Zero goals bud...

Leafs have a habit of playing to their opponents level.. If they lost to Edmonton 1-0 but played the same way you'd say they played like poop.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

I would becuase the Oilers are an AHL team. And I wouldn't because the way the Leafs played tonight is the way successful teams play. No one shirked their defensive responsibility tonight.

I have far more time for the players making mistakes and losing games through this process than I do/did with the way they have played the previous 3 years which has ultimately ended in disaster of epic proportions and hanging out the few players who play the defensive side of the game to dry.

Personnel changes need and probably will happen. But the arriving players need to enter an environment where there's accountability and specific instructions and not watch their game collapse like Beauchemin, Robidas, Clarkson, Komisarek, Kulemin, Schenn, Versteeg et al.

Didn't the oilers just beat LA?

Leafs never force their game on anyone.. I'm not even sure they have a game plan..
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Not sure if you watched the last 30 mins?

that sucked

frick

keep playing like that and we'll be fine...even if we poop this trip

I would becuase the Oilers are an AHL team. And I wouldn't because the way the Leafs played tonight is the way successful teams play. No one shirked their defensive responsibility tonight.

I have far more time for the players making mistakes and losing games through this process than I do/did with the way they have played the previous 3 years which has ultimately ended in disaster of epic proportions and hanging out the few players who play the defensive side of the game to dry.

Personnel changes need and probably will happen. But the arriving players need to enter an environment where there's accountability and specific instructions and not watch their game collapse like Beauchemin, Robidas, Clarkson, Komisarek, Kulemin, Schenn, Versteeg et al.
- walshyleafsfan

No one likes losing.. No one tunes in to watch them lose..

Idk man... Nothing is black and white. There's many contributing factors that decide the outcome of each game. If they played well defensively tonight kudos to them. But they still lost and that's nothing to praise. It's all about consistency with the Leafs.

we suck

keep playing like that and we'll be fine...even if we poop this trip
- Garnie

gardiner is the same out there dont know what you are saying

we suck
- DougGilmour_93

A key ingredient for getting McDavid

A key ingredient for getting McDavid
- Arctic_AARDVARK

i wish, can Mcdavid just say he wants to play for us and get it over with

i wish, can Mcdavid just say he wants to play for us and get it over with
- DougGilmour_93

Oh he totally does..

But the Leafs need to show they are committed to getting him via losing..

gardiner is the same out there dont know what you are saying
- DougGilmour_93

No one likes losing.. No one tunes in to watch them lose..

Idk man... Nothing is black and white. There's many contributing factors that decide the outcome of each game. If they played well defensively tonight kudos to them. But they still lost and that's nothing to praise. It's all about consistency with the Leafs.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

I think after all these years of (frank) ups fans will put up with boring if it results in them winning. It will take time obviously, but tonight they didn't embarrass themselves and really took the game to LA. Outshooting them in the process I believe.
The entertaining style they have played in the previous 3 or 4 years set this organization back quite a bit and is going to give them huge headaches with regards to the cap. It's also resulted in (frank) all.

There aren't many successful teams who are fun to watch. It's just the way it is. Entertain or try to win?

Being outshot 50-16 and winning 4-1 doesn't seem to be the way the previous 5 or 6 Stanley Cup winners have gone about things

gardiner is the same out there dont know what you are saying
- DougGilmour_93

as a whole with a couple tweaks

I think after all these years of (frank) ups fans will put up with boring if it results in them winning. It will take time obviously, but tonight they didn't embarrass themselves and really took the game to LA. Outshooting them in the process I believe.
The entertaining style they have played in the previous 3 or 4 years set this organization back quite a bit and is going to give them huge headaches with regards to the cap. It's also resulted in (frank) all.

There aren't many successful teams who are fun to watch. It's just the way it is. Entertain or try to win?

Being outshot 50-16 and winning 4-1 doesn't seem to be the way the previous 5 or 6 Stanley Cup winners have gone about things
- walshyleafsfan

Yeah I agree..

You need a balanced team.. An overly offensive but poor defensive team is the worst combo you can have.

What I took from this game:

1) The leafs are soft. Komarov sent head first into the boards, Panik head first into the boards. Kings D took runs at the leafs forwards all night. Besides Bodie, who used his face to block punches, this team doesn't stick up for themselves or teammates.

2) Kessel still refuses to commit to defense. I'm so tired of watching him rush up the ice lose the puck and instead of stopping and battling to get it back, he just does a giant loop and he has this fake I'm exhausted skate to the bench. He does it every time back to the bench. Very frustrating player to have on the team.

