When You Can't Defend And The NHL Knows It

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4 ай бұрын

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Despite an Auston Matthews Hat-trick, we break down the Toronto Maple Leafs and their recent struggles in the defensive zone.
Sportsnet Article by Justin Bourne: www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...

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@mileyroses35 4 ай бұрын

lmao the cup parade bit never fails to make me chuckle

@zephh_sk 4 ай бұрын

big reason why I tune in tbh

@hockeypsychology 4 ай бұрын

Could be completely reinstated by tomorrow night if they beat the Canucks…

@Asqry 4 ай бұрын

@@hockeypsychology true

@roberjohnsmith 4 ай бұрын

@@hockeypsychologywell said lol

@craigharrison5406 4 ай бұрын

Nobody in Toronto is planning a parade. It's just the in thing for people who hate the Leafs to say.

@the1andonly759 4 ай бұрын

As a leaf fan, there’s always the standard “just get a defenceman!” Talk in the media. You broke it down perfectly as to how it’ll take much more than just 1 solid D man. It’s a team ideology that likely needs to change. Best break downs on KZfaq.

@Borodin410 4 ай бұрын

Just blame the goalie. Samsonov becomes the scapegoat.

@MatthewBaran 4 ай бұрын

They need a defense that backs up a goalie.

@YouTubeaidsreal 4 ай бұрын

@@Borodin410he has an aura in from the bench lol

@esvignettes7592 4 ай бұрын

Well… they could buy a defenseman but they just spent all their money on nylander 🤣 The media is right sometimes

@-Subtle- 4 ай бұрын

@esvignettes7592 if youhear something from Toronto's media, just ignore it. They are regularly bashed by hockey media in every market and by ESPN, TnT, Bally, etc. They're ignorant and they misinform the fans. "Beware the Toronto Media" - Borje Salming.

@wurker1466 4 ай бұрын

Yes, slow motion analysis is easy. However, this channel is the absolute best, honest breakdown analysis there is. Fantastic. Learn something every time. Massive hockey IQ.

@theadventuresofjimmycrapol8827 4 ай бұрын

Simon Benoit has been amazing this season for the Leafs. He rarely makes any mistakes (if any), clears the front of the net and can dish out some heavy hits.

@craigharrison5406 4 ай бұрын

And he costs 15% of a plug named TJ Brodie. It's sad that the lowest paid player on the D core has been their steadiest.

@ace2585 4 ай бұрын

@@craigharrison5406kind of like our 1A starter backup backup goalie.... notice a pattern?

@mayneeventgamer6505 4 ай бұрын

Go pause the video at 5:53 and then re read that statement.

@theadventuresofjimmycrapol8827 4 ай бұрын

@@mayneeventgamer6505 so glad you brought that up... You're completely wrong by suggesting benot did anything wrong here and I'll tell you why. Now let me take you to school young man. After reading this - go to the highlight of this goal (on another video - in a separate window so you can go back and forth to examine my breakdown) and maybe you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. 1 - this was at the end of a very long shift - all the Leafs were dog tired at this point. 2 - Reilly originally had McDavid from the boards to the net and abandoned him to chase McLeod behind the net - Rielly lost McLeod, stopped behind the net & did a 180 3 - while Matthews recognized this and took McDavid out front and they ended up screening Jones. 4 - all the while, Benoit was battling Hyman in front of the net for position 5 - Hyman lost that battle and retreated towards the boards to cover if the puck came around that side of the boards - to give McLeod offensive puck support options 6 - Benoit was covering that side of the net in case Hyman snuck back in to the play - great defensive zone coverage by Benoit. 7 - Rielly who chased McLeod behind the net on Benoit's side should've stayed out front to track him and block him from coming out front with the puck on the other side 8 - Instead Rielly did the 180 and came in after from behind the net to bunch the 2 d-men on the 1 side of the net 9 - Rielly should've been where Matthews was if he tracked McLeod properly to prevent him from coming out front with the puck. In short: RIELLY'S FAULT - he lost his man around the net after he and Matthews switched assignments. Benoit was doing his job by protecting his side of the net in case Hyman snuck back in. TEXTBOOK HOCKEY MY LAD.

