Panthers at Leafs
by Chemmy on Jan 5, 2010 3:55 PM EST
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The Leafs played the Panthers on November 27th and found themselves down 2-0 two minutes into the game. Momentum shifted after that; Phil Kessel scored to make it 2-1 and the Leafs scored three in the third to take the lead and a 6-4 win.
The last Leafs - Panthers game also saw the introduction of LEAFS MAN!!!1 whose luck will be with us tonight. Leafs Man isn't often defeated; his tenacity and winulence are renowned.
Starting in goal for the Panthers is Tomas Vokoun who stopped 27 of 32 (.843) last time around. Vokoun's save percentage on the season is .921 however. Maybe it was Leafs Man who inspired our shooters to obliterate one of the league's better goaltenders or maybe it was an isolated bad night by Vokoun. Either way let's hope for a repeat of his goaltending performance if the Leafs want to have any chance of beating the Panthers tonight.
My fantasy opponent "Fuzzy Bunnies" has Tomas Vokoun tonight which means based on my terrible luck I fully expect him to shut out the Leafs. If anyone wants to place a $100 bet at Proline for me that says Vokoun will end up with a save percentage over 0.900 tonight that might help to cancel that out. In the meantime you should all yell at whoever's in charge of the Fuzzy Bunnies in the PPPPP to sit their goaltender tonight.
Jonas Gustavsson gets the start tonight and I hope we're past the "win and you're in" bullshit that saw us throw away a game in Edmonton behind Toskala because he wasn't as bad as Fleury was in the Pittsburgh game. In his past eight starts dating back almost a full month Jonas Gustavsson has been on the ice for 19 penalty kills and has only been scored on twice. That's almost a 90% kill rate. Gustavsson's save percentage on the penalty kill is 0.881, Toskala's overall save percentage is 0.869. That hurts.
Niklas Hagman and Phil Kessel ran wild on this team about a month ago, they've been quiet lately so with any luck there's something about Florida that gets them scoring and they'll pick up their play soon. With Mike Komisarek out today and tomorrow with a shoulder tweak the Leafs are going to need to score early and often. Also on the injury front John Mitchell rejoins the lineup tonight.
Remember your SPG picks and go Leafs go!
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I liked em better when the Penguins did it
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 5, 2010 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
Is it sad that I’m thankful for John Mitchell’s return? ‘Cause I’m kinda really sad about Primeau being out, he’s been one of my favourite Leafs this year.
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by Karina on Jan 5, 2010 1:44 PM EST reply actions
I’m glad mitchell got back in time for the injuries
there is a post up on MLHS that makes some sense as to why Bozak didnt get a call up (IE the Marlies are even worse off with injuries than the Leafs)
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 5, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
not as of yet, im working on it though
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 5, 2010 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
The other factor; I just don’t think he’s good enough to play in the NHL yet.
I went to the Marlies game on the 30th, and watched the one on the 2nd on TV. Both live and on TV, I didn’t even notice Bozak.
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yeah, he might take a while to get into form, rough season for the kid
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 5, 2010 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Keep this up, Phil-Billy, daddy needs a new pair of shoes…
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Jan 5, 2010 1:56 PM EST reply actions
Gustavsson’s save percentage on the penalty kill is 0.881, Toskala’s overall save percentage is 0.869.
Think about that for a second. Gustavsson could play the entire game short-handed and end up with a better sv% than Toskalol.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jan 5, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
Just saw that. Awesome.
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by PPP on Jan 5, 2010 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
frankly im amazed toskala hasnt shit himself
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 5, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
or shot himself
but thats funny too
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 5, 2010 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
sadly, he shits himself during the game far too often.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jan 5, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
if goals were shits toskala has dysentery
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by AkiSchennberg on Jan 5, 2010 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
of course he’s probably tried shooting himself, he just keeps missing.
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
always goes glove side doesn’t he?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jan 5, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
Hockey-related, but not Panthers-Leafs related… from Puck Daddy:
F Nikita Filatov (RUS) had his captaincy stripped prior to the 5th-place game between Russia and Finland. A berating by Coach Vladamir Plyushchev during an intermission in the quarter-final vs. Switzerland preceded the action. F Kirill Petrov served as captain as Russia lost 4-3 to finish 6th…
leaf fan stuck in ottawa, a localized black hole that will suck everything in that area to oblivion.
My my, how far the Russian Juniors have fallen since last year
Narrowly lose to Canada in the semis last year, and finishing 6th this year. Wow.
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Why I prefer Schenn over Filatov.
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by Marc Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2010 4:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
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He’s a great talent. I would love to see him in the Leafs organization. We have Schenn and i love him but at the moment we have a bunch of defencemen. To argue if they’re good is not the point (Komi, Finger, Exelby can all blow themselves).
Ill always cheer for Filatov and i hope he comes back next year and plays well
Komi has been excellent, you have been reading the negative ninnys talk shit about him too often and not watching what he does on the ice.
He is a rock in the defensive end and shit never goes down to our goalies when he is in the crease
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by JaredFromLondon on Jan 5, 2010 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
What the fuck kind of jerseys are the Panthers wearing? Disgusting.
by Chuckles Canuckles on Jan 5, 2010 4:39 PM EST reply actions
It’s a historic throwback to their early years after entering the league in 1993 when they wore a jersey that was in no way similar to this one.
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by SkinnyFish on Jan 5, 2010 4:46 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
One of the latest jersey trends seems to be circular logo’s that have the team name going around the ring and then the logo inside the circle. Chicago, Florida, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis all practically the exact same type of logo on their 3rd jerseys (the Wild have theirs on their home jerseys), except the details are different.
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ditto
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by Karina on Jan 5, 2010 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
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