LFR17 - Game 80 - Naughty Number - Red Wings 5, Maple Leafs 4 (OT)

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  • čas přidán 12. 04. 2024
  • Steve Dangle recaps and analyzes Game 80 of the Toronto Maple Leafs season against the Detroit Red Wings. He also talks about whether or not Auston Matthews should play Games 81 and 82
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  • @kevinsacks3185
    @kevinsacks3185 Před měsícem +223

    Auston Matthews has to be the only man in history disappointed with 69.

    • @wolftrainservicesltd6418
      @wolftrainservicesltd6418 Před měsícem +9

      69 is no longer the dirty number 88 is because you get ate twice😊

    • @wilseph1
      @wilseph1 Před měsícem +2

      @@wolftrainservicesltd6418 OYE. This is enlightening.

    • @eriklakeland3857
      @eriklakeland3857 Před měsícem +3

      Most men I’ve spoken to about it find it to be highly overrated.

    • @TheFlizash
      @TheFlizash Před měsícem

      Goddamn it's funny. Very well done my friend.

    • @davidmurphy7582
      @davidmurphy7582 Před měsícem +2

      Especially considering the rumours about Matthews himself being gay .

  • @ericschuck9147
    @ericschuck9147 Před měsícem +143

    Rough game to be a Leaf. Timmy got crushed. McCabe and Benoit got tagged in the nose, McMann injured, Matthews and Nylander almost kill each other, Marner superman jumped into the bench, Sammy got flattened, and Bertuzzi got hit in the coconuts by a shot. That list was longer than I realized. Drive home safe boys, you might get struck by lightning.

    • @daveallen9921
      @daveallen9921 Před měsícem +1

      What an exciting game! Go leafs go!

    • @jamesnewman48
      @jamesnewman48 Před měsícem

      This is where reeves needs to smack a wings player.

    • @user-pp4ve6qo1b
      @user-pp4ve6qo1b Před měsícem +1

      Don't forget Domi took a stick to the face as well. There was a penalty on that play....

    • @PeterCPRail8748
      @PeterCPRail8748 Před měsícem +1

      This team is not beating Florida in a seven game series. Sorry.
      This team is SOFT. When there guy takes your guy out of the game, then one of your teammates goes out and takes out there best player, F the suspension. Debrincat, Larkin or Kane should have left on a stretcher.
      Every team knows the plot line in the playoffs. Beat the living snot out of the Leafs, injure some of them along the way. Kill of the penalties as Leafs power play disappears in the playoffs. Winning formula.
      Till this team starts paying back teams in kind, they are going to get railroaded.
      I see more heart, grit and tuffness from 16 17 18 year-olds on the Brantford Bulldogs of the OHL.

    • @kevinmcleod7580
      @kevinmcleod7580 Před měsícem

      You just can't make this poo up ! But there it is !

  • @ryanvillamayor8888
    @ryanvillamayor8888 Před měsícem +97

    Idk why but I like the silent treatment at the beginning

    • @TheElabon
      @TheElabon Před měsícem

      Because that game was just painful to watch. I haven't seen so many non-hits from Toronto all year. No grit, no hit, no snot. Veleno destroys Liligren and no one drops the gloves with him for it? Or makes his life painful? Pathetic.

  • @michauvanspeyk8753
    @michauvanspeyk8753 Před měsícem +52

    LEAFS NEED TO CALL UP KYLE CLIFFARD FOR GAMES 81 AND GAME 82

  • @Justthollyy
    @Justthollyy Před měsícem +123

    69 goals for Matthews, nice ! Losing in OT against a former Leafs goalie, not nice.

    • @user-io8sz7tf9t
      @user-io8sz7tf9t Před měsícem +8

      wings fan coming in peace just wanna say thanks for a couple points fellas. wings fans are emotionally drained right now things are so up and down and stressful and all of these games on the back end are being watched with sweaty hands and high blood pressure

    • @jennifer714714
      @jennifer714714 Před měsícem +2

      That was Reimer 500th game to.

    • @Oldmanflyfishing
      @Oldmanflyfishing Před měsícem +2

      Scoring 69 against James Reimer, classic

    • @stevencooke6451
      @stevencooke6451 Před měsícem +1

      The Christian fundamentalist who frequently let the Leafs down (far from the only one), At least he didn't "rob" Matthews of a 70th. Or Matthews didn't have his 70th called back because of goaltender interference.

    • @user-io8sz7tf9t
      @user-io8sz7tf9t Před měsícem

      @@stevencooke6451 I thought he was a homophobic mennonite

  • @samanthamakesasmr
    @samanthamakesasmr Před měsícem +24

    Steve, I hate to tell you this, but when the Wings took a three goal lead I literally told my parents that the Leafs would make up the difference, but as long as we made it to overtime we’d win because from watching your videos, I’ve learned that the Leafs love to come back from a three goal deficit and then lose in OT

  • @nuck97
    @nuck97 Před měsícem +17

    Ron Jeremy scoring 69 goals this season is not a bad thing.

  • @aidenbeckman435
    @aidenbeckman435 Před měsícem +22

    As a red wings fan I’m extremely happy right now

  • @Lorijenken
    @Lorijenken Před měsícem +50

    the one game we NEEDED a win not for points but for sheer amusement of a number. dangit!!

