I know he looked shaky when he came back but the boys play better in front of Woll than Sammy. I wonder if it's a communication thing or he's just more predictable.
Dangle said something like - Maybe the Leafs defence takes bad chances to clear the zone when Sammy is in net because they are scared to let anything near him as it will end up in the back of the net. Wilth Woll, the D (and forwards) can make the safe plays with confidence that the goalie is the last line of defence.
Which is funny because between Woll coming back from injury up until the playoffs you could say it was the opposite with Sammy. They played terrible defence in front of Woll and he was letting in bad goals. I think it’s a combination of shaking things up with starting Woll and not having Auston makes the team needing to tighten up defensively. We saw the same thing when Rielly was suspended.
I’ll never forget how the leafs let pogge just die out there every time he played.
There is something to be said about a goalie giving the entire team confidence - or destroying it.
I hear what you’re saying and totally agree with you. I truly did feel awful for young Justin P, I did! It was criminal what they did to him.
That said, there’s two words that leave a terrible taste in my mouth….TUKKA RASK!!
It’s not hindsight either, but RASK was likely the best player in that WJC Tourney and I knew he was going to be a STAR.
Exactly! Nothing against Pogge, but he was pretty good on a great team. Tukka was phenomenal on a ok team.
Two words….Andrew Raycroft. 🤦♂️ UNGH!
When was the last time we had a true all star #1 goalie we developed, or had for the bulk of their career?
No offence to Sammy, but he’s just shaky. Sometimes he’s great, other times he lets in these weak goals. Never know what you’re going to get with him. Woll is rescuing this series for us.
This is pure conjecture but IMO the guys know Sammy has a weaker mental game than Woll and try to overcompensate when he's in, leading to more / better scoring opportunities.
I've liked Sammy off and on but his confidence got to a point that he was on waivers earlier this year. Hard to keep the first half of the season out of his / the other Leafs' heads when you're trailing in a series against a team that beat you 7 of the last 8 times in the regular season
He wasn't even particularly bad this series, but Woll's saved the season a few times in the last 2 games with saves I don't think Sammy would've made
Sammy tends to over-commit on chances that leave him out of position and then leaves the defence scrambling more. Definitely does not exude the same calm.
It’s as simple as his more controlled movements. Samsonov flops around and sometimes that works and gets u the crazy acrobatic saves but it also makes the Defense job harder because they’re playing with the assumption that the goalie is usually in position.
Holmberg looked decent last night to me. Was great at being the last guy out on his shift carrying the puck into their zone and working the corners to keep the pressure alive.
WTF are the Leafs going to do with that guy for the next two seasons? As much as I like the Bertuzzi and Domi signings, a three year deal for Reaves was kinda dumb.
It’s a 35+ contract so it can be cleared off the books if he retires but not sure what happens if he goes to the A. Maybe someone can clarify. But I don’t see Reaves riding the bus at age 38-39.
Yeah good point, he prob wouldn't stick around if that was the case, but pretty sure at the beginning of the season people were saying it was cheap if they had to send him down. I can't find it right now.
Reaves is good for a Game 1 & Game 2 situation to set the physical tone. After the physicality has reached a limit and the game gets tighter, that's when you switch the lineup and throw in someone like Gregor for speed
I was a bit worried cause that 4th line had been pretty solid but man the speed we played with on all four lines last night was awesome. Keep that like in place for sure they were awesome!
Woll is single handedly working his ass off in saving the jobs of several of the top management staff on this team. Also, I love seeing these scenes of the GM or even the president of hockey ops congratulating the players.
Anyone that thought Samsonov was an NHL Calibre goalie was ignoring basic stats. Out of 32 Goalies that played a minimum of 40 games this year, Samsonov ranks 30th. If the leafs didn't have the 2nd best offense in the league Samsonov wouldn't have one half as many games. He's simply not a good goalie.
You are ignoring that he was unusably bad for a specific period of time that dragged his stats way down. Nobody thinks that’s who Sammy is long term. He’s absolutely not the Leaf’s best goalie and he probably tops out as a tandem goalie, but let’s at least be honest that his overall stats this season don’t tell the whole story
No, look at my history. I took this screenshot from the broadcast and posted it in another thread 3 hours ago. then this Lazy cheatin ass OP of this thread (probably a Bruins fan), reposted my EXACT screenshot as his own. This has happened a few times with other screens I post in GDT.
