The Bruins beat up the Maple Leafs on Monday night in a potential preview of the first round of the playoffs. Was that loss just a bad night for Toronto or is it a sign of things to come? Do the Leafs need to upgrade on left wing next to Auston Matthews? Craig Button and Frankie Corrado join That’s Hockey to discuss.
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You can talk about the forwards, and defense all day. It doesn't matter when there is no team consistency.
Leafs are better to fail down to a Wildcard spot – maybe to avoid Bruins and Florida.😀 Marner and JT and Nylander won’t help Matthews when playoff officiating takes over. The time to separate the Leaf Core 4 was four years ago – otherwise Leafs fans suffer with another year of spring golf for this Leaf Core 4.
yah , he needs a better winger than Knies . He does not have a high enough skill level to be on either line 1 or 2 , neither does Bertuzzi . The Bigger problem is Goaltending , Martin Jones is the Best Goalie that the Leafs have , he " Should " be there # 1 .
the First 2 lines " Should " be .. ANY of these Players ..Matthews , Marner , Nylander , Domi , Tavares … & … ??? …. ( Holmberg , Jarnkrok )
Try:
McMann – Matthews – Marner
Bertuzzi – Domi – Nylander
Knies – Tavares – Jarnkrok
Holmberg – Kampf – Reeves
(Robertson)
Rielly – Lyubushkin
Brodie – Liljegren
Benoit – McCabe
(Lagesson)
Woll
Samsonov
First round exit again nothings changed
Knies is amazing for that line tf? Who else is gonna grind like he does?
Buddy needs better shoes
Craig Button needs to be a GM again
The leafs need a defenseman and a commitment to playing team defense, you can't just outscore the opponent in the playoffs TEAM DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Y’a. Cause all he’s got is that Marner guy. He not much good. Or that Nylander guy. So he has a problem. 😅😅😅😅
Repeat show front last year. lol
Give up already. Trana is shit. Lots of sizzle no steak!
PARAYKO
they need 2 pieces. a top pair DMAN and a 1st line forward.
Both Leafs and Bruins will not go deep this season. Neither team will be in the Final. As for these three listening has put my arm asleep…
Button makesme want to kick his face in. It was one game ask him about the blue jackets beating Vegas last night , or Anaheim beating Colorado, Montreal beating Boston. Stop dissecting the leafs over a game ffs
Winger! How about defence and a goaltender… Dust off the clubs.
Jfc, Button is absolutely insufferable.
He opens his mouth and sorry, but I'm out ✌🏼 just cannot stand his nasally, whiny, bellyaching garbage.
What a dork, lol. I'm out!
Leafs have to change their PP. Goalies are aware Mathews is waiting to be setup for the one timer.
How bad do they want it? Probably not bad enough.
Matthews and Marner need to be for the months of May and June be the best two hockey players in the world, if they can do that, they can win the Stanely cup.
hate to break the bad news to ya Craig, the Bruins do not have good D
Last year "Knies is our saviour"
This year "Cowan and Minten are the greatest small forwards since Allen Iverson"
Also this year "Need to add another superstar rental"
Next year "the rental didn't re sign, Minten and Cowan fell off the bus and have no value and Matthews is on pace for only 65 goals"
Just go spend what it costs for Dunn or Parayko who have term or just call it a season.
Leafs could bring in McDavid & Makar and would still have zero chance vs Boston or Florida.
reilly is not good enough.. great offense — egregious defense
They probably targeting another centre. I can see them shifting either Domi or Tavares to the wing if they get one
Maybe John Tavares on LW if they bring in a centre. Maybe Scott Laughton?