Post-Game Talk: 2015/12/02 19:30 ET - SN | Leafs 1 - Jets 6 Walkover

[Bullseye]

Definitely.

I'd be lost trying to play Goalie, Left D and Right D all at the same time.

Sparks was the best Leaf on the ice.

Like trying to figure out which streets go which way in downtown Hamilton

 

[champs*]

any post game link? like to hear what babs has to say about this one...

 

[Suntouchable13]

too many d-zone mistake tonight, bad passing.etc... maybe the boys are tired, dunno?

Tired is a lame excuse. They had almost a whole week off last week. Don't look for excuses, just call a spade a spade.

 

[Budsfan]

too many d-zone mistake tonight, bad passing.etc... maybe the boys are tired, dunno?

They have big forwards too Wheeler 6'.5' and Ladd 6'.3 they can put a lot of pressure on your D

 

[Rare Jewel]

Not that anyone cares what I think but I will say it anyways.

I think it's easy for coach/management to preach accountability (I've heard those words thrown around the past decade from various coaches/management), it's easy to show accountability to 3rd/4th liners or kids on ELC...it takes REAL balls to show accountability to the highest paid players, your core players that you expect to be leading.

I'll find out after this game, if Babcock is serious about accountability or if that applies to only to fringe players. I'll leave it at that, cause I don't give a **** anymore about trying to pump some of these players values, I care about having a culture of work ethic/compete MORE!

So you want Dion sitting tomorrow I gather.

 

[StevieBlunder]

Too bad, so sad.

 

[ryno23]

This game got away from then in the 2nd and 3rd.

Game turned when Matthias missed the breakaway shorty. Could have turned the game around

Bad penalties and a few missed assignments on the backcheck cost them 2 goals

BS waived off goal could have changed the game or kept it closer

As a few have said this is the first stinker that I can remember. Jus one of those bad games.

 

[champs*]

They have big forwards too Wheeler 6'.5' and Ladd 6'.3 they can put a lot of pressure on your D

must have played them against dion on night

 

[Liminality]

Didn't really need Sparks to say it, you could tell he lost his composure after a couple goals that led to a couple soft ones. Team didn't really help him when he needed them but hey these games happen.

 

[Gallagbi]

This game got away from then in the 2nd and 3rd.

Game turned when Matthias missed the breakaway shorty. Could have turned the game around

Bad penalties and a few missed assignments on the back her cost them 2 goals

BS waived off goal could have changed the game or kept it closer

As a few have said this is the first stinker that I can remember. Jus one of those bad games.

Wasn't the missed breakaway late-first period?

 

[Suntouchable13]

This game got away from then in the 2nd and 3rd.

Game turned when Matthias missed the breakaway shorty. Could have turned the game around

Bad penalties and a few missed assignments on the back her cost them 2 goals

BS waived off goal could have changed the game or kept it closer

As a few have said this is the first stinker that I can remember. Jus one of those bad games.

Maybe Matthias should just dump the puck in next time he is on a breakaway. Would be just as effective

 

[Trapper]

Pain, it was foretold. The Leafs aren't going to be surprising anyone with their style of play anymore. We are getting to the point where good teams start playing and the pretenders start to fall off. We knew this team was not that good not sure why people seem almost surprised.

The 40 game mark is usually where the pretenders will start to be separated.
The good teams start bringing it every night while the rest fall off.
Eventually our lack of top line talent will catch up.

 

[HellasLEAF]

keep the L's coming...

GLG. right to the draft table!

 

[champs*]

pressure dion and he coughs the puck up and takes dumb penalties ... teams know this

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

my thoughts on the 6 goals

1st goal: grabner misses the open guy streaking in, basically a quasi breakaway goal
2nd goal: scramble play on the PP, shot rings off the post and goes to the open man who taps it in
3rd goal: rebound goal, horrible defensive coverage, wpg tucks it with 3 leafs staring at him
4th goal: bar down snipe, on whats basically is few feet from the net, you can call it a breakaway or two on one if you want
5th goal: good passing play by wpg, theyre pp just expires as they score
6th goal: another quasi breakaway wpg player drives hard to the net and no one stops him

im not saying all 6 goals were on the D/F but i think 4 of them were
sparks could have stopped 2 maybe 3 if your going to be picky but the Defense and Forwards were horrid tonight

 

[champs*]

dion is a east west passer and needs a skilled d-man as his partner ....

 

[HamiltonNHL]

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[Gallagbi]

dion is a east west passer and needs a skilled d-man as his partner ....

Which is why he's looked much better with Gardiner. He has a fairly easy outlet.

 

[Budsfan]

must have played them against dion on night

Well against Hunwick 5'.11" he's good but when your up against those Guys, they can run all over you

 

[BoardsOfFun]

-4 for pylon, just an average nite for him, no worries here

 

[ULF_55]

Glass half empty:

Leafs are currently
5th. worst team in goal differential.
4th. worst offensive team.
6th. worst defensive team.

Glass half full:

Leafs are currently
26th. best team in goal differential.
27th. best offensive team.
25th. best defensive team.


Now that's consistency.

 

[ICdave]

Leafs post-game audio: Coach Babcock, Michael Grabner, Nick Spaling and Garret Sparks.

To listen click here.

 

[ryno23]

Maybe Matthias should just dump the puck in next time he is on a breakaway. Would be just as effective

Only if Bernier was in the other net...it would find a way to get by him for a goal

 

[TML1]

Not that anyone cares what I think but I will say it anyways.

I think it's easy for coach/management to preach accountability (I've heard those words thrown around the past decade from various coaches/management), it's easy to show accountability to 3rd/4th liners or kids on ELC...it takes REAL balls to show accountability to the highest paid players, your core players that you expect to be leading.

I'll find out after this game, if Babcock is serious about accountability or if that applies only to fringe players. I'll leave it at that, cause I don't give a **** anymore about trying to pump some of these players values, I care about having a culture of work ethic/compete MORE!

He did it with Bernier why stop there right?

 

[Woll Smoth]

my thoughts on the 6 goals

1st goal: grabner misses the open guy streaking in, basically a quasi breakaway goal
2nd goal: scramble play on the PP, shot rings off the post and goes to the open man who taps it in
3rd goal: rebound goal, horrible defensive coverage, wpg tucks it with 3 leafs staring at him
4th goal: bar down snipe, on whats basically is few feet from the net, you can call it a breakaway or two on one if you want
5th goal: good passing play by wpg, theyre pp just expires as they score
6th goal: another quasi breakaway wpg player drives hard to the net and no one stops him

im not saying all 6 goals were on the D/F but i think 4 of them were
sparks could have stopped 2 maybe 3 if your going to be picky but the Defense and Forwards were horrid tonight

This post reminds me of when people would defend Justin Pogge letting in 5 goals every game. The Leafs just played against a team that wasn't the Edmonton Oilers and those are the results. Fairy tale over for Sparks.