The hell you want the guy to say? He’s not gonna go out there and bury everybody.

It's funny how people hate on Nylander for soft plays from time to time, but he is the only high payed player on the team that comes through for them in the playoffs.

What do you expect him to do? Throw all his team mates under the bus? Marner will waive his NMC. .

Matthews and Nylander are the core. Tavares, Marner and Reilly could all get traded tomorrow and I wouldn't bat an eye.

if shanahan and keefe were lost this off season i wouldn't be mad.

Defending the Leafs is a lost cause: for 57 years.

I remember seeing this lockers footage of Matthews and Marner on their phones and checking out their stocks on their trading apps, laughing. This was during the COVID pandemic when plenty of people were losing jobs. These are two manchildren who began playing with big money before being mentally mature and they have a very faint idea of what it is to fight to earn something because they were superstars and millionaires before achieving anything. A bunch of years ago they brought in Tavares assuming he would be the leader for this team. Well, that was a big miscalculation. Tavares is a good guy I'm sure but he couldn't be leader by producing less than these two, and he wasn't quite old enough or didn't have the resume to stand up to them and straigthen them out. It's not Matthews or Marner or Nylander or even Tavares who is the problem, it's the guy who built this team through his puppet GMs. Shanahan has to go. He is the one who engineered this core.

Matthews always looks like he's bored, uninterested, and unattached to his teammates. He only really lights up when he's talking about his goals and stats.

No player is going to attack his team mates in the end of year presser lol.

I thought the peripheral players for Toronto played pretty well. Matthews checked out when he didn't get goal 70. I don't think he sees the value in winning in playoffs, when he is rewarded for goals in regular season. Nylander just plays his game and if it goes his way then great, if it doesn't don't expect any hard work or sacrifice. I actually sort of like that about him. His comments on the bench show he has no patience for criticism or stress during the game. Marner is a spoiled soft kid, and a waste of money. Tavares is probably the worst captain in the NHL. I'm not a Leaf fan, that's just how I see it.

"We got to game 7" -- Willie is maintaining the lowered expectations of the common Leaf fan. A seven-game first round loss, or winning one of five in a second round is sold as acceptable.

Problem with being "right fucking there" is that champions don't aim to be right there - they aim to steamroll their opponents. There's not a shred of evidence that anybody on this team brings that energy with them.

Wonder how Marner would feel about waiving his NTC and move on to a legitimate franchise

From an Avs fan that is rooting for the Avs first, but was also pulling for Toronto 2nd, I think Marner and Tavares have to go. Keefe needs to be fired along with management. Tavares looked slow and Marner was uninspired and not playoff tough.

Keefe is a bigger problem then “the core” of all the series and years, outside of one game there is not much to point at …PP? Yup and Marner. Keefe not as big a problem as past years but still.

I watched the Sportsnet highlights of game 7. Not once was Marner mentioned. A ghost must be cashing checks 😱 (I know players don’t get paid after the regular season.)

He’s not wrong. We didn’t have him or Matthews for several games. No team can overcome missing its 2 best players. Having said that, trade Marner.

They should move the Leafs to Quebec 😅

tbh the bruins top centres were on the third line last year....talent wise leafs were leaps and bounds above the bruins...i think leafs spent to much on the top core players and need to balance it out. Id be sending marner somewhere else

If you keep your expectations tiny, you'll go through life without being so whiny.

they just need defense and a top notch goalie. Like defense has been a mess since like forever it feels in this team

They need to get rid of Reilly and they need a number 1 goalie. He let Pasternack skate right by him on that set play. You could see that play developing 2 seconds before it actually happened. I'm pretty sure Boston practiced that play just in case that exact scenario came up.

I don’t think I’m the only person to notice how well they played as a team without Matthews. They looked like a team that wanted to win instead of a team trying to pad the goal scoring stats of Matthews. I’m not a Leafs fan but since I’m Canadian I watch a lot of their games. In my eyes they are a legit goalie away from being a top team. I would call a few teams to see what it would take to land their goalie. If Matthews has to be involved with the trade I would seriously consider.

The whole team could be fired, released, traded, etc., all of the coaches, management, marketing strategists, even zamboni drivers could be fired and changed up and this team would still not be any better.

Marner isn't the only Toronto player with a no-movement clause in their contract... Tyler Bertuzzi (1 year contract signed 2023 so it's a moot point) Auston Matthews (4 year contract signed 2023) Mitch Marner (6 year contract that ends after the 2024-25 season) William Nylander (8 year contract...I believe signed 2023) Morgan Rielly (8 year contract signed in 2021) & John Tavares (7 year contract signed, I think, in 2018) Even Sheldon Keefe's contract runs through the 2025-26 season. Good luck getting rid of any of these guys (except Bertuzzi who I think will leave unless they throw buckets of money at him).

“One goal away from pulling off the comeback” Sure… And the Bruins were one goal away from knocking them out in 5 games (hit the post at the end of game 5, then lost in OT). Goes both ways. Hockey is a game of inches… and most everything in the playoffs comes down to close calls

Nylander is serious about this 🔥😄🇨🇦

Not sure what you expect, him to throw his team mates under the bus? "No Mitch sucked and he's gotta go"

Exactly Willy. You almost won. But you lost, for every year you've played in the playoffs.

Right there ? 1-21 on power play . No scoring.

they battled back from a 3-1 deficit, not sure what sammi was doing!

Marner and Taveras have one year left on their deals so if asked a even chance they say yes to moving. go anywhere for a year and sign where you want to play. Leafs would most likely have to eat half of Taveras's salary but that still frees up 6 Mil. However a true number one goalie would make a world of difference.

coaching....it's the feckin coaching

How many pts did the core put up? LOL

Might the problem be that you guys were down 3-1 in the first place? Sure, fighting back to 3-3 is admirable, but you know, you'd probably win more series if you didn't give the opponent 3 tries in a row to eliminate you.... You wouldn't have to be right fucking there if you could actually reach the destination before the road stops.

This Era of analytics needs a shakeup 🇨🇦🇺🇸

Manner needs to go. He had a great opportunity to put the puck in the net when swayman was out of there and he didn't take it. Outcome would have been much different.

Get rid of Marner

The lack of accountability is shocking.

Who they missed that no one talks about is McMann

How can you say the core were right there all series when Willie didn’t even play the first three games and Matthews missed games too? I get health issues, but don’t say you were there all series when you literally were not there.

😂 please do not change anything we need our yearly laugh 😅

Matthews was too busy “crushing it” on coffee tables for food delivery commercials. 🎶Austin Mathews uh huh Austin Matthews oh yeah braaaaaa braaaaa braaaaa braaaaa🎶

The depth of this team held them together with Woll. Their *star* players acted like they were in it for themselves and not the team

Marner has to go to a team where he would not have to be one of the go to guy like when Phil Kessel got traded to the Penguins. Since Marner obviously doesn'r seem too upset about going golfing he could be traded to a team that don't often makes the playoffs

They had Boston by the short and curlies. They had figured out how to overwhelm them in Game 6, and then in 7 they went and played their regular season game.

In order for the his statement to ring through, it would of been a 4-3 loss. The leaf scored 3 goals once in last 11 playoff games. Beside him, he score just as much as the other 3 combined in only 4 games. They get paid to score and win games, they all get difference maker's money without any difference at all. They been living with fool's gold for 7 years

He's not wrong in a way, they showed that they can play and win if they put their *minds* to it. It's a mental thing and they need to get rid of parts that no longer inspire (Keefe) and maybe some toxic/draining elements (Marner, Brodie).

I had migranes in my 30's too, not sure whether it was strees related, pain that you are ready to crawl the walls. in time it subsided and eventually went away

Let’s be honest…Matthews can’t carry the team. He can score, yes, but he’s not a game breaker who can drag his team across the finish line. Draisaitl would be a massive improvement in Toronto.

The team is the core 😁🇨🇦🇺🇸

He’s right. Matthew’s was out 2 games. With him in they take one of the games they lost. They are the SJ sharks of this decade, just need a few more pieces and woll in net for a full season.

seriously what do you expect him to say, dump a specific member of Tavares-Marner-Matthews?

As an Oilers fan I’m not exactly sure the lines in Toronto. The core four need to be on separate lines. Or a Mathews with guys like Domi and Bertuzzi which I think I saw? Then the rest of the lines should be all set to success. Something has to change you all know anyway. Good luck!

According to the individual stats, there is good production, even from Mitch. Of course, games arent played on paper. Nylander comes up clutch. Auston found ways to contribute even when he wasnt feeling well. Mitch has 11 G, 39 A... 50 P in 57 G. I have also heard that he does a bunch of the little things right. Its just that he doesnt come up clutch as a scorer, and its quite noticeable when he could have shot the puck for a good scoring chance but passed it instead breaking up the opportunity. I personally put more blame on Sheldon Keefe going with Samsonov and watching him fail hard and not putting in Woll when it was obvious even to the hand who never stepped on the ice that there needed to be a change of goalie. Now, Samsonov did play well in Game 7, but it's also been said that goalies need to be able to steal games and he definitely did not steal any game in this series.

As a die, hard leaf FAN who just wants one Stanley cup before I pass on. I am not unhappy with the effort. The only game that made me sick was game for but I'm telling you to bring it down to overtime and to lose it. That way is a lot more palatable, then previous years

As I bruins fan I dont see why everyone is criticizing the leafs they played a hell of a series. I went to 2 games and watched the rest and didnt see a team that didnt put up a fight. They clawed back from 3-1 and game 7 was tight as hell I guess I dont get why people are all over them...

Ppl… it’s the Bruins… they won a cup in recent years and added actual defense that are as talented as forwards and young. Leafs, added veterans who can’t do shit on defense. This isn’t on the forwards. Matthews, was I guess injured… no other reason why he wasn’t doing anything out there or even trying to hustle. The media has to stop asking these questions, immediately after a direct blow … let them sit with the loss for a day or so and then ask. Gives them time to reflect and not be angry in response.

Maybe what the media should ask is what was William Bystander doing floating in his own end while the Bruins were scoring the winner in OT. That’s the play of a guy who knows he’s gettin “Paid” $11 per for the next 8 yrs😂 and Leaf fans will have to chew on it. As for Marner, waiving or being traded look at two things, Mathews career goals and how many Marner assisted on, then think about Mathews going forward. As for those thinking Domi will take that spot beside Mathews, will he also Not be a defensive liability? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdCShq1ivpy5ZXk.htmlsi=bgMg3LdyMMkmw1se

When you spin losing in game 7 as a positive, you have a loser mentality. Blow.it.up.

Gosh I burst out laughing when he said the f word. I thought he was saying “we were fucked” not what he actually said

the core 4 did fine. marner is small and doesn't have a style that plays well against boston. and boston is a good team with good goaltending.

willy is the guy who gets heated on the bench in action - but don't expect him to throw his teammates under the bus like that

Marner for some practice cones and they'll be good to go next season.

Time to end the Shanaplan and shuffle the deck

Man Nylander was absolutely 💯 right. 10mins left to redeem an entire franchise, end a curse 🤬 & possibly make it to at least the ECF. It was a lot of sub stories esp with Woll & Matthews but man call a timeout Keefe after the goal....

This team needs a great goalie and a top 2 D badly. Every year Toronto meets a top goalie and its the difference in the series. Scoring more would help but having a guy who can only allow 1 or 2 and no softies is huge. Woll went toe to toe with Swayman until the glass broke..

Why do we ALWAYS have to make a series comeback ? Why do we ALWAYS have to chase the lead in the game ? That to me says a lot and that we just aren’t and may never be a good enough team to get close to or in the finals. 😢

I thought the leafs were a much tougher team than in the past. I’m probably in the minority but I’m driving run it back with same roster. I haven’t heard anyone mention Samsonov on the OT goal. Puck was coming right towards him with Pasternak bearing down , he easily could’ve poke checked that puck away. He looked like he froze.

