Sorry for being late on a post, have been swarmed with school work and busy doing other things.
Last night the Leafs tried to end their three-game losing streak, while losing 6 out of their last 7. It did not happen, as the Canadiens came out the victors in a 4-3 shootout win. The shootout loss moved the Leafs to a disgusting record of 8-11-6.
The Leafs went down with a bang - as Sundin scored a cheapy right in front of the net with 18 seconds left in regulation - to tie the game at 3 a piece. Overtime didn't prove much, as there were few good scoring chances for each team and the goalies were stellar.
The shootout has haunted the Leafs all season; they haven't won once after 65 minutes played. Toskala seems to be strong when the pressure is on him, but in shootouts he has been very weak. After Kovalev sniped one top shelf, it seemed as though the Leafs were done for. Toskala came up huge on the next 3 shooters, but the Leafs were only able to score one to tie it up. Then when it seemed as though the Leafs might actually win in a shootout, Andrei Kostitsyn slipped an easy one through VeTo's five-hole to end it.
That makes it four god damn losses in a row. And with all the rumours of Paul Maurice, and/or John Ferguson Jr. being fired, rumoured trades, and even some talk of Richard Peddie being forced to step down after his comments on JFJ, everyone wants to know - including me - when all this madness is over.
Random Game Notes:
- Pohl, Kilger, and Belak all returned to the lineup with the absence of Battaglia, Poni, and Tlusty.
- Jason Blake had another huge shot totals game with 8. Result = 0 goals. He did add two assists, and was a +2. The line of Blake-Wellwood-Tucker seemed to add a jolt of energy to the Leafs lineup, and Mark Bell joined Sundin and Antropov on the first line. Later in the game, Blake rejoined Mats and Nik on the number one line.
- Ian White and Woz are officially the two biggest losers on the Leafs. Every game they constantly make bad plays, and giving away the puck. Last night, they combined for 4 giveaways. Woz was two steps behind the play which resulted in a great scoring chance for Montreal, and it seems to becoming more frequent.
Something must be done very soon, or the Leafs will find themselves in last place in the East, and the only option will be to blow up and rebuild.
If the Leafs put together a big stretch of being over .500, you can believe the rumours will subside, and Mr.Bone's boner will be back.
The Leafs play tomorrow in Atlanta, and expect Kovalchuk to get three points off our poor goaltending.
- Pohl, Kilger, and Belak all returned to the lineup with the absence of Battaglia, Poni, and Tlusty.
- Jason Blake had another huge shot totals game with 8. Result = 0 goals. He did add two assists, and was a +2. The line of Blake-Wellwood-Tucker seemed to add a jolt of energy to the Leafs lineup, and Mark Bell joined Sundin and Antropov on the first line. Later in the game, Blake rejoined Mats and Nik on the number one line.
- Ian White and Woz are officially the two biggest losers on the Leafs. Every game they constantly make bad plays, and giving away the puck. Last night, they combined for 4 giveaways. Woz was two steps behind the play which resulted in a great scoring chance for Montreal, and it seems to becoming more frequent.
Something must be done very soon, or the Leafs will find themselves in last place in the East, and the only option will be to blow up and rebuild.
If the Leafs put together a big stretch of being over .500, you can believe the rumours will subside, and Mr.Bone's boner will be back.
The Leafs play tomorrow in Atlanta, and expect Kovalchuk to get three points off our poor goaltending.
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