Low Effort GDT Maple Leafs at Sens - Game 1 - Tonight: 7 p.m., TSN, RDS - No Crosschecking the Leafs Edition Pt2

[Sensmileletsgo]

Marner was invisible

He’s on strike until the league agrees to ban cross checks in front of the net.

 

[foggyvisor]

He didn’t look rusty - he looked underdeveloped - he isn’t the player that has been plastered around here constantly for 16 months.

Bring on Brann.

It was game 1. Jesus. And they beat the 2054 Stanley Cup Champions.

Why would anyone tinker with the lineup? Players should get to figure out their games while the team is winning.

 

[SENSational]

Batherson and Tkachuk were great, Murray was good, Stutz was good too for a first game, just needed to calm his nerves.

 

[Micklebot]

Yeah he was really solid. I am normally a big critic of his but he played very well tonight.

The one thing Tierney does that I really appreciate is he never forces things,

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

I guess we watched two different games

You didn’t like his game tonight?

 

[Sweatred]

It was game 1. Jesus. And they beat the 2054 Stanley Cup Champions.

Why would anyone tinker with the lineup? Players should get to figure out their games while the team is winning.

Good is good - it’s obvious when someone’s game isn’t there.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

You didn’t like his game tonight?

For the most part as a top four guy not really. I don’t see him sticking there. Some blind passes and what not. Granted it’s one game after not playing in forever. I enjoy the physicality though.

 

[Dionysus]

I just don’t see him as a guy you want to give minutes. I feel like Canucks fans are dead on after my expert one game analysis. I don’t have high hopes for him.

Not first pairing that is for sure. I think he can play a role, the right side D will likely rotate through playing shifts with Chabot.

 

[The Expert]

Loving Watson already. Sniped it and showed Simmonds his bullshit won’t work against us. Always liked him from his Nashville days.

Yeah great first game for the so-called useless vet.

 

[IranCondraAffair]

Good:
Chabot A goal, 3 SOG, 2 hits, 2 blocks. 2 takeaways. ( including one beauty) + 1. Did take a couple penalties though and did have some giveaways. Still a solid game.
Tkachuk. 3 points. 5 hits. +3 Great game
Batherson: 2 points. 5 shots on goal. 4 hits. 1 blocked shot +2
Zaitsev: 2 points. Hit someone and blocked a shot. +3
Paul: A hit, an assist, a block, and 3 takeaways. Was all over the ice.
Tierney: A couple hits, a couple takeaways, and a goal
Stepan: A goal, a hit, a block, and 70% on the faceoff dot.
Norris: Solid game all around.
Watson: He had a goal. Only has 12:00 of icetime. Can't expect more from a 4th line guy. Edit: Didn't take any shit from Toronto either which let Tkachuk/Batherson/Norris/etc.. do their thing.


Bad:
Anisimov: No hits. No blocks and a giveaway. -1.
Wolanin: No hits, no blocks. 2 giveaways - 1

Other:
Dadonov and Stutzle: Both were kind of invisible. Maybe someone saw some things I didn't No major screw ups. Just kinda invisible
Murray: Not a great game stats-wise. The team blocked a lot of low quality shots that might have bumped his %. but he kept the team in it while they weren't playing well in the 1st.
Paquette: Started out terrible, but really grinded it out and made up for it, 3 hits, 3 blocks, and a takeaway.
Brown: Meh
Gudbranson: Meh
Coburn: Meh.
Josh Brown: Didn't notice him at all.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Yeah great first game for the so-called useless vet.

I agree. Let’s still hold judgement until March 6th.

 

[Dionysus]

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The one thing Tierney does that I really appreciate is he never forces things,

Very true, he is calm as well as having the sense and hands to get the puck to the right spots. Good stick breaking up plays as well.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

It was a good warmup...but the real test is tomorrow.

Going to see some pushback by the leafs (if they have any heart) and more aggressive offensive play. How we respond to it will be telling. I have a feeling the game will be closer, but we have tons of swagger this year...I think the guys will be able to push back pretty well against them.

