Matt knows how to get under the skin of Leaf fans. That's his gift. As a Leaf fan myself, I laugh at a lot of the comments because frankly, some are correct. I have been arguing with others on FB about the pre season being " meaningless".
As I watched the Leafs get clobbered in Ottawa, I could not help but think that the Leafs were not ready to play. Meaningless, im told.
Maybe Ottawa on paper had the " better" lineup, but the Leafs were not ready from the opening faceoff. Now, think back to last year or even many years and how often you have seen that? Too often in my opinion.
This is what is supposed to change under the new management. They better work on that.
Now, next night in TO it's payback time! Our lineup is stacked minus a couple of ringers but for the most part, the Leafs " on paper" should win.
So as it turns out..... the Leafs outplayed them badly, were up 2-1 and blew the lead, and pulled their goalie and were scored on not once, but twice right away to stop any thoughts of tying the game.
This is what drives me nuts as a fan of the blue and white. Same old things that haunted them last year, popping up in the "meaningless" pre season games.
So, if the Leafs eventually get things straightened out (and how long have we been waiting for that) it could be a long season for Leaf fans on here and Matt will have all the ammo he needs!
I expect a different season than last year. Some improvement on defensive play would be nice. Playoffs? Mathews scoring 40? All depends if these players can buy into a system of defense and do it right.
And the goalie will have to stand on his head too.
That's my rant
Dave