GDT: October 16th Leafs at Caps 7:00pm on SN1

[ItsFineImFine]

That defense needs to be overhauled properly. It’s early days but Barrie and Ceci don’t look like they’re the answer. And Rielly has been terrible. Needs to be insulated better.

Barrie is a good dman but he was never gonna be the answer. The Leafs needed a steady well-rounded right-sided version of Jake Muzzin, not a better version of Jake Gardiner which they already had last year in Rielly.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Geez, Willy can't hit the net and Matthews can't get anything through.

 

[hamzarocks]

Man never seen matthews shots get blocked so often

 

[BorntoLose]

How many times has Matthews been blocked tonight​

 

[TheBeastCoast]

The Bruins are going to have fun with us.

 

[Leafs87]

This is where a big hit can draw some energy. We just don’t have any other layers to our team besides offence. When our offense doesn’t score at will we lose. We have the odd games where Andersen stands on his head but the team D is just garbage

 

[Drytoast]

Geez, Willy can't hit the net and Matthews can't get anything through.

And together they cost 20 mil!

 

[A1LeafNation]

If you honestly think backup is a bigger issue than having no top four RD options, then I don't know what to tell you.

Trade Marner for both.

 

[Cleetus]

The Bruins are going to have fun with us.

that team looks real good.... it pisses me off lol.

 

[MattySnipes]

Caps are looking for their 1st home win. At some point we gotta give them credit for sticking with it. They're playing a helluva game. Total domination. Yet, only down by 2. It's still a game.

 

[The Kessel Run]

Muffin.

 

[LeafsLegendAkiBerg]

Good luck to you. This team has no heart, no soul, a coach that couldn't coach a kid out of an unlocked bathroom and a general manager that's the laughing stock of the league and gave away the farm to a bunch of unproven youngsters. They'll be lucky to make the playoffs. Oh ya, I forgot, a goalie that can't stop balloons.

Matthews and Marner are unproven? Andersen can't stop a balloon? Give me a break.

Just chill. It's the second week of the season.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Man must be nice to get big saves.....

 

[TMLeafer]

Hmm Kerfoot on that line.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Nice play by Kerfoot and Marner. A couple of good shifts in a row.

We really needed to score on that shift by Willy and Matthews.

 

[Stephen]

Barrie is a good dman but he was never gonna be the answer. The Leafs needed a steady well-rounded right-sided version of Jake Muzzin, not a better version of Jake Gardiner which they already had last year in Rielly.

For me the rhetoric about puck possession is asinine when you don’t have a crew that can recover it. Yes Barrie is a fantastic talent but he doesn’t seem to be able to bring that steady all situation defending.

 

[Ratboy]

And here I thought keeping McBackup was the right move

 

[ORRFForever]

Worst period for the Leafs in a LONG time.

 

[MattySnipes]

I think we'll have a great 3rd

 

[Stephen]

This is where a big hit can draw some energy. We just don’t have any other layers to our team besides offence. When our offense doesn’t score at will we lose. We have the odd games where Andersen stands on his head but the team D is just garbage

They need to ban the stick check flybys. In certain situations you absolutely are required to finish the hit and recover that puck.

 

[CelticDruid]

Tavares line has been invisible apart from that last chance.

 

[Drytoast]

Who here thinks we are a top ten team?

 

[MarnerElite]

you just dinosaur brah.

leave your archaic Neanderthal thoughts out of this thread meant for skill and speed.

brah? How about you go back to your basement, virgin?

 

[Stephen]

Worst period for the Leafs in a LONG time.

Only since the Lightning game sadly enough.

 

[ShaneFalco]

I think so as well.

Just when I say that .....