Game In 10: Game 25, Leafs vs. Bruins
A spirited rivalry brewing? I swear, in 50 years time we will still be talking about the Kessel trade. Who won the trade? Who cares? All I know is we have Kessel, we love Kessel, and Seguin is a Bruin. We don’t like the Bruins. All I want to know is, who poked the friggin’ Bear?
1 – The Leafs are 14-9-2 and the legs were there, the effort was there, the chances were there. Unfortunately, brain freezes were there too, so many penalties.
2 – Big save by Gus early on calmed the team down a little bit, in fact Gus was extremely good and composed throughout the first period. The Lucic goal was just a good passing play and he couldn’t cover the angle in time. Gustavsson was pretty good on the night too, making 34 saves.
3 – Grabo scored on a beautiful feed from MacArthur and it’s a powerplay goal! This goal ended a seven game goal drought for our Belarusian.
4 – The first Boston goal was the first one in 9 games for Lucic and the second was Krejci’s first in the last 10 games. Sucks to see the top Boston line finding their scoring touch against the Leafs. Lucic ended up scoring 2. Lucic has five goals in three games against the Leafs, and five goals in 20 games against other teams. We need to find an answer for this guy.
5 – Phil Kessel blows past the blueline, freezes Thomas with a fantastic pass and Lupul finishes it off. American beauty! Well, Canadian American if you include Lupul. Phil is not only trying (and succeeding) to carry this team, but he’s backchecking and making defensive plays.
6 – Zdeno Chara scored to make it 3-2. Helpers supplied by, you guessed it, Krejci and Horton. In other news, Jake Gardiner is a calm customer. Matt Frattin got a lucky one in the middle of the 3rd to keep it relatively close, but it wasn’t to be.
7 – We were called on numerous silly penalties tonight, sure, the PK was ok, but there’s only so much you can kill in a game. It also wears down the penalty killers. Sure, the last goal wasn’t a PP goal on record, but for all intents and purposes it was exactly that.
8 – Schenn has to do a better job on Lucic on the fifth Boston goal. Boxing out once again emerged as a problem against the big Bruins. We were outscored 19-5 in the last three contests.
9 – Our powerplay once again proved effective being 1/2 on the night. The PK wasn’t frustrating tonight, but the sheer number of penalties gave plenty of chances to the Bruins powerplay and they made it count.
10 – The Bruins are still team that had 10 wins in their last 11 games prior to this one. The fact we managed to play an even game (for most of it) with them has to showcase some positives from our team. Silly penalties cost us in this one. All in all, I’m not disappointed by this game. Good effort.
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Orr should have been dressed last night, then him and Rosehill start something early with Lucic, Thornton....then you don't have Lucic running around all night like no one can touch him. You have to fight fire with fire.
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Wish Carlyle would coach the leafs being from Sudbury it would be awesome!
We need to win Saturday, a loss is inexcusable ...penalties killed us plain and simple
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@Thebudlife Wow. Didn't take long for Bruce to find work again.
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Thebudlife•18 mths ago
Ducks fired Carlyle and have hired Bruce Boudreau
Ducks fired Carlyle and have hired Bruce Boudreau
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Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but Aulie has been re-assigned to the Marlies.
I'm guessing it's to make room so they can activate Reimer off the I/R.
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@Unfunny I agree Rosie needs a regular shift on the fourth line to be effective, its extremely hard to get up for a shift when you only play 3 mins.
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Unfunny•18 mths ago
Got to give Rosehill more than 3 minutes to agitate and shake things up. Also, need to hit/agitate Chara more...if he's irritated he gets away from his game.
Joey F'n Crabb is a keeper!
@ I like Gunners game quite a bit, but if he was included in a package for Ryan depending on the other pieces I'd do it in a heart beat.
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•18 mths ago
Hit the nail right on the head. I don't understand people who want to trade gunnarson he's a solid around player that can contribute on all parts of the ice
Got to give Rosehill more than 3 minutes to agitate and shake things up. Also, need to hit/agitate Chara more...if he's irritated he gets away from his game.
Joey F'n Crabb is a keeper!
