Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 4-2

[Gallagbi]

Most likely.

Guess TB and Carolina are in big trouble too...

 

[Gallagbi]

they didnt get nash to sit in the press box.

Is he ready?

 

[ANDI P IS CUTE]

Is he ready?

game 1

 

[Marshy]

Guess TB and Carolina are in big trouble too...

I think it's a mistake to intentionally coast into the playoffs and try to ramp it up a week later.

 

[Garthinater]

At least no one got hurt!

I'm sure the players are glad for the break before game 1.

 

[Bg19]

Goaltending will be this teams downfall, just not good enough in a position that can't be ignored.

 

[hockeyes]

It doesn't really matter if you come in hot or cold when you are sitting a week before game 1. Montreal lost their last 5 games of the season, I doubt that means anything come game 1 either.

 

[meefer]

I think we've got the best team in the division. I'm not going to sweat a two game drop off in effort when they've sewn up the top spot. Are they perfect, no. But, I think they can beat Montreal, Edmonton and/or Winnipeg in best of 7 series. How they stack up against the teams down South will be interesting to see. There are some very good teams to worry about: LV, Colorado, Carolina and the Floridas spring to mind. If they don't make it to that point, I'll be pissed off. This team should win the divisional playoff, and I don't see it being close because no other team has the level of talent we do, nor the depth. I'll see you folks when the puck drops against Montreal, have a good week and chill, Go Leafs Go

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Keep hearing and seeing Leaf fans complaining about “Reilly”. You guys talking about the D or the C?

 

[Throw More Waffles]

I don't care about this game in the slightest.

The real games start on Thursday. Go leafs.

 

[TimeZone]

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

But as you should know from recent history as a Leafs fan, they can play a large role in who wins the series.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Guess TB and Carolina are in big trouble too...

Or how about Montreal, the team we are going up against and need to worry about, who has lost 5 straight including 2 against us?

If we are screwed, then what are they?

 

[RealisticLeaf55]

Congrats to the Winnipeg Jets on their participation trophy. I know this was big for you guys!

 

[Yorkshire Leaf]

Dropping 2 spots in the standing isn't meaningless.

You’re right, it has no effect on the play offs and potentially means we pick slightly higher in the draft, win - win.

 

[djdev]

Do you not understand the impact of getting the last change?

And when we may be playing in arenas with US fans, it’s likely better to limit the amount of games our opposition gets energized by them

leafs have practically identical home and away records, jus sayin lol

 

[djdev]

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

also mik takes far fewer penalties than gally and can PK.

 

[djdev]

The point is you aren't going to get a complete player at a discount, so Galchenyuk brings some faults.

Leafs are going to need some players who are at least willing to get in the dirty areas and throw checks. We can't leave that for Foligno, Simmonds and Hyman alone. It's been the teams weakness up front.

Also, Galchenyuk can be a game breaker. He doesn't need to be with this team but he has the ability.

So Gally can bring the physical element from time to time on top of a physical game. He will also be motivated as well facing his former team.

I can't complain with Keefe wanting a strong defensive line and I understand that if Hyman and Foligno are on the top two, that Galchenyuk has a more narrow path to play.

When he has been at his best, he's been more impactful and a bigger pest for the other team than Mikheyev has been.

alex galchynyuk hasnt been a game breaker since 2016. hes got 13 goals combined in the past 2 seasons(96 games) soup has 15 goals in 93 games past 2 seasons combined, doesnt take penalties and is one of our best PKing forwards.

 

[djdev]

I'm not super concerned with the last two games, but traditionally I haven't been comfortable with the personality of the team because I don't think they're killers.

vs. playoff teams in the north this year.

edm : 6-1-0-2
mtl: 7-2-0-1
win: 6-4-0

2 of the winnipeg losses were due to helly going nuclear, and were probably our best games against them.

seems pretty killer to me.

 

[djdev]

I am not obsessed with avoiding them - I am simply not sure this team can get through them with the current culture of showing up when they feel like it.

our worst losing streak on the year was like 0-3-2, and we lost like 4 of those games due to goalie meltdowns, we also followed both tiny losing streaks with long win streaks. seems like the culture of showing up this year is pretty damn good.

 

[djdev]

Goaltending will be this teams downfall, just not good enough in a position that can't be ignored.

considering we havent played the playoffs yet and jack cambpell has shown this year to be a very consistantly good if not great goalie, i would like to ask for your source...

 

[JayfromNB1219]

American teams have fans, it would only affect a series vs them.

On the plus side leafs fans travel extremely well so chances are we have fans regardless of where we are playing

 

[geo25]

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.

Remember his mentor Phaneuf..? Reilly has become like him. A defensive liability. They will never win with him as a top line defenceman...

 

[geo25]

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?

 

[geo25]

There's a lackisdaiscal element on this team that lacks competitive spirit & folds like a cheap tent when the going gets tough. There are several players like that on this team but by far the most concerning is Reilly....he picked up a lot of bad habits from his protege Phaneuf (was great until he signed the big deal then went just along for the ride). They need to limit his ice time...just my opinion.

 

[Notsince67]

There's a lackisdaiscal element on this team that lacks competitive spirit & folds like a cheap tent when the going gets tough. There are several players like that on this team but by far the most concerning is Reilly....he picked up a lot of bad habits from his protege Phaneuf (was great until he signed the big deal then went just along for the ride). They need to limit his ice time...just my opinion.

Why you trolling this group?