Post-Game Talk: Leafs Lose 3-2 in OT

[MapleLeafs77]

Matthews, nylander, marleau, andersen were are only players tonight.

I liked muzzin actually as well

Rielly had an off night

Marner and hyman were awful but i can forgive them with how great they have been in general

 

[Mikeyg]

Mikeyg’s F’s of the game

F
Kadri
Tavares
Brown
Kapanen
Nylander
Marner

FFF
Hyman
Rielly
Egocock

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Mind boggling decisions by Babcock, game after game. How is Brown in the OT over Kapanen?

had to play our best defensive players to close out the game

 

[Al14]

Stupid would be Muzzin getting tangled up and misreading players positions because he doesnt know the system.

Muzzin is a professional hockey player that's played the game, at a high level, for years. He's not a rookie!

You get him in to let him acclimate to his new team against a weak opponent NOW!

 

[francis246]

Did Babcock not play Tavares in OT? That’s insane. Honestly that should be a firing offence, it is unquestionably inept.

Tavares was crap tonight

 

[scotian1]

Hyman giveaways led to 2 goals. Ending up losing the game with the two forwards on the ice you wanted but they lost coverage.

 

[Alerion]

Whole team sucked. Same story since the end of November, nothing to see here.

 

[member 262271]

This team is so underwhelming and I'm bored again, time to resume my hockey sabbatical, hahahaha.

 

[WilliamNylander]

Babcock post game: "We got outworked. We need to play heavy. I thought Hyman and Brown were great"

 

[Thervguy]

The Leafs were out worked by a team that wanted to win more then they did .

 

[Gallagbi]

Did Babcock not play Tavares in OT? That’s insane. Honestly that should be a firing offence, it is unquestionably inept.

Second shift Tavares was on. Our coach lost with his best 3 on the ice for the second time in under 3 minutes. Tough to complain about that.

 

[raydizzle]

Babcock still going to defend his boi Hyman after his brutal giveways cuz "GUD PRO", "Comes to work", etc etc

 

[socko]

Matthews and Marleau are the only 2 players I would give a passing grade to. The rest flunked.

 

[Jmo89]

If I had to pick a play as a microcosm to show the pathetic effort tonight, it would be giving up a 2 on 1 when Larkin was literally limping down the ice.

 

[Kiwi]

Played like crap
Special teams are brutal
Almost no chemistry or effort

Didn't deserve the point we got out of the game in all honesty

Just one question, how the hell can you have this much talent and have your PP be this bad for this long? Our special teams coach must be one special individual

 

[weems]

Not saying this is the case but this looks like a team that's tuned out its coach for awhile now.

Just playing totally uninspired hockey with no structure and cheating on plays all over the ice.

Babcock is a good coach just not sure he's the right fit for this collection of players.

 

[96]

Everyone expects them to look great after 12 days off lol. They didn’t look good but shook off some rust later in the game. Happy with 1 point

 

[stickty111]

Fitting end. Outside Matthews our top end was terrible, Marner and Rielly in particular.

Not sure what it is with Rielly lately, but he's absolutrly clueless without the puck right now.

Rielly has been terrible defensively all year. The offence is hiding his weaknesses.

 

[ULF_55]

Marner had a few good shifts, but just as many atrocious.

If he keeps this up his cap hit will be manageable.

 

[Vaive50]

Again and again, where does our offense disappear to against these Frickin bottom feeders.

 

[96]

Not saying this is the case but this looks like a team that's tuned out its coach for awhile now.

Just playing totally uninspired hockey with no structure and cheating on plays all over the ice.

Babcock is a good coach just not sure he's the right fit for this collection of players.

I don’t think so.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Tavares was crap tonight

He also played in OT, people are just looking for reasons to be mad.

 

[BigGulpsEh]

I’m starting to wonder if Babcock is the coach to take this team to the next level

 

[GodEmperor]

WTF Nylander was one of the few who showed up.

If you read posts like these, you'd think Nylander was performing even close to his first 2 years.

How many more "he played well, but ended up accomplishing nothing on the scoresheet" nights from him do we have to take?

Keep in mind he sat out and got paid 7 million dollars for this.

A 25 point pace is pathetic, no matter how you slice it.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Muzzin is a professional hockey player that's played the game, at a high level, for years. He's not a rookie!

You get him in to let him acclimate against a weak opponent NOW!

Lol which he did. There is no obligation to play him late in the game yet against top lines.

He said himself he has to learn the system. It was game 1.