Guest Writer: Better Showing; Let’s Play The Blame Game

No amount of painting or cooking will help this team….they’re a solid 2 years from even thinking of contending. The difference in play between this team and a true contender is so blatantly obvious and almost pathetic.

Nemec has to be the laziest player i've ever seen. He's awful and should not be on the roster.

Guest Writer: Better Showing; Let’s Play The Blame Game
- Eklund

We’ve seen enough of Keefe with a better roster in Toronto to know this is the coach he is, there’s nothing else to expect.

I'm proud of the boys. I don't mind losing as much if the effort is there. Still GUEST WRITER...well, you are permanent in our Hearts, Chris.

Well this is one slow cooking soup.

Heading to the game Friday night. Hoping for win #1.

Coach Marshmallow Keith continues to push all the wrong buttons. This clown is so overrated it’s disgusting! Ownership needs to get serious FAST! This will be 2 years in a row that they allowed the wrong coach to really lose a talented team! Fitz should be sent packing as well. Anyone that would trade for Cholowski, deserves to be unemployed.

Rags just extended Drury, no joke.
perhaps they won't make the playoffs now for a few years!

Pretty crazy to see how deep some teams are on offense. Can't overstate how massive Jack's absence is, but man, we are so far away from other teams in terms of having the necessary skill and the all-important "playoff gamers" throughout the lineup.

You could pretty easily argue there's 5 or 6 forwards that shouldn't be on the roster next year given what they've shown in both the regular season and playoffs. It's also a shame that it's not even a guessing game. It's Palat and Haula for contractual reasons + clear inconsistency when they should be reliable veterans. It's Dowling, Bastian and Tatar because they're simply not able to positively impact a playoff game (or regular season game with any consistency) and have no business being on a contender.

There's some pretty considerable work to be done to get this team where they claim they want to be.

Carolina is ass. Barely beat an AHL lineup.

Coach Marshmallow Keith continues to push all the wrong buttons. This clown is so overrated it’s disgusting! Ownership needs to get serious FAST! This will be 2 years in a row that they allowed the wrong coach to really lose a talented team! Fitz should be sent packing as well. Anyone that would trade for Cholowski, deserves to be unemployed.
- devildogs13

Easy bud, it’s the injuries and that’s it. We will add personnel over the summer, so just relax

Think I just saw that Luke Hughes, siegenthaler, dillon and pesce are out for the 1st round

Let's role with 2 dmen the whole game

Think I just saw that Luke Hughes, siegenthaler, dillon and pesce are out for the 1st round

Let's role with 2 dmen the whole game
- dmarsden2988

Nevermind pesce having maintenance day

Amen! The softest coach I’ve ever seen. Zero accountability! This team stopped playing for him months ago! He’s a young Lindy Ruff, Soft and useless.

Easy bud, it’s the injuries and that’s it. We will add personnel over the summer, so just relax
- bodychec0139

No injuries back in January! The team stopped playing for him then! He sucks…. He’s the softest coach I’ve seen in my 50+ years of watching hockey.

Amen! The softest coach I’ve ever seen. Zero accountability! This team stopped playing for him months ago! He’s a young Lindy Ruff, Soft and useless.
- devildogs13

Keefe is an adequate coach. He needs more experience and a tougher skin with players. He reminds me of Paul Maurice when he first coached with the leafs. He's now a way more hardened vet coach that doesn't take poop.

Keefe could turn out to be the same.

I will say one thing though, I'm happy to see the leafs not being outcoached for once in the playoffs.

Just win baby! Kovacevic out, not great. But gotta win at home!

Just win baby! Kovacevic out, not great. But gotta win at home!
- redmonsters

They’re looking better after a rough first period. We may pull this out. Need the tying goal.

They’re looking better after a rough first period. We may pull this out. Need the tying goal.
- Crushers68

Woops!

They’re looking better after a rough first period. We may pull this out. Need the tying goal.
- Crushers68

Are you ok? Are you even watching? When will you understand that this team is just absolutely horrible and are nowhere near contenders even with Jack in the lineup?

Are you ok? Are you even watching? When will you understand that this team is just absolutely horrible and are nowhere near contenders even with Jack in the lineup?
- bodychec0139

Yeah I was watching. It was a 1 goal game and anything could’ve happened. It’s freaking hockey. Have some passion and faith for your team. The best team doesn’t always win. We had a chance to tie it. I choose to have a positive attitude. Crucify me

I expect the boys to put up a good fight but the injuries on the back end are just too much to overcome.

I expect the boys to put up a good fight but the injuries on the back end are just too much to overcome.
- FAZOOL

Its going to be the Utica Comets on defense tonight

Its going to be the Utica Comets on defense tonight
- devils2929

There's almost literally nobody left