I was reading that forum on the Leafs on the official Toronto Maple Leafs website, and that place was basically a love in for the Leafs. Every player was good. Everyone deserves a roster spot. All positive. NO negatives, maybe just a little. What that forum needs is some of the bitterness and negativity of some of the real life losers of TERB! Getting off topic, but I would like to comment on the game yesterday.
I didn't like it when the Leafs loss! Fucking shit. After calming down, and hearing the comments from a potential TERBite, coach Ron Wilson (he certainly has the attitude), he claimed his team played well. You know what. He was right.
The Leafs did play well. I think they out chanced the Bruins. They did not get pushed around by them either. Leafs forwards were able to beat the Bruins slow defensemen wide. Leafs skated hard and played their game. Why did they lose?
Gustavason could have made a couple of more big saves. Seems to me those Bruins goals, they shove it front of the net and in bounces in. Poke checking is a lost art. But Gustavson is the backup goalie.
Back checking is not optional in the NHL. Bozak lead the league in the worst plus minus last year right?
Not dressing Dupis was a mistake. The game was kind of tame, or maybe the Leafs are tough enough. Rosehill, all I remember him doing is fanning on the puck and not getting it out of the zone.
Schenn giving the puck away unpressured right to Lucik, then not making a strong enough play on the the very same Lucik in front of the net. That's typical Scheen. Two brain cramps on one play.
Anyways, everyone makes mistakes, but last game, all mistakes wound up in the back of the Leafs net.
Weren't you guys impressed by the thrid line? In fact, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd line all got a goal last night. The third line, as constructed now, they can play. To me, that is very surprising because they are raw rookies. Colbourne staking is not that bad. He's not that slow. Slow is like Jason Allison or Darcy Tucker. Dave Andurchuych slow.
Who would you want on the team at center. Bozak or Colbourne? To me, it obvious who belongs and who should be traded!