Pre-Game Talk: Leafs @ St Louis - Saturday Night - HNIC

[Blufreezy]

Not so strangely pessimistic! We'll be fortunate to not get our asses kicked but good.

The Blues won the last game only 3-2. They are likely very disappointed with that result.

Buddy blues fan of mine (totally random I know) says they’re down 4 of their top 12

 

[saffronleaf]

Bozie please take it easy on us

 

[Al14]

Buddy blues fan of mine (totally random I know) says they’re down 4 of their top 12

Even more of a reason we get beat badly, the wounded animal can be vicious!

 

[saffronleaf]

Any word on how long AJ will be out for?

he was placed on LTIR so he can't play until 10 games + 24 days elapse. I think it means he can play on NYE against the Wild at the earliest.

edit -- oops, was already answered

 

[Blufreezy]

he was placed on LTIR so he can't play until 10 games + 24 days elapse. I think it means he can play on NYE against the Wild at the earliest.

edit -- oops, was already answered

Wait, of all the teams / rivals to choose from, we’re playing MINNESOTA on NYE? Gross

 

[Nithoniniel]

I'm really looking forward to this game. I'm going to eat some absolutely great food. Drink some of the best stuff I know. And I'll have perfect company for a night of hockey too. Nobody around to ******* disturb me. It'll be a good night, despite the hockey.

 

[Rogue Leader]

I'm really looking forward to this game. I'm going to eat some absolutely great food. Drink some of the best stuff I know. And I'll have perfect company for a night of hockey too. Nobody around to ******* disturb me. It'll be a good night, despite the hockey.

I was just going to comment, but than finished reading your post. Enjoy, dude! And who knows it's time to win one, isn't it?

 

[Stigma]

Didn't think this possible, but our music is even softer than the team!

Haha! I was thinking the same thing. I guess this music perfectly reflects the team.

These guys needs some aggression training. Keefe should take this group to some hardcore and death metal shows. Teach them to mosh a little bit. Discover, express and harness their inner rage.

 

[Brown Dog]

We need a game to really shift things in the right direction.

To my mind it feels like there have been 2 games that have defined our season to this point--both against key divisional rivals.

1) The third game vs. Montreal (the Kapanen stick throw game) when we blew that 3-goal 3rd period lead and lost in OT. Coming off a 2-0 start to the season where they looked pretty good, that was a bummer and set the wheels in motion for the freefall and Babcock's ousting.

2) Last week's loss in Buffalo. We were coming off a 3-game win streak to start the Keefe era and jumped out to a 2-goal lead. Optimism was at an alltime high and it seemed like a new page was being turned until they blew that lead and lost in regulation. Scoring has dried up and they've lost two out of three since, throwing the fanbase back into panic mode.

We desperately need a turning point game. An unexpected blowout win, an unlikely comeback, a buzzer beater. Something to set the tone for good things to come for the rest of the year before the malaise of mediocrity fully sets in.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Haha! I was thinking the same thing. I guess this music perfectly reflects the team.

These guys needs some aggression training. Keefe should take this group to some hardcore and death metal shows. Teach them to mosh a little bit. Discover, express and harness their inner rage.

Didn't you see Nylander on that training session clip? He was channeling some primal rage there.

 

[DarkKnight]

Looking forward to seeing one of the top lines in hockey last year back together for the first time.

 

[saltming]

Hihi, wonderful post! The
nerve of the Keefecock! Pretty excited for Aberg too. My hopes vs the Blues are pretty low.

This is our last hope.
Yoda, "no. There is another"
Haha

 

[Rogue Leader]

Haha! I was thinking the same thing. I guess this music perfectly reflects the team.

These guys needs some aggression training. Keefe should take this group to some hardcore and death metal shows. Teach them to mosh a little bit. Discover, express and harness their inner rage.

You know the closest thing is Bieber, who is a regular season ticket holder. Only makes it worse!

 

[Cor]

I’m excited to see Aberg again.

Agostino will get his chance. IIRC he just recently returned from an injury with the Marlies, did he not?

 

[namttebih]

Why is aberg on the 1st line? Random choice.....you have mikheyev or hyman or kapanen or engvall to choose from.

Mikheyev Matthews Nylander
Hyman Tavares Marner
Engvall Kerfoot Kapanen
Aberg Gauthier Spezza

Matthews has told Keefe that he will only center swedish wingers

 

[Guided by Veseys]

We need a game to really shift things in the right direction.

To my mind it feels like there have been 2 games that have defined our season to this point--both against key divisional rivals.

1) The third game vs. Montreal (the Kapanen stick throw game) when we blew that 3-goal 3rd period lead and lost in OT. Coming off a 2-0 start to the season where they looked pretty good, that was a bummer and set the wheels in motion for the freefall and Babcock's ousting.

2) Last week's loss in Buffalo. We were coming off a 3-game win streak to start the Keefe era and jumped out to a 2-goal lead. Optimism was at an alltime high and it seemed like a new page was being turned until they blew that lead and lost in regulation. Scoring has dried up and they've lost two out of three since, throwing the fanbase back into panic mode.

We desperately need a turning point game. An unexpected blowout win, an unlikely comeback, a buzzer beater. Something to set the tone for good things to come for the rest of the year before the malaise of mediocrity fully sets in.

And even though it is recent I think maybe that last game as well. Colorado is fantastic and we were on a back to back. That ridiculous goal has put the fan base into a collective shock.
Get a single point last game and I’m sure most fans are feeling more or less comfortable with the Keefe leafs. Something about that goal and loss has incited a cataclysmic nihilism within leafland.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

The reason why Defensive minded teams are the way to go in this cap era is it keep salaries down.
Drafting too many skilled forwards just inflates salaries.

I wanted to build from the net out. That was my plan.

 

[Macallan18]

I'm really looking forward to this game. I'm going to eat some absolutely great food. Drink some of the best stuff I know. And I'll have perfect company for a night of hockey too. Nobody around to ******* disturb me. It'll be a good night, despite the hockey.

ok, personal question, what is your fav beverage?
I won't be hurt if its not single malt.
I actually drink bourbon too.

 

[ULF_55]

Marner JT make Hyman better, but that's not chemistry.
It's not a player making the other players on the line better, chemistry is about how the components of the line compliment each other to make the line better. It's an overall view of the results, not the evaluation of the individual parts themselves.
Does that make sense?

That's exactly it.

You can have terrific/high end parts, but they have fit together if you want it to work.

 

[horner]

I think they need to shoot a bit more.

They were buzzing for a long stretch of that Avalanche game, but didn't finish anything.

and go to the net greasy goals

 

[ULF_55]

Haha! I was thinking the same thing. I guess this music perfectly reflects the team.

These guys needs some aggression training. Keefe should take this group to some hardcore and death metal shows. Teach them to mosh a little bit. Discover, express and harness their inner rage.

Perhaps he has a road to that, but he has to start gently to not spook them.

Slowly build up some tolerance.