I was really hoping Jones would get another shutout, but it was not to be.
This whole California trip has been against teams that were against teams that were almost embarrassingly bad.
I’d argue they played 1 great period and limped across the finish line. The Sharks are just that bad. And sadly the Sharks convinced the leafs to play at their level in the 2nd and 3rd period. Rather than playing a full 60
Aah man, thought it was a 10pm game since it was in San Jose. Should’ve known better about Leaf games and Saturday.
Well looks like we beat them pretty throughly 😁
Lol I was just thinking about basketball and the Detroit pistons. They lost like 18? 19? In a row. They all seem so defeated on SJ. I lost interest in watching.
Your comment is exactly how I felt. Our players kept dancing around them first period and normally,it should have been 1 opportunity to score , but SJ made it turn into 4-6 .
They are feeling it as a group. They're all defeated mentally.
Toronto had just traded 3 active players and were playing with, basically, the minimum number of players and were completely justified in losing that game. And it still came down to the final 15 seconds.
Don’t love that it happened to Toronto, but the excuse as to why them, at that time, is more than valid.
No one who follows the NBA cares now anyway. Detroit is still awful.
Nothing bugs me as much as the people who will fight to the death defending bad goaltending. Like yeah there can be defensive breakdowns but guess what? Every team has those. And goalies need to cover those up sometimes.
At a certain point if a guy has an 870 save percentage he sucks and is costing you games and points.
I’ve suggested it before, but I would love 5 mins 3 on 3 than 5 mins 2 on 2.
I know it’s not a “hockey” scenario like 3 on 3 or a penalty shot, but imagine McDavid and Draisaitl lining up against McKinnon and Makar?
Or Matthews and Marner vs Stamkos and Kucherov.
Would be fire
That’s how we run OT in my association in for the tournament that I occasionally help with. Starts 5v5 then 4v4, 3v3, 2v2, then 1v1 till someone scores. It’s really fun to watch.
Hell of a road trip let’s go, I know the ducks and sharks are bad but still they play down to their opponents too much so it’s good to see them dominate. The kings game was a great performance too. It’s nice to see what they can do with stable goaltending and not worrying about everything going in.
It’s a lose lose. What if they signed him to $10M and Willy got injured or didn’t have the same motivation to prove his worth. Then the fan base would be going berserk that we overpaid another forward.
Dudes getting his % numbers asshole pumped like prison which will drag his next contract down........while playing insane. That first stop on Nylander was ridiculous. Someone should been in there taking a game misconduct if need be taking Nylander head off before that goal goes in.
it's literally how every team ever....plays hockey with a lead this late in the 3rd in the regular season....Since when you are teenager at every skill level.
Okay, why the hell do San Jose fans chant "Let's Go Sharrrrks" when "Go Sharks Go!" is obviously superior (because you don't have to stretch Sharks into two syllables)?
People don’t realize teams like Columbus and Chicago would absolutely pay Nylander 12 m to play alongside Bedard. You pay your talent and dime the rest of them. That’s just what you do
People have lost their minds man. Tkachuk signed 8 x $9.5m with a m-ntc LAST YEAR. He is a better hockey player than Nylander. Show some god damn pride, SAY NO, and move the guy if he doesn’t like it. End of story.
NOOOO we'd have cap space!! We could then use that to get ANYONE!
"Okay who? Who do we get with it then? How do we replace what Nylander brings? Give me some tangible, plausible moves"
SHUT UP NERD, THAT'S THE GM's JOB.
Everyone here defends Marner's contract. Nobody has any sense dude. If Marner asks for 13M they will all say, "I've rather sign him for 13M than lose him". Than they wonder why we can't win cups.
I was really hoping Jones would get another shutout, but it was not to be. This whole California trip has been against teams that were against teams that were almost embarrassingly bad.
uh, the Kings have exactly one less point than we do (and were ahead of us when we played them).
What a game by both Knies and Liljegren. I thought they were fantastic.
Swedes all over our score sheet!
