Post-Game Talk: Ugh.... Leafs lose in SO to the Sens
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Muston Atthews
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What would suggest we didnt?
I thought we had several good chances, we just met a team which is as good as ours.
Daisy Jane
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we didn't play Nylander, because Babcock hates him and he could have won the overtime
Pyrophorus
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I am not concerned about the results this year in the least. Two years from now, the Sens won't even be close. The Shanaplan is all about building a dynasty for the future. 2017 doesn't mean too much except as a learning curve.
Muston Atthews
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Playing Hyman and Komarov. More JVR, Nylander, Marner and Matthews. There's no reason we can't just roll all of our skill guys.
I've been watching the Leafs sine the late 60's. Perhaps the most important thing I've come to understand is to never count on anything that hasn't happened yet.
There's a good reason for the guy coming up with the expression about counting chicken based on the number of eggs you have.
Muston Atthews
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we didn't play Nylander, because Babcock hates him and he could have won the overtime
No one here said that
Daisy Jane
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oh you're right. no one said Nylander could have won it.
but the other part? oh yes. yes they totally have.
we didn't play Nylander, because Babcock hates him and he could have won the overtime
Funny how someone so biased and vindictive could rise to the top of his profession.
scotian1
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I understand Babcock's reluctance to use Nylander in the 3 on 3 situations even if I don't necessarily agree with him . He simply doesn't trust him defensively which is evidence by his putting Soshnikov in his place during the last few minutes of regulation time. It almost seemed he put Nylander out during the last 30 sec hoping perhaps he could avoid going to the shootout. His failure to use him in the shootout unless he has facts we are not privy to is mystifying.
Give me a break. That same person who said that also said he would kill Babcock.
Leafblooded
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Its about work ethic, respect, and not making any mistakes. Nylander clearly thought there was less time than there actually was. Had there been another 1 or 2 seconds, the Ottawa player would've had a breakaway chance.
Dont be so confident in your ability to take the easy way. Its hockey, he can just keep skating for a couple seconds, instead of guessing at the number of seconds he has left not to skate.
Also, don't tell me about swallowing, when you're the master at that.
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Agreed.
Play till the buzzer sounds, dont take time or anything for granted.
A bad habit and next time maybe that extra second he stops playing might punish us.
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Nithoniniel
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Nylander obviously thought that there wasn't enough time for the Sens player to do anything. And there wasn't.
And for the record. He did keep skating. He let up for a split second, and made up for it right away.
Are we really going to make a big deal about a split second lapse in concentration? Seriously? There's no need to act like he started floating and left his man alone. He covered him until the buzzer. He had stick on stick at that point. He left zero possibility for the Sens player to do anything.
This is a nothing play. You could find a dozen better examples on just these topics with Nylander alone, and most of them wouldn't indicate a problem either. If we want to talk work ethic and not skating, at least show me something akin to when Bozak had a man next to him and just floated watching him attack the net and score a few months back.
I'm also curious what media-driven narratives I've swallowed. I assume that's what you're talking about? Otherwise you have some misinformed notions about my sexual life.
Martin Hanzal, which I heard Arizona is looking for a young roster forward in return. A top 4D won't be cheap, as I have said before those types are rare, most teams want em' but very few teams are willing to trade them.
Babcock is a genius but also very stubborn, sometime he makes you wonder if he understands the meaning of role players.
Same with shootout selections. JVR makes a fool of himself trying to look slick with some half-baked show off garbage, but he keeps getting chances. If Nylander did that he might be a healthy scratch.
Same with shootout selections. JVR makes a fool of himself trying to look slick with some half-baked show off garbage, but he keeps getting chances. If Nylander did that he might be a healthy scratch.
WilliamNylander
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Yeah im getting tired of this. I know its a "learning year" but he's throwing away wins with his late game coaching.
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we didn't play Nylander, because Babcock hates him and he could have won the overtime
One thing for sure is Babcock likely has the worst SO record in the league.
Daisy Jane
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that's not possible. he only started coaching the Leafs last year and God knows we've never been goood at the stupid thing
The infatuation with scrubs like marcinin or corrado are embarrassing. I know our prospect pool in the defensive department it abysmal but lets get real these D are barely NHL ready and maybe a bottom 6/7 on any team.
LeafsNation75
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I checked the stats page on the NHL website and calculated the Leafs wins and losses in the shootout since it started. Including this season they have 54 wins and 66 losses.
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