Post-Game Talk: Leafs win 5-2

[Leafsfan74]

Holy 5-2 party

Yeah worked out well this time.

This game is a reminder to everyone why Babcock runs the team and moves players in and out when needed. The 4th line had a hell of a game.

 

[Al14]

Apparently, the Blues can't play hockey unless they're playing our Leafs!

Took 2 points away from us, and now, giving 2 points to our division rival!

 

[BertCorbeau]

Detroit played a very defense first minded game with a focus on puck transition off of turnovers .. the top 6 skill was absent tonight, everyone struggled to handle the puck and make a play, but the bottom 6 stepped up winning battles, using their speed.

Goat is having himself a breakout season as establishing himself as a quality 4th line centre.

 

[Star Ocean]

Is timashow good or just lucky?

 

[Burnie97]

Overall solid game... dicey coverage a few times... but definitely a big improvement over last game.

Andy played fine but overall wasnt tested to much.

3rd lines been fantastic.

Go Leafs

 

[Suntouchable13]

Don’t apologize for depth....that was fun watching Mikheyev, Timo and Moore in particular.

We still need all of our top 6 guys to play well. Only Matthews and Willy have been good.

 

[JerseyMike34]

They don't ask how, they ask how..... this is Toronto, they ask how.

 

[saffronleaf]

important to get depth scoring.

solid win.

would like to see abdelkader get destroyed in a future game for his dirty hit.

marner should be sent to the press box.

 

[The90]

it's not mind blowing analysis to say that if our top 6 doesn't play better we won't win many games. They got bailed out tonight by stellar work from the bottom 6 guys.

Nice to have a bottom 6 capable of that every once in a while though isn’t it?

 

[BertCorbeau]

Andersen was quite solid tonight.

That's probably the most encouraging thing out of this game.

 

[The Examiner]

A win is a win and I wasn’t really worried but Detroit sucks and Howard made some terrible mistakes.

Happy that the bottom 6ers showed up to clean up after the superstars.

On to Minny.

 

[Dave92]

Great game for both Babs and Dubas. The guys that need to be coached up and depth pickups were amazing. Embarrassing game for the most expensive line in hockey. And total disaster for Jason Spezza.

Mikheyev is soo good!

 

[garce]

Blechh millen in Montreal worlds worst and nobody close.

 

[ottomaddox]

Spezza and Petan who?

 

[The90]

Is timashow good or just lucky?

That cross ice pass on the Muzzin goal is not luck my friend. That takes skill

 

[stickty111]

Still can't feel good about a win knowing who the coach is, but if these players can carry the team then great.
Marner is invisible.

 

[Nooodles]

We might get a fine from the NHL for putting the jersey of our bottom 6 guys on our top 6 guys.

 

[saffronleaf]

Garbage win...pointless assist on empty neter for tavares to make him look decent.
Marners points per dollars is gonna be incredible this year

nah he'll keep racking up those secondary freebies now and then so his dad can still think he's the bestest

 

[Suntouchable13]

Nice to have a bottom 6 capable of that every once in a while though isn’t it?

Yes, it really is. It was downright impressive tonight. I did not expect it.

 

[Kiwi]

We won, that's the important thing

The bottom 6 were amazing and Andersen made the saves he needed to for us to win, the defensive unit tightened up as the game went on

I thought the Matthews line was ok and the Tavares line was a black hole where all hope goes to die

Hyman can't get fit soon enough

 

[Nithoniniel]

Let's stay positive since it's a win. We can apparently beat a team like Detroit even with our top six MIA and a so-so game from our defense as well.

Good
Kerfoot
Mikheyev
Moore
Shore
Gauthier
Timashov

Fine
Matthews
Johnsson
Kapanen
Ceci
Muzzin
Barrie
Holl
Andersen

Bad
Nylander
Tavares
Marner
Rielly
Sandin

 

[Thread The Needle]

Feels good man.

A little off topic, is it just me or do Leafs games have the ambient noise toned down even more than when other teams play? Noticed the crowd volume is much lower in this Habs (I know, my eyes burned) game. I sacrificed much for this finding.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Basketball ...... Timo

 

[MSZ]

Spezza and Petan who?

Spezza is the MVP tonight for sitting in the pressbox.

 

[Zizzzzy]

Sandin's nose 1 - Detroit 0