Leafs @ Flyers - Nov. 2nd, 7:00pm - CBC, Fan 590

[lc9]

Nylander being benched for a shift here. 

 

[lc9]

Leaf shooters cannot miss a flyers body. 

 

[azzurri63]

Matthews line has zero mojo.

Kid has all the talent in the world but I question his drive.
Said it his first year has all the tools to be probably the second best center but don't see it happening.
That's what I like about McDavid kid rarely takes a shift off let alone a game.
But hey who cares when you throw that much money at him.
I understand he's been hurt a few times which may play into that but if thats the case why we paying him 11+ million.

Takes too many games off.

 

[ZBBM]

I want to see a well-rested Matthews assert himself at this point.  Play like a superstar.

EDIT: Kind of to your point, azzurri.  Let's see what he can do.

 

[Chris]

Matthews seems very content to just wait for the puck to come to him in the perfect scoring position. Not much desire to go and get it.

 

[L K]

The Nylander benching bothers me mostly because it's a standard that other players don't seem to be held to on the team. 

 

[lc9]

Tyson Barrie.  What is your deal?

 

[ZBBM]

Good on Ceci.  He's made a couple of key defensive plays since woofing it up back in the first.

 

[azzurri63]

Sad part of this first 15 games or so is our best looking defenseman got sent down to the Marlies.

 

[Chris]

The Nylander benching bothers me mostly because it's a standard that other players don't seem to be held to on the team.

Yeah but...he made several really lazy plays including blindly throwing the puck up the middle on his last shift, which almost resulted in another goal. Very careless.

 

[ZBBM]

I don't think I've noticed Dermott one way or the other yet.

 

[Guilt Trip]

The Nylander benching bothers me mostly because it's a standard that other players don't seem to be held to on the team. 

I think it has more to do with Babs changing things up. Kappy is flying and deserves the promotion. Plus he's better defensively.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Simpson is wrong there. That had nothing to do with Kappy. That's CC not staying at the house like he
should.

 

[L K]

The Nylander benching bothers me mostly because it's a standard that other players don't seem to be held to on the team. 

I think it has more to do with Babs changing things up. Kappy is flying and deserves the promotion. Plus he's better defensively.

It was one shift.  It was clearly a message from Babcock.  It's a continuation of his strategy of demoting Nylander the last two years.  A standard that other players don't get held to.  It bugs the hell out of me.  He'll talk about accountability but it's selective from the coach.

 

[lc9]

Leafs can?t do anything but ice it the final 3 mins. Lucky to still be tied.  At least get a point.

 

[Chris]

Leafs really are trying to give this away here the last couple of minutes.

 

[azzurri63]

Leafs really are trying to give this away here the last couple of minutes.

As someone said earlier who played last night?
Well Im going to call Matthews or Willy winning this.

 

[lc9]

Got a point.  Find a way to get two.  Leafs have played 5 overtime games.  They?ve lost 4 of them. 

 

[ZBBM]

I don't ever again want to see Cody Ceci out there defending in the last minute.  Takes hours, if not years, off my life.

A pretty dismal performance, if you ask me.  What, 14 shots over the last 2 periods.  Sheesh.  Maybe they can grab another point in OT.

 

[princedpw]

Matthews with zero shots. That is pretty rare for him.