Islanders @ Leafs - Oct. 17th, 7:00pm - SN

[lc9]

Gotta say, not sure this is going to be a successful season. Goaltending isn’t great. Defense is awful. Hiller might be bad?

 

[L K]

The only thing i'll say is that everyone looked bad tonight. So maybe this was just one of those games.

The problem is the coach made baffling decisions in the previous game to help throw away 2 points and we aren't a good enough team to piss away wins.

This isn't a good defensive team but giving up 3 goals on 20 shots is more on Bob than their defense. 2 of the three goals were stoppable and even on the 2nd goal Bob came out of the net really weird to come across the crease.

 

[Chris]

I'm trying not to really care, I know this team just isn't very good and most likely not making the playoffs. But I'm sitting here watching this slog of a game, and except for a few minutes after their goal, the Leafs have basically sleepwalked through yet another game. I don't understand. I hear all these players talk about how great it is to play in Toronto, especially those from the area. Yet it appears so many of them mostly are just going through the motions. There's no passion, no energy. How about throwing some big hits...how about knocking some guys down in front of your net. How about looking mad.

I get it - guys like Matthews, Tavares, Nylander are what they are - but how about all these imported players who talk about how it has always been their dream to play in Toronto. It sure doesn't look like it much of the time.

Why am I still watching this team.

 

[cw]

I don't fault Bobrovsky on any of those goals.

 

[rjd]

9 games in and they are about to be sub .

Well, that was the big bet that last year isn't the new level. So far the bet hasn't paid off.

No it hasn't. Still a lot of hockey to be played, but there is a lot of work to be done here and I don't think they have the horses. The defence is just really bad.

 

[dekedastardly]

Bums. They should be filling the nets. Willy has been shit the past couple games. Trade him for a #1 d-man.

 

[ZBBM]

The D is not good enough. They super-miss Tanev. He really is the linchpin for the whole squad.

 

[4EVRLEAFAN]

I don't fault Bobrovsky on any of those goals.

If he wasn't getting paid 7 mill a year I'd cut him some slack, but he's getting paid to be a difference maker, a goalie that can steal games when his team isn't playing their best and so far he hasn't.

 

[lc9]

I don't fault Bobrovsky on any of those goals.

Seems like he could have saved 2 of them? The defense is awful, forward gap control isn’t good, but Bob has been underwhelming.