Rangers @ Leafs - Jan. 4th, 7:00pm - CBC, SN 590

[bustaheims]

Nice shot by Lupul to break the shutout. He can stay.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Hah. Lupul's first shift back on the left wing and he scores (from the right side).

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I was wrong.  Credit Randy for pulling Bernier and turning the tide.

 

[lamajama]

Come on 7M captain, drop the damn gloves and get your team some pride back.

He won't. He's a wimp. Likes to instigate chirp and then play the shoving game.

Come on Carlyle play fair. Put in Reimer.

He's a wimp? Really?  Grow up.  That's one of the dumbest things I've read on here.

Grow up?  What are you? 12?  Tell me the last fight Phaneuf was in. I can site multiple examples of Phaneuf "starting" something and then backing off.

 

[2badknees]

See what happens when a player gets released from playing with Kadri?

 

[brothert]

Yeah, we needed that about 3 goals ago. :

Still they're getting bombed.

 

[TML fan]

The forwards who lead the charge for this team are also mostly poor defensively

Other coaches seemed to manage not getting heavily outshot with similar players as the top players.

Fair enough, but I doubt there's many good defensive teams out there whose top forwards are as collectively poor defensively as these guys.

Most people don't use highly tuned Ferarris in a demolition derby.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Come on 7M captain, drop the damn gloves and get your team some pride back.

He won't. He's a wimp. Likes to instigate chirp and then play the shoving game.

Come on Carlyle play fair. Put in Reimer.

He's a wimp? Really?  Grow up.  That's one of the dumbest things I've read on here.

Grow up?  What are you? 12?  Tell me the last fight Phaneuf was in. I can site multiple examples of Phaneuf "starting" something and then backing off.

Yes, the one calling a grown adult a wimp for not fighting another person is not the one who has to grow up.

No, I'd prefer our Captain and best defenseman to stay on the ice and not sit for 5:00 actually since there's no proven impact of fighting on an NHL game's result and it's idiotic to think there is.

 

[bustaheims]

mirtle: Clarkson and Gunnarsson are out for the rest of the game, Leafs say.

 

[2badknees]

Regarding Phaneuf, I was referring to the play when someone on the Rangers hit him after the whistle when the leafs were 4-0 down. It would have been nice to see some push back instead of the standard phaneuf expression and a small shove.

I wasn't suggesting he go and start a fight for no reason anytime during the play.

 

[Stronger Than All]

Why take JVR off the top line?  He's better then everyone.

5-0 is when you change thing up though.  Why try it at 2-0 when the game is within reach still.  Tht would make too much Effin sense.

 

[ZBBM]

mirtle: Clarkson and Gunnarsson are out for the rest of the game, Leafs say.

The question is, is Gunnarsson out for more?  Clarkson I'm indifferent about.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Regarding Phaneuf, I was referring to the play when someone on the Rangers hit him after the whistle when the leafs were 4-0 down. It would have been nice to see some push back instead of the standard phaneuf expression and a small shove.

I wasn't suggesting he go and start a fight for no reason anytime during the play.

He pushes back all the time, not sure where the idea that he doesn't comes from.  Then gets roundly criticized if he takes a penalty, too.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

Hah. Lupul's first shift back on the left wing and he scores (from the right side).

about effin' time he was back on the first line. I'm actually watching the Barrie game, but the Bud Light went off so I knew Leafs scored?.checked in here to see who.

Oh, I suppose that means:

 

[2badknees]

Regarding Phaneuf, I was referring to the play when someone on the Rangers hit him after the whistle when the leafs were 4-0 down. It would have been nice to see some push back instead of the standard phaneuf expression and a small shove.

I wasn't suggesting he go and start a fight for no reason anytime during the play.

He pushes back all the time, not sure where the idea that he doesn't comes from.  Then gets roundly criticized if he takes a penalty, too.

You're not getting it. Never mind.

 

[tomcom]

Come on 7M captain, drop the damn gloves and get your team some pride back.

He won't. He's a wimp. Likes to instigate chirp and then play the shoving game.

Come on Carlyle play fair. Put in Reimer.

He's a wimp? Really?  Grow up.  That's one of the dumbest things I've read on here.

Grow up?  What are you? 12?  Tell me the last fight Phaneuf was in. I can site multiple examples of Phaneuf "starting" something and then backing off.

+1

 

[bustaheims]

He pushes back all the time, not sure where the idea that he doesn't comes from.  Then gets roundly criticized if he takes a penalty, too.

Damned if he does. Damned if he don't. He just can't win with some people.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Regarding Phaneuf, I was referring to the play when someone on the Rangers hit him after the whistle when the leafs were 4-0 down. It would have been nice to see some push back instead of the standard phaneuf expression and a small shove.

I wasn't suggesting he go and start a fight for no reason anytime during the play.

He pushes back all the time, not sure where the idea that he doesn't comes from.  Then gets roundly criticized if he takes a penalty, too.

You're not getting it. Never mind.

Or you're not explaining it properly, Randy.

 

[lamajama]

Regarding Phaneuf, I was referring to the play when someone on the Rangers hit him after the whistle when the leafs were 4-0 down. It would have been nice to see some push back instead of the standard phaneuf expression and a small shove.

I wasn't suggesting he go and start a fight for no reason anytime during the play.

Exactly. The "standard" Phaneuf expression. Maybe show some pushback and anger at the situation. Instead it's "angry letter to follow".

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I really don't understand why players aren't instructed to just go to the bench immediately when they break a stick. McClement literally did nothing on the ice for about 40 seconds in the defensive end because he didn't have a stick.