Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 4-2

[Leafsfan74]

??? Nylander is one of the best at neutral zone takeaways in the league. Galchenyuk is nowhere close.

Let me be more succinct, his defensive back checking effort.

 

[Burnie97]

Things aren't perfect right now ... Leafs didnt play great that game.. but tomorrow is a new day... regular season is over

Leafs will be ready... playoff time

Leafs in 5 on Habs

Let's f***ing go

 

[Stephen]

I don’t care what anybody thinks, we do not need to and should not re-sign Morgan Reilly to any kind of deal.
I don’t even know what he brings to the table anymore. He can’t defend, he can’t shoot, he is not a good passer, he is brutal on the PP and he is not going to get any better. He is a liability at this point.
Go out and get a real #1 D to play with Brodie.
We have plenty of firepower without him.

Rielly has played himself out of what I think would be the Leafs long term plans. Sometimes guys hit their best before dates on a team and it's really evident he and Freddie are at that point.

 

[All Mod Cons]

No. I think he would be a better fit for the post season over Mikheyev. It is going to be a physical series whether we like it or not. Gally can draw penalties with his forecheck.

There's 0% chance Mikheyev is coming out of the lineup.

 

[Dave92]

No. I think he would be a better fit for the post season over Mikheyev. It is going to be a physical series whether we like it or not. Gally can draw penalties with his forecheck.

Yea it's close. Mikheyev's plus is he's one of the few guys who can out race McDavid at times.

 

[stickty111]

Exactly. I have no idea why our fanbase continues to gobble up mediocrity.

Power play is still a mess, dropping two in a row is really not what we should be expecting for if we're serious about winning the cup.

Destroy the Senators and Winnipeg, go into the playoffs with swagger.

So if we won, are we this guaranteed cup winner?
Tampa was shutout by their 1st round opponent. What does that mean for them?

 

[ViewsFromThe6ix]

Let me be more succinct, his defensive back checking effort.

Okay, I don't agree, but Galchenyuk provides no defensive value anywhere on the ice...which is why he's not in the playoff lineup despite how hard he works. So I'm failing to see what your point is?

 

[Stephen]

If you lose a series because of last change, then you weren’t good enough for the Cup anyway.

We don’t even know where the Leafs would play if we made the semis.

So much whining on this board about an awesome team.

Just calm down and get ready for the real games.

They're all real games - and this team has not earned the reputation to justify turning it off for "meaningless games" because they've never managed to win those "meaningful games."

 

[stickty111]

Okay, I don't agree, but Galchenyuk provides no defensive value anywhere on the ice...which is why he's not in the playoff lineup despite how hard he works. So I'm failing to see what your point is?

Somehow trying to show Nylander and Gally are the same level of player which is completely wrong.

 

[Rude Dog]

This was anything but a meaningless game. Teams get reseeded in the semis. Leafs went from 4th to 6th. Had a chance to avoid Colorado or Vegas 3rd round. Better hope pit loses. Who knows what upsets could happen. This could be huge.

 

[socko]

That game didn't give me the warm and fuzzy. The only thing I really feel better about is that Andersen isn't in net this year.

 

[Marshy]

Sure some teams will figure out your PP.

When every team does though, that is a strategic fail on the Leafs. They have the money to throw at the problem next year. It's not getting fixed this year because it's not the players on the ice that is the problem. It's an off-ice issue that will result in some house cleaning.

 

[LastOne2100]

So if we won, are we this guaranteed cup winner?
Tampa was shutout by their 1st round opponent. What does that mean for them?

No, it doesn't. But it certainly would've helped the team's confidence, and if we play Winnipeg in round 2, would've been nice to show them that we're leagues ahead.

I don't understand the argument that losing is something to be ok with if you're trying to foster a winning culture.

 

[Stephen]

So if we won, are we this guaranteed cup winner?
Tampa was shutout by their 1st round opponent. What does that mean for them?

A competitive team should just want to put their best foot forward more often than not and find reasons to motivate themselves to win and give themselves the best odds they can later down the line. Why did Ottawa and Winnipeg want to beat us more than we wanted to beat them? At this point it's just trying to get a feel for where they're at psychologically.

Put it another way, why the heck do I want to win more than the team playing the game does?

 

[PromisedLand]

campbell with a .87 SV%

yea..... unless it is a fluke i am concerned for the playoffs

 

[Gallagbi]

The team that was a complete no show in the playoffs last year with a PP that went 0-12.

No showing the final 2 regular season games with the coldest PP in the league is a great way to enter the playoffs.

Congrats on 6th Keefe, such a historic placement.

0 for 2 on the powerplay in a meaningless game, they still couldn't score.

0 for 12 against Columbus, lost to a much inferior team.

Special teams wins playoff series, that's fact.

7% in the last 3 months on the powerplay should concern ANY Leafs fan.

So like, are you guys brothers or what? Twins perhaps?

 

[stickty111]

No, it doesn't. But it certainly would've helped the team's confidence, and if we play Winnipeg in round 2, would've been nice to show them that we're leagues ahead.

I don't understand the argument that losing is something to be ok with if you're trying to foster a winning culture.

Seems like you expect teams to play hard in every game no matter how important, which is not realistic. Not sure why you seem to think this game was more important then the others we played.

 

[Bellzy]

If you lose a series because of last change, then you weren’t good enough for the Cup anyway.

We don’t even know where the Leafs would play if we made the semis.

So much whining on this board about an awesome team.

Just calm down and get ready for the real games.

Well said. Grow up cry babies

 

[Marshy]

A competitive team should just want to put their best foot forward more often than not and find reasons to motivate themselves to win and give themselves the best odds they can later down the line. Why did Ottawa and Winnipeg want to beat us more than we wanted to beat them? At this point it's just trying to get a feel for where they're at psychologically.

This is what the "meaningless game" folks aren't getting.

These last 2 games weren't meaningless to our opponents. Funny that.

 

[authentic]

Is Hyman expected back for game 1?

 

[Suntouchable13]

campbell with a .87 SV%

yea..... unless it is a fluke i am concerned for the playoffs

Why are you putting so much emphasis on 1 game? His whole body of work is excellent. I am not worried.

 

[egd27]

Nah I think saying you finished 4th instead of 6th has a tiny bit of value in it's self even if it doesn't end up affecting the playoffs.

If the unspeakable happens it definitely wouldn't have a tiny bit of value.
If, on a more positive note, if there are a few upsets in the other divisions we may end up as the #1 anyway.

 

[LastOne2100]

Seems like you expect teams to play hard in every game no matter how important, which is not realistic. Not sure why you seem to think this game was more important then the others we played.

I don't - but these were easily winnable games that would've put us into a better position down the stretch if we make it that far.

We had more to play for than our opponents, still played the vast majority of our roster, and still lost both games.

 

[CelticDruid]

Let me be more succinct, his defensive back checking effort.

Nylander has played really well, and you're dwelling on a crap, no-nothing game to score cheap points?

 

[Bellefour20]

I don't faith in this team with such a pathetic PP. Even the Habs have a chance of an upset if the pathetic PP woes continue.

This is the playoffs - the penalties will be few and far between, especially for the Leafs.