GDT: Leafs @ Flames 9:00pm on SN1 and SNO

[Burnie97]

Awesome road period. Keep it up Leafs.

 

[Smif]

Why does Tavares look like he’s skating in quicksand again, after starting the season so strong

I don't feel like it's his skating or effort level, I feel like he's just handling the puck like a grenade, really fighting it.

 

[SprDaVE]

First game at full minutes. Let’s let the kid breathe a bit.

Uhh... I just said he looks nervous, who says I'm not giving a break?

He's also 27 years old.

 

[Critical13]

I hope we score a couple more then someone goons up Tkachuk.

 

[saltming]

Well if this is how they are shutting Tkachuk up I'm ok with it hahaha

Calgary is going to come out angry in the 2nd but I want 40 more minutes of domination.

 

[ottomaddox]

I thought Roman Polak was in the line up tonight.

most leaf fans hate #46

 

[The Man with a Plan]

Marner has been a man possessed tonight

The entire team looked locked in.
10-1 shots and a 2 goal lead.
Thats defense and structure we didnt have last year

 

[Faltorvo]

Defenseless, soft, pushover maple leafs is such a last year's take. This team has done a 180 this season in the best way possible

they are still playing 4 ply charmin

 

[weems]

The consistency of our forward support and in turn our breakouts has improved drastically so far this season. They would do it sporadically in the past few seasons but it would go completely by the wayside for long periods.

Our puck support was pretty brutal the past few seasons.

Puck support and back pressure has increased our ability to defend and also move the puck out of bad areas.

 

[Cor]

Did they credit Backlund with a shot on the 2 on 1 there?

 

[Subway Schenn]

Wow, well worth staying up until 3am for that period! Hope to wake up to a huge win

 

[Critical13]

Uhh... I just said he looks nervous, who says I'm not giving a break?

He's also 27 years old.

Are you talking about Lehtonen? I thought he looked real good in that period.

 

[glue]

Best period I can recall the leafs playing...ever

That was crazy

 

[Budz22]

If the Flames were responsible for handling the vaccine, we’d all be dead by now.

 

[Faltorvo]

and for those fools that want to "load up" the PP

give your head a shake

 

[acrobaticgoalie]

love that the players have bought into team defense. Well done Keefe

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Rielly is the better skater and has a better motor but lehtonen has the better poise/iq and shot, while being a good skater in his own right

 

[Smif]

What a breakout

It really is impressive.

 

[Advanced stats]

they are still playing 4 ply charmin

No they don't, not even close. Sure theyre not brain beater alley dogs, but they aren't soft any more either.

 

[Notsince67]

I thought Roman Polak was in the line up tonight.

most leaf fans hate #46

Just wish holl would change his #

 

[ottomaddox]

I love it. CGY's coach will no doubt say: "We need to shoot more". Then CGY will have their shots blocked leading to odd man rushes and breakaways.

Leafs 6
Flames 0

 

[leafsfan5]

Our breakouts were beautiful that period

 

[Schenn]

Did they credit Backlund with a shot on the 2 on 1 there?

Yeah

 

[meefer]

Woke up just in time to see the Flames 1st shot on goal, at the 16' mark! I'm guessing things have gone well.
With 40 seconds left in the period, Holl with a great disruption of the Flames coming out of their zone. He crosses over to Muzzin's side to pinch off the player, while Jake slides back deeper to keep a d in place in case of 'something'. Solid D, I like it!
34, hard on the back check, I like it!
1 shot against, I like it!

 

[leburn98]

Freddie gonna need another warmup before he heads out for the 2nd.