Leafs @ Stars - Jan. 31st, 8:30pm - SNO, TSN 1050

[Zee]

Not ready to play

 

[azzurri63]

Bozak is pathetic, not got his legs under him at all, slow and turning like an aircraft carrier.

-2 for that line. Good start.

 

[bustaheims]

Not ready to play

Leafs having a typical first game back after a break. Dallas . . . not so much so far.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

First glorious Dallas chance thanks to Hunwick early on

Goal the result of Polak choosing a not ideal moment to change, leaving Gardiner flat-footed as Shore is charging down the wing.

That was a comedy of errors really. Bad change. Bozak didn't backcheck enough. Gardiner wasn't aggressive enough defending the rush. Carrick didn't attempt to get involved in a 1-on-2 until way too late. And Andersen probably should have made the save anyway.

 

[ZBBM]

No excuse to be so flat-footed.

 

[Zee]

Not ready to play

Leafs having a typical first game back after a break. Dallas . . . not so much so far.

They weren't like this after that week off earlier this year.

 

[McGarnagle]

No excuse to be so flat-footed.

Yup. That one was all on Gardiner, I'm afraid.

 

[Zee]

It's like bizarro world with all the stats they're throwing out. Dallas worst PK, Leafs best road PP , of course that leads to no good chances on the PP

 

[Zee]

Welp, that's it for me.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Good for Bozie repaying some of what he was responsible for, that goal is all JVR though, he banked it off Bozak like he was a traffic cone.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Horrible from the fourth line too, that's two goals they've been awful on.

 

[azzurri63]

Yeah goaltending change isn't going to change anything. Not their fault. Till this team develops a little toughness and learns how to play defense it ain't going anywhere.

 

[azzurri63]

Wow that was an ugly cross check by Naz.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I don't think we're winning this game.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Yeah, the Goat's been all over the ice tonight. Not in a good way.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

The Goat looks like an AHL'er here.

 

[azzurri63]

FFS Babcock call a timeout and ream the crap out of these guys.

 

[pnjunction]

Had a bad feeling this team was going to fall back to earth, but this is just ugly to start this busy part of the schedule

 

[azzurri63]

Bloody announcers the good thing for Leaf fans is the Stars give up a lot of goals. So do we Paul.

 

[jdh1]

Lindy Ruff has never lost many games to the Maple Leafs, tonite appears to be no exception.