LFR15 - Game 52 - Seventeen - TOR 10, DET 7

[@cecilego3780]

Another game, another day closer to Steve becoming the real life Joker.

[@Merc306.]

Whos to say he isnt already

[@stephentrace4571]

Amazing comment.

[@trumanzerse1169]

@@Merc306. He’s like Batman and Joker combined. He’s living two lives but that second one isn’t batman, it’s the evil inside of him infused by this team

[@Xenophontes]

With that laugh he did after the intro...yeah he is already the joker.

[@marcroberge23]

Why so serious...ly bad at goaltending?

[@WilliamFlorentino]

this is gonna be the most-watched leaf win lfr this season im calling it now

[@jarrettdietrich8773]

It might be close. there is the 7-1 L to the ”penguinless penguin team“

[@Nintentohtori]

That would mean they will not get through Round One yet again. Subscribe.

[@Nintentohtori]

@@jarrettdietrich8773 Tbhh they did say win. Losses always gather more views in general.

[@hunterfritts4498]

Nah a win will never be the most watched. Even a ridiculous one.

[@sojiroseta98]

Never compares to leafs losing to the Habs so nah

[@briannewton971]

Wow the Blue Jays beat the Tigers 10 to 7. With Marner hitting a grand slam. Now that was quite a game. 😮

[@davestrange3718]

That's a good one. 😂 Thumbs up

[@daltonking6956]

Lol I didn't know the Loins joined the CFL what boring football game

[@martindlee3902]

Very good one mariner! Viadimir gurriello jr hit a grand slam in 2nd to make it 7-2

[@teeflight]

stealing this

[@jasonsmith5226]

I thought it was the Argos beating the Lions

[@ARCH3RASSASS1N]

I feel like this is one of the “How am I supposed to bed after that” games 😂

[@marcroberge23]

It's getting to the point where Leafs games need the same disclaimers that drug commercials have... "Do not watch Leafs if you have high blood pressure, heart disease, or history of stroke. Ask your Cardiologist if Leafs is right for you."

[@chrislosh5438]

@@M.R.1525 i think all of us leafs fans will (history and/or not) half out of pure disbelief and shock

[@stevemcrichards8768]

Very good! Hahahaha.

[@willswill4179]

Comedy gold!

[@2005Kam]

I love the fact that Steve is finally broken and it was a Leaf’s WIN that did it. Only the Leafs could do this to their fans.

[@HabsMike25]

Well if Leafs lost Steve would have made video in a strait jacket. Sadly that might happen soon enough.

[@elawson1991]

I'm just glad it's a win not a loss otherwise I couldn't imagine the video for that

[@2005Kam]

If they blow another 3-1 lead in the playoffs then I can see it happening.

[@pdcrmr]

Fun fact: last night’s Leafs-Wings game had more points (17) than Super Bowl 53 (16).

[@batmang9014]

I knew it was going to be a close game when it became 7-2

[@xX0T1Xx]

same lmao

[@bbb462cid]

@@xX0T1Xx Back in the '80s, you could watch a Caps game and actually see that they didn't know how to win. The score didn't matter. Watching the replays and highlights of THIS game...I'm not sure who played the Cap's role in this game. Yeah the Leafs won, but...

[@UzumakiNaruto_]

When the Wings scored to make it 7-3 I kinda had a bad feeling that it wasn't going to be an easy Leafs win.

[@sportsfan_91]

17 goals & John Tavares had 0 Goals, 0 Assists & was +/- 0. I don't even know how that's possible in a game like this.

[@leadnsteel1428]

He's way overpaid

[@anthonydurante1149]

@@leadnsteel1428 As mystifying as those stats are for tonight, no he's not. Shut up.

[@randysgutful]

He was the ghost at the feast.

[@Oldmanflyfishing]

@@anthonydurante1149 actually he is very very overpaid and I am a JT fan

[@attilafarsang9222]

And too think he would have got 13 per in san jose

[@ryanschlaud]

I've been to about 40 games in my life and this was the craziest thing I've ever seen. We were down 7-2 and we Made it 7-8. At the end the leaf fans were miserable. They all expected to lose, hell i expected them to lose. I introduced my friend to hockey tonight and I couldn't have picked a better one. LGRW Leafs are good too!

