maplesyrup
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Let me just say BOOYAH!
Finally! Season Opener Leafs at Habs - Saturday - CBC 7:00 PM
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pnjunction
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Yeah I think my jury is still out. The W is worth something but neither Scrivens nor our D were tested that much. Also once or twice I noticed a shot missing the net while Scrivens looked frozen, hard to tell if he would've had those or just got lucky.
leafplasma
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
That would surprise me big time, can't see it happening.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
What?
leafplasma
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No kidding, guy just comes in with the pressure of Leaf Nation on his back, with all the Luongo rumours swirling around and a surprise start over Reimer in a building tough to play in on opening night even against a weak Habs team. What did he do, he was solid, no weak goals, did what most good defences allow there goalies to do and that is shine. So is that Scrivens fault, is it his fault that he wasn't peppered and forced to steal a game. I can remember many nights that a bad performance in goal translated into a Leaf loss despite a deserved victory from the rest of the troops. Scratching my head here. If you mean that most goalie SO's are due to a goalie standing on his head, well that for the most part isn't always the case, usually it is a team effort.WhatIfGodWasALeaf said:
ZBBM
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leafplasma said:
All I meant was that if he had gotten a shutout, it would have been much more due to the poor play of the Habs than to his own stellar play. He looked shaky at times. But he did hang on and get the W so I am certainly not inclined to rag on him too awful much.
Still would like to see what Reimer looks like next game.
TheMightyOdin
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2 points for us and zero points for Montreal. That is what I call a win win.
I was surprised to see Kadri got as little ice time as he did. I definitely noticed him when he was on the ice, and it felt like he was out there a lot.
I thought Liles had a really strong game. Made a couple of nice offensive and defensive plays, but was largely unnoticeable, which is a good thing for defencemen
I was thoroughly unimpressed with van Riemsdyk. I thought he was the worst player on the ice, possibly for both teams. I know it's early so I'm not jumping to conclusions. Plus he might still be bothered by that bruise.
I thought Liles had a really strong game. Made a couple of nice offensive and defensive plays, but was largely unnoticeable, which is a good thing for defencemen
I was thoroughly unimpressed with van Riemsdyk. I thought he was the worst player on the ice, possibly for both teams. I know it's early so I'm not jumping to conclusions. Plus he might still be bothered by that bruise.
hockeyfan1
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Leafs played well enough for a win. That Komarow sure is fast! Kadri can stand his ground but needs to blossom more. All in all, pleased with the way the team was consistent throughout th game, save for in the last few minutes after Gionta's goal with the Habs pressuring the Leaf defense. Going to have to learn how to get out of these situations a little better...
...and then there was Scrivens. Seemed to be his own natural self (sans Allaire) and netminded fortuitously when called upon. Lots of motivation here to showcase himself.
What I particularly enjoy to see is Carlyle behind that bench, and how he conducts himself as per communicating with his players. Let's face it, the difference between Carlyle and ex-coach Wilson is like night & day. Not that a coach needs to be animated, but, he (Carlyle) is establishing a connection with his players and emitting a sense of positivity, as compared to a certain 'void' under Wilson.
So far, so good.
GO LEAFS GO!!
...and then there was Scrivens. Seemed to be his own natural self (sans Allaire) and netminded fortuitously when called upon. Lots of motivation here to showcase himself.
What I particularly enjoy to see is Carlyle behind that bench, and how he conducts himself as per communicating with his players. Let's face it, the difference between Carlyle and ex-coach Wilson is like night & day. Not that a coach needs to be animated, but, he (Carlyle) is establishing a connection with his players and emitting a sense of positivity, as compared to a certain 'void' under Wilson.
So far, so good.
GO LEAFS GO!!
Frank E
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Nik Pollock said:
What I saw on the replay was Markov looking up, seeing Kadri coming, then turning toward the boards at the last second and drawing the call.
It was a garbage play by Markov, and that turning into the boards stuff has got to start being recognized...having said that, Kadri certainly has to learn to pick his spots.
Frank E
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TML fan said:I was surprised to see Kadri got as little ice time as he did. I definitely noticed him when he was on the ice, and it felt like he was out there a lot.
I thought Liles had a really strong game. Made a couple of nice offensive and defensive plays, but was largely unnoticeable, which is a good thing for defencemen
I was thoroughly unimpressed with van Riemsdyk. I thought he was the worst player on the ice, possibly for both teams. I know it's early so I'm not jumping to conclusions. Plus he might still be bothered by that bruise.
I agree with this, more or less.
JVR was bad bad.
But I'm not going to jump on anyone after only one game, I'll wait until game two to do that.
BrownRolo
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Just watched the game and thought the first 2 periods they played pretty decent, but by the end of third I thought they were lucky to get out of that game with a clean 2 points with no OT.
I thought Scrivens looked good positionally and deserves the next start. Of course, this was against Montreal, who without Price would be A LOT worse than the Leafs. So I think the next couple of games will be the real test for this team. Glad they won though! Go Leafs!
I thought Scrivens looked good positionally and deserves the next start. Of course, this was against Montreal, who without Price would be A LOT worse than the Leafs. So I think the next couple of games will be the real test for this team. Glad they won though! Go Leafs!
GhostofPotvin29
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I thought the 2nd line did quite well last night as well. Carlyle seemed to deploy them as a shutdown line against the Habs top line and they did well - Kulemin led all forwards in ice-time.
bustaheims
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In a lot of ways, last night looked like a pre-season game with guys out of sync, passes not being crisp and some other stuff that we don't see as much of when the season really gets going. It's going to take a week or two before we see teams around the league as they actually are.
WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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I really enjoyed Randy's post-game interview, extremely honest.
Talked about us being a bad team for a long time, talked about us being the punchline in people's jokes around the NHL and what he and his players are striving to do to change that.
http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=802&id=194139&cmpid=embed-share-video
Talked about us being a bad team for a long time, talked about us being the punchline in people's jokes around the NHL and what he and his players are striving to do to change that.
http://video.mapleleafs.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=802&id=194139&cmpid=embed-share-video