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TheMussel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 09.24.2013

Feb 28 @ 10:58 AM ET
Overall, a great game.
What a move by Spezza

- Fakepartofme


He's done it a million times but I'd wager that most teams aren't watching 4th line Spezza game tape in preparation
RogerRoeper
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 03.27.2007

Feb 28 @ 11:00 AM ET
I was a year early with my Leafs will win the cup prediction I admit.
MaximusAurelius
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: #FireDubas
Joined: 04.23.2012

Feb 28 @ 11:00 AM ET
Nylander with two GWG in a row. Haters can do two things: nothing, and like it.
- Zezel

There were at least 7 Leafs players with a better game than Willie the Floater yesterday. He had a decent 1st period and then completely disappeared again
RogerRoeper
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 03.27.2007

Feb 28 @ 11:01 AM ET
Howard Beger is funny. All his articles are about Rogers firing people. Nothing about the Leafs. I guess he's bored with them being so good.
Canada Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ,all day against anybody.” Mr. Cooper , ON
Joined: 07.06.2007

Feb 28 @ 11:07 AM ET
There were at least 7 Leafs players with a better game than Willie the Floater yesterday. He had a decent 1st period and then completely disappeared again
- MaximusAurelius


Yawn
poopstash
Los Angeles Kings
Joined: 03.21.2015

Feb 28 @ 11:07 AM ET
I was a year early with my Leafs will win the cup prediction I admit.
- RogerRoeper


You were a jinx then and a jinx now so stfu thx bye
MaximusAurelius
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: #FireDubas
Joined: 04.23.2012

Feb 28 @ 11:13 AM ET
Yawn
- Canada Cup

You should worry about your heroes Biden and Harris locking up minors in cages at the border
21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

Feb 28 @ 11:15 AM ET
You should worry about your heroes Biden and Harris locking up minors in cages at the border
- MaximusAurelius

Biden got a new job?
MaximusAurelius
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: #FireDubas
Joined: 04.23.2012

Feb 28 @ 11:21 AM ET
Biden got a new job?
- 21peter

Yes, early January - not sure how you could have missed that..?
winsix
Season Ticket Holder
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Henry Hudson's Fairchild 24 South Porcupine
Joined: 04.03.2016

Feb 28 @ 11:21 AM ET
This week's guitar solo, nice cover by my favorite southpaw. That Fretwork!

21peter
Atlanta Thrashers
Location: Peter I Island
Joined: 11.18.2014

Feb 28 @ 11:24 AM ET
Yes, early January - not sure how you could have missed that..?
- MaximusAurelius

Early January?? Been dreaming again?
Tanooki
Location: Professional propagandist, Val D’or
Joined: 06.28.2016

Feb 28 @ 11:26 AM ET
There were at least 7 Leafs players with a better game than Willie the Floater yesterday. He had a decent 1st period and then completely disappeared again
- MaximusAurelius

He had a solid 20 minute stretch of hockey.
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Feb 28 @ 11:26 AM ET
"He showed heart and fired up his team, it worked"


- burn

Emotion is fun, fans need reminders that these players care for some reason as well.

Also we have no idea what the Sharks players were saying on the ice.
gergeswillems
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Malkin wants to be The Man, ON
Joined: 02.01.2016

Feb 28 @ 11:27 AM ET
I was a year early with my Leafs will win the cup prediction I admit.
- RogerRoeper

You've predicted the Leafs winning the Cup for the past 4 years.
Leafsmart
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Fredericton, N.B.
Joined: 12.18.2013

Feb 28 @ 11:29 AM ET
Boys are playing well defensively. Great game last night. Reminds me of the Tampa game just before the covid shut down last spring. They were a lockdown group in that one as well. Thought at the time "Why can't we do that more often". Looks like the lights came on in the gang. Great to see!
Tanooki
Location: Professional propagandist, Val D’or
Joined: 06.28.2016

Feb 28 @ 11:35 AM ET
Boys are playing well defensively. Great game last night. Reminds me of the Tampa game just before the covid shut down last spring. They were a lockdown group in that one as well. Thought at the time "Why can't we do that more often". Looks like the lights came on in the gang. Great to see!
- Leafsmart

