Leafs @ Kings - Mar. 5th, 10:30pm - SNO, TSN 1050

[azzurri63]

Andersen sucks in shootouts my god. Kings had anyone that could finish they should have scored on all their shots and quit sending M&M out there they?ve sucked all year in the shootouts.

 

[ZBBM]

The pre-SO OT was A-OK.

 

[pmrules]

We have three $11M players who had 0 zero shots in the shootout.

 

[dappleganger]

What a weird game.

 

[wnc096]

Andersen sucks in shootouts my god. Kings had anyone that could finish they should have scored on all their shots and quit sending M&M out there they?ve sucked all year in the shootouts.

Matthews attempt was pathetic

 

[ZBBM]

We have three $11M players who had 0 zero shots in the shootout.

Yeah, I think I would have run Tavares over Spezza but it is literally a crapshoot.

 

[azzurri63]

3 games against teams in the bottom 5 in the league and we have to win tomorrow for a .500 record. Not good.

 

[Guilt Trip]

We have three $11M players who had 0 zero shots in the shootout.

Yeah, I think I would have run Tavares over Spezza but it is literally a crapshoot.

Spezza is pretty good at shootouts.

 

[ZBBM]

3 games against teams in the bottom 5 in the league and we have to win tomorrow for a .500 record. Not good.

Andersen was.  West Coast games are just strange for the Leafs.  I don't set much store in them.

 

[ZBBM]

We have three $11M players who had 0 zero shots in the shootout.

Yeah, I think I would have run Tavares over Spezza but it is literally a crapshoot.

Spezza is pretty good at shootouts.

I know.  But theory is to default to the your best players and live or die with them in the SO.

 

[Kin]

I'm really trying to get upset about the fact that the best guys on the team earn their money by virtue of being good at hockey and not the shootout and I'm coming up empty.

Eh. It was a game that should have ended at a tie. It happens.

 

[azzurri63]

Andersen sucks in shootouts my god. Kings had anyone that could finish they should have scored on all their shots and quit sending M&M out there they?ve sucked all year in the shootouts.

Matthews attempt was pathetic

Him and Marner have been horrible all year. Fuk?n talent they have and it?s absolutely atrocious in shootouts. Quit been so fancy, simplify it and shoot the damn thing.

 

[Guilt Trip]

3 games against teams in the bottom 5 in the league and we have to win tomorrow for a .500 record. Not good.

Tell that to Pitt and Vegas. These teams aren't going to roll over for the Leafs. If Quick doesn't stand on his head, Willy beats them by himself. Leafs have to keep pace with Florida. That's all they need to do. They just moved into 6th with that point so at the end of the day, it's a good night. Not great but good.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1235833246983708682

Yes, the Leafs played patiently and structured for the most part (very Babcock-like), but it was also the Kings refusing to forecheck and basically playing for the OT.

 

[herman]

ICYMI
https://twitter.com/tictactomar/status/1235808017884446725
This was the OT PK after Tavares got dinged for fighting for the puck with one hand.

 

[Bender]

All I care is that we keep pace with Florida at this point.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Andersen sucks in shootouts my god. Kings had anyone that could finish they should have scored on all their shots and quit sending M&M out there they?ve sucked all year in the shootouts.

Matthews attempt was pathetic

Him and Marner have been horrible all year. Fuk?n talent they have and it?s absolutely atrocious in shootouts. Quit been so fancy, simplify it and shoot the damn thing.

How can anyone get so upset over a shootout?

 

[bustaheims]

How can anyone get so upset over a shootout?

Yeah. The shootout is a funny thing. Most of the teams that are really successful at it are outside the playoffs. Teams current in playoff spots in the East are a combined 7 games below .500 in the shootout - with the 1st place Bruins having a 0-7 record.

 

[Guilt Trip]

How can anyone get so upset over a shootout?

Yeah. The shootout is a funny thing. Most of the teams that are really successful at it are outside the playoffs. Teams current in playoff spots in the East are a combined 7 games below .500 in the shootout - with the 1st place Bruins having a 0-7 record.

That's because Pasta, Marchand and their goalies suck at it too. Shootouts are dumb, end of story.

 

[bustaheims]

Shootouts are dumb, end of story.

Yeah, basically. They can be fun to watch, but they're a stupid way to actually decide games and impact the standings.