Post-Game Talk: Sharks Hurt Spaling, Sparks and Bernier's Starts. (Leafs lose 5-4 in OT).

[Gary Nylund]

This is an incredibly overused .gif IMO but in this case, it fits very well!

 

[LeafsMonster]

Sparks is out long term? What a circus with our goalies. Every combination possible. All thats left is to call up the zamboni driver

 

[Erdinger]

Now Vancouver is lining up for the Lottery pick - oh God it's never easy for us

If the Pens miss the playoffs Matthews is theirs

 

[hockeyes]

Yeah, didn't mean to only single out only Kadri, but I was not impressed by that play to say the least. Leafs were outclassed in the OT. I feel bad for Bernier.

Why would you feel bad for a guy that single handily lost his team games pretty much every game for how long now? And he certainly didn't "steal" a single point tonight. If anything, Bernier should be grateful that the team still employees him and he isn't riding the bus around the AHL or sitting on the waiver wire.

Insane how quick people are to dangle a .89 performance as proof he isn't a seive

Sorry but it's going to take at least 1 game over .900 before I remotely think "he's back".

 

[Al14]

Sparks is out long term? What a circus with our goalies. Every combination possible. All thats left is to call up the zamboni driver

Wow, just wow! Sparks out long term hurts!

 

[Al14]

If the Pens miss the playoffs Matthews is theirs

Exactly, obviously they need their replacement for Crosby already, eh Bettman!

 

[Erdinger]

Wow, just wow! Sparks out long term hurts!

That's really is a shame for Sparks. But the fact that an ECHL call up is out long term hurts shows how bad our organizational goaltending depth is

 

[LeafsLegendAkiBerg]

Why would you feel bad for a guy that single handily lost his team games pretty much every game for how long now? And he certainly didn't "steal" a single point tonight. If anything, Bernier should be grateful that the team still employees him and he isn't riding the bus around the AHL or sitting on the waiver wire.

Insane how quick people are to dangle a .89 performance as proof he isn't a seive

Sorry but it's going to take at least 1 game over .900 before I remotely think "he's back".

I didn't say "he's back," I said I felt bad for him. I feel bad for him because the loss wasn't his fault and he had zero chance on the second and third goal. I want him to win a game and get some confidence because I'm a Leaf fan and having a good goalie is more important than wishing we lose just so I can complain about how awful Bernier is on a message board.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Why would you feel bad for a guy that single handily lost his team games pretty much every game for how long now? And he certainly didn't "steal" a single point tonight. If anything, Bernier should be grateful that the team still employees him and he isn't riding the bus around the AHL or sitting on the waiver wire.

Insane how quick people are to dangle a .89 performance as proof he isn't a seive

Sorry but it's going to take at least 1 game over .900 before I remotely think "he's back".

I always find it funny when people rage over things that they have imagined.

People are saying he played fine tonight. Not that he's back.

As for empathy. I draw my line somewhere around rapists, child molesters and murderers, not people who struggle with their jobs.

 

[Al14]

Why would you feel bad for a guy that single handily lost his team games pretty much every game for how long now? And he certainly didn't "steal" a single point tonight. If anything, Bernier should be grateful that the team still employees him and he isn't riding the bus around the AHL or sitting on the waiver wire.

Insane how quick people are to dangle a .89 performance as proof he isn't a seive

Sorry but it's going to take at least 1 game over .900 before I remotely think "he's back".

A little harsh, but, I agree somewhat.

 

[Warden of the North]

That's really is a shame for Sparks. But the fact that an ECHL call up is out long term hurts shows how bad our organizational goaltending depth is

Sparks was starting for the Marlies

 

[LeafsLegendAkiBerg]

That's really is a shame for Sparks. But the fact that an ECHL call up is out long term hurts shows how bad our organizational goaltending depth is

Sparks looked pretty shaky tonight before he went down with the injury imo.

 

[Semantics]

If he played every game like tonight, most nights he'd have pretty good stats. He took everything he should, he took most of the high-danger shots and he let in at least one goal that is completely out of his control to make a save on.