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@Cactus Hit the nail right on the head. I don't understand people who want to trade gunnarson he's a solid around player that can contribute on all parts of the ice
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Cactus•18 mths ago
Tell me this...if Dion is making Gunnarsson look much better than he is, why has Gunnarsson allowed less goals per 60 than Phaneuf? And why has Aulie allowed more goals per 60 than Phaneuf if they're "magic" together?
"Gunnarsson's stats last year were dog shit"
Maybe for the first 8 games, but if you actually take the time to look up his stats, you'd see that he actually had a pretty decent year, especially in the second half of the season.
"quite frankly had every chance after Kaberle left to work the PP, how did that work?"
Once kaberle was traded he put up a 40 point pace. Obviously with Liles added to the lineup he was relegated to 2nd PP unit, so I don't see your point? Everybody seems to think he's an offensive defenceman for some strange reason, but his stats suggest that he's a positionally sound defencive defenceman who happens to have decent offensive instincts.
@Wilbur I thought he would be a good addition when BB signed him, but after watching him for a quarter of the season and several missed scoring chances I believe we could replace him with someone else with some consistency and the odd goal.
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Wilbur•18 mths ago
I meant Rosehill and Dupuis not required and Rosehill basically useless tonight. Yes Dupuis was in the press box.BTW....Not dumping on Dupuis, just think we have others with more to offer (even on the 4th line) going forward.
@keon It may have but I don't see him as part of the top 12 going forward and into next year. When Armstrong and Brown are healthy I'd rather Dupuis not take one of the younger kids spots.
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keon•18 mths ago
Dupuis's absence hurt the PK tonight imo
Didn't catch the game but saw the highlights and read most of the posts, sounds like we need a little more toughness against teams like Boston, someone to distract players like Lucic and Chara, who would fit the mould and add some scoring threat as well?
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@keon I meant Rosehill and Dupuis not required and Rosehill basically useless tonight. Yes Dupuis was in the press box.BTW....Not dumping on Dupuis, just think we have others with more to offer (even on the 4th line) going forward.
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keon•18 mths ago
Dupuis didn't dress
Dupuis's absence hurt the PK tonight imo
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@Wilbur Good post..agree with it all.
I think Rosie CAN be useful,but hasn't shown it in limited action the past few games.Needs to pound guys on the forecheck and create energy.Tried a few times tonight but was simply sidestepped.
Crabb has been a beast and he deserves to stay up when bodies heal...will be interesting to see who goes down.
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Wilbur•18 mths ago
Had to PVR the game. Just finished watching. Quite simply we were beaten by a better team. Boston are Stanley Cup Champs for a reason. They'll be fighting for the cup again this year. We are likely a year+ away from being able to consistently play with them.
Fairly even 1st period. Boston imposed their game on us in the 2nd period and a good bit of the 3rd. Far too many give-aways by the Leafs on basic plays that caused us to spend too much time in our end. Gus failing to freeze the puck on a couple of occasions also allowed Boston to continue their buzz saw action in our end.Too many penalties taken including Mac's moronic tripping penalty in the offensive zone when down by a goal.
Couple other notes:
1) Crabb appeared to be our best forward on the night from a consistency perspective.
2) Rosehill and Dupuis are not required and were more or less useless tonight.
3) Kulemin with another poor night. Set up in the slot and didn't get a shot off again. Didn't have a good board game either. I hope he comes out of this funk soon.
4) Colborne and Frattin will be very good in a couple of years and will control the play on a regular basis.
5) Thomas got to play catch with the puck for the first two periods as he had a lot of long shots on him with nobody in front or near him.
It'll be a tough night in Boston on Saturday without a big-time total team effort. Having said that, Go Leafs Go!
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Wilbur•18 mths ago
Had to PVR the game. Just finished watching. Quite simply we were beaten by a better team. Boston are Stanley Cup Champs for a reason. They'll be fighting for the cup again this year. We are likely a year+ away from being able to consistently play with them.
Fairly even 1st period. Boston imposed their game on us in the 2nd period and a good bit of the 3rd. Far too many give-aways by the Leafs on basic plays that caused us to spend too much time in our end. Gus failing to freeze the puck on a couple of occasions also allowed Boston to continue their buzz saw action in our end.Too many penalties taken including Mac's moronic tripping penalty in the offensive zone when down by a goal.
