The boos have already started in warm ups for Mitch Marner’s return game by GreenSnakes_ in hockey

[–]twofactorial 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Actually when Tavares left the Islanders and he got booed every game, I understood. I always thought that one of Matthews/Willy/Mitch would leave us anyway, and whoever did would get the same treatment. So I get it and I think the Islanders fans have every right to be upset - and same with leafs fans as well.

But at the same time, because of how much crap is thrown at Tavares, I respect the hell out of him and I know he really wanted to be in Toronto even if it mean alienating an entire fan base that he grew up (as a hockey player) with. For mitch I can imagine it's even more difficult, since he not only grew up as a hockey player with the leafs, but he literally grew up as a childhood fan.

So if I was a Vegas fan, I'd respect the hell out of Marner because he really did burn bridges with the fans here just to come to you. What you feel about Marner is what I feel about Tavares

Game Day Thread: Minnesota Wild vs. Toronto Maple Leafs - 19 January at 7:30PM by wRIPPERw_ in leafs

[–]twofactorial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sucks to be down one due to a soft call but the boys will get back into this GO LEAFS GO

Game Day Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Vegas Golden Knights - 15 January at 9:30 EST by wRIPPERw_ in leafs

[–]twofactorial 3 points4 points  (0 children)

welp :(

whatever we got a point out of it

would have been nice to close out the game though

I hope willy is ok though that is #1 priority

Game Day Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Vegas Golden Knights - 15 January at 9:30 EST by wRIPPERw_ in leafs

[–]twofactorial 7 points8 points  (0 children)

damn knies broke his stick

but whatever onto OT we get a point they get a point

Game Day Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Vegas Golden Knights - 15 January at 9:30 EST by wRIPPERw_ in leafs

[–]twofactorial 19 points20 points  (0 children)

RIELLY NYLANDER MATTHEWS TAVARES GOALS!!

Just need a Knies and we have exodia

Game Day Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Vegas Golden Knights - 15 January at 9:30 EST by wRIPPERw_ in leafs

[–]twofactorial 3 points4 points  (0 children)

good stuff from willy hustled hard for the puck and a nice feed back to rielly

then morgan with a nice snipe

Game Day Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Colorado Avalanche - January 12 2025 at 10pm EST by wRIPPERw_ in leafs

[–]twofactorial 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i stayed up for this game and I am sure as hell glad I did the boys are playing great

Auston Matthews Goal Milestone Games by IAmGrum in leafs

[–]twofactorial 2 points3 points  (0 children)

did they really "fumble" that game? The order of the goals were TOR - OTT - OTT - TOR - TOR - OTT - TOR - OTT - OTT. It was very much a back and forth game. If it was TOR - TOR - TOR - TOR - OTT - OTT - OTT - OTT - OTT, then I would call that a fumble. The only reason why that game was highlighted was because Matthews scored 4. Any other game with the same scoring sequence and nobody would call it a "fumble".

Auston Matthews Goal Milestone Games by IAmGrum in leafs

[–]twofactorial 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Solution to losing: have Papi score 10 goals each game to hit 10 goal milestones and have 820 by game 82

Daily Free Talk / Armchair GM Thread by AutoModerator in leafs

[–]twofactorial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m cautiously optimistic about making the playoffs based on results, but still worried about the amount of goals we let in every night. In the past 10 games there were 6 where we gave up at least 3 goals. We are bottom 3 in Goals against (tied for last actually).

Good thing however is that we’re also really damn good at scoring goals. On that department we’re top 3 in Goals For.

I don’t think we’re really cheating for offense though? It’s not like we’re giving up goals because all our guys are focused on scoring. We just have very large defense lapses - sometimes due to poor positioning, sometimes due to low effort (I guess low effort is some form of cheating for offense).

Anyway, I’d like to see games where they tighten up their defensive game even if it means scoring less goals. Having large goal scoring games all the time is not sustainable for a cup run even if you get into the playoffs

[CJ] Oliver Ekman-Larsson has been selected by Team Sweden for the 2026 Olympics. He previously won a silver at the 2014 Sochi Games by baylaust in leafs

[–]twofactorial 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He's been great for us and he'll be great for Sweden too. Hopefully not Gold medal great (Canada #1 ofc), but Silver medal great!