Maple Leafs 4 v. Devils 5 (OT): A Familiar Feeling
by PPP on Jan 29, 2010 9:33 PM EST
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Print The Leafs rallied back late in the third to tie the game at 4-4 but it was all for nought as they once again lost in overtime. This time it was while failing to kill a Luke Schenn penalty with less than a minute to go in the extra session. Vesa Toskala picked up the win loss (what was I thinking?!?) after Jonas Gustavsson got the hook in the second period. Ron Wilson was clearly displeased with the team's performance up to that point and didn't want to subject My Name Is to the shooting gallery.
So, let's hear it: Villains and goats for the game?
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I’m happy we got an OT point. Take your bright spots where you can find them with this bunch.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
That's a big positive
- That we somehow picked up a point in all of this
- In hindsight, OLAS’s penalty was warranted. Had he not taken it, the Leafs would’ve probably lost it there.
by Marc Pilgrim on Jan 29, 2010 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
Those were my feelings as well. But then I realized that he should’ve been covering his guy better to begin with and neither circumstance would’ve occurred. Oh well.
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by CanadianMaple09 on Jan 29, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
If anything
Wilson should get the Wag of the Finger here, for sending out f—-ing Garnet Exelby on the PK.
by Marc Pilgrim on Jan 29, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions
He should get something-ed by Finger, maybe there would be wagging going on…
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by CanadianMaple09 on Jan 29, 2010 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
The Leafs had the lead in the first, and two White giveaways later they’re trailing and they never get the lead back. Major goat for me.
Yeah we haven’t had to say that much this year, but White was poor tonight.
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He was still a +1 somehow. 4 shots on goal, 24 minutes.
by general borschevsky on Jan 29, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
At this point? getting out of the bottom five.
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Vesa Toskala picked up the win after Jonas Gustavsson got the hook in the second period
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leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
Somebody please explain
how it is that with less than a minute to go in a game, following a timeout, Wilson doesn’t have his best three players out killing that penalty?
Has anyone told him that they don’t have a first round pick? Tanking is not going to help!
3 left-hand shots, too. That’s been happening a LOT on the PK recently.
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"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
Estos referees son unos hijos de puta!!!!!
translation: these referees are sons of whores, no, even worse, I have nothing against whores, these referees are scum, amaebas!
I watched since 3:30 left in the third period, and in that time, there were 3 penalties against a maple leaf. Uncalled! then they call that a trip!??? Hijos de la gran puta!!!!
by leosc on Jan 29, 2010 9:37 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Now THAT’S a reaction filled with truculence!
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we need more spanish around here.
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by Karina on Jan 29, 2010 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
Por Favor no usa este puerta. La cuarto tiene muchas abejas.
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by Travis Hair on Jan 29, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Did jonus play poorly
Or did the defense let him down. Saw part of the recap and he made some good saves.
The team was playing like crap and Jonas was standing on his head.
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Kadri
1 goal, 2 assists tonight.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
So...
…right now it’s 55 points to get into the eastern conference playoff spot, and 54 points to get out of the lottery pick position. Weird.
The top 3 from the east could make the playoffs in the west. The top 12 in the west could make it in the east.
Villian is...
Down Goes Brown for bailing on the Maple Leafs. That Ottawa water is having a negetive affect on his fandom
by Johnny Bower's Pokecheck on Jan 29, 2010 9:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions
i think you don’t know what you are talking about. and that that man is more of a fan than you can ever begin to imagine.
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by my son has a choice on Jan 30, 2010 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
I think it’s probably a joke.
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Even if it isn't...
…he made it clear that he’s not bailing on the team. He’s just going to follow it in ways other than watching it.
Why do we do this to ourselves?
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Sorry, I thought we were back in grade 6 again.
And na na, I’m a more realer fan than you!
I was hoping for a shootout and the return of RALLY CAPS!!!1 Or at least Hagman snowing Brodeur again. WTF was up with the refs missing that call when Hagman got blasted beside the net?
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the refs are epically bad this season
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by Karina on Jan 29, 2010 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn’t give a shit if we weren’t getting calls and still squeaking out wins but the crap calls keep happening at the worst times. It’s a perfect shit storm this season.
