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Post by CentreHice on Oct 12, 2022 21:05:56 GMT -5
Haven't had a PGT in quite some time.
Considering all the changes...the 0-6-2 preseason...that was an unexpected W.
Nice to see the Leafs still with ?? in goal.
Murray is top-shelf vulnerable...and either couldn't see Anderson or guessed incorrectly. Too far to his right. Anderson fired to his left.
Allen was solid. Especially on the PK.
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Post by Douper on Oct 12, 2022 21:09:56 GMT -5
Guhle.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 12, 2022 21:13:17 GMT -5
Kaiden Guhle lead the team in TOI with 22:34, edging out David Savard, 22:29 ... they had some luck, too, but I enjoyed watching those young lads hand the Leafs their butts ...
Cheers.
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Post by Bobs_HABit on Oct 12, 2022 21:13:25 GMT -5
Yep. Great start to the season. There will be moments of pain this season but what a start! So many positives... Cole with 2 Late winner after giving up a later tying goal on a brutal giveaway. Smart of Marty not to challenge. T.O. isn't overturning that. Guhle leads all skaters with 22:34 TOI. What a first game. Wonder the last rookie D to lead the team in icetime in 1st game. The kids as a whole were steady. Monahan looked good. Could go on... Oh and the Laffs lost...their new star netminder .826 save %  |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 12, 2022 21:49:01 GMT -5
Might have to check out a few Leaf blogs in a bit ... |
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 12, 2022 22:39:26 GMT -5
Might have to check out a few Leaf blogs in a bit ... Hf leafs must be a dumpster fire right now... lol |
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Post by seventeen on Oct 12, 2022 22:52:48 GMT -5
We stifled Matthews too. Was that Evans? Dvorak? Group effort? He usually torches us. The most he got this time was a post. The kids are all right.
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Post by Cranky on Oct 13, 2022 0:18:20 GMT -5
X...i love you but...three mistakes. Do not let a guy behind you. If you don't know that by now, COSTCO wants you back.
Dudenov...sit your butt down. Healthy scratch.
Guhle..captain steady.
Slaf...yes, you can touch someone. You won't melt. You're not going to be something unless you use you huge body to fight for the puck.
Dach...impressed
CC...dare we dream 50?
Suzuki...effective but quiet.
Only one disappointment tonight with Dandenov and it's a continuation of the exhibition games.
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Post by PTH on Oct 13, 2022 1:09:35 GMT -5
Dach pleasantly surprised me, I think he might work out as a big #2 center with some skill and speed. I understand giving up Romanov for him, in part because we clearly have a bright future on D, with 3 rookies with bright futures as well as Mailloux and Barron in the system.
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Post by seventeen on Oct 13, 2022 1:31:53 GMT -5
Dach pleasantly surprised me, I think he might work out as a big #2 center with some skill and speed. I understand giving up Romanov for him, in part because we clearly have a bright future on D, with 3 rookies with bright futures as well as Mailloux and Barron in the system. Monahan’s goal started with Dach outworking 3 Leafs along tge boards and chipping a good pass to Harris, who didn’t waste time and just wristed the puck at the net. Dach showed some strength and soft hands on that play. |
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Post by habsorbed on Oct 13, 2022 2:10:30 GMT -5
Well, that was odd but fun.
I'm in the US on vacay so couldn't get it on-line - don't know what that's all about. but I'm blaming it on Sprotsnet. So I listened to the game on TSN radio - first time I've listened to game on radio in 15-20 years. Was an interesting flashback, except the play by play guy (Peter Ruttgazier) was horrible - never knew what zone the puck was in or how much time left in the game. And he rarely mentioned. players' name i.e on the PK "Canadiens manage to ice the puck". And you knew he was about 4 seconds behind the play as I'd hear a roar of the crowd and then a few seconds later Peter would tell us the Habs scored.
Anyway, I've now watched the hi-lites so have a (better) sense of what I listened to.
Allen may have stolen this for us, but Murray looks like a decent back-up. Good job Dufus!
We got a lot of talent up front. Suze and Cole are the real deal - no surprise. Really impressed with Dach and Monahan. When Josh is on his game he's an impact player, but streaky.
Slafs was decent. Gotta wonder what he's thinking with the roar of the crowd and the Ole Ole Ole. Welcome to the big time young man!
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Post by habsorbed on Oct 13, 2022 2:14:59 GMT -5
Not to get too carried away with comparisons but Wright played all of 6 minutes in Kracken loss. KK played 15 minutes and an assist in Canes win.
Dach may be better than both of them.