  • @toddr6575
    @toddr6575 Před měsícem +98

    Sit Matthews for Florida and give him power play time in Tampa.

    • @coreyromberg
      @coreyromberg Před měsícem +4

      Agreed!

    • @Nathanielhiggerson66
      @Nathanielhiggerson66 Před měsícem +5

      yep, exactly what I thought. avoid the Cats, play him when they ice the puck or on PP vs Tampa

    • @stevencooke6451
      @stevencooke6451 Před měsícem +1

      I think they should play against Tampa.
      It would be great if Maurice was not a total asshole and you could call him up and suggest that we both have a playoff series coming up. Let's have a truce for this game: Then they could play Matthews with only the normal risk of injury. But, alas, that's not Panther hockey.

    • @UkrainianPunk180
      @UkrainianPunk180 Před měsícem

      Smartest answer I've read. Well done.

    • @dronemachine4694
      @dronemachine4694 Před měsícem

      Scurred

  • @TheUltimateNyrat
    @TheUltimateNyrat Před měsícem +40

    Ok I just got 1 thing to say. What does Auston want? It's his body. If he wants to get 70 and the leafs don't let him I'll be pissed but if the leafs wants him to his 70 and he wants to sit on the bench for 2 games I'd be happy since it's his choice to sit out and rest. It should be his call for the last 2 games

    • @darrelldart4573
      @darrelldart4573 Před měsícem

      I'd bet if it's actually his choice he would play both games but coach Keefe is not a fool and will probably sit him cause this whole 70 goals chase has been a big distraction for the rest of the team to be honest I'd rather see willy break 100 points for the first time in his career and so should AM 34 ...

  • @icedo1013
    @icedo1013 Před měsícem +30

    As a wings fan who may contest the severity of the board, I will say that the referees didn't even call two minutes on a high stick play that broke a player's cheek bone just a few days ago. However you feel about this one specifically, the refs seem to be starting the "let 'em play" playoff hockey style of officiating a few games early on all fronts.

    • @dsm1984
      @dsm1984 Před měsícem +3

      Refs are a mystery. Inconsistent for all teams. I don’t understand wtf they are doing sometimes. These little stick tap penalties lol????? Just call the actual penalties.

    • @theawayfan6052
      @theawayfan6052 Před měsícem +14

      Not to mention the trip on Raymond that lead directly to a Pens goal the following game. Refs should call the game as it is, i find it so frustrating when they try to "even things up". They influence the outcomes of games instead of doing their jobs. Great win tonight tho! LGRW 🐙 🏒 🤘

    • @jlaw888
      @jlaw888 Před měsícem

      We need robot refs. Idgaf

    • @Nathanielhiggerson66
      @Nathanielhiggerson66 Před měsícem

      Then again the Avs Jets game the refs were terrible- both ways. not just a salty Avs fan 7-0 loss is never on the refs, but I’m worried about how the game will be called come postseason. Right now I have no idea what’s a penalty. They don’t call absurd stuff, then they call a tap on the skate as a slash like wtf seriously

    • @stevencooke6451
      @stevencooke6451 Před měsícem +1

      Dangle already mentioned that the reffing is moving towards playoff chaos.

  • @PVrtonicuni
    @PVrtonicuni Před měsícem +5

    First time having one of my tweets featured in an LFR!!!! I watch every LFR and this was an absolute treat. Thank you, Steve!!!

  • @HeWhoRoamsAimlessly
    @HeWhoRoamsAimlessly Před měsícem +33

    Sdpn fan and red wings fan. Glad to get two points tonight. Hope mathews gets 70. 🎉

  • @InsignificantNick
    @InsignificantNick Před měsícem +37

    Forget the paranoia, and play Matthews until he hits 70.

  • @quelchx
    @quelchx Před měsícem +8

    4 goals after 13 shots this game, 6 goals after 20 the previous game... Can the boys get a save Sammy? Having a goalie floating aruond .750-.800 is going to be a quick exit.

    • @thomass2451
      @thomass2451 Před měsícem

      6 goals after 20 the previous game…

    • @quelchx
      @quelchx Před měsícem +1

      @@thomass2451 oh shit it was... Lol man I'm out of it today 🤣. Late night watching UFC 300 😂

  • @sportsfan_913
    @sportsfan_913 Před měsícem +16

    Gotta be a touch concerning Samsanov is letting in some real ugly goals at a high rate going into the playoffs..

    • @asharpbflat7179
      @asharpbflat7179 Před měsícem +1

      Tell you a secret: goalies need rest. Imagine playing concentrated for 60mins, two times a week as a starter. Skaters play 20mins and only few of their mistakes lead to actual goals. against. You rest Sammy till game1 and he'll be sharp again. Also if you give up chances as a defense like they did vs Detroit you won't win any playoff series anyway, no matter who's in goal. Worst case Sammy's out, Woll in, I'm not concerned there either. I believe in both of them. Heck even Jones played almost fantastic. Nah we're good. Sammy shook of worse games this season. Wasn't his fault anyway those last two games.

