Go Leafs Go!!
- Thread starter PHNINE
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boys, I was at the game last night - the Leafs looked pathetic - 10 shots on goal after about 45 mins of play.
even though I don't like Raycroft - he kept the Leafs in the game - the score could have easily been 10 -2.
even though I don't like Raycroft - he kept the Leafs in the game - the score could have easily been 10 -2.
WINLESS IN DECEMBER
Darcy Tucker RW 30 17 9 26 -10 56 12 4 0 0 3 0 83 .205
Tomas Kaberle D 30 7 18 25 2 4 2 10 0 0 0 0 60 .117
Bryan McCabe D 30 6 18 24 2 32 4 12 0 0 0 0 75 .080
Kyle Wellwood RW 30 6 17 23 -1 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 81 .074
Mats Sundin C 23 10 11 21 -5 14 1 8 1 0 1 0 101 .099
Jeff O'Neill C 30 8 11 19 -1 12 2 4 0 0 0 0 68 .118
Alexei Ponikarovsky LW 30 8 10 18 2 26 2 3 0 0 1 0 90 .089
Matthew Stajan C 30 6 10 16 -1 16 1 3 0 0 1 0 57 .105
Michael Peca C 29 4 9 13 2 34 0 0 0 1 2 0 42 .095
Nik Antropov C 18 5 6 11 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 36 .139
Bates Battaglia LW 30 4 6 10 -2 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 .108
Ian White D 30 2 8 10 -6 16 1 1 0 0 1 0 60 .033
Chad Kilger LW 30 4 6 10 -9 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 58 .069
Alexander Steen C 30 1 6 7 -1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 .016
Hal Gill D 30 2 4 6 1 32 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 .067
Brendan Bell D 18 0 4 4 -3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .000
Johnny Pohl C 29 2 1 3 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 .087
Pavel Kubina D 14 0 2 2 -4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000
Ben Ondrus RW 4 0 1 1 -2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
Wade Belak D 28 0 1 1 -6 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000
Andy Wozniewski D 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Aleksander Suglobov RW 9 0 0 0 -4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000
Jay Harrison D 5 0 0 0 -5 6 0 0 0
Darcy Tucker RW 30 17 9 26 -10 56 12 4 0 0 3 0 83 .205
Tomas Kaberle D 30 7 18 25 2 4 2 10 0 0 0 0 60 .117
Bryan McCabe D 30 6 18 24 2 32 4 12 0 0 0 0 75 .080
Kyle Wellwood RW 30 6 17 23 -1 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 81 .074
Mats Sundin C 23 10 11 21 -5 14 1 8 1 0 1 0 101 .099
Jeff O'Neill C 30 8 11 19 -1 12 2 4 0 0 0 0 68 .118
Alexei Ponikarovsky LW 30 8 10 18 2 26 2 3 0 0 1 0 90 .089
Matthew Stajan C 30 6 10 16 -1 16 1 3 0 0 1 0 57 .105
Michael Peca C 29 4 9 13 2 34 0 0 0 1 2 0 42 .095
Nik Antropov C 18 5 6 11 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 36 .139
Bates Battaglia LW 30 4 6 10 -2 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 .108
Ian White D 30 2 8 10 -6 16 1 1 0 0 1 0 60 .033
Chad Kilger LW 30 4 6 10 -9 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 58 .069
Alexander Steen C 30 1 6 7 -1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 .016
Hal Gill D 30 2 4 6 1 32 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 .067
Brendan Bell D 18 0 4 4 -3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .000
Johnny Pohl C 29 2 1 3 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 .087
Pavel Kubina D 14 0 2 2 -4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000
Ben Ondrus RW 4 0 1 1 -2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
Wade Belak D 28 0 1 1 -6 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000
Andy Wozniewski D 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Aleksander Suglobov RW 9 0 0 0 -4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000
Jay Harrison D 5 0 0 0 -5 6 0 0 0
Well, after another loss I have a theory:
Notice that before Sunbeam came back the team was winning? I think the whole team is looking too much from Sunbeam and is resting on their laurels (though not their hardy's).
I say bench sunbeam for a few games and let the others step up again, like they did at the beginning.....
Notice that before Sunbeam came back the team was winning? I think the whole team is looking too much from Sunbeam and is resting on their laurels (though not their hardy's).
