Pre-Game Talk: Leafs v Devils

[Kiwi]

Please be better

A strong performance combined with 60 minutes of effort and the results will take care of themselves, if not were going to continue playing well below our capabilities like we have been recently

I can't say I'm enjoying it much, the boys are capable of so much more

 

[Al14]

Deck the hall with Babs of Holl-y?

Fa la la lah, na na nahhhhh.

We better just leivo it alone now, or, we may get into a holl lot of trouble!

 

[Al14]

Well, we better get more than 6 shots against them. That, would be very nice.

 

[LeafSteel]

We better just leivo it alone now, or, we may get into a holl lot of trouble!

I cannot beLeivo that you would Holld us responsible for that!!!

 

[AcerComputer]

I wonder if we can trade for Leivo back?

 

[Mr Hockey]

I think Willie is good for 2 this game.

 

[TML11]

Ever since Pretty Boy came back, the team hasn't been the same.... am I the only one that see's this?
To be a fly on the wall in Dubas' office right now.

agree. waaaay too much focus/talk on contract and money, now all I hear is Matthews and Marner's signing dates. do all that in the off season. it takes the focus away from the players focusing on the games. stupid. I wish we still had Hunter.

 

[Suntouchable13]

agree. waaaay too much focus/talk on contract and money, now all I hear is Matthews and Marner's signing dates. do all that in the off season. it takes the focus away from the players focusing on the games. stupid. I wish we still had Hunter.

That's what the game is becoming now. Too much about the cap, money. To be honest, the cap is the worst thing to have happened to this league. And all the parity it has created is disgusting.

 

[TimPeel]

It would be nice if we could do what other successful teams are doing and stack our lines. Hyman shouldn't be anywhere near the top two lines. This team is so deep and seeing our coach self sabotage our line up for whatever reason is frustrating.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Since Nylanders return this team has looked lost. I would say its due to the line shuffling. Not jumping at Nylander here but it is apparent that he's not ready nor is the team ready for him. He needs to get his legs and game back. He's way too slow physically & mentally when making plays.

The things that have changed is that the PP1 unit is no longer scoring, our PK has been performing worse, and Andersen has come back to earth a bit. None of which has anything to do with Nylander.

 

[great]

The things that have changed is that the PP1 unit is no longer scoring, our PK has been performing worse, and Andersen has come back to earth a bit. None of which has anything to do with Nylander.

I’m actually wondering why the PK has gotten worse, what happened to it. All of them look tired.

 

[Nithoniniel]

I’m actually wondering why the PK has gotten worse, what happened to it. All of them look tired.

Wish I knew. I'm pretty lousy at analyzing PKs. I do think a flaw in our PK, especially lately, is that we are not good enough at getting the puck out. That leads to long PP shifts, and we start to break down and miss coverage or passing lanes.

 

[Mr Hockey]

I’m actually wondering why the PK has gotten worse, what happened to it. All of them look tired.

we have run into some good PP's that have been hot, what are you going do, it happens, weather the storm...

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I’m actually wondering why the PK has gotten worse, what happened to it. All of them look tired.

Nothing really happened. The pk has been bad for years now. It only looks good when Andersen is exceptional

 

[Nineteen67]

That's what the game is becoming now. Too much about the cap, money. To be honest, the cap is the worst thing to have happened to this league. And all the parity it has created is disgusting.

I tend to agree but it has allowed some markets to establish themselves, which is good for the NHL.

The bigger issue, in my mind, is the league moving toward the US College style of play. The WJHC is going to penalize for contact if the player doesn’t have the puck. I understand why they’re doing it, but I don’t like it.

 

[Nineteen67]

Wish I knew. I'm pretty lousy at analyzing PKs. I do think a flaw in our PK, especially lately, is that we are not good enough at getting the puck out. That leads to long PP shifts, and we start to break down and miss coverage or passing lanes.

They do that 5v5, however theyve been much better this year than in the past

 

[Dayjobdave]

I cannot beLeivo that you would Holld us responsible for that!!!

Reilly?