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

[Deebo]

Why wasn’t Anderson a star! The only reason we won

How many of the 5 goals did he score?

 

[FlareKnight]

It is kind of awesome to have Hyman on a kind of hot streak. He's played well and been chipping in. Some very much "oops" moments in clearing his zone, but as a whole he's been great.

 

[stickty111]

Until recently Nylander has been getting up to speed and Johnsson was injured. Once healthy he was eased into the fourth line and given power play time. We’ve gotten nine points out of ten in our last five games, they probably don’t want to mix the lines up too badly. Also this Kadri line has looked pretty decent.

Marleau isn’t going on the forth line and Hyman and Kapanen don’t deserve a demotion.

Kadri is good one game, and not so good the next game.
Nylander is carrying the line right now.

 

[Throw More Waffles]

It is kind of awesome to have Hyman on a kind of hot streak. He's played well and been chipping in. Some very much "oops" moments in clearing his zone, but as a whole he's been great.

Agreed.

I'll never criticize someone that works so ridiculously hard. It's not his talent. It's that he'll drop the gloves. He'll throw a hit. He's a beast on the boards. Surprised leaf nation doesn't like such a player.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Absolutely horrible performance.

Andersen was bad (the one early in the second that was called back was a good goal), as were most of them.

We won, but were badly outplayed, and did not deserve to.

 

[GardinerTheForward]

Is it ok to like Nylander again? He looks great out there. Full of confidence.

No not yet, he still isn’t an Ontaria Boy

 

[GardinerTheForward]

No not yet, he still isn’t an Ontaria Boy

Is it ok to like Nylander again? He looks great out there. Full of confidence.

But for real I want more consistency before I make such a claim. Reserving judgement until he starts sniping again and or taking hits

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Kadri is good one game, and not so good the next game.
Nylander is carrying the line right now.

He’s made some wierd choices lately, like tonight why did he try and go what looked like 4 on 1 at one point in the third period, when we were up by a goal.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Agreed.

I'll never criticize someone that works so ridiculously hard. It's not his talent. It's that he'll drop the gloves. He'll throw a hit. He's a beast on the boards. Surprised leaf nation doesn't like such a player.

Some people only see goals, which is a pity, as they miss most of the game.

 

[ANDI P IS CUTE]

Wasn't pretty but happy we got the 2 points. Nylander was terrific. Hope Muzz feels better.

what happened...

 

[Mattavarner]

He didn't. Saw Marner say something to him while celebrating.
Noticed Brown replaced Nylander at the end of the game, was anything said about that on the broadcast?
Not sure if he was hurt or if they still don't trust him at the end of the game.

Babs has done that the last few games, ridiculous that 3 years in he still doesn't trust Nylander to defend a lead

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

what happened...

Was clipped in the head by an Ottawa players hip when he was diving towards the net. Wasn’t dirty or even a hit really but he was sent to the quiet room for a few minutes. Came back late in the first and played they rest of the game. Seems fine.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Babs has done that the last few games, ridiculous that 3 years in he still doesn't trust Nylander to defend a lead

Don’t they play on the same line? How did Nylander replace him? Or was this after Johnsson was moved up for a few shifts?

 

[Mattavarner]

Don’t they play on the same line? How did Nylander replace him? Or was this after Johnsson was moved up for a few shifts?

johnson Kadri brown in the last 5 minutes
Nylander didn't play

 

[taurine330]

Why wasn’t Anderson a star! The only reason we won

Craig Anderson? Yes, he let in 5 goals Hence we won 5-4.

 

[taurine330]

He’s calling Toronto @ Montreal regular season finale

This Saturday or?

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

I was watching some of the post game. Is it just me or is Burke actually really good at being an analyst? I don’t always agree with him but he’s always entertaining.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Absolutely horrible performance.

Andersen was bad (the one early in the second that was called back was a good goal), as were most of them.

We won, but were badly outplayed, and did not deserve to.

Can you provide the angle where the puck crossed the line, because I can't find it anywhere.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

That was too close. Glad we pulled it out. Loved that rush by Rielly for the GWG. Now on to Montreal. Need a big win over there.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

D-men TOI:

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

Usage still annoys me here.

How Zaitsev and Hainsey gets more TOI than the two Jakes is beyond me.

 

[ponder]

Agreed.

I'll never criticize someone that works so ridiculously hard. It's not his talent. It's that he'll drop the gloves. He'll throw a hit. He's a beast on the boards. Surprised leaf nation doesn't like such a player.

Love Hyman. May not be super talented with the puck, but he’s competent offensively, and GREAT at everything else. Best motor on the team by far, shows up in big games, was maybe our best player in the playoffs last year, amazing at winning puck battles that most guys wouldn’t even try for, and strong defensively.

I remember the lean years when the Leafs had nobody who would work hard. Love having Hyman on the team, he brings the hustle like nobody else.

 

[TMLS]

He doesn’t kill penalties and the top powerplay unit stayed on the entire power play almost.

buddy he played with lindholm and goat on the 4th line while the utter plug marleau played with matthews. egocock can do no wrong tho he is the great of coach of all time.

 

[TMLS]

someone tell me why egocock plays Johnson under 10 mins while giving a useless plug like marleau mins with matthews? is it to keep johnson's contract keep cheaper? otherwise it makes litreally 0 sense how a plug like marleau is ahead of him in the depth chart.

bc why waste talent on 4th line giving under 10mins while playing a plug on the top line and giving him 15mins+? just make the 3 lines stacked. someone post matthews stats with and without marleau on his line. im really curious how much of an anchor he really is.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Didn't watch because I was on a plane but what's up with 18 mins for Muzzin, 23 for Hainsey, and 20 for Zaitsev?

 

[mikeo1]

Didn't watch because I was on a plane but what's up with 18 mins for Muzzin, 23 for Hainsey, and 20 for Zaitsev?

Muzzin missed part of the game after a head injury.