Some of the post game quotes from the players
Not really sugar coating things.

Go Leafs!
- senstroll

missed it, who said what? more drama lol

Give Keefe a few practices, I think we’ll be fine. I’m not getting too excited after beating a team like the Yotes. But it’s sure nice to see them using each other a lot more and not dumping it in...actual possession of the puck. We look like Team Russia at times 🥳
- Garnie

This

It was great to see that effort last night, but it should be expected after a coach gets fired. And the Yotes looked very flat. Its almost as if they knew after the firing the Leafs would be jacked.

The effort was nice but we will see how long it is maintained. What was really nice to see was some different looks for the lineup. Love Barrie and Reilly together. Also nice to see all 5 players come back to defend around our net.

Plan the parade.

This

It was great to see that effort last night, but it should be expected after a coach gets fired. And the Yotes looked very flat. Its almost as if they knew after the firing the Leafs would be jacked.

The effort was nice but we will see how long it is maintained. What was really nice to see was some different looks for the lineup. Love Barrie and Reilly together. Also nice to see all 5 players come back to defend around our net.

Plan the parade.
- Hockey_Reverend

I was so excited I fell asleep in the 3rd.

(frank)ing old age.

Yeah not super-impressed by that.

It makes it sound like they are taking ZERO responsibility.

It will also look pretty stupid if they fall back into their old lazy, confused, don't give a poop ways.
- Aetherial

watch the video when they gave snakevares the c. reilly and glassthews gave each other some sort of knowing smile 😏

at the time i wanted to believe that they were happy for him but my gut told me that these little poops were telepathically communicating “(frank) this guy . it should be one of us”🤦‍♂️

cliques are never a good thing on a “team”🤦‍♂️

keep an eye on this as it could explain the soft play and no one giving a fcuck when there top players get lit up🤦‍♂️

I was so excited I fell asleep in the 3rd.

(frank)ing old age.
- Garnie

I was so excited I fell asleep in the 3rd.

(frank)ing old age.
- Garnie

i fell asleep basically right after it ended lol

Yeah not super-impressed by that.

It makes it sound like they are taking ZERO responsibility.

It will also look pretty stupid if they fall back into their old lazy, confused, don't give a poop ways.
- Aetherial

im not impressed a coach was taking a talented team and slowley driving it into the ground

I was so excited I fell asleep in the 3rd.

(frank)ing old age.
- Garnie

Just die already.

I didn’t mean that.

Maybe a little.

I’ll be joining you soon anyway...

im not impressed a coach was taking a talented team and slowley driving it into the ground
- senstroll

Going to take some time to convince everyone.

im not impressed a coach was taking a talented team and slowley driving it into the ground
- senstroll

Yeah, the players not liking him or wanting to play his systems definitely is all on Babcock and they should immediately pretend they did nothing wrong and everything is perfect now.

Some of the post game quotes from the players
Not really sugar coating things.

Go Leafs!
- senstroll

They probably felt Babcock didnt sugar coat anything either.

Yeah, the players not liking him or wanting to play his systems definitely is all on Babcock and they should immediately pretend they did nothing wrong and everything is perfect now.
- Aetherial

Yeah, the players not liking him or wanting to play his systems definitely is all on Babcock and they should immediately pretend they did nothing wrong and everything is perfect now.
- Aetherial

Uhhh...yeah?

I was so excited I fell asleep in the 3rd.

(frank)ing old age.
- Garnie

damn boomer

Going to take some time to convince everyone.
- mykokes

Yeah, except the person that apparently needs convincing is me.

Oh wait, I had been pretty consistent and clear that Babcock needed to be fired.

The players have a LOT to prove. Thinly veiled derision towards Babcock is not impressive in the slightest. Instead, it is childish and it makes me wonder whether any of the supposed "90%" ever did bother to look in the mirror and wonder if they could be better.

They probably felt Babcock didnt sugar coat anything either.
- Aaron_85

"Hey Mike, what do you think about adding a talented Stanley cup winning defenseman to the roster without giving up anything from the roster itself?"