Couple other notes:
1) Crabb appeared to be our best forward on the night from a consistency perspective.
2) Rosehill and Dupuis are not required and were more or less useless tonight.
3) Kulemin with another poor night. Set up in the slot and didn't get a shot off again. Didn't have a good board game either. I hope he comes out of this funk soon.
4) Colborne and Frattin will be very good in a couple of years and will control the play on a regular basis.
5) Thomas got to play catch with the puck for the first two periods as he had a lot of long shots on him with nobody in front or near him.
It'll be a tough night in Boston on Saturday without a big-time total team effort. Having said that, Go Leafs Go!
@Wilbur Dupuis didn't dress
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Wilbur•18 mths ago
Had to PVR the game. Just finished watching. Quite simply we were beaten by a better team. Boston are Stanley Cup Champs for a reason. They'll be fighting for the cup again this year. We are likely a year+ away from being able to consistently play with them.
Fairly even 1st period. Boston imposed their game on us in the 2nd period and a good bit of the 3rd. Far too many give-aways by the Leafs on basic plays that caused us to spend too much time in our end. Gus failing to freeze the puck on a couple of occasions also allowed Boston to continue their buzz saw action in our end.Too many penalties taken including Mac's moronic tripping penalty in the offensive zone when down by a goal.
Couple other notes:
1) Crabb appeared to be our best forward on the night from a consistency perspective.
2) Rosehill and Dupuis are not required and were more or less useless tonight.
3) Kulemin with another poor night. Set up in the slot and didn't get a shot off again. Didn't have a good board game either. I hope he comes out of this funk soon.
4) Colborne and Frattin will be very good in a couple of years and will control the play on a regular basis.
5) Thomas got to play catch with the puck for the first two periods as he had a lot of long shots on him with nobody in front or near him.
It'll be a tough night in Boston on Saturday without a big-time total team effort. Having said that, Go Leafs Go!
Had to PVR the game. Just finished watching. Quite simply we were beaten by a better team. Boston are Stanley Cup Champs for a reason. They'll be fighting for the cup again this year. We are likely a year+ away from being able to consistently play with them.
Fairly even 1st period. Boston imposed their game on us in the 2nd period and a good bit of the 3rd. Far too many give-aways by the Leafs on basic plays that caused us to spend too much time in our end. Gus failing to freeze the puck on a couple of occasions also allowed Boston to continue their buzz saw action in our end.Too many penalties taken including Mac's moronic tripping penalty in the offensive zone when down by a goal.
Couple other notes:
1) Crabb appeared to be our best forward on the night from a consistency perspective.
2) Rosehill and Dupuis are not required and were more or less useless tonight.
3) Kulemin with another poor night. Set up in the slot and didn't get a shot off again. Didn't have a good board game either. I hope he comes out of this funk soon.
4) Colborne and Frattin will be very good in a couple of years and will control the play on a regular basis.
5) Thomas got to play catch with the puck for the first two periods as he had a lot of long shots on him with nobody in front or near him.
It'll be a tough night in Boston on Saturday without a big-time total team effort. Having said that, Go Leafs Go!
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TuckerThomas•18 mths ago
i think i could live with a shake up
kuls and franson for ryan
let make it happen
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djamon•18 mths ago
Wow. I don't know how you can call 3 of the classiest players to ever play douches...your definition must be a lot different than mine.
And as much as I cheer for Phil, he has the personality of a dial tone.
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djamon•18 mths ago
Wow. I don't know how you can call 3 of the classiest players to ever play douches...your definition must be a lot different than mine.
And as much as I cheer for Phil, he has the personality of a dial tone.
@djamon The very best dial tone in the NHL.
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djamon•18 mths ago
Wow. I don't know how you can call 3 of the classiest players to ever play douches...your definition must be a lot different than mine.
And as much as I cheer for Phil, he has the personality of a dial tone.
@Cactus Cactus, I am in agreement with you. While I pay attention to stats I tend to be more influenced by what I see. The big hitting guys get noticed more. The big shots get noticed more. I think you have to want to notice Gunnar to appreciate him. For me he is a keeper. But I also like the idea of Aulie and Franson bringing height, wingspan and a physicality to add to Luke & Dion.
