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Leafs @ Rangers - Dec. 23rd, 7:00pm - SN, TSN 1050

The Rangers forecheck is giving the Leafs fits AND they have consistently had 3 guys back at the blueline to slow the Leafs down when they try and bring the puck into the offensive zone.  The Rangers system is destroying the Leafs.
 
bustaheims said:
Derk said:
Cry-der is faster than Kadri?
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Because Kadri, like most Leaf forwards, has to start from a stationary state, whereas most opponent forwards seem to focus on moving their feet.
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You seem to have a keen grasp of the situation. :)
 
bustaheims said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Carlyle sucks and all, but these guys aren't exactly warriors when it comes to fighting for pucks.
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That's also partly systemic. They're not set up to attack the offensive zone with speed, so, they're not going to get in with a good chance at winning a puck battle, and they're playing a very passive system in the defensive zone, which also gives the advantage to the other team in puck battles. They need to be better at that, but, that's on the coach as well as the players. Carlyle needs to have them playing a more aggressive system and the players need to actually play more aggressively.
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I'm not disagreeing, but systems aside when it's you and some other guy and the puck is between you, you need to win that battle more often than not.  That comes from within. 

But hey, they can go have a Merry Xmas secure in the knowledge that they are in thick of the playoff hunt and that they have something really special going in the room yappita yappita yappo.
 
Review? That's a goal. No question about it. The puck was in the net and the refs signaled for the goal right away. He had no intention to blow the play dead.
 
I don't have any idea why that would be waved off given that the whistle didn't go and it was called a goal.
 
With that said, I can certainly understand the Rangers frustration there. The play probably should have been blown dead.
 
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