Leafs @ Hurricanes - Jan. 9th, 7:00pm - SN, SN 590

[bustaheims]

Franson beaten to puck in corner. Canes keep puck down low. Defensive coverage falls apart. They score. Shocking.

 

[Damian]

oy vey

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Franson beaten to puck in corner. Canes keep puck down low. Defensive coverage falls apart. They score. Shocking.

Gardiner gets scratched.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

They had 5 guys collapsed deep and still nobody has the guy in the slot.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

At least Carlyle has figured out that he has to support the Rielly/ Fraser pairing with better forwards.... I spoke too soon.

 

[Strangelove]

Franson has been really awful this year defensively. Poor routes to the puck and he's a giveaway machine.

Reimer has been less than convincing so far.

 

[ZBBM]

I'd build this defense around speed, and that means I'd get rid of Franson, who'd fit in better elsewhere IMO.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

They had 5 guys collapsed deep and still nobody has the guy in the slot.

Yeah, how is Reimer supposed to see that?

 

[bustaheims]

They had 5 guys collapsed deep and still nobody has the guy in the slot.

All 5 guys were within 5 feet of the net. How can they expect Reimer to see the puck like that? That was ridiculous.

 

[ZBBM]

Franson beaten to puck in corner. Canes keep puck down low. Defensive coverage falls apart. They score. Shocking.

Gardiner gets scratched.

That's bugging you, isn't it? 

 

[princedpw]

Worth noting this is basically what all the "advanced stats" guys were saying - SH% would regress towards the mean and if they didn't improve their possession (aka not get heavily outshot) that they would struggle.  The Leafs tried to say that they had shot efficiency, but their ES SH% is down about 2% this season, and goaltending could help mask it for awhile - but as Mirtle demonstrated in an earlier article, they're just giving up too many shots to make it work.

It seems that I get attacked some times for saying such things.  Careful, or you will be labeled a know-it-all.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

They had 5 guys collapsed deep and still nobody has the guy in the slot.

Yeah, how is Reimer supposed to see that?

The score could easily be 5-1 right now. Reimer's been left out to dry. This is a recording.

 

[dappleganger]

I'm officially on the fire Randy Carlisle bandwagon.

 

[lamajama]

Where the heck is the Benny Hill music??

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

That Skinner kid is something. What a go getter.

Honestly I've tuned in for about 7 minutes and I'm already about to check out. The problem is the alternative games on are Florida-Buffalo and Dallas-New Jersey.

Paint is drying somewhere.

Erie Otters Wunderkind Connor McDavid is playing against my Barrie Colts tonight (who lead 1-0 a minute into the game)

 

[bustaheims]

The score could easily be 5-1 right now. Reimer's been left out to dry. This is a recording.

Seriously. The Leafs have played well for maybe 2 minutes this period.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Franson beaten to puck in corner. Canes keep puck down low. Defensive coverage falls apart. They score. Shocking.

Gardiner gets scratched.

That's bugging you, isn't it? 

I just don't get why he's singled out when he's arguably been their best overall defenseman this season.  I don't think he deserves to be scratched, especially when others are making just as glaring of mistakes as he is.  Once again, I think Carlyle has strict accountability for some and then it's non-existent for others.

 

[azzurri63]

I can't watch this game tonight, but if its 2-0 Carolina and the shots are 13-5 midway through the 1st period, it's okay: I must have seen this game at least a dozen times already this season.

You must have missed a few games.

 

[ZBBM]

I think the crowd should have booed the Leafs off the ice.

 

[Strangelove]

Shots aren't too bad so far. They're on pace for under 50 shots against.