The Toronto Maple Leafs delivered another embarrassing performance Thursday night, getting shut out 4–0 by the Washington Capitals, and this postgame episode pulls no punches. We break down the flat, disengaged play from Auston Matthews and William Nylander, the growing pressure and scrutiny around Craig Berube, and the concern surrounding Brad Treliving’s reported interest in Rasmus Andersson. A full vent session on the on-ice product and the mounting frustrations consuming Leafs Nation.
0:00 – Welcome to sports fan hell
04:35 – Matthews and Nylander look checked out
08:55 – Rakuten
10:05 – Pick a lane already
15:50 – The clock may be up on Berube
17:55 – Matthews’ future grows murkier
21:50 – No end in sight
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do they have stars????? Stars win championships!!!!!
Berube and Treliving were suppose to change the dna of the team forgetting that their "stars" are uncoachable. They should have moved em out after 2021 now they need to blow it up for what ever they can get. While another team walks away with their 6th overall pick LOL, this IS a sad sack team with clueless management.
These players need to go. It’s time for a reset! How many coaches can you blame this on before you look at the problem! Matthews isn’t the player we thought he has no heart!Nulander is a joke! He couldn’t play defence if his life depended on it! And the fact he causes most of the shorthanded, goals and giveaways at the blue line. It’s time to reset this team and get some players with Heart
Tell you right now none of this is Craig Berube's fault just like it wasn't Sheldon Keefes fault either. It doesn't matter who you get to coach this team. You can resurrect Al Arbor and Fred Shero or pull Scotty Bowman out of retirement that won't make a lick of difference. You've got a team where their core players do not want to play and are lazy.
Torts, baby! For the entertainment value if nothing else
Taking the C from JT was a bad decision! Matthews is not a captain, he has zero ❤️
HOW about your TURTLE #91 , 15 GAMES 2 Fn points TOATLLY DEAD and will continue
"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to Leaf’s Fans. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity to lose every year . It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between Hockey science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of Leaf’s player fears and the summit of their hockey knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Leaf’s Twilight Zone." Leaf’s look like Marner brushing his hair back without a sweat . The brutal truth is leaf’s players quit on the fans the coach and most of all their names on the back of their Jerseys, Sad n brutal at the same time. It’s the end of the 10 yr. Core Generation. Start selling, most of all ask Matilda #34 to wave his contract n Fk Off This player loves more Prada than the puck . Brutal effort Brutal discipline Brutal basic Hockey sense No fking pride . I’m done with this beer League hockey team .
LEAFS will never Win the cup with the TURTLE and Domi , Robertson , Jarnkrok , Carlo , Tanev go on and on
the team is already on their third coach. the issue is the players. the gm needs to trade these guys
Problem with the leafs long term, there is no face of ownership, nobody for the fans to blame at the very end of the road. It’s owned by rogers, who we all know the only thing that matters to them is profit. As buddy said, they would rather make the playoffs this year for their yearly revenue stream then make the tough decision and try to be a contender 5 years from now. They will never be successful with this mentality. They could be last in the league and they will still sell out every regular season game with the highest ticket prices in the league.
It’s sad for the fans. What Toronto really needs to make this problem go away, it a second team in southern Ontario, gives the fans options and it would make the leafs have to be a better organization, not just a better team
If you do lose Berube, please find a good home for him. Send him to Buffalo and then let the Sabres mop the floor with the Leafs for the rest of time. Let the Sabres blast through the standings to make it into the playoffs and at least make it to third round. Man, I hope the Devils make it deep into the playoffs too. And I hope the Leafs don't. Maybe that's the wake-up call? Maybe that starts the fire sale? Send Matthews to Utah where he can just fade away like LIndros or Jovanovski. Nylander can putz around in Calgary or something. Don't care. I just watch hilights now. Why waste my time watching the game when the team doesn't even want to be there? It's not Berube.
Here's a crazy idea. Let Matthews and Nylander coach. They're so smart. Give them the wheel. Who cares anymore?
They cannot tank. They will absolutely give up the 6th overall pick because the universe hates the leafs so of course it will happen.
This is where money trumps everything. Winning is money. They will need to fire coach cause it’s easier move. You again are caving into players entitlement. So you can’t complain when there is a culture and entitlement issue you refuse to do anything about. Except keep firing coach
Rob was BRAIN DEAD FUCKING Dubas better than Treliving
Just don’t buy those over-priced tickets to see the Leafs. MLSE takes the fans for granted!
Don't fire the coach. these brats will just check out on the next guy too
6 Points out of first. Relax.
Ryan is going ‘Joe Bowen’, hammering back the ‘Rum & cokes’ out of frustration. Rob is doing a ‘Benzo’d version of Steve Dangle . This is what this team does to its fanbase. Boycott. That’s what’s needed. Go Leafs Go 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Cheers 😎
Please, for the love of God…..make it stop. F^ck this, Im done.
Nonchalantness???? It's nonchalance.
These 2 don't look like brothers at all.
They should of never traded Mich Marner..SO he sucks in playoffs… Great Player….At least I ….we were entertained by him in regular season….now we have nobody to watch … Go Vagas
34 and 88 are Posers. Nothing more. They gotta go along with everyone else including Tre.
Craig Berube has the commitment and determination, unfortunately most of the players are passengers looking at each other asking who is going to step up and take it to the next level, it doesn't work that way, EVERYONE has to step up and take it to the next level. Thanks guys for the update, greetings from Finland 🇫🇮❤️🇨🇦
All my friends scoffed and laughed at me when I predicted during the off season that with Marner gone, Matthews numbers would fall off a cliff and that the Leafs would not make the playoffs. They are not laughing now.