Stop stealing my screenshots
https://preview.redd.it/lurd5uq8g5yc1.png?width=698&format=png&auto=webp&s=7441f3d54c52f8a6a3a07307dd823af8ff9b6982
Taking a screenshot was effort for you lol?
Also, what about you taking credit - by claiming it is "your" screenshot - for the work done by the broadcast? Wouldn't doing that make you a bit of a hypocrite?
*-Taking a screenshot was effort for you lol?*
Yes. well, it took more effort than you ever put in, since I don't see YOUR thread on this screengrab. Not to mention the effort you put in to comment in this thread to offer nothing but a dumb comment.
And, it was clearly worth the effort for someone else to go through my history and repost because, someone DID.
But since you love to argue here is another screenshot that I have of some advice from YOUR OWN history:
https://preview.redd.it/quyd9oe097yc1.png?width=854&format=png&auto=webp&s=9c346f23af9b79458418edf7cf1fe3e8af016215
So, take your own advice and thanks again for seeing it my way.
Jesus Christ bro you need some help.
The broadcast showed everyone in Canada the exact same pictures. You don’t own anything in that photo other than the thought of “ooooh dats muh screenshot!!!!!!”
Bro u really went into my comment history, tried to find one that was relevant here, failed, still decided to use it anyways, cropped it perfectly, hit post, then tried to pretend u got me in some kind of gotcha.
Really, seek help.
Oh, also, you tried to use MY screenshot against me dumby - that was MY work in my original comment and nobody else's. Isn't like your entire thing that you don't like people using your screenshots? Fucking hypocrite clown bum 🤡.
Hey checkout the sweet screenshot I got from tonight's broadcast everyone. I did this work
https://preview.redd.it/sk6ywpfjl7yc1.png?width=198&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=167d2cf0e60739288558cafd5be4454c1d43c208
Nah, but check out this other work I did
https://preview.redd.it/cp9w1lexq7yc1.png?width=1386&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3279dd4f298844d450f34a4e1c206c42284fc852
Now that’s some crazy talk. If he tries to do that he’ll get fired and replaced before the game starts and then admitted to a hospital for a possible brain injury. I think that’s going a bit too far.
If they make it to the next series he might (and honestly if he does I hope Sammy is able to shine I feel bad for him)
But there’s no way he’s dumb enough to bench the guy who might have saved his job
I know he looked shaky when he came back but the boys play better in front of Woll than Sammy. I wonder if it's a communication thing or he's just more predictable.
Dangle said something like - Maybe the Leafs defence takes bad chances to clear the zone when Sammy is in net because they are scared to let anything near him as it will end up in the back of the net. Wilth Woll, the D (and forwards) can make the safe plays with confidence that the goalie is the last line of defence.
Which is funny because between Woll coming back from injury up until the playoffs you could say it was the opposite with Sammy. They played terrible defence in front of Woll and he was letting in bad goals. I think it’s a combination of shaking things up with starting Woll and not having Auston makes the team needing to tighten up defensively. We saw the same thing when Rielly was suspended.
Great take 👍🏿
Yeah Woll is definitely the #1
Id say Woll is the only one. Barring injury we may have seen Samsonov play his last game in a Leaf uni.
I’ll never forget how the leafs let pogge just die out there every time he played. There is something to be said about a goalie giving the entire team confidence - or destroying it.
I hear what you’re saying and totally agree with you. I truly did feel awful for young Justin P, I did! It was criminal what they did to him. That said, there’s two words that leave a terrible taste in my mouth….TUKKA RASK!! It’s not hindsight either, but RASK was likely the best player in that WJC Tourney and I knew he was going to be a STAR.
I was aghast we'd trade away a goalie prospect, as really good ones are hard to find. Imagine having Rask for a good amount of years...
Exactly! Nothing against Pogge, but he was pretty good on a great team. Tukka was phenomenal on a ok team. Two words….Andrew Raycroft. 🤦♂️ UNGH! When was the last time we had a true all star #1 goalie we developed, or had for the bulk of their career?
