ShameOnYouZidlicky
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I just dont undertand how a guy like him with his skating and hockey IQ could score 30 goals in a season...
Post-Game Talk: 4-2 loss to Capitals | Leafs gonna leaf
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I just dont undertand how a guy like him with his skating and hockey IQ could score 30 goals in a season...
The Legend
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The Legend
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When 90% of your fans hate a signing and are proven right, that's a bad sign for the GM's ability.
The Legend
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Which many of us have said since the beginning. It's just humorous watching the coach talk about "compete level" when the team's skill is what it is. We are a decent team, with great goaltending and two all stars on our top line.
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People who place blame where it's not warranted
Get real bud. He's was apart of the problem too
LeafalCrusader
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If we go .500 the rest of the way that should get us to the 92-93 point mark which is usually enough. And to be honest, if we're not at least playing .500 hockey heading in to the playoffs I'm not sure I want to make it
One shot on net IS compete level. If they lack so much on skill there is NO way they pull off that second period.
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Or maybe when you're not a very good team, those periods are bound to happen.
Are you going to suggest that Washington stopped competing in the second period?
No, the leafs stopped watching the game and started playing hockey. You know, what they are supposed to do.
I mean 2 minutes a night?
Like seriously?
Ashton is a youngster who has shown to be useful.
Randy is ruining him.
There's three things I would prefer they do with Ashton than what they're doing now:
1. Give him more minute
2. Trade him
3. At least let him play in the AHL
nuck
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Very tough schedule to wrap up the year
Every game left is a playoff club or one clawing to get into the playoffs except for maybe Jersey. I like their chances in the last game with Washington too but otherwise it will be a dogfight to do better than .500 the rest of the way. I have no preference on opponents in the first round so on the one hand a 7-8 seed means a much better draft pick than last year, but we don't want them sputtering into the playoffs either. The most promising April in Leafland in a while.
Every game left is a playoff club or one clawing to get into the playoffs except for maybe Jersey. I like their chances in the last game with Washington too but otherwise it will be a dogfight to do better than .500 the rest of the way. I have no preference on opponents in the first round so on the one hand a 7-8 seed means a much better draft pick than last year, but we don't want them sputtering into the playoffs either. The most promising April in Leafland in a while.
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Phaneuf realized he can score without trying to annihilate the puck, Clarkson is a black hole on offense as he played with JVR and Bozak and Lupul was careless with the puck in the last few seconds of the game.
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Stephen
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That record doesn't look so hot when you consider the number of times he's been pulled this year and Bernier got saddled with the loss.
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Some possession stats and percentages from the game. The Washington Capitals out-shot attempted the Leafs on the 5v5 but the Leafs were beating them in the 5v5. The Leafs out-shot attempted Washington in the special teams game. But Washington scored 2 goals on their powerplay. Very interesting to see two very different results between the 5v5 play and the special teams.
It has often been said in analytics circles that 5v5 score close situations are more predictive of winning than straight 5v5 though. While the Leafs scored more overall in 5v5, Washington had the edge in close score situations. The Leafs' 2 goals on the 5v5 was really just them playing catch up after being down 3-0.
5v5
WSH 50-35 Corsi (shot attempts) (58.8% vs 41.2%)
TOR 9.5% sh% WSH 3.7% sh%
TOR 96.3% sv% WSH 90.5% sv%
5v5 Score Close
WSH 13-10 Corsi (56.5% vs 43.5%)
WSH 12.5% sh% TOR 0% sh%
WSH 100% sv% TOR 87.5% sv%
Special Teams (6 mins PP TOR, 5.5 mins PP WSH)
TOR 14-7 Corsi
WSH 40% sh% TOR 0% sh%
WSH 100% sv% TOR 60% sv%
The most important thing I think is that the Leafs need to be playing better 5v5 hockey in score close situations. It seems like either the Leafs get killed early in games. Or they get an early lead and then blow it.
This penalty kill is so dysfunctional. Either they allow a whole bunch of shots that eventually lead to goals allowed. Or as in this game, they do a good job of preventing shots. But the shots that get through are high-percentage shots (as evident by the putrid 60% save % on the PK). Our penalty kill can't catch a break man.
It has often been said in analytics circles that 5v5 score close situations are more predictive of winning than straight 5v5 though. While the Leafs scored more overall in 5v5, Washington had the edge in close score situations. The Leafs' 2 goals on the 5v5 was really just them playing catch up after being down 3-0.
5v5
WSH 50-35 Corsi (shot attempts) (58.8% vs 41.2%)
TOR 9.5% sh% WSH 3.7% sh%
TOR 96.3% sv% WSH 90.5% sv%
5v5 Score Close
WSH 13-10 Corsi (56.5% vs 43.5%)
WSH 12.5% sh% TOR 0% sh%
WSH 100% sv% TOR 87.5% sv%
Special Teams (6 mins PP TOR, 5.5 mins PP WSH)
TOR 14-7 Corsi
WSH 40% sh% TOR 0% sh%
WSH 100% sv% TOR 60% sv%
The most important thing I think is that the Leafs need to be playing better 5v5 hockey in score close situations. It seems like either the Leafs get killed early in games. Or they get an early lead and then blow it.
This penalty kill is so dysfunctional. Either they allow a whole bunch of shots that eventually lead to goals allowed. Or as in this game, they do a good job of preventing shots. But the shots that get through are high-percentage shots (as evident by the putrid 60% save % on the PK). Our penalty kill can't catch a break man.
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haha the sky is falling already?
You all were screaming hallelujah after the Kings victory and proclaiming it the best game in a long time, blah-blah-blah. They had a **** period and paid for it. It happens. MOVE ON.
Hopefully they forget about it quickly and regroup for the biggest week of the season! Three divisional opponents, all within striking distance. TB and MTL are too close, gotta push them into the dog-fight, and help eliminate Detroit.
You all were screaming hallelujah after the Kings victory and proclaiming it the best game in a long time, blah-blah-blah. They had a **** period and paid for it. It happens. MOVE ON.
Hopefully they forget about it quickly and regroup for the biggest week of the season! Three divisional opponents, all within striking distance. TB and MTL are too close, gotta push them into the dog-fight, and help eliminate Detroit.
Dont sweat it. All part of being a leaf fan.
Our magic number still improved as well
Pyromaniac3
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Something has to be said about how the Leafs start their games. How many games has it been where Leafs are flat for the first 10 mins? This issue has plagued this team since the Wilson years, and still hasn't been fixed. I do recall Carlyle saying that we have to fix this, yet we have even heard on acknowledgement that it is a problem which needs to be fixed.
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