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Post by jkr on Oct 13, 2022 6:17:59 GMT -5
I wasn't pleased with the referring. I thought the penalty shot call was harsh and they let Aube-Kubell away with pushing Allen into the net. I guess I'm the only one who thought Dadanov was fouled on the Leafs 3rd goal. I better look at that replay again. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 13, 2022 10:03:17 GMT -5
There are fires all over leaf nation after last nights loss... so fun to read
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Post by frozone on Oct 13, 2022 12:04:12 GMT -5
On tsn they were making it sound like the game was extremely sloppy, but I thought it was a pretty decent season opener. Maybe I’m wrong, but I remember season openers to be snooze fests for the most part, but this one was entertaining.
They outplayed us but we deserved the win. I mean, for such a high octane offense to come up short against our young D… kudos to the kids.
Anderson doesn’t get a lot of love on these boards, but the dude certainly is clutch. Sure, he doesn’t have the brains or the hands to drive offense, but if he did, he would cost us $8m per year.
I think Dadonov is getting a bad rap on the Leafs third goal. The pass over to him was awful, and then he got the stick in the hands from what I saw. Sure, he could have prevented the goal, but you can say that about anyone else on the ice that could have covered for the attacking Dman. I don’t have an issue with going for it though… I think MSL will allow for that type of aggressiveness, and as mistakes are made, the group will get better at picking their spots and mitigating the risks.
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 13, 2022 12:41:31 GMT -5
The torranna sports media cheerleaders called it sloppy but they never talked about how invisible nostrils was and how much of a glory hound he is... whenever one of the leafs D pinched, no one on the 1st line covered for their D... the 3 2 on 1s suze/Cole had the D punched and no forward covered... they play like that against the top tier teams and they'll have 10 goals against... Keefe was pissed post game.
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Post by habsorbed on Oct 13, 2022 12:42:43 GMT -5
On tsn they were making it sound like the game was extremely sloppy, but I thought it was a pretty decent season opener. Maybe I’m wrong, but I remember season openers to be snooze fests for the most part, but this one was entertaining. They outplayed us but we deserved the win. I mean, for such a high octane offense to come up short against our young D… kudos to the kids. Anderson doesn’t get a lot of love on these boards, but the dude certainly is clutch. Sure, he doesn’t have the brains or the hands to drive offense, but if he did, he would cost us $8m per year. I think Dadonov is getting a bad rap on the Leafs third goal. The pass over to him was awful, and then he got the stick in the hands from what I saw. Sure, he could have prevented the goal, but you can say that about anyone else on the ice that could have covered for the attacking Dman. I don’t have an issue with going for it though… I think MSL will allow for that type of aggressiveness, and as mistakes are made, the group will get better at picking their spots and mitigating the risks. I don't blame Daddy. It was the lack of coverage for the rushing d-man (Kovacevic?). Very poor game management with less than 2 minutes to go and leading by one goal. Kov made a good play to move up to intercept the pass just at our blue line but then he skates well into the the Leafs zone. I appreciate it's Marty hockey but not at that point in the game. And if he is going to skate well into the Leafs zone, there has got to be a forward covering for the guy. Very poor decision making. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 13, 2022 12:49:41 GMT -5
The guys were throwing themselves in front of everything last night, that included 23 blocked shots, nine of which, were made by David Savard ... visited the Leafs blog at HF, and after one game, it's complete doom and gloom (kind of reminds me of Habsland when things don't go well) ... but, you know, imagine being told year after year, that you have the best team in hockey ... after a while, it becomes lip service, and this is where I see the frustration coming from Leaf fans ... conversely, we've seen a complete heart transplant in Montreal ... there will be tough games to watch, and we won't be confused with being a contender ... the team has only started to grow, and this was a nice start ...
