Leafs @ Sharks - Nov. 15th, 10:30pm - SNO, Fan 590

[L K]

Hainsey is really bad.  Greg Mullen blames that on the line as a whole but Ron lets Vlasic blow right through him.  Why are they making excuses for Hainsey on that?

 

[Guilt Trip]

Terrible on Hainsey there. Lazy Hyman and Marner too. Neither wasn't doing much there.

 

[TML fan]

Pretty good game so far.

 

[ZBBM]

Vlasic has more goals than Erik Karlsson this season. More 5v5 goals than Patrick Laine too.

A bird could nest in my mouth ... really?

 

[ZBBM]

Tavares is looking very smooth and shifty with the puck tonight.

Sure is.  I predict he lights it at least once more.

 

[azzurri63]

Nick is right this team has no one to push back. Been like that for a long time now and I think it?s something this team needs. As much as the game has changed you need someone with a little toughness albeit who can play to keep the other team honest. Too many soft players on this team.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/dylanfremlin/status/1063281676434829313

Travis Dermott demonstrates beautifully how the Leafs play around their size constraints: forechecking the puck carrier is always stick-to-puck first, and then follow through with the body into the carrier?s hands to separate the puck from their control.

 

[herman]

?Freddy the Goat watch: Gauthier's CF has gone from 58.44% to 50.68% in a span of just 4 games. His "dominant" season is crumbling before our eyes. Will going up against one of the best possession teams in the league put him below 50% on the season?

cc herman

Yeah pretty sure the Gauthier group is going to be on the receiving end of a lot of shots, but probably from the points.

This isn?t going to last, but the Gauthier line was 83% 5v5 CF% in the first.

 

[barney_rebel]

We rule man

 

[Bullfrog]

Leivo does something!
Nice shot.

 

[YYZ]

Leivo. Wow. 

 

[Bender]

Nick is right this team has no one to push back. Been like that for a long time now and I think it?s something this team needs. As much as the game has changed you need someone with a little toughness albeit who can play to keep the other team honest. Too many soft players on this team.

Josh Leivo scores. There's push back right there.

 

[herman]

And now they have a goal. What a LASER.

POINT for GAUTHIER

 

[louisstamos]

This game is weird.

 

[ZBBM]

This game is weird.

It is.  I am forced to take back all my snarky remarks about Leivo.

 

[Bender]

This game is weird.

Pretty bizarre. I wonder if it has anything to do with the SJ ice...

 

[lamajama]

And now they have a goal. What a LASER.

POINT for GAUTHIER

I can't wait for TSN  1050 Overdrive show tomorrow...champagne all around

 

[ZBBM]

Ennis is a good 4th liner.

 

[Bender]

And now they have a goal. What a LASER.

POINT for GAUTHIER

I can't wait for TSN  1050 Overdrive show tomorrow...champagne all around

Ian Graph was right!!

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/mapleleafs/status/1063293202252345344

Worth another look.