Leafs @ Canadiens - Feb. 9th, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[lc9]

Big game Freddie.  This is what happens.

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Keep spouting your nonsense.

Tatar?s goal was legit?

If you wanna use 1 goal as proof of your tired narrative after I disproved it last time, you go right ahead.  Whatever makes you happy.

I?m always happy.

You r only happy complaining about the best Leaf team we may every field. In the past or in the future.

This is a good point. 

 

[Highlander]

Good work by the Goat!

6?5? all night

The Goat rules

 

[herman]

Good work by the Goat!

6?5? all night

The Goat rules

He had a really effective game for his minimal minutes.

 

[Zee]

Good work by the Goat!

6?5? all night

The Goat rules

He had a really effective game for his minimal minutes.

I'd still trade him for Parayko or Pietrangelo.  Not that there's any rumor of that deal but I'm starting it now to gain traction and hopefully St Louis considers this legit

 

[TML fan]

Glue Marner to the bench. He's firm dog poop tonight.

I guess that is why he set up the game winning overtime goal.

That just made your night better, not his.

 

[Bullfrog]

Nylander takes a hit to make a play.

Willy goes hard after pucks all the time but is so slick people don?t notice unless the other guy does something dramatic.

I notice herman. And it's beautiful.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

Can we fire the powerplay coach at least?

I honestly don't understand what's going on there... It's not even like they're getting tons of chances and it's just not going in... It's just bad.

Teams are taking away their zone entry by building a wall at the blue line. The Leafs are fine if they get possession and set up in the offensive zone...It's getting that possession that's the problem. They really need to stop the cute pass as they enter the zone. It's like instant replay.

 

[herman]

Nylander takes a hit to make a play.

Willy goes hard after pucks all the time but is so slick people don?t notice unless the other guy does something dramatic.

I notice herman. And it's beautiful.

https://twitter.com/theflintor/status/1094420332180516864

This is such a difficult shot to make. Willy sold short side low glove with his hips, then rips it far side over the blocker elbow off a traditional wrister* from the blade toe. His head is up the whole way and you can sort of see him decide method and placement based on Price?s read. Nevermind that he faked pass at the beginning of the sequence to back off Weber enough to give himself time and space to choose**.

* these have a longer windup and readable release than the trendier off-stride wrist shot, but the puck comes in harder/faster at the cost of deception.

** Johnsson hustling to present an option also helped in crossing up the defense into making a hasty defensive sort out in the midst of a line change.

 

[Zee]

It's good to have Willy back and scoring goals like that. Will make the Leafs even more deadly down the stretch and into the playoffs

 

[disco]

I just love the route by JT on the winner. Mitchy finds him as Mitchy does, and that shot by Willy. Habs skated and played so hard. Difference was those game-breakers $$$