Leafs @ Wild - Nov. 13th, 7:30pm - TSN, SN 590

[Zee]

Anybody nervous?  No?

Games like this can turn on a bad bounce. Hate the 1-0 lead into the 3rd. Hope the Leafs can pop an early goal in the third.

 

[ZBBM]

Anybody nervous?  No?

No, Bernier is solid and the Wild are looking nonlethal.

We do need to control the puck more in the 3rd tho.

It's a mess of a game really...could go either way.

I wish these guys could get some forecheck/cycle game going.  That's one thing I'd like to see Clarkson initiate.

Me too.  He's supposed to be an initiator, but I haven't seen it yet.  He could be, should be, taking a leadership role here with Bozak and Bolland out.

 

[princedpw]

I know Kule does a lot off the scoresheet, but man, it's hard to believe he scored 30 goals in a season.

Well, he was playing with an excellent centerman.

 

[lamajama]

Leafs doing whatever they can to blow this game.

 

[ZBBM]

Leafs doing whatever they can to blow this game.

Except for the PK, you mean.  And goaltending.  And the PP converted. 

But yeah, this 5 on 5 crap is getting maddening.

 

[Stronger Than All]

what was that?

 

[Arn]

Well, Kadri is having an interesting night anyway

 

[ZBBM]

That may have earned Kadri an extra look by the league at the hit on Backlund.  Idiot.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

So clean hits are illegal.....whatever.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

geez?.I get home  in  time to see??..Kadri tries to kill someone?

 

[bustaheims]

THat's a terrible call. 2 minutes, maybe, but it was largely a clean hit. No elbow, no charge, skate still on the ice . . . not a 5 minute hit at all.

 

[L K]

I don't understand how that is a match penalty.  He hits him square on.  The elbow is tucked and the only reason it makes contact with the head is because Granlund is hunched over.  I don't even buy that it is head first. 

Garbage call.

 

[barney_rebel]

What's kadri's problem?

 

[princedpw]

Did people think it was a hit to the head?  It kind of looked like chest, shoulder, with his head down.

 

[lamajama]

Here come 2 Wild goals.

And Leafs may need another centre for 2 games or so

 

[Zee]

What a ridiculous match penalty

 

[Scot4bz]

What's kadri's problem?

Hockey

 

[Deebo]

I think a major is harsh.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

That may have earned Kadri an extra look by the league at the hit on Backlund.  Idiot.

That call is a disgrace. He didn't even take 3 strides, so it's not charging. He didn't leave his feet. He didn't even elbow. He hit a guy who left himself open and was crouching a bit.

This league might as well become a ringette league.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

They'll rescind that match penalty tomorrow.