Hyman-Matthews-Marner
Johnsson-Tavares-Nylander
Mikheyev-Kerfoot-Kapanen
- Steven_Seagull

Matthews in beast mode, he can drag Willie around.

That's what I am seeing. They just have to keep at it.
- Aetherial

SHOOT!!!!!

Honestly unless Keefe shakes the lines up an comes up with something we are done here.

May well be best if we are done and then Dunas has to get to work finally to fix things.

we need a marincin fight

Desperation on Keefe’s part?
- Nighthawk

Desperation was when he had to play there due to injury. I don't know what the (frank) to call this other than a bad idea.

First shift of this game I was in full blind trust keefe mode. 🤷‍♂️

Whoever starts the third with a power play, loses.

Marincin with time and forces a backhander, whiffs and doesn't get it out.


He's topping his brutality to no end. This brutal.
- burn

Dubas thinks this d-core is just fine apparently - didn't add PK'ing D before trade deadline since not necessary in his view.

I like how Keefe is addressing this, he's playing his best 2 d-man (rielly and dermott) with the top fW line, then Marincin and holl and only give ceci ice time if the others need some rest.

Honestly unless Keefe shakes the lines up an comes up with something we are done here.

May well be best if we are done and then Dunas has to get to work finally to fix things.
- Roadrunner75

Seems like the same logic we take away every year at this point. Somehow... Same problems next year. 🤷‍♂️

we need a marincin fight
- TheMussel

Spezza will kill him.

I'm not a Willie hater by any stretch... But man do I hate him at centre. That poop needs to get changed up two periods ago.
- joel878

Why the line blenders anyways? BJs have one line; we should have 3 that can score with this lineup.

Dubas thinks this d-core is just fine apparently - didn't add PK'ing D before trade deadline since not necessary in his view.

I like how Keefe is addressing this, he's playing his best 2 d-man (rielly and dermott) with the top fW line, then Marincin and holl and only give ceci ice time if the others need some rest.
- MaximusAurelius

The Leafs haven’t allowed a PP goal yet.

Nylander needs to go. I’m done defending him.
- Steven_Seagull

Nah. He just needs to not be a C.

Hyman-Matthews-Marner
Johnsson-Tavares-Nylander
Mikheyev-Kerfoot-Kapanen
- Steven_Seagull

Johnsson is a ghost tonight.
Leafs gambled getting him in the lineup tonight - Robertson probably would have played better.

Dubas thinks this d-core is just fine apparently - didn't add PK'ing D before trade deadline since not necessary in his view.

I like how Keefe is addressing this, he's playing his best 2 d-man (rielly and dermott) with the top fW line, then Marincin and holl and only give ceci ice time if the others need some rest.
- MaximusAurelius

Yeah ok, he told you that?

Based off his (and keefe ) comments that's not true.

Johnsson is a ghost tonight.
Leafs gambled getting him in the lineup tonight - Robertson probably would have played better.
- MaximusAurelius

Yup. Bizarre choice.

Why the line blenders anyways? BJs have one line; we should have 3 that can score with this lineup.
- gravyface

I guess he went with the ideology that line blender worked last game.... Somehow...

I would have thought that was the biggest one off ever and should never be the premise for a strategy. I'm sitting on my couch drinking a beer and he's the NHL coach tho.🤷‍♂️

Honestly if he could find some sustained offense somewhere else... It might not even be working that badly...

Hate to say this but this game misses Kadri

Hate to say this but this game misses Kadri
- Nighthawk

He’d be suspended by now

Hate to say this but this game misses Kadri
- Nighthawk

He would’ve been suspended and watching the game from the press box.

He’d be suspended by now
- Woderwick

Hate to say this but this game misses Kadri
- Nighthawk

want a re-do on that trade.

Johnsson is a ghost tonight.
Leafs gambled getting him in the lineup tonight - Robertson probably would have played better.
- MaximusAurelius

Hated that call right out of the (frank)ing gate.

Why would anyone expect a player to go from not playing for 6 months to nhl speed in a deciding playoff game. Robertson wasn't playing like he needed replacing either...

He’d be suspended by now
- Woderwick

Lets see how he does with the Av’s.

- Steven_Seagull

Too many words

Hated that call right out of the (frank)ing gate.

Why would anyone expect a player to go from not playing for 6 months to nhl speed in a deciding playoff game. Robertson wasn't playing like he needed replacing either...
- joel878

Agreed.