Leafs @ Flyers - Jan. 26th, 7:00pm - SNO, Fan 590

[ZBBM]

Bah.  They've outplayed us and deserve to be ahead.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

UGH

That Philly goal horn is obnoxiously loud.

 

[Jeremiad]

Polak with the assist.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I get that we're on a back-to-back, but why play the 4th line with 3 minutes left in a tie game? And why put Hunlack out there with them to boot?

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Bah.  They've outplayed us and deserve to be ahead.

Yup, every line other than the fourth has been outplayed.

 

[ZBBM]

The team was out of gas tonight, basically.

 

[Jeremiad]

I hate the Flyers.

 

[Al14]

It was ALL Flyers in the 3rd.  They deserved it more, unfortunately!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

We didn't deserve to win, sure, but we should have been able to get that game to overtime. Hunlack on the ice for both Flyers goals tonight.

 

[azzurri63]

I hate giving up points late. Oh well can't get the puck out of your end occasionally comes back to bite you.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Probably a decent little reality check for them heading into the break, make sure they keep their feet on the ground.

 

[McGarnagle]

Would have liked to come out with a point, but ah well. Reilly would have been the difference there I think. The D apart from Gardiner and Zaitsev looked slow and weak on transition.

Mcbackup was terrific, imo.

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

We didn't deserve to win, sure, but we should have been able to get that game to overtime. Hunlack on the ice for both Flyers goals tonight.

I really hope they bench Polak when Mo gets back.

Marty has been solid with Zaitsev who looks more adventurous in the attack with Marincin.

 

[McGarnagle]

We didn't deserve to win, sure, but we should have been able to get that game to overtime. Hunlack on the ice for both Flyers goals tonight.

I really hope they bench Polak when Mo gets back.

Marty has been solid with Zaitsev who looks more adventurous in the attack with Marincin.

I'd go with Polak before Marincin right now. I know he's the better defenceman when healthy, but right now he's really struggling to keep pace with the play. I'd sooner have Corrado out there until he gets back up to speed.

 

[Al14]

Pathetic team got the pathetic results that they deserved.

That 4 minute pathetic power play was the turning point IMHO.

We played better 5 on 5 before that pathetic power play.

Oh, and, I mean they were a pathetic team TONIGHT only.

 

[L K]

We didn't deserve to win, sure, but we should have been able to get that game to overtime. Hunlack on the ice for both Flyers goals tonight.
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Maybe if the veterans of the team like Matthews, Marner, Zaitsev, Hyman and Brown did something we wouldn't be relying on rookies like Hunwick to not play the puck like a hand grenade.

 

[wnc096]

We didn't deserve to win, sure, but we should have been able to get that game to overtime. Hunlack on the ice for both Flyers goals tonight.

I really hope they bench Polak when Mo gets back.

Marty has been solid with Zaitsev who looks more adventurous in the attack with Marincin.

people complain about Polak/hunwick all the time....but Toronto has the #1 penalty kill in the league.  Who are the 2 tops penalty killers on d?  Polak....and hunwick

 

[Zee]

We didn't deserve to win, sure, but we should have been able to get that game to overtime. Hunlack on the ice for both Flyers goals tonight.

I really hope they bench Polak when Mo gets back.

Marty has been solid with Zaitsev who looks more adventurous in the attack with Marincin.

people complain about Polak/hunwick all the time....but Toronto has the #1 penalty kill in the league.  Who are the 2 tops penalty killers on d?  Polak....and hunwick

They play more minutes during the game at even strength than they do shorthanded.  What good does having a great shorthanded record do for you when the same 2 guys are on the ice for even strength goals against time and again?

 

[herman]

They play more minutes during the game at even strength than they do shorthanded.  What good does having a great shorthanded record do for you when the same 2 guys are on the ice for even strength goals against time and again?

You have warmed the cockles of my heart, Zee.

 

[Zee]

They play more minutes during the game at even strength than they do shorthanded.  What good does having a great shorthanded record do for you when the same 2 guys are on the ice for even strength goals against time and again?

You have warmed the cockles of my heart, Zee.

Let's go to the charts.  Higher on each line is better.  Note Jake Gardiner is far superior to both Hunwick and Polak.

These rankings / stats only consider even strength time: