Recent content by bustaheims

Yup. The zip on his shot has come back some, though. Accuracy still missing. Whatever it is that’s been ailing him feels like it’s getting better (or was before he hurt his wrist last night), but it’s still having a significant impact.

We can be pretty confident it’s something physical for Matthews since A) we know he saw a specialist for it and B) we can see the physical impact when it comes to his release, accuracy, etc. The impact is largely things that wouldn’t be affected by anything mental. He also hasn’t much decrease...

One down season where he clearly had something bothering him and still produced at a 40 goal, 95 point pace - totals which would have still had him inside the top 10 in the league this season - and we shouldn't build around Matthews? We're talking about the guy who scored the most goals in the...

Welcome to the Department of Player "Safety"

Or recognize that a hockey game is not a coinflip. There are a lot more variables and a lower proportion of constants

Pacioretty absolutely needs to go back to the pressbox. I'd say Holmberg does, too. Outside of drawing penalties, he's done basically nothing. Put McMann on L2 in his place. Sure, he hasn't been able to put the puck in, but at least he's been finishing his checks - which is more than you can say...

That is the crux of the problem - the team has been poorly managed. The Andersen trade was fine - the team needed a reliable goalie and he was the best available - but the deadline moves that came in the years that followed have been mostly bad. Too many 1st round picks were moved for rentals...

The only game they didn't show up in was last night. The depth has barely shown up throughout the series. The 5 guys you're calling out have 8 of the team's 15 goals. Add in Knies, and that covers 11 of them. The rest of the roster has 4 goals - 3 from the defence. You can't win when no one else...

That's still the bulk of the offence. They've all chipped in. If you expect the win the series solely on the contribution of a handful of guys, you're setting yourself up for failure. Makes the team too easy to shut down. Never mind just goals, 3rd and 4th lines have 5 total points - each of the...

The core was bad last night, but where is the supporting cast? Outside of Matthews/Marner/Tavares/Nylander/Knies, the rest of the forwards have scored all of 1 goal. That's jsut not good enough. And don't give me that BS about the team not being able to afford depth because of the core 4's...

They’re better when their season is on the line than when they have the opportunity to eliminate someone else. Good survival instincts, no killer instincts.

Time and time again, this team comes up small.

The way the offence just evaporates when they need it most is uncanny. Just can’t score when they have a chance to close out a series. It’s great that guys like Marner can produce early in a series, but if you can’t get it going later in the series, that just doesn’t matter.

Everything in my time as a Leaf fan says otherwise. This will be their final embarrassment before the roster gets blown up.

They’re really going to blow a 3-0 lead. I can’t with this team anymore.