Les Maple Leafs de Toronto ont touché le fond lors du onzième match – s’inclinant 6-3 contre les Blue Jackets de Columbus dans ce que Zack Phillips appelle « l’un des efforts les plus embarrassants que j’ai jamais vu ». Des quarts de travail jambes droites aux backchecks sans vie, TLN After Dark ne fait aucun effort, décomposant une soirée sans inspiration qui a soulevé de sérieuses questions sur le leadership, l’identité et les efforts dans le vestiaire de Toronto. Zack parle d’un groupe qui semblait déconnecté et désintéressé – du 500e but de John Tavares éclipsé par un autre effondrement défensif, à Auston Matthews et William Nylander qui ont du mal à susciter une réponse. Il examine la frustration de Craig Berube, la mentalité de « country-club » qui hante ce noyau et pourquoi le manque d’adhésion, d’attention aux détails et de niveau de compétition des Leafs les condamne en début de saison. De l’agitation de Columbus dirigée par Adam Fantilli, Johnny Gaudreau et Zach Werenski aux alarmants cadeaux à cinq contre un de Toronto, cet épisode est aussi brut que possible : frustration, responsabilité et vérité sur ce qui se passe réellement dans Leafs Nation. Présentée par bet365 et Uber Eats, cette édition de TLN After Dark offre un après-match passionné pas comme les autres – la diatribe, la réalité et la réaction que les fans des Leafs attendaient. #LeafsForever #GoLeafsGo #LeafsNation #TLNAAfterDark #TorontoMapleLeafs #LeafsVsBlueJackets #LeafsHockey #NHL #Hockey #NHL2025 #ZackPhillips #AustonMatthews #WilliamNylander #JohnTavares #MitchMarner #MorganRielly #CraigBerube #ColumbusBlueJackets #JohnnyGaudreau #AdamFantilli #ZachWerenski #ElvisMerzlikins #bet365 #UberPartner CRIS À NOS COMMANDITAIRES !! 👍🏼 Propulsé par @bet365. Quel que soit le moment, ce n’est jamais ordinaire sur bet365. Téléchargez l’application aujourd’hui et utilisez le code promotionnel NATION. 👉 http://www.bet365.ca/ Le jeu peut créer une dépendance – veuillez jouer de manière responsable. Les iGames éligibles organisés et gérés par iGO ne sont disponibles que pour les personnes physiquement présentes dans la province de l’Ontario. 19+. 👍🏼 Uber Eats : https://www.ubereats.com/ca 🚨 Abonnez-vous à TLN sur Youtube !🚨 ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/@theleafsnation401 🎙️INTERVIEWS LMT 📺 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH4sxh5zc9TF5GcP6knehfKBulG7sFQsP 🎧 ECOUTER LMT 🎧 ITUNES : https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/leafs-morning-take/id1649600835 SPOTIFY : https://open.spotify.com/show/14O8iXMvFwpGJvEoS6vsWO ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 💻 Site Web : https://theleafsnation.com 🐦 Suivez sur X : @TLNdc @thegoldenmuzzy @Jay_D_Rosehill 📺 Abonnez-vous sur Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/@theleafsnation401 💻 Suivez sur Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tlndc #leafsforever #torontomapleleafs #nhl
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I have to say I hope you leaf fans love the new DNA changes that you asked for lol SAD …game 7 dry hair does not win and change DNA
Listening to this guy rant is like experiencing a brain aneurysm
wow most favorite player ever is mattewss,get rid of him he sucks
In 58 years since expansion: 3 division titles, 5 third round appearances. That's it!
Thanks Zack for always doing post game shows 👏🏼
I watched the first 3-4 minutes of this game and I regretted it.. I missed back to back Jays homers lol
50 minute post game show and not a single mention of Rielly's atrocious play. Yeah Matthews effort levels are lackluster, just like Nylanders are on another night. But you're also complaining about a guy who's now lining up with McMann and Robertson – career 3rd liners and playing PK1 and is still a +3 on a team with a -4 in the plus minus department. Why aren't you talking about Rielly who single handedly threw a puck up the middle of the ice to give the blue jackets their 3rd when the leafs were clawing their way back in the 2nd period and killed any momentum they were building? And this isn't new. Rielly hasn't had a good stretch since lightning series in '23. For years, the excuse was well Rielly is an offensive guy so he needs a partner.. BS. He's had a solid d-core around him for more than a season now and it's the same crap. And you could argue his game has really gotten worse as other dmen have picked up the slack. I get the frustration with Matthews but sometimes you're just throwing complaints at the wall and feeling like you're making a good point when you're missing the key moments in the game that always kill us. And even if you don't want to believe that, go look at the defensive stats – they reflect this atrocious play. Rielly is our worst plus minus dman. We went from being around top 10 best teams in goals against last season to now being in the bottom 4 of most goals allowed so far, and Tanev is the only one who's been missing. Matthews has been captain for a year and it's fair to say it wasn't the right call but then you have to be consistent on your leadership complaints.. The most consistent lack of leadership through this era of leafs hockey is in the guy who has been here the longest of the core group – Rielly
Theres no "assets" to trade. The only player that would bring a team massive value would be JT. Great contract and he produces.
pretty goals versus gritty goals…enough of the former, not nearly enough of the latter…
Ninja crispi hot take…the leafs are not playoff bound this year. There are multiple teams in the East that are better than the leafs ie. Most of the Atlantic except Boston. 4 – 6 teams in the Metropolitan.