  • @sterlingfury
    @sterlingfury Před měsícem +2

    Been subscribed for a few years...love your insights and perspective, your honesty, your humor, your doggie( need to feature him more if possible)
    Keep up the great work ❤❤❤❤

  • @omfg322
    @omfg322 Před měsícem +12

    good to see samsonov return to form

    • @saauuccEE
      @saauuccEE Před měsícem

      His record? Why must you hate

    • @omfg322
      @omfg322 Před měsícem +2

      @@saauuccEE he only has a winning record because leafs can out score their ahl goaltending

    • @darrelldart4573
      @darrelldart4573 Před měsícem

      ​@@omfg322agreed ...long time buds fan here and you are absolutely correct his record this regular season has been atrocious but then again regular season doesn't count unless your talking about a personal trophy besides I think Woll should play against the Panthers he might want some retribution from last year He'll I wouldn't be surprised if Jines gets the start for game 1 everyone else has not really earned the spot with their play as of late ....with that being said neither has most of the teams defense

  • @edwardlea3413
    @edwardlea3413 Před měsícem +7

    Never seen a goalie the fans have had to coddle like Samsonov before.

  • @MingTongPang54
    @MingTongPang54 Před měsícem +6

    I agree with a few other commenters, it would be shame Austin gets benched the last 2 games with 1 goal shy of 70.

  • @BigSleepyJoeCooking
    @BigSleepyJoeCooking Před měsícem +6

    “First round is gonna be fun” -Brad Marchand…probably

  • @mst3k54
    @mst3k54 Před měsícem +4

    Worst time to have a bad goalie situation…

  • @robclarkson3697
    @robclarkson3697 Před měsícem +4

    Mathew’s has a better chance of scoring 70 than the leafs do of winning the cup so you need to have something to hang your hat on in the offseason.

  • @csspostal
    @csspostal Před měsícem +4

    You play him to get 70 goals because there is no chance to even win a round let alone a cup with this defensive crew and goaltending.

  • @CatSamurai99
    @CatSamurai99 Před měsícem +13

    When the Leafs go out in the first round AGAIN, there will be regrets about not playing Matthews in games 81-82.

  • @Justthatguy1998
    @Justthatguy1998 Před měsícem +8

    That Domi penalty had me so mad

  • @captainmuffin743
    @captainmuffin743 Před měsícem +17

    Crazy idea, send domi out with Mathews and reavo as well. Don't think many people will try to throw hands at him then 😅

    • @djzoro93
      @djzoro93 Před měsícem +9

      yea they'll just score on them instead.

    • @captainmuffin743
      @captainmuffin743 Před měsícem

      @@djzoro93 since they don't need the point's not too worried about the score but if they wanna give Mathew's some protection might not be a horrible idea

    • @colinprincipe6293
      @colinprincipe6293 Před měsícem +1

      Maurice would happily exchange one of his goons getting pummeled in exchange for injuring Matthews out of the first round

  • @sharkbait44
    @sharkbait44 Před měsícem +1

    Him getting 70 would be a huge boost to his and the teams performance going into game 1 imo. If he ain't hurt, I say put him in.

  • @Triple87
    @Triple87 Před měsícem +11

    You and hat guy should have just said “Nice” on each cut. 🤣🤣

  • @millcroft1759
    @millcroft1759 Před měsícem +1

    That was a great silent intro.😂

  • @lancepayne4035
    @lancepayne4035 Před měsícem

    Steve is awesome, he is the man. Fantastic videos, love watching all the time

  • @jamesbruce8749
    @jamesbruce8749 Před měsícem +6

    I think he plays and gets his goal,then rides the bench and is only used on PP. But he plays, he will be against the top line and best defenders, He won't be facing any tough guys that are willing to take a run at Mathews just to then have to fight Bert and Max. He will be fine and the 70 will be glorious!!

  • @MKISports
    @MKISports Před měsícem +9

    How was it naughty? That number is so nice!!!

  • @asharpbflat7179
    @asharpbflat7179 Před měsícem

    Best LFR of the season Steve! With the completion of yesterday's game and only one hell of a (regular- AND post-season) road trip ahead, over night a true sense of nagging desperate urgency, appears. It's been dwelling, and now it's real. You captured it perfectly.
    A timeframe tensing up on the team, on the eve of "what could be, what nobody dares to think" - an insanely martyring stretch in these players careers to prove themselves winners. Some have been there, some sniffed, all of them care about this one achievement like for none other, probably since they were kids.
    Over the past years they've all become aware of the magnitude of the challenge ahead, how much it will demand from them, how much it needs. They already know exactly which amount of strides, pushes, crashes might not even be enough. They've invested this amount of effort. They have a good sense of what it takes. This year they might add something they hadn't had for a good decades. A starter that might steal them a game or two, and a number two that can only shine when it's his turn.
    But it's on all of them. Worse goalies have won. (Not totally bad ones, but worse ones for sure.) It's in their hands.
    And yes, it's in all of their heads, as of today. This has got to be the most stressful week of the year. For the players, and all of us, watching, wishing, waiting.
    So call me evil, call me fun-hating, as I officially declare myself glad. Glad Auston didn't hit 70 on Saturday and probably this season. Steve, you touched on it why. Yes, it's the sting!!!!! Tell this ambitious man a story. Tell him how much happier he will be for the rest of his life with that brick of a ring on his finger. Compared to how happy he would be as mister-70.
    I watched last night's game (and your commentary) in true team-no-sleep fashion, here from Europe. I wanna mention I had to WORK today AND I'M 40+ !!!! Let that sink in, I'm passionate about the Leafs. Went sleepless through different post-game stuff on CZcams before LFR dropped, started typing a comment under another video, couldn't finish typing as I'm slow in English, but I'd like to add what I had typed there, HERE. Because it adds to the main point of this LFR. My starting point was a tsn-question for the 70-hunt. Here's what I had pre written:
    (see below comment)

