His speciality.
- burn

Yeah, I was watching the game last night.

What a stinker of a goal... damn.

Yeah, I was watching the game last night.

What a stinker of a goal... damn.
- Pecafan Fan

You know it's bad when my only comeback is ....

"Which one?"

You know it's bad when my only comeback is ....

"Which one?"
- .HOHO.

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You know it's bad when my only comeback is ....

"Which one?"
- .HOHO.

@bcphockeyblog: What's your favourite goal the Leafs have allowed from center ice? We take your calls in the ten o'clock hour...

Leafs are playing well. Good speed through the neutral zone. Phaneuf is playing a really solid game. I feel sorry for Bernier, but he has to be responsible for his own crap.

He gets paid to play hockey, if he's letting outside issues such as these effect his game he needs to re-evaluate if he wants to play hockey.
- burn

this is unfair

everyone on the planet has had personal issues that effected their work

he is a human afterall.

As a former goalie and goalie coach it's easy to see when a guy is fighting it mentally, and Bernier certainly is fighting it big time. If he was a baseball player he would be in an 0 for 38 slump right now .

In practice he would make those saves and control those rebounds 100% of the time. Not 99, not 99.9, but 100%.

Unfortunately for him as Babcock says he has to gain his own confidence and believe in himself. Tough league to do that but he will either figure it out or end up in the same league as Andrew Raycroft, Vesa Toskala and Justin Pogge.
- Rang

I read that someone posted that he needs a sports shrink.

this is unfair

everyone on the planet has had personal issues that effected their work

he is a human afterall.
- Dozzer

He's just a stat to some

He's just a stat to some
- Garnie

oh.. he is playing like hell no question

but we need to remember .. these guys arent robots

I can't believe he wasn't designated for assignment after that. That was gross.
- burn

He was putrid. Probably the pooptiest performance he's had.

I wonder if the home sitch is getting to him: I distinctly remember when his kid was born and him commenting on not getting much sleep; now with the Wives thing, maybe it's affecting his game.
- gravyface

Maybe but if you get to make $4 Million a year then you don't get any mulligans, as he said it's his job to be ready

I watched the game Saturday night, team had some defensive lapses, a weak goal called back, but overall I thought the team and Reimer played great.

Then I watched the highlights from last night.

My gawd.

Bernier has officially played himself into the backup role...horrible. No excuse for that shot from the red line.

Reims has finally earned the number 1...go with him until things change.

He gets paid to play hockey, if he's letting outside issues such as these effect his game he needs to re-evaluate if he wants to play hockey.
- burn

Uh?
Yes cause our personal lives never bleed into other aspects of our lives
Just a dumb comment.

But last night looked horrible, my gawd the center ice goal CANNOT go in.

As a former goalie and goalie coach it's easy to see when a guy is fighting it mentally, and Bernier certainly is fighting it big time. If he was a baseball player he would be in an 0 for 38 slump right now .

In practice he would make those saves and control those rebounds 100% of the time. Not 99, not 99.9, but 100%.

Unfortunately for him as Babcock says he has to gain his own confidence and believe in himself. Tough league to do that but he will either figure it out or end up in the same league as Andrew Raycroft, Vesa Toskala and Justin Pogge.
- Rang

All of which were recent leaf goalies......not a good trend.

I watched the game Saturday night, team had some defensive lapses, a weak goal called back, but overall I thought the team and Reimer played great.

Then I watched the highlights from last night.

My gawd.

Bernier has officially played himself into the backup role...horrible. No excuse for that shot from the red line.

Reims has finally earned the number 1...go with him until things change.
- Fakepartofme

He said he lost it for a second. Ever hear baseball players say they are not seeing the ball? Same thing, the puck looks small to him right now and is coming in faster than he expects.

I do think he will get it back and the puck will look more like a frisbee than a bottle cap. The Leafs should have sent him to the Marlies on a conditioning stint like they did with Corrado.

All of which were recent leaf goalies......no a good trend.
- Fakepartofme

Lots of guys have the physical tools to be pro atheletes who are currently employed working in offices, laying bricks or other gainful employment. They never figured out the mental part or didn't have the drive or determination.

As the late Yogi Berra said, "half this game is 90% mental"

oh.. he is playing like hell no question

but we need to remember .. these guys arent robots
- Dozzer

Yep, still hope they put him in the next garage sale

What a season the Norwegian Hobbit is having.

this is unfair

everyone on the planet has had personal issues that effected their work

he is a human afterall.
- Dozzer

No different than anyone else on the planet. Joe 9 to 5 with kids can't say my work is suffering becuase I just had a kid.


He's being paid millions to do a job, if the tv is interfering with that then there is a problem.

Not unfair in the least.

He said he lost it for a second. Ever hear baseball players say they are not seeing the ball? Same thing, the puck looks small to him right now and is coming in faster than he expects.

I do think he will get it back and the puck will look more like a frisbee than a bottle cap. The Leafs should have sent him to the Marlies on a conditioning stint like they did with Corrado.
- Rang

Late last season, he was allowing these bad goals.

No different than anyone else on the planet. Joe 9 to 5 with kids can't say my work is suffering becuase I just had a kid.


He's being paid millions to do a job, if the tv is interfering with that then there is a problem.

Not unfair in the least.
- burn

Umm actually lots have, it happens ALL the time.
But I dont think he is referring to just the kid thing....didnt they have a kid last year?
He should be over that by now.

He's just not playing well.

Uh?
Yes cause our personal lives never bleed into other aspects of our lives
Just a dumb comment.

But last night looked horrible, my gawd the center ice goal CANNOT go in.
- Fakepartofme

Right cause if you process payroll for a living and you (frank)ed up bad and you're employer asked why you made such a huge mistake that our 200 employees didn't get paid and your answer is "I'm tired cause we just had a kid" or "my wife/husband/bf/gf is on a tv show and it's affecting me" they'd be ok with it. Guaranteed 100% not.

Umm actually lots have, it happens ALL the time.
But I dont think he is referring to just the kid thing....didnt they have a kid last year?
He should be over that by now.

He's just not playing well.
- Fakepartofme

There isn't an employer on this planet that would accept "I (frank)ed up becuase I'm tired".

The original poster mentioned the new baby and also the tv show.

Yeah, I was watching the game last night.

What a stinker of a goal... damn.
- Pecafan Fan

(I know this is redundant ... but I simply have to ask "which one")

Thank you Mike in Buffalo for being the first of the "reporters" to label the performance of the goaltender for what is was.

And thank you Mr Babcock for doing the right thing and stating emphatically that you are going back to the goalie who deserves to start - and that Bernier can fix his confidence issues in the same way Reimer managed to... by playing well.

We'll have to see if in fact Bernier has that ability.


I know I know Bernier has the better stats!

There isn't an employer on this planet that would accept "I (frank)ed up becuase I'm tired".

The original poster mentioned the new baby and also the tv show.
- burn

When did Bernier give birth? Was that was the cause of his lower body injury?