Game 6 - Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins L6-2

[Arn]

But to respond to your post directly, that period was hardly a case of "poor execution".  They weren't skating out there, similar to the way they haven't been skating early in many/all of the games this year.

Sure, but I'm not talking about just how they've looked tonight, but, how they've looked in front of Gustavsson since last season. They've consistently looked worse in front of him than they have in front of any of the other goalies that played for the Leafs in that span. That probably isn't a coincidence.

Ok. But he hasn't played since January, and other than that probably hasn't played regularly since before Christmas. So how many on the roster played in front of him? Hardly any of the bottom 6 forwards and half the defence?

 

[Kin]

Really? You don't see how poor execution could very easily be the result of not having confidence in your goalie and, therefore, being more conscious about not making mistakes, which, as we all know, often leads to making more mitakes? Really?

To be honest, I hear that and I think that, if true, it's more indicative of some serious problems with the rest of the team than with Gus.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

Well it's nice to see we're sticking with the "play badly" tactic.

At least we're consistent.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

That seemed a pretty weak call on Chara.

Not that I'm complaining!

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Yep, one of those games with the penalties.

Ferraro just called him Pascal Dupuis.

Say what you want about McGuire, at least he knows whats going on in the game he's watching.

Oh how we miss Pierre McGuire and Mike Komisarek.  Who's next? Jason Blake?

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Brutal calls, he was getting hooked and then nailed and then a penalty.

 

[Strangelove]

But to respond to your post directly, that period was hardly a case of "poor execution".  They weren't skating out there, similar to the way they haven't been skating early in many/all of the games this year.

Sure, but I'm not talking about just how they've looked tonight, but, how they've looked in front of Gustavsson since last season. They've consistently looked worse in front of him than they have in front of any of the other goalies that played for the Leafs in that span. That probably isn't a coincidence.

While that might have been true the past few seasons, I think it's a little too early to be making that argument this year.  The way I see it, they weren't particularly worse in the first period tonight than they have been on previous nights.  But Boston is a better team than the others the Leafs have faced, so they've been able to capitalize.

 

[maplesyrup]

I think McKenzie made a pretty good point re: trying to play Boston tough just now.

Agreed. Bad coaching decision.

Fighting fire with fire?

Usually leads to a bigger fire.

They play on ice, how bad could it be?

Edit: Oh wait, I'm watching the game. Pretty bad it seems.

5 alarm, I reckon.

 

[Kin]

That wasn't a super smart play there by Grabo.

 

[13th fan]

Wow we have no luck

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Imperative to score on this 2 men advantage!

We got the penalty.

EDIT:  I guess they got another, but it will only be 4 on 3.

 

[Strangelove]

Hopefully that wakes Grabo up.  He's been invisible after a pretty good preseason.

 

[Kin]

Brutal calls, he was getting hooked and then nailed and then a penalty.

That was a pretty blatant grab of the stick.

 

[maplesyrup]

That's what happens when your gassed... You resort to cheating here and there.

 

[bustaheims]

While that might have been true the past few seasons, I think it's a little too early to be making that argument this year. The way I see it, they weren't particularly worse in the first period tonight than they have been on previous nights.  But Boston is a better team than the others the Leafs have faced, so they've been able to capitalize.

I don't know. The players aren't robots. They can't just delete the memories of playing in front of him. New season or not, those memories are going to be effecting them on a subconscious, if not a conscious one.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Brutal calls, he was getting hooked and then nailed and then a penalty.

That was a pretty blatant grab of the stick.

It looked to me that he was trying to get it off of him.

 

[Bullfrog]

Yikes, jonas was sleeping there.

 

[13th fan]

Kinda like Steckel being front of Thomas on the power play

 

[bustaheims]

To be honest, I hear that and I think that, if true, it's more indicative of some serious problems with the rest of the team than with Gus.

I disagree. All it really tells me is that, like all other players, they're human. Lots of teams struggle in front of goalies they're not confident in and then turn around and play well in front of goalies they do have confidence in.

 

[maplesyrup]

This Thomas kid is kinda good.