In one sentence, what's wrong with this team?

[kb]

Are we just going to keep pretending that Dubas didnt trade for Muzzin?

Or sign Tavares, Gravel, Gaudet, Agostino, Garrett Wilson.....

 

[rumman]

This ain't on dad

all he is trying to do is make them eat their vegetables (aka 200 ft hockey, finish checks , all the non sexy hard parts of the game)

and our spoiled little brats are dragging their ar$es to the dinner table.

it would appear that what your suggesting is sadly the case.

 

[thewave]

Stick check stick check stick check.

 

[TheProspector]

What's wrong with this team? Nothing but the record. And after the other 67 games are played, it will be overwhelmingly obvious that it wasn't actually a problem 15 games in.

 

[Shanwhatplan]

Bad backup goaltending and too many new faces requiring time to gel.

I’m not saying Hutch is a solid backup, but when was the last time the Leafs played the way the Flyers did last night after having played the night before?

 

[Amadeus]

Cant play the boards well.

 

[Suntouchable13]

What's wrong with this team? Nothing but the record. And after the other 67 games are played, it will be overwhelmingly obvious that it wasn't actually a problem 15 games in.

I haven't seen much to suggest that they will all of a sudden start playing like a good team.

 

[Duffman955]

Lck of Testosterone, Tenacity, Belligerence, Pugnacity, Toughness

 

[Notsince67]

Bingo!!!!

Spreadsheets arent the problem. Its the keyboard user interface errors

 

[ShameOnYouZidlicky]

Millenials want money without having to work for it.

The core of this team is made up of Gen Z's

 

[Notsince67]

Shoddy goaltending and inconsistency from the teams core.

Defense sucks as well

 

[Ashdown2]

ppl who complain about goaltending are clearly not watching the game and just looking at stats

 

[Zybalto]

ppl who complain about goaltending are clearly not watching the game and just looking at stats

So when I saw Freddy have shots go right through him and some nights he couldnt stop a beach ball in October, I didnt know what I was watching?

When all his stats have gone south this calendar year due to injuries and his usual October blues, its all an illusion and hes actually been excellent? He's come out and admitted he was banged up and it was effecting him the 2nd half of last year. Is he in on the conspiracy too?

How has Hutch been closing out games this year? How was Sparks the end of last year? Are they just solid backups getting let down by the D?

Tell me more...

 

[ToMaLe]

Mike Babcock. The only coach I have ever hated! Hate his personality and hate his coaching.

 

[ToMaLe]

You cannot just fired coach who win last two olimpic games

Man Oh man, lmao!

 

[ToMaLe]

Most overrated coach in NHL history is the problem. Stevie Wonder can even see Babcock is the problem.

 

[67Leafs67]

A combination of worse than usual overall goaltending, and a lack of five man structure in the defensive zone have created too many goals against to outscore.

 

[ORRFForever]

Soft.

 

[horner]

Defense sucks as well

Team defense
Until the forwards are committed to play in the defensive end nothing will change .
Just like last yr and the yr before.
Can't always blame the defence and goaltending.
Our forwards play a soft defence stick check.

 

[Crysis]

No Ciccarelli, Draper, Konstantinov, Maltby, McCarty, Primeau, Rouse etc., all of which were on the 95/96 Red Wings(62-13-7) along with stars Yzerman, Lidstrom, Fedorov and Coffey, aka this isn't a real team and the coach sucks too.

 

[willmma]

Defense cant break the cycle.

 

[KingJoffrey]

They play and look like their GM Kyle "Dubler" Dubas.

 

[Tak7]

Lots of new faces, trying to establish new systems and patterns of play, mean it'll take some time for the team to find it's groove.

 

[socko]

Spreadsheets arent the problem. Its the keyboard user interface errors

PEBKAC error

 

[Stand Witness]

As much as I hate Tom Wilson... he would look amazing on this team in place of one of Johnsson or Kapanen.