"Are you (frank)ing kidding me here he holds his shooty stick the wrong (frank)ing way what a (frank)ing joke let's go"

Yeah, the players not liking him or wanting to play his systems definitely is all on Babcock and they should immediately pretend they did nothing wrong and everything is perfect now.
- Aetherial

Happens all the time. Who cares.

"Hey Mike, what do you think about adding a talented Stanley cup winning defenseman to the roster without giving up anything from the roster itself?"

"Are you (frank)ing kidding me here he holds his shooty stick the wrong (frank)ing way what a (frank)ing joke let's go"
- lumlums

Pretty much.

I was thinking the last message he said. Only naming Rielly or whatever.

Happens all the time. Who cares.
- AdamFrench

I love how quick people are to forget the flybys, weak stick checks, dumb giveaways, lack of any defensive awareness or structure...

It is like people actually believe that Babcock told the players to do these things.

Good on this team, and the players, if they can turn it around. Their own effort and attention to detail and systems are going to be the biggest difference.

Pretty much.

I was thinking the last message he said. Only naming Rielly or whatever.
- Aaron_85

Essentially "I've got three new friends now in Morgs, Larry and Lou and the rest of these schmucks can eat my farts"

Yeah, the players not liking him or wanting to play his systems definitely is all on Babcock and they should immediately pretend they did nothing wrong and everything is perfect now.
- Aetherial

would seem they were fully embracing that yesterday prior to the game...

that's Dubas' issue to manage...

if he chooses to sweep it under the carpet - at least publicly - then how long will it be until some player, disgruntled with ice time or "what they thought was a dirty look from the coach" starts cheating....

that will take time... its full on honeymoon right now.. which is to be expected...

the takeaway for me that pisses me off the most - nothing to do with Babcock - is how they hung the Kaskisuo out to dry... that was pretty "unprofessional"

im not impressed a coach was taking a talented team and slowley driving it into the ground
- senstroll

I think I’ve figured babcock out.

He is a very intelligent person with very detailed structure and assignments.

Unfortunately he thinks he’s teaching Harvard grads. He’s teaching hockey players. I’m sure 90% of these guys got through school on their hockey talent. They couldn’t understand the game and we’re getting away from their natural talent. Babcock made the systems to difficult for these guys to understand.

Probably why he loved hyman too. Only person to graduate university lol

I love how quick people are to forget the flybys, weak stick checks, dumb giveaways, lack of any defensive awareness or structure...

It is like people actually believe that Babcock told the players to do these things.

Good on this team, and the players, if they can turn it around. Their own effort and attention to detail and systems are going to be the biggest difference.
- Aetherial

I'm not forgetting. I remember when Crosby and Malkin looked like a bag of Richards until they got Therien fired...and Johnson fired...and in two years or so Sullivan fired. It's the problem with people being people.

I love how quick people are to forget the flybys, weak stick checks, dumb giveaways, lack of any defensive awareness or structure...

It is like people actually believe that Babcock told the players to do these things.

Good on this team, and the players, if they can turn it around. Their own effort and attention to detail and systems are going to be the biggest difference.
- Aetherial

My take (fwiw) is that they were too busy thinking about exactly (and I mean *exactly*) what Mike wanted them to do that by the time they'd made the decision it was already too late. They looked like they always had a hamster wheel turning, but also simultaneously terrified to piss off the boss.

You're right though - now they own it, and it's on them. If they blow it this time, there's no heat shield to stop the criticism.

I think I’ve figured babcock out.

He is a very intelligent person with very detailed structure and assignments.

Unfortunately he thinks he’s teaching Harvard grads. He’s teaching hockey players. I’m sure 90% of these guys got through school on their hockey talent. They couldn’t understand the game and we’re getting away from their natural talent. Babcock made the systems to difficult for these guys to understand.

Probably why he loved hyman too. Only person to graduate university lol
- bryant

I mean, he was with Alexander...