Blues @ Leafs - Jan. 16th, 7:00pm - TSN4, Fan 590

[bustaheims]

Leafs do realize the break is over, yes?

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Leafs do realize the break is over, yes?

Ma?ana.

 

[Al14]

Leafs do realize the break is over, yes?

Yes, and No! Bodies are on the ice, minds still on vacation!

 

[herman]

Boo Hainsey. Icing flip one stride from the red line.

 

[herman]

Marner is pretty off tonight so far.

 

[Al14]

We Suck 0 to They Suck 0!

Neither team sucked in the 1st period.

 

[herman]

Yay Carrick! Not a goal, but a nice play.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Nice play by Dermott.

He's definitely sitting next game.

 

[herman]

Nice play by Dermott.

He's definitely sitting next game.

Yeah that was nicer than Carrick?s.

 

[herman]

Polak got stripped by the stationary net. Permanent roster spot coming right up.

 

[Al14]

Polak got stripped by the stationary net. Permanent roster spot coming right up.

Hey, it was a great defensive play by the net!  You need to give credit where credit is due!

 

[Bender]

The Leafs do not look crisp at all. They're off on the majority of their plays.

 

[ZBBM]

This is not the *most* exciting game I've ever seen....

 

[herman]

This call is weak.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I can see why they called that on Hyman, but he made a legal stick check, Pieterangelo maneuvered Hyman?s stick close to his body and pinned it there until the official called it.

 

[herman]

I can see why they called that on Hyman, but he made a legal stick check, Pieterangelo maneuvered Hyman?s stick close to his body and pinned it there until the official called it.

Exactly.

 

[Bender]

Man the ice is doing some weird things tonight.

 

[bustaheims]

Well, on the bright side, St Louis looks about as in sync as the Leafs.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I remember when watching games seemed like less of a chore. 

 

[CarltonTheBear]

This strikes me as the very definition of instigating.  Jump a guy who throws a legal hockey hit.  Instead it?s justnoffsetting majors.  I hate this.

I think the league has called these a little more in the past 1.5 seasons, the problem is they still don't call it when it happens on guys like Martin. I feel like the refs think, "well nobody has to force Matt Martin to drop the gloves" so they don't consider it instigating.