    • @asharpbflat7179
      @asharpbflat7179 Před měsícem

      I'm getting the feeling like I'm the only Leafs fan who supposedly "hates fun".
      Honestly, f 70.
      Be amazed about records as they come along, but the very last achievable goal they played for this regular season was home-ice. That is gone now, and therefore:
      Scratch flipping EVERYONE there in Florida. Dress as many Marlies as possible, fly them down there, invite them to Disneyland, dinner, and a lifetime opportunity to experience hell on ice...
      Vs the Panthers you don't play any of the following:
      Bert, Matthews, JT, Willy, Mitch, Bobb, Holmberg, Kämpf, Reaves, and the entire Defense.
      "Why all 'em tough guys there" you ask?
      Because them are the ones the Cats r gonna target first. If they can get Liljegren they'll make sure to finish him, FOR GOOD. That's their sole mission in this game. They post a print of his number in their locker, from today on.
      Because weather you like it or not, he's the Leafs' key multi-role player this very post season. This probably is already the main season they drafted him for. This is him peaking and rn absolutely NOBODY replacing him. He's the closest the Leafs have to the obligatory huge quarterbacking d-man who:
      drives play,
      can rip it,
      will regularly set people up for high-danger chances,
      and actually gets it done IN HIS OWN END,
      moves bodies, sacrifices his, provides the good(!) exits,
      the connecting force between all offensive and defensive situations. He drives play, and EVERY single game he was out this season their team-defence either STUNK, or was at best very meh, while their offense lacked dimension and support.
      "Big Lil" is the one blueliner who makes their game unpredictable. That's the guy EVERY cup champion must have.
      No Pietrangelo, no cup.
      No Hedman, no double cup.
      No Makar, no cup.
      No Chara, no cup.
      And no, Timothy is none of those players. - But the Panthers aren't dumb man, and they know more than well, that Toronto needs him like a [insert animal-equivalent to the Leaf's D] needs it's head.
      Morgan Rielly is NOT the head. He's wings. The Leafs win without him all the time. McCabe, Bennoit, Edmundson, Lyubushkin, are NOT the head. They are legs, arms and body. Make no mistake, Lilly is the guy. The Leafs know it too. He's their best kept secret.
      The eye test is enough for any panthers coach with eyes. They will target 37.
      For the two remaining pre-playoff games that mean LITERALLY NOTHING:
      Call up the entire Marlies defense AND nine forwards to replace the players mentioned. Invite them all to Disneyland (and possibly to get squished, bruised and murdered. Or tell them to hide our there, to not to, idk 😬)
      No kidding. You do this in all seriousness.
      Lastly, aside from all of that:
      F the NHL, for making all these idiotic precautionary measurements a 100% necessary. All this league ever wanted is cheap attention and murder. There's no protection, charging, boarding, crosschecking rules are an alibi, can't recall them being called in 18 years of watching. What a stupid, backfiring marketing strat. What a joke of a league.
      It's such a dynamic intense exciting sport at north american rink-size. This league could be so popular worldwide. They simply do not realize how much of a turn off their officiating is, for people who try to follow the league, not to say root for ANY team.
      Hope my school-english wasn't dead cringe 🫣
      GLG! 💙💙💙

  • @halion50100
    @halion50100 Před měsícem +1

    The fresh prince reference had me dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @hokkeypig8216
    @hokkeypig8216 Před měsícem +13

    1:52 Well as it turns out, even if a player DOES miss the rest of the game AND gets carried out on a stretcher, they might not even call a minor penalty, as shown by Nick Jensen and the Caps tonight.

    • @travisshipcott2808
      @travisshipcott2808 Před měsícem +2

      that hit was legal.

    • @Lobo.Joshua
      @Lobo.Joshua Před měsícem

      @@travisshipcott2808I too am Blind 🥸

    • @freetimeflip6438
      @freetimeflip6438 Před měsícem

      Jensen was able to walk out of the Arena with his family and didn't have to go to the hospital.

    • @TheRiverweasel09
      @TheRiverweasel09 Před měsícem

      ​@@travisshipcott2808stfu, no it wasn't

    • @aonstability5428
      @aonstability5428 Před měsícem +1

      Was it a legal hit? Players can be injured enough to need to be stretchered off even from a legal hit

  • @MIMadDogsHC
    @MIMadDogsHC Před měsícem

    Always love when my wings play the leafs, just so I can watch the LFR

  • @xBloodyDaggerx91
    @xBloodyDaggerx91 Před měsícem +36

    You're stressed?! How do you think it feels to be a Red Wings fan right now? Absolutely great game tonight.

    • @tdswartz96
      @tdswartz96 Před měsícem +5

      LGRW!🦑

    • @19CSS
      @19CSS Před měsícem +5

      LGRW 🐙🐙🐙

    • @poorwhale3268
      @poorwhale3268 Před měsícem +3

      LGRW🐙🐙🐙

    • @willhughes2196
      @willhughes2196 Před měsícem +7

      keep thinking back to the 2 games we dropped to Arizona 😢 we could've locked up this playoff race, but here we are.