[@adamfehr1994]

They’re going to be disappointed with every game they decide to watch after this one😂

[@nicolasfalesy]

@@adamfehr1994 seriously tho 😂😂

[@yourstruly9013]

Absolute best game possible to introduce people to haha

[@DR.DisInfect]

Let's go Wed Rings

[@UzumakiNaruto_]

I know coaches hate games like these, but as a fan of hockey this was super entertaining to watch. 😃😃😃

[@cecilego3780]

To be fair to Mrazek, he sat for 2 hours then he had to go into a game where the wings were gunning to tie it. He made some nice saves on the penalty kill after Kase scored

[@Oldmanflyfishing]

MraSUCK

[@daltonking6956]

That's honestly why I had hope as a wings fan when he came in, that is a really tough position to be thrown in

[@TheRealTimMeredith]

I actually think by eye test that Mrazek was the best goalie in this game, although that's not a high bar. Also it may be a bit of recency bias since Campbell mostly did do really well until the 3rd (dang-it aside)

[@DR.DisInfect]

That's not fair

[@Hockeyhobo89]

Ya he was bad but it’s kinda hard to blame him. He was not expecting to go in when the third started and 5 minutes later he’s in.

[@Alexanderconstantini728]

The amount of leafs fans who stayed up till 4 am for this shows the commitment of this fan base

[@JeffKing310]

Very true!!

[@CanadaMatt]

Now that I'm in BC, I have the luxury of not waiting for the morning. So right before bed I either get to laugh along with Steve after a win, or feel better after listening to him after a loss.

[@JeffKing310]

@@CanadaMatt Same here.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

I think I'm more a Steve fan than a Leafs fan at this point. Poor guy...

[@jimmylee7984]

I did.

[@pacificcoasthockey3919]

You know what they say Steve. 7-2 lead.. the most dangerous lead in hockey.

[@jordanmars3733]

"oh God, I'm Steve" at 14:10 needs to be in next year's trailer 😂

[@Moonijuana]

You know when you turn the difficulty down in NHL21 and nearly every shot goes in? That's what this game was....especially that third. And Marner is on another level since his return from injury/covid!!

[@neilybobber694]

This was my exact thought as I was watching this game XD

[@neilybobber694]

@Clayton sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit!... lol

[@wildestnothing927]

the man's gotten engaged

[@CanadaMatt]

It's unfortunate that the gong show tonight overshadowed a chance to talk about what a great game Nick Robertson had. Lots of great looks, physical, and a real factor on that 4th line.

[@jolbertti7421]

Yep. Hes somehow even faster when skating to help defenders

[@UncleJutty]

Excited about Nic.

[@jamesnewman48]

@@UncleJutty jury is still out. he was bumped off the puck a bit. although he has a lot of qualities. but for now he is fine on the 4th line.

[@royceviklund6522]

@@jamesnewman48 first game this year in the NHL, he’s a rookie. We’ll give him a pass for this circus game.

[@SamGautreau7]

still had no points in the 10 goals scored...

[@ExhibitedDrip]

I remember looking after the game knowing that Tavares didn't have a goal thinking "right but on 10 goals he at least put up some points".... wrong! 10 goal night and he had 0 points. Then I said "wouldn't it be funny if Lyubushkin had a point"... sure enough he did.

[@megamob5834]

Yeah, not a good sign when a game has 17 combined goals and your 11 million dollar captain doesn’t even have a secondary assist…

[@commoncents4145]

I was doing the same. His line was even scoring and poor snake bitten JT goes pointless. we need an old priest and a young priest 👿

[@stevedasilva4896]

Tbh people have been too hard on JT and I'm getting a little Larry Murphy scapegoat vibe from it. Dude is clearly playing through an illness, I've watched him enough to know this isn't how he normally looks out there. Also 48 points in 51 games. He's fine. When he's healthy again he'll be fine.

[@ianzellick4980]

Morgan Reilly also was held off the sheet

[@censored1332]

Steve going through the 7 stages of grief, both forwards and backwards, in a 20min video. Priceless.