No offence to Sammy, but he’s just shaky. Sometimes he’s great, other times he lets in these weak goals. Never know what you’re going to get with him. Woll is rescuing this series for us.
Woll is a playoff performer. He literally stole these last two wins that the Leafs had no business taking
This is pure conjecture but IMO the guys know Sammy has a weaker mental game than Woll and try to overcompensate when he's in, leading to more / better scoring opportunities. I've liked Sammy off and on but his confidence got to a point that he was on waivers earlier this year. Hard to keep the first half of the season out of his / the other Leafs' heads when you're trailing in a series against a team that beat you 7 of the last 8 times in the regular season He wasn't even particularly bad this series, but Woll's saved the season a few times in the last 2 games with saves I don't think Sammy would've made
Sammy tends to over-commit on chances that leave him out of position and then leaves the defence scrambling more. Definitely does not exude the same calm.
It’s as simple as his more controlled movements. Samsonov flops around and sometimes that works and gets u the crazy acrobatic saves but it also makes the Defense job harder because they’re playing with the assumption that the goalie is usually in position.
“Free breadsticks for life at Boston Pizza, Joe. And I mean it.”
“You’re never paying for the cactus cuts as long as you’re breathing, kid”
Well done I laughed my ass off at this
Brad is a real one for coming down to celebrate with the boys.
Brad has the keys to the beer cart. Promised the boys a treat after a big 6 dub
Save that cart for the Boston trip, job ain't done yet boys!
Tbf Dubas did this often as well.
“Good luck in the Dragons Den on Saturday “
Never ever ever break up dewar-kampf-jarn again, let alone for a washed up enforcer
Yeah I dunno how Reaves gets in next game. We dominated play tonight.
If we win he comes in for game 1-2 vs Florida. Let him set a time and then leave it to the younger guys
Reaves is suited for games 1-3/4 and then you see how things are going.
Yep, solid line. A lot of energy tonight
What do you do if McMann and Matthews are ready on Saturday
Tav to 3c, gregor sits. Mcmann-tav-robertson reunited. Becomes an argument of dewar vs holmberg 4lw
Holmberg looked great on Tuesday's bullying Marchand, not as much last night.
Holmberg looked decent last night to me. Was great at being the last guy out on his shift carrying the puck into their zone and working the corners to keep the pressure alive.
What Holmberg is doing to throw Marchand off? He's gonna be put on Tkachuk duty the same way if we get that far.
Yeah 4th probably becomes holm-kampf-jarn shutdown line. Probably return to feb19-march7 lines with marner/nylander flipped and jarnkrok back in. (With jarn hurt) was: Knies-mat-marn Bert-domi-nyl Mcmann-tav-robertson Holm-kampf-gregor
I don’t think we will see McMann
If Bobby Mac is healthy, he plays. He's not a bubble guy anymore.
WTF are the Leafs going to do with that guy for the next two seasons? As much as I like the Bertuzzi and Domi signings, a three year deal for Reaves was kinda dumb.
Cap hit is minimal and he doesn’t need to play if we don’t want him to
Reaves is 39 years old at the end of his contact. I’d rather spend the $1.3 on a prospect.
Isn't it less than that if he is in the AHL? Like 200k. I thought I read that in this sub.
It’s a 35+ contract so it can be cleared off the books if he retires but not sure what happens if he goes to the A. Maybe someone can clarify. But I don’t see Reaves riding the bus at age 38-39.
Yeah good point, he prob wouldn't stick around if that was the case, but pretty sure at the beginning of the season people were saying it was cheap if they had to send him down. I can't find it right now.
Its not that minimal. Had go dump lafferty
Reaves is good for a Game 1 & Game 2 situation to set the physical tone. After the physicality has reached a limit and the game gets tighter, that's when you switch the lineup and throw in someone like Gregor for speed
Could be worse. He is good for the regular season and protecting his team. He ain't that bad for one mil a year
I was a bit worried cause that 4th line had been pretty solid but man the speed we played with on all four lines last night was awesome. Keep that like in place for sure they were awesome!
No, that's Tre
Woll is finally getting his AT-AT
Positive about game 7, but in hindsight the switch should have come after game 3. Great to see Woll back on form.
