Leafs @ Rangers - Dec. 23rd, 7:00pm - SN, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

MSG announcers talking about how the Rangers put their 4th line out against the other teams top line from time to time because all 3 kill penalties and are comfortable against top players.

If only.

 

[bustaheims]

If the Leafs didn't have bad luck, they wouldn't have any luck at all.

 

[drummond]

Oh, Kuli, so close

 

[bustaheims]

MSG announcers talking about how the Rangers put their 4th line out against the other teams top line from time to time because all 3 kill penalties and are comfortable against top players.

If only.

Wait a second . . . teams are allowed to have 4 useful lines? That can't be right.

 

[ZBBM]

That bounce is hard to believe.

 

[Arn]

Still, another sign of the improving Clarkson this evening anyway!

 

[bustaheims]

The 4th line actually sees the ice in the 3rd!

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Kuli lived through the good luck of a 30 goal season and the rotten luck he's had in some other seasons, like this one.

 

[bustaheims]

Jay McClement is 2nd among forwards in TOI so far. Is there any wonder why this team is struggling to score?

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Jay McClement is 2nd among forwards in TOI so far. Is there any wonder why this team is struggling to score?

The 4:00 of PK time helps temper that somewhat.

 

[Arn]

Orr has had 3.55 of ice time this evening.

Including 10 seconds on the power play.

Smithson and D'Amigo have 4.56 and 6.37 with over a minute and two minutes on the PK respectively

 

[bustaheims]

The 4:00 of PK time helps temper that somewhat.

Sure, but he's still getting way to much ES ice time. The more he's out on the PK, the less he should be seeing otherwise.

 

[bustaheims]

Well, that was inevitable.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Well I mean that was bound to happen.

 

[ZBBM]

Brilliant.  Can't get the puck out and Bernier's effort goes for naught.

 

[Stronger Than All]

LOSERS

 

[Derk]

Jay McClement is 2nd among forwards in TOI so far. Is there any wonder why this team is struggling to score?

The 4:00 of PK time helps temper that somewhat.

I was just about to say that the 19-7 faceoff thing helps too, but then the Rag$ scored on a really useless team defensive effort.

 

[bustaheims]

Unfortunate that it was Holland's line on the ice there. Will cost them valuable ice time, to the detriment of the team.

 

[L K]

Fantastic Carlyle hockey.  Play 20 minutes a night (maybe) and have guys out of position constantly.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Somehow you knew it would be the Ranger/Rielly pairing.