[Johnston] Ryan O’Reilly: “It’s a long series. There’s a lot of hockey left and we have to keep building our game, get better as we go. I’m not worried.”
Ryan O'Reilly: "It's a long series. There's a lot of hockey left and we have to keep building our game, get better as we go. I'm not worried."
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 5, 2023
by Evening_Calm
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Take out the first 8 minutes of the second and the Leafs were by and far the better team. We knew it was going to be a battle, but the series aināt over yet.
We need more greasy goals.
Get this man more ice time!
Um, please be, at least, a little worried
This is the answer and mentality we need. Not being worried is not the same as not caring. Weāve seen how the core of this team plays when theyāre worried- it isnāt pretty. We need controlled confidence. If we can make it 2-1 after game 3 I think anything can happen!
I love him.
Welp if heās confident, Iām confident. I hope knies is OK and can play Sunday
This series is far from over. The team does need to finally get their collective heads of their asses though and put in a full 60 moving forward.
The Leafs are making the same mistakes the Bruins did with them. Neutral and in zone giveaways because of Panthers forecheck. At least the Bruins got 3 wins out of them in that series. If the Leafs donāt find a way to get past the Panthers system, this may be over quicker then the Bruins series.
He should be at least a little bit worried, no?
He should be playing with nylander instead of Tavares , this isnāt 2015 anymore. Heās better and we wouldāve won that game had that been the case. Unfortunately, you canāt trust an 11 mil a year player to run his own line however
Ummmmm. Thereās not that much hockey left.
OāReilly could always get a job with window installation at Timmies in off season
We need to keep this guy during the retool, if possible.
Honestly I feel like they should be flipping the Centres and having O Reilly play 2C and Tavares play 3C atm. If Knies is ok I wouldn’t mind seeing Knies play with ROR and Nylander while Bunting stays with Matthews and Marner. JT would play with Acciari and maybe Jarnkrok?
For some strange reason I donāt feel worried either. That will change a lot though if they lose the next one.
The good news is we’re getting chances at least. I still can’t believe Nylander didn’t pot one last night. In the latter half of the game he was a menace out there.
The boys will get back on track here. Still lots of hockey left.
I wish I were as “not worried” as him….
Bob playing like Price and his teammates are relentless.
Win the next game or this is basically all over. Should be somewhat concerned, I’d say.
The most concerning thing is we didnāt play well in the Tampa series either. We got Goalied the last couple games but also had stretchās of bad play. Weāve really only played one complete game all playoffs.
Maybe Spezza can come down get the boys fired up. Keefe certainly hasnāt been able to thus far.
Problem is this how Tampa felt. Play offs aren’t fair and best team doesn’t always win.
I agree lots of hockey left. Series picks up Sunday so an opportunity for the Panthers to come off that game 7 win high. Leafs will show up on the road and I bet itāll be a best of 3 when they get back from Florida. I canāt imagine the Leafs wouldnāt give it their all at this stage.
There was a play where Marner kind of realized heās Mitch fucking Marner and drove the net and literally they couldnāt stop him (Bob made a save butā¦.)
Leafs have been looking like theyāre trying to play Panthers hockey. Leaving pucks out in lieu of a big hit, passing when they could be driving, etc.
Play Leafs hockey, boys. Make them come up to your level, donāt play down to theirs.
I only have one wish for this series, take out same Bennett with a dirty hit
O’Reilly’s post game interview was so calm and reassuring. Amazing guy to have for the mentality of the team.
ROR is right. It’s a long series. Look at the scheduling.
What we need is the top 4 to perform been absolutely invisible these last two games
I’m surprisingly not worried either. I’ll be worried when it’s an elimination game and we are down.
I am. U think they will win 4/5 with Bob in the crease? No chance…unless they find some serious truculence, testosterone and belligerence.
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As much as it sucked going down 0-2 in the series, I kept saying to myself “who’s worried?”
A part of me just feels like the Leafs are really just on the verge of decimation in these games. The boys will bounce back.
ROR is exactly what this team has been needing for a long time.
Play better defense than their goalie plays net . If he lets nothing in we give nothing and counter punch with poise and structure. Just like they did all year š¤·š¼āāļø
Win the next one also takes the momentum. Florida needs to get geat bad next game preferably for me
Pump fake bobber. He drops early all the time. A few slap shit at him in close too would be nice to see
This is how we lost to Montreal. We’re better, we just find a way to lose. The worst part about losing this series is it let’s Boston of the hook. Panthers become the Cinderella team, and it takes the stink off Boston. We need to be better. I’m still putting my money (just a little) on the leafs to win this series.
He should be worried
Not worried? Your team has arguably been outplayed in 6/8 playoff games so far, luckily squeaking out 3 wins in O/T. You should most certainly be worried, clichĆ© hockey quote man. Waste of time asking these guys questions and reporting on it. Marner and Matthews are even worse for this. It’s a big part of why I find this team so unlikable as people. Never honest, no personality or passion, just quivering fear of the big bad Toronto media.
I hope we find a way to keep him.
The voice of reason, with Bunts gone in the off season, ROR will fit in nicely.
Start trying to score goals like last series, ones that Vasy couldn’t see
Ryan, if you’re not worried, this series will turn out to be a lot shorter than you think.