Giordano played one of the best games I have ever seen from a Leafs dman in 47 years
- mr.sir

Jim Mckenny was great that night

Jim Mckenny was great that night
- drexel

Brian Leetch is 2
Bob Rouse is 3

Although watching Markov give the Jagr salute ranks pretty highly as well

What a play by marner on the first goal.
Murray looking good.
- Fakepartofme

I hope Pierre Dorion got to see the highlights

Brian Leetch is 2
Bob Rouse is 3

Although watching Markov give the Jagr salute ranks pretty highly as well
- mr.sir

That's one of my favourite moments ever.

With GM Jorts Eichel having his best season in his career and recovering with his experimental surgery...is anybody going to point at Buffalo's management for denying him that surgery and potentially ruining his career?
- AdamFrench

Yup. Another classic Sabres blunder.

Brian Leetch is 2
Bob Rouse is 3

Although watching Markov give the Jagr salute ranks pretty highly as well
- mr.sir

Id have to go with Iafrate just taking warmup

If by favourable rulings, you mean that the refs got all three calls right, then I agree,, Leafs were very fortunate that the refs followed the rule book
- PatC80

I think the Leafs probably used up years of brutal rulings last night. No doubt, the league will remember this night in future rulings...

- Glass Half Empty Jonesy

Id have to go with Iafrate just taking warmup
- drexel

I’ve seen him play in 2 alumni games (TO/Bos)
Both times he was firing slappers over the goalie’s head, quite the entertainer

Got 8 of his autos if you’re interested

Giordano played one of the best games I have ever seen from a Leafs dman in 47 years
- mr.sir

Gio, Sandin, Holl and Liljegren all very good. Hollowell hung in and played a good first game. Forwards did their jobs and none of it matters if Murray doesn’t Play the way he does.

I think the Leafs probably used up years of brutal rulings last night. No doubt, the league will remember this night in future rulings...

- Glass Half Empty Jonesy
- mjones242

In exchange, we'll have another goal called back in game 7 of this year playoffs

I think the Leafs probably used up years of brutal rulings last night. No doubt, the league will remember this night in future rulings...

- Glass Half Empty Jonesy
- mjones242

Glass Completely Empty

Refs get 3 calls right. Another sign of coming apocalypse revealed.

Of course we potentially lose another d-man (Benn). Hopefully, it isn't serious and he's back in the lineup.

Having said that, Timmins trade a nice piece of business at the right time.

Glass Completely Empty

Refs get 3 calls right. Another sign of coming apocalypse revealed.
- Canada Cup

New headline on TSN:

Refs follow rule book, Leafs fans concerned of impending doom

Of course we potentially lose another d-man (Benn). Hopefully, it isn't serious and he's back in the lineup.

Timmins trade a nice piece of business at the right time.
- mjones242

Is he healthy enough to contribute?

Is he healthy enough to contribute?
- PatC80

I think so. He was finishing his conditioning stint and was going to have to clear waivers which is why they did the trade. He should be good for a period and a half

Gio, Sandin, Holl and Liljegren all very good. Hollowell hung in and played a good first game. Forwards did their jobs and none of it matters if Murray doesn’t Play the way he does.
- Canada Cup

I thought the forwards were outworked for a lot of that game. The bottom-6 - and Kampf's line in particular - were sort of dominated. The Matthews line traded chances, but got hemmed in for some extended periods as did the Tavares line. I mean, I think Holmberg's line generated 1 shot - and he scored on it!

I recognize that playing without your three top defensemen - and we've talked quite a bit about how most teams don't really have much quality after the top 3 D-Men - is a massive crutch. I'd also tip my cap to Jersey - they are young, fast, dynamic, and playing with all the confidence in the world. But still . . Murray stole that game, regardless of the disallowed goals.

Glass Completely Empty

Refs get 3 calls right. Another sign of coming apocalypse revealed.
- Canada Cup

- mjones242

. . . and what's crazy is that you're both right!

I thought the forwards were outworked for a lot of that game. The bottom-6 - and Kampf's line in particular - were sort of dominated. The Matthews line traded chances, but got hemmed in for some extended periods as did the Tavares line. I mean, I think Holmberg's line generated 1 shot - and he scored on it!

I recognize that playing without your three top defensemen - and we've talked quite a bit about how most teams don't really have much quality after the top 3 D-Men - is a massive crutch. I'd also tip my cap to Jersey - they are young, fast, dynamic, and playing with all the confidence in the world. But still . . Murray stole that game, regardless of the disallowed goals.
- Monkeypunk

But we were only outshot by 15!

Devils have 4 strong lines. After the first where I thought the Leafs had the edge it really was played mostly in the Leafs end but there didn’t seem to be a lot of panic or the dumb mistakes we’ve seen in the past. The forwards weren’t able to sustain pressure but they were sound defensively.

Brian Leetch is 2
Bob Rouse is 3

Although watching Markov give the Jagr salute ranks pretty highly as well
- mr.sir

But we were only outshot by 15!

Devils have 4 strong lines. After the first where I thought the Leafs had the edge it really was played mostly in the Leafs end but there didn’t seem to be a lot of panic or the dumb mistakes we’ve seen in the past. The forwards weren’t able to sustain pressure but they were sound defensively.
- Canada Cup

This is probably fair. I didn't see a lot of bad giveaways or poor decisions that led to odd man rushes - most of the chances were generated by Jersey on their own, not by us handing it to them. As poor as Holl and Gio's numbers were last night, that was some solid old school defense - especially when you basically have 4 defensemen.

This is probably fair. I didn't see a lot of bad giveaways or poor decisions that led to odd man rushes - most of the chances were generated by Jersey on their own, not by us handing it to them. As poor as Holl and Gio's numbers were last night, that was some solid old school defense - especially when you basically have 4 defensemen.
- Monkeypunk

I never thought I would say this, but I was happy when Jordie Benn came back to start the 3rd period.

Yeah, that's where I am at now.. Happy to see Jordie Benn in the top 4.

I never thought I would say this, but I was happy when Jordie Benn came back to start the 3rd period.

Yeah, that's where I am at now.. Happy to see Jordie Benn in the top 4.
- PatC80

The fact that Justin Holl is our #1 defenseman is probably the greatest irony in recent Maple Leafs history.

The fact that Justin Holl is our #1 defenseman is probably the greatest irony in recent Maple Leafs history.
- Monkeypunk

Holl at $2M is currently the highest paid active defenseman on the team.. So, he better play up to that huge price tag.

Holl at $2M is currently the highest paid active defenseman on the team.. So, he better play up to that huge price tag.
- PatC80

. . .I mean Rielly makes about 33% of the defense budget when everyone is healthy.

Right now Justin Holl is making 28% of the defense budget (which is a higher amount than Jake Muzzin), so I think you're onto something there.

I expect big things from this kid, Holl.