Post-Game Talk: Rielly is Rielly, Rielly Good. But Leafs Still Lose. 2-1 Shootout Loss

[Cor]

Jonathan Bernier, James van Reimsdyk, Morgan Rielly and Nazem Kadri make me happy

Rest of them, kinda make me sad

 

[Mess]

Horachek has now earned 3 points since taking over.

 

[ThatQuietGuy93]

Price, Subban, Pacioretty >>> Anything the Leafs have


They deserve to be where they are.

Lol well you don't deserve to be in this forum...sticking up for Habs.. Seriously

 

[Duffman955]

Horachek has now earned 3 points since taking over.

Sustainable winning

 

[Trapper]

Well I stand corrected. Without Dion Phanuef our defence is just terrible! I mean, giving up ONE GOAL?!

We CLEARLY need Phanuef back ASAP

I didn't even notice Phaneuf out there.
Seriously though, I thought Franson had one of his best games and this is how they need to let Rielly play.

 

[mulefarm]

Franson played well without Phaneuf. Bailed out Gardiner on some bonehead plays.

Like the breakaway by Cammaleri?

 

[share]

leafs need to get, dylan strome or paval zacka in the draft, to big centers

They are two big cenres also

 

[yubbers]

It should be very clear now to every Leaf follower that Randy Carlyle was not part of the problem. Under his watch, the team overachieved - a playoff appearance, and most recently a solid winning record and in the playoffs when he was fired. With his influence gone, this collection of players has quickly morphed into their truer, more natural form, which is something equivalent to this wretched Devils team.

MLSE at their best again: amputating the only healthy part of the Toronto Maple Leafs body.

So we could've finished 9th or 10th again?

Farthest thing from healthy.

 

[showtime8]

Montreal Canadiens make me so bad you have no idea. That team doesn't deserve to be where they are. I can't help it I need someone to agree before I explode

I would say that the teams are equal up front, but the 2 things that separate the teams is Carey Price might be the best goalie in the league and there is no one on the Leafs blue line that comes close to PK Subban in terms of talent.

If you look at it, JVR and Pacioretty are the same in terms of points, Kessel is heads above anyone else they have on their top line. Desharnais and Bozak are both scrubs.

 

[TML1]

Franson played well without Phaneuf. Bailed out Gardiner on some bonehead plays.

I agree Franson was good. He's always been better then Phaneuf IMO.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Yeah Franson was good. I thought our defense overall didn't really suffer from Dion's absence. Devils might not be the best test though.

He looked fine tonight, I wasn't sure how he would react without Dion. It's only NJ, but he made some good reads and he looked like a top 4 D man.

It was a good night to impress the scouts from other teams.

 

[showtime8]

Jonathan Bernier, James van Reimsdyk, Morgan Rielly and Nazem Kadri make me happy

Rest of them, kinda make me sad

Mike Santorelli had a pretty solid game.

You like?

 

[mulefarm]

Who iced the puck on the Devils goal?

 

[p.l.f.]

PGT is fair game for whatever you want (within board rules).

Its the GDT we are concerned about

great
how many messages did you eliminate in GDT ?

 

[hockeyes]

I found a pair of skates Clarkson should try, might help his stability.

The issue with scoring is it's hard to go from cheating for 4 years to playing with some responsibility middle of the season. Kessel and friends are basically rookies learning how to play all over again. That's why Carlyle should have been gone last summer to give the team a chance to adapt from day one. They aren't a good team but they are a lot better than a 1-2 SOL to NJ.

 

[share]

Horachek has now earned 3 points since taking over.

He will have that on his resume

 

[theTTC]

So we could've finished 9th or 10th again?

Farthest thing from healthy.

^^shhh, Genius at work...

 

[Cor]

Mike Santorelli had a pretty solid game.

You like?

Yeah, I love Winnik, and Santa. Two great players. Our "core" could learn a lot from them

 

[TML1]

Montreal Canadiens make me so bad you have no idea. That team doesn't deserve to be where they are. I can't help it I need someone to agree before I explode

I agree but they have a huge advantage in coaching and management.

 

[share]

great
how many messages did you eliminate in GDT ?

Not enough. I saw many pass him by.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Yeah Franson was good. I thought our defense overall didn't really suffer from Dion's absence. Devils might not be the best test though.

no.
they are totally not.

I think Arizona (from how i've seen them play recently) and the flyers wiill be bigger ones.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

We only lose one point.

Or we gained a point depending how you look at it. We were 5 points out of 5th now we're 4.

I understand people not wanting to cheer for their team to lose, but seriously, is picking up a point here or there to miss the playoffs anyway better for this franchise then a top 5 pick? Really?

I left it open to personal interpretation. What I said was true either way.

 

[leafstilldeath*]

Montreal Canadiens make me so bad you have no idea. That team doesn't deserve to be where they are. I can't help it I need someone to agree before I explode

Price 1G
Subban 1D

Roster filled with players that come to play every night.

As much as I hate the puke of an organization as the Habs, you can't say their players don't compete. Far from it.

 

[ThatQuietGuy93]

Who iced the puck on the Devils goal?

Reilly

 

[Stephen]

Rielly was buzzing all night, and we didn't miss Phaneuf one bit.