Post-Game Talk: Leafs win 7-6 in OT

[Zizzzzy]

If that's how we win this year, we are not making the playoffs.

Glad Tavares got his first hatty though.

Yeah, making the playoffs is hard when you win :p

 

[lovemyleafs]

- Matthews is a MONSTER
- Sparks is absolute garbage
- Third line is disastrous. Kadri needs better linemates.
- Zaitsev was awesome in the preseason and has been great so far this season

 

[Heritage]

I love this team so much.

People need to chill with the negative bullshit and just enjoy watching the skill on display

 

[Liminality]

 

[Censored23]

Can only hope Freddie can play the next 79 games.

 

[2 Slick]

Thankfully Matthews and Tavares are goal scoring elite franchise machines cause our goaltender and defence was brutal.

 

[The Kessel Run]

Let's get Peter Ing on the phone!

 

[SprDaVE]

2 games in a row where the Leafs can't get a save. I thought Sparks was at least decent until the last couple goals... they were awful, probably on par with Andersen's performance last night.

Kapanen was fantastic tonight. A massive upgrade over Ennis... like massive.

 

[saltming]

Waive Sparks.

Wave goodbye to sparks

 

[Havoc]

How is Sparks going to make Matthews look stupid like that. Scores with the sick celly then Sparks lets in a softy.

 

[weems]

McDavid is the best player in the world but after him theres not a single player I'd choose moving forward over Matthews. Now that he's fully healthy and stronger he's a total machine.
This was prolly Kapanen's best game as a Leaf and he should be given a nice run alongside Matthews.
Sparks was trash and as a Dubas fan I think he might have really dropped the ball hard on this move.
Tavares with the monster game and it feels amazing to have a 1-2 punch that not many teams can keep down.
Very exciting game but we really need to either find a way to tighen up defensively or a move has to happen because you cant waste this type of offense with that blueline.

 

[PromisedLand]

Kadri is -5 in the last 2 games combined he better get his head out of his ass

 

[inthe6ix]

the last Kane goal was deflected off Hainsey's stick

Sparks did not have a chance

Ward was screened by Toews on the GWG

But yeah, this is gonna be a trend all season.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Toronto needs to learn to pressure the opposing players on the blue line or fringe. They are **** at it and don't seem capable of executing a proper collapse.

This. We shouldn't be f***ing collapsing when they have the goalie pulled. Pressure them. There were a few times where the Blackhawks player was on his backhand but no leaf in sight

 

[Wendelstache]

minor midget goaltending was far more superior then both the performance sparks and ward put up tonight.

 

[Guided by Veseys]

Kadri and Sparks need to redeem themselves after tonight.

Why would Kadri? Not a great game but decent enough. Hit. Won face offs. No big giveaways like Matthews, Tavares or Gardiner

 

[LeafShark]

What did I just watch?

 

[Mikeyg]

f*** u dubas you really f***ed this one up. Get this echl plug away from matthews its f***ing embarrassing.

 

[MJ65]

A win but so disappointed

So what we are going to do about our backup situation as Sparks is not going to work out

 

[LeafChief]

Sparks is 1-0-0.

 

[stymie]

Sparky gonna cry, again.

 

[garce]

We can out score our d and goaltending.

 

[MattySnipes]

LOVEEEE the offense. Defense not so much. Feels great to get the win either way. Especially against the Hawks and Kaner

 

[Canada4Gold]

A good backup goalie is someone who wins games!

Someone said that as their argument for McBackup in the preseason. Wonder if they still believe that after this travesty.

 

[NightTrain1]

Kadri and Sparks need to redeem themselves after tonight.

Kadri needs to do nothing of the sort.

He has been a heart player for this team for a couple years now. 2 x 30+ goals seasons and drawing matchups against some of the best opponents. People have bad games and his was just highlighted because of his terrible linemates.

Sparks can be waived at any point now and ill be happy.

 

[Pi]

I cannot blame Babcock for his tactical choices in how his teams handle 6-on-5's against because Sparks is garbage? Care to explain that?

Seriously. What was up with the passive collapse in front of Sparks?

Hainsey and Zaitsev shouldn’t be out there. It should be Rielly and Gardiner or Rielly and Zaitsev.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Please everyone stop claiming Dubas to be some amazing GM, he made a terrible decision to get rid of McElhinney.

Don Cherry said it last night, we are going to regret it, who knew it was going to be this early.

Doesn’t even feel like we won when you surrender 6 goals.

That sucks for you. I most definitely feel like we won. Since we did get the win, you know.

But then again, I don't go out of my way to find a reason to be miserable over my hockey team.