Leafs @ Capitals - Oct. 16th, 7:00pm - SN1, TSN 1050

[Bender]

Matthews passing is atrocious right now.

 

[lc9]

I know it's been a disaster and the penalties didn't help, but would it have killed Babcock to call a timeout after 2 goals in 11 seconds? Could have calmed the team down and maybe they don't go down 2 men

Babcock is obviously the worst coach in the modern NHL.  Gets the least out of his players and doesn?t make in game adjustments.  Yes, it would kill him.

 

[ZBBM]

Matthews passing is atrocious right now.

I predict he'll pop one in the 3rd, though.  I remember several games where he looked bad for the first 2 and managed to skill one in in the 3rd.

 

[lc9]

Need to start being competitive against good teams.  7-3 Tampa, down 4-2 to caps, lost to the blues.  Nice to beat the wings, senators and wild, but the leafs haven?t been competetive against the nhls better teams. 

 

[lc9]

What was that, 5 blocked shots?  Get one to the net for Pete?s sake.

 

[4EVRLEAFAN]

Need to start being competitive against good teams.  7-3 Tampa, down 4-2 to caps, lost to the blues.  Nice to beat the wings, senators and wild, but the leafs haven?t been competetive against the nhls better teams.

We just don't look good this year no chemistry , hopefully they work it out but not liking what I see right now.

 

[lamajama]

Hutchinson is just awful.  Not NHL quality.  Two years in a row dubas has not iced a legit NHL backup. 

What a melt down.  Would be nice to get a PP once though.

If only we had a better goalie and play him against this team vs playing against you know, a crappy team.

 

[Hobbes]

Did you know Washington is outshooting Toronto in the second period?  This Hughson/Simpson tandem is awful

They're really good at one thing: making you appreciate just how great Gord and Ray are.

 

[Zee]

I mean you could say hindsight is 20/20 but there were many people wondering why you didn't start your backup against a tired crappy Minnesota team that they probably still beat and use Andersen tonight so you have a fighting chance.

 

[lc9]

Hutchinson is just awful.  Not NHL quality.  Two years in a row dubas has not iced a legit NHL backup. 

What a melt down.  Would be nice to get a PP once though.

If only we had a better goalie and play him against this team vs playing against you know, a crappy team.

It is quite frustrating. What is the rationale for playing Andersen last night against an awful Wild team and not tonight against the caps.  The hard line  of backup plays the 2nd of the back to back only is an amateur coaching move. 

 

[ZBBM]

I mean you could say hindsight is 20/20 but there were many people wondering why you didn't start your backup against a tired crappy Minnesota team that they probably still beat and use Andersen tonight so you have a fighting chance.

Because you ALWAYS start your top goalie in the first half of the B2B no matter what so that you ALWAYS can decide not to take that timely timeout because that's ALWAYS the way you've done it, all right?  End of presser.

 

[ZBBM]

OK, SamSOHnov has been not all that much better than our fellow.  Get a PP, score a goal early, then let the chips fly where they may.

 

[Zee]

OK, SamSOHnov has been not all that much better than our fellow.  Get a PP, score a goal early, then let the chips fly where they may.

Yeah he looks shaky. Leafs can get to him but they also have to outshoot Caps like 16-1 this period and even then maybe Hutch doesn't save that 1

 

[Zee]

Mickey has been player of the game so far

 

[Bullfrog]

Nice to see Mikheyev finally on the Tavares/Marner line. Been waiting for that.

 

[ZBBM]

Nice to see Mikheyev finally on the Tavares/Marner line. Been waiting for that.

The guy is a borscht-fueled revelation.

 

[L K]

OK, SamSOHnov has been not all that much better than our fellow.  Get a PP, score a goal early, then let the chips fly where they may.

At this point I?m not banking on the Leafs getting a PP.  there have been a few opportunities for Ticky tack calls and the refs seem content to not give them one

 

[L K]

Muzzin is bad.

 

[Zee]

They'll do the make up call with like 1:20 left in the game so it won't matter.

 

[herman]

I step out for an hour and this is what happens?