Post-Game Talk: Welcome to the Leafs Killers Club Aleksander Barkov Jr. | Leafs Lose 4-3 in OT

[Kiwi]

Don't look good, got a point anyway
I'll take it

I'd like to see our effort improve significantly and something done with the special teams, were actually getting progressively worse in those specific areas as the season progresses

The boys look like they need a bit of a rocket, we look very comfortable just doing enough and getting by on skill, that's not a recipe for success longer term

 

[FlareKnight]

Dude clearly you haven't been watching closely. He's been amongst the best forwards on the team over the last 3 games.

That one of our best forwards has been goalless during these games kind of reflects the state of things. Being among the best of an under-performing forward group isn't anything to be proud of.

 

[Kurtz]

It was Freddie's save on a Barkov breakaway that even gave us the chance to get back into this, but some people have the memory of an especially slow-witted goldfish...

 

[showtime8]

Barkov is one heck of a player. Wow. Pleasure to watch him play.

Thought the Leafs battled back. Good to see. They didn't have much to begin with, but were able to get a point. That's the sign of a good team.

 

[Legendary]

Our D continue to make baffling choices that always kill our momentum. So is it the players, coaching or both?

 

[Superstar]

I'm sorry but when teams completely ignore the point and collapse on the sides, you don't keep trotting Rielly out there to do nothing.

Rielly is one of the highest scoring dman in the league.

 

[Sniper99]

People are blaming Anderssen. Smh!!!!

Its pure comedy. Grab yourself a bowl of popcorn and a nice drink and have fun.

 

[MattySnipes]

the 4th line has been the weak link for a while now

and a weak link that gets overplayed and misused is very bad. also effects team morale.

 

[Paradoc]

Ignore @Daisy Jane her posts are...lacking for loss of a better word...

Noo. I like @Daisy Jane post. I think you are overreacting a bit.

 

[Critical13]

Don't look good, got a point anyway
I'll take it

I'd like to see our effort improve significantly and something done with the special teams, were actually getting progressively worse in those specific areas as the season progresses

The boys look like they need a bit of a rocket, we look very comfortable just doing enough and getting by on skill, that's not a recipe for success longer term

I’ve been saying this since the Jets series in October. We were relying way too much on high iosh% and sv% and now that those are down, we’re lost.

 

[egd27]

Willy keeps looking more dangerous every night...that's nice to see.

What's our record since the flow decided to grace us with his presence? It's 5 games now right?

 

[Maplebeasts]

Our D continue to make baffling choices that always kill our momentum. So is it the players, coaching or both?

Combination. Hainsey and sometimes Zaitsev should not be on a top 4 and DJ Smith's defensive zone system is terrible.

 

[ECanuck]

Rielly did a great job of turning a 2 on 1 into a 2 on 0 by completely taking himself out of the play.

He was tired. The legs are not going and it looks awful.

 

[Daisy Jane]

Listen guys, I'm as pissed as the rest of you at that game, but to blame Andersen for it is nuts. We leave a player as good as Barkov completely unguarded three times and guess what, good players score in those situations. They were GIFTS from a completely inept defense.

and our GM thinks our defense is fine.

(sigh)

 

[FlareKnight]

Can we cash in these moral victories into home ice in the first round at the end of the season? If not then it's just not good enough. Getting badly outplayed for most of the game just to turn it on late in the third and then blowing it in OT isn't anything to be happy about. This should be one of the better teams in the league playing against one of the worst teams in their division. They should feel like shit after this game and go into the next one pissed off.

 

[OppositeLocK]

What's our record since the flow decided to grace us with his presence? It's 5 games now right?

Yeah, seriously, for all his hype and demands, he's been steaming trash. All flash and nothing else..

 

[MattySnipes]

People are blaming Anderssen. Smh!!!!

I wouldn't blame the loss on him but he wasn't the regular Andersen. Our team defense consistently looks like it doesn't give a shit and he covers them up almost always. Not tonight.

 

[Notsince67]

We’re not as good as we think we are.

yet

 

[Superstar]

and our GM thinks our defense is fine.

(sigh)

I'm not sure Dubas thinks that...but you can't overplay your hand by telling every GM out there we desperately need a dman...that will drive up the ask.

 

[Critical13]

What's our record since the flow decided to grace us with his presence? It's 5 games now right?

Willy has not been the problem.

Matthews, Rielly, Andersen and Marleau have all been worse.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

and our GM thinks our defense is fine.

(sigh)

our defense gave up hardly any quality at 5v5. they weren't the problem tonight

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Good on Babs switching up the lines and stapling the 4th to the bench in the 3rd.

 

[The Legend]

This depresses me the most. All of us who were excitedly thinking "Just wait until Nylander gets back!" sure look like idiots right now. Our team looks completely out of sync.

Which of the past three games did we look out of sync for the majority?

 

[Notsince67]

Rielly is still overrated garbage. His hot start was starting to fool me.

Rielly is too obsessed with scoring. He is taking a lot of low percentage shots on net when the team is pressing.

 

[Liminality]

Will we ever hold Matthews accountable!? Maybe when he demands 1q million?

Matthews is on pace for 56 goals and 38 assists in 67 games.
It's time for you to stop drinking.

 

[Critical13]

yet

Unfortunately we will have the same core but at 23 million instead of of 3 million with Kap, Am and Marner all signed...losing this year is a problem.