I say bench sunbeam for a few games and let the others step up again, like they did at the beginning.....
heheIt's Paul Maurice's job to turn this team around. It is a complete lack of 3rd period energy and performance that has led to this situation.
If they can't finish with a .500 record in December, Paul Maurice must be fired.
If they can't finish with a .500 record in December, Paul Maurice must be fired.
Exactly !!!
...and he better start dealing with it YESTERDAY !!!..
If there are some floaters, time to bench them...as far as Sundin goes, it's his responsibility to grab this team by the scruff of the neck..and get them back on track. This team is not as good as it seemed earlier..and is not as bad as it is playing now..It would be nice if someone on this team could take a shot, from let's say the high slot, and actually put some steam on it, and make a goaltender work for a save. During their winning streak, there was a lack of this as well..just that some soft shots, and scrambly goals were going in..now they are not.
A good time to start would be tomorrow night at Joe Louis Arena. Although Detroit is a fast team, I think they are easily intimidated by physical play, and in games I've seen them play this year, very prone to turning over the puck against agressive forechecking...something the Leafs were doing very well when they were winning. This Leafs team should make the playoffs and win in the 1st round... anything less should be considered a failure, and a couple of jobs should be at stake, namely Maurice and JFJ..not to mention a few players...
N2G
guyroch said:
...and he better start dealing with it YESTERDAY !!!..
If there are some floaters, time to bench them...as far as Sundin goes, it's his responsibility to grab this team by the scruff of the neck..and get them back on track. This team is not as good as it seemed earlier..and is not as bad as it is playing now..It would be nice if someone on this team could take a shot, from let's say the high slot, and actually put some steam on it, and make a goaltender work for a save. During their winning streak, there was a lack of this as well..just that some soft shots, and scrambly goals were going in..now they are not.
A good time to start would be tomorrow night at Joe Louis Arena. Although Detroit is a fast team, I think they are easily intimidated by physical play, and in games I've seen them play this year, very prone to turning over the puck against agressive forechecking...something the Leafs were doing very well when they were winning. This Leafs team should make the playoffs and win in the 1st round... anything less should be considered a failure, and a couple of jobs should be at stake, namely Maurice and JFJ..not to mention a few players...
N2G
the issue with the leafs is purely a coaching issue this time. the team isn't any different than what it was for the 1st 10 games of the season (rosterwise). personally, i think Maurice gets out coached... hence, why it shows on the scoreboard usually late in the games (3rd period blowups)... the talent is there on the leafs, but the bench management is not there... ie. penalties like too many men, hooking and interference are all reflective of who Maurice matches up with who and at what critical times... he's simply been outcoached as of late. the talent is there- just the direction given to the talent is not.
I really do think Paul Maurice's job is on the line right now. JFJr has to protect his own ass.
There are some good quality coaches available and they may get scooped up soon as the situations are also not good in St. Louis and now Pittsburgh, too. We probably will see some firings through the next 30 days. My advice to JFJr is to do something fast.
I really do think Paul Maurice's job is on the line right now. JFJr has to protect his own ass.
There are some good quality coaches available and they may get scooped up soon as the situations are also not good in St. Louis and now Pittsburgh, too. We probably will see some firings through the next 30 days. My advice to JFJr is to do something fast.
I think it's the fact that other teams are adapting to the Leafs' bread and butter goals, and Maurice hasn't found a way to adapt to the adapting.
Funny how Don Cherry said during his segment that they shouldn't have put sundin back in the lineup until he was needed....Hmmm not bad advice DOH considering I said that previously in this thread heheheh
Don Cherry must be gettin' old... keep Sundin a healthy scratch???
I think whenever he's game ready, he should play... but, what i don't agree with, is how Paul Maurice fucked up the highly productive line by inserting Sundin into it. It killed all production. Bad coaching move, IMO.
Maurice is gonna be fired soon if the team goes on a 10 game slide...
29 goals against in 7 games is disgusting. especially, when they were once 3rd in points in the east.
...and i guess 9th place for the leafs came faster than i expected... (i said 9th by monday night)
I think whenever he's game ready, he should play... but, what i don't agree with, is how Paul Maurice fucked up the highly productive line by inserting Sundin into it. It killed all production. Bad coaching move, IMO.
Maurice is gonna be fired soon if the team goes on a 10 game slide...
29 goals against in 7 games is disgusting. especially, when they were once 3rd in points in the east.
...and i guess 9th place for the leafs came faster than i expected... (i said 9th by monday night)
