Leafs @ Red Wings - Feb. 26th, 7:30pm - CBC, Fan 590
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L K
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If you look at most goals in the NHL you can point to a mistake that happened that led to a play. The mistake is going to be a smaller one when you have elite shooters like Matthews but ultimately it's a player not getting in the shooting lane. Letting a guy get in behind him or a neutral zone 50/50 play that the defender doesn't complete.
The problem with the Leafs right now is that any shot that isn't a muffin from center ice is going in the net....a lot. It makes the defense look worse because small mistakes are ended up as goals and then it validates that it is bad defensive play when in reality these mistakes happen all the time for every team in the league. Jack Campbell is not an NHL goaltender at this point.
.881 SV% in February
.880 SV% in January
Over his last 14 games he has a .869 SV%
The Leafs are 8-4-2 over that stretch. 18 of 28 points (.643 PT%) in a stretch where their goaltender is providing a SV% 40 points off the league average (.909)
The problem with the Leafs right now is that any shot that isn't a muffin from center ice is going in the net....a lot. It makes the defense look worse because small mistakes are ended up as goals and then it validates that it is bad defensive play when in reality these mistakes happen all the time for every team in the league. Jack Campbell is not an NHL goaltender at this point.
.881 SV% in February
.880 SV% in January
Over his last 14 games he has a .869 SV%
The Leafs are 8-4-2 over that stretch. 18 of 28 points (.643 PT%) in a stretch where their goaltender is providing a SV% 40 points off the league average (.909)
Guilt Trip
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I kind of agree with him...They out chanced Detroit 42-16. Wings had 9 SC in the 3rd and scored on 5 of them. Jack couldnt stop a beach ball and Mrazek was put in a really tough spot when he came in..they battled back and got the goals to secure the win.Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
OldTimeHockey
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I don't know that I agree with this assessment of Keefe. He's repeatedly been hard on the Leafs, even in their wins. I think he views this as a "well, that's over, let's move on" game as opposed to a real teaching moment. At least not one for the media.
OldTimeHockey said:
I don?t disagree with this assessment at all. The goals given up were not a reflection of team play. And say what you will but they never gave up the lead and when things got dicey they didn?t fold and pressed to maintain and build the lead.
This game was nuts but it got that way with subpar goaltending. And I still can?t get over the fact that Detroit didn?t commit a single penalty throughout this game.
OldTimeHockey
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Joe S. said:
Sorry, my original point should have stated that I didn't "agree" with the assessment of Keefe.
Guilt Trip
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Well then I disagree with your disagreement lol.OldTimeHockey said:
ZBBM
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Campbell was terrible and Keefe said that in coachspeak but here I also have to agree with a repeated azzurri criticism which is the defense is not good at tying up the front of the net. Some of those tips shouldn't happen.
And no way when you essentially blow a 5 goal lead in the third can you call it an excellent game by your team.
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And no way when you essentially blow a 5 goal lead in the third can you call it an excellent game by your team.
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I just watched a replay of all the goals scored yesterday and it looks like, to me anyway, that only 1 of the goals against the leafs were tipped. Maybe 2.
I still don?t agree with this assessment. ?Clearing the net??wouldn?t have made a difference.
And I still don?t understand the concept of clearing the net. If the player doesn?t have the puck, isn?t knocking them down interference?
azzurri63
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Joe S. said:
The league has made it difficult for a D man to do their job. Positioning, tying up sticks is what they need to do a better job off. Our D isn't physical but they need to defend smart, pick their spots and in my opinion be a bit more physical. The league is funny in all areas of the ice when it comes to calling penalties but we still see guys get crosschecked in front of the net and no call. Again it's tough on the D.
Highlander
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All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.Guilt Trip said:
herman
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Jack was not good, but he had the highest save percentage of all 4 goalies last night 8)
The Leafs defensemen were pretty good for the most part, but had to work uphill at times because their forwards threw some wrenches at them in NZ sort outs. Nearly every pair was playing with a new partner,
https://twitter.com/JhanHky/status/1497967922161111048
It's all very fixable, but this is the kind of thing where the Leafs really miss Muzzin. Even though his body is wearing down and his legs aren't quite keeping up, he'd be barking orders to the backcheckers to have them take the right attackers off the play and making things a bit easier for the team defense.
The Leafs defensemen were pretty good for the most part, but had to work uphill at times because their forwards threw some wrenches at them in NZ sort outs. Nearly every pair was playing with a new partner,
https://twitter.com/JhanHky/status/1497967922161111048
It's all very fixable, but this is the kind of thing where the Leafs really miss Muzzin. Even though his body is wearing down and his legs aren't quite keeping up, he'd be barking orders to the backcheckers to have them take the right attackers off the play and making things a bit easier for the team defense.
Guilt Trip
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Agree with your Muzz assessment. We will need him come playoff time. Funny thing, Leafs are 9-1-1 without him so far this year. Go figure.herman said: