Game 15: Sens @ Leafs - 7:00pm, CBC

[hockeyfan1]

A win is a win however it is a win.

'nough said.

 

[hockeyfan1]

For Ottawa fans       

LOL

Amazing!

"Oh, waaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!  It's not fair, it's NOT FAIR!!! How dare Toronto beat our brains out!!! Waaaaahhhhh!!!"
;D

 

[Zee]

I'm still amazed that Montreal is 9-4-1 and first in the Northeast. That'll change once Boston plays their two games in hand, but their record is insane. When do they start to drop back down to Earth?

They're 9-2-1 against teams that aren't the Leafs. The question is what's the rest of the easts problems with the Habs?

 

[L K]

At this point I'm wondering if Liles is going to be the odd man out when Gunnarsson returns (which should be sometime this week). Holzer and Fraser have both looked solid enough these past couple of weeks to deserve to stay as long as their play keeps up. Phaneuf and Kostka aren't going anywhere. That leaves Liles and Franson, and I've been rather impressed with Franson since he's been paired with Fraser. Gunnarsson coming in also creates a logjam on the left side, so Liles is at a disadvantage there as well.

Personally I'd like to see Kostka take a seat, he's been outplayed by the rest of the d imo.

Dion-Holzer
Franson-Fraser
Liles-Gunnar

I'd see how that goes for a little bit.

I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep over it, but I just can't see Carlyle going that way. At least not right now. Kostka is still getting the second most minutes of any defenceman, and he's not playing with Phaneuf anymore at even-strength and is even losing some of his PP1 powerplay time to Franson.

And then I look at NHL.com and somehow Kostka was given the 3rd star in the game behind Scrivens and Anderson.  Seriously?  He certainly wasn't bad last night but I'm not quite sure how he was determined to be the best position player on the ice for either team.

 

[Jay-Mar]

The thing Ive noticed with Kostka the last little while is that you don't notice Mike Kostka lol He's been playing solid and just doing what he needs to do.

 

[nutman]

The thing Ive noticed with Kostka the last little while is that you don't notice Mike Kostka lol He's been playing solid and just doing what he needs to do.

I like his game, its better then most of the Defence on the team game in and game out.

 

[Arn]

Kotska gained a bit extra credit with his fight when protecting Reimer v Montreal as well. No idea if he's been a fighter in his career but he stepped up.