Leafs @ Canucks - Mar. 14th, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[ZBBM]

That was pretty by Kessel.  I didn't think he had much of a backhand.

 

[Peter D.]

Atta boy Kessel. Nice move.

 

[Al14]

That was pretty by Kessel.  I didn't think he had much of a backhand.

Very nice moves indeed! 

 

[ZBBM]

For all the mangasming the TV crew has been doing over VAN, they've taken 27 penalties and haven't managed to put the Toronto Solar Bears away yet.

 

[harps64]

Pretty weak penalty shot call there I think......still happy about the goal though.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

Pretty weak penalty shot call there I think......still happy about the goal though.

mercy call.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Phil Kessel with the triple deke, very nice.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

There is the 2015 Phil we've come to know!

 

[ZBBM]

I was almost ready to give Kessel a reluctant HM for scoring a nice goal.  But .... no.

 

[barney_rebel]

We stink btw...

 

[Al14]

Pretty weak penalty shot call there I think......still happy about the goal though.

How was it weak?  Kessel was hooked on the hip, and then, he was stick hooked!  Quite clearly, it should have been called!  JMHO.

 

[TML fan]

Well, at least Kessel scored. Him reaching 30 again is the only thing left for me to care about.

 

[cw]

Well, at least Kessel scored. Him reaching 30 again is the only thing left for me to care about.

If he'd made the effort, he could have gone for 40 - which he's never done in his life. Might have given fans something for this season. But since he's not into making an effort, it's pretty tough for me to care if or when he scores.

 

[TML fan]

So don't care then.

 

[Lynx]

God, I wish they'd kept Stralman.

I lost track of him for a few years after he left Toronto. When did he start becoming so good? Was it right away or not until he got to New York?

 

[Highlander]

Another case of the Loafs pitching away players before they reach their potential.
I liked Stralman as a leaf, yes he was green but what kid isn't.
This is one thing we have to stop in our rebuild, keep the kids with talent and let them develop

 

[Rebel_1812]

God, I wish they'd kept Stralman.

I lost track of him for a few years after he left Toronto. When did he start becoming so good? Was it right away or not until he got to New York?

when he got to new york.  He bounce between teams and was even on waivers once.  So the leafs could have got him back.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

God, I wish they'd kept Stralman.

I lost track of him for a few years after he left Toronto. When did he start becoming so good? Was it right away or not until he got to New York?

when he got to new york.  He bounce between teams and was even on waivers once.  So the leafs could have got him back.

Yup, I recall reading an article about how he beefed up when landing in NY, a few of the Rags D took him under their wing in the weight room and he got significantly thicker and hard to play against.

 

[cw]

God, I wish they'd kept Stralman.

I lost track of him for a few years after he left Toronto. When did he start becoming so good? Was it right away or not until he got to New York?

when he got to new york.  He bounce between teams and was even on waivers once.  So the leafs could have got him back.

Yup, I recall reading an article about how he beefed up when landing in NY, a few of the Rags D took him under their wing in the weight room and he got significantly thicker and hard to play against.

May have been a Leafs game against TBay but fairly recently, I saw him manhandle someone and toss them into the boards ... and said to myself "where did that come from ?" My recollection of him as a young Leaf was considerably different - he was kind of skinny and almost frail.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

God, I wish they'd kept Stralman.

I lost track of him for a few years after he left Toronto. When did he start becoming so good? Was it right away or not until he got to New York?

when he got to new york.  He bounce between teams and was even on waivers once.  So the leafs could have got him back.

Yup, I recall reading an article about how he beefed up when landing in NY, a few of the Rags D took him under their wing in the weight room and he got significantly thicker and hard to play against.

May have been a Leafs game against TBay but fairly recently, I saw him manhandle someone and toss them into the boards ... and said to myself "where did that come from ?" My recollection of him as a young Leaf was considerably different - he was kind of skinny and almost frail.

For sure, he always had skills, but the knock on him was whether he could cope with the physical side of things. Now that he has that covered he is really blossoming.