Post-Game: Leafs Lay a Yule Log

by on December 23, 2008 in Uncategorized - 14 Comments

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Hmmm.. I just watched as a kid my brother used to beat in minor hockey lit up Toskala/Joseph for a hat-trick. Oh, and Wilson didn’t pull Toskala after the first because Joseph’s no better.

Thank god Pogge didn’t play. Toskala did himself no favours, but the Leafs didn’t show up to play. That simple.

If you a) actually opted to suffer instead of utilizing the obvious alternative on TSN (check out Aldred’s blog) and b) actually want to discuss this game, use this thread.

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  • deMarcus

    Let’s just forget this happened

    Merry Christmas Alec and all

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  • http://admin Alex Tran

    Hope this means Pogge gets the next start against Atlanta.

    Merry Christmas everyone!

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  • vesku35

    You mean NYI? yeah, both Joseph and Veto sucked so its Pogge Episode 2 time

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  • http://admin Alex Tran

    Yes, you’re right, my mistake.

    Was watching some of the ATL/NYI game highlights and I just mixed them up.

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  • Ron Guillet

    Toskala is not all to blame, the team as a whole was terrible. Hopefully Santa gives the Leafs the gift of consistency… :(

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  • John Miller

    I’m thinking Toskala pleaded his case to RW to play instead of Pogge. RW said yes, when Toskala stunk out the joint he left him in as if to say, you wanted it.

    Just speculation thoough

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  • http://admin Alec Brownscombe

    Steve begs to differ, Ron.

    Convincing too

    http://leafs.hockeyanalysis.com/2008/12/23/vesa-toskala-broken-shell-of-a-goaltender/

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  • Ron Guillet

    Good god, that was the most depressing blog I’ve ever read, Alec. :(

    He’s shown he’s got the skill, let’s give him the benefit of the doubt that he reverse this and regain his form.

    He can do it. I have faith…..god help us all!

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  • betterforsome

    Maybe that groin injury is worse than we’ve been told. Toskala certainly has a history of them (and I’d prefer that being true to the alternative).

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  • looshV

    Yikes that blog about Toskala makes me shudder. But another disturbing trend I would like to know the answer to is this: How many first-shot goals has he given up this season? It’s all a bit of a Twilight Zone episode for me, you can feel it coming when it does happen. I really felt that of all the cogs in the wheel, this one was a gimmie.

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  • Georgie

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  • Blair

    It’s a good thing the Leafs were on a winning streak last night otherwise the score may have been worse. They were playing for the third out of four nights, just came home from a road trip, had the holidays on their minds, and had an inconsitent goaltender in their net. I’m getting sick of seeing the first shot go in; I have never seen that happen as often as it has happened to Toskala this year. The sad thing is the Leafs have to stick with Toskala for now until he turns this thing around. That way they can receive a decent return for him.

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  • Leafer89

    Agreed Georgie

    Merry Christmas & Happy New Year All!

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