaf fan has gone full on bunny boiler over there, his obsession with this team is nuts.
Pretty sad if not so funny.
I can appreciate Tavares hurt their feelings but it's probably time to move on.

That ex leaf fan is a psychopathic moron.

 

[ICBM]

That wasn't the first game I thought the Leafs played after a last-night party.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

You either didn’t watch the game or you just don’t understand much.
The 1st goal was weak
the 2nd goal was a laser, not much chance on that
The 3rd goal, between Marners karate kick and the deflection, not his fault
The OT goal, clearly not on him

Thank you, that is all

I'm not sure why you brought up 3rd and 4th goals because I didn't mention them. The reason being they are irrelevant because if he stops the first 2 like he should have, or hell even just one of them the 3rd and 4th goals don't matter because it doesn't go to OT so the 4th one doesn't happen

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Edmonton and Florida on 9 game win streaks. Has this core ever in it's existence come close to that? Even garbage teams put together lengthy win streaks but never our elite regular season team somehow.

This is just a bad team. Especially defensively. We will get spanked hard in round one and it probably won't even be by Florida. I think they'll pass Boston and we'll get to be laughed at by them again.

 

[Stephen]

McCabe iced the puck, kicked the draw to the point man and let his man deflect the shot in for the OT winner. What a sequence!

Sounds like Bryan McCabe on a bad night.

 

[GoonieFace]

I'm not sure why you brought up 3rd and 4th goals because I didn't mention them. The reason being they are irrelevant because if he stops the first 2 like he should have, or hell even just one of them the 3rd and 4th goals don't matter because it doesn't go to OT so the 4th one doesn't happen

The 2nd goal not many goalies, if any, make that save.

So basically you expect the goalies to let 2 or less goals in every game or they stink?

 

[ToneDog]

Reinhart is only 3 goals behind Matthews for the league lead. It shocked me with how hot Matthews has been. Surely that's worth 11.5 million per year.

I'm told 11.5m in Toronto is 9.5m in Florida. If so, either Leafs have no clue when it comes to contract negotiations or teams in tax free states have an advantage over other teams.

 

[67leafs]

Does Marner look slow or is it me?
Also where did the hitting go?

 

[ACC1224]

The 2nd goal not many goalies, if any, make that save.

So basically you expect the goalies to let 2 or less goals in every game or they stink?

With a little effort by Nylander that 2nd goal is never such a wide open look.

 

[GoonieFace]

With a little effort by Nylander that 2nd goal is never such a wide open look.

It was the end of a long shift, but regardless the issue is that the goal isn’t on Jones.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

With a little effort by Nylander that 2nd goal is never such a wide open look.

Not sure why the Leafs were playing man coverage after Bertuzzi broke his stick. Didn't help Nylander when Bertuzzi drifted to the middle of the zone

It was a weird sequence on a long shift that ended with a nice shot by Romanov.

 

[ACC1224]

Not sure why the Leafs were playing man coverage after Bertuzzi broke his stick. Didn't help Nylander when Bertuzzi drifted to the middle of the zone

It was a weird sequence on a long shift that ended with a nice shot by Romanov.

I'd have to watch the goal again but it was a nice shot.

 

[thewave]

Does Marner look slow or is it me?
Also where did the hitting go?

100% he is slower. Really worry about giving him term. I could see the speed being a big issue as it already seems like it's becoming one.

 

[egd27]

I'm told 11.5m in Toronto is 9.5m in Florida. If so, either Leafs have no clue when it comes to contract negotiations or teams in tax free states have an advantage over other teams.

Depends on which type of Leaf fan you are