@nerinamak3298 4 ай бұрын

@@theadventuresofjimmycrapol8827 It was our top defender making the mistake, I feel much better.

@bilbobaggins4462 4 ай бұрын

This is some of the best hockey analysis on the internet. Well done!

@Borodin410 4 ай бұрын

Meh. Even when they were much better on possession in past years they were still eliminated in 1st or 2nd round.

@terskatti4994 4 ай бұрын

leafs suck ass 😂

@GoatednSauce 4 ай бұрын

Grew up so far away from the hockey life but this channel gets me pumped about a sport I've never played.

@gnyphq6405 4 ай бұрын

This coverage is so easy to access and still respects long time fans. MY biggest concern with this channel: it's going to get purchased by SN because they cannot get their heads out of asses to create content.

@fredred5037 4 ай бұрын

Mergers & Acquisitions. Pretty soon Earth will be sold to the Aliens.

@terskatti4994 4 ай бұрын

leafs suck ass 😂

@jimwu8532 4 ай бұрын

@@gnyphq6405I also fear TSN, but it's because we'd have to crank up volume triple to hear it!!

@fdroepman8351 4 ай бұрын

Grab some blades and play!

@mayneeventgamer6505 4 ай бұрын

Can you imagine as the Leafs get older, and slower, how bad this team is going to be!?

@somethingisclearlywrong 4 ай бұрын

Yeah cause prospects don't play anything ya clown

@Fyyt 4 ай бұрын

Never mind when their older, they can't even play now or win a cup!

@robertfry8025 4 ай бұрын

Blah blah blah blah blah.

@robertfry8025 4 ай бұрын

@@Fyytthere is somewhere you can stick that finger on your own person, would you like some suggestions since obviously you aren't bright enough to come up with anything on your own. One starts with an "A" one starts with a "C" because no real man will ever go there. Lmao

@gregorymesa5408 4 ай бұрын

I’ve been a panthers fan for years, the leafs this year reminds me of the high flying circus act we had with Q/ brunette. It was all about having talented guys in space and beating them in rushes with limited zone control and dmen coming up into the play. Produced great regular season offensive numbers but we got thumped in the playoffs

@stevendchu 4 ай бұрын

Apt comparison. Marner must be Huberdeau then, right? Guy who racks up the points in the regular season but can't do the same in the playoffs because there isn't the same time and space/ opportunities on the rush

@joshmoxey. 4 ай бұрын

Your videos are excellent man. I'm so used to casual commentary in the hockey commentary niche on youtube, that it's really refreshing to get breakdowns that are way more tactical and technical like yours.

@matthewvillacis4997 4 ай бұрын

Please keep making the break downs as long as you can. Truly helps us understand the nhl teams better.

@lookier3436 4 ай бұрын

We need to see a video about the improved play of the Oilers during their winning streak because it's insane how fast they've climbed up the standings. Keep up the great content!

@user-we2yt5on9b 4 ай бұрын

There are probably a lot of areas to explain the Oilers turn around. Maybe the first place to look assistant coach Coffey

@PeteNice29 4 ай бұрын

I watch this video as a guy without a horse in the race, see the talent and the stupid execution, and have to assume this is coaching. EDM to their credit figured out they had the same problem.

@longliverocknroll5 4 ай бұрын

"Skinner finally started making saves" There, I made the video for you. Advanced stats during their first month showed they should have been better, but their goalies were the 2nd worst in the league, coming in a close 2nd to Ottawa lol.

@user-we2yt5on9b 4 ай бұрын

The last couple of years and the start of this year, the Oilers almost always gave up a goal within 1-2 minutes of scoring. Battling back only to give it away again. Under the new coach this is not happening like it was. I guess they are learning to play defence.

