GDT: Leafs vs Preds - 8PM TSN

[Bedards Dad]

Andy is playing like Andy. Inconsistent as hell. This is what he's always been.

It all comes down to whether we get a composed performance out of him or whether Mr. Game 7 shows up as demonstrated below:



First time I've watched the highlights of this game and just look at the 2nd and 4th goal he gives up. Same type of backbreakers. Bottomline, we need to stop wasting time and find a real starter ASAP

The goalie who has the mosts consitant sv% in his career is inconsitent? Or do you mean game to game? Beacuse thats all goalies.

 

[ShaneFalco]

 

[CelticDruid]

I hope the Leafs D plays a lot better in front of Andersen, at least give him a chance.

 

[Clark4Ever]

I expect the first period to be sloppy due to rust, but there should be no excuses regarding the effort level tonight. The boys are well rested.

 

[shaner8989]

Expecting Andersen to suck again. Hope I'm wrong

 

[ACC1224]

Expecting Andersen to suck again. Hope I'm wrong

That's the spirit!

 

[ShaneFalco]

 

[Gary Nylund]

How many players on this team were in the Blue and White after the last break, or the break before, or event the one before that? What some players in a blue and white sweater did in previous seasons has little to no barring on this team. Predicting them to have a poor showing based on what Ron Hainsey, Josh Lievo, Nazem Kadri, Par Lindholm, Patrike Marleau, Nikita Zaitsev, Tyler Ennis, Jake Garinder or Connor Brown did is pretty ridiculous.

They are no more likely to play poorly then any other team in the league.

Agree 100%. I was going to say something like this but I'm a bit rushed today.

 

[Gary Nylund]

LOL.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

Strap yourselves in boys and girls, it's going to be a mad rush to April. I think we can do this if we get off on the right foot tonight. The next 5 games are all winnable with a little effort and Andersen discovering his game.

 

[Kamiccolo]

We all talk about statement game quite a bit.

Well.. This is one. This team is hit or miss historically in these games. We lost the last statement game in Florida, and then again in Chicago, and had to sit and listen to how screwed we are the whole break.

Now we are out of the playoffs. Time for a game that shows that we are a playoff team.

 

[ToneDog]

Strap yourselves in boys and girls, it's going to be a mad rush to April. I think we can do this if we get off on the right foot tonight. The next 5 games are all winnable with a little effort and Andersen discovering his game.

For all Leaf nation's sake let's hope it is a mad rush to April 1st and not to March 1st or earlier.

 

[DarkKnight]

This break has been ridiculous.

 

[ToneDog]

IMO this game is more of a must win for Nashville than the Leafs. Leafs better expect Nashville to come out hungry or this could be another Florida, who knew the importance of that game and were ready.

 

[AvroArrow]

Muzzin back should provide a huge boost, lets get it

 

[supermann_98]

So glad to get Muzzin back.

Anyone hear what line they're gonna slot Moore in on? Assuming it's the 4th line but I'm curious to see how he'd do on one of the top 3 lines

 

[Suntouchable13]

What makes Ceci better than Marincin at this point? Why is Marincin is sitting but not Ceci?

 

[Phion Keneuf]

What makes Ceci better than Marincin at this point? Why is Marincin is sitting but not Ceci?

Everything. Marincin needs to sit forever.

 

[egd27]

Score 6 and they should be ok.

Yea that'll should get them to OT at a minimum...........shouldn't it?

 

[stewpac]

Its exciting have some players back but the real difference tonight will be marincin not playing. Huge boost lol

 

[lovemyleafs]

There probably will be a moment of silence before the game to honor Kobe and the 9 other lives that were lost.

 

[Ziggdiezan]

Somehow convince Matthews it's a home game and we got a shot.

I knew it was bad but didnt know it was this bad:

GP,G,A, +/-, Shots, S%, PPG, PPA
Home: 25, 27, 12, +14, 116, 23.3%, 6, 3
Away: 24, 7, 11, +0, 79, 8.9%, 3, 5

Strangest part is he similar on the PP away (most of his production on the PP away) but orders of magnitude better at 5 on 5 at home.


Biggest stat that jumps out to me is in 24 away games Matthews has scored only 4 goals at ES while at home he has put up 21 ES goals in 25 games....

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I knew it was bad but didnt know it was this bad:

GP,G,A, +/-, Shots, S%, PPG, PPA
Home: 25, 27, 12, +14, 116, 23.3%, 6, 3
Away: 24, 7, 11, +0, 79, 8.9%, 3, 5

Strangest part is he similar on the PP away (most of his production on the PP away) but orders of magnitude better at 5 on 5 at home.


Biggest stat that jumps out to me is in 24 away games Matthews has scored only 4 goals at ES while at home he has put up 21 ES goals in 25 games....

It's just a weird coincidence rather than something that's bad. Every other season he's had more road goals than home goals

 

[Ziggdiezan]

It's just a weird coincidence rather than something that's bad. Every other season he's had more road goals than home goals

Ya I saw that too. Very strange indeed

 

[Big Muddy]

I knew it was bad but didnt know it was this bad:

GP,G,A, +/-, Shots, S%, PPG, PPA
Home: 25, 27, 12, +14, 116, 23.3%, 6, 3
Away: 24, 7, 11, +0, 79, 8.9%, 3, 5

Strangest part is he similar on the PP away (most of his production on the PP away) but orders of magnitude better at 5 on 5 at home.

Biggest stat that jumps out to me is in 24 away games Matthews has scored only 4 goals at ES while at home he has put up 21 ES goals in 25 games....

Away teams have the last change, so maybe that has something to do with it? Maybe opponents can deploy their defensive system against Matthews better by having the last change (in lines)?