Panthers @ Maple Leafs - Mar. 13th, 7:00pm - TSN, Fan 590

[Guilt Trip]

You have to figure that whatever Matthews has either isn't a surgical fix or is one that takes him out long term. What I don't understand is why we are playing him like he is healthy down the stretch. Matthews is fighting the puck...don't have him on the ice for 3+ minutes straight

Coaches will coach to win regardless. Matthews at 70% is better then almost everyone on the team. His line is still generating a lot of chances and did again tonight. They were the only line to generate any high danger chances minus the 1 the 4th line got. Who knows what's wrong with him. Back, wrist??? Whatever happened at 4 Nations? Hopefully he can pot a few down the stretch and in the playoffs.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Would be hilarious if they miss the playoffs.

They're 11 up on Columbus...not happening.

 

[azzurri63]

He's hurt. The real question is why didn't they just address it back in October and shut him down if need be? It's doing no one any favors to watch him running a half-speed.

He didn't look like crap in the 4 Nations. If hurt agree with you let him rest. Not like he's playing lights out. get him ready for the playoffs. People laughed at me here in my hometown when I said it's going to be tight. A little losing streak and we are a wild card team and missing is not entirely out of the question. Didn't watch any of it tonight but hurt or not Matthews and Marner sound like they were in playoff mode. Panthers missing 3 key players you think they would have taken control of the game.

 

[Ozzie]

Core 4 needs dismantled.

.......... - said everyone in summer of 2021.

 

[Derk]

They're 11 up on Columbus...not happening.

And 12 on the habs who are in 9th. I agree, not happening. Falling to a wild card is probably within the realm of possibility, but not likely either. They may lose Saturday but then they will string together a few wins like they usually do and stay top 3. I find it fascinating that all Canadian teams are either in the playoffs or one point out.

 

[azzurri63]

.......... - said everyone in summer of 2021.

Yep and I was probably the biggest advocate of that. Management is hooped as players hold all the cards. Said it a million times NMC are horrible. You wanna get paid top dollars like our greedy core is then no NMC. Marner is getting overly paid again or we lose him for nothing.
Matthews highest paid player only signs for 4 years. Only in Leaf land.

 

[L K]

I'm disappointed with the loss but missing the playoffs isn't happening.

 

[Ozzie]

Yep and I was probably the biggest advocate of that. Management is hooped as players hold all the cards. Said it a million times NMC are horrible. You wanna get paid top dollars like our greedy core is then no NMC. Marner is getting overly paid again or we lose him for nothing.
Matthews highest paid player only signs for 4 years. Only in Leaf land.

Leafs will re-sign Marner for over $13m and "Run It Again" for another 3 seasons with 34 16 88 91. And fans will cheer. Until early May.

 

[azzurri63]

Leafs will re-sign Marner for over $13m and "Run It Again" for another 3 seasons with 34 16 88 91. And fans will cheer. Until early May.

I hear ya. Let's hope we are wrong but if this core doesn't get it done in the playoffs this year everyone from management top down to all the players should be on the table or let go.

 

[Ozzie]

I hear ya. Let's hope we are wrong but if this core doesn't get it done in the playoffs this year everyone from management top down to all the players should be on the table or let go.

........ - said everyone in March of 2022.


The worst part is Shanahan offered Dubas an extension!

It's Groundhog Day!

 

[azzurri63]

........ - said everyone in March of 2022.


The worst part is Shanahan offered Dubas an extension!

It's Groundhog Day!

Shanahan shouldn't even be employed. What does he actually do? Hasn't done squat for this team except coddling the core.

 

[Ozzie]

Shanahan shouldn't even be employed. What does he actually do? Hasn't done squat for this team except coddling the core.

Lazy af

BTW he lives on my street. Anyone who wants to egg his house in May.....dm me.

 

[cw]

I'm not drawing too many firm conclusions from this game.
It wasn't their best. I've seen worse.
They're trying new personnel.
Matthews still seems off.
Marner and his team have been through the deadline.
I need at least a few more games.

 

[Bill_Berg]

I dunno, Panthers were down Ekblad and Tkachuk and they still looked like the better team. I hope they can turn it on for the playoffs, but it's really hard for me to feel confident.