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Matthews is such an interesting case. It's almost like he has the hockey equivalent of "the yips." He looks to be hesitating at key points, looks indecisive, which gives defenders time to get their stick in the way of his shot. That old drag and rip move rarely works anymore. Other times he just...

I've always been against stacking the top line but...I find myself wondering if Berube should just put Nylander with Matthews and adjust the rest of the lines and see what happens. Nylander is already spending a lot of time there anyway. It doesn't look like Matthews has the ability at this...

McMann seems to have upped the physical play a bit (the bar was admittedly low) and maybe Joshua is starting to do so as well. But a lot of it looks kind of half-hearted to me. Knies was credited with 0 hits in the NJ game. Lorentz with 1. That kind of stuff can be contagious. If a couple of...

They don't seem to have ANY players who relish getting in the corners and banging bodies. Even the big guys who you would think could do it - I'm talking Knies, McMann, Lorentz plus the big newcomers - they seem to only do it occasionally and mostly half-heartedly. I think back to that Florida...

The Leaf motto must be "You will be absorbed." Stolarz will never say anything of note outside the locker room.

Just wanted to get a head start on the shower.

Obviously Benoit never took any fighting lessons from Reaves when he had the chance.

Fair result for another lifeless performance by this group.

Matthews is like a decoy out there on the PP anymore

It's both shocking and not shocking. Down 2 and no full court press, no storm for NJ to weather. No pulse.

What does Matthews have, 2 more years after this one? The team is already mostly old and slow, by that point there won't be anything left to do but sell off assets, collect picks and start over. It's coming fast - they need to figure it out in a hurry. If what we see from Matthews right now is...

Treliving has had time now to remake this team into what he and Berube want, but it still looks like a collection of spare parts. Where is the hard forecheck, where is the dogged pursuit of the puck, where is the organized dump/chase. There seems to be no plan from top to bottom. I know it's...

Maybe that will get Maccelli going.

That should have been 4-1 right there. Great defense.

Well, the Stolarz outburst really lit a fire under this team.