I agree, very frustrating. For the most part, and with a couple serious exceptions, this team def has the talent to go very far this year if they could just figure out consistency of effort and offensive production from the top forwards.
Leafs '22/'23 Thread
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at least you see Nylander the way i do. biggest floater in the league. been saying this for a few years now, but hey, he,s got like 50 pts so far.... he,s like that guy when you rent the ice late saturday night, that stands at the other teams blueline, GOALSUCK. i,d bury him in anaheim, or columbus.
I wonder who it was who finally called him out in the dressing room btwn the second and third periods for his goal-costing giveaways, poor defence and la-dee-da attitude that he emerged for the third looking like someone had stuck a flaming Sherwood up his ass. In the third period he almost looked like a real NHL star although he still was in his own little world and decided the play the period entirely on his own. Must have been quite the biting zinger of a rebuke....
From Justin Bourne of Sportnet:
"After Game 1 I questioned Nylander in a few ways, namely his effort without the puck. I thought he was the best player on the rink in Game 2 by a good margin, constantly making the Panthers miss and creating rush opportunities. Toronto generated eight odd man rushes to Florida’s two, leading to eight attempts from the slot, many of which were set up by the Leafs' smooth winger.
I’ve seen him critiqued for the turnover that led to the Panthers' third goal, and look, it wasn’t great. But hanging on to the puck is also what led to a lot of the Leafs' offence-creation, and Nylander is not a turnover risk in general. By turnover rate percentage (compared to their touches), the three forwards who turn it over least often on the Leafs are Matthews, then Ryan O’Reilly, then Nylander. Among the players asked to produce offence, Bunting, Tavares, and Marner are more likely to turn it over."
https://www.sportsnet.ca/video/mapl...trolled-zone-entry-in-third-period-in-game-2/
"After Game 1 I questioned Nylander in a few ways, namely his effort without the puck. I thought he was the best player on the rink in Game 2 by a good margin, constantly making the Panthers miss and creating rush opportunities. Toronto generated eight odd man rushes to Florida’s two, leading to eight attempts from the slot, many of which were set up by the Leafs' smooth winger.
I’ve seen him critiqued for the turnover that led to the Panthers' third goal, and look, it wasn’t great. But hanging on to the puck is also what led to a lot of the Leafs' offence-creation, and Nylander is not a turnover risk in general. By turnover rate percentage (compared to their touches), the three forwards who turn it over least often on the Leafs are Matthews, then Ryan O’Reilly, then Nylander. Among the players asked to produce offence, Bunting, Tavares, and Marner are more likely to turn it over."
https://www.sportsnet.ca/video/mapl...trolled-zone-entry-in-third-period-in-game-2/
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I agree, an animal sacrifice may seem barbaric but it may be the only way to lift the Yolanda Ballard curse!
I can offer the raccoon in my garage. Also, their fur make a nice hat and coat.
It took 20 years to win one round. Let say another 20 years to win 2 rounds. Let's sacrifice 2 raccoons.
Craig Button starting at 5:50
"William Nylander was the best player on the ice for the Toronto Maple Leafs start to finish"
"William Nylander was the best player on the ice for the Toronto Maple Leafs start to finish"
Well we all agree Craig Button is a great authority on talent. This is the same Craig Button who once put future hall of famer Marty St.Louis on waivers and then watched him become a superstar with TB. Same guy who traded JS Giguere for a second round draft pick to protect Freddy Braithwaite in the 2000 expansion draft. Same guy who traded away Marc Savard in his prime for some Russian can of corn who never played a single NHL game. Same guy who lasted less than 3 seasons as an NHL GM and was then ridden completely out of the NHL on a rail 20 years ago.
So you see my friends, if Craig Button said Slick Willy is the best player on the ice, you can take that to the bank.
So you see my friends, if Craig Button said Slick Willy is the best player on the ice, you can take that to the bank.
I think we can all agree that Craig Button has been right more often than you have been.Well we all agree Craig Button is a great authority on talent. This is the same Craig Button who once put future hall of famer Marty St.Louis on waivers and then watched him become a superstar with TB. Same guy who traded JS Giguere for a second round draft pick to protect Freddy Braithwaite in the 2000 expansion draft. Same guy who traded away Marc Savard in his prime for some Russian can of corn who never played a single NHL game. Same guy who lasted less than 3 seasons as an NHL GM and was then ridden completely out of the NHL on a rail 20 years ago.
So you see my friends, if Craig Button said Slick Willy is the best player on the ice, you can take that to the bank.
Jay Onrait introduces Craig Button as their Director of Scouting so he knows what a hockey player looks like.
Meanwhile you have people out there shouting in unison "We Want Florida" as if it's a gimme tells you all you need to know about their hockey knowledge.
Meanwhile you have people out there shouting in unison "We Want Florida" as if it's a gimme tells you all you need to know about their hockey knowledge.
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The wokies/virtue signallers call that "unconscious bias".They love that term when they falsely accuse anyone of ....................................................
What Is Unconscious Bias (And How You Can Defeat It) | Psychology Today
Watched Matt Cauz on TV say the Leafs outplayed the Panthers except for Bob. Didn't one of our members say that the goalie is part of the team and you can't say "except for the goalie"?
Matt also went on to say the 4 Leaf guys making over $40mm haven't scored a goal. Again didn't one of our members say the players play for free ($0) in the playoffs?
Matt also went on to say the 4 Leaf guys making over $40mm haven't scored a goal. Again didn't one of our members say the players play for free ($0) in the playoffs?
I still think it's a conflict of interest. So many other refs, that the NHL could choose, to ref this leaf playoff game.