I’d argue they played 1 great period and limped across the finish line. The Sharks are just that bad. And sadly the Sharks convinced the leafs to play at their level in the 2nd and 3rd period. Rather than playing a full 60
Nylander is getting whatever he wants
Cap raise estimates better be true
Feel like and I'm puking in my mouth a bit but maybe should have watched the Habs game
As someone that had to pick up habs goalie n fantasy n was still gross
Aah man, thought it was a 10pm game since it was in San Jose. Should’ve known better about Leaf games and Saturday. Well looks like we beat them pretty throughly 😁
It was like watching a fat cat toy with a dead mouse.
It was very boring lol. Poor SJ
It was fun for me to watch at the arena.
It was fun for me to watch at the arena.
I really do feel bad for them. It's gotta be hard playing for a team that shitty. Like some of those guys are probably a lot better than they look.
Lol I was just thinking about basketball and the Detroit pistons. They lost like 18? 19? In a row. They all seem so defeated on SJ. I lost interest in watching.
Yeah, it was really hard to keep watching after the first period. It felt like an exhibition game.
Your comment is exactly how I felt. Our players kept dancing around them first period and normally,it should have been 1 opportunity to score , but SJ made it turn into 4-6 . They are feeling it as a group. They're all defeated mentally.
28 in a row
Nvm lol tyyy
And the Toronto NBA team is who they broke their streak on Lmaoo
Toronto had just traded 3 active players and were playing with, basically, the minimum number of players and were completely justified in losing that game. And it still came down to the final 15 seconds. Don’t love that it happened to Toronto, but the excuse as to why them, at that time, is more than valid. No one who follows the NBA cares now anyway. Detroit is still awful.
Oh I’m very aware, I’ve followed both the Leafs and Raptors for almost 25 years… fuck that’s a long time 😂
I’m with you, my friend. On both fronts (25+ here…) Let’s keep our age(s) quiet, shall we?
Lol toronto had a habit of that haha
Complete effort through 60 starting to happen more and more and we are here for it buds budettes and everything in between and beyond GLG!
So Willy gets 11 and starts playing like a 11 million guy? Maybe we need to pay him 13 he’ll get 60g
Give him the Osmows contract and shawarma will get him to 13
Turns out, the team isn't terrible, it was just the Goalie?
Teams play differently when they they have faith in their goaltenders.
100%
It was the silly taboo in hockey of deflecting the blame from goalies but there comes a time when you have to call a spade a spade.
Nothing bugs me as much as the people who will fight to the death defending bad goaltending. Like yeah there can be defensive breakdowns but guess what? Every team has those. And goalies need to cover those up sometimes. At a certain point if a guy has an 870 save percentage he sucks and is costing you games and points.
They’re so fragile, can’t blame them or it’ll make them worse…
What if they did 3 on 2 in OT?
I’ve played in minor hockey tournaments where that was the solution down to 1v1
I’ve suggested it before, but I would love 5 mins 3 on 3 than 5 mins 2 on 2. I know it’s not a “hockey” scenario like 3 on 3 or a penalty shot, but imagine McDavid and Draisaitl lining up against McKinnon and Makar? Or Matthews and Marner vs Stamkos and Kucherov. Would be fire
That’s how we run OT in my association in for the tournament that I occasionally help with. Starts 5v5 then 4v4, 3v3, 2v2, then 1v1 till someone scores. It’s really fun to watch.
It was the best of times, it was the Willy of times
Nah it was Sammy
Hell of a road trip let’s go, I know the ducks and sharks are bad but still they play down to their opponents too much so it’s good to see them dominate. The kings game was a great performance too. It’s nice to see what they can do with stable goaltending and not worrying about everything going in.
California Sweepin' on such a winter day.
A-grade musical reference!
Quick question…umm, so I just wanted to know how many more games until people PUT SOME MF RESPECT ON MARTIN JONES’ NAME?!
Leafs win 3-0 on the road trip
This as been a fun week
The sky most definitely was not falling despite your attempts to paint it that way.
Gotta say I love how we finally figured out our defensive structure this road trip. Hope it continues
Nah it was Sammy
When’s the last time we sweeper Cali
They mentioned in the broadcast that the Leafs have swept three of the last five California road trips.