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Cactus•18 mths ago
Tell me this...if Dion is making Gunnarsson look much better than he is, why has Gunnarsson allowed less goals per 60 than Phaneuf? And why has Aulie allowed more goals per 60 than Phaneuf if they're "magic" together?
"Gunnarsson's stats last year were dog shit"
Maybe for the first 8 games, but if you actually take the time to look up his stats, you'd see that he actually had a pretty decent year, especially in the second half of the season.
"quite frankly had every chance after Kaberle left to work the PP, how did that work?"
Once kaberle was traded he put up a 40 point pace. Obviously with Liles added to the lineup he was relegated to 2nd PP unit, so I don't see your point? Everybody seems to think he's an offensive defenceman for some strange reason, but his stats suggest that he's a positionally sound defencive defenceman who happens to have decent offensive instincts.
@Cactus Well said. The guy is so positionally sound that he's boring. Some in here like to look for flash, rather than performance.
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Cactus•18 mths ago
Tell me this...if Dion is making Gunnarsson look much better than he is, why has Gunnarsson allowed less goals per 60 than Phaneuf? And why has Aulie allowed more goals per 60 than Phaneuf if they're "magic" together?
"Gunnarsson's stats last year were dog shit"
Maybe for the first 8 games, but if you actually take the time to look up his stats, you'd see that he actually had a pretty decent year, especially in the second half of the season.
"quite frankly had every chance after Kaberle left to work the PP, how did that work?"
Once kaberle was traded he put up a 40 point pace. Obviously with Liles added to the lineup he was relegated to 2nd PP unit, so I don't see your point? Everybody seems to think he's an offensive defenceman for some strange reason, but his stats suggest that he's a positionally sound defencive defenceman who happens to have decent offensive instincts.
@Leafs4ever lol
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Leafs4ever•18 mths ago
Hard to detect in text. I can just start to assume that everything is sarcasm and have people tell me they're being serious...lol
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Cactus•18 mths ago
Tell me this...if Dion is making Gunnarsson look much better than he is, why has Gunnarsson allowed less goals per 60 than Phaneuf? And why has Aulie allowed more goals per 60 than Phaneuf if they're "magic" together?
"Gunnarsson's stats last year were dog shit"
Maybe for the first 8 games, but if you actually take the time to look up his stats, you'd see that he actually had a pretty decent year, especially in the second half of the season.
"quite frankly had every chance after Kaberle left to work the PP, how did that work?"
Once kaberle was traded he put up a 40 point pace. Obviously with Liles added to the lineup he was relegated to 2nd PP unit, so I don't see your point? Everybody seems to think he's an offensive defenceman for some strange reason, but his stats suggest that he's a positionally sound defencive defenceman who happens to have decent offensive instincts.
@TuckerThomas Wow. I don't know how you can call 3 of the classiest players to ever play douches...your definition must be a lot different than mine.
And as much as I cheer for Phil, he has the personality of a dial tone.
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TuckerThomas•18 mths ago
@Cactus yup you are right, and I still would like to see him traded, cause he is the best we have that can make the team better by trading him. Plain and simple, If we land a Bobby Ryan because Gunnar is in the deal, its a no brainer !
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Cactus•18 mths ago
Tell me this...if Dion is making Gunnarsson look much better than he is, why has Gunnarsson allowed less goals per 60 than Phaneuf? And why has Aulie allowed more goals per 60 than Phaneuf if they're "magic" together?
"Gunnarsson's stats last year were dog shit"
Maybe for the first 8 games, but if you actually take the time to look up his stats, you'd see that he actually had a pretty decent year, especially in the second half of the season.
"quite frankly had every chance after Kaberle left to work the PP, how did that work?"
Once kaberle was traded he put up a 40 point pace. Obviously with Liles added to the lineup he was relegated to 2nd PP unit, so I don't see your point? Everybody seems to think he's an offensive defenceman for some strange reason, but his stats suggest that he's a positionally sound defencive defenceman who happens to have decent offensive instincts.