@BahamutBreaker 4 ай бұрын

Climbing the standings isn’t too tough when the team was near the bottom of the least competitive division in the NHL.

@therowanvarietyshow8940 4 ай бұрын

I love this channel

@Theo-lt7vy 4 ай бұрын

Same

@eyelace 4 ай бұрын

Same

@Danomite99 4 ай бұрын

Yup

@billboggs6641 4 ай бұрын

Nylander has been on an absolute tear since signing his new contract. And everyone thought he'd be putting his feet up. Lol

@thebarkyboy7779 4 ай бұрын

This was an incredible video. No one else breaks down hockey like you do, and I just wanna say that I am loving the way you make these videos and please never stop lol

@TranslatedAssumption 4 ай бұрын

As a Penguins fan I can tell you that trying to outscore your problems doesn't end up well come playoff time. See 2012 Pens-Flyers playoff series.

@shirox11 4 ай бұрын

It’s always nice to see a hockey channel that actually knows there hockey.

@somejerkbag 2 ай бұрын

*their

@joer8854 4 ай бұрын

It was all Justin Holl's fault and they are so much better now remember? I remember everyone saying that. I remember tons and tons of Leafs fans saying all they needed to do is get rid of Holl. But lets see what Justin Holl did well. He had the majority of his starts in the defensive zone. Where are they having trouble, the defensive zone. What was Holl good at. Retrieving the puck and getting it to the forwards. What can't they do, get the puck and get it to the forwards. I never said Holl was an all star. What I said was that if you want to get rid of Holl it has to be an upgrade. You all said I was crazy. Now all the things Holl did that kept him in the top of the line-up we can't do. You guys got your wish. Great job GM. This is what happens when you let fans GM a hockey team.

@PSF1 4 ай бұрын

I recall Gretzky saying after losing to the Islanders in '83 - that when the Oilers walked past the Islander dressing room after they lost the final he noticed that they were all bruised and bloodied while celebrating. Not a direct quote, but close. He knew then that to win the Stanley Cup you have to give everything and more. The Leafs don't have that in their dressing room and ownership could give a poop about the Cup as long as they have a product that sells out every home game during the regular season. The Oiler's also realized that defence wins championships and without a balanced team you will not win. Seems to me that this is something that continues to bypass the minds of the Blue and White brass.

@edited1325 4 ай бұрын

“Give a poop” Bro are you 8?

@PSF1 4 ай бұрын

@@edited1325 Nope. I just try not to use vulgar language. Or the term " Bro". GFYS

@JesusFriedChrist 4 ай бұрын

Oilers suck on defence too. Both teams are top heavy and that’s not how you win cups. You can’t score your problems away forever. Doesn’t work like that.

@edited1325 4 ай бұрын

@@JesusFriedChrist not sure if you looked at the oilers after the coaching change defensively they’re great

@mikephalen3162 4 ай бұрын

@@edited1325If he was 8, he would have sworn like an immature person.

@maxcarey3496 4 ай бұрын

I’m really not sure how a sports tv channel haven’t given you a contract yet you break down teams, players, trends and so much more like cutting through butter with a hot knife without overcomplicating things/reaching

@edmontonboy99 4 ай бұрын

This is an amazing channel and you’ve earned a subscriber. Keep up the work.

@paidfungus 4 ай бұрын

this channel honestly got me back into hockey keep up the great work

@j2dzillak750 4 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the work you do putting these together.

@ryans413 4 ай бұрын

This was Edmontons problem they weren’t patient with their play and tried to force a lot of plays. Since Knobs arrived he’s got them playing a more patient game.

@chrishaughton1747 4 ай бұрын

Paul Coffey has turned their defense around big time, even Nurse is looking better.

@Crsanders_ 4 ай бұрын

Love your style of making videos! Always entertaining :)

@landrec2 4 ай бұрын

I've been loving the last few vids on this channel. Subscribed.