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yeah but it’s happening to every team, so I just don’t know…
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by Karina on Jan 29, 2010 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, there’s definitely been some really bad calls, especially on goals, all over the league this year
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I just don't get it
inconsistent reffing in one game is one thing, but a league-wide pandemic of shitty-ass reffing? What the hell is going on up in the NHL’s front offices?
by Marc Pilgrim on Jan 29, 2010 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
I remember hearing something about a lot of older refs retiring and new ones coming up that maybe weren’t as experienced or something.
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I think it’s just a matter of turnover in the ranks. I think I read that there are a lot more green refs than before.
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I liked seeing Stajan smash his stick into the glass after the Devils scored. This team needs more passion, even if it is the players looking physically upset instead of the usual TSN shot of Kaberle taking a casual drink from a water bottle as the rest of them sit on the bench looking straight forward not talking to eachother, just waiting for the game to end so they can go back to their million dollar houses in there hundred thousand dollar cars! I want someone to get upset! Pissed off. something to show they don’t like loosing this much…
White also shattered his stick off the goal post after one of the goals, that was nice to see. Just glad he didn’t smash the Monster in the head.
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Would
engaging the opposing goal scorer after the goal count as “passion”?
by Marc Pilgrim on Jan 29, 2010 10:05 PM EST up reply actions
only if there ends up being blood on the ice
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I would have preferred it
if he hadn’t given the puck up twice right before that.
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by Sergei Puckizin on Jan 30, 2010 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
Scoring Chances tally
in favour of the Devils 21-13. Leafs were brutalized in the 2nd period, of course, 12-4.
With Gustavsson in goal, Leafs were outchanced 10-4 at even-strength; after pulling Gus for Toskala, it was closer at 7-6 for NJ.
by Slava Duris #24 on Jan 29, 2010 10:01 PM EST reply actions
I asked this question on twitter earlier, but didn’t get a response:
Has Orr been in a scrap since his eye injury? I don’t recall anything. I know he stepped in a tried to fight in Philly – but he was having “staged fights” like every game before Christmas it seemed.
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No, but apparently now his face is good enough to SCORE GOALS!
Not even the Toronto Maple Leafs could kill my optimism
Yeah, his eye is healed enough to make that sick puck catch and then snipe a corner. That was awesome.
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good night all, see you tomorrow.
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That was a gut punch if I ever experienced one. I’ve never even handled a Leaf loss that badly before. My friend couldn’t rouse me for a good hour.
Columbus: It's amazing how fast the world can go from bad to total shit storm.
Or the Leafs season: either one works
Really? Wasn’t there part of you that TOTALLY EXPECTED IT? I was pissed, but that’s City right there.
Of course I was totally expecting it. But it still hurt like a son of a bitch.
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by Travis Hair on Jan 29, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
The Leafs have completely gone to shit since the Edmonton game
After tonight’s game, they are 3-10-2 in their last 15 for a .267 points percentage.
The fifteen games before that, going back to the 1st of December, the Leafs went 8-5-2 (.600). Plus, if you go add on the five games before that, they were 11-6-3 (.625) from Nov. 21 to Dec. 27. Hard to believe?
by Slava Duris #24 on Jan 29, 2010 10:25 PM EST reply actions
Since the team started 0-7-1 or whatever I guess it’s not that hard to believe. I’ll admit though – I thought we were on our way up the standings before Christmas, I definitely didn’t expect this.
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This Leafs team is so bad, I didn’t even know they were playing tonight.
Only thing left to cheer for is the trade dealdline.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on Jan 29, 2010 11:15 PM EST reply actions
Oh man, I hope so.
If I had my way, that would replace “Spirit is Everything” (unless of course the team ok’d “Death to Alan Frew”)
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My eyes burn..
from these tears.. these blue and white tears..
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JFC so bad the Leafs d is!? Felt so bad for my kountryman Gusty, no support wse.
At least he knew that the pulling was more of a momentum changer which Wilson also confirmed.
This was the first game I´ve seen for some time, probably missed the last 7-8 games, and I really don´t remember they were THIS sucky the last game I saw!
Okay, after reading the posts here after and sometimes during games it was pretty clear that they sucked, but I sort of hoped that it shouldn´t be this bad.
Did not really work with the “hope”-thing …..
Another cup of coffe, some sleep and a bright new day ahead. Maybe some crying in the pillow. We´ll see.
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