I see, too much fancy passing and not enough shooting it at the net. Prefer a slow roller towards the net over a great pass to the corner from the slot
- winsix

If you chase Rielly or MM they are both good at skating/passing out of trouble and then you're out of position and the Leafs are one or two passes from a high danger opportunity.

So I see teams generally playing 'off' of Marner and Rielly. Stay low and cover the net front and the passing lanes to Matthews and let MR and MM skate around the high zone looking for passes that aren't there.

I'd go with 5 fwds ...let MM take the QB position at the point.

Leafs are getting out goalied.
Campbell with yet another sub .900 sv% (6 out of the past 10 games) - good season #'s though. Need him to get back to that miraculous run of playing way above himself to right this still cruising ship.

- Fakepartofme

yeah,

This team is going to have to figure out how to play when the goalie is having an off-night. I think we need to expect we are going to get out-goalied most nights.

Leafs are getting out goalied.
Campbell with yet another sub .900 sv% (6 out of the past 10 games) - good season #'s though. Need him to get back to that miraculous run of playing way above himself to right this still cruising ship.

- Fakepartofme

yeah,

This team is going to have to figure out how to play when the goalie is having an off-night. I think we need to expect we are going to get out-goalied most nights.

If you chase Rielly or MM they are both good at skating/passing out of trouble and then you're out of position and the Leafs are one or two passes from a high danger opportunity.

So I see teams generally playing 'off' of Marner and Rielly. Stay low and cover the net front and the passing lanes to Matthews and let MR and MM skate around the high zone looking for passes that aren't there.

I'd go with 5 fwds ...let MM take the QB position at the point.
- The Law

In the dressing room?
- Canada Cup

ya...

yeah,

This team is going to have to figure out how to play when the goalie is having an off-night. I think we need to expect we are going to get out-goalied most nights.
- Aetherial

Surely between Campbell, Big Save Dave and Freddie we’ll have one guy plying ok, right Shirley?

If you chase Rielly or MM they are both good at skating/passing out of trouble and then you're out of position and the Leafs are one or two passes from a high danger opportunity.

So I see teams generally playing 'off' of Marner and Rielly. Stay low and cover the net front and the passing lanes to Matthews and let MR and MM skate around the high zone looking for passes that aren't there.

I'd go with 5 fwds ...let MM take the QB position at the point.
- The Law

because we aren’t giving up enough shorthanded goals already?

because we aren’t giving up enough shorthanded goals already?
- Atomic Wedgie

Well in recent games our defencemen seem to have a “miscommunication” at least once a game which allows an opposing team forward to basically skate right up the middle with the puck completely unencumbered for a high danger scoring chance, so maybe it’s not the worst idea

because we aren’t giving up enough shorthanded goals already?
- Atomic Wedgie

Marner is arguably better defensively than Rielly.

If you chase Rielly or MM they are both good at skating/passing out of trouble and then you're out of position and the Leafs are one or two passes from a high danger opportunity.

So I see teams generally playing 'off' of Marner and Rielly. Stay low and cover the net front and the passing lanes to Matthews and let MR and MM skate around the high zone looking for passes that aren't there.

I'd go with 5 fwds ...let MM take the QB position at the point.
- The Law

I don’t mind the 5 forward idea but what I don’t get is why they never shoot. I get they’re waiting for a high danger shot but at some point they need to just throw everything at the net and start crashing. Spend a minute and a half passing it around isn’t helping.

Well in recent games our defencemen seem to have a “miscommunication” at least once a game which allows an opposing team forward to basically skate right up the middle with the puck completely unencumbered for a high danger scoring chance, so maybe it’s not the worst idea
- poopstash

Unless it's Rielly at the point on the PP, and then it's just frozen in time, with telegraphed passes that the defence has all day to adjust for.

I was only partially paying attention to the game.
just looked at the game stats ..awesome...love to lose a game you outplay a team like that

MP has the Leafs at 82% to win
basically everything was double for the leafs..shot map is wild...HD chances 14-5

so naturally a loss

If you chase Rielly or MM they are both good at skating/passing out of trouble and then you're out of position and the Leafs are one or two passes from a high danger opportunity.

So I see teams generally playing 'off' of Marner and Rielly. Stay low and cover the net front and the passing lanes to Matthews and let MR and MM skate around the high zone looking for passes that aren't there.

I'd go with 5 fwds ...let MM take the QB position at the point.
- The Law

Those problems are there when they everyone pretty much sticks to their spot. I get that after playing the same teams so often, they get better at defending it but they are so much less mobile than they were before. Watch clips from earlier in the season, they were circulating moving the puck in and out, up and down. The longer this drought has gone, the more tentative they’ve become. They pretty much go to their spots, go through the plays that have been set up and that everyone is expecting.

