GDT: Wild@Leafs 2PM SNO

[ToMaLe]

Honest to GOD,it amazes me that Millen still has a job.

 

[Notsince67]

The good news is we just matched the shot totals of the last game they played against the wild. The bad news is that they are not winning

 

[mike dad bab clock]

I don't agree with Matthews' "great" game. Playing uninspired imo. Could be lingering injury.

 

[DanM]

There is most certainly something off with him lately. He's still quietly putting up some points. But there is definitely something wrong. A lot of leaf fans here are simply unwilling to accept reality.

I have to agree on this. You look at him during the start of the year (shooting % or not) his body language, shooting, skating, just everything looks off.

Not that I am an expert, but I played sports for a long time, and pretty high level, and I still power lift competitively, and he needs to talk to his strength and conditioning guys, figure out how to get stronger (in his weak areas) I hope it's just random and acute, and not something chronic.

In saying all that, the team needs to also make an effort in defensive positioning.

 

[Matthews34]

Willie!!!

 

[Mikeyg]

Nylander has Kappy spot

Arent you a canes fan? Guy memorizes carolina corsi stats and tries to rationalize kap not on the pp. sound suspicious to mikey.

 

[Mr Hockey]

blah, mute these guys

 

[Babcocks Marner]

lol I never saw Nylander toss the monkey the first time

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

I'm all for letting our first PP play most of the time, but we gotta work Nylander in there in that case. He's legitimately been one of the best PP guys in the league in previous years. Not using him would be a waste. Marner is better so he can't have his usual spot, but somewhere. On the left with Matthews in the high slot?

They need to take Kadri off of the first unit, he's being wasted and barely touches the puck on the first unit. I'm not sure replacing him with Nylander wouldn't just lead to Nylander being the one wasted though. Maybe Matthews creates enough room in the high slot that it's not a waste?

 

[CanadasTeam]

Why are we playing at 2pm? I'll be getting a haircut during the 2nd period lol.

Seriously what a weird start time. My own fault for not looking at the schedule I guess.

Maybe you'll score like Willie did

 

[Mikeyg]

Yea let’s take the defenseman with over a PPG off the power play. Do you ever think about what you say before you post?

No need to get emotional, he isnt is effective on pp1. Dont kid yourself it isnt too hard to pick up secondary assists on it...

 

[Mugzy97]

as i've said. several times - if we are picking a younger goaltender - I would want a younger goaltender whom we're grooming to take over Andersen one day. I don't think Sparks is that person.

Thus. I would have stuck with Mcbackup and then got another vet backup next year. most goalie experts don't believe Sparks is going to be a #1 goaltender when it's all said and done - so I guess i just don't care that he's been in the system that long. he's a goalie. goalies bounce all over the place. I would rather a vet than a rookie. next year i'd rather a vet than a sophmore. it would be one thing if we were cultivating him to be the #1 (eventually) but i simply don't think it's the case. so again - for me - it's not being "against" him (Because he's winning and that's all i care about with the backup at the end of the day), he's a leaf so i want him to do well but as I've stated. I'm not confident with him in net, and I think at the end of the day was not the right the decision for the the team. but it is what it is. like i said. if i am wrong and i hope i am, i'll admit it.

Yeah and that's fair, everyone has a different opinion. I'm still on the side of Sparks being the right pick until time passes and we can see what has taken place but given what Dubas knew at the time, I would have also gone with Sparks. I believe a backup position is great for a rookie since Freddie is our vet. Either way, a backup goalie isn't really going to be the deciding factor between success and failure, so it's basically a moot point.

 

[DarkKnight]

Hard not to be happy for Nylander.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Egocock is on record sayyhe doesn’t tell the top wnd guys what to do offensively

Tough to take you seriously when you keep calling him egocock.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Of course not a mention of how our forwards just let the scorer skate away from them and get an empty net. I mean, absolutely correct that he should have had Staal tied up. The rest has nothing to do with him though, and that's where things went bad.

 

[Mr Hockey]

Arent you a canes fan? Guy memorizes carolina corsi stats and tries to rationalize kap not on the pp. sound suspicious to mikey.

lol, not a canes fan Mikey, Babs wants LHW on the left side

 

[DarkKnight]

Tough to take you seriously when you keep calling him egocock.

I never read a word after that....

 

[Daisy Jane]

all will needed was a haircut
(also his beard is rivaling Hedmans)

 

[Tall Morty]

I hope child-Babcock tears a strip off the team during the intermission.

 

[Nooodles]

I might have some viking blood in me because I have the exact same beard as Nylander.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

No need to get emotional, he isnt is effective on pp1. Dont kid yourself it isnt too hard to pick up secondary assists on it...

He's great on the power play and has setup and scored some great goals on it as well. He's tied for the lead in PP points and you think he's the problem?

 

[Babcocks Marner]

So many things I would love to see in the 3rd.
Marner Hatty
Another Nylander goal
Kadri goal
Win for Hutch

 

[frizzer1]

Can someone tell that kid coaching to remind the Leafs that they need some sort of decent defensive zone coverage? It's usually not good with this team, but today it is just horrific.

So,who's fault is that?
Can a coach put in a system that helps a group of below average defenders ?( except for Rielly and Dermott)
If not ,what the heck do coaches do, anyway?

 

[Man Bear Pig]

I never read a word after that....

Yeah, love a coach or not, acting like that is silly. Egocock doesn't even make sense, it's not a good twist on his name at all.

 

[PuckMagi]

Yeah, love a coach or not, acting like that is silly. Egocock doesn't even make sense, it's not a good twist on his name at all.

what about Babcrap?