Game 31: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Buffalo Sabres L5-4

[Kin]

Now the question becomes which post-game Nik-invented drink do I go with: the Toronto Island Iced Tea or the Yuri Gagarin.

This Yuri Gagarin interests me.

It's Kahlua, Vodka and a scoop of ice cream. Or, in other words, a white russian float. It's for when a drink that's terrible for you just isn't terrible enough.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

GIVE IT TO KESSEL

 

[Oracle]

lol great of all people. Hopefully slump is over.

 

[barney_rebel]

We rule man!

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Well Kulemin will never get a better chance.

 

[Oracle]

YES!

 

[Kin]

Attaboy Nik.

 

[Deebo]

Nikolai Kulemin scored a goal.

 

[Bender]

What a snipe by Kulemin. Holy cow I didn't even see it go in.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

 

[Fanatic]

Give it to Kulemin. I bet he scores.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Sick shot! YES!

 

[Oracle]

Now one for Connoly and Grabs with the winner.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Do you know how that compares with other PK ice time leaders in the NHL?

Using Behindthenet, I checked the on-ice powerplay goals against per 60 minutes of the top-10 forwards in PK ice-time, plus Dupuis and the other Leafs forwards:

Talbot: 7.04
McClement: 4.89
Hall: 6.97
Winnik: 5.28
Condra: 6.76
Smith: 6.88
Couturier: 5.92
Steckel: 8.44
Thompson: 8.48
Macenauer: 4.53

Dupuis: 6.59
Grabovski: 18.29
Brown: 14.07
Connolly: 10.23
Crabb: 8.39
Lombardi: 7.99
Kulemin: 7.79

 

[Coderaspberry]

I don't know if I've ever felt so good for a guy, at least in the context of slump-busting.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Now the question becomes which post-game Nik-invented drink do I go with: the Toronto Island Iced Tea or the Yuri Gagarin.

This Yuri Gagarin interests me.

It's Kahlua, Vodka and a scoop of ice cream. Or, in other words, a white russian float. It's for when a drink that's terrible for you just isn't terrible enough.

That don't sound to shabby! 

What about the ice tea?

 

[Stronger Than All]

WHy didn't they pass it to Kessel earlier?!?!?!??!!??

btw, glad for Kulemin.

 

[Mikhail Bloodnovsky]

Im taking back what I said about Kulemin.

 

[Deebo]

Do you know how that compares with other PK ice time leaders in the NHL?

Using Behindthenet, I checked the on-ice powerplay goals against per 60 minutes of the top-10 forwards in PK ice-time, plus Dupuis:

Talbot: 7.04
McClement: 4.89
Hall: 6.97
Winnik: 5.28
Condra: 6.76
Smith: 6.88
Couturier: 5.92
Steckel: 8.44
Thompson: 8.48
Macenauer: 4.53

Dupuis: 6.59

Thanks, so he ranks quite favourably then.

 

[Arn]

Absolutely delighted for Kulemin - that didn't look like a guy who was low on confidence!