Penguins @ Leafs - Oct. 26th, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050
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bustaheims
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mc said:
No, they got the call right this time. McClement shot the puck down the ice off the faceoff, but it went off Crosby's stick almost right away, so, no icing.
Britishbulldog
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BlueWhiteBlood said:
He was actually complaining that it was icing by Bolland since Bolland shot it down the ice on the faceoff but I suspect the lines man stated that it went off Crosby's stick....speculation on my part.
Heroic Shrimp
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Mason Raymond played 27 seconds less than Crosby. I can't say I saw that coming.
Peter D.
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Random thoughts from my view from the stands:
- Reimer was excellent. Not much more needs to be said.
- Phaneuf didn't stand out per se, but he shut things down again.
- Rielly has the best vision on the back end. Suspect at times defensively, but then will make a solid play. His speed is going to be his best asset at both ends.
- Sign Bolland long term. You win with guys like that. Hawks fans would tell us that.
- I found Clarkson trying to do a little too much. Almost as if he needs to be the centre of attention.
- Ranger had another horrible game IMO.
- Kessel, JvR -- continue to roll and carry this team.
- Can Kadri please centre these guys even when Bozak comes back?
- The whole arena standing for fights is a myth. Half the people were sitting for McLaren's fight. Yawn.
- Crosby was average; Malkin was near invisible.
- Reimer was excellent. Not much more needs to be said.
- Phaneuf didn't stand out per se, but he shut things down again.
- Rielly has the best vision on the back end. Suspect at times defensively, but then will make a solid play. His speed is going to be his best asset at both ends.
- Sign Bolland long term. You win with guys like that. Hawks fans would tell us that.
- I found Clarkson trying to do a little too much. Almost as if he needs to be the centre of attention.
- Ranger had another horrible game IMO.
- Kessel, JvR -- continue to roll and carry this team.
- Can Kadri please centre these guys even when Bozak comes back?
- The whole arena standing for fights is a myth. Half the people were sitting for McLaren's fight. Yawn.
- Crosby was average; Malkin was near invisible.
hockeyfan1
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Nice win. Well done. kudos to Reinner for keeping the team in the game (when the Leafs were outshot 16-4 in the second), and to the Kadri line. Loved Bolland's one-timer. Don't see these types of goals come by too often in today's NHL. A slapshot is a welcome change inslead of always getting fancy-footed or passing-fancy. Bolland played it smart.
GhostofPotvin29
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Still can't believe they won. Really good effort by basically the whole team, well done! Reimer was great.
CaptainObvious
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http://www.tsn.ca/toronto/blogs/jonas_siegel/?id=435157
This part stood out for me in regards to bozak
"Kadri was feisty and often electric in nearly 20 minutes against the Penguins, providing the kind of sizzle and skill that Bozak ultimately does not possess. Unlike the injured top centreman, though, he has yet to prove that he can withstand the defensive rigours of playing in such a high-profile position. His determined effort against Malkin was a baby step in the right direction."
This part stood out for me in regards to bozak
"Kadri was feisty and often electric in nearly 20 minutes against the Penguins, providing the kind of sizzle and skill that Bozak ultimately does not possess. Unlike the injured top centreman, though, he has yet to prove that he can withstand the defensive rigours of playing in such a high-profile position. His determined effort against Malkin was a baby step in the right direction."
Corn Flake
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CaptainObvious said:
Was really stoked to see how well Kadri did vs. Malkin. That was huge. I think when he takes that big step on a permanent basis, dropping Bozak to the 3rd line where he probably belongs, then this team will move into a whole other level.
And maybe people will stop harping on Bozak, talking about how "terrible" he is. The guy could be a fantastic penalty killing 3rd line centre, which is really what he is.
Redleaf
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Corn Flake said:
With Bozak out he certainly has an opportunity to make the case he should stick. Personally, I think he still needs a bit more time developing his defensive game before taking on the most prominent offensive position on the team. But he has taken some pretty significant strides in that direction.
LittleHockeyFan
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Zee said:
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BlueWhiteBlood
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The thing I like about Kadri is how much he appears to care about his team and the game they're playing. He went right after the Pens player last night when they took a late shot against Reimer. Kadri went right into the corner and let the player know that that was not okay.
He ended up taking a few more penalties than I'd like, but I certainly like his passion, to go along with his natural skill and talent. He always seems to come up with a good hit also, he's a lot more solid than you'd think and usually ends up on the right side of the hit he's throwing.
Good stuff from him last night.
He ended up taking a few more penalties than I'd like, but I certainly like his passion, to go along with his natural skill and talent. He always seems to come up with a good hit also, he's a lot more solid than you'd think and usually ends up on the right side of the hit he's throwing.
Good stuff from him last night.
L K
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Corn Flake said:
The thing is, I think he has been pretty solid defensively this year. His +/- hasn't really shown it but he's making a number of strong defensive plays. He hustles back into the defensive zone, does a good job of using his speed to take plays away with his stick and in general has done a good job playing positional defense.
He's also done a better job of limiting his turnovers at the blueline. He still does it at times but I think you need to accept that some of your skill guys are going to turn over the puck because the payoff of the plays when they work can be a net positive. It's a lot easier to tolerate when he actually skates back to break up plays when he does turn over the puck.