 

[pown]

Add Batherson to the list. He looked very impressive.

missed him somehow, my bad yes he was lights out, drank too much

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Good:
Chabot A goal, 3 SOG, 2 hits, 2 blocks. 2 takeaways. ( including one beauty) + 1. Did take a couple penalties though and did have some giveaways. Still a solid game.
Tkachuk. 3 points. 5 hits. +3 Great game
Batherson: 2 points. 5 shots on goal. 4 hits. 1 blocked shot +2
Zaitsev: 2 points. Hit someone and blocked a shot. +3
Paul: A hit, an assist, a block, and 3 takeaways. Was all over the ice.
Tierney: A couple hits, a couple takeaways, and a goal
Stepan: A goal, a hit, a block, and 70% on the faceoff dot.
Norris: Solid game all around.
Watson: He had a goal. Only has 12:00 of icetime. Can't expect more from a 4th line guy. Edit: Didn't take any shit from Toronto either which let Tkachuk/Batherson/Norris/etc.. do their thing.


Bad:
Anisimov: No hits. No blocks and a giveaway. -1.
Wolanin: No hits, no blocks. 2 giveaways - 1

Other:
Dadonov and Stutzle: Both were kind of invisible. Maybe someone saw some things I didn't No major screw ups. Just kinda invisible
Murray: Not a great game stats-wise. The team blocked a lot of low quality shots that might have bumped his %. but he kept the team in it while they weren't playing well in the 1st.
Paquette: Started out terrible, but really grinded it out and made up for it, 3 hits, 3 blocks, and a takeaway.
Brown: Meh
Gudbranson: Meh
Coburn: Meh.
Josh Brown: Didn't notice him at all.

Murray was very solid. Only bad goal was Tavares one. He was pretty calm in net

 

[bert]

Looks like getting sent down was the wakeup call he needed.

Hahaha

 

[Sweatred]

The one thing Tierney does that I really appreciate is he never forces things,

He had a really nice game -

 

[Korpse]

He was fumbling pucks all night long, that's not his MO, never has been, the rust was clear as day and his confidence was shot. The player that skating today was not the same one from before the injury to start last season.

Definitely wasn't the player he can be tonight, rust is a fair excuse. He can be pretty dynamic with the puck. The problem has always been his play when defending but he did fine in a sheltered role tonight, thought pairing him with Gudbranson mid way through really calmed him down. The play with the puck will come.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

It was a good warmup...but the real test is tomorrow.

Going to see some pushback by the leafs (if they have any heart) and more aggressive offensive play. How we respond to it will be telling. I have a feeling the game will be closer, but we have tons of swagger this year...I think the guys will be able to push back pretty well against them.

Meh, even if the Leafs win tomorrow, we proved we can hold our own against them, and be the better team for a majority of the game.

 

[Bileur]

Tkachuk is bossing it up on TSN post-game.

You f***ing boss Brady.

Boss Brady.

Slap the C on that kid. That was some captain level swagger.

 

[DueDiligence]

It was a good warmup...but the real test is tomorrow.

Going to see some pushback by the leafs (if they have any heart) and more aggressive offensive play. How we respond to it will be telling. I have a feeling the game will be closer, but we have tons of swagger this year...I think the guys will be able to push back pretty well against them.

Actually the pressure is all on the Leafs tomorrow. If they have cup aspirations they should have an answer for what the Sens did to them. If by chance the Sens play it close or actually win; it will say a lot about the Leafs desire and heart.

 

[Sweatred]

Two worst Sens tonight

Bad:
Anisimov: No hits. No blocks and a giveaway. -1.
Wolanin: No hits, no blocks. 2 giveaways - 1

*Wolanin prob had x10 that number of giveaway/turnovers/soft plays.

 

[Micklebot]

Definitely wasn't the player he can be tonight, rust is a fair excuse. He can be pretty dynamic with the puck. The problem has always been his play when defending but he did fine in a sheltered role tonight, thought pairing him with Gudbranson mid way through really calmed him down. The play with the puck will come.

Yeah, I was wondering if the decision to move Gudbranson away from Chabot was to try and help out Wolanin. As the night went on he got less bad, but with the puck on his stick he just wasn't clicking at all for him today.

 

[TheDebater]

Meh, even if the Leafs win tomorrow, we proved we can hold our own against them, and be the better team for a majority of the game.

If that was our effort in the first game of the season, I can only imagine how good we will be when:

- the new guys settle in
- Stützle realizes he can definitely play in the NHL
- Murray gets comfortable in nets
- Norris and Batherson get more confident

To the playoffs we go!

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Murray was solid, only issue is that that third goal. I'm really hoping his glove side isn't going to continue being an issue.