They're definitely playing a more structured game. Winning with Hutch in net is proof of that.
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Planet of the Leafs, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Feb 28 @ 11:38 AM ET
There were at least 7 Leafs players with a better game than Willie the Floater yesterday. He had a decent 1st period and then completely disappeared again
- MaximusAurelius


There will always be detractors.
winsix
Season Ticket Holder
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Henry Hudson's Fairchild 24 South Porcupine
Joined: 04.03.2016

Feb 28 @ 11:39 AM ET
Huge to win the opener of this set without Matthews, and to get a good start from Campbell. Go Leafs Go.
- Zezel


Agree- huge win for Leafs. First shutout of the season for Leafs and Campbell is signed for $1.65M for next year. Like that guy - he'd not a flopper. Looks like his mates like him as well. Nylander was outstanding again as was Marner. Not much mention of Bogosian - but he's been pretty good for a bottom pairing guy. Best troll repellent I've seen in a while.
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Planet of the Leafs, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Feb 28 @ 11:42 AM ET
It's funny how Spezza is a good pro who is still very solid in the NHL, and Babcock is coaching university hockey.
mjones242
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Pretentious Beer Snob, ON
Joined: 06.22.2015

Feb 28 @ 11:45 AM ET
Conservatives who have no ideas: “they’re canceling me because of me ideas”
- Canada Cup

Sometimes no ideas are better than half-baked ones.
MaximusAurelius
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: #FireDubas
Joined: 04.23.2012

Feb 28 @ 11:46 AM ET
It's funny how Spezza is a good pro who is still very solid in the NHL, and Babcock is coaching university hockey.
- Zezel


It's funny how Leafs fans on here went from "Babcock is the new Messiah" to hating on the guy like he was a war criminal - just in a few years
Leafs43
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: ON
Joined: 06.16.2010

Feb 28 @ 11:48 AM ET
It's funny how Leafs fans on here went from "Babcock is the new Messiah" to hating on the guy like he was a war criminal - just in a few years
- MaximusAurelius


Most people are able to adapt and change their opinions given new information.

You aren't - which is why you continue to make silly claims like "Holtby is a top 5 goalie in the NHL"

burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Feb 28 @ 11:51 AM ET
It's funny how Leafs fans on here went from "Babcock is the new Messiah" to hating on the guy like he was a war criminal - just in a few years
- MaximusAurelius



It's almost like they saw him sewer the team for years and changed their minds
Monkeypunk
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Whenever, wherever, ON
Joined: 06.27.2013

Feb 28 @ 11:54 AM ET
Agree- huge win for Leafs. First shutout of the season for Leafs and Campbell is signed for $1.65M for next year. Like that guy - he'd not a flopper. Looks like his mates like him as well. Nylander was outstanding again as was Marner. Not much mention of Bogosian - but he's been pretty good for a bottom pairing guy. Best troll repellent I've seen in a while.
- winsix



I'm curious to see more of Campbell. A great backup plays great 25-30 games in a year, but for whatever reason they just don't have the consistency or physical or mental stamina to play successfully in 45-50 games. McElhinney was a great example of that. Typically speaking the more games he played, the fewer quality starts he would have. But he was rock solid as a backup.

You all may have talked about this last night during the game . . . but what I liked about Campbell's game is how well he controlled the puck. When Carey Price is at his best, he interrupts the offense's ability to gain and control the offensive zone - whether through interrupting shoot-ins, or catching and freezing the puck, or controlling rebounds and keeping the puck close.

Campbell did a really nice job of catching the puck and just stopping the play so Edmonton struggled to gain a lot of long drawn out zone time. There were moments when the puck was moved around well by the Oilers obviously, but when given the chance, I thought Campbell did a really nice job of catching the puck and closing down the momentum.
burn
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Tavares is sledge hockey level - Islesrbettr, ON
Joined: 08.02.2006

Feb 28 @ 11:57 AM ET
Emotion is fun, fans need reminders that these players care for some reason as well.

Also we have no idea what the Sharks players were saying on the ice.

- Santo_44



Petulance and crying are emotions I guess.

Id prefer that players would wish to show emotion not do it in embarassing fashion.

Perhaps do it while it matters, while still playing the game
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