Post-Game Talk: Leafs lose 6-2.

[PromisedLand]

there is a saying that: "When the going gets tough; the tough get going"

I don't know who qualifies as "tough" in this line up.

And when I say tough I don't mean just "goon types" I mean "mental toughness"

 

[Jozay]

Meh, you need a rough loss like this every now and then just to keep yourself in check.

 

[fahad203]

Watched Mcdavid goal on PP. he's on his off wing
every goal Laine scores, he's on his off wing
ever goal Ovechkin scores on PP, on his off wing

Why does Matthews play on his strong side?
He should be able to one time, but never in a position to one time

 

[BTP]

lol at the mainboard GDT. Never knew Tampa fans were so arrogant and petty, but at least their team is the best in the league. The funniest thing is seeing Oiler fans gloating and celebrating the Leafs' misery? Why the hell are they so happy and trying to rub it in?

Sad and extremely pathetic they'd rather see the Leafs fail than their own team succeed. big yikes

Seeing the leafs lose is literally the Loliers stanley cup, that fanbase is tortured, desperate and irrelevant.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

I was surprised that Tampa didn't make an offside challenge call on that last second goal.

Gotta keep em honest. It was a close game after all.

 

[KE19]

Did I expect this? No. Am I surprised though? Not really

Tampa are the vastly superior team in every regard.

-Better coach
-Better players
-Better GM
-Better mentality

The thing with us is that we've decided to go with a forward heavy team and invest most of our cap there. So for us to be successful we need our forwards to play to their cap hit and carry us each and every single night.

Reality is most of our big forwards either are or are going to be overpaid and aren't as good as Leafs fans projected. That leaves us in a tough spot.

 

[IPS]

So transparently obvious this team needs tough defensive physical defence. Muzzin is not even close to supplementing that

Maybe you should look at Muzzin before he came to the Leafs. LA fans will tell you that Muzzin was the most physically punishing defensemen they had, on a team that's notorious for physical play.

 

[yubbers]

i'd be mad if they allowed that on the leafs.

 

[socko]

The only 2 guys who really have any balls on this team are Kapanen and Hyman and this is what it looks like when you remove your 2 balls.

 

[Kiwi]

Well that didn't go to plan

No complaints though, the better team won and we were well worth the ass kicking we were handed by Tampa

Nobody played well and we were seriously out thought to boot

Nothing we can do about it now I just hope this tune up gives the boys enough of a kick up the rear so that we show up consistently until the end of the season instead of sleep walking during some of these games

 

[roggie13]

Can't blame Kappy's lack of skill (sarcasm) on this one. Where was Willy? Oh sorry forgot linemates need about 15-20 games to build some chemistry.

 

[Space Coyote]

glass half full: take away the 4 lucky bounces and its a 2-2 game. brown is clutch.

(lol)

Brown is @The Winter Soldier favorite Leaf.

Official Training Camp Thread - Continues

 

[56 Years No Cup]

I don't even know where to start......

coaching?
neutral zone?
bounces?
PP?
puck battles?
race to the puck?
xyz.....

the notion that it is okay to lose like this because of western trip or something?

.................................................................

And they have the flu....suddenly.

Actually, it's more like allergies. They're allergic to physical contact.

 

[PromisedLand]

glass half full: take away the 4 lucky bounces and its a 2-2 game. brown is clutch.

(lol)

true that and all the shots that leafs took that could have gone in if it wasn't for someone in front of their goal playing goalie or something....

 

[Maplebeasts]

Basically one of those games you need to forget. Every line got clapped in their match-up and the coaching staff made zero adjustments.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

If only we had Adam McQuaid

The team would be able to feel his energy all the way from the press box.

 

[ToneDog]

I am assuming the flu and first game back from western trip impacted the team and giving them a hallway pass. No passes when the playoffs start.

 

[Tall Morty]

 

[PromisedLand]

And they have the flu....suddenly.

Actually, it's more like allergies. They're allergic to physical contact.

Is there a antihistamine somewhere on the planet for that?

Claritin is clearly not going to cut it

 

[Whaleafs]

Looks a lot of the crew that was chest bumping when we eeked out a win against the powerhouse Oilers turned in early tonight.

 

[56 Years No Cup]

Can't wait to see Brown get promoted to 1st line next game after that goal. Babcock: "Gud pro who plays the full 60"

"Brownie gave it all right to the last second".

 

[ChurchOfMatthews]

lol at the mainboard GDT. Never knew Tampa fans were so arrogant and petty, but at least their team is the best in the league. The funniest thing is seeing Oiler fans gloating and celebrating the Leafs' misery? Why the hell are they so happy and trying to rub it in?

Sad and extremely pathetic they'd rather see the Leafs fail than their own team succeed. big yikes

Meh, just remember this moment when they underachieve in the playoffs again.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

It's never okay to lose like this, just don't lose your mind over game 69 of the regular season.

Or not and continue your chicken little, it's amusing to watch.

Can I take credit for the chicken little reference? I feel like its mine but I'm not 100%.

 

[Sniper99]

lol at the mainboard GDT. Never knew Tampa fans were so arrogant and petty, but at least their team is the best in the league. The funniest thing is seeing Oiler fans gloating and celebrating the Leafs' misery? Why the hell are they so happy and trying to rub it in?

Sad and extremely pathetic they'd rather see the Leafs fail than their own team succeed. big yikes

Well they havent had much to cheer for since opening night. Might as well bandwagon jump to the best team in the league

 

[KE19]

Maybe Leaf fans will be reasonable and acknowledge the fact that this was the first game back after a western road trip and it's always a tough game for the home team. Watching the Bolts feed, they mentioned this a few times and mentioned how the Leafs were much faster the other 2 times they played the Bolts.

I fully expect the opposite reaction followed by tears

Excuse after excuse. There is always supposed to be some hidden factor that the team can't control every time they fail to live up to expectations.

We were at home, weren't on a back to back and Freddy was in net. We have to be much, much better.