[@Freshlygrazed]

That's it, he's finally snapped... and a leafs win did it!

[@DominicGibbs]

Isn’t that the most ironic shit ever lmfao

[@untrolleuranonyme5404]

The levels of irony we have reached…

[@matthewsimonds3346]

“Which means this is the highest scoring game the leafs have ever had since I started making these videos, and it was still, somehow, A CATASTROPHE!” I’m dead 💀 😂

[@InsignificantNick]

A Campbell/Mrazek playoff tandem is a terrifying thought rn.

[@jaym8346]

Yea but campbell was 9.30% and 1.88 last playoffs and they still lost.

[@georgeblair3894]

Not if you're Tampa Bay or Florida.

[@LighthawkTenchi]

@@georgeblair3894 Tampa’s backup goalie hasn’t so much as sniffed playoff ice in the past 2 years. Vasilevskiy has been that good.

[@aiiiimeeee]

Proud to say I was one of the viewers that showed up after the 5 Detroit goals. Appreciate the shoutout

[@cronoros]

"Man documents decades long fall into insanity, Welcome to LFR"

[@mrswb]

I feel that "What is Steve gonna say? I'm Steve!" Should definitely be in the intro next year.

[@georgiatracey363]

Steve just blew my mind I can’t believe I’ve never thought about this before😂; Steve started LFR at the beginning of the 07/08 season when I was 4! I’m 18 now😵‍💫(19 in July)

[@Aman__43_86]

Oh my god you’re right! Wow, I wasn’t even out of preschool… I feel like I’ve been watching these forever too

[@notdudleezy]

Same I turn 19 July 9th lmao

[@georgiatracey363]

@@notdudleezy heyyy I’m July 5th👌🏻

[@mcjesus5603]

@@georgiatracey363 I love watching Steve get angry even if I'm a oilers fan it's always interesting to see how fans are in the east I feel bad for them (excluding the annoying ones)

[@wihamaki]

As someone who lived through the `80's, this video was absolute comical. ...love the part about how the sky is falling because the starting goalie had a .800 save percentage.

[@MusicVersa]

"Scientifically, they're probably tired 'cause of the poop" might be the greatest thing Steve has ever said.

[@mattlovespeebee]

Leafs and Wings play a hockey game to a football score!!! Also, thank you so much, Steve. You are truly amazing

[@Zraknul]

A terribly boring football game.

[@mastarule]

@@Zraknul but a potentially very exciting baseball game.

[@eltaco5471]

Worse than a CFL game

[@wrhiv72]

you know, as a red wings fan, i’m counting this as a moral victory 🤣

[@jaym8346]

Well when u dont get the points u gotta take what u can lol

[@bbb462cid]

7 goals is great and it's against the Leafs so...technically they are 7 NHL level goals. They all got in the books so yeah, real NHL goals.

[@megamob5834]

I used to roll my eyes at all the “leafs are turning Steve into the actual joker” comments, but after that 3rd period, I fully expected him to be in full face paint for this episode…

[@Baelorsmith]

He really is gonna become the Joker by the end of the season at this rate

[@carsonbloom1463]

as a red wings fan i have passed out 15 times that game

[@mightymacaque]

14:16 If this clip isn't in the intro for next season, i might riot. Also, for once you might have a highly viewed video that isn't a loss so you got your wish for change there lol.

[@Cfp-sx2vs]

Some vibes of that game where Ottawa had the flu and were just stomping the Leafs through 2 periods but by the 3rd they had like 2 defenseman and 4 forwards on the bench

[@jasonsmith5584]

This deserves to be one of the most viewed videos on his channel.

[@Hockeyhobo89]

Where to even start, I’ve never seen the Leafs score 10 goals or even all 4 goalies play. It looked like I was watching a chel game with some of those goals. I thought the 8-6 game against Carolina was crazy but this blew that out of the water. I’m concerned about our goaltending but right now I’m just enjoying the win.