@Petry4u 4 ай бұрын

You make the best hockey videos buddy!! Thank you

@dentrh 4 ай бұрын

The Leafs since 1967 have only had short periods of time when they had a solid team defense. Most of the time they act like a group that is unsure of assignments when they don't have the puck.

@zachlueker7528 4 ай бұрын

This channel is insanely good

@PSF1 4 ай бұрын

It is. This young man should be sending his video's to teams. He could very well become a video analyst.

@juvialockser9912 4 ай бұрын

I like this break down You were blunt and to the point without being rude or bias in any way Good video as i leaf fan you summed it up perfect

@razorwire3056 4 ай бұрын

Excellent breakdown. You just earned a new subscriber.

@EweCantHandletheTruth 4 ай бұрын

Think of how fortunate they are that none of Nylander, Matthews, Marner, Tavares or Reilly have missed any significant games to injury. They only have THREE players with more than 13 goals…only 5 with 10 or more. There’s zero secondary scoring, and the later it gets into the season, the more fatigued they’ll get. Once the playoffs come around, unless that top line gets split up, they’re screwed. The opposing team will just smother the top line with their 2nd and 3rd line checkers and it’ll be game, set & match.

@stevencooke6451 4 ай бұрын

Lack of secondary scoring is really what has buried them in the playoffs. The teams that win find scoring. That was what worked for the Lightning. Nick Paul is one of those types of players.

@EweCantHandletheTruth 4 ай бұрын

@@stevencooke6451 I mean, go look at the stats. Jankrok is the only guy not named Matthews, Nylander, Marner or Tavares that has at least 10 goals, through 43 games!! If you know hockey, you know teams will just shadow Marner, Matthews @ Nylander.

@stevendchu 4 ай бұрын

@@stevencooke6451 YES. Everyone mentions the D and goaltending but so far in the "core 4" era it has always been a lack of offence once the stars get shut down that costs them in the end. I believe the Leafs tried to address this in the offseason with the additions of Domi and Bertuzzi, it just hasn't worked out with them both COMBINING to be on pace for 20 goals. Yet ironically, the forwards they got rid of (ROR, Acciari, Engvall, Kerfoot, Lafferty) were all defensively sound and that has caused another issue for them now.

@blueberryadept6519 4 ай бұрын

Watching this after the Canucks game and I have to say that they still haven’t figured out their defensive blunders and I’m here for it.

@AllDayShorts247 4 ай бұрын

excellent job breaking it all down!

@onelove1968 4 ай бұрын

Keefe thinks he's Glen Sather coaching Gretzky's Oilers.

@newjerseyfan101 4 ай бұрын

The cup parade makes me laugh every damn time

@evanbell8391 4 ай бұрын

imagine admitting you"re a simpleton

@6slice712 4 ай бұрын

Bahahahaha @@evanbell8391

@j4gerb0mblitz 4 ай бұрын

Can you please do a breakdown on the Edmonton win streak and why they’re doing so good?

@kayakerdude3727 4 ай бұрын

They are terrible.. I'm not a Leaf hater saying that - Just a realist. It's going to take a lot more change and will likely need to address it in the offseason. Can't defend and the worst O zone possession in the league. This is the most accurate assessment of what's wrong with them I've seen anywhere. They can't handle heavy teams pressuring down low offensively and turn the puck over way too much with weak D coverage - Same problems they have had forever now - Not close to being cup contenders still

@-Subtle- 4 ай бұрын

Great video breakdown, as usual. But Jason Bourne? Oof. Well, broken clocks are right twice a day. As for defense. Are we going to have breakdowns about Colorado's D? Or the Isles? Devils? The way people talk about Toronto's D, you'd think they have given up the most goals this season? Nope, not close. Or have the worst GAA? Nope.

@almVancouver 4 ай бұрын

I am impressed. Thanks!

