Game 44: NYR @ TOR - Jan. 14 - 7:00pm - CBC
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LittleHockeyFan
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so I missed nothing? No Bears had employment last night?!
WAYNEINIONA
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Back to back games, Biron with an 8 and 2 record, and the Rangers with the 2nd best GA in the league. No surprise to me that we lost this one.
ZBBM
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WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:
Yeah, but to be honest I think he would enjoy showing a pack of other teams' mistakes almost as much -- almost, mind you -- as he does dissing the Leafs.
Of course, the previous Saturday, when we beat the Wings, he was parked on the Hotstove. I would have liked to hear his comments on that game.
hockeyfan1
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"With the fact that we played (Friday) night -- a game we stretched right to the very end -- we didn't have the energy to really push as we might have had we not played last night", said Leafs coach Ron Wilson. They did a good job. Our fourth line (David Steckel, Mike Brown and Darryl Boyce) played pretty well and I thought Grabovski's line played well, but the Rangers focus was eliminating the Connolly line and they did a pretty good with that".
Source: Sportsnet
The Leafs were outhit 27-8, and the Rangers being physical did exactly what was required to do to shut down the Leafs top line, as well as making Phaneuf miserable. A loss is a loss and that"a all this was.
Time to move on and get back to a winning homestand stretch. GO LEAFS GO!!
"With the fact that we played (Friday) night -- a game we stretched right to the very end -- we didn't have the energy to really push as we might have had we not played last night", said Leafs coach Ron Wilson. They did a good job. Our fourth line (David Steckel, Mike Brown and Darryl Boyce) played pretty well and I thought Grabovski's line played well, but the Rangers focus was eliminating the Connolly line and they did a pretty good with that".
Source: Sportsnet
The Leafs were outhit 27-8, and the Rangers being physical did exactly what was required to do to shut down the Leafs top line, as well as making Phaneuf miserable. A loss is a loss and that"a all this was.
Time to move on and get back to a winning homestand stretch. GO LEAFS GO!!
Zee
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hockeyfan1 said:
Next game against the Sens is HUGE. They're currently 7 points up (granted Leafs have 2 games in hand) and we can't let them get 9 up. The playoffs are tough right now because Ottawa isn't a team that should be up there. Everyone had them pegged for bottom feeders. Quite annoying really.
Zee
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Didn't realize Sens were playing tonight as well. Leafs could be 9 back as of tomorrow (with 3 in hand). Sens lose tonight Leafs are 7 back with 3 in hand and a chance to make it 5 back with 3 in hand. I like that a lot better. Of course they're playing Winnipeg tonight which would put them 2 points closer to the Leafs with a win. Damned if you do...
Very bad effort on Saturday. Worst I have seen Leafs play all season, no one hitting, no power forwards ( do we have any), no tough guys in lineup to set the tone (Rangers came out hitting and no one on Leafs bench that could respond - an it isn't and won't be Schenn or Phaneuf). Absolutely no change ups from the bench to try and get something different going. Avg of 2 goals in last 4 games, Leafs are not a scoring machine, they are grinders and work for every goal, but with out effort a big zero. Not a good outlook long term without some changes. Need some speedy and offensive minded d-men, tired looking at slow and slower Komaserick and Schenn. Still looking for that big power forward or 2 (unlikely). It will be another mad dash to make 8th place again but at the finish....look for Buffalo or Montreal to squeeze in....