R2, G4: Panthers vs. Maple Leafs - May 11th, 7:30pm - SN, Fan 590

[dappleganger]

Leafs aren't doing themselves any favors, but the officiating is absolute bullshit.

Panthers elbow Stolarz in the head game 2, knock him out of the series. Nothing done about it.

Tavares gets elbowed in the head, nothing done about it.

Marner takes an elbow to the head last night, nothing done about it.

Tanev gets rocked by a crosscheck, nothing done about it.

If those were Leafs dishing out elbows, they would be suspended for the rest of the playoffs, just like Kadri and Bunting use to be.

There is a double standard and it is very hard to ignore.

Woll took a flying elbow from Ekblad as well.

 

[L K]

Auston Matthew leads the Maple Leafs in the playoffs with 35 shots thus far...S% in brackets.

Matthews - 35S - 2g (5.7%)
Tavares - 34S - 5g (14.7%)
Nylander - 28S - 6g (21.4%)
Knies - 25S - 5g (20%)
Rielly - 17S - 4g (23.5%)
Domi - 15S - 2g (13.3%)
Marner - 13S - 2g (15.4%)

You've got your top centre playing over 21 minutes a game, and taking the shots at a 5.7% goal rate...something's gotta give.

Have Matthews shots looked all that dangerous? I can't think of many shots where I was shocked the goalie made a save.

 

[herman]

Ummm Doug Cifu is special

The NHL just suspended him lol

https://twitter.com/x/status/1922265340391665761

 

[Chris]

Have Matthews shots looked all that dangerous? I can't think of many shots where I was shocked the goalie made a save.

Dangerous to the glass and boards for sure.

For the ones that actually are on net, he seems to be taking longer to get them off, and they're not placed like they used to be. Thinking of that one glove save in the last game, he had to settle the puck, look up, then shot it right into the glove.

I know he is still doing a lot of things well, faceoffs being one and defensive play. But overall, on offense he just looks a step (or more) slow. Slow to get the shots off, slow to get in on the forecheck...if it's something physical it will be very interesting to find out exactly what it is (or maybe we will never know).

 

[cabber24]

Dangerous to the glass and boards for sure.

For the ones that actually are on net, he seems to be taking longer to get them off, and they're not placed like they used to be. Thinking of that one glove save in the last game, he had to settle the puck, look up, then shot it right into the glove.

I know he is still doing a lot of things well, faceoffs being one and defensive play. But overall, on offense he just looks a step (or more) slow. Slow to get the shots off, slow to get in on the forecheck...if it's something physical it will be very interesting to find out exactly what it is (or maybe we will never know).

Injured... doubt it, its just how he plays in the playoffs. I still think that that off-speed goal was a total fluke.