@GB-ob5zx 4 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation

@junk3996 4 ай бұрын

one big factor in the leafs is when their in possession of the puck in their own end. the forwards instantly blow the zone - all of them. they don't have any gap control, and because of this the D-man has nowhere to move the puck and often times it results in a turnover or an icing. its like their system in their own end, when they have possession, is "GO DEEP" and hope someone touches it so it isn't icing, then they can try it all over again. they need better gap control in order to move the puck out of their end so they can attack. but im sorry, if this is their system....shows why they never do anything in the playoffs. this type of thing works great in regular season stuff, but this is not playoff hockey and never will be. i hope they end up getting a coaching staff which can implement an incredible system, like you know...philly, winnepeg, vancouver, boston for so many years, florida etc. if you inject the skill of the leafs into a rock solid system, i imagine they'd be untouchable. instead they're playing this system which is essentially forcing them to play perfectly or they get trashed. this is a bad system. this is in the NHL and you're playing vs teams that will absolutely make you PAY for your mistakes, especially come playoff time. thus you should never be playing a system which demands you play it perfectly or you're screwed. but this answers the question as to why and how often they get screwed.

@mikulitsi1819 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant breakdown

@kylehammerness8814 4 ай бұрын

Can you make a video about the Kings's struggles to win. They looked great at the beginning of the season but it looks like it has collapsed since the loss to the Islanders, but especially since Christmas

@SY80s_ 4 ай бұрын

Love your videos brother. May I suggest lowering the music volume.

@diesel078 4 ай бұрын

Can you do an analysis on the lightnings decline in defensive structure this year?

@ianc643 4 ай бұрын

I used to be a leaf fans just because I played nhl 94 on nes and I love the color blue.

@karokaro7328 4 ай бұрын

Very nicely done HP as a Kings fan I was going to ask you to make a video about the Kings problems but this video and your breakdown is just about a perfect description of the LA Kings who actually are a lot worst than the Leafs! Kings who once a top 3 team in the NHL now on a 1-5-4 11 out of 12 loosing streak plummeted down just about out of the Playoffs Thanks to our coach TMac who should've been fired 4 games ago and GM Blake who got robbed by Winnipeg on the PLD deal a total Bust maxing out Kings salary cap! Toronto fans I feel for you but your team is in a better place than my Kings!

@stevencooke6451 4 ай бұрын

Weird, because the Kings when they had that obscene road win streak seemed to have their defense locked down while getting the timely scoring. On the west coast I don't get to see much of the Kings so have not witnessed what has caused this sudden drastic drop.

@HoldMyPocket 4 ай бұрын

Great stuff

@Mr.Be93 4 ай бұрын

This video is fantastic.

@CarbonatedTurtle 4 ай бұрын

The Leafs are like when you put all your points into one stat in an RPG. They dumped everything into attack and left their defense untouched, and now they're easily killed by much weaker enemies. Dubas was definitely part of the problem, but it's obvious Shanahan and Keefe need to go as well. But as a Habs fan, I hope they stick to doing what hasn't worked for the past 8 years so I can enjoy watching them lose early in the playoffs every year, assuming they can even hold on long enough to make it in this year.

@GuinnessMichael 4 ай бұрын

Can you do a breakdown on the Rangers? They’ve cooled off a lot since November and I always appreciate your insights on these breakdowns

@shabazzed 4 ай бұрын

isnt box +1 the defensive system woodcroft tried to implement for the oilers this year?

