GDT: Leafs vs Lightning 7PM SNO

[2 Slick]

Why can't the Leafs ever play a sixty minute game? Besides the Pittsburgh game of course.

Took 15 minutes into the 3rd before they had a legitimate shot on net.

Andersen gives up 3 on 19 shots. Not his fault, but damn, he can't get that save % above .850 for the life of him the past 2 months.

 

[Nylander88]

Hang in there boys. Almost there

 

[Man Bear Pig]

How is that not a penalty on Palat?

This is insane

Worst part is that wasnt even the most blatant one they havent called.

 

[leafsfan5]

Just keep making the safe plays right now

 

[New User Name]

This team seems physically out of shape.

 

[IPS]

Did they show ya’ll Tavares being mauled behind the play in front of the ref with no call?

They sure did

 

[Stephen]

they're doing that weird thing again where they swipe stupidly at the puck.

it's their third period ritual.

It’s like they turn on that Phil Kessel defensive playbook. Lots of sweep checks and flybys cause the boss is watching.

 

[saffronleaf]

our ability to protect third period leads is not good enough. need to have some offensive zone pressure and some physical push back.

would be nice if refs didn't game manage but that's unfortunately what it is.

 

[ryno23]

This team gets f***ed in the 3rd cause they cant adapt their game. They few times they dumped it they got pressure and killed time. They refuse to dump it in and turn the puck over in the NZ and they get cy led

Its ok to flip it out and dump it in. Use your speed to pressure the puck

Its simple hockey

 

[Advanced stats]

Don't know how anyone is calling out our effort. I'm very impressed. Tampa Bay is a top 3 team pushed my for a goal.

The fact that we're holding on without 3 of our top 4 defensemen is impressive.

 

[MeSorry]

Dump and chase with numbers, only to give it to their D Core. While all 3 of our forwards go to deep, they get a pass to their forwards with numbers going the other way. How many times as it been like 8 times? Like stop.

 

[theTTC]

It took 12 minutes in the 3rd period for the Leafs to get a shot on goal.

Did not even notice.

The Leafs never get the puck behind the other team's icing line.

Marner got the shot.

(...anyone triggered?)

 

[JerseyMike34]

That felt intentional, no way Nylander was getting to that puck if he doesn't high stick it and it goes back the other way. Gives them a breather.

Maybe.

I just see it all over the league now. Not just Leafs players. Seems like they forget it's a rule often.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Holy crap what a save you bastard Vasilevsky.

 

[Tlo1]

Hold on JT!!!

 

[TimeZone]

Tavares blatantly held again...this is just sad to see.

 

[egd27]

Hanging on for dear life....
Disgusting hockey.

Oh come on....TBL is a solid team and they have no defence left

 

[Superstar]

Did they show ya’ll Tavares being mauled behind the play in front of the ref with no call?

The Bolts should have at least 3 penalties in the 3rd if they were calling a fair game...but hey, let's give a slashing penalty to Sandin for a light tap.

 

[MoreMogilny]

Did Tavares just get held? How many penalties are the refs gonna ignore

 

[mikeyz]

Tampa getting away with everything.

How was that not a hold?

 

[Martin Skoula]

Is it still taboo to talk game management reffing???

Can you stop with the conspiracy theories, it's not like there's graphs showing that game management is an inarguable empirical fact.

 

[saffronleaf]

that should be holding. wtf

 

[Anthrax442]

that wasnt interferemce?

 

[ToMaLe]

holding no call

 

[egd27]

Clifford saved one there

 

[realgoodleafs]

How is that not a hold on Tavares?