Post-Game Talk: The Ottawa Devils beat Leafs; Babcock outcoached

[PromisedLand]

Kadri had the worst game of the season

Rielly had a bad game

Andersen couldn't make any huge saves

Zaitsev was very bad this game (first bad game of the season)

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[LeafSadist]

Feels bad man

 

[Brown Dog]

Freddy 5 is back.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Leafs gave up too many odd man rushes.

 

[Mats13]

Good: Matthews line + Brown

Bad: everyone else

 

[Hurt]

Poor defence and horrendous turnovers. You reap what you sow.

 

[Suntouchable13]

I don't know what it's going to take for them to be better defensively.

 

[bobermay]

Komarov with the 3rd least minutes played... -4.

 

[francis246]

the marner hate needs to stop. He's a young player getting his barrings. Not every player develops the same. Babcock needs to work with him and find him some linemates that can help get him going. It isn't solely on Marner. This fan base has a disgusting passion for turning on players.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Thought Freddy was pretty. Made some good saves.

 

[Apotheosis]

Matthews and Nylander 2 points. That's a win in my books!

(I now run away).

 

[GodEmperor]

Very typical Andersen game, plays well for part of it, then doesn't make the big save when we need it.

Yeah we can blame the d, but ultimately we need him to make more big saves, in both the NJ and this game, it's on him to give us a better effort.

And I'm aware you don't expect a guy to be perfect, but we're going to need far more than that if we're gonna go far in the season, mediocre just isn't going to cut it.

 

[Al14]

Thanks Leafs, thanks Babcock! Now I have to put up with all this BS from Senaturd fans!

Thanks a bunch!

 

[socko]

Didn't deserve to win. Still had a chance in the 3rd.

 

[Stephen]

Marner's balance is so bad this year, no power in his legs, gets creamed every time he's in traffic and none of the puck magic is working for him. He has that underpowered young Kadri look to his game right now.

 

[Mitchy]

Well, can't win them all. Time to go 80-2.

 

[6ix]

You just can’t get consistency with Andersen and its really REALLY hard to win a cup with out a consistent goalie. The quicker we move on from this bum the better.

 

[MSZ]

The Sens came out to play right from the puck drop. The first period costed the Leafs this game.

 

[bobermay]

Very typical Andersen game, plays well for part of it, then doesn't make the big save when we need it.

Yeah we can blame the d, but ultimately we need him to make more big saves, in both the NJ and this game, it's on him to give us a better effort.

And I'm aware you don't expect a guy to be perfect, but we're going to need far more than that if we're gonna go far in the season, mediocre just isn't going to cut it.

He DID make so pretty big saves this game though...

 

[Walshy7]

the marner hate needs to stop. He's a young player getting his barrings. Not every player develops the same. Babcock needs to work with him and find him some linemates that can help get him going. It isn't solely on Marner. This fan base has a disgusting passion for turning on players.

It’s not f***ing hate it’s genuine criticism of a player who isn’t playing well. This defending him and his play when it’s no where near good enough has got to stop

 

[Scherzo]

Zaitsev and Gardiner pairing was atrocious today. Gardiner seems to be in kind of a funk right now.

Kadri and Moore lines were largely ineffective.

 

[Pi]

Thanks Leafs, thanks Babcock! Now I have to put up with all this BS from Senaturd fans!

Thanks a bunch!

What BS? They have 3 ROW's 3 loser points..Leafs are still ahead of them lol.

 

[Mats13]

I would be very happy if Jim Hughson never called a Leafs game again

 

[HamiltonNHL]

That guy is like the crying Brittany meme. Leave Mitch marner alone

Leave Marner Alone !!!!

 

[MR4]

Marner needs someone to create space for him, looked great with Matthews and Nylander.

God Babcock needs to stop throwing out the 4th line after goals, it's just a momentum killer. And then to do it after an Ottawa timeout when we're the away team so they can match up against our 4th line? Jesus.

Refs were nice to Ottawa to hide the whistles away until it was too late