Well I guess we just disagree on the eye test. I thought he was not bad, and probably it's not fair to count the OT goal in his sv% since 3v3 isn't hockey, but his movement and rebounds didn't exactly remind me of 2013-14 Bernier.

 

[Alerion]

I always find it funny when people rage over things that they have imagined.

People are saying he played fine tonight. Not that he's back.

As for empathy. I draw my line somewhere around rapists, child molesters and murderers, not people who struggle with their jobs.

Multiple posters have said he's back, actually. They're certainly the minority but the also exist.

I'm pretty much on the fence about Bernier this game but it was refreshing to see him not let in a stinker. We've been very porous on the back end over the last 3-4 games and that's starting to show up the scoreboard. There's been 2+ goals in each of the last two games that resulted from complete defensive breakdowns and that kind of trend is worrying when you consider the progress we seemed to make thus far this season.

 

[MJ65]

Exactly, obviously they need their replacement for Crosby already, eh Bettman!

- that was really good

They won't let us finish last - what a conspiracy

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

If the Pens miss the playoffs Matthews is theirs

God I wish we could cheer for a Pens tank. Stupid contingency on their pick. Good foresight by Rutherford

 

[Nithoniniel]

Multiple posters have said he's back, actually. They're certainly the minority but the also exist.

I'm pretty much on the fence about Bernier this game but it was refreshing to see him not let in a stinker. We've been very porous on the back end over the last 3-4 games and that's starting to show up the scoreboard. There's been 2+ goals in each of the last two games that resulted from complete defensive breakdowns and that kind of trend is worrying when you consider the progress we seemed to make thus far this season.

I think I was one of them, and I was very much making a joke. I saw another poster do it, so that's one at least.

I just think that when you have two dozen people saying he played fine tonight for once and one guy saying he's back, you don't attribute the latter to the whole group.

Well I guess we just disagree on the eye test. I thought he was not bad, and probably it's not fair to count the OT goal in his sv% since 3v3 isn't hockey, but his movement and rebounds didn't exactly remind me of 2013-14 Bernier.

Oh I agree with that. I don't think we'll see that Bernier again to be honest.

As I said in the other thread, gotta separate performance and the result of the performance though. The goalies can only control so much of the latter, and tonight Bernier got the short end of the stick in that regard. If he performed about this well through this season, I think he'd have a .915 sv% now. Just guessing of course, just trying to illustrate that his sv% is low tonight because of a few situations that was completely out of his control.

 

[Erdinger]

- that was really good

They won't let us finish last - what a conspiracy

Pens just have to miss the playoffs to get Matthews.

 

[Al14]

God I wish we could cheer for a Pens tank. Stupid contingency on their pick. Good foresight by Rutherford

A lot better foresight by him than when stupid Burke traded for Kessel.

 

[hockeyes]

I always find it funny when people rage over things that they have imagined.

People are saying he played fine tonight. Not that he's back.

As for empathy. I draw my line somewhere around rapists, child molesters and murderers, not people who struggle with their jobs.

Trust me, I wish I imagined a Leaf goalie losing all 11 games to start a season and would love nothing better than a massive bounce back.

 

[happyaccident]

- that was really good

They won't let us finish last - what a conspiracy

Finishing last isn't enough unfortunately. You're still going to need Jerry's help.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Trust me, I wish I imagined a Leaf goalie losing all 11 games to start a season and would love nothing better than a massive bounce back.

That's great. That wasn't the topic though.

 

[MJ65]

Finishing last isn't enough unfortunately. You're still going to need Jerry's help.

That's true - we need help from every where

 

[Christ]

On a serious note, this really is a good opportunity for Bernier to steal the show

Question is why on earth does the man who was supposed to be starter from day one need to steal the show for? He is the sole reason for his troubles this season, guy is finding new and inventive ways to lose this season.

 

[cupcrazyman]

If the Pens miss the playoffs Matthews is theirs

They get to keep their own pick,they don't get ours.