Man it feels like Rielly's jumping into the rush more this season with 1 ankle than he did with 2.
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Nik the Trik said:There are a lot of good things about the Leafs but pretending that they haven't had a year long problem on the defensive end of things is just nutty. They're 27th in the league in shots against/60 and 24th in CA. They've been getting by because they've cooked up solid special teams and their offense has been clicking but good teams have been able to hem them in for stretches.
BrownRolo said:I could be mistaken but prior to the Allstar game the Leafs had very good possession numbers. Since then there has been a big change. If you guys can't see a change in the way they are playing I don't know what to say.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:To describe this as a season of them "blowing leads and being dominated for long stretches" does not come close to painting the full picture.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:Nik the Trik said:There are a lot of good things about the Leafs but pretending that they haven't had a year long problem on the defensive end of things is just nutty. They're 27th in the league in shots against/60 and 24th in CA. They've been getting by because they've cooked up solid special teams and their offense has been clicking but good teams have been able to hem them in for stretches.
I basically said they needed to improve at the end of my post.
To describe this as a season of them "blowing leads and being dominated for long stretches" does not come close to painting the full picture.
BrownRolo said:I could be mistaken but prior to the Allstar game the Leafs had very good possession numbers.
Nik the Trik said:There are a lot of good things about the Leafs but pretending that they haven't had a year long problem on the defensive end of things is just nutty. They're 27th in the league in shots against/60 and 24th in CA. They've been getting by because they've cooked up solid special teams and their offense has been clicking but good teams have been able to hem them in for stretches.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:To describe this as a season of them "blowing leads and being dominated for long stretches" does not come close to painting the full picture.
bustaheims said:BrownRolo said:I could be mistaken but prior to the Allstar game the Leafs had very good possession numbers.
Prior to the ASG, the Leafs CF% was hovering around 50% - so, basically, their possession numbers were average, not very good.
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Marner's anticipation is off the charts. There's he's going full bore at the goalie, starts falling, and still gets a stick on the clearing attempt.
McGarnagle said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:Marner's anticipation is off the charts. There's he's going full bore at the goalie, starts falling, and still gets a stick on the clearing attempt.
The other leaf rookies are great, but it seems Marner does something that hits the eyeballs every single shift. He's a human highlight reel.
BrownRolo said:Can you show me a link to that? I've been looking for possession numbers on a month-to-month basis can't find it anywhere.