Leafs @ Blackhawks - Nov. 10th, 7:00pm - SN, Fan 590

[lc9]

Just checking in... regardless of the result, the Leafs are making a statement.

Agreed.  Their statement has been consistent, ?we won?t start on time but we will try hard at the end, usually.? 

 

[Chris]

Missed the first period. Pretty exciting finish. If only the Leafs would show some of that intensity earlier in games...

 

[wnc096]

good push-back in that period.  lets make it interesting in the third!

Well they made it interesting!

 

[Zee]

Just checking in... regardless of the result, the Leafs are making a statement.

The Hawks are garbage. Bottom of the league team and still beat the Leafs. Hold off on the statements for now

 

[Bender]

Just checking in... regardless of the result, the Leafs are making a statement.

I turned it off after 3-1. You can blame the Leafs defense as much as you want as soon as I saw Hutchison bite that hard on the PP goal... You just can't win with goaltending that's bottom 10 in the league. Full stop.

 

[lc9]

1 out of 4 points on the weekend against two weaker teams. 

 

[Bender]

Just checking in... regardless of the result, the Leafs are making a statement.

The Hawks are garbage. Bottom of the league team and still beat the Leafs. Hold off on the statements for now

All you need to do is look at Lehners stats and Hutch's stats. Below league average goaltending would've won us the game. No chance with bottom 10. Hutch is not even an NHL quality backup at this point.

 

[herman]

The statement is Prosciutto!

 

[azzurri63]

57 shots and lose, wow, just wow. 

As much as I liked the Dubas hiring good to see a young GM, you can blame him for that.
Backup hurt us last year and again this year.
Kind of tied his hands though with I'll say it again the signings.
Put themselves in this situation.
We were 4 points from missing the playoffs last year. 4!
Huge part of that was the backup situation which was roughly .400 winning percentage.
I had no faith in Sparks and no faith in Hutchinson this year.

Think I would send Hutch down and give Kaskisuo a few starts and see what he does. Can't be any worse.
Things stay the same with this team and not just the goaltending going to be tight again down to the wire.

 

[Kin]

Going to be real fun to see what Matthews will be able to do when he's elite.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/jccuthbert/status/1193716639696654336
Add Tavares from Matthews
Add Johnsson from Tavares

 

[ZBBM]

Just read the game recap.

I think that's Hutch's last game with this team.  He's giving them literally nothing.

Babcock's postgame comments have the whiff of a guy who's got no more tricks up his sleeve with this group.

So I guess Marner's got the dreaded high ankle sprain?  4 weeks at least ....

We could be in tough to make the playoffs.  First order of business: get a goddamn b/u goalie.  That's on Dubas.  Going into camp with a choice between Hutchinson and Neuvirth was absurd.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Just read the game recap.

I think that's Hutch's last game with this team.  He's giving them literally nothing.

Babcock's postgame comments have the whiff of a guy who's got no more tricks up his sleeve with this group.

So I guess Marner's got the dreaded high ankle sprain?  4 weeks at least ....

We could be in tough to make the playoffs.  First order of business: get a goddamn b/u goalie.  That's on Dubas.  Going into camp with a choice between Hutchinson and Neuvirth was absurd.

I would have to think that KK will get a shot. Doesn't he have to now?

 

[L K]

Matthews and Nylander dominated most of the game.  Tavares finally showed up in the 3rd.  I don?t know why this team can?t start games ready to go.  It?s on everyone but the coaching staff has to take some responsibility on the lack of preparation game after game.

Hutchison wasn?t necessarily the reason they lost but we saw the difference in one goaltender making a bunch of saves while still giving up goals and the other making few timely saves

 

[azzurri63]

Going to be real fun to see what Matthews will be able to do when he's elite.
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He?s an unbelievable talent. If he wants it no reason he can?t be the 2nd best Center in the league. Injuries a concern hopefully that?s behind him but my biggest ? with him is is drive, his compete level, his willingness to bring it every night and not for a few shifts here and there.

 

[Zee]

Have the Leafs ever won a game when Matthews gets 4 points? The 2 that come to mind were his debut game and last night. Thanks Hutch!

 

[Boston Leaf]

Just read the game recap.

I think that's Hutch's last game with this team.  He's giving them literally nothing.

Babcock's postgame comments have the whiff of a guy who's got no more tricks up his sleeve with this group.

So I guess Marner's got the dreaded high ankle sprain?  4 weeks at least ....

We could be in tough to make the playoffs.  First order of business: get a goddamn b/u goalie.  That's on Dubas.  Going into camp with a choice between Hutchinson and Neuvirth was absurd.

Problem is where do they find the money?

 

[herman]

Marner has been moved to LTIR. We have at least a month to try out a whole bunch of different looks.

Korshkov, Sandin, Liljegren if he?s not also out for too long, Bracco showcase and a new backup are all in the cards.

 

[Frank E]

I didn't see the game, I just watched the highlights, but that was some pretty good push back after going down 3-0.

I think maybe even if just a sacrificial lamb, Dubas needs to replace Hutch.  It'll at least take away some of the excuses of the team, and they'll be putting a guy out of a job which can also sober-up the rest of the team.

At least they were 2/5 on the PP, and showed some resilience.