Game 30: Hurricanes @ Leafs - Dec 13th, 2011 - 7pm EST W 2-1 (OT)

[Zee]

Man, we needed that... It's really going to be a grind to the finish.

You said it (unless the Leafs suddenly go on a 6-7 game win streak)

 

[nutman]

Man, we needed that... It's really going to be a grind to the finish.

Yes we did, but having a tight battle right to the end will be awsome for the blood flow wont it. 8)

 

[Zee]

Man, we needed that... It's really going to be a grind to the finish.

Yes we did, but having a tight battle right to the end will be awsome for the blood flow wont it. 8)

I'm much happier with these "blood pressure rising" games then last year when you pretty much knew the Leafs were out of the playoffs in December.

 

[cw]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2011/12/14/brophy_connolly/
Well, at least one person will have cause to look back fondly at Tuesday night's yawnfest at ACC.

In a game that was poorly played by the home side, against a weak visitor barely hanging on for dear life, Tim Connolly scored two goals 4:58 apart to secure a 2-1 overtime victory for the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Carolina Hurricanes.
...
The Leafs did indeed get pucks to the net, out-shooting the woeful Hurricanes 38-19, but they did not produce as many quality scoring chances as they probably would have liked.

When I saw the bolded words, it made me wonder if he really watched the game.

It wasn't their best game but "poorly played" didn't jive with what I saw.

 

[Zee]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2011/12/14/brophy_connolly/
Well, at least one person will have cause to look back fondly at Tuesday night's yawnfest at ACC.

In a game that was poorly played by the home side, against a weak visitor barely hanging on for dear life, Tim Connolly scored two goals 4:58 apart to secure a 2-1 overtime victory for the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Carolina Hurricanes.
...
The Leafs did indeed get pucks to the net, out-shooting the woeful Hurricanes 38-19, but they did not produce as many quality scoring chances as they probably would have liked.

When I saw the bolded words, it made me wonder if he really watched the game.

It wasn't their best game but "poorly played" didn't jive with that I saw.

The only thing poor about it was the Leafs finish.  Leafs controlled the play for pretty much all 60 minutes with Carolina barely mounting any offense at all.  The bad part was the PK at the end, but other than that it was all Leafs.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

BTW, I can't let this game go by w/o saying that Andreas N?dl's last name is not pronounced "Noodle."  The umlaut over the "o" makes it closer to "Nurdel" but with your lips kind of rounded so it has a strong "oo" overtone.  There is no exact equivalent in English.  Anyway, good for him to not let people say "Noh-del."

Normally it's written "oe" when one doesn't have the umlaut available, as in Oesterreich. It's sort of a more concentrated version of the sound "oe" in "oeuf" (French for egg). Strictly speaking, there is no hint of an "r" anywhere in the sound whatsoever. German lessons are over for today.

Danka shane.

 

[cw]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2011/12/14/brophy_connolly/
Well, at least one person will have cause to look back fondly at Tuesday night's yawnfest at ACC.

In a game that was poorly played by the home side, against a weak visitor barely hanging on for dear life, Tim Connolly scored two goals 4:58 apart to secure a 2-1 overtime victory for the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Carolina Hurricanes.
...
The Leafs did indeed get pucks to the net, out-shooting the woeful Hurricanes 38-19, but they did not produce as many quality scoring chances as they probably would have liked.

When I saw the bolded words, it made me wonder if he really watched the game.

It wasn't their best game but "poorly played" didn't jive with that I saw.

The only thing poor about it was the Leafs finish.  Leafs controlled the play for pretty much all 60 minutes with Carolina barely mounting any offense at all.  The bad part was the PK at the end, but other than that it was all Leafs.

If the Leafs played "poorly" out shooting their opponent 2:1 (38-19, only allowing 19 shots against and against some solid goaltending), then I think it's safe to start planning the parade. 

 

[Strangelove]

It'd be nice if Connolly started looking like an offensive threat at some point.

I just felt like quoting this post.

I was going to do the same.  Ask and ye shall receive, I guess.

To me, before scoring last night, he looked flat for a good while (several games at least).  He still doesn't seem all that dangerous to me (goals notwithstanding), but I was glad to see him contribute last night.

 

[bustaheims]

It wasn't their best game but "poorly played" didn't jive with what I saw.

Yeah, me neither. They were, quite clearly, the best team on the ice last night, even if they didn't bury the puck well (or get a ton of big time scoring chances). They controlled the play, and if Ward was anything other than at the top of his game last night, it would have been over early.

 

[ZBBM]

BTW, I can't let this game go by w/o saying that Andreas N?dl's last name is not pronounced "Noodle."  The umlaut over the "o" makes it closer to "Nurdel" but with your lips kind of rounded so it has a strong "oo" overtone.  There is no exact equivalent in English.  Anyway, good for him to not let people say "Noh-del."

