Game #37 - TOR @ CAR - Dec. 29th - 7:00pm - LeafsTV

[Bender]

The Leafs are getting dangerously close to my prediction of being out of the playoffs by January. If there's ever been a string of must win games, this is it.

Out of a playoff position is hugely different than out of the playoffs (ie no chance of making it).

A prediction of out of a playoff spot was nothing big as 4th to 10th or whatever were separated by 5 or 6 pts for the majority of the season.

Considering how they started the season, I wouldn't have expected them to fall out at all. I guess the mistake was thinking that maybe the Leafs were actually as good as they were playing.

Curmudgeon: See TML Fan

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Nazem f'n Kadri!

 

[Bullfrog]

Ya, he's got to stay up, I'd say.

 

[Beowulf]

Kadri's been the best leaf for me tonight and gets rewarded for it there. Nice quick wraparound.

 

[bustaheims]

Safe to say Kadri's now ready for prime time? I think so.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Nazem f'n Kadri!

As I was saying, I don't think he should go back to that dreadful AHL place.

 

[Erndog]

I love Kadri.

Kid is so talented

 

[Jeremiad]

He is here to stay!!!!!!

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Trying to avoid the site.

But just popped by to say: Keep him up.

 

[ZBBM]

Kadri's been by far the best forward out there tonight.

 

[Tigger]

Great goal, Kadri showed that move a couple times before, he's up for more than a cup of coffee I think.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

and now, off to the WJC game

 

[ZBBM]

Boyce has been good -- scrappy and responsible on the PK.

 

[Tigger]

Leafs with the second highest scoring defence in the league? Nice.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

Leafs have been absolutely robbed on 3 plays now.

Lupul. Connolly and Crabb there. All could easily have been goals if not for excellent goaltending on Ward's part.

Lupul was hooked and didn't get a shot off, Connolly missed the net completely and Crabb couldn't lift it.

I don't think Wards stolen anything, he made 1 nice save and that's Crabb on his backhand not lifting it enough.

Lupul tipped it, then batted it out of the air and Ward saved it, Ward got his glove on the Connolly shot, and you may be right about Crabb.

Ward's been good.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Kessel has something wrong with his skates tonight, he's falling all over himself it seems.

 

[Beowulf]

Kessel's been fighting it a bit tonight.

 

[azzurri63]

Millens right keep it simple get pucks to the net with traffic but hey that's to difficult to figure out. Leafs should use some of their PP strategy on the PK cause they do a hell of a job wasting 2 minutes on the PP.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Boyce getting that horrid nose dirty tonight, isn't he?

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

That penalty always stings when its against us.