How on earth can the leafs argue it wasn’t kneeing? Play clearly shows knee to head.
- TurdFergeson

But you're here only to talk hockey, not to troll, or disagree with Leaf fans with every post.

Leaf fan "wow that was a nice play by Matthews"

Poopbag '' no it wasn't, it was clearly a fluke"

Spezza will just come back as Superman, the suspension is a perfect Christmas holiday, right Zez!?!?!?
- Garnie

That's what I'm saying

Liked what I saw from Steeves last night. Got better every shift. Keep him there coach.

Appears the Biega lad has good size. Was a good team for both rookies to get their feet wet last night.
Next game from be a dandy. Go Leafs!

a win...thats it.

At least the reward for a good reg season will be a 1st rd matchup against TB

insert Hide The Pain Harold meme here

a win...thats it.

At least the reward for a good reg season will be a 1st rd matchup against TB

insert Hide The Pain Harold meme here
- senstroll

Gotta beat the champs to be the champs.

Gotta beat the champs to be the champs.
- Zezel

TB didn't have to

Gotta beat the champs to be the champs.
- Zezel

Guys, I'm speaking in general. Not saying he should of MMA'd the (frank) out of PLD last night.

TO BE CLEAR, I AM SAYING MATTHEWS MIGHT NEED TO TOUGHEN UP AND PUSH BACK ONCE AND A WHILE SO HE DOESN'T GET RAG DOLLED AGAIN. NOT FIGHT


I'm not discussing this ever again. Jesus christ you think some of you guys never grew up playing hockey. Any time some one tried to push you around/bully you it was your job to push back....that doesn't always mean fight just means make the other player's life a little pooptier too so they think twice and leave you the (frank) alone. That's all.
- underhill14

Koolaid drinkers can get sensitive

Jonas Siegel
@jonassiegel
Jason Spezza and the Leafs made 3 arguments in suspension case:

1. It was not kneeing; NHL Player Safety disagreed.

2. Neal Pionk was eligible to be checked; NHL Player Safety agreed.

3. Spezza would have checked Pionk legally had he not fallen; NHL Player Safety disagreed.

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- GreatGigInTheSky

Good luck with #1...
Lol

I liked Rubins post-game interview
Q: “What did you most enjoy about your first NHL game, the crowd, the noise?”
Rubins: “The win.”

Spezzlord

TB didn't have to
- senstroll

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO!

TB didn't have to
- senstroll

Leafs will have to beat three if them......and 7 evil exes.

Koolaid drinkers can get sensitive
- Fakepartofme

This is a conversation that keeps coming up, though. It reminds me, in parallel of the people who mocked the idea of putting up nets around the glass in hockey after that girl, Brittanie Cecil, died in Columbus. So many people felt it was unnecessary. If we were just paying attention this stuff wouldn't happen. It was somehow _her_ fault that she had died in a way that any number of people could have - but now that the nets are up, it seems to make a lot of sense that it was done.

Similarly, we argue that players should "fight back"; that players shouldn't be pushed around. The rules clearly state what you can and can't do. There is literally no reason for Matthews or McDavid or Gretzky or Lemieux or Crosby or, or, or . . . to have to fight back. The Goddamned rules are there for a reason. When a referee stands there are doesn't do their job at all, the lack of accountability and the sheer incompetent lack of response from the NHL in the way it treats it star players and allows its officials to blatantly ignore doing their jobs is deafening. There will come a day when all of this bullpoop is changed. There will come a day when they finally stop all of this idiocy, and we will look back at statements like, "McDavid should just fight back and not let someone push him around," and realize how dumb of a statement it was.

And it will make a lot of sense that things were changed.

Until then, the dissenting voices that say, "He should have fought back," when he didn't have to are the reason the rules aren't changing the way they should.

NHL is harder on the Leafs than any team.

NHL is harder on the Leafs than any team.
- RogerRoeper

My headaches hurt worse than all the other headaches in the world.

NHL is harder on the Leafs than any team.
- RogerRoeper

My parents hated me

NHL is harder on the Leafs than any team.
- RogerRoeper

Nobody liked me at school

NHL is harder on the Leafs than any team.
- RogerRoeper

My boss doesn’t fully appreciate my brilliance

NHL is harder on the Leafs than any team.
- RogerRoeper

Lou L is the best GM that ever lived

NHL is harder on the Leafs than any team.
- RogerRoeper

Good morning sunshine

lol the jets (frank)ing suck what the (frank)

U should be talking about Zegras😳

lol the jets (frank)ing suck what the (frank)
- BINGO!