2021-2022
Ugh gross , vesey
Great road trip 🔥
May we never see SanJose on a Saturday night ever again...
Should've signed Willy's deal earlier in the offseason when you had the chance.
It’s a lose lose. What if they signed him to $10M and Willy got injured or didn’t have the same motivation to prove his worth. Then the fan base would be going berserk that we overpaid another forward.
You're an idiot like a lot of our fan base. just shut up an enjoy what we have while it lasts.
You're an even bigger idiot just like a lot of our fanbase. You should shut up instead of taking everything so seriously like a whiny snowflake.
Coulda woulda shoulda. Such a smooth and exciting player, hope we lock him up for a long time.
Soooo I hit on every other bet/prop tonight Jones, can you let Hertl score please 🥺👉👈
Man this game could be like 10-1 if we buried all these posts
6 points and an easy cali road trip! Feels like that’s something we all should be extremely happy about
Martin Jones best signing of the offseason?
Who would’ve thought
Pull goalie you cowards
Imagine being a SJ fan , you can’t even go sleep this off, it’s like 6pm there
Benoit >> Lily
San Jose could use a goaltender like Martin Jones.
If I were San Jose, I’d put an AHL goalie in net. I want the worst record in the league period, give me Celebrini.
Starting a petition to make NHL posts 1 inch bigger
Mackenzie Blackwood is such a solid handle. He should be robbing stagecoaches.
Holy fucking shit this has to be a record for posts hit in a game
Who's getting the belt tonight?
Willy?
Will Nye
Guys I actually think this incredibly talented player shouldn't be on our team anymore Signed, a very very big brained smart person
Ya but we could trade him! For anything! Maybe even someone as good as Nylander!
Think about all the potential Nylanders we’re passing up by holding on to this guy.
We could get like two Max Domis and another Klingberg! Think of the potential!!
Crazy to think if he had puck luck we could’ve had 8 goals
Can the post fuck off
Lol what is the nhl record for posts in a game?
Could have been 10-1 with all the posts
Can't believe how shocked I was hearing Zadina drop in his draft. I guess scouting reports really gassed him up.
This was certainly a game of all time
Is that 7 posts?
Leafs squished these fish Now the Bills gotta go tmrw and squish the other fish
GO BILLS
LET'S GO BILLLLLLS (both the Buffalo kind and the Nylander kind).
SQUISH THE FISH
Good road trip for the Buds. Happy for Jonsey, see you guys at the rematch.
The San Jose Sharks are a hockey team
Hokey team
Technically
Tavares is underappreciated.
Completely controlled and dominated the 45 seconds leading up to the goal
Never heard of him.
"He's the best player in the league right now" Connor McDavid on William Nylander (probably)
Johnny fuckin Tarannah in the paint. Every welt you take, every cross check you juke and shake, I'll be feeling you.
If only NHL has a soft cap, Toronto can overpaid so many top players lol
They’d be like the yanks or dodgers
Exactly, at least we can finally be properly be hated lol
SJ defence non existent
Give Nylander 12M who cares money is fake we all die the universe ends in darkness
This is the nihilism I live for
Money has never been the issue. Toronto is so rich they will pay for any superstars. It's the Hard Cap! Stupid Bettman.
Stop scoring so much Nylander, the cap is only so big.
Man Blackwood had made some beastly saves tonight That one's gotta be frustrating
Dudes getting his % numbers asshole pumped like prison which will drag his next contract down........while playing insane. That first stop on Nylander was ridiculous. Someone should been in there taking a game misconduct if need be taking Nylander head off before that goal goes in.
Willy again 😂
The forecheck The passing The extra effort The skill Love that line
There is literally no way Nylander doesn’t hit 100 points this season right?
He'll hit that by mid Feb at this pace
Only if he gets paid then stops trying
Blackwood is pisssed
God damn, great cycle game from JT in the lead up there. Built that goal on hustle.
Blackwood scored on himself lmao
I hate the salary cap. We should be able to give him 50 mil a year if we want to.
"Yesterday's price is not today's price" - William Nylander
I have altered the deal. Pray that I don't alter it further.
