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

[ryno23]

Games like this show you why this team will never win in the playoffs. Not enough hard hockey, too much fancy crap. Cute passes turn into turnovers and the puck goes in the other way.

Folks we are Leaf fans we all know how this season will turn out. 1st round playoff exit. This team is cursed since Ballard and nothing will change.

Just a pathetic performance.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Shame this game happened the week AFTER the trade deadline instead of before. Could’ve held on to our picks instead of spending them on guy who also have no offensive capabilities.

Re-enforcements coming soon.

 

[Sypher04]

it's a f***ing slightly more virulent strain of the Flu.

I don't know how after over a year of this you still haven't realized how utterly incorrect this statement is

 

[TMLeafer]

Foligno brought his CBJ tank season to this team. Winless in the Foligno era.

 

[7even]

It's long past time we accept this team has a "finish" problem. We've too long blamed it on "ran into a hot goaltender".

Your offense is going to look shitty over a stretch of time if you strip away literally all of your power play scoring. I'm full in on your point though. $40M in forwards, and for what

 

[PromisedLand]

This team loves finding new ways to embarrass themselves and let down their fans.

Holtby stands on his head, Campbell lets in a stinker to lose it.

Goaltending is clearly the biggest concern leading up to the playoffs. Campbell coming back down to earth with a growing number of bad performances in a row.

Seriously though, did any real Leafs fan looking at the storyline for this game expect us to win?

Freddy gonna be good for us in the playoffs. I am less concerned about our goal tending and more concerned about our forwards scoring and actually back checking......

 

[IrishInOntario]

you’re really the worst type of leafs fan, really disgusting attitude

The worst kind of Leafs fans are all those that will come to this thread saying "we got robbed. We dominated the play and got no puck luck"... That's the biggest "loser" attitude ever. It's ultra competitive sport. There are only winners and losers. I'm sure that's how the guys are feeling tonight.

 

[leafsfan5]

Like clockwork.......
Yeah, that was totally the issue tonight.

I mean it obviously wasn't the only issue (or the main one) but that was still an absolutely awful play. It gave Vancouver possession to score the goal

 

[Egghead1999]

Reilly had possession below the goal line and throws the puck up the ice to no one!

He was passing to AM34, but he did not know AM34 had no stick .

 

[mikemar1]

Lets get Rittich in there for a stretch.

Doubt he'd be worse

 

[Fonzieleaf]

Great, I can’t wait to hear about this one for the next few years.

Can we ever not be the laughing stock of the league?

 

[Pete2000]

So,

let me get this right.

1. Covid riddled Nucks beat Leafs
2. Nucks end Hyman’s season.
3. Leafs now infected with Covid

How am I doing so far?

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Zero killer instinct.

Been an issue all year

 

[Stephen]

The Joe Thornton Fantasy Camp is over. He can't play a national league shift and can't even muster enough care to defend teammates in a scrum. There's no hockey left in this guy.

Jack Campbell has obviously returned to earth as a goalie. Not his fault but it's likely we can't count on him for a big save. What's worse is the team chemistry and motivation to play well for him has evaporated.

A lot of glaring turnovers tonight. The defense pairings didn't look in sync at all. Rielly, Muzzin and Holl each looked brutal at times.

I'm sure they're trying to work Simmonds back up to his one game peak with us but it seems more likely the juice is not worth the squeeze.

The give a crap meter of Matthews, Marner is not inspiring. The fact that Quinn Hughes could defend Matthews in space is just nonsensical.

The PP is a hot mess. It's like they keep throwing 5 man units of perfect strangers out there.

Without Hyman, the Leafs are the Walking Dead.

 

[KIWILEAFFAN]

Oh well. Another season of hope wasted.
This core lacks aggression and a killer instinct. Hate to say it but they're not good enough to win a cup.
Good regular season team, below average playoff team.
Might win a round. Get everyone's hopes up and then shit the bed at the first sign of adversity.

 

[Griffin76]

Hughson's reactions during the game

 

[Jozay]

Team played fine, Campbell let in a couple bad ones.

Its the same as earlier. Team isnt playing bad, but the goaltending sucks.

 

[Martin Skoula]

This happens every year, the last 10-20% of the season is absolute dogwater since 17-18.

 

[ShaneFalco]

We got goalied tonight but the PP is still ass, the refs are a joke, and worst of all Hyman might be out long term.

What an awful embarrassing game. Holtby stood on his head but we had to get that done.

And oh boy we don't have a goalie controversy we've just got a genuine goalie problem.

Really though? Andersen has been no better in a long time

 

[Bust]

This is disappointing. This team is fundamentally weak mentally. They lack that killer instinct. Even if they win the next 11 games, it looks like another 1st round exit. They don’t have that switch in them to kill off their opponents.

The collective “deer in the headlights” look this team has is concerning.
You figure some of these role guys/coaches would be able to fix this crap.

 

[Throw More Waffles]

They're not hot takes my friend. They're facts.

Nothing has changed with this team in 4 years.

Zero playoff series wins in 20 years and some people still accuse us of "overreacting". It's equal parts comical and infuriating.

 

[napoleon in rags]

Oh boy, another Miracle on Ice at the Leafs' expense.

 

[PromisedLand]

It's long past time we accept this team has a "finish" problem. We've too long blamed it on "ran into a hot goaltender".

but but but but ....

- corsi
- xgf%
- balla boo
- hulla hoo
- yapa yoo

all advanced stats say blah blee blooo

 

[Jojalu]

1st round exit incoming. Brace yourselves. This team won’t win a single game in the playoffs. It will be a sweep.

Now they are making it? Two weeks ago you said they had no chance.

 

[Kiwi]

We played really well 5v5, we just can't get our PP sorted out and made some elementary mental mistakes that really hurt

I'm not going to lose my mind over this one, the goaltending and PP are concerning but you can see how strong we are in other areas of the game