Post-Game Talk: This is 40. Toronto beat up on Habs 5:2

[Stephen]

Keep an eye out for Romanov. He's a real punk who likes to give a little extra with the physicality at completely unnecessary times. Definitely an old school attrition guy. Like giving the rough stuff to Spezza on a line change or Matthews in the dying minutes of every game.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

That was really never in doubt. Just a great team jumping out to a 4 goal lead and sitting on it. They clearly aren't going all out, and they shouldn't be

 

[Teeder Keon]

Great start!

Pathetic powerplay, per usual.

Happy as hell for Matthews.

No Montreal fans to troll tonight. They're all on suicide watch.

Eating poutine

 

[LeafGrief]

Actually kind of hilarious that we roll the top unit for the full 2 minutes of 5on3 with 2 minutes to go in a 5-2. Keefe didn't challenge the Mikeheyev goal either, they're really desperate to get those powerplay reps in. Lord knows we need them, the PP is just terrible.

 

[napoleon in rags]

 

[Suntouchable13]

Whatever it's worth Leafs can clinch the division with a win on Saturday if Edmonton loses tonight.

 

[Razz]

Dominated early, then slept walked through the rest to the victory.

Matthews hitting 40 so he can rest to end the season is fantastic.

Would've preferred to not watch that embarrassment of a powerplay to end the game, though. Gotta fix this shit.

Go Leafs Go!

You seriously didn't pick up on the fact that they had no intention on scoring during that 5 on 3?

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Two more points, another Matthews goal and we held a lead. Playoffs can’t get here soon enough.

 

[Leafy Undergrowth]

Very nice game. Please fix the PP. And odd-man rushes. That is all, thanks.

 

[djdev]

team with nothing to really play for missing 2 top 6 forwards and a top 6 dman beat a team that is fighting for their playoff lives pretty handily. man, if we dont make it to the conference finals this year im gonna cry.

 

[Budz22]

Hab fans?

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

So privileged to be watching the best player in Leafs history.

 

[Gallagbi]

I know there will be lots of concern over the PP, but I thought the 5on3 was decent. Some good looks, a little too cute, which is reasonable in a 5-3 game. Need Marner to move his feet a bit more with the puck, but overall some good looks and good shots.

Once this was 3-0 the game was over it was just a matter of keeping the Habs out of it and we did that for the most part.

 

[BertCorbeau]

One thing I didn't like is they let Montreal back into the game early in the third .. But they didn't panic and got back control in the second half of the third.

Hilarious the Leafs' get a courtesy 5 on 3 after the game is out of reach to make the penalties look even

 

[Superstar]

Actually kind of hilarious that we roll the top unit for the full 2 minutes of 5on3 with 2 minutes to go in a 5-2. Keefe didn't challenge the Mikeheyev goal either, they're really desperate to get those powerplay reps in. Lord knows we need them, the PP is just terrible.

They should have hammered the puck at Allen as much as they could instead of passing it around.

 

[IPS]

Invade the Habs board!!!

 

[Knies iT]

Remember a couple of nights ago when Habs fans trolled this sub after a meaningless OT win despite losing the season series?

In typical French fashion, I expect them to scurry off tonight.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Whatever it's worth Leafs can clinch the division with a win on Saturday if Edmonton loses tonight.

Canucks up 4-0 in the first...

 

[Leafsfan74]

Campbell held the fort.

Continued balance scoring and continued PP problems.

Some lax D at times. Get through the season and stay healthy.

 

[mikeyz]

If Edmonton loses in regulation, do we clinch the division?

 

[2 Slick]

Dominant first period, let the foot off the gas in the second half of the second period and were comically bad defensively that period.

Marner and Matthews do their usual thing. Score 5 on 5.

The powerplay concerns me greatly. It's been absolutely dead last in the NHL over the last three months. Not just bad, embarrassingly slapstick comedy bad. If they can't turn that around, doesn't matter who they face in the playoffs. Special teams win games in the playoffs, that's fact.

Campbell didn't have to do much, but gave up a really bad rebound to Montreal a freebie. He's been winning games, but credit the D for keeping shot totals down so dramatically. If they peppered Campbell with 40+ shots like Andersen got every night, it wouldn't be the same story, no chance. He's good, but team in front of him has made him look better, that's my opinion, right or wrong.

Good game, but not good enough, play a full sixty, cause you play like that in the playoffs, game 7 type results happens.

 

[Bellefour20]

BF was going nuts in the other room. Its 4-0 Canucks. yawn.

 

[BertCorbeau]

Canucks up 4-0 in the first...

Really?

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Hab fans?

Come out ye bleu blanc et rouge! Fight me like a man!

 

[dubey]

GG EZ