'Twas a typical night for the Leafs. They led early, lost that lead through blatant poor play, and couldn't regain the lead against a back-up goaltender.
The only real positive was that Jason Blake scored twice for the Leafs, including his first goal on the road all year. Thats one of the more ridiculous stats I've heard all season. It is the second half of the season fer fucksakes!
The Leafs fired anything and everything at Conklin, especially in the first period. It wasn't a bad strategy considering how bad Ty Conklin is. Don't let his recent run fool you, this guy is barely good enough to be a reserve goaltender. The Leafs made him look decent tonight with poor play, pretty much all around.
I have to wonder - why the fuck hasn't the coach done something about the third period meltdowns? I think there is a very simple solution to the problem, illustrated step-by-step below.
Step 1 - Cut a hole in a box.
Step 2 - Put your junk in that box.
Step 3 - Make her open the box.
Step 4 - Play the fucking 4th line more than four minutes per game and maybe your other players will have something left in the tank come the third. Do some fucking coaching Paul - it sure beats looking at the scoreboard in disbelief every time your team fucks up. You'd think you'd be used to that by now.
Random Game Notes:
-Add Greg Millen to the list of misguided hockey men that would rather jerk off Sidney Crosby than give his game an objective analysis. Millen praised his intensity and work ethic well before Crosby had any impact on the game. A direct quote from Millen, "the National Hockey League is so lucky to have him...". Fuck, Greg, how's his dick taste? You work for the fucking Leafs, not Crosby's publicist.
- Darcy Tucker got some time at centre on the powerplay with Steen and Blake. I wonder why Steen wouldn't have played there, considering he came into the league as a centre.
- I really like that the team is allowing Pavel Kubina to go to the front of the net on the powerplay. He did this a lot in Tampa Bay - where he was a legitimate top pairing defenseman - and it worked well. Toronto seems content to keep their d-men up high on the powerplay, despite it being near the bottom of the league.
-Tucker/Ruutu was the best fight of the Leafs' season. Well done by both players.
- It was great of Paul Maurice to take a time out...after Pittsburgh's 5th goal. Is there a point to that, Paul? Do you think the team will make a comeback down 4 goals in the 3rd period? That timeout should have been taken well before the 5th goal was scored.
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