    • @jennifer714714
      @jennifer714714 Před měsícem +3

      @@willhughes2196 I keep thinking of the 2 to WSH which also could of locked it up and taken them out of this mess. LGRW

  • @kevinst.julian2026
    @kevinst.julian2026 Před měsícem +11

    Line changes every Game. Keefe wtf?!? Why? No other top team changes lines as much.

    • @ianzellick4980
      @ianzellick4980 Před měsícem

      *Canucks have entered the chat*

    • @junk3996
      @junk3996 Před měsícem +2

      its the only way keefe knows how to "coach"

    • @ryandeboer1928
      @ryandeboer1928 Před měsícem +5

      They were down McMann and Macabe. Didn’t really have a choice with 11 forwards and 5 D.

    • @johnsummerhill8323
      @johnsummerhill8323 Před měsícem +2

      All teams switch up lines.Also, at this point, everyone needs to get in games in case they are called on in the playoffs due to injuries.

    • @rhaspados666
      @rhaspados666 Před měsícem

      Yes they do you just don't notice them cause you don't follow every team

  • @OneTeeGlory
    @OneTeeGlory Před měsícem +10

    For one, I’ve had it with Max Domi’s massive mistakes at critical times. Mark my words he will cost them a playoff game.
    Matthew Knies is taking way too many lazy stick penalties lately somebody please let the kid know he’s 6’3”
    About Matthews: I don’t understand why people act like he’s for sure going to die or become a bum in the playoffs if he plays another game… let him shoot for 70 ffs

  • @Teamzeromaximum
    @Teamzeromaximum Před měsícem +5

    “The sex number” golden😂😂😂

  • @ajplaze8001
    @ajplaze8001 Před měsícem +2

    if Keefe wanted it to happen then matthews is on the ice on Tuesday with that empty net, if matthews doesn’t play the next two games this is somehow on the coach

  • @Outta-hz1ej
    @Outta-hz1ej Před měsícem +29

    It sucks seeing everyone drag on Brodie but he is definitely in the twilight of his career. He reminds me a lot of Bryan McCabe in his final seasons with the Leafs. It's a shame because he was one of, if not our the best defenceman just a couple of seasons ago. He'll make good plays but when he's bad he's REALLY bad.

    • @RothardMau5
      @RothardMau5 Před měsícem +3

      Reminds me a lot of Jake Gardiner

    • @speed150mph
      @speed150mph Před měsícem

      I gotta say, that isn’t a twilight of career thing. That would be Giordano. This is just Brodie doing what Brodie does. I say this as a former Flames fan turned leaf. We were just as frustrated with him over there because of his sudden rushed of fecal matter to the cerebellum. S

    • @NeutralOmen
      @NeutralOmen Před měsícem

      Bryan mccabe was overrated ASF. Other than his one timer he offered little else.

    • @benjaminh7257
      @benjaminh7257 Před měsícem +3

      Brodie makes 5 sheets and has never physically took a shot on net that could go in

    • @Outta-hz1ej
      @Outta-hz1ej Před měsícem

      @@NeutralOmen I loved him in his prime

  • @sterlingfury
    @sterlingfury Před měsícem

    I'm subscribed and have liked.....YOU'RE AWESOME ❤❤❤❤

  • @travisstokes4692
    @travisstokes4692 Před měsícem +3

    Can hat guy get a full segment in one of the last two LFR’s?

  • @williamwitt6212
    @williamwitt6212 Před měsícem +1

    I need a Steve Dangle Hat Guy Funco Pop

  • @davidfitzpatrick6535
    @davidfitzpatrick6535 Před měsícem +7

    People are going to hate me for this but I feel like we're doubting if Auston is ever going to get this close again. Personally I could see him doing it but I feel like Auston himself doesnt want to sit BOTH games and finish with 69 goals.

  • @RestlessTome
    @RestlessTome Před měsícem +2

    The argument for resting Matthews is really bad. The chance of him getting injured in a game is extremely low, and he's much more likely to get injured in game 1 of the playoffs when the other team will go all out, so what's the point? It sounds like you are overly paranoid.
    You have to let him play until he gets his next goal. that is common sense.

  • @aspalovin
    @aspalovin Před měsícem +11

    OT starting line up is a fire-able offense from Keefe!!

    • @TheRiverweasel09
      @TheRiverweasel09 Před měsícem +8

      Well, can't fire him now. Gotta wait until the leafs get dropped in the first round. But you've gotta believe the core and him and Shanny have all got to be busted at that point.

    • @aspalovin
      @aspalovin Před měsícem +4

      @@TheRiverweasel09 Agreed that another failure of anything less than advancing to round 3 is unacceptable at this point. We are paying Champion Dollars to players that have barely had a taste of 1st round boxed wine.. Let alone Champagne. The skill is there but the defensive game by ALL SUCKS and the coaching staff seems to consistently have sh!t for brains in a crunch? This has to be the Staff's last chance.

    • @ryandeboer1928
      @ryandeboer1928 Před měsícem +5

      They started on the penalty kill, who did you want starting?

    • @jaystyx5134
      @jaystyx5134 Před měsícem +2

      Shanny will never be busted... he's in tight with MLSE. As long as revenue numbers are high and the shareholders are happy...the leafs are strictly a business with no heart.

