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

[kilowatt]

Hot tip: play Campbell against the Kings. It’d be in the Kings’ best interest to lose.

 

[DALLER66]

Looks like Campbelle is getting the start in LA too .. will leafs show up and play hard for their new tender ? I’d like to say yes but I have a feeling the leafs could lose all 3 road games against the worst teams in the league and we are back to square one and questioning this teams work ethic

 

[Joey Hoser]

Shouldn't be surprised. This is typical leafs.
They'll win the next two.

Other teams lose games too.

 

[Leaf Fans]

Marner loses the puck
Marner loses the puck
Marner loses the puck

You left out
Marner scores a highlite reel goal.

 

[hoglund]

You left out
Marner scores a highlite reel goal.

That was a nice goal.

 

[CanadasTeam]

Loss was expected, we already knew they can’t have more than 3 game winning streak.

 

[Strangle]

Looks like Campbelle is getting the start in LA too .. will leafs show up and play hard for their new tender ? I’d like to say yes but I have a feeling the leafs could lose all 3 road games against the worst teams in the league and we are back to square one and questioning this teams work ethic

The problems come when we stop questioning the teams work ethic.

We all know these guys don’t have it in them to be consistent over a period of time.

 

[Mr Knies Guy]

Outshot 27-13 in the final 2 periods. I wish I knew which games they were going to mail in.

Just assume it's all = profit

 

[Cynical]

You can't get lucky bounces if you keep passing yourself out of the offensive zone after long periods of possession. Someone has to shoot that puck at the net.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

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

I predict an 11th Place finish in the east.

All they need to do is finish better than the falling off a cliff FLA.

Not difficult

 

[HamiltonNHL]

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.

Hyman

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Looks like Campbelle is getting the start in LA too .. will leafs show up and play hard for their new tender ? I’d like to say yes but I have a feeling the leafs could lose all 3 road games against the worst teams in the league and we are back to square one and questioning this teams work ethic

Heh heh. It's funny because in classic illustration of our bipolar fanbase, after 3 wins the narrative became "alright we'll come back from the West up 7 points" and I was thinking to myself "apparently folks haven't registered parity plus our inconsistency". It'll come down to the wire folks. Shouldn't but it will.

 

[TOGuy14]

Classic for this current Leafs roster. They win a few games in a row and think that’s “good enough” and people get off their asses so they no show for a game, have a “gut check” and repeat the cycle again

It seems like overall the team like to give just enough effort to get by so they don’t take heat from fans and media but doesn’t have the motivation to go past that

 

[LeafSteel]

Looks like I didn’t miss anything here.

It is really obvious to me that Kerfoot as a LW on the 2nd line absolutely messes that line up. It just doesn’t work for Tavares and Nylander. Would rather see Engvall there until Mikheyev is back....

Onto the next and work for a better result....

 

[al secord]

Did we win?

 

[egd27]

They are 5 points in a playoff spot. Relax.

Exactly, what could possibly go wrong ?

 

[Cap'n Flavour]

Sometimes you just run into a brick wall named Martin ".898" Jones. What're you gonna do?

 

[TheOneArmedMan]

so they make the playoffs then what? another heart break in the 1st round?

blame the team all you want but it is all on Dubas he ruined the cap; did not address defensive issues and traded away a good two way center for a garbage in kerfoot and barrie (pending UFA). And did not address the back-up situation when it was already too late

#ExtremelyFrustratedFan

Agreed with everything here. He has made some questionable moves this season.. glad I didnt stay up for this game

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Looks like I didn’t miss anything here.

It is really obvious to me that Kerfoot as a LW on the 2nd line absolutely messes that line up. It just doesn’t work for Tavares and Nylander. Would rather see Engvall there until Mikheyev is back....

Onto the next and work for a better result....

I think Keefe is trying to get Spezza some games at center and higher up in the lineup, and the only way to do that is putting Kerfoot on the 2nd line LW. However really he could probably do Kerfoot-Spezza-Kapanen on the 3rd line and then have Engvall or Malgin move up to the 2nd line with Tavares and Nylander if he wanted to do that.

I felt that was a better game than the result indicated. Was not perfect, but it was a game we could have easily won. Jones made some really lucky saves and there were some bounces that landed perfectly for them to get some goals (including the one that was ultimately the game winner).

 

[MSZ]

Classic for this current Leafs roster. They win a few games in a row and think that’s “good enough” and people get off their asses so they no show for a game, have a “gut check” and repeat the cycle again

It seems like overall the team like to give just enough effort to get by so they don’t take heat from fans and media but doesn’t have the motivation to go past that

They are what they are. A .500 team with some loser points, similar to the 2017 team points wise, but that team was a lot more fun to watch because the effort was there every night. Can't say the same about this year's team.

 

[Torontonian]

Good first, Awful second, decent third for the boys tonight. They couldn't control a puck for the life of them though, every pass and stick handle looked like it just bounced away from them.

 

[tom leafers]

Malgin is ...uhm.....nondescript.

jesus i think i saw him about 4 times rush up the right wing side, not being pressured by the defensemen, and somehow he would just lose the puck and have to circle back

 

[ShaneFalco]

eeesshhh

 

[ACC1224]

Thought they were fighting the puck a bit. Lots of passes bounces off sticks.
Matthews with some untimely turnovers.
Nylander and Tavares weren't very good. Kerfoot needs to move off that line.
Tough to win when your top players aren't your best players.
Bright spot, Goalie kept them in and gave them a chance.

 

[Koolboss]

Kerfoot was total crap for a 2nd liner.

no kidding