Post-Game Talk: "Bounces didn't go our way"

[stickty111]

They are going to miss the playoffs. They are running out of runway.

I predict an 11th Place finish in the east.

They are 5 points in a playoff spot. Relax.

 

[CincoHolio]

I like Dubas and believe he will get this team going in the right direction but the 2 things that have stood out to me as complete failures have been the backup situation and the return on Kadri trade. Yeesh.

Take your lumps and move on.

 

[saffronleaf]

Shouldn't have stayed up

 

[frizzer1]

Tavares is an average player with good hands around the net .
He is not a star and that contract will haunt them for years.

 

[CincoHolio]

STOP PASSING THE PUCK BACK TO THE BLUELINE AND CIRCLING AND OVERPASSING TAKE A f***ING SHOT FFS.

Get pucks deep.

 

[ruaware41]

I don't know man...does Marner enjoy playing for the Leafs anymore? I just get this sulky vibe from him this year.

Last year he was the talk of the league almost every other game, seriously what happened to the fire with this kid? Something in his personal life must be eating at him - it's all I got??

He's always showing his top teeth like a chimp no matter what the situation. It's such a submissive gesture, so annoying to look at lol.

 

[LaPlante94]

Missed the game but I saw Kerfoot was 2nd line wing. Why does Keefe keep doing this?

 

[kk87]

I like Dubas and believe he will get this team going in the right direction but the 2 things that have stood out to me as complete failures have been the backup situation and the return on Kadri trade. Yeesh.

Take your lumps and move on.

Valid critiques, but how can you even mention this after Campbell’s performance tonight...

 

[stickty111]

Tavares is an average player with good hands around the net .
He is not a star and that contract will haunt them for years.

Here come the silly posts.

 

[CelticDruid]

Nylander wasn't lazy tonight had some chances but it's hard to mesh when Tavares and Kerfoot stink the joint up.

On to the next one.

 

[Polaris1010]

The bad news about this game, is that is this how you beat the Leafs.

Play a north south game, go straight ahead with the puck challenging the defense. If the Leafs D man is there, dump it in and chase it. If the Leafs D man looks beat, and it happens, then go for it.

Since the Leafs forwards do not bother to come back half the time, this is how you beat the Leafs.

 

[stickty111]

 

[Papi 4 Hart]

Maybe they spent too much time playing mini sticks with the Marleau kids...

 

[lottster14]

Strong team plays us strong and it causes us to fold and look lost. Kings won't be much different to us.

Andersen against the kings Thursday and Campbell for Anaheim.

 

[Raym11]

entire 3rd period was a giveaway fest by Matthews/Marner. Matthews' unfortunately ended up in the back of our net and probably lost us the game.

Terrible puck management by our forwards at the blue line. Just throw it deep, those 2 way too obsessed with making a fancy play some games.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

entire 3rd period was a giveaway fest by Matthews/Marner. Matthews' unfortunately ended up in the back of our net and probably lost us the game.

Terrible puck management by our forwards at the blue line. Just throw it deep, those 2 way too obsessed with making a fancy play some games.

To be fair, Matthews and Marner were the only line that looked even remotely capable of generating offense. So I don't blame them for feeling pressured to create chances

 

[CincoHolio]

Valid critiques, but how can you even mention this after Campbell’s performance tonight...

I meant leading up to acquiring Campbell. I love me some Soup.

 

[Steven1562]

Tavares 11 million per year for 0 points and -2.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

entire 3rd period was a giveaway fest by Matthews/Marner. Matthews' unfortunately ended up in the back of our net and probably lost us the game.

Terrible puck management by our forwards at the blue line. Just throw it deep, those 2 way too obsessed with making a fancy play some games.

Marincin had no business being that deep on the 4th goal. He had no support behind him

 

[Raym11]

To be fair, Matthews and Marner were the only line that looked even remotely capable of generating offense. So I don't blame them for feeling pressured to create chances

I agree but its become super 1 dimensional when we're losing, there's probably better ways to go about their objective than play insanely close to the blueline making passing plays

It's as if they think what they're doing is a cycle, but its really just 3 guys passing back and forth near the blue line, and nobody takes a shot

 

[klmdg]

Tavares is an average player with good hands around the net .
He is not a star and that contract will haunt them for years.

He's not playing well, no doubt, but if you look at his time in NY, he excelled playing with heavy wingers who could get a strong cycle going.

Nylander tends to overhandle the puck if they get possession in the zone and Kerfoot was like 0 for 10 on dump ins tonight, leading to one and dones.

 

[Raym11]

Marincin had no business being that deep on the 4th goal. He had no support behind him

Agreed, i actually had to double check who was the 3rd forward on the ice at one point because Marincin was pinching nonstop. Still doesn't excuse Matthews on that particular play feeding a puck into the middle of the ice on a platter

 

[stickty111]

Lilly was one of the few brightspots, but your 20 year old defenceman shouldn't be the positive.

 

[34]

Here come the silly posts.

Well, he is not far off. Tavares has been a big disappointment.

 

[Kiwi]

Disappointing loss

Things didn't run our way but we certainly didn't make things easy for ourselves with the effort in the 2nd

The game was there for the winning as well

Oh well, on to the nxt one