    • @dsm1984
      @dsm1984 Před měsícem +2

      What are you talking about? They started on the pk? Do you understand that ? Great insight

  • @leemichael752
    @leemichael752 Před měsícem +1

    Does anyone else do the sign language thank you at the end of the video along with Steve? For me, it's pretty much a ritual at this point.

  • @razorwire3056
    @razorwire3056 Před měsícem +2

    10 goals against in 4 periods. 11 goals against in two games. That's why he cleared waivers. I am probably the only Leafs fan who hasn't trusted him since day one. Teams don't get rid of their Stanley Cup winning goalies unless there's a problem. Woll and Jones kept the Leafs in the hunt while Samsonov was out with hurt feelings and as soon as he comes back both of them were benched. smfh

  • @lukeb4363
    @lukeb4363 Před měsícem

    Great video Steve! I’m having really bad bowel movements and got to watch the whole vid during one. Super huge and stinky! God bless

  • @CTav21
    @CTav21 Před měsícem +1

    I wanted the hatty so badly against the Devils. It would've set the episode up perfectly to be called "Nic3", but sometimes you gotta wait for the L in Detroit to get to 69.

  • @NelsonA_
    @NelsonA_ Před měsícem +2

    5 defense, 13 forwards matthews only plays powerboats until he gets the 70th

  • @darrenmccarthy3346
    @darrenmccarthy3346 Před měsícem +1

    Steve : you are half-Italian, surely you know what the word ‘ veleno ‘ means in Italian ? It literally means poison ☠️🤣🤣🤣

  • @gabrielalmlie8873
    @gabrielalmlie8873 Před měsícem +1

    Saddest part of Auston not getting 70 will be no “Aus70n” title

  • @daveallen9921
    @daveallen9921 Před měsícem +1

    Hey Steve, so so so glad to have watched him score all 69 goals. Big smile. We love Auston Mathews. He is a Leaf! Thats good enough for me. Lets go! What a great regular season! Thats all I need. The playoffs are a crap shoot.

  • @Droz75
    @Droz75 Před měsícem +2

    I hate jumping on Sammy, but when the D fails, Sammy needs to be the last line of defense. It's not fair, but that's goalie life in the NHL. He needs to stop the puck whether the D sucks or not.

  • @PierLuc111
    @PierLuc111 Před měsícem +40

    That boarding was brutal. 2 minutes for not killing the guy.

    • @bloomingmuskoka8126
      @bloomingmuskoka8126 Před měsícem +1

      The first 10 minutes Det pulled the Paul Maurice, "if we slash and hook on every play, they can't call them all right?!?!" Refs wanted Det to still have a chance!

    • @Nathanielhiggerson66
      @Nathanielhiggerson66 Před měsícem +5

      @@bloomingmuskoka8126Yeah rofl

    • @casewojo6186
      @casewojo6186 Před měsícem +1

      😭

  • @MapleLeaf0269
    @MapleLeaf0269 Před měsícem +1

    I was at the game and the energy was crazy especially when Matthews was on the ice, and scored. I was hoping to see 70. It was horrible to see McCabe and Liljegren go down and hopefully they are OK. If Gladiator Hockey is a thing next week, the refs and Garden Gnome Gary need to take control.

  • @oliverj2635
    @oliverj2635 Před měsícem +2

    70. HE MUST SCORE! LET HIM PLAY! He is not a baby and he will not get injured.

    • @rjw7032
      @rjw7032 Před měsícem

      Refs showed us that boarding only gets a 2. Dare to play Matthews. Remember refs call the game they like to see. Some hate goal scorers. Simple.

  • @cooporiginal1033
    @cooporiginal1033 Před měsícem +1

    The prison rules PoMo!!! BEST LINE OF THE ENTIRE SEASON!

  • @aeragonia811
    @aeragonia811 Před měsícem

    "you're feeding it. I'm feeding it"
    nice

  • @seanlee6955
    @seanlee6955 Před měsícem +2

    Dude 69.. amazing I love it. But McCabe blocked a fucking shot with his FACE. Dude. Like, tbh, THAT wires-crossed mentality is truly what wins Stanley cups. That and goals. So keep doing what your doing McCAbe and Matthews. LFG

  • @austinjuby5716
    @austinjuby5716 Před měsícem +2

    But matthews getting 70 goals won't matter in playoffs if he does not play like a 70 goal scorer. Also if we don't make I passed the 2nd round this year a lot of the big people on the leafs will get fired. We need a massive flip

  • @ufdan15
    @ufdan15 Před měsícem +1

    NICE

  • @MassimoMaiorano
    @MassimoMaiorano Před měsícem +4

    Honestly, I think Matthews should play game 81. I know that there is a RISK of injury but for the record... I'd take the chance. Btw 5 and a game for the Timmy hit

  • @vt1340
    @vt1340 Před měsícem +2

    The goaltender is the last line of defense but the Leafs are terrible at defense.

  • @jacobc548
    @jacobc548 Před měsícem

    as a wings fan that was at this game.... that hit from Veleno.... 5min and a game 100% i was blown away when we only got a 2

  • @rogerskitt1542
    @rogerskitt1542 Před měsícem +2

    Hes a goal a game for 13 straight, give him one more before rest.

