Post-Game Talk: Maple Leafs win big! Matthews is the hero

[Nhlpowerweek]

34 matty is WRIST BACK!!! FOR LIFE SON!!!

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[Leaf Rocket]

 

[ACC1224]

Goalie was great

 

[LeafsFan89]

Very encouraging. Didn't pack it in the third. Keep building.

 

[LeafSadist]

Feels good man

 

[Teeder Keon]

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Did the Islanders another favour today.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Shoutout to Matt Murray, people has been crapping on him but I think he's been great

 

[DarkKnight]

Going to be hard for TB to catch us now.

Matthews was phenomenal driving play, great intensity.

Murray steady.

 

[Voodoo Child]

I only caught the 3rd and was pleasantly surprised to see them going in up 4-2.

I don’t care how ‘bad they look this year’, they looked bad last year - I am still not looking forward to playing Tampa.

It's now a three-horse race with Dear John, the Pens and the Panties for the WC spots - I could include Washington but come on...

With this win, the Leafs are now clear of Washington and Ottawa and de facto cleared of Buffalo who has a magic number (relative to the Leafs) of 1. Florida, who lost, has 5 and Pittsburgh will have either 5 or 7 based on their game against Dallas.

The clinch can come as early as Sunday against Nashville.

The Ottawa game seemed to spur the confidence of Murray and Kerfoot, great work on both their ends.

Matthews looking like a machine out there and Willy had a 'say hello to my little friend!' game. Mitch Marner has 92 points.

I can't believe I'm saying this...but cheers, to our nation's capital!

Smartest two way forward in the league Alex Barkov with a fantastic whiff on the EN and an even more fantastic run in with his own teammate and getting up slow. He's played himself out of the Matthews-MacKinnon tier and into the Eichel tier.

Tkachuk is still a dirty rat - hell of a talented player, but a rat. Every former teammate wants a piece of him when they play, which should tell you all you need to know.

I do not understand Carter Verhaeghe at all - aside from his stickhandling he's not really 'elite' at anything, but he gets his numbers, ah salud.

Somebody somewhere is paying Bobrovsky 10.5 for like three more years, next time you feel like bitching about Mitch and Matthews.

 

[tmlms13]

 

[Teeder Keon]

 

[Jacquestrapless]

Not sure why the Panthers' physicality evaporated after the 1st.

Liljegren had trouble adjusting to it, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him scratched game 1.

 

[v00d00daddy]

Away games like these make me appreciate all the blue and white that show up to support the boys.

Best road support in the NHL

 

[Carltons Cup]

Buh bye Buhbrovsky

 

[Teeder Keon]

 

[6ix]

Textbook bounce back win after a stinker.

Rielly was invisible

 

[Teeder Keon]

 

[weems]

Great bounce back game after the Isle's loss.

It was especially good seeing Matthews have a very strong game.

That one play where he grabbed the puck in the neutral zone, took the puck to the outside and drove it right to the front of the net was very encouraging.

If we're going to go on a serious run he needs to step up bigtime.

 

[saffronleaf]

strong win. everyone was generally solid but matthews stood out.

 

[mikeyz]

I said it in the GDT and I'll say it here

A 5 on 3? Kerfoot scoring a goal?

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Definitely the better team tonight.

Nylander line was flying all night
Holl & Gio were good
Murray was solid

 

[bax]

Shoutout to Matt Murray, people has been crapping on him but I think he's been great

He’s been solid.

 

[Teeder Keon]

 

[Griffin76]