Game 16 - Toronto Maple Leafs @ St Louis Blues W3-2

[barney_rebel]

We stink dudes.

 

[L K]

A penalty was bound to be called but I can't stand those stick slash penalties.  Stop making the sticks out of paper.

 

[bustaheims]

And, then that happens.

 

[maplesyrup]

Boo.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I'm pretty sure Phaneuf's slash didn't even break the stick, it broke on its own at the bottom.

 

[L K]

I know they are a man down, but why is there always a guy free in the slot.  (That was a great pass by Pietrangelo). 

It seems to be a standard way to break down the Leafs PK.  Have the defenseman skate down into the corner and two guys go chasing after him and the box/diamond falls apart and someone gets left alone in the slot.

 

[maplesyrup]

I'm pretty sure Phaneuf's slash didn't even break the stick, it broke on its own at the bottom.

Yeah, that's some bad luck there.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

There was so much wrong there I'm not even sure who was at fault. Komi, Dupuis and someone else I think.

 

[pnjunction]

I know they are a man down, but why is there always a guy free in the slot.  (That was a great pass by Pietrangelo).

Because Komisawreck

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I know they are a man down, but why is there always a guy free in the slot.  (That was a great pass by Pietrangelo). 

It seems to be a standard way to break down the Leafs PK.  Have the defenseman skate down into the corner and two guys go chasing after him and the box/diamond falls apart and someone gets left alone in the slot.

I think in that case it happened so quickly, Arnott was still basically in rotation/motion when he got the pass, that the PK hadn't yet adjusted to the change.  A second later and Komisarek is there, as he's on his way, but the pass happened bang-bang.

 

[Zee]

We can't take any more penalties. I'm talking for the rest of the season here.

 

[ZBBM]

The Blues have had the puck this entire period.

 

[TML fan]

The Leafs are incapable of playing both offence and defence.

Also, I'm disgusted by how soft and physically overmatched this team is.

 

[Erndog]

How many more shots are we going to get tonight?

I say 6

 

[maplesyrup]

Friggin' penalties!

 

[Erndog]

They are allll over us this period

 

[L K]

Man, I'm wondering if maybe a timeout earlier might have been in the cards.  This entire period has been St.Louis in the Leafs zone.  Given the overall team play in the last 5-6 games, this is not a sign that the Leafs are working hard to prevent a losing-streak. 

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

That's a weak sauce hooking call, though.

 

[Deebo]

That's a weak sauce hooking call, though.

I thought oshie could have gotten a holding call on the play.

 

[L K]

The Bruins offense seems to have woken up.  24 goals in their last 5 games.
22 goals in their first 10 games.