Leafs @ Avs - Dec. 22nd, 9:00pm - TSN4, Fan 590

[herman]

Taking bad penalties is exactly what happens if you're caught in your own zone because your chip outs keep getting stopped at the wall.

Shhh. We still need to convince teams that our slow skating defencemen who handle the puck like it's a hand grenade are worth 2nd round picks at the deadline.

I'm not on Twitter and not on reddit, nor do I blog. We should be okay

 

[L K]

On the out of town scoreboard.  Columbus is beating up on Pittsburgh - up 7-1.  How and why are they so good this year?  Is it Clarkson's truculence?

 

[herman]

On the out of town scoreboard.  Columbus is beating up on Pittsburgh - up 7-1.  How and why are they so good this year?  Is it Clarkson's truculence?

Aren't they on a 10 game win streak?

No morning skates on game days?

 

[Kin]

Hey Zach Hyman, if you're ever wondering "Is this the right play" and the play in question is a drop pass to Matt Martin, the answer is no.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I hope McLeod's next bowel movement is a porcupine.

 

[L K]

On the out of town scoreboard.  Columbus is beating up on Pittsburgh - up 7-1.  How and why are they so good this year?  Is it Clarkson's truculence?

Aren't they on a 10 game win streak?

Yeah.  I know Officer Bobrovsky checked himself into rehab and has been great this year but they have a +44 goal differential.  Colorado has scored 65 goals on the year.

 

[Kin]

Oh man! I'd pay a 2nd round pick for that sort of offense!

 

[L K]

Roman "the offensive Hammer" Polak

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

I like Noodles on the radio, but he's not as good as Ferraro on the TSN tv broadcasts. 

 

[barney_rebel]

We rule man!

 

[McGarnagle]

Tipped by Kadri?

 

[bustaheims]

It's starting to become really clear why Colorado's record is what it is.

 

[ZBBM]

Brown and Hyman and JVR have been puck terriers tonite.

 

[herman]

Haha sometimes that works! Nice shot, Polak! And great play to keep things alive, Brown and JvR.

Kadri with the Sterling Archer special to go top blocker on Polak's blast.

 

[Kin]

On the out of town scoreboard.  Columbus is beating up on Pittsburgh - up 7-1.  How and why are they so good this year?  Is it Clarkson's truculence?

Aren't they on a 10 game win streak?

Yeah.  I know Officer Bobrovsky checked himself into rehab and has been great this year but they have a +44 goal differential.  Colorado has scored 65 goals on the year.

I seem to remember them as being everyone's sort of favourite sleeper pick last year and then that awful start of theirs buried them. They've really built a good young defense though.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

It's starting to become really clear why Colorado's record is what it is.

Yup, Varlamov stopped this from happening last time we played them, can't play to that level every night.

The team in front of him is a tire fire.

I honestly thought they'd rebound a little without Roy dragging them down.

 

[bustaheims]

On the out of town scoreboard.  Columbus is beating up on Pittsburgh - up 7-1.  How and why are they so good this year?  Is it Clarkson's truculence?

Clarkson's zero games played is definitely helping. And, I'm not even joking/being sarcastic.

 

[herman]

I love that Hunwick held that breakout play once he realized he had time and space. JvR should've skated it deeper instead of throwing a blind drop back pass.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

On the out of town scoreboard.  Columbus is beating up on Pittsburgh - up 7-1.  How and why are they so good this year?  Is it Clarkson's truculence?

I don't think in their wildest expectations they thought Werenski would be this good out of the gate.

Management also got a promise from Torts that he'd relax with the youngsters.

 

[McGarnagle]

Andersen solid on 14 shots.