It's cool with you if I call him "Noodle" though, right? And tell everyone else to do the same?

No, it is totally uncool.  How would you like it if I pronounced your name "Nike" like the shoe?  Hmmm???

 

[ZBBM]

BTW, I can't let this game go by w/o saying that Andreas N?dl's last name is not pronounced "Noodle."  The umlaut over the "o" makes it closer to "Nurdel" but with your lips kind of rounded so it has a strong "oo" overtone.  There is no exact equivalent in English.  Anyway, good for him to not let people say "Noh-del."

"Noodle" was perplexing, but not nearly as grating to me as Bowen's pronunciation of (Martin) St. Louis as "Sahn" Louis.

Or Grlrlrlrlrlrabovski

Bowen's little attempts at humorous pronunciations are annoying.

 

[ZBBM]

BTW, I can't let this game go by w/o saying that Andreas N?dl's last name is not pronounced "Noodle."  The umlaut over the "o" makes it closer to "Nurdel" but with your lips kind of rounded so it has a strong "oo" overtone.  There is no exact equivalent in English.  Anyway, good for him to not let people say "Noh-del."

Normally it's written "oe" when one doesn't have the umlaut available, as in Oesterreich. It's sort of a more concentrated version of the sound "oe" in "oeuf" (French for egg). Strictly speaking, there is no hint of an "r" anywhere in the sound whatsoever. German lessons are over for today.

Oooh, I feel an Internet chest-thumping match coming on.

Yes, there is a hint -- just a hint -- of an "r."  See under "Goethe."

That is all.

 

[Stickytape]

It's nice to get the win,  but I don't think the team looked that great tonight.  Most importantly, they didn't seem to improve much in the key areas of their game after a 4-day break.

The PK hasn't changed at all.  The forwards aren't threatening enough and aren't making enough commitment to getting into the shooting lanes (either get in and block some shots, or get out of the way), and the D are chasing all over the place and seem perplexed by the concept of lifting sticks.  They didn't turn the puck over as much as they have been lately, but half of that is due to Carolina either not forcing the turnovers or allowing the Leafs to recover their mistakes.

Ward was strong only Connolly's two goals kept him from the earning the first star.  But the Leafs offense wasn't too dangerous.  They weren't there in front of the net to pick up rebounds often enough.  Kessel and Lupul came close a few times, though; nice to see them working so hard.

Nice to see a win under Reimer's belt since his return.  I hope that will help his confidence level.  I think he played well, but it was hard to tell, as Carolina didn't really test him.

Another long wait until the back-to-back Friday/Saturday games.  I hope that Wilson has noticed that the PK is still a complete mess and uses this time to drill the fundamentals.

tell me..how do the thoughts:  Cam Ward was great, should have been first star...mesh with ...the leaf's offense wasn't dangerous?

Because aside from Connolly, I don't think anyone played better than Ward.  He wasn't forced to stand on his head, but he played a good game, and that was enough to make him stand out among a lot of so-so efforts.

 

[Zee]

As I'm preparing the next game day thread (since the Leafs are 1-0 in Zee game-day threads you don't mess with the streak), I noticed that the Sabres have a bunch of injuries.

Boyes - leg
Gerbe - upper body
Myers - wrist
Tropp - upper body
Hecht - lower body
Leino - lower body

Primed for a Leafs win.  I hope.

 

[Bullfrog]

Or Grlrlrlrlrlrabovski

Bowen's little attempts at humorous pronunciations are annoying.

I'm not sure he does it with humorous intent.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

BTW, I can't let this game go by w/o saying that Andreas N?dl's last name is not pronounced "Noodle."  The umlaut over the "o" makes it closer to "Nurdel" but with your lips kind of rounded so it has a strong "oo" overtone.  There is no exact equivalent in English.  Anyway, good for him to not let people say "Noh-del."

Normally it's written "oe" when one doesn't have the umlaut available, as in Oesterreich. It's sort of a more concentrated version of the sound "oe" in "oeuf" (French for egg). Strictly speaking, there is no hint of an "r" anywhere in the sound whatsoever. German lessons are over for today.

Oooh, I feel an Internet chest-thumping match coming on.

Yes, there is a hint -- just a hint -- of an "r."  See under "Goethe."

That is all.

As you like, but you're wrong.

Check out the official IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) pronunciation and you'll find that it described as:

joːhan ˈvɔlfɡaŋ fɔn ˈɡ?ːtə

?ː ?l somewhat like hurl; French deux

IMO the French "eu" is a better description (depending on how open you speak your Canadian English vowels), given the fact that o with an umlaut is a close-mid front rounded vowel.

Here's some reference for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-mid_front_rounded_vowel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_German

Thump away!