Rangers @ Leafs - Jan. 4th, 7:00pm - CBC, SN 590

[bustaheims]

To paraphrase Randy Carlyle, they suck.

 

[ZBBM]

Way to show up fellas.

 

[barney_rebel]

We stink man...

 

[Arn]

Think it's time for the a Eagles v Saints game.

Go Saints!

 

[2badknees]

Franson. Lol.

 

[Jalili]

The forwards who lead the charge for this team are also mostly poor defensively

Other coaches seemed to manage not getting heavily outshot with similar players as the top players.

Fair enough, but I doubt there's many good defensive teams out there whose top forwards are as collectively poor defensively as these guys.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

oh my god we suck.

I'm gonna watch the OHL game???.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

The forwards who lead the charge for this team are also mostly poor defensively

Other coaches seemed to manage not getting heavily outshot with similar players as the top players.

Fair enough, but I doubt there's many good defensive teams out there whose top forwards are as collectively poor defensively as these guys.

Don't really need to be a great defensive team if you're getting this kind of goaltending, but the coach should be able to get any group of NHL calibre players to play a decent enough system to limit chances against.

 

[ZBBM]

That Franson giveaway ... man, when he's bad, he's bad, even by our standards.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Least Kessel looks dangerous offensively still.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

uh, Glen Sather is looking pretty rough.

 

[2badknees]

That Franson giveaway ... man, when he's bad, he's bad, even by our standards.

Isn't it a contract year for him?

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

That Franson giveaway ... man, when he's bad, he's bad, even by our standards.

Isn't it a contract year for him?

I think every year is.

 

[bustaheims]

Don't really need to be a great defensive team if you're getting this kind of goaltending, but the coach should be able to get any group of NHL calibre players to play a decent enough system to limit chances against.

This. And the type system this team should be using is pretty obvious. They have a lot of quick forwards. That's something that can work to their advantage defensively. A more aggressive approach in the defensive zone. These guys have the ability to take away time and space, but, they're playing a very passive, collapsing system, and it just isn't working.

 

[2badknees]

Come on 7M captain, drop the damn gloves and get your team some pride back.

 

[2badknees]

Could franson look any slower? Good gawd.

 

[bustaheims]

Kreider walks around Franson and scores.

 

[Stronger Than All]

Franson is a loser

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Another game where the Leafs are struggling to produce offense, another game where McClement leads forwards in ice-time.

Seriously, it's 4-0 - why are you playing the "defensive specialist" the most?  Just go for broke now.

 

[ZBBM]

That Franson giveaway ... man, when he's bad, he's bad, even by our standards.

Or, like that there.