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If Matthews takes shorter shifts, he should be given more shifts.

Those points actually serve as an indictment of Babcock's inflexibility rather than the other way around. Komarov was one of the absolute worst forwards in the league for the entire year. He should have been healthy scratched for months before the playoffs started. Instead I recall Babcock...

These are players who were generally high-rated prospects and rookies and then started to enter their prime, all while Babcock was coach. They have arguably been underutilized or misused by Babcock. I don't see any reason to give him credit here, save for maybe Rielly's development.

Hyman averaged several more minutes per game this series than Nylander. All things being equal, that is pretty nuts. Kadri's absence does not explain Babcock's inability to adjust his approach. We need a coach capable of assigning ice-time and roles relative to the skill and ability of the...

Looking forward to Herman?s explanation of how Babcock was limiting Matthews? minutes during the season so that he could play more in the playoffs. Not trying to single Herman out because I almost bought that explanation. But the last couple of games were terribly coached and managed. Babcock...

I?d be okay with canning Babcock. That whole game was an exercise in mismanagement of lines and skill.

Babcock still has t shortened the bench. Extremely disappointing but totally expected.

I agree that he probably shouldn?t be in the line up but I haven?t seen many poor decisions. That drop was brutal, obviously, but no one was giving him a target. It would be nice if Andersen didn?t look so jittery. That first goal was a huge momentum killer. Andersen has let in a bunch of...

Apart from the obvious miscues Marner and Tavares has another invisible period offensively. Marner looks timid and afraid to get near the puck. Not too sure what?s going on.

Marleau is so bad. Steals the puck and shoots it directly into the boards.

The first goal on a shot like that really takes the wind out of the team?s sails. He has to have that 10 times out of 10.

It's like we were saying in the game thread. The team is worse when Babcock has a greater opportunity to control the flow of the game through line match-ups. Babcock needs to let his best players play and force the other team to make adjustments. He also needs to drastically cut down Marleau's...

The Leafs seem to consistently play worse at home, when Babcock can (and does) engage in rigid line-matching. Tavares and Marner seem to be having a hard time getting anything going offensively, and they haven't been particularly effective at shutting down Bergeron's line either, both possession...

Is there anything more inept than our powerplay? They stop skating as soon as they have the man advantage. It?s mindblowing. There?s Marleau, out there with the empty net, making zero effort to get himself open.

I don?t disagree. Tavares has been pretty invisible this series, particularly in light of what you may have expected based on his season (and pay cheque). And Marner kind of seems like he?s injured.

Now would be a good time to bench Marleau and move up Moore or Ennis. Of course Babcock puts out Marleau on the PP and with the empty net so there isn?t a chance it?ll happen. He?s a huge anchor on Nylander?s game though.

Marner is barely moving out there. Is he injured or just playing poorly?

Stationary powerplay and penalty kill. Wasn?t working six months ago, isn?t working now.

Marleau had two minutes more than Tavares that period. Neither kills penalties. Babcock has to wake up.

Hopefully this isn?t game 7 Andersen. My god our passive penalty kill is awful. Why do they keep going back to it?