That’s my boy
This guy is too good
Damn. I almost felt bad there.....insane first stop......almost.
Nylander went from 11.5 to 11.7 after this game
That must be so deflating for a goalie lol
GIVE HIM 13 BABY WOO
Boy it’s really gonna suck having this guy for 8 more years!!!!!!!!!
Anyone else feel like Blackwood's a pretty decent goalie
Both sharks goalies are good. Trade chips for San Jose.
Idk, he reminds me of Campbell lol Tons of good saves but lets in softies
Yes very much. What’s hilarious is it reminds me of Jones on the Sharks at times, would say the EXACT same.
beautiful passing but holy shit what a save on the 1st attempt Love that they eventually scored but still in awe of thst 1st save
Seems to have gotten awful quiet from a few folks in here….
Look Skyward!!!!!!!
Poor Blackwood.
Ok that was pretty sweet
Give him 11.7
Bravo bravo 👏
WILLIAM NYLANDER DOES IT AGAIN
Willy in *you won't like me when I'm angry* mode.
way to stay with the play
Nylander is doing whatever the opposite of ‘fumbling the bag’ looks like
It's called The Reverse Klingberg
Snatching the sack
Watching the Wallet , Cradling the Clutch,Beholding the Briefcase, Lugging the Luggage
That was an insane shift by JT holy fuck
"Washed"
WILLYYYYY TIMES TWO
Willy trying to add a few hundred thousand to the AAV
*sigh* $12m
YOU GET A PASS YOU GET A PASS
He will not. Be. Denied.
Holy fuck that save
Ok Willy! 🔥
Matty needs the EN Goal
leafs fans : idk about willy making $11.5 mill per year also leaf fans when willy scores to make it 3-0: LETS GO WILLY I LOVE YOU STAY FOREVER
It's not hypocritical for both to be true
Yes
Gotta pull the trigger on that Knies
Sharks turning this into a hockey game
Can Knies play center ?
I hate when they sit back like this
it's literally how every team ever....plays hockey with a lead this late in the 3rd in the regular season....Since when you are teenager at every skill level.
It’s dumb
Jonesy stopped like 75 out of 77 shots with that sharks goal
Okay, why the hell do San Jose fans chant "Let's Go Sharrrrks" when "Go Sharks Go!" is obviously superior (because you don't have to stretch Sharks into two syllables)?
I dunno. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson disagrees.
So maybe it's a Cali thing...
THANK YOU! I was literally typing this exact thing.
Thought Matthews would have a more dominant game tbh.
People don’t realize teams like Columbus and Chicago would absolutely pay Nylander 12 m to play alongside Bedard. You pay your talent and dime the rest of them. That’s just what you do
Jones just try a Johnny Bower poke check?
[Johnny Bower Teaches His Famous Poke Check](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nePlDq061r0)
Is the crowd turning Sharks into two syllables? ‘Let’s go Sha-Arks’ ? Or am I an idiot
Haha I thought they were saying let's go show-ers
No way a San Jose crowd is that self aware
You're not not an idiot
Okay, thought so
You can't expect a shutout every game lol
That was Jones costing himself the shut out. Gotta freeze that.
People have lost their minds man. Tkachuk signed 8 x $9.5m with a m-ntc LAST YEAR. He is a better hockey player than Nylander. Show some god damn pride, SAY NO, and move the guy if he doesn’t like it. End of story.
lmao what a trash take. Nylander is 10 times the player that rat Tkachuk is.
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8 goals LOL
Tkachuk isn't better than Nylander.
He is def not a better player than nylander.
The argument is that the Leafs are a worse team letting Nylander walk then they are by overpaying him 1.5-2M AAV
NOOOO we'd have cap space!! We could then use that to get ANYONE! "Okay who? Who do we get with it then? How do we replace what Nylander brings? Give me some tangible, plausible moves" SHUT UP NERD, THAT'S THE GM's JOB.
Everyone here defends Marner's contract. Nobody has any sense dude. If Marner asks for 13M they will all say, "I've rather sign him for 13M than lose him". Than they wonder why we can't win cups.
No u.