[@DracoX-hz3tu]

I went to bed after it became 7-2 because I was tired and assumed the leafs would take it home. I will never do that again for the rest of my life 🤤😂 🤣 #GoLeafsGo

[@a18yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

One year since the game of the year

[@bradleymyrick2315]

Cross my heart and hope to die, at the end of the second I said to my father “I’d love to stay and watch them blow a 5 goal lead but I’ve got work in the morning, gn”and when I heard Detroit score I got out of bed and came back to watch.

[@briannabrookshaw9318]

For those who haven't, watch the watch a game with Steve Dangle because it was a ride!

[@geebster.]

Who else remembers when Leafs fans kept talking about their sure-fire top 2 in the league Vezina goaltending? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[@jasoncoleman6143]

My heart skipped beat when he said James Reimer..not going to lie I have been low key wanting this .

[@aidenm108]

I genuinely believe that Steve is the most optimistic Leafs fan😂

[@Dylandontplay]

The guy is fucking delusional

[@FK-tz7gs]

@@Dylandontplay How so?

[@Dylandontplay]

@@FK-tz7gs defense wasn't good goalies were shit and Detroit came back and almost won lol. If this was a slightly better team they would have LOST. I've been watching the leafs for years and shit like this is exactly why it's embarrassing to be a leafs fan

[@Dylandontplay]

I'm a leafs fan but listening to other leaf fan talk about how good they are is fucking hilarious. DOES ANYONE Remember the leafs losing on the first round?? They are way to inconsistent.

[@Dylandontplay]

@UC5PksXlmAtdnbSTnl0rLYHQ good breakdown. I agree. But still it gets annoying sometimes ahahah

[@markolitvic6981]

1:57 ahhhhh, the all-time classic

[@BoyNamedSue4]

I live in South Carolina and could hear Steve screaming from here.

[@LiamArbuckle1]

You are a magical human being! Thanks for bringing joy to all of Leaf nation. So impressed with you, Jesse and Adam are building.

[@KurdTillDeath]

literally every leafs fan was waiting for this vid to release

[@xViperGTR]

Literally having a night of my life partying it up just to see the score and go “YOOO DID THE LEAFS AND RED WINGS FORGET DEFENSE IN THIS?!”

[@commoncents4145]

Reminded me of Mark Messier's Lays commercial. Who are we...."THE PYLONS!!"

[@brad6654]

I was at bowling league and keeping an eye on the game. When I left the bowling alley it was 7-2 for the Leafs. When I got home I turned the game on and somehow thought that my body had warped back to 2009 because it said 8-7. Have you ever watched the series Dead Like Me? That look that George has as that toilet seat is falling out of the sky straight at her and the last thing she says before it just turns her body into applesauce she just blankly stares at it and says "oh F@#K". That's what it's like to be a Leafs fan.

[@commoncents4145]

🤣

[@TheShaggster37]

My name is Steve too and I really felt that last bit before the comments..

[@patodonnell3328]

It’s not the goaltending. Look at Freddie’s numbers this year after leaving the leafs. Just look. It’s the defensive structure. It’s always been the defensive structure.

[@ianzellick4980]

In this game it was definitely the goaltending tho

[@jurvereissaa]

I woke up, whats the nights, (In Finland, the games are at night.) NHL results and my first thougt: "Steve will make a great video". I went to youtube and Steve just posted a new video. :D Talking about passion, again. :D Great work, Steve.

[@jazznotes95]

What a game for my birthday 2/26. I wondered how Dangle would react. What a blast of an Original Six match-up. Thanks, Steve! #lgrw

[@commoncents4145]

Happy Birthday!! You must have wondered if you were going to get a goal for every year. 🤣

[@windwalker5765]

Here's the thing. When it was all coming apart, when the Leafs were literally sick and tired, they never stopped fighting and they got the damned win.

[@philllllllll]

You wanted to see the Leafs overcome adversity and win a game where things don't go right for them? This is it.

