The "Mr. T" Man of the Match Thread, 2013 edition

[cw]

MoM: Maybe the finest defensive game I can recall ever seeing Phaneuf play. He flirted with being a real stud tonight. Played smart. Some fancy stick work - defensively & knocking a puck out of the air. Hits. Blocked shots. Shots on goal. Lugging the puck. Clearing the crease. The works. Great game by the captain.

HM: Bozak's faceoff wins (22 of 26 = 85%) were remarkable and helped sustain the attack at the end of the game though Kessel played very well too.

 

[Spider]

Phaneuf HM Kadri, Bozak

 

[Crucialness Key]

MotM -- Bozak
HM -- Phaneuf... that early crossbar could have been a gamechanger

Also, my wife has decided that Kostka looks like Thor and is cute.  Is there a column in the standings for that? 

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

Motm - Bozak for the draws.
HM - Kadri for looking like our most dangerous forward and Colton Orr for slaying Scott.

Goat- Gunarsson seemed overly aggressive on the pinch tonight and was caught multiple times.

 

[Bender]

MoTM: Kadri
HM: Kessel, Bozak

 

[Kessel Run]

Phaneuf HM Kessel

Bozak was also awesome on the draw.

 

[pmrules]

Phaneuf -motm
Kadri - hm

Disappointments - gunnar.

Additional hm and proud Canadian shout out to the national anthem singer. So proud of our troops! 

 

[Bonsixx]

MotM: Bozak, hands down. Unreal in the faceoff dot.
HM: Orr for fighting a dude who looks like a pro wrestler.

 

[Beowulf]

MoTM: Bozak
HM: Kadri

 

[Boston Leaf]

MOM Phaneuff
HM Kadri

 

[OldTimeHockey]

MoTM - Bozak
HM - McClemment - His line played fantastic and fueled everything that happened out there.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

I'll give it to Phaneuf with HM to Bozak and Kadri

 

[armche123]

motm Kadri
Hm bozak

 

[Redleaf]

MotM Phaneuff
HM Bozak

 

[Bullfrog]

MoTM - Bozak
HM - McClemment - His line played fantastic and fueled everything that happened out there.

Gotta disagree with you on that one. While McClement was ok, his linemates only played 4 1/2 minutes.

 

[LittleHockeyFan]

I forgot about the goat of the game thing. My vote there goes to Gunnar too, if I'm not too late.

 

[OldTimeHockey]

MoTM - Bozak
HM - McClemment - His line played fantastic and fueled everything that happened out there.

Gotta disagree with you on that one. While McClement was ok, his linemates only played 4 1/2 minutes.

That's fine, but when out there, they made things happen. I really like what McClement brings to the table on the penalty kill as well as at even strength.

 

[ZBBM]

Game #1: TOR vs MTL: Leafs 2-1.  MotM: Kadri (13/4).  HM: Kostka (7/6).  Others: Kessel (4/8), Scrivens (0/6).
Game #2: BUF vs TOR: Sabres 2-1.  MotM: Phaneuf (9/4).  HM: Bozak (8/4).  Others: Kadri (2/8), Kessel (2/3), McClement (0/1), Orr (0/1).
Game #3: TOR vs PIT:
Game #4: NYI vs TOR:
Game #5: TOR vs NYR:
Game #6: TOR vs BUF:
Game #7: WSH vs TOR:
Game #8: BOS vs TOR:
Game #9: CAR vs TOR:
Game #10: TOR vs WSH:
Game #11: TOR vs WPG:
Game #12: TOR vs MTL:

 

[ulfselrach]

Perhaps a bit late for the suggestions, but how about adding an extra column for the GotG (Goat of the Game)?

I see that Nik and MamaBear have nominations for Game #2.

 

[maplesyrup]

I dunno... It reeks of bad karma to me.