GDT #43: JAN 4, 7:00 - Captain's Revenge

[Preston]

I saw him make some good plays in the nz and oz but not much beyond that.

Yeah he wasn't necessarily worse than goat or Timmy. The line in general had a rough night.

 

[JackBurton]

Isles have such a shit team.

 

[BeLeafer]

Yeah he wasn't necessarily worse than goat or Timmy. The line in general had a rough night.

The fourth line has been sucking shit since Mikheyev went down and Spezza moved up.

 

[aniablue]

BeLeafer..... Kapanen, has that je ne said quoi. He won us this game with that insane move.

This is a playoff guy. I just don't want to see him go... Personally...

One of the top three fastest guys in the league that can score big time goals. How do you trade that?

We have HOLL playing like, well, its crazy, what this guy is doing. Guy just protects the puck,,

I don't want to trade Kapanen... I just don't. He and Hyman are the guys you want for the playoffs imho....

I could be totally wrong. But Kapapen...; Just seems to bring that special out of nowhere, He sure did it tonight.

Nah, don't trade high on him, unless for what?

He won the game for us.... Surely did.

 

[JackBurton]

wo Leafs are still getting heat on titter after this victory. Insanity

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Quick late thoughts about yesterday:

Although everyone is talking us up, we did get outshot and they did hit a few posts themselves. It was a much closer game than the write ups are describing. But we were opportunistic and they weren’t, and that and a little luck was all we needed.

Seemed like before we would always have one of the big lines we weren’t happy with. But since Matty linked with Marner and Willy with Tavares, they’ve both been consistently strong even when one doesn’t put up points like the Tavares line last night. All four of them are dominating.

The role players are killing it too. Our supporting cast is fucking great. Engvall, Kappy, Hyman, Kerfoot, Tima, Goat. I still hate the fucking Sen. He’s always good for a few shitty plays that could kill us.

I like Marchment’s spunk, but he’s not an effective NHLer from what I see. I mean, he can play on a 4th line, but seems to me we’ve got several players much better than him. I think Brooks looked much better and like a player.

Rielly is a disaster this year. Guy is making so many mistakes, looking like his much younger self and not like the guy we saw last year. He’s got me really concerned.

Holl looks great. Dermott is looking much stronger too, really solid. Hope his cheap extension is on the verge of announcement. Marincin sucks.

 

[BeLeafer]

Although everyone is talking us up, we did get outshot and they did hit a few posts themselves. It was a much closer game than the write ups are describing. But we were opportunistic and they weren’t, and that and a little luck was all we needed.

Scoring chances: Leafs 22, Islanders 18
High danger scoring chances: Leafs 11, Islanders 7
xGF%: 55%

The Leafs were the more dangerous team. It's not some kind of domination, but they were patient and able to slice through that vaunted defense to get plenty of good looks.

 

[BeLeafer]

Also, if the refs had called even 1/10th of the Islanders penalties, the game would have likely been out of reach by the third.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Scoring chances: Leafs 22, Islanders 18
High danger scoring chances: Leafs 11, Islanders 7
xGF%: 55%

The Leafs were the more dangerous team. It's not some kind of domination, but they were patient and able to slice through that vaunted defense to get plenty of good looks.

Yup. Close game. A couple of inches turning posts into goals was the difference.

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Also, if the refs had called even 1/10th of the Islanders penalties, the game would have likely been out of reach by the third.

For sure. It’s getting almost criminal already the way they call nothing for us. It’s a joke. Literally every game. We get boarded, chopped, interfered with, and no calls, like it’s invisible.

 

[hockeylover]

Ugh wrong thread.