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

[Coaches Coroner]

And again, I'd rather give up a few gimmick points that don't matter come playoff time, than prance around like the Canadiens did.

they mattered earlier in the season before we clinched, but this conversation has ceased to be productive.

 

[smitty10]

Is it just me, or was Tavares terrible tonight?

 

[Gallagbi]

Winnipeg played Ottawa tonight and lost in regulation.

And they came into tonight up 2 on MTL, right?

 

[Teeder Keon]

It's not a nothing game, Id still like to clinch 1st place

Totally agree
I can’t stand excuses
First place
Good habits
Winning is great
Playing hard
Etc
Etc

 

[LeafGrief]

I'm more than willing to chalk a game like that up to bad luck. I still think we were the better team and both goalies played great. Our guys were a bit sloppy, but played well enough to win.

I think I'm just salty because I hate losing to the Habs. Fortunately, first place soothes a lot of the soreness.

 

[PromisedLand]

Lily 14 mins
Sandin 15 mins

Rielly 25 mins
Brodie 25 mins

Yea.... okay Keefe way to distribute the minutes and overplay vets when playoffs just around the corner

 

[RealisticLeaf55]

It's amazing how little I care about a loss. The Habs are screwed if they meet us in the post season with play like that.

No 3V3 in the playoffs. Caulfield will be screwed.

 

[The Beyonder]

Marner works best when he doesn't have as much time. He just thinks of too many options.

Marner's mind on that 2-0: "Holy shit, 2-0 with Auston. OK, pass it to Matty. Oh shit, he passed it back. No, matty you f***ing take it. Oh shit, he gave it back again. What do i do? I could shoot, I can dangle backhand or shoot bar down, or shoot in between the legs. Crap I'm too close in to Allan. Return to default mode; PASS!"

 

[Voodoo Child]

He is just gawd awful with the puck. So effing discouraging

Up until recently I've been able to comfort myself by saying 'he tries hard!', which he did/does, but that was inexcusable.

If I'm Keefe I'm putting him in the press box for the next few games, give Engvall or some other jake on the taxi squad some reps.

 

[DitchMarner]

Somebody explain to me wtf were Matthews and Marner doing on that 2 on 0? I will never understand that

This team's over-passing can be aggravating. It's one of the reasons the PP continuously fails.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Winnipeg played Ottawa tonight and lost in regulation.

I’m losing faith that Winnipeg will be able to hold on to third. They’re dead men walking.

 

[Gallagbi]

Is it just me, or was Tavares terrible tonight?

Definitely wasn't good. Not sure who was though for us, felt like we just punched the clock in this one.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Not even close to our best game and we still could have easily won. Gotta lose sometime. Win the next one.

 

[cupcrazyman]

Marner can mess up after we clitch 1st

 

[Coaches Coroner]

...yes they would have. They literally could have killed the whole clock

if we had played a possession game and held it, there would literally be far fewer minutes to available for montreal to hog the puck, it's really not rocket science

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Jets really want to play us

 

[LastOne2100]

they mattered earlier in the season before we clinched, but this conversation has ceased to be productive.

Our aggressive style in OT has won us as many games as it's cost us. It's 3 on 3 OT - an absolute shit show - most of the time Matthews and Marner convert and you'd be over the moon. I, for one, am happy we saw very few shootouts this season, as we sure as hell haven't been great at those over the years.

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Just hope Foligno is ok

 

[Superstar]

And they came into tonight up 2 on MTL, right?

Well, Ottawa was supposed to be one of their easy games...they are rested and still lost. The way Winnipeg is floundering, maybe the Leafs are better facing Winnipeg.

 

[LastOne2100]

Is it just me, or was Tavares terrible tonight?

Not his best night, yeah, but he's been playing alright lately so hard to be too tough on him.

 

[Sniper99]

Wrong board buddy. Show a bit of class in a win.

cant expect a Habs fan to even spell class or even know what that is.

 

[Gallagbi]

if we had played a possession game and held it, there would literally be far fewer minutes to available for montreal to hog the puck, it's really not rocket science

They gained possession early in OT. More passive play doesn't regain possession

 

[Antropovsky]

How do you turn 3 on 3 into trap hockey?

Could do what the flyers did to Tampa... don't pursue the puck - keep all three players inside center ice, let Montreal circle back all they want. Or would there still be too much room?

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Who cares if we play the Jets or Habs at this point. They are both trash anyway

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

This team's over-passing can be aggravating. It's one of the reasons the PP continuously fails.

that wasn't overpassing at all. Marner just screwed it up because he took too long