Blue Jackets @ Maple Leafs - Apr. 4th, 7:00pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

[Guilt Trip]

Auston with the dagger.  Great play by Liljegren and Acciari.

Liljegren has played a great game tonight.

 

[ZBBM]

Willy is playing absolutely abysmally without the puck. That last backcheck before the horn went should have keefe fuming.

He hasn't been good for weeks now. Keefe trying to get both him and JT going and truthfully it isn't working.

He's played a lot of really, really good hockey through most of the year, but the lack of effort at times of late is disconcerting. Maybe a bit of load management wouldn't be the worst idea.

I think Nylander self-manages his load, which is to say, he doesn't go full bore over the whole season.  Which is fine when you are as skilled as he is.  The concern is whether he can turn on the spigot when the post-season comes around.

This is accurate. He?s usually running at 50-70% and turns it on in the OZ. He?s our leading scorer in the playoffs, isn?t he?

Yes, my comment wasn't to criticize his playoff play, I'm just concerned about ramping up.

 

[Bill33]

wow 50 shots. Shouldn't have been this close.

 

[ZBBM]

wow 50 shots. Shouldn't have been this close.

Greaves deserved the second star.  Great debut for him.

 

[Bill33]

Well, Tampa's got a tough game in NY tomorrow. You'd have to figure if they can't manage a point, the leafs can probably back into home ice.

 

[Bill_Berg]

Magic number is 5 I think.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Willy is playing absolutely abysmally without the puck. That last backcheck before the horn went should have keefe fuming.

He hasn't been good for weeks now. Keefe trying to get both him and JT going and truthfully it isn't working.

He's played a lot of rea

This is accurate. He?s usually running at 50-70% and turns it on in the OZ. He?s our leading scorer in the playoffs, isn?t he?

What am I missing? Matthews and Marner are.

 

[herman]

What am I missing? Matthews and Marner are.

Not missing anything, you're right. Matthew and Marner lead the Leafs in the playoffs this era in raw points and TOI (and $$$$$). Nylander is right there with them in the same level of production, playing 100 fewer minutes and other than year 1-3 with Matthews, he has otherwise been working with the likes of Marleau, Johnsson, Kerfoot, Engvall, Kampf, Galchenyuk, Mikheyev, and Tavares. Nylander led the Leafs in playoff goals for the past 3 seasons. The three seasons prior, Matthews led the team in playoff scoring (guess who was on his wing).

I think it's fair to say he ramps up more than fine in the playoffs for his role.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/tsn_sports/status/1643432920026165266

A gentleman of refined taste and ability

 

[Deebo]

I was in attendance for 50% of ZAR's goals this year and was only at 4 games.

 

[ZBBM]

I was in attendance for 50% of ZAR's goals this year and was only at 4 games.

I presume you've booked tix for all 4 potential home games in R1?

 

[louisstamos]

I was in attendance for 50% of ZAR's goals this year and was only at 4 games.

I presume you've booked tix for all 4 potential home games in R1?

ZAR for the Conn Smythe!!

 

[ZBBM]

I was in attendance for 50% of ZAR's goals this year and was only at 4 games.

I presume you've booked tix for all 4 potential home games in R1?

ZAR for the Conn Smythe!!

Or Radim Zahorna.  Dream big, like 6'6" big.

 

[L K]

On the Samsonov thing.  Have we actually seen any evidence of Russia doing anything to the Russians participating in Pride stuff.  I haven't seen any evidence of it from guys like Zahorna or Bobrovsky participating.

I'm pretty disappointed.

 

[Deebo]

I was in attendance for 50% of ZAR's goals this year and was only at 4 games.

I presume you've booked tix for all 4 potential home games in R1?

I'm taking donations

 

[OldTimeHockey]

I've liked ZAR and Kampf this season. Fast, smart, safe plays, great on the boards.

Every team needs Aston-Reese's and Kampf's. 10 goal players that drive energy and play. They wear down teams.