Leafs @ Flames - Dec. 12th, 9:00pm - TSN4, TSN 1050
- Thread starter CarltonTheBear
- Start date
Heroic Shrimp
New member
I enjoyed that game, right up until I stopped enjoying it.
Kin
New member
So here's a question based on this thread. Imagine if before the game for some reason you found out the score. Magic Genie, Psychic Powers, Some sort of Back to the Future II-esque obtained future sports book...whatever. You just 100% knew the score would be 4-2 and there weren't any empty netters scored.
Most of us, I think, would be disappointed but see it as a reasonable outcome. The Flames are hot, the Leafs are on the road...a winnable game but also a loseable one and while beaten, the score certainly doesn't indicate that they embarrassed themselves.
So given that, what distribution of goals would somehow be least likely to be commented on as being indicative of "what the Leafs always do" or something as being fundamentally indicative of their lack of character or work ethic as opposed to just the reality that sometimes teams lose games and the Maple Leafs, who aren't a great team, will lose them with some frequency.
Is it the Flames getting their goals in the first? Or is that a showing of how the Leafs can't get off to a good start. Is it the teams trading goals over two periods before giving up a couple in the third or is that just a lesser example of how they "forget to play hockey in the third".
Is it the Flames scoring two, the Leafs roaring back to tie it only for the Flames to get two more? Or is that the worst of both worlds with a bad start and finish?
Most of us, I think, would be disappointed but see it as a reasonable outcome. The Flames are hot, the Leafs are on the road...a winnable game but also a loseable one and while beaten, the score certainly doesn't indicate that they embarrassed themselves.
So given that, what distribution of goals would somehow be least likely to be commented on as being indicative of "what the Leafs always do" or something as being fundamentally indicative of their lack of character or work ethic as opposed to just the reality that sometimes teams lose games and the Maple Leafs, who aren't a great team, will lose them with some frequency.
Is it the Flames getting their goals in the first? Or is that a showing of how the Leafs can't get off to a good start. Is it the teams trading goals over two periods before giving up a couple in the third or is that just a lesser example of how they "forget to play hockey in the third".
Is it the Flames scoring two, the Leafs roaring back to tie it only for the Flames to get two more? Or is that the worst of both worlds with a bad start and finish?
Guilt Trip
Active member
It may have been quiet on the scoresheet but he played a good game. His defensive game continues to improve and he made a number of good defensive plays. If he didn't hit the post, it could have changed things. He was aggressive along the boards and was using his body to retrieve and keep control of pucks. I have zero issue with his game last night.azzurri63 said:
OldTimeHockey
Active member
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
I mean, it must be easy. It's only the NHL and all.
Heroic Shrimp
New member
Nik Bethune said:
I do strongly feel that this 4-2 loss is way better than if they'd carried a 2-0 lead until late in the 3rd and then gave up 4 goals in the last 30 seconds.
Highlander
Active member
Didn't pay much attention to the game at all, when I did look at it Matthews was making some faux pas, like not holding a good cycle in his own zone, passing to Calgary players, etc. Counted 5 very bad mistakes and not much good. This guy is 6'3" 220Lb. he should be a beast. Yes he scores but there is a whole lot more in his tank that we are not regularly seeing. Last night he was not good.azzurri63 said:
Highlander
Active member
Time to end the Pecan (Nut) experiment. At least I saw Timashov score two nice goals this year.Bender said:
Highlander
Active member
Kappy just doesn't fit on the LW side, what do y'all think?Highlander said: