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Zack Phillips hosts Game 6 of TLN After Dark as the Leafs close out their matchup with the Seattle Kraken, breaking down every key storyline, standout performance, and postgame takeaway from another busy night in Leafs Nation.
From Easton Cowanâs continued growth alongside Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies, to the NylanderâTavaresâMaccelli line finding their rhythm, Zack analyzes how Torontoâs forward group is starting to take shape under Craig Berube. He also dives into Bobby McMannâs steady two-way play, the evolving blue-line chemistry, and what Anthony Stolarzâs start means for the Leafsâ early-season goalie rotation.
Did the Leafs take care of business against a scrappy Kraken team? Which players stood out in key moments? And what did tonightâs result reveal about this groupâs identity as the season heats up?
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30 Comments
Leafs defence is old, slow, stick checkers and worst of all…..never protect their goalie !
Leafs need a Wendel Clark
Leafs have terrible management. No first round picks for Marner….nothing ! And they want to trade what's left of their prospects for Penguins old junk ! Egad ! Wake up leafs!!!!
Easton Cowan needs a punk stick with a steel plug inserted in the handle. Nobody cares to protect him on this wimpy team. And I've watched the leafs for over 50 years and you are fooling yourself if you think leafs are grabbing a wildcard.
DNA change?? Blowing smoke as usual.
Cowan was pushed to make the team …. to small and weak and needs to go down for 2-3 years.
Leafs need to be in panic mode – look at their record over the past 20 years Zack. Come on. Team just not built properly. JT has played great past 2 years, but they should not have signed him. Period. Build via draft and suck it up. Draft big, mean with some talent. That's a DNA change.
If Stolarz gets injured again this will be full out panic in Leafland …..
Leafs have had 3 enforcers – Reaves, Pazzetta and now Stolarz. Stolarz is by far the scariest goon in the league now.
Rielly is a proven liability – every playoffs he gets caught up at the wrong time.
Cowan needs 2 years in the A and work on his strength – another little weakling they do not need.
Cowan a :shit disturber:?? One more pop in the mouth and he will turn meek and mild … like the rest of the Leafs.
Iâve been saying the same fucking comment for almost a decade now, no one gives a fuck, no one cares, no one gets upset.
In all the years of disappointment, not once has JT, Willy or Matthews (or Marner) gotten upset enough to just lay someone out or drop the gloves. Not even have a good fight, just drop the gloves and fall to the ice just to show the frustration. But nope. Nothing.
This team is heartless, imagine being in peak physical condition and getting paid millions and you still canât muster up the balls to stand up for your goalie.
This team is rotten to the core, moving marner wasnât enough.
Do the Leafs pay this guy in sandwiches? Laughton a second line center? The comedy in Toronto writes itself.
Dude are you new ? Do you not remember what happened to stolarz in the playoffs. Screw making the playoffs if you donât have the stones to protect your goalie. Heâs been getting run all season to the point weâre heâs frustrated. And you sound just happy that there going to make the show
Ya itâs a different team. It might be slow and heavier but itâs also supposed to be tougher
I honestly wouldnât even care if we had a losing record right now as long as I saw a clear identity change. Punch someone in the face, bench brawl.
Something fâŠ.k
I had to stop at 17:00 in. Youâre as soft as it gets if you think thereâs no reason to harp on last nightâs performance. Itâs not that they lost, itâs how they lost. Same shit year over year. These guys donât support each other in scrums; Stoly and Cowan getting ran with no repercussion. You have the audacity to throw a temper tantrum and call people out is hilarious.
who cares about GETTING to the playoffs if the team is soft as cotton. Same result
Scott Laughton is absolutely not a second line centre on any CONTENDING team in the league. Let's be real. The Leafs issues start and end with gutless stars that skate by while their rookie is getting mugged and goalie getting run. Gutless. DNA change my arse
Zach the convo is not ridiculous after 6 games because veteran fans that watch the Leafs and other teams know that every game counts and with this style of play will lead to same outcome as other 9 years. Stolarz comments say it all. If it's only 6 games why is he so pissed with style of play? Think about it, he sees where this team is heading just like fans do.
Mass negativity because they are SOFT. No we won't shut the F up. Management has to ligt a fire under these panzies to get them moving and call out stars if not hustling. If such a certainty they will make playoffs then what's the harm in sending a message and sitting stars – the preseason AHLers had more jam ffs
Mitchelli = Nic Petan
Joshua very noticeable on two shifts and almost scored. So he took a step forward for sure.
Why is Stolarz calling out the team? It's only 6 games right
Stolarz specifically called out 88 – pay attention.
If the game vs Kraken is an indication of the season to come then forget any playoffs.They suck in their own barn & were constantly beaten cuz where's the speed?Where's the grit/toughness promised?When Marner leads VGK into Toronto they're gonna kick Leafs ass.Pathetic.
The intensity issue is HUGE Zach. It's not a small thing and can't turn it off and on at will. There is NO reason to not bring it on a Saturday night and the goalie clearly has already had enough. Maybe the majority of chat is right?
Remember this Leafs Nation host the opinions expressed including yours are valid.As is the fear fans may have that losing Marner may just mean your team really lost someone you've not come close to replacing.We'll wait & see if Berube gets them working harder.Thanks.
Zach, just because you don't know 'where to go from here' doesn't mean there isn't a HUGE issue that chat is reacting to. The callers are echo-chambering your views. And stop yelling panic mode – people are simply saying same thing as Stolarz said himself.