Was this Nylander’s signature playoff moment for Leafs? | Jay on SC

Bryan Hayes and Frankie Corrado join SC with Jay Onrait to discuss the Maple Leafs massive Game 6 win in Toronto to force a Game 7 and look ahead to that Game 7 which will take place in Boston on Saturday night.

[@JW-km3by]

Knies made an awesome play there to send Nylander in, Knies has been great since he's been a Leaf, and especially good in the playoffs - and only 21 playing a robust game, great piece.

[@tylersutherland5176]

yeah that was a real sneaky, smooth play. he's been plug and play. he should be on our pp, remove the behind the back-pass in the neutral zone and replace it with a dump and chase and have Knies fight for the puck because he's a bull on the ice.

[@kniesDat]

The X-factor 😤

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

Yeah, his heavy game and ability to stickhandle in traffic makes him perfect for playoff hockey.

[@qqqspx]

I could listen to Hayes for days.

[@hockeyhitsheavy]

agreed!

[@moimolina7919]

I honestly think that him, along with O'Neill and Noodles, have changed the landscape of sports/entertainment radio since Covid... Just wish my hometown Vancouver market had such personalities... Truth is that Rogers shit the bed with how they handled closing of the radio station a couple of years ago.

[@craigharrison5406]

Dare I say the Leafs are actually playing better without Matthews? Is he a crutch for the rest of the team to lean on when he plays?

[@douggarden]

it happens ... seen it on many teams. Nylander will also do better if he is the bonafied superstar

[@MaryJane-hi7tu]

It's just the result of putting in the equal amount of defense that Boston has but leafs offensive depth scores the goals

[@phillytheflyerable]

The same thing the last 10 games of the regular season. They were just looking for matthews 70... I was hoppingivande for Nylander 100 but not

[@philipdawson7800]

I do think there's a bit of "oh shit, dad's not here, we'd better get to work" mentality, especially defensively, but I also think a big part of it is Woll being in net & the team trusting him a lot more than they do Samsonov, so they don't take as many risks defensively & they're much calmer in their play. Also, they've made the no-Matthews lines really click, somehow.

[@Cedisdead]

Yeah definitely, Willie gets better in playoffs Matthews worse and still Matthews gets more minutes. Give Nylander the C on his chest as soon as possible.

[@stanclare7758]

Let's Go Willie .. One More For The Road .. I hope Papi returns and they get their shot at the next huge obstacle .. But ain't exactly buying shades yet .. 😎 ..

[@MaryJane-hi7tu]

Mccabe is a monster. If i had to go to battle with anyone im picking mccabe!

[@Intelpol-fz6hs]

Goalie expert Steve Valiquette has the facts behind Woll > Samsonov. That's the take. Percentage of east to west chances et al...

[@user-fc2tj8lf2m]

Woll only let it a shot off a flukie bounce which nobody would stop and now 1 with 0.1 seconds left. As far as I'm concerned Woll has back to back playoff elimination game shutout wins. LETS FKNG GOOO!!!

[@tplomonte]

Give Mathews Knies a couple more seasons. That OT winner gave him a lot more confidence! Just imagine if Darryl Dougie and Wendel can mentor him to bring more out of him! It takes a team, boys in the trenches , grinders , playing harder with determination. Forget the core 4 , core 4 are nothing without another 19 or 20 players ! Woll steady like Samsonov response and gestures after the game when congratulated Woll Smiles around!

[@DharmYogi]

Last year samsonov had 890 save percentage in round 1. That’s not a winning goaltender for playoffs.

[@flatulence4u]

Frankie's pants😂😂 Painted on😂

[@quattro2004]

They all have floods on! 😂

[@John577]

Hayes turned into Peter Griffen when he said Boston lol

[@trueflamexp7297]

10/10

[@stanleonowicz3546]

It wasn’t a game 7, so it didn’t have the drama of Boroschevski against Detroit, or McDonald against the NYI, or Gilmour vs St Louis, but it was up there!

