bustaheims
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Potvin29 said:
They're the asterisk of wins.
Coyotes @ Leafs - Dec. 19th, 7:00pm - TSN, TSN 1050
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They're the asterisk of wins.
L K
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A win is a win I guess. 2 points bottom line. Yet another game where the goalie faces 30+ shots and pretty much has to be perfect for the Leafs to have a chance. 2 or fewer goals in 16 of their last 23 games (start of November). Shut out twice, scored once in 9 and 2 goals in 5. 49 goals overall. That's some stellar hockey.
mr grieves
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bustaheims said:
Now, 8-2-3 in one-goal games.
If you could SO/OT wins separately (W-SOW/OTW-L-OTL/SOL) they're 1-7-2-3.
And this makes 7 times they've given up the lead and let the other team force overtime (conversely, they've forced overtime twice).
Yeah, 'win's a win' but they're getting a lot wins like that.
Highlander
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why do we keep complaining with any win??? Contrary to popular beliefs the Coyotes are a very tight and well coached team. and do very well on less talent in the forward ranks as do the Loafs.
mr grieves
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Highlander said:
They've got 1 regulation win in their last 16. I'm sure happy they've got the others, but if we're talking about what we thinks going to happen over the next few months, bad wins suggest coming losses. Or: folks who weren't complaining about wins earlier in the season are shocked and upset by the current troubles; those who were saw it coming and so lowered their expectations.
If you look at that tying goal, if Phaneuf just holds his position in front of the net he's able to take either Coyote coming from either side. Instead he goes fishing around the back of the net and leaves the Coyote to come out free. Nice if Clarkson would have been able to pick him up but that's pretty far down. Nice if Reimer stops that too. Bad goal but Dion makes bad decisions all the time. A soon -to-be $7 mil body with a 99 cent brain.
hockeyfan1
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Thank goodness for JVR, Lupul & Reimer in the shootout. Relieved Leafs win it. Those lead- blowing habits are enough to give one the shakes. At least a shootout win more than makes up for that.
hockeyfan1
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Coach Randy Carlyle spent eight-plus hours at the rink Wednesday with the coaching staff on a day off for players devising what he hoped was a plan to turn the Leafs' fortunes around. Presented at the morning skate was a blue print that included a harder forecheck and more aggressive defensive zone play.[/ color]
For the most part, the Leafs followed that against Phoenix (18-10-6).
A strong forecheck was evident on Bodie's first goal of the season and first in a Leafs uniform, thanks to work from Holland and Jerry D'Amigo. The puck got out to defenceman Cody Franson at the point, and Bodie was in a perfect spot to put the rebound in on Canadian Olympic candidate Mike Smith.
"(Forechecking is) something we've been stressing," Bodie said. "I think we did a good job of it on the goal. We got a good dump and we had two guys in on it
right away and then the third guy joined. We were able to come out with it."
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=439424
For the most part, the Leafs followed that against Phoenix (18-10-6).
A strong forecheck was evident on Bodie's first goal of the season and first in a Leafs uniform, thanks to work from Holland and Jerry D'Amigo. The puck got out to defenceman Cody Franson at the point, and Bodie was in a perfect spot to put the rebound in on Canadian Olympic candidate Mike Smith.
"(Forechecking is) something we've been stressing," Bodie said. "I think we did a good job of it on the goal. We got a good dump and we had two guys in on it
right away and then the third guy joined. We were able to come out with it."
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=439424
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losveratos
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lamajama said:
Yeah... he's pretty terrible. If only we had a defenceman who could lead the team in icetime and +/-... :
I only watched from the 3d period on, and I paid attention to Clarkson. He seems quite out of sync with the rest of the team, he's never in any particular position, he bumps into his teammates, he doesn't pass, he stands still for long stretches.
I don't get what he's contributing to the team other than taking up ice time.
I don't get what he's contributing to the team other than taking up ice time.
Joe S. said:
He did not play badly. He has a couple of good power moves in the second. The third period, was well back to the normal, getting pinned in our end until they tied the game up, and then they started to push again. Smith got lucky that our first line could not connect.
Joe S. said:
And that was one of his better games! Although that line did seem overwhelmed in the 3rd.
GhostofPotvin29
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lamajama said:
If he does, they rarely ever end up as goals against. But it's far from fact that he does "all the time" even if some desperately want that to be true.
hockeyfan1 said:
This is even more discouraging to be honest. If Carlyle was just a bad coach, that's one thing. The players just aren't listening to him. He needs to go, or the players need to go, but something needs to change.
Kinda funny how the only players that seem to listen to him get the least ice time...
Joe S. said:
Oh I understand. I just meant even in one of his better games in the past month he was just an ok 3rd line checker.
CarltonTheBear said:
I remember when people were pissed when Reichel was getting 3 mil+ as a third liner, and he was putting up 50 points - I doubt we'll see anything close to that from Clarkson.
Somebody here said before the season ended that the Leafs only free agent pick up is going to be Clarkson and it's going to be a mistake - I wish I could remember who that was.