Post-Game Talk: Leafs Shutout 2-0

[Aus34Matt]

Marner and Nylander together in the last minute looked like they could've actually generated some offense. It's a shame Babcock needs at least two gud pros per line.

Just don't, no don't even go there

 

[Brownbeard]

Even the ben offences go into slumps. Doesn't help when you're best player is injured. Credit to Minny's D with good stick work in the defensive zone. Leafs just couldn't hit the net or shot it right at Stalock

Better defensively which is nice.

This is more than just a slump. They're anemic out there.

 

[Al14]

Our Leafs were a more exciting team when we were tanking for Matthews!

 

[Polaris1010]

The lines were bad. Could not generate anything.

The good news is that was a good solid defensive road effort. Nothing to show for it.

Guess blowing that game in Philly made the team play tighter tonight.

 

[cookie]

Masterful goaltending clinic put on by the Wild's perennial Vezina candidate's jouneyman backup goaltender.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Jacques Lemaire would find this boring.

The offensive flair has been sucked (coached?) out of the most talented forward group in the league. Really alarming.

yes and for what? we are actually even worse defensively if you go by high danger chances allowed. this is quite honestly one of the worst displays of coaching strategy i've seen

 

[LeafsLegendAkiBerg]

Nylander should be moved to center.

Marleau - Nylander - Brown
JVR - Kadri - Marner
Hyman - Bozak - Lievo

Or something like that. Marner should be a healthy scratch for a few games really.

Hyman will never be moved off the first line.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Was a close game, Willie looked good again... all is good

 

[supermann_98]

Babcock has effectively neutered our offense. Keep stretch passing and getting pucks deep!

Hey, he coached team Canada to gold medals so obviously he knows more than you or any of us

 

[Legendary]

Babcock has sucked the offense, confidence and enjoyment from this team.

 

[ThewThew]

HYMAN IS NOT YOUR HOLMSTROM BABCOCK

 

[ULF_55]

I'm quite happy about the result.

The result verifies what I saw leading up to these 2 loses.

Of course I'd prefer a win, but that would indicate what I saw progressing was in error, but the results verifies what I've been seeing.

Unfortunately, this looks like a team that just isn't very good right now, and suggests more mirage than substance without 34 in the lineup.

 

[Al14]

Wings by a touchdown tomorrow night???

 

[La Masse]

So what I expect for tomorrow’s game is for the gud pros like Polak and Komarov to get a promotion and Leivo getting benched because he didnt score 6 goals

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Who thinks Babcock listens to Dubas' advice?

he really should start to

 

[Brownbeard]

We can't even hit the net anymore.

 

[ThewThew]

How many times did Nylander fan on his shot tonight ?

 

[BertCorbeau]

I suppose it's Babcock's fault as well that the players kept missing the net with their shots?

 

[Mr Hockey]

Babcock has sucked the offense, confidence and enjoyment from this team.

drinking? lol

 

[Kiwi]

The offense has really dried up, in a bid to solve our defensive deficiencies we've completely neutered any offensive flair we may have had

I think Babcock needs to loosen up the reigns a bit and let our creative guys have a bit more rope to try things

 

[PromisedLand]

looks like we are going in the oppositite direction of the pens

Pens fired Johnston because he didn't have up tempo style hired Sully who designed system to his players' strengths

Babs comes in has an up tempo system; and all of a sudden it is this defensive game mumbo jumbo

Striking a balance between offense and defense may be hard but not impossible. If we play offense we hang out Freddie to dry; we play defense if Freddie doesn't go god-mode we lose.

need to find that balance and soon!!

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Its amazing watching this team from the first two periods and the third. They activated the defense and started skating. It's still laughable that Hyman is on the first line and getting the 2nd most minutes among forwards. The guy could kill a puppy and still get minutes. Marner was also awful tonight. I think its time to put him in the press box and bring in Kapanen. Love Marner but he looks like he's still playing junior hockey.

 

[Al14]

he really should start to

Babcock's ego won't allow him to listen to some punk kid! LOL

 

[supermann_98]

Nobody could hit the net, prime scoring chances end up hitting the boards behind the net and out of the zone

 

[BrannigansLaw]

I'm sure Babcock must be enjoying these recent performances. After all, losing 2-0 is much better than winning 6-4 or 5-4.

Game after game of endless turnovers and icings due to braindead stretch passes through the NZ. Babcock's breakout strategy is complete trash.