Post-Game Talk: Matty Hatty and Willy Winner Leafs win 4-3 in OT

[Leaf Rocket]

What 'never ends'?


Van Ryn affect?

its a konecny special. somehow lol

 

[GoonieFace]

Except Knies is what 6'3 220ish, and a Power Forward.

Well, considering this is a thread about this game, and Knies made that play in this game and the opponent eventually scored off that play...

I didn't see Willy or Marner make that play in this game. If they did, I am sure people would be talking about it.

There was a very similar play by Marner on the boards where he waved his stick instead of using his body, no goal resulted. Also, on the PP where Marner was at the point and shyed away from contact, almost leading at an odd man rush, but whatever

 

[Niagara Bill]

McMann 3 goals moved to 4th line.
AM 3 goals
Will AM get moved down in the lineup

No but that is how Keefe develops players.
Decisions based on money.

 

[GoonieFace]

Except Knies is what 6'3 220ish, and a Power Forward.

Oh so only power forwards are expected to make plays along the boards in the defensive zone.

 

[ACC1224]

its a konecny special. somehow lol

Sorry, not sure what that means.

 

[MarMarSab3]

Oh so only power forwards are expected to make plays along the boards in the defensive zone.

No but to at least get in the guts way, he skated right by him

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Hard to believe they've won 7 straight against the Flyers. It used to be the other way around back in the days.

Matthews is on pace for 71 goals.

I was a comatose zombie the day after Jeremy Roenick's playoff goal in 2004.

 

[Shanwhatplan]

Maybe as a last resort. I'd look at other options, there will be more players available.

Too bad we hadn't tried to sign Duchene, but of course, hindsight is always 20/20.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Didn’t know that but the eye test says he’s more engaged now if he can drop the gloves just once

He's already within 2 of his most hits in a season, and currently at career highs in hits/60 and takeaways/60.

Baby steps.

 

[notDatsyuk]

I can give you 11mil reason why JT will be playing with Willie.

I don’t mind Bert as he plays hard and just very very unlucky.

I can give you 11.5 million reasons (starting next year) why he shouldn't be.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Why the f**k would you have to convince JT to play third line minutes? Isn’t it the coach’s job to assemble the line in a way that ensures the best odds of success? Keefe’s the idiot here, JT is playing where he’s told to play, and yes it’s above his abilities right now……..

I used to think the reason JT always had Willy (or Mitch) to carry him was because Dubas insisted on it, to make his mistake look not too bad. I expected that to end when Dubas left (Keefe can't be that blind, can he?)

I'm coming around to the opinion of some posters that it's Shanahan more than Dubas to blame, for both the signing and the continued misuse.

 

[CuuuJooo]

Frigging bum


Worst acquisition since Tavares

Exactly how much are we paying Bertuzzi per point?

Whatever it is, it's too much.

His vaunted "playoff performer" status (and isn't all of this based on one series?) means nothing if he's completely useless in the regular season.

 

[ULF_55]

Nice choice for overtime line.

Two forwards who can skate, one who can snipe.

 

[ACC1224]

Nice choice for overtime line.

Two forwards who can skate, one who can snipe.

If Marner was a little slower changing Domi wouldn't have been in the picture.

 

[notDatsyuk]

I still don't understand why Keefe wouldn't put McMann with JTand Nylander.

Especially when McMann just scored 3 goals.

What in his game doesn't Keefe like, he seems to trust Holmberg more.

To me holmberg doesn't excite me alot, always wanting more.

Maybe he was being nice to McMann, keeping him away from JT.

I don't think it matters much who is on the left side, so long as JT is in the middle.

 

[ULF_55]

Liljegren had a bad game for his standards defensively but was good offensively. All in all not one of his better games but has been getting WAAAYYYY too much hate lately.

It was a great game for him for takeaways.

This is how they learn and get better.

Like how when he's played 1178 games he doesn't go across ice to fight for the puck when 3 other teammates are at the same place and leave 90% of the ice behind him completely unprotected allowing the opposition to skate in and pull up a chair have a cigarette, offer a light to a passersby and then dunk on Samsonov.

That probably doesn't happen when Liljegren has a few hundred games under his belt.

 

[thewave]

Snipe Bros. Right there is a winning competition on any team. An expensive one mind you.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

 

[ULF_55]

If Marner was a little slower changing Domi wouldn't have been in the picture.

I was going to mention marner's passing for Matthews two.

The pass from inside the Leafs zone to Matthews swinging back around the opposition blueline was a masterstroke.

 

[Al14]

Fun regular season team but their inability to lock down a game this season will cost them when they really start to matter.

Exactly, it was VERY STUPID of this team to allow the Flyers to take a point from that game.

This team needs to find a killer instinct and find ways to win games IN REGULATION going away with little to no disorganization.

Both of Bertuzzi and Gregor had NO BUSINESS taking o-zone penalties. As their coach, both would be healthy scratches at some point in the next few games.

I also wonder if either Referee have experienced a stick hook to the groin area. I did once during my playing days, and despite obviously wearing a cup, I went down on my knees as a result of getting a stick in such a sensitive area.

There is NO WAY that Geordano should have been assessed a diving penalty on that play. The Refs just DIDN'T WANT our Leafs to get a 2 man advantage !!! Once again, 'game management' was just screwing our Leafs.

 

[ULF_55]

I don't think Gregor got the bench pretty sure he was out on that last 4th line shift with ~3 mins left. But the other 2 definitely missed shifts.

Just for clarification:

Time On Ice Report Home Team

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[ACC1224]

It was a great game for him for takeaways.

This is how they learn and get better.

Like how when he's played 1178 games he doesn't go across ice to fight for the puck when 3 other teammages are at the same place and leave 90% of the ice behind him completely unprotected allowing the opposition to skate in and pull up a chair have a cigarette, offer a light to a passersby and then dunk on Samsonov.

That probably doesn't happen when Liljegren has a few hundred games under his belt.

You've posted expanded game stats before, where do you find those?

 

[horner]

Now that is crazy.

 

[ACC1224]

They showed in the building, that Matthews is now the all time leader in multi goal games.

 

[ULF_55]

You've posted expanded game stats before, where do you find those?

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