GDT: Leafs @ Sens - 7:00 CBC - Part II

[KobeBean143]

Built the Leafs into the contenders. Then did the same in a year with the hapless isles.

The leafs used the draft to rebuild the team, Lou was here to teach that was the plan from the get go. The rebuild was thanks to the draft. He added plugs and dead weight to the isles. Their success is on trotz. And they aren’t a contender not even close.

 

[JerseyMike34]

A proven top-5 backup goalie lmao. The guy had like a career .905 sv% before last season.

I don't agree with the decision because I thought Sparks sucks before the season started, but getting mad at Dubas for solid asset management sounds dumb to me.

I also thought Sparks sucked before this season.

But he did mismanage the goalie situation. He had Holl sit for all of 2 games (prior to the injuries), he could have had 3 goalies, pretty much all season.
He could have managed the goalies better.

 

[Leafblooded]

Even the Ottawa fans can't believe what they're seeing

 

[Warden of the North]

SEEMED like an ok decision at the time considering age. Now in hindsight, terrible decision. Mcbackup had a better preseason but Dubas decided to keep Sparks due to age.

Which was the right decsision then.

Hindsight obviously says otherwise now

 

[forecheck]

what are you talking about?
I don't like the fact Dubas was hired, and I'm not a fan of his. and have been pretty vocal about it.

Ok good ..we agree

 

[Pi]

The leafs have had a lot of ass kickings they should have learned from. They just dont care

They don’t. The team has definitely checked out on coaching. They are done with Babcock.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I hate kadri on the PP

 

[Einzakin]

Good cop out

You're something. The 6th goal was completely on the Leafs! There! Gotcha. Is this a pissing contest for ya? You bored and upset that I disagree with you on stuff? That's why I want to know if you need a hug.

 

[theTTC]

Hello darkness my old friend

Check out Disturbed's version. On youtube. Amazing best.

 

[Maplebeasts]

He doesn't care. He still gets to cash in his undeserved money

Imagine watching the last few weeks and still saying this after 1 bad play. You guys are a joke.

 

[wingman75]

The TV analysts are right on, they are just too soft to play against.

I often wonder if, after the game, the others teams are like "man are they ever easy to play against". They must. I swear, I could do something with all the open ice this Leafs team gives to their opponents.

 

[Daisy Jane]

The right move was to keep a guy that’s shown throughout his career that he’s a borderline backup over a young goalie that could potentially be something??? That’s not how the league works anymore lol

the right move for this team was to keep the better back up goalie, so that we could give our starting goalie more rest.
the right move for this team is to have a veteran guy in the net, vs a rookie learning his paces.
The right move for this team - who wants to win something would have been to keep the better back up goalie, and keep an eye out for another goalie down the road. it's a goalie. 8x10 the starting goalie comes via trade anyway.

People got all wrapped up in "oooh he's younger. " "Ooh he's AHL goalie of the year.".
it was not the right move to keep him. there is absolutely 100 percent no hindsight in this at all.

 

[GoonieFace]

It’s the system guys, they’re forced to play a system that doesn’t match their skill

Astute observation. Please describe in detail the system they should be playing

 

[The Man with a Plan]

Someone get an ambulance on stand by. Dangle is going to have a stroke doing his LFR tonight...

This is a comedy of errors that is about as funny as a BLM open mic night.

 

[ULF_55]

I have to disagee. We’ve watched this since late December. The leafs haven’t been able to get consistent offensive zone time since December and it’s been slowing the team down a lot. Something changed, i think Nylander is a fantastic player, but I do believe that him coming back really disrupted the flow of the team.

Not that the past couple months are his fault, but we were rolling along and sometimes all it takes is one minor change to throw things out of whack. Then add in Dermott and Gardiner gone, we cannot move the puck as well

I disagree, it is just coincidental.

Teams play loose early in the year and then start tightening it up.

This type of play goes right back to the final game of the playoffs for the Leafs last year.

This is who they are.

 

[supermann_98]

Bronx cheers for the crybaby

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

They don’t. The team has definitely checked out on coaching. They are done with Babcock.

Yep, I don't think it's even debatable. This is a checked out group

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Are you trying to tell me that our defensive play was so much better last year? I'm not basing my comments on this game alone with regards to Sparks play nor am I pinning every goal he gives up squarely on him. But to say that a better goalie wouldn't at least give us a better chance to stay within reach...well then, I don't know what to tell you.

A better goalie? Like Andersen, a vezina candidate? You give up 15-20 shots in every first period, no goalie is going to be able to sustain that slaughter.

 

[HolyCrap]

Oh geez, looks like I made the right decision playing Siege instead of watching this game.

Is Siege a strippers name? I dig kinky stripper names.

 

[Marshy]

Makes me worry my road trip to Montreal April 6th ... I can’t deal a 6-2 loss to the Habs stinking fans

I almost went tonight. If not for a bad cold I probably would have. I live here.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Also, Hughson isn't calling this embarrassment, so it could be 10 times worse.

 

[KobeBean143]

Some guy said it was the right organizational move. I said it wasn't.

Ya pretty sure you go with potential young guy over a guy who’s shown to be a borderline backup throughout his career

 

[WilliamNylander]

Can at least one media member ask a tough question in the post game?

They are all scared of Babcock.

TO media is soft in person but will write some scathing articles afterwards

 

[Woodman19]

Lazy effort by a lazy team

 

[Throw More Waffles]

They don’t. The team has definitely checked out on coaching. They are done with Babcock.

What else could the last 4 or 5 starts possibly be?
There's no debate about it at this point.