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

gilmour didnt do anything special in a game 7 against st louis... unless you are talking about his goal halfway through the 2nd period to make it 6-0.

[@johnnunes2993]

I wonder if this series would have been over already with Woll in net from the start?

[@totalgamer1819]

It hurts, the only way to get good tickets is to know a CEO who can't make the game .

[@dhannt5875]

Like I sad, GO Leafs Nation Go it ain’t over until is over and the best team win it and WOLL it ! 🎉

[@libertyordeath8351]

The Blue Zombies are going to Boston this Saturday anything and everything can Happen!!!

[@PhatChin]

Beastlander.

[@andrewdockrill]

Also doesn't hurt that they got a goalie would was clutch and stopped pucks..

[@AlwayzFresh]

VOLUME

[@ianjenkins1654]

to bad Bryan talks so much, would have enjoyed hearing more from Frankie!

[@danielmaloney946]

I'm a Habs fan- no love for either team. Game 7 leans Toronto.

[@AlwayzFresh]

No doubt Sportsnet is preferred by Canadians. We can actually hear Sportsnet.

[@derekpaddon9553]

I honestly think Its Covid Matthews has and I think Willy had it beforehand. Its no coincidence both Willy and Matty go down one after another with this "illness" which seems to be head related.. I personally think they just want to keep matthews away from the rest of the team so they dont get it and nip it in the butt there. If im right Matthews SHOULD be done his term by game 7

[@Matt-gq2wp]

He was at all the morning skates though and doing drills ..

[@quincee3376]

Awesome stuff. Bruins looked horrible.

[@danielmaloney946]

This moronic take from Hayes and others that Samsonov "had to start" when he is just an average starter, with such an inconsistent history, when Woll has elite potential, is the most absurd take in Leaf Land this Playoff season - and believe me, there is a LOT of material. Woll had HARDER starts coming off an injury - that is just the ineptitude of the coaching staff not to recognize, first, what they have in Woll, and second, that you put him in a bad situation off an injury and Samsonov in the easier starts down the stretch...Hayes works for Bell Media, and Bell Media has ownership in the Leafs - so he can't go on and talk about how inept the coaching staff and management of the Leafs were for not first Prepping Woll for Playoffs when he got back, and then starting him..this is Bell Media covering up for Leafs.

[@adamh7972]

Boiler

[@brettfavreify]

Nylander is a one-der boy. Two goals in one game. He's still an underperformer in the playoffs.

[@martinbengtsson3632]

Have you seen the latest playoffs? It is well known that Nylander is the only playoff performer Toronto got.

[@PraxisPeabody]

He missed the first three games. That can't help.

[@brettfavreify]

@@martinbengtsson3632 My gawd!

[@davestrange3718]

the leafs would be on the sunny beaches of florida waitting for panthers if WOLL had of been the starter. Sammy let in those weak goals that put the leafs behind.

[@garrrrrryyy]

nylander was the missing thing all along hopefully matthews stays out of it till next series

[@JDI85]

Reverse the curse!

[@deepthots-tw3pq]

they just gonna lose game 7 badly :(

[@wbj2000]

It turns out the Leafs are better without Matthews. Forced to play as a team, and not a platform for hotdog hockey.

[@dewyvids]

Hayes you are officially banned from Scotia Bank Arena

[@Cedisdead]

Nylander is the only player on that team who plays with a heart

[@trueflamexp7297]

To an uneducated hockey fan, probably.

[@Cedisdead]

@@trueflamexp7297 100% more educated then you thats for sure.

[@trueflamexp7297]

@@Cedisdead whatever makes you feel good. Have a great day. Also, I believe it’s than* not then.

[@Cedisdead]

@@trueflamexp7297 yeah it makes me feel good that I'm right and you are crying because of it, and I believe I don't care about grammar so go be obnoxious someplace else.

[@philt77]

No tjere is a few more. But every play off its Nylander that come thru

[@jebbiecart1306]

BOSTON choking and losing a game 7'S Is tradition, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LEAFS

[@davidsnow9504]

Good lord. Get rid of Jay Onrait! He's cringe.