[@jordanshine3504]

I feel like I should clarify for myself and other leaf fans. I was watching the game on TV until the game got to 7-6 . Then I had to tune into this, because misery loves company. You know? Love the channel and the whole SDPN network , you guys are killing it along with knoxy and kax ! 💙💙

[@kazenrova6845]

must say i had no idea this game was so disastrous, I just saw the score and decided to watch this to see what happened

[@ThisIsSparta300]

Same why did I have to miss ALL but the third period 🤯

[@dmgreenberg]

When this score was displayed during intermission at the Kings game, there was an audible murmur from the crowd. Normally you’ll only hear us react to the scores of the Ducks and Sharks games.

[@torrinmedia3998]

The laughing intro looked like some joker origin story footage 😂😂😂

[@Hockeynut73]

Wasn't following scores like I usually do ...but I laughed out loud when you said they had a 7-2 lead going into the third period....enjoy your videos from a Bruins perspective 😄😄

[@stevep25]

Screw it, that game was entertaining AF 🤣

[@louiscallahan3720]

I just recently saw the end of The Martian, and Matt Damon's character, in remarking that he thought he would die on Mars, said: "This is space. It does not cooperate." When it comes to any expectation, statistical, emotional, or otherwise, that's the Toronto Maple Leafs.

[@NLSNcs]

I feel like I say this after a lot of the recent games, but this lfr gonna do numbers lmfao

[@adamcimrmann]

My Czech boys Kampf and Kase playing their hearts out

[@Sw4ggB055]

Canada as a country probably experiences most of their cardiac arrests between 7 and 10 PM EST

[@commoncents4145]

🤣and the most alcohol related bar fights at 10:01

[@raritymademydress]

Tfw when my fantasy team has both goalies, marner and the Detroit rookies. Very bitter sweet game lmaoo

[@williamrallis83]

… a huge calamity of a game, … no defence anywhere, a wild shootout!

[@mnif001]

Him being unable to say the score without cracking up is just so funny to me

[@_orion_778]

I looked down at my phone after waking up from a nap and saw the score was 7-2. Felt good. My gf who knows better says that lead isn’t safe. I laughed and brushed it off but cried internally cause I knew she was right 😭

[@willswill4179]

Funny.

[@reaganharder1480]

I have said for several years, no lead is safe with the Leafs on the ice. Until the number of minutes is lower than the number of goals to tie it (assuming the goal number is more than 2), the lead is not safe. It doesn't even matter who's lead it is, it's just straight up not safe.

[@road2nowhere733]

New aussie subscriber, the game was horrific beauty but the live comments led me here so theres that "OMG the LFR is going to be epic after this one" Well played KZbin, you were spot on 👍

[@stephenwieczorek8734]

Just a thought, are the Leafs breaking their goalies? So when Jack was clearly the number one guy with lots of work he was solid. You now add Mrazek, not questioning quality here but optics! There can only be one number one! Just a thought….

[@trask526]

I was driving Saturday evening, for fun, after a painful Capitals matinee showing and popped on the radio, and flicked thru the XM hockey channels and saw the score. 'well!! Dangle's gonna be all calm and collected for this one.'. Going to tonight's Caps/Leafs game, and all I can think is that only a madman would dare calculate expected goals for this.

[@VED34]

I love this team so much. I hate them. But I love them.

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

One of the most noteworthy aspects of this crazy game is all of the achievements that it made "not the story": Marner (!), Bunting (!), and league-leading Matthews. In the words of the inimitable Charles Ramsey, "Somethin' is wrong HERE -- dead giveaway!".

[@wolftrainservicesltd6418]

I was hoping that Mitch Marner would break Darryl sittler 1970s record of more than 10 points in a game

[@TechWiz717]

That’s the league record for points right? Has anyone gotten closer than Sam Gagner’s 8 points some years back?

[@adamrasmussen9939]

I missed nearly all the game. I got in my car to go to work, and all I heard was 'holeeeey mackinaw....Kase scores! 9 to 7'....And then I heard 'Nice save by Mrazek, well I guess ANY save is a nice one tonight'. 6point night for Marner, and they needed EVERY SINGLE ONE of them.....well they had like one or two to spare, but I don't trust these guys to keep a one goal lead... Also, unrelated, but my Dad's named Michael, so I gave him an autographed Michael Rasmussen rookie card for Xmas last year....happy to see the kid can actually play.

