[Game Thread] Wings @ Leafs
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 5:08 PM CST
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Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Nov 7, 2009 6:00 PM CST
The Toronto Maple Leafs come off a much needed win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The matchup was between the league's two worst teams, but that doesn't mean there's any reason to sleep on the Leafs. Detroit, however, is on a three game win streak and has gone 4-0-1 in the last 5 games.
This Original Six matchup will likely center around defense. Toronto is averaging only 2.43 goals a game and have a defenseman leading in the points column with Tomas Kaberle's 18.
What to look for: Lots of shooting from Detroit against a team that gives up the most goals in the league and has the worst penalty kill as well. Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Leino should be able to find seams in this defense and get shots to the net.
Puck drops at 7:00 p.m. ET and will air on CBC in Canada and NHL Network in the US
Pension Plan Puppets is the SB Nation Leafs affiliate.
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Man i want some forearm forklifts
just because of the name..
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I want a SlapChop
In the worst way. And not just because Vince tells me I’ll love his nuts. We have a Bed Bath and Beyond version. Two slaps does not make a tuna less boring.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
i found a snuggie for dogs. woo!
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Over/Unders
Brad May fight :: 18 minutes of the 1st period
Darren Helm breakaway :: 9 minutes of the 1st period
First penalty :: 36 seconds
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
First Leafs boo-ing?
AND WTF?? Maple Leafs are using Enter Sandman??? That’s Hokie tradition my friends…
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yzerman
Man i got a serious case of the chills hearing the introduction
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
These commentators...
on the top 10 goals countdown make me glad we have the guys at FS-D. Some of those dudes are ridiculous
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'll take that bet.
I remember when the Red Wings DIDN’T have Steve Yzerman. HA!
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
wait...there was a period of time when he wasnt?
I thought he had been with the team since 1926
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That would have been great.
Maybe we wouldn’t have sucked donkey nard for forty years. HA
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i like
when Blackhawk fans go “oh yeah? i bet you weren’t a fan during the Dead Wings years were you?” and i always answer “yeah, been a fan since -23 dude”
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you're not olddd
you’re just youth challenged
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jim Hughson
Makes me feel like I’m playing NHL 2005.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
For us non-HD peope
does the picture look absolutely terribe tonight or is it just me?
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
by rwum14 on Nov 7, 2009 6:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
looks great on my set
and i dont have HD either. Contact your local cable or satellite provider for assistance haha
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And don't forget to smash 0 repeatedly
To get a human being on the phone.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it looks terrible tonight for me
and I thought it the picture had been getting gradually better the last couple games
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
by rwum14 on Nov 7, 2009 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dirty dirty hit
By Orr. Hits to the head? We sure they’re being addressed by the NHL??
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Missed it...
Hope they show a replay.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone think
Datsyuk was doing one of his crazy dekes when he dropped his stick. I did.
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
by rwum14 on Nov 7, 2009 6:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
haha me too
he should do that, he could probably get away with it and score somehow
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What a shift
If only Niklas Kronwall had taken that shot a little quicker.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
And then that happens
Weak goal allowed by Chris “Weak Goal” Osgood
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
defensive breakdown
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
by rwum14 on Nov 7, 2009 6:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Primeau beats Osgood
on a shot that shoulda been stopped 10:34 from Colton Orr
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ericsson pinched, Draper fell, Lebda sucked
haha sorry, I’m biased against Brett
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's okay
I’m biased against Osgood.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I should say...
I’m biased against terrible goaltending. I got no beef with Christopher, the man.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
same for Lebda
well…except for the expression he had on his face following the Havlat injury, not particularly cool in my book
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 6:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I saw it.
But I’m sure I would have hated it, too. Some things have no place in hockey.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"Osgood doesn't know where the puck is."
Momentary observation or career sum-up? HA
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
cheap
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
by rwum14 on Nov 7, 2009 6:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
holding penalty?
now it seems even more cheap
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
by rwum14 on Nov 7, 2009 6:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Better yet...
