Coyotes @ Leafs - Dec. 19th, 7:00pm - TSN, TSN 1050

[Arn]

Entertaining OT this.

 

[Stronger Than All]

Imagine the Leafs holding onto a 1 goal lead in the 3rd............

no I can't do it.

 

[ZBBM]

We can thank Liles & Rielly for at least allowing it to get to a SO.

 

[bustaheims]

Even Phoenix only played their guys about 6:00 each and it's still double the Leafs' 4th line.

Only 2 players in the Phoenix lineup had less than 9:04 of ice time tonight.

 

[TML fan]

He's the team's best defensive forward. The Leafs stop trying to score when they have a lead.

He's really not. His even strength defensive play has not been very good all season. When he's used properly, he's a very good penalty killer, but, with the way he's being used right now, he's being over-extended and he hasn't been all that good at anything on a consistent basis.

Randy overplays him, because the Leafs are always playing defence.

Chicken or the egg

The Leafs aren't always playing defence because of McClement.

 

[TML fan]

Randy overplays him, because the Leafs are always playing defence.

They may spend a lot of time in the defensive zone. I'm not sure I'd call what they do there "playing defence."

It's all 3 zones.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

He's the team's best defensive forward. The Leafs stop trying to score when they have a lead.

He's really not. His even strength defensive play has not been very good all season. When he's used properly, he's a very good penalty killer, but, with the way he's being used right now, he's being over-extended and he hasn't been all that good at anything on a consistent basis.

Randy overplays him, because the Leafs are always playing defence.

Chicken or the egg

The Leafs aren't always playing defence because of McClement.

It appears to me that in games where his ice-time is among the highest that the team's offensive play stalls almost completely and they do in fact spend more time in their own end or the neutral zone.

 

[Stronger Than All]

cheater

 

[bustaheims]

It appears to me that in games where his ice-time is among the highest that the team's offensive play stalls almost completely and they do in fact spend more time in their own end or the neutral zone.

Yeah. I also don't think it's much of a coincidence that they seem to get more offensive pressure when he's not on the ice.

 

[L K]

That's some heavy bullcrap from Smith right there.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

"If you can't see it it can't be a goal".

There's something seriously wrong with that statement.

 

[Sanecow]

Obviously a goal. Don't expect to get the point for it though.

 

[Arn]

That's so obviously a goal and they won't give it

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

That's some heavy bullcrap from Smith right there.

Yeeeep.

 

[bustaheims]

Mike Johnson needs to learn his lefts from his rights.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Wow, I can't believe they called that a goal.

 

[bustaheims]

Well, that was an unexpected right call.

 

[Sanecow]

WOW, I apologize to the men on the ice.

 

[Arn]

That's so obviously a goal and they won't give it

Fair play. Delighted to be wrong

 

[TML fan]

He's the team's best defensive forward. The Leafs stop trying to score when they have a lead.

He's really not. His even strength defensive play has not been very good all season. When he's used properly, he's a very good penalty killer, but, with the way he's being used right now, he's being over-extended and he hasn't been all that good at anything on a consistent basis.

Randy overplays him, because the Leafs are always playing defence.

Chicken or the egg

The Leafs aren't always playing defence because of McClement.

It appears to me that in games where his ice-time is among the highest that the team's offensive play stalls almost completely and they do in fact spend more time in their own end or the neutral zone.

Because they aren't forechecking and are keeping 4 guys back.