Oilers @ Leafs - Nov. 30th, 7:30pm - SN, TSN 1050

[groundskeeper willie]

reporterchris: Garret Sparks is the first #leafs goalie ever to post a shutout in his NHL debut, per @SNstats.

Shutout for Fish Bulb!

What's with the Simpson's reference? How'd he get that nickname?

His last name is Sparks. He's Mr Spark(le)s!

And here I am over thinking it like a sucker.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Shutout for Fish Bulb!

For the record, I'm allowing this one.

 

[ZBBM]

Men don't cry.  Strong men don't cry.  Weak men may cry.  Strong men may not.  May strong men not cry?  May weak men, then?  When?  Now and then?  Or again and again?

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Joe Bowen's call of the shutout.

https://soundcloud.com/bennis-4/joe-bowen-final-call-of-garret-sparks-debut-shutout

Still miss that guy.

 

[hockeyfan1]

It was refreshing to see Sparks wear his emotions on his sleeve, so to speak, and not utter a bunch of clichės instead.  He deserved the victory and the accolades with the spotlight clearly on him.  I'm beginning to like this guy.

Way to go, Garret!

 

[Zee]

Ok, the Oilers stink

 

[bustaheims]

Shutout for Fish Bulb!

For the record, I'm allowing this one.

Good, because that one's sticking around.

 

[Peter D.]

In a sport where its athletes are accused of being robots, it was nice to see some raw emotion 'flowing' from Sparks.

I still can't get over how awful the Oilers are.  It did make me wonder what kind of effect, if any, Babcock would have on that team if he were their coach.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Ok, the Oilers stink

Seriously. Like the Leafs played alright, but man they were terrible. I get that they're missing McDavid and all but they just had nothing going aside from their top line.

 

[herman]

Ok, the Oilers stink

Seriously. Like the Leafs played alright, but man they were terrible. I get that they're missing McDavid and all but they just had nothing going aside from their top line.

Even Froese's line was carving them up; the Oilers were saved that extra embarrassment only by our inability to hit the net.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Ok, the Oilers stink

Seriously. Like the Leafs played alright, but man they were terrible. I get that they're missing McDavid and all but they just had nothing going aside from their top line.

They're missing two 1st overall picks out of the lineup right now, but it's not like they don't have two more 1st overall picks in the lineup, plus another top 3 pick and a top 10 pick in the lineup.  Just fire them into....the Sun is too close...deep space nine?

 

[Zee]

Ok, the Oilers stink

Seriously. Like the Leafs played alright, but man they were terrible. I get that they're missing McDavid and all but they just had nothing going aside from their top line.

They're missing two 1st overall picks out of the lineup right now, but it's not like they don't have two more 1st overall picks in the lineup, plus another top 3 pick and a top 10 pick in the lineup.  Just fire them into....the Sun is too close...deep space nine?

Just imagine when they get Matthews next season?

 

[Redleaf]

Ok, the Oilers stink

Seriously. Like the Leafs played alright, but man they were terrible. I get that they're missing McDavid and all but they just had nothing going aside from their top line.

They're missing two 1st overall picks out of the lineup right now, but it's not like they don't have two more 1st overall picks in the lineup, plus another top 3 pick and a top 10 pick in the lineup.  Just fire them into....the Sun is too close...deep space nine?

Just imagine when they get Matthews next season?

AHhhhhhh! I knew someone was going to say this 

 

[Zee]

Ok, the Oilers stink

Seriously. Like the Leafs played alright, but man they were terrible. I get that they're missing McDavid and all but they just had nothing going aside from their top line.

They're missing two 1st overall picks out of the lineup right now, but it's not like they don't have two more 1st overall picks in the lineup, plus another top 3 pick and a top 10 pick in the lineup.  Just fire them into....the Sun is too close...deep space nine?

Just imagine when they get Matthews next season?

AHhhhhhh! I knew someone was going to say this 

It's not out of the realm of possibility for the Oilers to be in the mix for that top spot yet again.  Unless McDavid comes back and Sparks (see what I did there?) this team, they're headed for another 28th-30th finish. 

 

[bustaheims]

Ok, the Oilers stink

Seriously. Like the Leafs played alright, but man they were terrible. I get that they're missing McDavid and all but they just had nothing going aside from their top line.

Though, with all that, the Leafs really only managed to play them to a pretty much even score adjusted 5-on-5 possession game.

 

[LuncheonMeat]

Ok, the Oilers stink

Seriously. Like the Leafs played alright, but man they were terrible. I get that they're missing McDavid and all but they just had nothing going aside from their top line.

They're missing two 1st overall picks out of the lineup right now, but it's not like they don't have two more 1st overall picks in the lineup, plus another top 3 pick and a top 10 pick in the lineup.  Just fire them into....the Sun is too close...deep space nine?

I'd say fire them into a black hole, but they'd find a way to just skate around the perimeter.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Though, with all that, the Leafs really only managed to play them to a pretty much even score adjusted 5-on-5 possession game.

True, although that was basically all because of Taylor Hall.

 

[ZBBM]

Ok, the Oilers stink

Seriously. Like the Leafs played alright, but man they were terrible. I get that they're missing McDavid and all but they just had nothing going aside from their top line.

They're missing two 1st overall picks out of the lineup right now, but it's not like they don't have two more 1st overall picks in the lineup, plus another top 3 pick and a top 10 pick in the lineup.  Just fire them into....the Sun is too close...deep space nine?

I'd say fire them into a black hole, but they'd find a way to just skate around the perimeter.

;D  Nice.

 

[bustaheims]

Though, with all that, the Leafs really only managed to play them to a pretty much even score adjusted 5-on-5 possession game.

True, although that was basically all because of Taylor Hall.

Also true.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Ok, the Oilers stink

Seriously. Like the Leafs played alright, but man they were terrible. I get that they're missing McDavid and all but they just had nothing going aside from their top line.

They're missing two 1st overall picks out of the lineup right now, but it's not like they don't have two more 1st overall picks in the lineup, plus another top 3 pick and a top 10 pick in the lineup.  Just fire them into....the Sun is too close...deep space nine?

Just imagine when they get Matthews next season?

AHhhhhhh! I knew someone was going to say this 

It's not out of the realm of possibility for the Oilers to be in the mix for that top spot yet again.  Unless McDavid comes back and Sparks (see what I did there?) this team, they're headed for another 28th-30th finish.

I can't even begin to imagine the look on Bill Daly's face if he were forced to announce the Oilers winning the lottery again next year.  I bet he'd have to practice a neutral, indifferent delivery a hundred times first, and he'd still pretty much inveitably have a look of, "This is the most tragically comic thing any human has ever been obligated to announce.  Please don't kill me, as I too also hate what I'm about to tell you."