Called from CENTER ICE. Lame.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 6:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wonderful
Last minute goals are always confidence builders.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 7:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
And Now
back to our regularly scheduled suck.
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
by vtcub on Nov 7, 2009 7:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Phil Kessel scores first as a Maple Leaf
Kessel continues the path of Jason Blake’s shot (probably unnecessarily) to get his first goal as a Maple Leaf. Goal comes at 19:34 from Jason Blake and Ian White
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:08 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
it's the frickin maple leafs, treat 'em like the two win team they are
annoying to be down two goal to this team.
Granted, they are 1-1 since Kessel got back, so maybe it’s a new era or whatever for them? But still, what the heck?
Official BYB Juju Consultant...now accepting rally creature applications!
by ahtrap on Nov 7, 2009 7:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Now that the Penguins have won the cup...
the new NHL lovechild is seemingly Chicago. Puke.
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Guh.
Can’t stand these pro-Maple Leaf announcers….
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
ooo powerplay
Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider!
by rwum14 on Nov 7, 2009 7:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wait a second....
Either the puck was loose, or a defenseman had it covered in the crease. one doesn’t deserve a whistle, and the other’s a penalty shot…
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 7:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thats what I was thinking...
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
by vtcub on Nov 7, 2009 7:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Furthermore...
Detroit has possession of the puck when they blew the whistle on this Maple Leafs penalty. I smell something afoot.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 7:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Shorty against the worst team in the league.
FAIL
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 7:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
hey now, second worst team
Let’s not sell ourselves short…
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
"Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me." -Dusty Baker on OBP
by vtcub on Nov 7, 2009 7:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Uh-oh
Jason Williams down on the ice…not another injury….
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
his right leg got caught
and he fell back on it at a weird angle. I’m guessing MCL or PCL strain at the least, tear at the worst…
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gustavsson looks good
I hate to admit it but he’s in perfect position almost every time…except his Dom Hasek moment.
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Bertuzzi with a nice defensive play
…wait, what?
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
He wanted the puck back
So he could immediately turn it back over.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 7:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh weak
Hagman grabbed onto Draper’s stick as he fell, makes it look worse
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Lidstrom with a big hit
Rare sit in these days for him but nice hit
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Helm's speed...
clutch with Rafalski missing on the pinch and leaving Stuart alone. Turned a 2 on 1 into an even rush.
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Zetterberg hit with a high stick
Mikhail Grabovski
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 7:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
SBN Godfather Mirtle talking smack on Twitter
Asking if “this is what Detroit looks like this season.” Heavy talk from the guy who covers the two-win Maple Leafs.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 7:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Way to go, NHL Network
Joining the third period in progress.
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 8:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Wow what a save on Datsyuk
by “the Monster”
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 8:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
yeah...not sure why.
I mean the kid is good but i think someone else deserves that spot
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 8:19 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha Datsyuk
only he could deke himself out, fall, keep possession of the puck and get up
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 8:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Dan Cleary scores career goal 100
Both teams changing and Brian Rafalski makes a great pass to Dan Cleary who had only Gustavsson to beat.
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 8:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hey, what do you know?
Brett Lebda got beat again and now the Leafs have another power play
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 8:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Okay,I've had it with Osgood
I’ve supported him at the rough times this year, but really? come on.
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 8:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Jason Williams suffered broken right leg
Per Khan, Mickey Redmond, Malik, and everyone else…
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 8:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well, that was pathetic
5-1, Williams injured, Osgood awful…Recap up soon.
by Casey Richey on Nov 7, 2009 8:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Osgood with a chummy talk at the bench...
Nothing to get your panties in a bunch about, eh, Chris?
by mpetrella on Nov 7, 2009 8:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
man good thing Ohio State won today
what the crap happened in Toronto geez lol
we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE
thanks for a great season Rockies!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Nov 7, 2009 11:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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