crazyperfectdevil said:
OldTimeHockey said:
nutman said:
OldTimeHockey said:
One thing that does worry me is the lack of shots this team is getting. Reimer may of stolen this one, and poor goaltending on the part of the Habs stole the last one, but this type of play can't continue.
It's not always how many shot you take, it's how many go in. as for Jersey not many teams get a lot of shots on them.
While teams may not get a lot of shots on NJ, 13 is far below average I'd think.
If Toronto repeats with a similar performance tonight against the Caps, it'll be a blowout.
Ottawa was kept to 11 shots by New Jersey. So I don't think the shotcount is really all that reflective of how the leafs were playing more how committed to the trap the devils were. Washington plays a different game. So while the leafs may very well lose this one. I don't see them doing it the same way because it won't be the devils
Ottawa being kept to 11 shots doesn't necessarily reflect the average that NJ gives up on a nightly basis.
And the 13 shots may not be reflective of how the Leafs played, but if we're going to try and pretend that the Leafs played well, I think we need to remove our rose coloured glasses.
Yes, Washington plays a different game, but so does Montreal and the shots were tough to come by in that game as well.
I'm not saying that the panic button should be hit, just that I don't like the way the team is trending.