And TBL were fortunate that Steven Stamkos did not receive a minor penalty for cross checking Rielly when Kuch had thrown him to the ice from behind, or for instigating the fight with Matthews by throwing punches when it was clear AM was trying to "play it smart" and not retaliate.
Yeah, I've been really impressed with the Leafs fourth line so far. I can understand people feeling like they're underwhelming or provide zero offense, but in the context of their usage (95%+ D-zone starts for ZAR and Lafferty, while Kampf literally hasn't started a shift in the offensive zone) it's pretty amazing that they've been even players so far. They've been used in the most defensive way possible, and they've done a fantastic job of shutting things down. They haven't directly provided offense, but the fact they can be trusted in that role means the Leafs can use their top lines every time there's an offensive zone faceoff.
He was referring to soccer players in particular, but my Dad used to call it a "temporary fatality".
His numbers are being dragged down from game 1.
yellow sweaters and pizza boxes
I don’t want Bunting in this lineup over anyone at this point. One dumb move can sway the momentum in this series
Come on now, Point went hard into the boards, don’t think there was any diving or faking there.
He definitely hit the boards. He then recovered, skated to the ref and mock died at his feet. He then went to the lock room and waited for the calls to be made. Then the miraculous recovery happened and he has nothing wrong.
Sometimes you have to look at things objectively, if that was Marner you wouldn’t be saying the same.
Not true he didn’t have to make 1 great save, a couple of good saves was about it. Average net minding at best. But then again the rest of the team was below average. I’d say we won because of Oriely’s goal and then Riely’s goal. Take your pick.