I remember last season everyone laughing and giving up on the Oilers 1st month. Weak men these days, like Mitch the Bitch.
This is a bad team. They live and die with the play of their stars. The goalies haven't been great ( they carried this team all last year) and, for some reason, the greatest (supposedly) goalscorer looks worse than Max Domi on most nights
Lmao you lose an 100 point player and the team is the same? They’re obviously worse, come on
No more excuses for #34..He is not Captain material and honestly he has already passed his prime!! At best he is a good 2nd line center making 13.25 million?
There may be individuals in the Leafs Nation group who knew all summer that I was expressing frustration through fervent comments and super chats, advocating for the team to buy out Morgan Rielly if he insists on not being traded. Such a move would not only be beneficial for Morgan, helping him evade the criticisms he currently faces, but it would also serve the team's interests. While this may not be the most idealistic approach, the organization appears to have limited options.
Does anyone in the chat recall what Zack and his boss, Nick, stated? Their dismissal of the buyout suggestion as "ridiculous" and "nuts" is perplexing. I have reached my limit with this podcast; their commentary and analysis are excessively biased and immature. If they continue to to have full confidence the Leafs will undoubtedly make the playoffs while disregarding the concerns that everyone recognizes, and wait till everyone on the planet knew the will miss it then voice out their concerns,they might as well shut down the channel and pursue regular jobs, as they risk losing all credibility.
Zack, shame on you. My harsh comments stem from years of following your work, and I had hoped you would emerge as a reliable Leafs fan podcast, distinguished by a commitment to advanced analysis that sets you apart from other part-time, low-view Leafs podcasters. Fans are seeking intelligent, insightful predictions, particularly regarding the current state of the team.
Continues to spend time to criticise your followers who dis agree with you or commenting on the intangible of the willingness of the players to show up is wasting time not fruitful at all actually is boring, how you know they don’t tried may be they did however is the fact the might not are as talented as you think , I went to a burger place in London it’s was always perfect for years however they no longer taste as good now. Face the reality Matthew is who he is when he scored 69 he was also a chill and super relax player, Hope the team can realise Matthew is perfectly positioned as a second line centre because they signed him then map out their master plan according to this acknowledgment otherwise they will be a master shithole ten times more we can imagine
Agree with everything, there is something wrong at the core here, individuals not really playing as a team. its embarrassing. We are the laughing stock of the NHL. and all that pressure….. lol
Jackets never had it this easy.
Very simple the window has closed. It was closed before Mariner left for nothing I might add.
Trade Matthews…get yourself a couple of picks and a young 2nd liner. Go from there
Tell me why Berube should be a better coach then Sheldon Keefe for THIS team
It’s not the same team!!!!!!!!
One thing I have come to the conclusion after decades of following Toronto sports: the city, the media, and the fans ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. The former right-winger who shall remain nameless can yap all he wants, but he's wrong. The problem is not the market, it's the Toronto Maple Leafs.
After years of failure, the Raptors won in Toronto and made the city proud with their dogged determination. The Blue Jays are one game away from another championship in a journey that has earned them nothing but respect from the city, the country, and the entire baseball world for their all-in effort, resilience, and never-say-no attitude.
The Argos, the Rock, and TFC have all won recent championships in Toronto. It's not the market.
Meanwhile, the Leafs are largely unwatchable and barely even likable.
The systems can be tweaked, but by who? The results can improve, but who is going to lead the improvement by example on the ice? The roster can be upgraded, but who makes those calls and with what assets? It's only eleven games, and US Thanksgiving is still a month away, but my oh my has this team ever looked less salvageable over any 10-game stretch since 2016-2017?
Matthew’s plays like a guy with a chronic back problem, scared to get hurt and miss the Olympics.
He ain’t the guy, never was.
Leafs are a very dismal looking team, however, given the Jays story I could care less.
The current Leafs Team,, if you can call them that … are like the Hartford Whalers
NOWHERE TO BE FOUND
They’re that Pathetic
I honesty in my heart believe its time to trade mathews … We can still get like two 1st rounders and maybe few other prospects save a ton of cash … Like im done with this guy
We will wait until he is 35 and washed to be like hey utah want mathews now ? But we will waste first rounders on guys like foligno and carlo …
You’re nuts Toronto is a terrible team
I think Primeau only let in one bad goal! Now, you could say he didn't stand on his head and steal the game, but that shouldn't be expected.
There's the Zach we all know and love.
Fan-boy Rose and his friends, are paid to cheerleaders. The celebrate every move EVEN hiring Trey Living, the guy who single-handedly DESTRIYED the Flames. Don’t look now, he is doing the same with the Leaf’s.
It all start with the Captain…
They are so slow, pothedic, less skilled. Replaced a 100 point guy with few semi tougher guys with no skill.We are Realizing how much impact Marner had on this team. I am sorry but i have had it with Berbue style "North south" running like headless chickens with no direction hockey style.
Maybe send the Leafs TEAM down to the OHL for the rest of the season.
Let the kids kick their asses around for a while, until they finally do something.
Worst thing the Leafs have done is putting the C on Matthews. He has zero passion