They have to find a way to unload Tavares. Treliving will listen on Marner but won't get any good offers and Marner will be back, especially if they can move or buy out Tavares.

Everyone talking about the leafs loss like they were 1 playing 8 and it’s a disgrace that they lost. News flash, the bruins are the better team and got outplayed for most of the series against an injury riddled leaf squad.

The bruins are thanos because they gonna cut the core four down to half.

Keefe is the longest standing interim coach after replacing Babcock. I think the Leafs will find a permanent replacement. Shanahan is also easily at risk. Tavares and Marner have one year left in their contracts, regardless of their no-trade clauses, dangle enough money to them and they will move. Especially since most teams would love to take on talented players who only have one year left in their contracts, and then be able to negotiate with them based on how well they do on their team.

I think he is right - I think the problem is the way try to play. Give them an coach that knows how to build defense - like Cassidy and I think this years team hade been an X factor against the the cup

Leadership. He’s not throwing his teammates under the bus.

In the last 5 years, do an Analytics dive on GAME 7 killers.... and trade for them if they're 25-32 yr old. Don't need Small point playoff energy players. Eye of the Tiger that's HIM players.

Maybe they have a hankering for some tankering next year.

Give the ''C'' to Pappy.....Tavares should pass it on and take an ''A'' in his last year !!!....It will change the whole atmosphere....He's been Captain long enough !!!

the problem with the leafs is the fans stop going yo the games don't buy any merchandise boycott the leafs organization 😮

Reality is they came back from down 3-1 and nearly won despite missing their goalie and Matthews being injured.

Well hes right they were right there, Mathews was sick Willy had problems then they loss Woll in the most important game, had all these things been different who knows....Plus Florida just found out how difficult it is to score on the Bruins on the pp, yeah i hope they do, do the same thing next year and just get a couple more things their way and win.....i like this team they battled hard nothing to be ashamed about. 👍💪😉💯💙❤️

Keep Burts and Domi. Out with Marner, Tavares and Sam minimum. Keefe and Shanahan are fired.

New coach New players New outcome

Why didn’t they play Woll again in game 7 after he had such an outstanding game 6? Bad coaching move?

The core all has way over top-heavy front-loaded contracts which you cannot win Stanley Cups with. You need to balance out the teams forechecking and speed and defense with far better contracts and stop letting these players get away with this selfish behavior with these contracts.

Unemployment line gonna get a bit longer in ole TO.

contract AAVs are disproportionately large relative to their influence on the game. It's not the way to build a team in the H.

It must efn suck to play in Toronto with all the media scrutiny. No wonder people like Ryan O'Reily are happier else where.

Puzzling team. It's not that reliance on a high powered offense can't win in the playoffs. Look at Colorado and Edmonton. They added grit and sandpaper. Didn't help. Sometimes I think the iffy goaltending has a snowball effect on team confidence. But I'm not sure that's really it. The one thing that doesn't change is that core four.

Honestly i cant disagree with nylander here idk what but there is something more than the core stopping the team from getting the cup if it was we wouldve for sure found at least 1 with success but nothing since 1967 i find it hard to believe we havent found the right core since then its something bigger im telling you

I think treliving has been good so far, hopefully he sees the flaws and makes bigger changes this year

If I played there I would be demanding a trade if I want to win the cup

Enough about the core 😁🇨🇦

I have no issue with what he said. G7 OT means teams were very evenly matched. Being equal to the Bruins is not too shabby.

Right there ????? The 2nd round or the Stanley cup ??????

u need good players in normal game, you need warriors in playoff

keep Matthews and Nylander and scratch Tavares and Marner. As much as I love the core, it needs to change. Yes, Tavares was the one that broke the 20 year curse but he’s not doing enough. The same can be said for Marner. I love these guys and I want them to win but winning isn’t going to happen when there isn’t change

What do you expect him to say?

Are the leafs going to be like the wings in the 90s or capitals in the 2010s or like the 2000s senators 🤔

The fuck do you want him to say? He knows they are getting taking from the core 4 to core 2 or 3 but he isnt gonna sell them out All of yall expect him to just drop them all and be like i showed up? No thats not being a team player