  • @nathanpercy9001
    @nathanpercy9001 Před měsícem

    Steve you cannot allow fear to rule your life. He’s played 79 games without getting injured. Chances are he can do it again two more times. He’s a competitor. He plays.

  • @ChristineMcAvoy
    @ChristineMcAvoy Před měsícem +9

    My #Leafs Strategy for the next 2 games:
    They play everyone, except the D that are banged up. Call up the Marlies etc.
    BUT!
    Matthews is there.
    He's on the bench.
    He's not tired!
    He takes a little skate around during TV time outs.
    THEN!
    Leafs power play!
    And we....UNLEASH THE BEAST!

  • @maxratcliffe4113
    @maxratcliffe4113 Před měsícem

    Let’s gooo Detroit

  • @sportsfan_913
    @sportsfan_913 Před měsícem +3

    As a Flyers fan watching that late 3rd period PP go to the wayside hurt the heart. Probably ended our yr

    • @jennifer714714
      @jennifer714714 Před měsícem

      As a Wing's fan, that was our PK of the season right there. Toronto calling Time Out overall helped us as it rested our best guys on PK, including Larkin. It sucks that the Flyers are basically done as I think they have to hope that what; DET, WSH, and PIT basically all go 0-2 rest of the way while Flyers have to win their last. Speaking of winning your last game, go Flyers go, please wipe the floor with the Caps. DET hasn't made playoffs in 7 years (2nd longest to only Buffalo 11) and it's time to crack the post season again.

  • @AD-Dom
    @AD-Dom Před měsícem

    Nice.

  • @tmoore4075
    @tmoore4075 Před měsícem

    When Matthews went into the boards after that good chance, I winced.

  • @SuperSurferSilver
    @SuperSurferSilver Před měsícem +1

    Not playing Woll & benching Mathew’s at key moments he could’ve easily got to 70 already so the pressure is off are two additional nails in Keefe’s coffin ⚰️🔨

  • @dimitri71121
    @dimitri71121 Před měsícem

    What if we sit him unless of a power play? Is that allowed🥺🥺🥺

  • @BradfromMars13
    @BradfromMars13 Před měsícem +7

    Auston plays. He needs to. This is for him and the team. He has Domi, Bertuzzi and of course Reeves. Florida will come but why would you hide from a challenge that could launch you on your goal for winning the cup. Fear. Fuck fear. You overcome. LFG!

  • @Dougthickadome
    @Dougthickadome Před měsícem +2

    As a wings fan, when I saw veleno make that hit, I just thought there goes this game. He's out and 5 minute powerplay against the leafs? Oh boy. He should have gotten the game, but the officiating has been so horrible that I wasn't even surprised that he only got 2. This has been one of the worst officiated seasons I have seen in a while.

    • @JarradBruessel32
      @JarradBruessel32 Před měsícem

      Liljegren feels veleno the whole time and still bends down making it worse

  • @Ballin-97
    @Ballin-97 Před měsícem +2

    Just be happy he didn’t finish the season with 67

  • @kevinst.julian2026
    @kevinst.julian2026 Před měsícem +4

    Keefe Shanahan Brodie bye.

  • @metalmanmike3815
    @metalmanmike3815 Před měsícem

    So will it be Where's WOLLdo or SamSIEVEov come playoffs? either option not looking to good right now 😃

  • @jimlangdon1947
    @jimlangdon1947 Před měsícem +2

    69 or 70 goals don’t really doesn’t matter in the big picture.
    Matthews & the Leafs Core record of zero playoff runs should be Auston’s priority.😀 Auston generating low assist records compared to the current top 25 NHL assist leaders is a major area of improvement for Auston as well.

    • @peacebringer8
      @peacebringer8 Před měsícem +1

      There are better playmakers than Matthews in the league, sure. There are no better goal scorers though. Why are you asking him to be a playmaker if that's not his role? lol

    • @jimlangdon1947
      @jimlangdon1947 Před měsícem +2

      @@peacebringer8 Move him to the wing - where snipers like OV and Selanne and Hull played
      Why pay him top NHL salary - when his assists levels are much lower than elite centres like McDavid and Gretzky.
      OV and Selanne and Hull as top goal scorers (without generating top current 25 assists) were not paid at the top NHL salary. Only exception was when winger Bobby Hull joined the WHA jets. Then all WHA teams shared to pay Bobby Hull’s salary to get the WHA going.
      I hope over the years Auston plays wing or works on his passing to generate more assists.😀

    • @peacebringer8
      @peacebringer8 Před měsícem +1

      @@jimlangdon1947 he plays a 200ft game as a center should. He's top notch defensively, and for a guy who is scoring 69~70 goals, still being as efficient defensively, seems to be super undervalued by people who complain about his assists. He's better defensively than Kucherov, McDavid and others (I think MacKinnon is good on both ends and effective on both, but I still think Matthews has an edge). You could make a case for Nylander and Tavares being overpaid, and I wouldn't disagree completely. But thinking Assists are something that makes him overpaid is pretty delusional or, at least in my point of view, simplistic.