@daveyboy2497 4 ай бұрын

Reaves in stands and Zadorav going after Matthews with cross check, Keefe has a pea brain

@BloodandSoilNS 4 ай бұрын

Hate the Leafs but love the channel. 👌

@phillipc.1805 4 ай бұрын

Regardless of the analysis being done by "enter name here" - and yours was spot on - the Leafs have been running this system for years and it hasn't worked - ever. That's the bottom line. Tavares is getting slower, so is Reily, so is Brodie - The system they try to use didn't work when these player's legs were fresher and it's only getting worse - whats the common denominator? A flawed system that has become less and less valuable in the regular season , and an outright disaster in the playoffs. Year after year after year. The Leaf organization brain trust keeps spit balling the same tactics against the rest of the NHL - who can't quite fathom the hubris of the boys in blue - or the core four's fancy paycheques, for that matter. It will be quite something if a hungrier Red wings or Lightning team supplants the Leafs for a playoff spot - leaving the Leafs with a top of league goal scorer and no playoffs to show for it.

@williamfischer3990 4 ай бұрын

The ironic thing is the leafs really don’t need to play this way too generate offense. Most teams who manage offense collectively don’t have the best offensively skilled players, but I think Toronto lives and dies by this up and down style of play.

@MrEmused 4 ай бұрын

Strange that I keep having to resub to your channel , I thought you stopped upping casts.

@Edmonton-oilers_ 4 ай бұрын

Toronto Lost to the oilers

@zestplays 4 ай бұрын

Is that a insult 😂 they are on a 12 game win streak

@eyelace 4 ай бұрын

ok? just like every team has at one point lol

@Edmonton-oilers_ 4 ай бұрын

@@zestplays it’s not an insult I just thought that since he was talking about TOR I would bring got up

@jomac841 4 ай бұрын

They’re on a 12 game winning streak. An insult would have been the fact that they could have blown it to Calgary but managed to come back.

@Edmonton-oilers_ 4 ай бұрын

@@jomac841ya

@jrwhynot3631 4 ай бұрын

You can see how teams have worked to play well against the Leafs style, Canes style, and Devils to a degree since the start of this season

@stug5041 4 ай бұрын

It’s so frustrating to know that the 24-25 season is a wash because they need the Tavares contract gone before they can construct their roster more effectively

@BrandonAdams1010 4 ай бұрын

They can play better hockey now through system

@stug5041 4 ай бұрын

@@BrandonAdams1010 “can” and “will” are two different things, sadly. I’ve never doubted the team on paper, but they’ve underachieved for years so… but happen to be proven wrong

@PeteNice29 4 ай бұрын

That stat chart raises questions. They're upper middle on offense. So my question is, who is top three, and how do they defend and support leads? I'm guessing a lot better.

@scottgould7742 4 ай бұрын

My kraft dinners getting cold 😂

@rnoonrivers 4 ай бұрын

Your edits and writing are good. Please invest in a mic that is nice to listen to. Consider recording voice over in a sound proof closet. Thank you.

@c.s.s.5326 3 ай бұрын

Rielly-Brodie as D1 - That's issue 1 and 2 McCabe-Liljegren as D2 - Issues 3 and 4 Benoit-Lagesson - Not really an issue in the 5-6 slot, Benoit especially has proved himself beyond capable as another member of the Anaheim Ducks Defenseman Factory (Lindholm, Vatanen, Theodore, Montour, Manson, etc etc etc).

@benmorgan7584 4 ай бұрын

It wasn't just the coaches challenge, it was the accidental slew foot to Pospisil. A rookie that had been killing it was taken out of the game as well.

@mig3598 4 ай бұрын

I think you might need to brush up on what a slew foot is

@robertstanford1778 4 ай бұрын

Matthews was actually turning away from Pospisil at the time he caught an edge an went down heavily into the boards. There was nothing resembling a slew foot whether intentional or not.

@Saunders78 4 ай бұрын

It hurts so badly from all of us who love the Leafs. I really wish they would figure it out.

@coastaku1954 4 ай бұрын

I can't believe someone just called my Leafs "Aggressive" IT'S OUR YEAR BABY~! WE'RE NO LONGER SOFT~!