I was only partially paying attention to the game.
just looked at the game stats ..awesome...love to lose a game you outplay a team like that

MP has the Leafs at 82% to win
basically everything was double for the leafs..shot map is wild...HD chances 14-5

so naturally a loss
- senstroll

So, a 3 - 2 lose seems fine...

So, a 3 - 2 lose seems fine...
- bixll

at least its not only a Leaf thing
Caps lost 6-3 to Boston and had pretty much the same % to win 80

at least its not only a Leaf thing
Caps lost 6-3 to Boston and had pretty much the same % to win 80
- senstroll

Caps have a crappy tender as well, do they... terrible tending

at least its not only a Leaf thing
Caps lost 6-3 to Boston and had pretty much the same % to win 80
- senstroll

In terms of rest of regular season, I just want Leafs to finish ahead of everyone in East Division to take away any chance of having to play the Av’s if they happen to, you know, win the North

Those problems are there when they everyone pretty much sticks to their spot. I get that after playing the same teams so often, they get better at defending it but they are so much less mobile than they were before. Watch clips from earlier in the season, they were circulating moving the puck in and out, up and down. The longer this drought has gone, the more tentative they’ve become. They pretty much go to their spots, go through the plays that have been set up and that everyone is expecting.
- Canada Cup

Yeah, seems their intuition and creativity is off. They obviously have a couple set plays they’ve been asked to execute. They try, other team defends well, and that’s it...Leafs are now asking themselves, “What do we do now!”. Their response is, try it again, and again, and again, and again. They’ve blocked out their instincts, natural ability, and talent to try to execute a set play that’s easy to defend against, and the Leaf players are too scared to try something else. If a Leaf happens to break rank and try something different, the other 4 Leafs are not on board at all, “HEY! HEY! That’s not how we’re supposed to power play it! What are you doing?!”

I was only partially paying attention to the game.
just looked at the game stats ..awesome...love to lose a game you outplay a team like that

MP has the Leafs at 82% to win
basically everything was double for the leafs..shot map is wild...HD chances 14-5

so naturally a loss
- senstroll

I lost count on the number of posts the Leafs hit last night.

The windmill save on Simmonds was also a cute touch on a frustrating night. That was Holtby's 3rd game played since March 2nd, so of course he's going to morph into Georges Vezina.

Surely between Campbell, Big Save Dave and Freddie we’ll have one guy plying ok, right Shirley?
- Canada Cup

Wouldnt count on it in the playoffs.
Campbell 0 playoff appearances
Rittich 1 playoff appearance 1 L
Anderson(with tor) 25 appearances 10-14 70 ga in those appearances.

Caps have a crappy tender as well, do they... terrible tending
- bixll

So the Soup is officially cold then?

In terms of rest of regular season, I just want Leafs to finish ahead of everyone in East Division to take away any chance of having to play the Av’s if they happen to, you know, win the North
- Canada Cup

i will take a 1st round win...then worry about what comes next

Wayne Simmonds was never a frequent fighter, he’s only 185 lbs. and he’s 32 years old.

He’s not our enforcer.
- Atomic Wedgie

Edler is a dirty player, has always been one, Samuelsson dirty. Personally would love it if the next game Sabourin is sent out after him and pulverizes him. Problem is if he really hurt him bad (for which I would do a happy dance) the old Bertuzzi rule might just come into effect. There is no revenge available here. We are dealing with a team going nowhere that hurt an important player with intent. Hopefully he is ok to go for the playoffs. The league will do nothing here, no spine. Wonder how Knucklehead fans would react if they were in a postion to be in the post season and someone took out Boeser or Miller's knee.

Wouldnt count on it in the playoffs.
Campbell 0 playoff appearances
Rittich 1 playoff appearance 1 L
Anderson(with tor) 25 appearances 10-14 70 ga in those appearances.
- Dewey8

Andersen with Toronto was playing 66 games in the regular season. But I guess you’re right, chances are all three goalies will just automatically suck.

Would be a better morning if the Leafs weren't so Leafy.
- mjones242

That's true Jonesy...

Next game the Leafs will come out and dominate even more but actually win. Edler probably gets a fine or something lenient for his trouble. it'll be interesting to see who decides to take charge next game.

not sure what impact Foligno will have, but i'm sure he'll bring some more pound on the Canucks. Can't remember who, one of the commentators was saying not hitting or making the Canucks pay a physical penalty or toll contributed to them staying in the match.

hopefully hyman is ok.