[@angrydalailama6089]

Did anyone else predict that this one would start with Steve laughing psychotically?

[@cgjeff]

As a lifelong Penguins fan, I would actually be totally ok if the Leafs picked up Fleury somehow. Bring him back to the East.

[@uglymonkeyanus1500]

a defencemen like Ben Chiarot would’ve come in real handy during a game like this

[@andrewbooth5533]

When they finally win it… grown men will cry like babys

[@RealWorld840]

This game was my first pro hockey game I’ve ever went to. Luckily I’m a Toronto fan!

[@davewilliams3943]

Started as a hockey game. ended as a football or baseball game. Leafs win by a field goal after both teams score a touchdown. Mariner hits grand slam to win by three

[@donmoroz5502]

You have a bottomless capacity for anguish, all brought on by the team you love so much.

[@Matthews34]

Call me crazy but this would be a perfect time to extend Campbell

[@commoncents4145]

After that; he'd sign for a case of Chunky Chicken Noodle.

[@byrd5163]

Only if it's for league minimum

[@mrswb]

Sportsnet cut a "Steve is turning into the joker" BEFORE the David Ayers game.

[@jonmel]

Imagine if the leafs had lost this, it might of reached lost to an backup goalie levels

[@PlutoTheSecond]

More like lost to a Zamboni driver levels.

[@letsgetcrazy1096]

I crossed the border to go to this game. Wow what a barn burner. My first game in 4 years I think and wow....

[@gordieparenteau6555]

Well, he's still alive.

[@mrutherford1106]

Leafs fans are the only fans in the NHL that aren't even somewhat comfortable until their team scores 10 goals

[@TheEDFLegacy]

Back when they got 4-1, I said in the chat, paraphrasing, "Now they're going to lose because it's 4-1." Then when it was 7-2, I remarked "They're going to get overconfident and start making mistakes." At this rate I think I should be coach.

[@jaym8346]

Happens everytime they get a 3-4 goal lead. They forget that defense is a thing

[@psymar]

@@jaym8346 looking at the stats, defense wasn't the problem, goaltending was

[@commoncents4145]

@@psymar all four goalies were below .900 and some were in the .700s I think TJ Brodie had a better save %

[@jaym8346]

@@psymar yea this 1 game im talking the majority of blown leads have been defensive errors

[@psymar]

@@commoncents4145 honestly I think I had a better save percentage and I can't skate

[@RobManiasDJ]

I fully expected a 20 minute video of Steve just laughing...and laughing...and laughing...shots of him laughing on the floor, upside down, from the other room, from upstairs, a shot of Leo laughing, random animals, a jump-cut to something calming, back to Steve laughing...and then just jumping to the end credits.

[@rorster27]

Wait I thought this was a real defensive football game…

[@ajyu7289]

As a Canucks fan, "bent but did not break" is how Vancouver seems to win every game.

[@mortimerreed]

I'm sorry Steve but the nicest Slapshot goal off the rush for a Leafs fan should always be Sundin for 500 🤷‍♂️

[@mortimerreed]

@@M.R.1525 might need to check a highlight pack, guy was before my time. I'm just a little older than Steve and I barely remember 93.

[@davidma22]

I've never in my life seen a game where all 4 goalies were that terrible. It was wild.

[@Krokodilius]

no deadline goalie is gonna save this team. i heard a lot of fleury suggestions but he's been bad this year, reimer was like campbell: top 5 through 30 games and fell off a cliff. really all you can do is call up Woll and hope he keeps it to 3 a night.... i'm pretty sure they have ian scott pegged as the future and don't wanna fuck him up sorta like philly did to hart.

[@Oldmanflyfishing]

My boy Ian has had no luck, kids been injury prone for ever .

[@cwflonyt]

Being a leaf fan for ten years and switching to the Red Wings this off-season, this game was definitely heightened with emotion.

[@sojiroseta98]

There is no way this team is getting out of round 1

[@DanoFSmith-yc9tg]

Imagine if that was the first game you ever seen? How could you not be hooked for eternity

[@arod9874dude]

4 AM gang where you at