@gohabs8918 3 ай бұрын

Lol you’re barely a wildcard team. You’re statistically more likely to miss the playoffs at this point, which is embarrassing

@coastaku1954 3 ай бұрын

@@gohabs8918 Can't you frenchies tell I was being sarcastic, go away

@gohabs8918 3 ай бұрын

@@coastaku1954 Haha can't you failures win something?😂😂

@jamiedoiron2855 4 ай бұрын

You live by the sword and you die by the sword lol . Good video though , I look forward to all your videos . Really well done !

@GizmoBeach 4 ай бұрын

They can always see what Mike Komisarek or Jeff Finger are up to.

@elenalexey 4 ай бұрын

Taktic aganst Leafes is quite simple - be disciplined, and do not give them a chance for power play. Eventually they will lose themselves.

@peterafaganis6984 4 ай бұрын

The Oilers have shown you can’t outscore your defensive problems. Look at at now vs. The start of the season.

@cdnrednek1027 4 ай бұрын

The curse of Harold Ballard is alive and well in Toronto.

@johnnewton3592 4 ай бұрын

All about risk management at the NHL level. Got to manage the the risk of reducing mistakes. It is impossible to eliminate the mistakes on the ice as the game speed is so fast. The best result is to reduce the severity of the mistakes and that comes with experience and training. Hopefully the Leafs and start to figure that out more before burning out all of their goalies.

@bigjim383 4 ай бұрын

The whole team spends to much time watching the puck in the defensive zone nobody picks up the man driving the net. The Leafs also do not put enough pressure on the point men , put pressure on their defencemen and they will make mistakes.

@gabrielidusogie9189 4 ай бұрын

Yet again I’m forced to put my Leaf gear in the attic. 😢

@sirchromiumdowns2015 4 ай бұрын

"This man" is Dylan Larkin, the captain of the Red Wings.

@DavidVandemark 4 ай бұрын

Problem is, defense gets even tougher in the playoffs. It’s unlikely they will continue to outscore their defensive shortcomings

@davidpartridge2521 4 ай бұрын

I do see the point in Sheldon comment. 44 games played and only 7 games that they won by 2 or more goals. They let teams hang in the game a lot

@mikehannon4097 4 ай бұрын

They need a coach who will put in some defensive structure.

@coogan5729 4 ай бұрын

I didn't know I was getting treated to so many clips of the Leafs failing to stop the Red Wings. Happy days.

@sandwichtube 4 ай бұрын

The best solution is to cheer for Winnipeg.

@-Subtle- 4 ай бұрын

... to keep up the tradition of the President's Trophy winner bowing out in the 1st round.😅

@badastronaut2112 4 ай бұрын

it takes good defensive strategy to maintain offensive pressure...

@johnshields6852 4 ай бұрын

Hockey players know the psychology of the game, all sports, especially hockey, when you have a lead you tend to think of protecting a lead, more so with 2/3 goal lead, it's the nature of the game, even though you know it, these thoughts come into play.

@malcolmclayton6651 4 ай бұрын

Its the goals against !

@Play2much0131 4 ай бұрын

Leafs need a goalie and min two top tier defensemen but it ain’t happening until next summer. Trust me as a leafs fan there is NO parade in our near future.

@thomasoconnor246 4 ай бұрын

That one comment online during the video that it showed when talking about their 17-3-1 record when leading after two periods and the guy commented "recency bias is one he'll of a drug." Not so recency bias when their team has been shit defensively since the seventies. Yeah, they can mask it at times but it's still there and will kill them come playoff time.

@lastsinnersa8002 4 ай бұрын

As a Leafs fan, the cup parade will never be on until we're 1 second away from a 4th win in a cup final series. But it is a good joke. But seriously, thank you for covering how vulnerable the Leafs are to counter attacks and why.

@jeffrapier947 4 ай бұрын

The only team that could go deep in the playoffs without playing defense was the late-90's/early-00's Avalanche, and the Leafs don't have access to a Patrick Roy.

@jacobdill4499 4 ай бұрын

The oilers dynasty from the 80s should count as well.

