Qualifier Game 1: Blue Jackets @ Leafs - Aug. 2nd, 8:00pm - SN
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Guilt Trip
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Thanks Zee. Priceless. Good for Matthews.
ZBBM
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I'll say it again: Columbus made us play their game and they played it to perfection. I thought the effort was there on our side but Dubas's puck possession strategy will not work against a defensive team at the top of its game, which CBJ was tonight.
Like somebody said, we can't win playing dump and chase against these guys. Like LK said, mix it up with flip passes. Leafs have to take a few more risks and hope Andersen keeps playing as well as he did tonight when the oddmans come back the other way.
Like somebody said, we can't win playing dump and chase against these guys. Like LK said, mix it up with flip passes. Leafs have to take a few more risks and hope Andersen keeps playing as well as he did tonight when the oddmans come back the other way.
Well we have to play some type of game. If it isn't possession or dump and chase then what is it?Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Also it was a one goal game for the most part. I think they need to make adjustments but it would be a mistake to overcorrect and not try to play to their strengths.
Heroic Shrimp
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That was such a bad combination of a dull, mediocre hockey game and just a hollow feel to the game for the lack of fans. It was like watching a World Hockey Championship round robin game in Sweden featuring Switzerland and Slovakia. It mattered yet it felt like it didn't matter.
OldTimeHockey
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L K said:
The problem with a team that clogs up the neutral zone is that your first instinct is to dump and chase.
OldTimeHockey
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This was an incredibly boring hockey game. The 1-2-2 offense that Columbus runs is horrendous...but it works. People are asking the Leafs not to dump and chase, but that defensive structure basically forces it.
Andersen needs to stop that shot but it's tough to win games 0-0.
I thought Mikheyev looked really good at the start of the game. I also thought Matthews looked dangerous. Ceci was atrocious and I also found Muzzin was a step slow on just about everything. Rielly seems to be back to being the leader on the back end, which is a real good thing. He's nowhere near a perfect player, but he's the most talented player on the back end.
I fully expect the Leafs to have more jump on Tuesday. We all knew this wasn't going to be a perfect example of playoff hockey. No major changes are needed. They need to play to win.....They can't play to "not lose"
Andersen needs to stop that shot but it's tough to win games 0-0.
I thought Mikheyev looked really good at the start of the game. I also thought Matthews looked dangerous. Ceci was atrocious and I also found Muzzin was a step slow on just about everything. Rielly seems to be back to being the leader on the back end, which is a real good thing. He's nowhere near a perfect player, but he's the most talented player on the back end.
I fully expect the Leafs to have more jump on Tuesday. We all knew this wasn't going to be a perfect example of playoff hockey. No major changes are needed. They need to play to win.....They can't play to "not lose"
OldTimeHockey
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RedLeaf said:
My thought at the start or the game was that the Leafs needed to score in the first 10 minutes. If they had, the Jackets would have shifted their play and the game would have definitely opened up.
My message if I was Keefe before game 2 would be to bring a full on assault to start the game. Don't wade into the water. If you do, the Blue Jackets will lull you to sleep.
Zee
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Bill_Berg said:
And BS like this allowed
https://twitter.com/leafsalldayy/status/1290107340776120321?s=21
If anyone can honestly say "that's playoff hockey!" that's ridiculous. Matthews never touched the puck and gets taken out. Textbook interference and it was happening all game.