3) One of Reilly/Gardiner need to go. Suppose to be offensive d-men. Neither one is putting up points this year that would make you excuse their defensive play. Cant have 2/6 d-men that can't play D

What I took from this game:

1) The leafs are soft. Komarov sent head first into the boards, Panik head first into the boards. Kings D took runs at the leafs forwards all night. Besides Bodie, who used his face to block punches, this team doesn't stick up for themselves or teammates.

2) Kessel still refuses to commit to defense. I'm so tired of watching him rush up the ice lose the puck and instead of stopping and battling to get it back, he just does a giant loop and he has this fake I'm exhausted skate to the bench. He does it every time back to the bench. Very frustrating player to have on the team.

3) One of Reilly/Gardiner need to go. Suppose to be offensive d-men. Neither one is putting up points this year that would make you excuse their defensive play. Cant have 2/6 d-men that can't play D
- LeafsBlueline

Can't give up on Mo yet.. I think he needs to just simplify his game.

On my way home I stopped at a shop. A homeless man followed me yelling interesting things.

I can now tell you that I have been granted the ability to stop peoples hearts by blinking and I am now an Aryan deathgod with the power of cosmic and galactic adrenaline powers. I am invited to join his crusade against the unholy and become a hornet myself, taking the place as viceroy of his new dimensional empire while travelling on one of his two spaceships. He suggests Prometheus as it is built for comfort.

He assured me that in my past life I was Ivan the Terrible and that he was Alexander, Caesar, William Wallace, Genghis Khan and Jesus.

I think my luck is finally turning around lads.

What I took from this game:

1) The leafs are soft. Komarov sent head first into the boards, Panik head first into the boards. Kings D took runs at the leafs forwards all night. Besides Bodie, who used his face to block punches, this team doesn't stick up for themselves or teammates.

2) Kessel still refuses to commit to defense. I'm so tired of watching him rush up the ice lose the puck and instead of stopping and battling to get it back, he just does a giant loop and he has this fake I'm exhausted skate to the bench. He does it every time back to the bench. Very frustrating player to have on the team.

3) One of Reilly/Gardiner need to go. Suppose to be offensive d-men. Neither one is putting up points this year that would make you excuse their defensive play. Cant have 2/6 d-men that can't play D
- LeafsBlueline

Nylander needs to go, too. 0 points this season.

On my way home I stopped at a shop. A homeless man followed me yelling interesting things.

I can now tell you that I have been granted the ability to stop peoples hearts by blinking and I am now an Aryan deathgod with the power of cosmic and galactic adrenaline powers. I am invited to join his crusade against the unholy and become a hornet myself, taking the place as viceroy of his new dimensional empire while travelling on one of his two spaceships. He suggests Prometheus as it is built for comfort.

He assured me that in my past life I was Ivan the Terrible and that he was Alexander, Caesar, William Wallace, Genghis Khan and Jesus.

I think my luck is finally turning around lads.
- AdamFrench

My friends think of me as the crazy magnet of our group, be it in the bar or on the subway.

No one has ever told me I'm a reincarnated conqueror with command of a spaceship. *kicks can*

My friends think of me as the crazy magnet of our group, be it in the bar or on the subway.

No one has ever told me I'm a reincarnated conqueror with command of a spaceship. *kicks can*
- BetterCallSaul

You will address me with the respect due a man of my station. All hail Viceroy French!

Also how the hell did this schizophrenic weridoh know the word "viceroy." I hadn't seen that word in Russian since like 1st year university, was completely unprepared for it.

You will address me with the respect due a man of my station. All hail Viceroy French!

Also how the hell did this schizophrenic weridoh know the word "viceroy." I hadn't seen that word in Russian since like 1st year university, was completely unprepared for it.
- AdamFrench

Does it drop below - 30 C in his interdimensional empire?


I'll bet they use Kelvin.

Does it drop below - 30 C in his interdimensional empire?


I'll bet they use Kelvin.
- BetterCallSaul

It is always summer under the sea. The merwives wear nennymoans in their hair and weave gowns of silver seaweed. I know. I know.

Under the sea it snows up, and the rain is dry as bone. I know. I know.

It is always summer under the sea. The merwives wear nennymoans in their hair and weave gowns of silver seaweed. I know. I know.

Under the sea it snows up, and the rain is dry as bone. I know. I know.
- AdamFrench

Oh oh oh?


The song on the show is not what I imagined the tune to be when reading it.

Oh oh oh?


The song on the show is not what I imagined the tune to be when reading it.
- BetterCallSaul

Ya, I always figured it was frantic.

Also that Andy Kopidor and Martin Gabo are pretty gud ol candian buys I tell you huat let me finish.

I'll just say what everyone is thinking, but none of you pukes actually have the courage to declare:

We need Nylander's scoring touch on the big club.