Post-Game Talk: Leafs no shows in game 1. Trail series 1-0

[disgruntleddave]

We have one more chance to be in it.

Very disappointed with tavares line. Willy was invisible. At least marner did a good job on a couple d plays, but he's not paid 10.9 for that.

Too bad freddie let in that goal.

Wonder what adjustments we'll make for game 2.

 

[cookie]

Leafs aiming for the longest NHL shutout streak in a best of 5 series

 

[Leaffan1991]

Someone take away Marners Video games for that performance

 

[34]

This series is over. It is going to be three straight shut outs and the Leafs will be golfing.

Sweep.

 

[francis246]

People can harp on the defense all we want. They played well tonight. Besides Kapanen, none of our forwards forecheck or cause havoc down low.

 

[Hogan86]

If we play a defensive game, we literally cant score. If we score 5 goals, we lose 6-5.

Most days it sucks being a Leafs fan. If only we could find our offensive and defensive balance to be a good all around team.

 

[IrishInOntario]

In case anybody feels like being a pollyanna... Historically, teams that lose game 1 of a series lose that series 80% of the time.

When you're playing against a system team you must outplay them and break the system down. If you delay them to a draw, they'll find a way to win nearly every time.

This is how Tampa Bay felt.

 

[Guided by Veseys]

Kadri would have helped. Search your heart. You know it’s true.

 

[lovemyleafs]

lmao. we were all so worried about freddy in the months leading up to this game and he's the only one that actually showed up.

whole team was ass.

this game was perfectly summed up by the kapanen breakaway early in the first. he was on a clear breakaway and then randomly decided to turn back. i was so confused...

 

[Leafs87]

Ya it was a weird game like that. Team folding after the goal was particularly worrying.

Cant have such an offensive team thinking they already lost the game when down 1-0.

I don’t blame them. The way this game went, I thought it was over too. They couldn’t create anything

 

[LeafSteel]

Brutal.

On to the next game, but that is exactly how Columbus wanted the game to go.

If we can’t rise to the occasion, then we don’t belong here.

 

[BayStBullies]

Andersen was great outside of that brutal goal.

I was expecting a little more intensity but it really only showed up in spurts.

Robertson was good early but faded as the game went on.

Matthews was pretty good.

Tavares and Marner need to be ALOT better if we're going anywhere.

Tavares especially needs to step up. He was pretty bad last playoffs and again tonight was extremely mediocre.

He's the captain and one of our most experienced players. We need alot more from him.

Letting in a free goal every game is a surefire way to never make a dent in the playoffs.

 

[Mess]

This is exactly what CBJ did to TB last year.

They just clog up the ice and prevent any time and space and speed rushes and aggressively forecheck.

This isn't unexpected and the Leafs will need to find ways to break through that and capitalize on limited scoring chances.

 

[MapleLeafs9]

Has anyone literally ANYONE seen Marner and Tavares tonight? Anyone please?! Hello?!

 

[Legendary]

So glad we’re playing the blue Jackets. Perfect team to show everyone what a joke the leafs are.

 

[Chief keefe]

Game 1 down. Forgettable effort.... Time to prep For game 2. Let’s bring out fire

 

[michi510]

Pretty depressing.

mighty maple leafs with all their money spent on forwards cant buy a goal.

somethings gotta change with that huge investment in the forward group. That philosophy didn’t work last year, and it’s not working any better this year.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Meh, about what I expected with this team at this point. Should be an interesting offseason.

 

[mikeyz]

This f***ing team has not learned a f***ing single god dam f***ing thing in 3 f***ing years.

 

[Revolt]

These guys can learn a thing or two from the raptors about effort.

That was not fun to watch.

 

[Beyonder91]

Matthews was our only good player.

Nylander, Tavares and Marner were trash...

 

[killer1980]

Great team that Dumbass and Shanacan't put together. Only in Toronto can they destroy a team that should have been so good. At least I made big money betting against the Loafs tonight.

 

[rdogg]

It really pains me how much Toronto overpaid for Marner's contract. He is an absolute joke of a player.

 

[CincoHolio]

Actually we didn't play all that poorly all things considered. Problem is we didn't play great either. Whoever said out-coached is correct. We're playing a game of Russian roulette and that just won't cut it.

 

[TMLeafer]

Tavares, Marner, Nylander were atrocious.

I don't think CBJ dominated, though that will certainly be the narrative around here. But after a great 1st shift of the 3rd period, Andersen does the worst possible thing, give up a total softie. He was great the rest of the game but man that's a back breaker that this team just cannot escape.