@politicalbandwagon4989 4 ай бұрын

That team had Adam Foote and Rob Blake though. Not a great defence but not nearly as bad as the leafs.

@CJK57 4 ай бұрын

The Gretzky Oilers didn’t care if the opposing team scores 5 goals on them, because they would just score 8 goals, big difference in offensive skill and goaltending.

@EZMilos88 4 ай бұрын

You know the game bud!

@NumberOneBlitz 4 ай бұрын

If only matthews can get a hatrick everygame leafs might win more than they lose

@deathwarrent8465 4 ай бұрын

They need to trade marner and Tavares. Only way they ever build a playoff team around Mathew’s and Nylander with those contracts

@snowys4168 4 ай бұрын

Leafs need to learn from the Canucks about how to score lots of goals and defend a lead

@HammerJammer81 4 ай бұрын

Leafs play a very uncoordinated Game of Hockey. They should be taking some pointers from a well balanced Jets team

@meanmaverick7256 4 ай бұрын

There is no denying they are poor defensively, that being said it was 4-5 games.. EVERY team goes through stretches like this during the season and to think the Leafs are the only ones is just down right foolish. The Leafs are a puck possession team and have been since Babcock and THATS what teams have picked up on, so all they gotta do is pressure them cause they know the Leaf is going to try and hold it if there is no pass available which leads to mistakes and chances against. Watch other teams very closely, while the attacking player is pressuring the Leaf with the puck the others are taking away any possible pass. It's not so much a defense issue as it is a puck possession issue, if the Leafs just air mailed the puck out of the D-zone like other teams and hope your team collects it again in the neutral zone they wouldn't look so bad defensively like most teams.

@wad316 4 ай бұрын

Man, Box Plus One sure can turn into a disaster rather quickly. What are the alternatives to it? Why do teams use this?

@robertstanford1778 4 ай бұрын

Biggest problem in their own zone is an inability to separate puck carriers on the cycle from the puck. They have a group that predominately stick checks due largely to a lack of size on D. This leads to extended shifts and tired players which then leads to even less physicality. My guess is if they dont add at least 2 Dmen soon, this team is not.making the playoffs. Even if they do, it will be a one and done scenario again.

@johnlocke_1 4 ай бұрын

It's really too late to add any quality D-man. Cap exhaustion and no quality free agent looking for a modest cheque is going to sign, sadly.

@pomerlain8924 4 ай бұрын

@@johnlocke_1 Yep. Any money that could have been allocated to adding a few solid d-men during this coming offseason will be going to Nylander and Matthews.

@rosslucas700 4 ай бұрын

What wins the in the playoff folks? Defense and physicality!

@JudgeDrey 4 ай бұрын

MY MANTRA from now on if I'm going to somehow keep watching hockey is this: *COACH'S CHALLENGE DECISIONS MUST BE SIGNALED WITHIN 3 SECONDS MAX* if they intend on proceeding with one. I can't be the only one seeing these challenges being abused. Every team has a DEDICATED REPLAY REVIEW DEPARTMENT now. _"Great job by our video replay department tonight in the 2nd period...etc" ~ John Tavares vs MTL_ Coaches are WAITING, ESPECIALLY ON POWER PLAYS, to see if the other team will score before issuing a coaches challenge on an offside. If the shorthanded team successfully defends the the challenge is pocketed, no hard done. THIS IS BULLSHIT, and an ABUSE of the SYSTEM. You have players playing their hearts out for upto 1+ minute trying to tie a game when the opposing coach KNOWS that if they score, he has a 95% positive chance of having it overturned. THAT challenge should be notified RIGHT AWAY. PERIOD. Otherwise this sport is fucking DOOMED LIKE BASEBALL! I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THESE DAMNED CHALLENGES SUCKING THE LIFE OUT OF THE GAME, THE PLAYERS, AND THE FANS. YOU PLAN ON CHALLENGING, SIGNAL IT IT RIGHT AWAY JERK OFFS!