Babcock III (not starting on time)

[56 Years No Cup]

We've now been shutout more times (5) this season than the last two seasons (4) combined. If this skid carrys over into the playoffs, changes must be made.

Shut out 5 times with this offensive talent! WOW!

 

[Nalens Oga]

I guess the problem is Babcock feels the need to overplay his top players?

Holy shit second time this week. The disprespect for the GM is unreal, I would've liked to see him talk shit like this to Lou.

 

[ShaneFalco]

And all the talk about being a good pro........

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

Babcock is full of it. Our star players don't play nearly as much as other teams Stars do. Mitch is 19th for TOI/G, JT is 24th and Matthews is 37. Hyman is 59th and everyone else is 70+. Dude is actually delusional at this point.

He doesn't over play anyone. He doesn't even give he stars the average ice time other stars get. His Saskatchewan Science clearly isn't adding up.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Holy **** second time this week. The disprespect for the GM is unreal, I would've liked to see him talk **** like this to Lou.

He's probably feeling the heat because he knows he can't get this team to perform. I don't think he'll be fired this year, but he's getting closer to losing his job

 

[sxvnert]

I guess the problem is Babcock feels the need to overplay his top players?

This is Babcock prepping the excuses for why he failed this year again.

 

[sxvnert]

Holy **** second time this week. The disprespect for the GM is unreal, I would've liked to see him talk **** like this to Lou.

Wouldnt happen because Lou and Babs were on the same page.

 

[Loosie]

Just some perspective. If we win tonight we will have the same amount of points as we did at this point last year (March 20, 2018) we were 43-22-7 with 93 points (after losing to Tampa 4-3).

If we win tonight we will be 44-25-5 with 93 points (one more game played over last year).

 

[HamiltonNHL]

disprespect for the GM is unreal,

it's not disrespect.

It's fact

 

[Willchel Marlynder]

Since Christmas (35 games ago, almost half of their season), the Leafs have now played to a tie for the 17th-best record in the NHL and just a +6 goal differential.

ArbItaRY StaRt DaTe. LAeFs aRe JuSt FinE.

 

[MyBudJT]

Holy **** second time this week. The disprespect for the GM is unreal, I would've liked to see him talk **** like this to Lou.

I think you're looking too much into this...

 

[ACC1224]

Holy **** second time this week. The disprespect for the GM is unreal, I would've liked to see him talk **** like this to Lou.

Do you believe the Coach only communicates to the GM through the press?

 

[SniperOnTheWing]

I wouldnt mind seeing Babs take some blame for the struggles.

If we have injuries and the replacements aren't good players he says the GM needs to get better depth, if we get smoked playing his set-in-stone system game after game its the players fault for not doing what he's telling them or ''playing the right way''.

Just passes the buck up or down the food chain but never makes adjustments of his own. More or less throws his hands up and says ''hey I'm doing my job it's not my fault''. Maybe do your job a little differently and the results might be different too?

 

[mclaren55]

This is Babcock prepping the excuses for why he failed this year again.

Maybe Babcock was referring to running his #1 pairing for defense in relation to the D corps of Nashville. Hence the "they are a deep team and don't have to overplay their guys" comment. I doubt he was talking about his own forward core.

 

[zeke]

I guess the problem is Babcock feels the need to overplay his top players?

lmao.


Josi 25:11 ------ Rielly 22:56
Ellis 24:08 ------ Gardiner 21:12
Ekholm 23:24 --- Zaitsev 20:21
Subban 22:38 --- Muzzin 20:14

Johansson 19:42 - Marner 19:38
Arvidsson 19:15 -- Tavares 19:03
Forsberg 18:47 --- Matthews 18:24
Granlund 17:07 --- Hyman 17:16
Bonino 16:19 ----- Kapanen 16:32
Sissons 16:01 ---- Marleau 16:30


our coach is just dumb. he doesn't even realize how much he plays his players compared to other teams.

wake up, Babs - the preds, and every other team in the league, lean on their elite players far, far more than you do.

 

[Albi34]

lmao.


Josi 25:11 ------ Rielly 22:56
Ellis 24:08 ------ Gardiner 21:12
Ekholm 23:24 --- Zaitsev 20:21
Subban 22:38 --- Muzzin 20:14

Johansson 19:42 - Marner 19:38
Arvidsson 19:15 -- Tavares 19:03
Forsberg 18:47 --- Matthews 18:24
Granlund 17:07 --- Hyman 17:16
Bonino 16:19 ----- Kapanen 16:32
Sissons 16:01 ---- Marleau 16:30


our coach is just dumb. he doesn't even realize how much he plays his players compared to other teams.

wake up, Babs - the preds, and every other team in the league, lean on their elite players far, far more than you do.

We really just have to pray that come playoff time he starts leaning heaver on the stars. Doesn't bother me as much right now to play them a little less but they absolutely need more mins for playoffs. We will see I guess

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

lmao.


Josi 25:11 ------ Rielly 22:56
Ellis 24:08 ------ Gardiner 21:12
Ekholm 23:24 --- Zaitsev 20:21
Subban 22:38 --- Muzzin 20:14

Johansson 19:42 - Marner 19:38
Arvidsson 19:15 -- Tavares 19:03
Forsberg 18:47 --- Matthews 18:24
Granlund 17:07 --- Hyman 17:16
Bonino 16:19 ----- Kapanen 16:32
Sissons 16:01 ---- Marleau 16:30


our coach is just dumb. he doesn't even realize how much he plays his players compared to other teams.

wake up, Babs - the preds, and every other team in the league, lean on their elite players far, far more than you do.

Babcock doesn't even seem to have a clue how much his own guys play, let alone players on other teams. This seems like a case of him making excuses and hoping nobody looks into it too much

 

[zeke]

Babcock doesn't even seem to have a clue how much his own guys play, let alone players on other teams. This seems like a case of him making excuses and hoping nobody looks into it too much

Yeah it's actually completely insane that he made this complaint.

utterly insane.

This is the coach who plays his best players less than EVERY OTHER TEAM IN THE LEAGUE, complaining that he has to overplay players. (In a game in which the other team STILL played their elite players more than he played his, even though they were fully healthy!!)

it makes no sense.

utterly insane.

 

[stickty111]

it's not disrespect.

It's fact

It's fact he is disrespecting the GM. He is making excuses.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

It's fact he is disrespecting the GM. He is making excuses.

Hyperbole.

Babcock and Dubas are on the same team.

 

[stickty111]

At this point, lets just hope our players is good enough to carry Babcock past the 1st round.

 

[stickty111]

Hyperbole.

Babcock and Dubas are on the same team.

They aren't.
Fire Babcock

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Yeah it's actually completely insane that he made this complaint.

utterly insane.

This is the coach who plays his best players less than EVERY OTHER TEAM IN THE LEAGUE, complaining that he has to overplay players. (In a game in which the other team STILL played their elite players more than he played his, even though they were fully healthy!!)

it makes no sense.

utterly insane.

and let's not forget, he doesn't want to call Sandin up because the Leafs currently have enough good players. Except for when it's convenient to him to say otherwise. Babcock needs to get better results and hold himself accountable at this point. Every team has skids like this, but his approach doesn't seem to be a good one

 

[Bomber0104]

At this point, lets just hope our players is good enough to carry Babcock past the 1st round.

They'll have to take their skirts off first.

 

[zeke]

5v5 last night:

Hainsey 22:16, 32.5cf%, 36.3scf%
Muzzin 18:18, 67.8cf%, 71.0scf%

WHY OH WHY DO I HAVE TO OVERPLAY MY PLAYERS SO MUCH!?!?

he's a moron.