Leafs @ Ducks - Jan. 14th, 10:00pm - SNO, TSN 1050

[freer]

You guys are collectively funny today!  This may be a game to put some wind in the sails of Tank Nation!

The Heck with "Tank Nation". 39 games left and six pts to make up.

 

[bustaheims]

The Heck with "Tank Nation". 39 games left and six pts to make up.

I wouldn't get your hopes up. They're on a rough road trip that could bury them enough for them to start selling off their pending UFAs.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

@RealKyper

#Ducks expect to make Matt Beleskey a healthy scratch vs #Leafs tonite. He leads team in scoring with 17. He also is a pending #NHL UFA

Okay then.

 

[L K]

@RealKyper

#Ducks expect to make Matt Beleskey a healthy scratch vs #Leafs tonite. He leads team in scoring with 17. He also is a pending #NHL UFA

Okay then.

I hope the Leafs give him 5 million in the offseason.

 

[bustaheims]

@RealKyper

#Ducks expect to make Matt Beleskey a healthy scratch vs #Leafs tonite. He leads team in scoring with 17. He also is a pending #NHL UFA

Okay then.

You gotta wonder how healthy he is if that's the move.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

You gotta wonder how healthy he is if that's the move.

Ducks beat reporter saying that it would be a healthy scratch, and it's performance related. So probably not a trade. He's their leading goal scorer but was demoted to the 4th line at the beginning of the week. He was also their 2nd least-played forward in Anaheim's last game.

Nice of Kypreos to drum up the trade rumours though (I know he didn't come right out and say it but pointing out his pending-UFA status certainly implied it).

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Komarov's not playing.

 

[freer]

good fourth line shift

 

[Bullfrog]

JvR-Kadri-Santorelli looks like a promising line.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

I'm impressed so far.

 

[L K]

Wait...the Leafs don't have to play 80% of the game in their own zone?  I thought this team was just a bunch of jerks ignoring Carlyle.  Amazing how Horacheck has them doing completely different things 4 games in a row.

 

[herman]

Leafs moving very crisply and collectively breaking up plays coming through the neutral zone.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Leafs moving very crisply and collectively breaking up plays coming through the neutral zone.

They look like a completely different team in the neutral zone, both ways. Biggest change by far.

 

[ZBBM]

They call the guy for running into Bernier too?

 

[herman]

Phaneuf not on the bench. Looked like he fell awkwardly on that shift earlier going into the corner.

Edit: never mind. He's back.

 

[freer]

So far all lines are playing well.

 

[ZBBM]

They call the guy for running into Bernier too?

Urp.

 

[L K]

Wow.  That is a weak call on the 2nd penalty AND he nails Bernier.  Good job refs.

 

[freer]

Two penalties called at the same time. I think it is shit

 

[L K]

The Leafs need to start running the opposition goaltender.  It seems like Bernier/Reimer get run over in the blue paint at least 1-2 times each game. It's a penalty maybe 50% of the time.