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Originally Posted by Hells Bells
Backlund, Leivo, Lucic, Bennett, Ryan, Simon and Nordstrom have all been pretty much garbage thus far.
Ward doesn't motivate them to play any better, nor does he discipline them for their poor play.
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They may not get to play soccer next practice.
Peters and Harltey and Sutter long before him for the most out of players in the third when it mattered.
Backlund is back to terrible form to start last year. Lucic is out of 2021 playing speed. Bennett is no surprise. Ryan is getting tossed around line after line. Simon is the third wheel on the JG and SM show, and Nordstrom is a non factor along with Leivo.
Moreso, we need the second line to show up. Lindholm, Tkachuk and Eat Bread were nonexistent, Tkachuk and Lindholm only on the PP. Last season and last playoffs shows that team will adapt to JG and SM and then it's up to get substantial help from the second line.
Probably good to get on the road for a bit. Almost two calender weeks at home, and that break really took enough of the edge off to look sloppy for an opportunistic Leafs team to take advantage these last two games.