GDT: Leafs @ Lightning 7 PM - the Grand Finale, 70 or bust.

[frizzer1]

I just feel there's too much focus on getting Matthews 70. Seems like the team is more focused on getting him 70 than actually making good decisions and playing well. It's honestly annoying me.

This game means nothing.

 

[Cynical]

Marner with two brainless entries. This PP in general is just dumb af with the back passes

Special teams and them sucking on the PP in the playoffs is the main reason for their failures. Nothing seems to have changed.

 

[Budz]

I would play 34 with 88. The entire rink knows 16 is passing. Need someone to drive the play.

 

[LeafsFan89]

Matthews isn’t going to get it, is he?

Hate how the team is just focused on that

Get owned by two playoffs teams into the playoffs against a good playoff team... And Mathews being stuck at 69 for 2.5 games? Sounds like the Leafs methodology.

 

[Leaf4Life79]

Marner and Liljegren on the PP are painful to watch.

Keefe is a moron

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Someone needs to tell Marner to just play the game, he's so obviously looking for Matthews and is making horrendous decisions.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

I dunno why it would be considered choking. He's had a bunch of shots and chances. Sometimes you just don't score despite playing well. 69 goals is still pretty huge. Lot's of time in the game anyway

because i'm worried it'll be in his head in the playoffs. Also for the calibre of player he is, 1 goal in 2 games shouldn't be too bad. Going in on a low like might not affect him negatively, but it sure as hell won't help him going in

Someone needs to tell Marner to just play the game, he's so obviously looking for Matthews and is making horrendous decisions.

thats marner every playoffs

 

[therealkoho]

lol some of you are so dramatic.

You talking about that "Deal" show?

 

[Leaf4Life79]

Matthews isn’t going to get it, is he?

Hate how the team is just focused on that

Yup, next period

 

[93gilmour93]

69 is cooler than 70 lol

 

[djdev]

yeeee, im not sure if anyone actually thinks we can just turn on a "play well" switch going into the post season. this is the worst stretch we have played all year defensively imo and given its game 82 im pretty nervous about how many post season games we are actually going to get to watch this year.

 

[Contenderorpretender]

Get owned by two playoffs teams into the playoffs against a good playoff team... And Mathews being stuck at 69 for 2.5 games? Sounds like the Leafs methodology.

No. Being stuck on 67 would be. 69 is just awesome

 

[Rare Jewel]

34 has 8 effing shots already...

Who does he think he is, the Florida Panthers?

 

[Racer88]

Domi has something like 5 assists to Matthews. That is all folks. Not the guy that really helps to get him to 70.

There are lots of posters busting on Marner right now yet you choose me to hassle every time. Does it feel good

 

[thewave]

Special teams and them sucking on the PP in the playoffs is the main reason for their failures. Nothing seems to have changed.

How could it. We still have a coach with the IQ of a donut

 

[All Mod Cons]

Someone needs to tell Marner to just play the game, he's so obviously looking for Matthews and is making horrendous decisions.

The guys think they're just going to flick a switch before game 83. They aren't. At no point in these last 15 odd games has it looked like this team is preparing for the playoffs.

 

[therealkoho]

I dunno why it would be considered choking. He's had a bunch of shots and chances. Sometimes you just don't score despite playing well. 69 goals is still pretty huge. Lot's of time in the game anyway

He earned paid it in blood it's his!

 

[keonsbitterness]

?

 

[rdogg]

I still have faith Matthews will get one!

 

[ruaware41]

I just feel there's too much focus on getting Matthews 70. Seems like the team is more focused on getting him 70 than actually making good decisions and playing well. It's honestly annoying me.

glad to see I'm not the only one noticing this. The extent they're taking it to is amateur, pee wee, and downright pathetic and speaks a lot to the maturity of this team. There's another man on the other team looking for an apple and you don't see Tampa making horribly stupid forced plays this often to try to force the issue. Like I get they want him to get 70, but it feels like 100% of the devotion is to that rather than 50% to that and 50% to winning the goal.

As the captain to see JT pass up a wide open chance face to face with the goalie to try and pass it over 2 sticks to Matthews really says a lot about his and this team's character. This is way worse than Ottawa was trying to get Heatley his 50th.

 

[TMLegend]

This game means nothing.

That's just not true.

 

[sxvnert]

Bring Domi back for a couple of shifts.

 

[Dave92]

The time to do it was the breakaway against Detroit. But had to try that stupid 5 hole tuck that almost never works.

 

[Notsince67]

There are lots of posters busting on Marner right now yet you choose me to hassle every time. Does it feel good

True but I've given up on most of them. Consider it a sign of affection.

 

[Fonzieleaf]

Man Matthews wants that 70th goal boy.