Watched until the end of the 2nd period last night.

I'm not one to blame refs but I see again the Leafs did not get a power play last night while the Blues got 3. I know in the 2 periods I watched there were a number of calls missed on both teams.

Also saw Marner get taken out by the ref in overtime in the game highlights.

So yeah. Refs.

Willie playing 15 was imo less deserved than Matthews' 17...
- 21peter

We lost a centre.
Double shift matthews.

Carried away?

Pretty sure that statement qualifies as hopping in a hot air balloon and taking a journey around the globe
- TheMuzzel

While high as a hell.

I am stunned our best players never play enough. Babcock has so much talent at his disposal.
Why wasn't Matthews on the ice the start of OT?

I have noted more of you coming around to my thinking. Babs is nuts.

How dead will Hainsey be come playoff time? And let me guess, he'll be #2 in TOI amongst D in the playoffs?

I am stunned our best players never play enough. Babcock has so much talent at his disposal.
Why wasn't Matthews on the ice the start of OT?
- RogerRoeper

- OT period about to start
- Sportsnet shows Matthews career OT goal highlight reels
- Matthews jumps over the boards
- Babcock realizes he didn't tell Matthews to go
- Babcock pulls Matthews off the ice and puts on Tavares
- O'Rielly does what Matthews should have had the chance to do.

So Nylander looked alright on the PK last night. Hopefully it gets him going at both ends by the time playoffs show up.

Or was it brown? I was watching on my phone so maybe it was 28 instead of 29.

LOL, I just saw the Rob Schremp tweet.....clearly just trying to get himself on the map. All of JT's former team mates on the team essentially stomped that out.
- Archaic

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- OT period about to start
- Sportsnet shows Matthews career OT goal highlight reels
- Matthews jumps over the boards
- Babcock realizes he didn't tell Matthews to go
- Babcock pulls Matthews off the ice and puts on Tavares
- O'Rielly does what Matthews should have had the chance to do.
- Drapz

It's such a problem right now with this team. Babcock has so much talent to work with but would rather Hyman play more than Matthews. Are we really going to pay 11.6 million and use the guy so little the next 5 years?

And everytime I bring this up someone mentions some lame excuse you don't want to tire players out. Ron Hainsey is being played into the ground by Babcock. Same with Marleau.

Apparently, playing old guys non-stop is ok, but 21 year-olds we worry about them playing too much.

It's such a problem right now with this team. Babcock has so much talent to work with but would rather Hyman play more than Matthews. Are we really going to pay 11.6 million and use the guy so little the next 5 years?

And everytime I bring this up someone mentions some lame excuse you don't want to tire players out. Ron Hainsey is being played into the ground by Babcock. Same with Marleau.

Apparently, playing old guys non-stop is ok, but 21 year-olds we worry about them playing too much.
- RogerRoeper

Babcock has ALWAYS done this. Played Abdelkader and Helm before Tatar or Nyquist, used defensive Dmen in overtime. Etc. should be no surprise.

So Nylander looked alright on the PK last night. Hopefully it gets him going at both ends by the time playoffs show up.

Or was it brown? I was watching on my phone so maybe it was 28 instead of 29.
- TheMuzzel

Nylander has been the Leafs best forward the last week or so. All the silly whining about him was not justified at all. 6.9 million will be a steal.

Babcock has ALWAYS done this. Played Abdelkader and Helm before Tatar or Nyquist, used defensive Dmen in overtime. Etc. should be no surprise.
- RafiDRW

Yeah, it's true. Wings fans warned us about this. It is so frustrating. I can't believe there was an injury to Kadri and Matthews somehow played less than he usually does (and he doesn't play enough as it is).

Yeah, it's true. Wings fans warned us about this. It is so frustrating. I can't believe there was an injury to Kadri and Matthews somehow played less than he usually does (and he doesn't play enough as it is).
- RogerRoeper

He will play Matthews a lot when he hits his late twenties and early thirties. That’s what it took for the Eurotwins even.

He will play Matthews a lot when he hits his late twenties and early thirties. That’s what it took for the Eurotwins even.
- RafiDRW

I want him gone.

Nylander has been the Leafs best forward the last week or so. All the silly whining about him was not justified at all. 6.9 million will be a steal.
- RogerRoeper

Its 7.5
He has been playing much better, good to see.
But overall, hes our 4th best forward at present time.
Could that change, yes its possible.

I want him gone.
- RogerRoeper

Who babs?

Who babs?
- Fakepartofme

Yes.

Its 7.5
He has been playing much better, good to see.
But overall, hes our 4th best forward at present time.
Could that change, yes its possible.
- Fakepartofme

It's 6.9 on the cap. All that matters.

And he looks better than Marner right now. Every since his idiot agent puled that stunt he's been crap/

It's 6.9 on the cap. All that matters.

And he looks better than Marner right now. Every since his idiot agent puled that stunt he's been crap/
- RogerRoeper

this season cap is 10.2 and he get 12mil cash

trade the overpaid bum

Yes.
- RogerRoeper

Reality is, he wont be let go.
Im not his biggest fan either, id honestly like to see joel Q as coach.
Hes had success with our type of team dynamic before.
Young star forwards.

BTW, the odd thing about Matthews' usage is he plays more against bottom feeders, Against playoff teams his TOI is lower. He played 22:00 against the Rangers.
None of this is making any sense.

Yes.
- RogerRoeper

You can have Blashill in the Glendening for Sandin trade.

Reality is, he wont be let go.
Im not his biggest fan either, id honestly like to see joel Q as coach.
Hes had success with our type of team dynamic before.
Young star forwards.
- Fakepartofme

I do agree, but if they lose in the 1st round the heat will be on big time. There's no excuses.

Reality is, he wont be let go.
Im not his biggest fan either, id honestly like to see joel Q as coach.
Hes had success with our type of team dynamic before.
Young star forwards.
- Fakepartofme

Hitchcock will be available by the weekend.

Hitchcock will be available by the weekend.
- RafiDRW

Sounds like he's ready to jump off the roof of the arena.

Last night:
1.Marner 20:09
2.Hyman 20:08
3.Tavares 18:49
4.Kapanen 18:02
5.Matthews 16:52
6.Marleau 15:38
7.Johnsson 15:27
8.Nylander 15:19
9.Brown 14:06
10.Lindholm 9:06
11.Gauthier 7:41

We lost in OT...