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Game 40: Leafs @ Rangers - Apr. 10, 7:00PM - TSN, TSN 1050

Grabbo's attempt looked pretty weak but it probably doesn't help much when your confidence is at a low.
Would have liked to see him try the spinnarama that has worked for him in the past.
 
Sigh. It's pretty tiresome being this atrocious on the shootout. That's 0-5. Imagine we win 2 of those that's two extra points putting us at 51 and that much closer to catching Boston/Habs.

That said, as much as this loss hurts (because how much we suck at the shootout) you have to be okay with it. Reimer is generally garbage in the shootout, but he did good tonight (stopped 2 of 3) and Mr. Handsome is one of the best (iirc) at it.

And it's not like practicing will help.. Like I said, Reimer and Scrivens both suck at the Shootout, so even if we practiced it, our guys would score on most of their shots.
 
Brystine said:
Sigh. It's pretty tiresome being this atrocious on the shootout. That's 0-5. Imagine we win 2 of those that's two extra points putting us at 51 and that much closer to catching Boston/Habs.

That said, as much as this loss hurts (because how much we suck at the shootout) you have to be okay with it. Reimer is generally garbage in the shootout, but he did good tonight (stopped 2 of 3) and Mr. Handsome is one of the best (iirc) at it.

And it's not like practicing will help.. Like I said, Reimer and Scrivens both suck at the Shootout, so even if we practiced it, our guys would score on most of their shots.
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Reimer doesn't suck at shootouts.  His sv% was pretty close to Lundqvist's coming into this one.
 
Leafs put hit rangers 32-31, won on the dot 38-23 and very very impressively - blocked 20 shots compare to rangers 6. It's a hard fought point.
 
That was some pretty f'ing ugly shootout attempts - and yes I mean you Naz
and you Grabbo. Pathetic. Bozak gets a pass due to his SO season so far.

Speed coming in. Just try it.
 
Potvin29 said:
‏@mirtle

So with eight games left, 1-6-1 should get the Leafs into the playoffs. Maybe even 1-7-0. I think they'll be okay.
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A .500 record the rest of the way would guarantee the Leafs finish ahead of everyone below Washington, regardless of how the other teams play (assuming Boston holds on against the Devils).
 
Potvin29 said:
‏@mirtle

So with eight games left, 1-6-1 should get the Leafs into the playoffs. Maybe even 1-7-0. I think they'll be okay.
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49 points.  7 up on Winnipeg (9th) while still having a game in hand.  8 up on New Jersey.  They are also 5 points up on 6-8th.
And if Boston holds on over the next three minutes, the Leafs would be sitting on a Toronto-Montreal 1st round.
 
The Leafs don't get many goals on the breakaway in regulation, either; they tend to set their goals up with passing, which does them no good in the shootout.

Reimer can handle the dekes pretty well, but a hard wrister seems to beat him more often than not.  Still, he's done well for himself.  How many rounds did that one insane shootout go?  11?  Plus, the goalie is just one half of the equation; the rest of the team hasn't been scoring in the SO. 

And in general I think he's been very reliable in regulation lately.  I only caught the 3rd period and OT, but he came up with some huge saves.
 
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