Avalanche @ Leafs - Oct. 14th, 7:30PM - TSN4, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

Can't even be mad about a shot like that.

 

[L K]

Can't even be mad about a shot like that.

Could maybe ask Franson to do a better job of getting toward Duchene to try and take away a shot at the top of the slot though.

 

[bustaheims]

Pretty sloppy effort by both teams tonight, really.

 

[lamajama]

Reimer plays like he's the same height as Darren Pang

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Can't even be mad about a shot like that.

Could maybe ask Franson to do a better job of getting toward Duchene to try and take away a shot at the top of the slot though.

But then the hockey world would have been robbed of that shot. Gotta think of the bigger picture man.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Pretty Clarkson was in the process of messing that up all by himself.

 

[lamajama]

Lol Clarkson on the break

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Bruce Arthur nailed this one:

Bruce Arthur ‏@bruce_arthur  40s ago
David Clarkson just handled the puck in much the same way you might handle a large live fish

 

[bustaheims]

Only 4 shifts for the 4th line through 2 periods. Remember when the coaching staff and front office said they couldn't rely on 3 lines and the 4th line needed to get more ice time? Yeah . . .

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Only 4 shifts for the 4th line through 2 periods. Remember when the coaching staff and front office said they couldn't rely on 3 lines and the 4th line needed to get more ice time? Yeah . . .

I'd be playing Gardiner as the 7D if that keeps up. I actually liked how that worked out last season.

 

[L K]

Only 4 shifts for the 4th line through 2 periods. Remember when the coaching staff and front office said they couldn't rely on 3 lines and the 4th line needed to get more ice time? Yeah . . .

I'd be playing Gardiner as the 7D if that keeps up. I actually liked how that worked out last season.

When can we start calling Holland a bust for not scoring goals?

 

[bustaheims]

I'd be playing Gardiner as the 7D if that keeps up. I actually liked how that worked out last season.

If you're only going to use 9 forwards, you really might as well, right?

 

[ZBBM]

If I had to throw around blame for the two Avs goals so far, I'd put it on the forwards for poor support.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

If I had to throw around blame for the two Avs goals so far, I'd put it on the forwards for poor support.

Nah. Either Percy or Polak should have taken the guy on the first goal. And Franson was guarding nobody on Duchene's.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

Lupus and Kari need to get it going. I know they both have a goal, but I want to see the chemistry they had together a couple years ago.

 

[Frank E]

Only 4 shifts for the 4th line through 2 periods. Remember when the coaching staff and front office said they couldn't rely on 3 lines and the 4th line needed to get more ice time? Yeah . . .

I'd be playing Gardiner as the 7D if that keeps up. I actually liked how that worked out last season.

When can we start calling Holland a bust for not scoring goals?

Nope.  They've looked really bad.  I can't blame them for not playing them much.

 

[bustaheims]

Nope.  They've looked really bad.  I can't blame them for not playing them much.

You mean, you've actually seen them? Because, I honestly haven't. Holland and Panik each have less than 3 minutes of ice time tonight. That's not enough time to look really bad.

 

[Frank E]

Nope.  They've looked really bad.  I can't blame them for not playing them much.

You mean, you've actually seen them? Because, I honestly haven't. Holland and Panik each have less than 3 minutes of ice time tonight. That's not enough time to look really bad.

Did you see them?  1 goal game? 

 

[ZBBM]

If I had to throw around blame for the two Avs goals so far, I'd put it on the forwards for poor support.

Nah. Either Percy or Polak should have taken the guy on the first goal. And Franson was guarding nobody on Duchene's.

On the first Polak had the side of the net and, granted, didn't stop the pass.  Percy was on his man on the other side IIRC.  But neither JVR or Kessel took O'Reilly coming in.

 

[bustaheims]

Did you see them?  1 goal game?

It being a 1 goal game in the first 2 periods is absolutely no excuse. I hasn't stopped any other coach from using their 4th line. That only comes into play in the back half of the 3rd. And, that was kind of my point - they haven't had enough ice time to be seen. They haven't made an impression because they haven't played enough to make an impression.