Post-Game Talk: Sweet, sloppy victory! 5:4 Leafs!

[Kiwi]

Not the prettiest win I've ever seen but I'll take it

We do have an unfortunate tendency to play down to our opponents at times, we got a bit of a tune up in all honesty

Andersen was good, Hyman was excellent and I thought the Tavares lines stepped up

The less said about the defensive effort the better, especially Gardiner and Zaitsev, those two just cannot play together, they bring out the worst each other somehow

 

[MattySnipes]

FWIW that was the team’s 4th game in the last 6 nights

Definitely looked like it.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

The forwards were good, the D sucked

Nikita Zaitsev was bad. So was the Matthews line.

 

[supermann_98]

So tired of this candy ass song. We need something with more hype!

True but it's better than that Carolina celebration. Imagine that? Scotiabank Arena fans would (hopefully) riot if that happened

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

That was a bit ugly, but still felt good. But man, I do not like how we play to close out games.

they're the only undefeated team when leading after 2, so they must be doing something right

 

[Gallagbi]

He was alright, made some good plays. He's clearly just playing on his own basically, doesn't use his linemates much and needs new ones because there are some chemistry issues.

Dubas needs to take Brown and Marleau away from Babcock somehow and re-tool that left side.

He has these linemates because he wasn't clicking with Nylander, Marner or Hyman.

 

[Ziggdiezan]

f***ing asshole media stocking the mitch Marner contract talk so much right now.....

Shameless

 

[Advanced stats]

9 points in the last 10?

Good deal, I'll take it. Beat Montreal

 

[Brown Dog]

I didn't mind that game at all. If opponents want to trade shots with us like that, it's fine with me.

 

[keonsbitterness]

Never in doubt.

 

[Cleetus]

wtf

looks to be a sens fan.

 

[HogTown06]

That was much closer than it had to be.

 

[Nalens Oga]

This is not gonna cut it in the playoffs. Hopefully we can get this out of our system as much as possible before April

People more critical of their system have been saying this since October and nothing's changed. PP's gotten worse....

 

[Gallagbi]

This is not gonna cut it in the playoffs. Hopefully we can get this out of our system as much as possible before April

I'd be more worried if we played like this vs. good teams, but we always seem to elevate our play when needed.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

9 points in the last 10?

Yep, rumours of our demise were greatly exaggerated.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Matthews HDCF: 0 HDCA: 6
Ouch.

Ottawa Senators @ Toronto Maple Leafs, 2019-02-06

 

[Thread The Needle]

Gonna miss Bob Cole's voice

 

[TheGroceryStick]

Some good. Some bad.

Little tweak to lines 2 and 3.


Johnsson - Matthews - Nylander
Marleau - Kadri - Kapanen

 

[supermann_98]

Why doesn't johnsson get even 10 minutes of toi

He looked a little timid when he returned but he's got his game back, should 100% be on with either Matthews or on the Kadri line.

Brown provides (maybe) 0.5 PPG potential and Johnsson looks like he could be 60+ sooner rather than later

 

[Nithoniniel]

D-men TOI:

Rielly - 23
Hainsey - 22.6
Zaitsev - 20.7
Muzzin - 18.4
Gardiner - 18
Dermott - 16.6

Usage still annoys me here.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

I'd be more worried if we played like this vs. good teams, but we always seem to elevate our play when needed.

This is a game we deserved to lose, good teams win games they should lose though. We’ve been the Ottawa in this game many times.

 

[ORRFForever]

He was alright, made some good plays. He's clearly just playing on his own basically, doesn't use his linemates much and needs new ones because there are some chemistry issues.

Dubas needs to take Brown and Marleau away from Babcock somehow and re-tool that left side.

Fair enough but, to my eyes, he's always chasing the play.

 

[Nineteen67]

He’s calling Toronto @ Montreal regular season finale

In Toronto.

 

[Morbo]

Z is the big problem, that's obvious but now since the booing he has been terrible, especially at home. What do you do? Do you try and lug a rattled player into the PO or do you make some moves?

Listen, Zaitsev didn't force Gardiner to skate the puck into two Sens late in the game, turning the puck over and causing another chance. Neither did the booing.

He can be a good player at a times but the problem is he can also be an abysmal player at times without a brain in his head. He's as bipolar a player as I've ever seen.

That is one reason why the Leafs probably aren't going to be signing him this offseason. Like JVR, he is an offensively talented but flawed supporting player. Precisely the sort of player you move on from rather than overpay for their declining years.

 

[Nithoniniel]

they're the only undefeated team when leading after 2, so they must be doing something right

Yeah, things have gone fine so far this season, but I'm just not a fan of the turtling the last few minutes.