Leafs @ Flyers - Mar. 27th, 7:00pm - SNO, Fan 590

[Chris]

Patrick cross checks zaitsev to the ice and Kapanen comes over and hugs him. Yuck.

 

[lamajama]

Freddie Freddie Freddie.  Streak is alive.  Has been since Feb 4th since he has given up less than 2 goals.  Bad positioning to blame again.  He isn?t good enough right now.

Can you please help me understand your point by directing me to the goalie whose goals against average is below 2?

The point being made is that Freddie hasn't played a game in which he's only allowed 2 goals since Feb 4th. He's not playing very good right now even if his D is not helping.. earlier he was despite the D, or Jake and Travis mean a whole heck of a lot...

 

[gunnar36]

I hate how this team has zero physical response to being manhandled

 

[ZBBM]

Just awful defense this period.

That?s the biggest problem with this team and I don?t put all the blame on the D.
These guys as a group cannot defend.
Been like that for ages.
Whether we r up one, two, three doesn?t matter until that final horn goes a win is never a sure thing.
After the shellacking a couple weeks back the focus was on defensive coverage.
What a joke. Nothing has changed and nothing will until Babcock gets these guys to play a different system or personnel is changed.

Sometimes I think it's baked into the Leafs' DNA.

The idea that they "have to get things cleaned up" understates the problem by half.

 

[azzurri63]

Patrick cross checks zaitsev to the ice and Kapanen comes over and hugs him. Yuck.

No balls on this team but that?s okay none are needed.

 

[lc9]

The defense of Freddie on this board is remarkable.  He can do no wrong apparently.  For 2 months he has given up 2 or more goals in every single game, but he is never to blame. 

 

[BermudaBudsFan]

Not a particularly good period at all.  I expect them to come out well in the third.  Hopefully Hart doesn?t steal a win.

 

[ZBBM]

OB, your guys whupped us that period.  The score flatters the Leafs.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Yup Rielly the goat on that one. Leafs D game in the toilet this period.

Best player for the Leafs that period was 31.  One bad goal but kept it from being 5-2 or something.

I wouldn't even say 1 bad goal. Marincin lets the guy skate right in virtually on a breakaway.. Hainsey screens him on the second and 3rd goal was Rielly not tying up the man. Either way tho, this isn't on Freddie. Team needs to start playing for him.

 

[lc9]

Patrick cross checks zaitsev to the ice and Kapanen comes over and hugs him. Yuck.

That was a joke.  Kappy has to be better there. 

 

[ZBBM]

Yup Rielly the goat on that one. Leafs D game in the toilet this period.

Best player for the Leafs that period was 31.  One bad goal but kept it from being 5-2 or something.

I wouldn't even say 1 bad goal. Marincin lets the guy skate right in virtually on a breakaway.. Hainsey screens him on the second and 3rd goal was Rielly not tying up the man. Either way tho, this isn't on Freddie. Team needs to start playing for him.

Yes Hainsey screened up but ... you can't let Radko Gudas beat you from there with a wrister.

 

[lamajama]

I know the flavour of this time period in the NHL is to collapse down but when watching this it seems the Leafs are so clustered in front of Freddie that when the puck is on the outside and being moved around the Leafs are forced to then start chasing the puck to try and get it back so they can exit.

And when they do that they get running around chasing, and out of position.

Just seems like this system is designed to create chasing...

Edit...I get 5 points each time I use the word "chasing "

 

[Guilt Trip]

Yup Rielly the goat on that one. Leafs D game in the toilet this period.

Best player for the Leafs that period was 31.  One bad goal but kept it from being 5-2 or something.

I wouldn't even say 1 bad goal. Marincin lets the guy skate right in virtually on a breakaway.. Hainsey screens him on the second and 3rd goal was Rielly not tying up the man. Either way tho, this isn't on Freddie. Team needs to start playing for him.

Yes Hainsey screened up but ... you can't let Radko Gudas beat you from there with a wrister.

What bugs me is a veteran like, Hainsey skated in front of Freddie just as he shoots. Like hello what are you doing. Like you said tho, he's holding us in there. Hope Babs is peeling the paint off the walls.

 

[BermudaBudsFan]

For no good reason whatsoever I feel like they will come back and win this.

 

[BermudaBudsFan]

Matthews, wow.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Will Nylander ever hit the net again? 

 

[ZBBM]

Will Nylander ever hit the net again?

That was quite the pass by Matthews.

 

[herman]

Will Nylander ever hit the net again?

That was quite the pass by Matthews.

https://twitter.com/leafsnews/status/1111073079319543808

Absolutely deliberate.

 

[herman]

Bummer bounce

Rielly?s tape rip flubs the backhand bump

 

[Guilt Trip]

C'mon Rielly. Needs to be better then that.