Cheers.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Oct 13, 2022 13:00:11 GMT -5
Yep. Great start to the season. There will be moments of pain this season but what a start! So many positives... Cole with 2 Late winner after giving up a later tying goal on a brutal giveaway. Smart of Marty not to challenge. T.O. isn't overturning that. Guhle leads all skaters with 22:34 TOI. What a first game. Wonder the last rookie D to lead the team in icetime in 1st game. The kids as a whole were steady. Monahan looked good. Could go on... Oh and the Laffs lost...their new star netminder .826 save % Good post, Bob ... hoping Cole Caufield can sustain a decent scoring clip ... I chose him in my fantasy pool ... they were outplayed, at times, but they never gave up ... Cheers. |
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Post by habsorbed on Oct 13, 2022 13:15:16 GMT -5
The guys were throwing themselves in front of everything last night, that included 23 blocked shots, nine of which, were made by David Savard ... visited the Leafs blog at HF, and after one game, it's complete doom and gloom (kind of reminds me of Habsland when things don't go well) ... but, you know, imagine being told year after year, that you have the best team in hockey ... after a while, it becomes lip service, and this is where I see the frustration coming from Leaf fans ... conversely, we've seen a complete heart transplant in Montreal ... there will be tough games to watch, and we won't be confused with being a contender ... the team has only started to grow, and this was a nice start ... Cheers. The key difference is the for Leaf fans the future is now and it don't look that good. For Habs fans the future is a few years from now and it looks very promising. Another difference is most Habs fans have experienced a Cup and parade, and have some fond memories. To remember the last Leafs Cup, you have to be well over 60. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 13, 2022 13:32:31 GMT -5
I posted this on the sportsnet article about the Leafs plateauing and the Habs having nowhere to go but up... not one reply from a leaf fan
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Post by folatre on Oct 13, 2022 16:30:58 GMT -5
It was a spirited effort by the boys and getting the result makes it special.
The kid corps on the blue line held up surprisingly well. Allen made some big saves.
Regarding Dadonov, for sure, there were extenuating circumstances on that turnover. But I guess my basic take is that this guy is just not going to be an effective fourth liner. When you are not getting much ice time, two things matter: bringing energy and not chewing on goals against.
I cannot quite understand why the coaches did not utilize Slafkovsky on the power play.
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 13, 2022 16:34:26 GMT -5
It was a spirited effort by the boys and getting the result makes it special. The kid corps on the blue line held up surprisingly well. Allen made some big saves. Regarding Dadonov, for sure, there were extenuating circumstances on that turnover. But I guess my basic take is that this guy is just not going to be an effective fourth liner. When you are not getting much ice time, two things matter: bringing energy and not chewing on goals against. I cannot quite understand why the coaches did not utilize Slafkovsky on the power play. Or Axe, he moves the puck along the blueline in the offensive zone better than Wideman |
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Post by Willie Dog on Oct 13, 2022 17:09:39 GMT -5
This right here is why MSL is the man to take this team to the top
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Post by seventeen on Oct 13, 2022 20:38:17 GMT -5
Anderson doesn’t get a lot of love on these boards, but the dude certainly is clutch. Sure, he doesn’t have the brains or the hands to drive offense, but if he did, he would cost us $8m per year. It's hard to appreciate an 82 game, 36 point guy who costs you $5.5MM a year. If we were paying him $2.5, I'd have no problem (ok, I'm lying. I don't like stupid hockey players at any price, but at least it would be $3MM less pressure on the CAP). He was pathetic last night (IMO). Too often, the play dies on his stick. Just count'em. He has a good shot, got an opportunity to use it and scored (after a bad give-away by Muzzin). Reminded me of the goal vs Vegas last year. Gift from Fleury, he scores on an empty net and he's a hero. Trade him ASAP while his value is still high. He doesn't add to team success. |
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Post by seventeen on Oct 13, 2022 20:41:11 GMT -5
The guys were throwing themselves in front of everything last night, that included 23 blocked shots, nine of which, were made by David Savard ... Cheers. If you're blocking shots, it means you're not clearing the zone efficiently and being forced into blocking a shot. Not a fan of that stat. Kris Russell has always been a leader in blocked shots and we all know how good he is. Can't exit his own zone well and that's not good. Savard was having all kinds of trouble last night. |
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Post by seventeen on Oct 13, 2022 20:42:05 GMT -5
I cannot quite understand why the coaches did not utilize Slafkovsky on the power play. Seniority rules. |
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Post by seventeen on Oct 13, 2022 20:43:11 GMT -5
This right here is why MSL is the man to take this team to the top Bingo. Great philosophy. What was it Therrien did? Nuff said. |
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Post by CentreHice on Oct 13, 2022 22:18:51 GMT -5
This right here is why MSL is the man to take this team to the top You could sense it when he was hired. Fresh air. To paraphrase/quote Skilly from last season: Ducharme's philosophy/approach likely cost CC the Calder. The boys no doubt love playing for Marty. Glad we have him. |
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Post by habsorbed on Oct 14, 2022 0:05:36 GMT -5
This right here is why MSL is the man to take this team to the top You could sense it when he was hired. Fresh air. To paraphrase/quote Skilly from last season: Ducharme's philosophy/approach likely cost CC the Calder. The boys no doubt love playing for Marty. Glad we have him. The other aspect of Marty is that he doesn't think he knows it all, and is prepared to learn and listen from those around him. MT and CJ believed they knew it all, and in reality all they knew was some old fashioned traditions which no longer applied to today's hockey or its players. |
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