Leafs @ Capitals - Jan. 3rd, 7:00pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

[azzurri63]

...but Laine is still going to be the better player. 8)

I still think about that Lawless interview every time Matthews puts up any points. What a twit 25 games into the season Laine was the next great one.

 

[bustaheims]

19. He's doing all this and he's freakin' 19.

It's crazy that we need to be reminded about that.

 

[Kin]

It's all the more reason that signing Martin at all was baffling, let along giving him 3 years.

Four. They gave him four years for goodness sakes.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Yeah I was very somewhat open to Martin but said he needed to play 10-ish minutes and be an effective penalty killer to justify his deal. But he's basically getting Colton Orr minutes now. 5-8 minutes a night since late November.

 

[azzurri63]

OV take a seat.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

"Nobody will stand up to Ovechkin" haha

 

[herman]

Yeah I was very somewhat open to Martin but said he needed to play 10-ish minutes and be an effective penalty killer to justify his deal. But he's basically getting Colton Orr minutes now. 5-8 minutes a night since late November.

Pretty sure they'll be rolling him out after this power play finishes up (or when Ovi steps back out).

 

[herman]

LOL

 

[azzurri63]

As much as I'd like to have seen the Leafs score here I'm not sure I want them to go 3 up.

 

[herman]

Yep, there's Marty. #deterrance

 

[Arn]

Wow. How do you go offside on a 2 on 0. That's genuinely impressive

 

[CarltonTheBear]

[tweet]816460781541793793[/tweet]
www.twitter.com/mkmolnar/status/816460781541793793

 

[Kin]

Oh good. A two goal lead heading into the 3rd. Might as well just flip over to the hoops with this one in the bag.

 

[azzurri63]

Wow. How do you go offside on a 2 on 0. That's genuinely impressive

And how do you give up a 2 on 0 while on the PP. We got lucky.

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/LeafsNews/status/816459042428219392

The way Matthews can quickly pivot that 6'3" 220lb frame from skating forwards to skating backwards and not fall down whilst making a play is awesome. Saw it on his 3-on-1 goal in the Centennial Classic as well. Just another tool in his arsenal.

 

[azzurri63]

What impressed me before that goal was Nylander had given up the puck while in the Caps zone. The puck went back to the Leafs end and a Capital player had the puck up against the boards. 2 or 3 Leafs fishing at it trying to dig it out. Matthews came in and don't think I ever have seen this. He flipped his stick so the tip of the blade was facing the ice and came in and like filleting a fish in one motion got the puck out and started the play up ice. 15 seconds later the sweet dish.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Wow I'm utterly shocked.

 

[herman]

Wow I'm utterly shocked.

Marner and JvR both running up the same side (RW) when we didn't have control behind the net? Gee...

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Just completely shocked.

 

[azzurri63]

WTF was Reilly thinking. I know Bozak tried to chip it back behind the net but dumb decision leaving Kuznetsov wide open.