Blehh. The Leafs lost again. A recap is unnecessary. Losing is a way of life for this team lately. 2-6-2 (also known as 2-8) in their last 10, the Leafs desperately need Vesa Toskala back. He is expected to return for the upcoming west coast road trip. Maybe I'll have something to write about when he returns. Until then,
Random Game Notes:
- Steve Downey's sucker-punch on Jason Blake was pretty much the worst thing I've seen in awhile. Even Don Cherry called him a cheapshot artist. Ouch. It takes a lot for Cherry to denounce a non-French Canadian. I dunno whether the NHL will suspend Downey, but the fact that he is only 4 games removed from a 20 game suspension should be a factor in his case. The guy is a fuckin' loser, flat out. The next time the teams play, he should be targeted.
-Matt Stajan had a great game. When his team was busy firing 56 shots at Antero Niittymaki, he had 0 of them...and won only 3 of 19 faceoffs. Stajan had 6 points in his first 5 games (1.2 PPG) and has 12 points in his last 37 (0.32 PPG). He is dead weight.
- Carlo Colaiacovo - you played 4 games this year...all in a row! But now you're back where you belong: in the pressbox, injured. You're like Glass Joe from Mike Tyson's Punch Out. Fuck! You were hit accidentally after the whistle at half speed - cowboy up!
- I don't agree with Tucker playing the powerplay, nevermind playing centre on the powerplay. He has 9 points this year. 9 fucking points!!! Since when is that powerplay worthy? He centred a unit with Blake and Steen and they were cycling the puck fer fucksakes! Who does that on the powerplay? Nobody that makes the playoffs, thats who.
- The Leafs and Flyers were fairly even tonight, despite the Leafs' 56 shots (many of the Leafs' shots were from beyond the circles). The same Flyers that played just last night were the Leafs' equals. I'd be embarrassed if that were me.
- Andrew Raycroft literally didn't move on Mike Richards' game-winning goal. Where I come from, if the other goalie out duels you all night, you at least make the effort. Fuck, Raycroft may not have saved the puck, but he needs to be making a case for his job. Pulling a statue won't cut it.
Random Game Notes:
- Steve Downey's sucker-punch on Jason Blake was pretty much the worst thing I've seen in awhile. Even Don Cherry called him a cheapshot artist. Ouch. It takes a lot for Cherry to denounce a non-French Canadian. I dunno whether the NHL will suspend Downey, but the fact that he is only 4 games removed from a 20 game suspension should be a factor in his case. The guy is a fuckin' loser, flat out. The next time the teams play, he should be targeted.
-Matt Stajan had a great game. When his team was busy firing 56 shots at Antero Niittymaki, he had 0 of them...and won only 3 of 19 faceoffs. Stajan had 6 points in his first 5 games (1.2 PPG) and has 12 points in his last 37 (0.32 PPG). He is dead weight.
- Carlo Colaiacovo - you played 4 games this year...all in a row! But now you're back where you belong: in the pressbox, injured. You're like Glass Joe from Mike Tyson's Punch Out. Fuck! You were hit accidentally after the whistle at half speed - cowboy up!
- I don't agree with Tucker playing the powerplay, nevermind playing centre on the powerplay. He has 9 points this year. 9 fucking points!!! Since when is that powerplay worthy? He centred a unit with Blake and Steen and they were cycling the puck fer fucksakes! Who does that on the powerplay? Nobody that makes the playoffs, thats who.
- The Leafs and Flyers were fairly even tonight, despite the Leafs' 56 shots (many of the Leafs' shots were from beyond the circles). The same Flyers that played just last night were the Leafs' equals. I'd be embarrassed if that were me.
- Andrew Raycroft literally didn't move on Mike Richards' game-winning goal. Where I come from, if the other goalie out duels you all night, you at least make the effort. Fuck, Raycroft may not have saved the puck, but he needs to be making a case for his job. Pulling a statue won't cut it.
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