Leafs @ Oilers - Jan. 30th, 7:00pm - SN, Fan 590

[Guilt Trip]

Nylander probably shouldn't take that shot. He didn't have a great angle and if he doesn't score it's guaranteed to be a 2 on 1 coming back.

Better play would have been for him to carry it behind the night and keep possession.

Its hard to say shoot or not. Maybe drive the net and try for the deke. You're right though once they turned it over Leafs were in big trouble. I didn't like that he went for a change instead of busting his ass to get back. I also didn't like his overall game tonight.

 

[Deebo]

I hate the Edmonton goal horn.

Ottawa's is the worst.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I didn't like that he went for a change instead of busting his ass to get back. I also didn't like his overall game tonight.

I don't really get this complaint. He was 35 seconds in his shift and the puck was just about at Edmonton's blue line. And with the way the change worked the player who replaced him (Matthews) was actually better positioned to get in on the upcoming rush than he was.

 

[gunnar36]

I really don't understand Keefe always starting Tavares in 3 on 3, especially when he is forced to keep up to McDavid on that much open ice.

I don't know, that's an easy decision to criticize in hindsight. Could have just as easily been the Leafs survived that first shift and then Matthews and Marner went out against whatever crap Edmonton put out next and they scored. Or if Matthews and Marner did go out and spent their entire shift defending then you could say their offensive talents were wasted. I don't really hate the decision. It's not as if Keefe did the equivalent of sending out Komarov and Hainsey.

In general I think he needs to shelter Tavares in 3 on 3 situations against the speedier players.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

That was a mess of a game. All in all, nobody can be disappointed in a road trip where they get 7 of 8 pts.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1355718402443247616

Hmmm I'm starting to think Lehtonen isn't bumping anyone out of our top-4.

 

[herman]

I didn't like that he went for a change instead of busting his ass to get back. I also didn't like his overall game tonight.

I don't really get this complaint. He was 35 seconds in his shift and the puck was just about at Edmonton's blue line. And with the way the change worked the player who replaced him (Matthews) was actually better positioned to get in on the upcoming rush than he was.

If he stayed on guess who would have just complained about Nylander dogging it on the backcheck and not being able to catch Connor McDavid.

If he didn?t try to shoot after Tavares springs him for a good enough look, guess who would have complained Nylander wasted a chance to end the game.

 

[Bender]

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1355718402443247616

Hmmm I'm starting to think Lehtonen isn't bumping anyone out of our top-4.

Maybe we should stop over promising to KHL imports... I think It's rather even have Sandin rotating in games.

 

[Britishbulldog]

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1355718402443247616

Hmmm I'm starting to think Lehtonen isn't bumping anyone out of our top-4.

I hear the Penguins need a dman...

 

[Arn]

True story: McDavid would score less if people just defended better.

If goalies made more saves he?d score even less!

 

[OldTimeHockey]

I really don't understand Keefe always starting Tavares in 3 on 3, especially when he is forced to keep up to McDavid on that much open ice.

The Leafs did have the first real chance in the OT. If Nylander scored, would you commend Keefe for starting Tavares and Nylander?

 

[Zee]

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1355718402443247616

Hmmm I'm starting to think Lehtonen isn't bumping anyone out of our top-4.

Maybe we should stop over promising to KHL imports... I think It's rather even have Sandin rotating in games.

Yeah I don't get it. I know they want to give these imports all the chances in the world so that future guys would want to come and you never know when you'll hit on one realty good one. Sandin is more than capable of handling 3rd pair duties right now and would bring way more poise than Lehtonen. Sitting him isn't doing Rasmus any favors right now he should be playing

 

[herman]

Something I am seeing this season (as well as in the CBJ series as well as the WJC) is that a possession-system, if held to too rigidly, tends to have a lot of sequences where the team builds and develops a good series of plays to get up ice and into position, only to to be stymied at the last or second to last play on net.

This is due to the build up time of working up the ice as a 5-man unit giving lots of time for defenses to settle into their structure and make assignments. So our defence/low centre skate or pass through the breakout to bypass the forecheck, wingers make a skilled play or two for entry, but then run out of skillier options or into a defensive wall in the slot and lose the play. Anything short of perfect offensive execution or defensive foible after the entry gets turned into a rush the other way.

 

[Guilt Trip]

I didn't like that he went for a change instead of busting his ass to get back. I also didn't like his overall game tonight.

I don't really get this complaint. He was 35 seconds in his shift and the puck was just about at Edmonton's blue line. And with the way the change worked the player who replaced him (Matthews) was actually better positioned to get in on the upcoming rush than he was.

Go watch the highlights. The puck was at the blueline and so was Nylander and an Oiler, so no he was actually in a better spot then a guy coming off the bench seeing he was right beside the guy.

 

[Guilt Trip]

I really don't understand Keefe always starting Tavares in 3 on 3, especially when he is forced to keep up to McDavid on that much open ice.

The Leafs did have the first real chance in the OT. If Nylander scored, would you commend Keefe for starting Tavares and Nylander?

But they didn't score. When I saw them line up for OT, I thought, this game's over because of JT's foot speed and Nylander's not that good defensively. Turned out to be true in the end. Against anyone other then the best duo in the league it wouldn't be an issue who he started, not that this really is. I bet if it happens again it will be Matthews against McD.
Leafs got 7 out of 8 so great road trip regardless of losing the point. We'll take that all year. Leafs are going to get a much deserved break.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

I really don't understand Keefe always starting Tavares in 3 on 3, especially when he is forced to keep up to McDavid on that much open ice.

The Leafs did have the first real chance in the OT. If Nylander scored, would you commend Keefe for starting Tavares and Nylander?

But they didn't score. When I saw them line up for OT, I thought, this game's over because of JT's foot speed and Nylander's not that good defensively. Turned out to be true in the end. Against anyone other then the best duo in the league it wouldn't be an issue who he started, not that this really is. I bet if it happens again it will be Matthews against McD.
Leafs got 7 out of 8 so great road trip regardless of losing the point. We'll take that all year. Leafs are going to get a much deserved break.

That hindsight really is a wonderful tool

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Go watch the highlights. The puck was at the blueline and so was Nylander and an Oiler, so no he was actually in a better spot then a guy coming off the bench seeing he was right beside the guy.

 

[Highlander]

I really don't understand Keefe always starting Tavares in 3 on 3, especially when he is forced to keep up to McDavid on that much open ice.

I don't know, that's an easy decision to criticize in hindsight. Could have just as easily been the Leafs survived that first shift and then Matthews and Marner went out against whatever crap Edmonton put out next and they scored. Or if Matthews and Marner did go out and spent their entire shift defending then you could say their offensive talents were wasted. I don't really hate the decision. It's not as if Keefe did the equivalent of sending out Komarov and Hainsey.

In general I think he needs to shelter Tavares in 3 on 3 situations against the speedier players.

Didn't Tavares score our last OT winner?

 

[Highlander]

Who is doing the colour tonight?

I think Adidas designed those. 

Mega corps running out of idea's. Worst Leaf gear of all time. What about seeing the numbers and figuring out who the fuck is playing?

 

[Guilt Trip]

Go watch the highlights. The puck was at the blueline and so was Nylander and an Oiler, so no he was actually in a better spot then a guy coming off the bench seeing he was right beside the guy.

That's a lovely pic. Go back a second when Nylander's guy as you listed, had the puck. No threat, he's got his guy covered all good. Nylander's guy passes it to McD and then takes off while Nylander goes to the bench instead of skating with his man who he was actually ahead of.