    • @jimlangdon1947
      @jimlangdon1947 Před měsícem +1

      @@peacebringer8 Why does the Leaf Core 4 as the common denominator of playoff disappointments have zero playoff runs?
      Not sure why you disagree - Matthews should get compensated for the value of the goals he scores (comparable to OV & Selanne & Hull - which is awesome) and why you don’t think Matthews’s pay should be discounted for the assists he doesn’t generate - compared even just to the current top 25 NHL assist leaders.
      As a first line Centre - Matthews only generates 33% to 50% of the assist leaders. That is not good at all.
      Hint - Matthews and the Leaf Core 4 lack some attributes
      Matthews has no excuses for his low assist statistics - as he has played with Zack, Marner and Nylander. Of course Zack had to move away from Auston and play with McDavid before Zack could score 40 goals. 😀

  • @peacebringer8
    @peacebringer8 Před měsícem

    Nice

  • @apprenticephil649
    @apprenticephil649 Před měsícem

    Max Domi flopping around like he missed an insulin shot😂😂😂

  • @zichenafrog
    @zichenafrog Před měsícem +1

    He only needs one shift on the ice... Come on Leafs, you gotta get him to 70

  • @alex4702
    @alex4702 Před měsícem +3

    You can just dress matthews and then only play him on the powerplay and if the leafs are winning and there's an empty nets maybes

  • @joemansueto1414
    @joemansueto1414 Před měsícem +8

    When the Leafs have kept their playoff hopes alive late in the season, the Leafs (and you) have gone NUTS more than I can count over the years. The way you just talked about the Wings celebrating this win made them sound pathetic over their gladness for the win and just staying alive. Give me a break.

    • @07foxmulder
      @07foxmulder Před měsícem

      Settle down, nerd. He didn’t make them sound pathetic.

  • @bajjanitor
    @bajjanitor Před měsícem +1

    The board wasn't more than a 2 because Liljegren went towards the boards very uncontrolled, so all it took was a minor push for him to eat them face first. You penalize the action, not the outcome. Something like that.

  • @__._._-_._.__
    @__._._-_._.__ Před měsícem +6

    9:32 i get brodies not playing that good but ppl say this like Rielly is better at defence😂 Game after game Mo is absolutely AWFUL at defence i’ve never seen a dman pinch at worse times. It’s not even like it’s just once or twice it’s EVERY single game he leaves his partner hopeless on a break bc he’s somehow behind the opposite net. I’ve watched countless Makar, Hughes whatever offensive dman and none of them get caught in the Ozone as much as Rielly does. idk how ppl have overlooked how absolutely garbage he is at defence for so long

    • @Merc306.
      @Merc306. Před měsícem

      Lol.. it's weird, they can never find him a solid guy to play with.. no one seems to work with him.. I wonder what the common denominator is... fun fact... it's Reilly

    • @gregpickering8488
      @gregpickering8488 Před měsícem +1

      I have been waiting for someone to notice this as much as I have. Yes TJ has had some moments where you wonder but dude you are so absolutely right. I have listened to comments after comments on how bad Brodie is but the sun rises and falls on Rielly and he has his moments truly but how is it when he was suspended and Brodie was paired with Liljegren in the number one pairing and they did fine. I have listened to numerous comments on the O.T. goal that Detroit scored on Sat.. A 4-3 penalty kill and he is getting slammed for not taking Larkin on the winning goal. So let's break this down, Larkin in front ...... Kane has the puck ultimately one of the premier passers in the league ..... Did anyone noticed DeBrincat a right handed shot standing in the OVI shot spot? Benoit is slow reacting to Kane coming off the side boards even when Kumpt pointed him out ..... doesn't get in the passing lane ..... Brodie is stuck .... Go to Larkin ..... Kane passes to DeBrincat for a back door tap in ...... Dammed if you do Dammed if you don't ....... Just a thought but Rielly's cap hit would clear up some good money and maybe get back some draft picks ...... just spiff balling here but something to think about ......

    • @gregpickering8488
      @gregpickering8488 Před měsícem

      @@Merc306. Read my reply above ......

  • @josephkelch1332
    @josephkelch1332 Před měsícem

    Our buffalo guy Connor Clifton got a 5 minute AND game misconduct for hitting Panthers Nick Cousins mostly in the shoulder till Nick lowered his head. At least we killed off the entire 5 minutes.

  • @marcwigle
    @marcwigle Před měsícem +1

    I am NOT a Laff fan but not playing Auston and denying him an attempt at 70 is incredibly stupid. If he doesn't want to play for whatever reason, fine. But to not play him is just plain stupid.

  • @GB-ob5zx
    @GB-ob5zx Před měsícem

    5:50 Steve, the order of speed is: bullet - 2700 mph, meteor - 25,000 mph), laser beam - 670 million mph (speed of light)

  • @mattcraig163
    @mattcraig163 Před měsícem

    crazy game. LGRW!!!!!

  • @emilelocas5496
    @emilelocas5496 Před měsícem

    Really did us dirty here. From a caps fan

  • @Firearcher4
    @Firearcher4 Před měsícem +1

    I agree. I would sit Matthews in the Florida game. Tampa.....not sure

  • @terryliamakeros4552
    @terryliamakeros4552 Před měsícem +1

    Was debricant holding domis stick on the hook or I’m I tripping

  • @tommybeauvais506
    @tommybeauvais506 Před měsícem

    Wow a tough one, sit him out Florida, play'em 10 or so min's, and of course on the powerplay in Tampa.