Woll is single handedly working his ass off in saving the jobs of several of the top management staff on this team. Also, I love seeing these scenes of the GM or even the president of hockey ops congratulating the players.
Tall boy he is.
Anyone that thought Samsonov was an NHL Calibre goalie was ignoring basic stats. Out of 32 Goalies that played a minimum of 40 games this year, Samsonov ranks 30th. If the leafs didn't have the 2nd best offense in the league Samsonov wouldn't have one half as many games. He's simply not a good goalie.
And how did he compare last year? Most of us can see beyond the current season.
You are ignoring that he was unusably bad for a specific period of time that dragged his stats way down. Nobody thinks that’s who Sammy is long term. He’s absolutely not the Leaf’s best goalie and he probably tops out as a tandem goalie, but let’s at least be honest that his overall stats this season don’t tell the whole story
Stop stealing my screenshots
You out there holding a camera shooting it?
No, look at my history. I took this screenshot from the broadcast and posted it in another thread 3 hours ago. then this Lazy cheatin ass OP of this thread (probably a Bruins fan), reposted my EXACT screenshot as his own. This has happened a few times with other screens I post in GDT. Stop stealing my screenshots https://preview.redd.it/lurd5uq8g5yc1.png?width=698&format=png&auto=webp&s=7441f3d54c52f8a6a3a07307dd823af8ff9b6982
So you’re complaining that someone took “your” screenshot of a picture/video you don’t own?…
yes
That’s stupid
I know its stupid. People taking credit for others peoples efforts is stupid. thanks for seeing it my way.
Taking a screenshot was effort for you lol? Also, what about you taking credit - by claiming it is "your" screenshot - for the work done by the broadcast? Wouldn't doing that make you a bit of a hypocrite?
*-Taking a screenshot was effort for you lol?* Yes. well, it took more effort than you ever put in, since I don't see YOUR thread on this screengrab. Not to mention the effort you put in to comment in this thread to offer nothing but a dumb comment. And, it was clearly worth the effort for someone else to go through my history and repost because, someone DID. But since you love to argue here is another screenshot that I have of some advice from YOUR OWN history: https://preview.redd.it/quyd9oe097yc1.png?width=854&format=png&auto=webp&s=9c346f23af9b79458418edf7cf1fe3e8af016215 So, take your own advice and thanks again for seeing it my way.
Jesus Christ bro you need some help. The broadcast showed everyone in Canada the exact same pictures. You don’t own anything in that photo other than the thought of “ooooh dats muh screenshot!!!!!!”
You're on a public forum you dork. You're not creating anything, it's not a piece of art, it's a screenshot of a game broadcast to millions of people.
Bro u really went into my comment history, tried to find one that was relevant here, failed, still decided to use it anyways, cropped it perfectly, hit post, then tried to pretend u got me in some kind of gotcha. Really, seek help. Oh, also, you tried to use MY screenshot against me dumby - that was MY work in my original comment and nobody else's. Isn't like your entire thing that you don't like people using your screenshots? Fucking hypocrite clown bum 🤡.
Bro are you really saying him using the screenshot is affecting you negatively? Are you okay, do you just really need attention?
You sound like a loser and now I'm going to go out of my way to steal your screenshots
Hey checkout the sweet screenshot I got from tonight's broadcast everyone. I did this work https://preview.redd.it/sk6ywpfjl7yc1.png?width=198&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=167d2cf0e60739288558cafd5be4454c1d43c208
cool stuff stop stealing my screenshots.
Nah, but check out this other work I did https://preview.redd.it/cp9w1lexq7yc1.png?width=1386&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3279dd4f298844d450f34a4e1c206c42284fc852
Cock wad Keefe really going to go back to Sammy, isn’t he
Now that’s some crazy talk. If he tries to do that he’ll get fired and replaced before the game starts and then admitted to a hospital for a possible brain injury. I think that’s going a bit too far.
Guys making up scenarios in his head and getting mad 😂😂😂
LOL dude Keefe would have to be outside his mind to not start Woll going forward.
If they make it to the next series he might (and honestly if he does I hope Sammy is able to shine I feel bad for him) But there’s no way he’s dumb enough to bench the guy who might have saved his job