Post-Game Talk: Good Will Bunting FTW.... Leafs 7 - BBQ Wings 4

[Burnie97]

Love the thread title. Well done.

Sloppy but then to score 5 in the 3rd and in about 10 minutes is pretty amazing. Beauty come back win. Good on Mzarek for making that big save to keep it tied and then they put in the beat down. Go Leafs Go.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Shout out to JT for his work and assist on Sandin’s GWG.

 

[Jojalu]

Would the C ever be transferred from 91 to 34 eventually?

I can't see it.

I don't think it matters if Matty wears the C. He is taking it upon himself to be a leader.

Now he just needs to drag them to a playoff series win

 

[bax]

How much does Bunting make a year? 850? He’s gonna score 20 goals this year!!

 

[wingman75]

Ok so, the Wings are actual trash whereas we pretend to be.

Did putting those lines back together spur the extreme energy and compete increase?

Mrazek was very good despite being not very good

Bunting clearly the man of the match! Nice to see Sandin with he GWG! Couple of those passes in the 3rd were sick, thinking the Marner and Tavares ones specifically.

Night and day effort level between periods 1, 2 and period 3.

The come from behind win feels better than the blow-the-lead-and-still-win win.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Shout out to JT for his work and assist on Sandin’s GWG.

Hell of an effort and play.

 

[leafsfan5]

7-2-1 in January

Considering we've had no chance to get into a rhythm that's amazing

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Great third period.

 

[zeke]

Bolts lose!

Leafs in 4th.

 

[Ashdown2]

shoutout to sandin and holl pairing ........ .. it just might be a thing

and tavares the little thing king

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Good Will Bunting

 

[Confucius]

Incredible game, but give Bertuzzi the Vezina for those saves at the end.

He gave out to many rebounds and we scored anyway.

 

[ACC1224]

Skill took over once they finally found the will to use it.

Goalie isn’t very good.

 

[Leafsfan74]

Would the C ever be transferred from 91 to 34 eventually?

In due time I'm sure.

I wouldn't be surprised if Tavares himself told Matthews that this will probably come to pass if Matthews is committed to the franchise.

All moot considerations unless this team wins when it matters. Everyone knows it.

 

[Azail]

shoutout to sandin and holl pairing ........ .. it just might be a thing

and tavares the little thing king

People rag on Holl. But I actually thought he was decent tonight. Muzzin - Trade - second pairing. Sandin - Holl - third pairing?

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Love for Bunting from Mrazek and the team.

 

[cgc83]

well it wasnt a clean game but that 3rd period comeback win was a great ending . Wooooo GLG

 

[leafsfan5]

At the end of the day, that's the thing with elite talent. They can struggle all game and turn it around with one shift

 

[Jojalu]

Glad the Leafs won!

I gave up watching halfway through the second period. I hope they learn from this and come out ready to play next game.

I hope they don't. Always jumping out to a 3-1 lead with a dominent first period.

Refreshing to change it up for a game

 

[93LEAFS]

Not pretty but glad to get the win.

 

[Confucius]

You should love it.

Why wouldn't you?

Exactly, we always hear how great the other team is when they come back from 3-1

 

[BertCorbeau]

Far from a masterpiece but the Leafs finally got back to their game in the third .. They showed a lot of patience in this game which showed against a younger Detroit squad. When they got their momentum going, they didn't look back. Detroit's youth showed tonight, a lot of energy in those legs. They'll be a PITA team to play as they keep developing.

Detroit was giving up their share of chances in this one and the Leafs finally converted.

Mrazek had a rough game but to his credit it made a couple of saves late in the second to keep it a 2 goal deficit and shut the door in the third.

I don't know if Keefe's new line combo's will work but I want to keep trying them. When he reunites the old lines that seems to give them a bit of a jump in their legs.

The big guns finally came through to make some plays after the Leafs battled to get some bounces on some goals. Nifty feed from Marner and Tavares and the tying and the winning goals.

Marner's PP empty netter is just hilarious given the 100 game streak he had going on ... and Tavares trolling Bertuzzi after those unreal empty net blocks with the lob ball goal was the f***ing cherry on top of a great comeback.

 

[Teeder Keon]

 

[keonsbitterness]

Seider talking shit at the end of the 2nd period. Chef's kiss.

Your TSN turning point.

 

[Mugzy97]

Bunting playing at a 55 point pace. I think I might dig up that old signing thread to find the dude who laughed at me when I said I thought he could potentially put up 40 this year.