Three final four appearances (2 x Jays, 1x Raptors) over the past year in a bit means we do have good sports team in our city.
- mykokes

I want THE BEST sports teams

I'd call you a DELUSIONAL LOAFS fan
- twiztedmike

Garth?

Garth?
- TheMussel

damn finally my identity has been figured out

I want THE BEST sports teams
- twiztedmike

I'd give up the other three for a cup

To put things into perspective, if I was to tell you the following back in the dog days of August, what would you think?

4 of a possible 6 points with no regulation losses;
Matthews 5 points in 3 games;
Nylander 4 points in 3 games;
Marner 2 points in 3 games;
Rielly with a 3-game point streak, longest in his career so far;
all rookie skaters with at least a point, and a whole lot of them playing too;
Zaitsev looking exactly as advertised, NHL-ready.
- gravyface

*Fires up the Hub*

I didn't see the third period, but found the game changed the second they called Matthias's penalty. The Leafs started to play tentatively defensively after that. Yes the Leafs had the 2 pp goals, but then I think Hyman got called (some Leaf may not have been him) on a cheap hooking call, one he and his linemates had gotten away with in the first few games, as a makeup I guess...the Leafs up to that point were using their sticks a lot to gain position on Jets players, and then stopped likely out of fear of getting penalties.

The Jets definitely watched the video of Matthews, Nylander, Hyman from the sens game, and i say this because the kids tried the same moves on the Jets that they did on the sens when they were forechecking in the neutral zone, and defensive zone and the jets simply did the reverse of what the sens did. Plus the Jets are bigger than the sens.

Andersen looked great the first two periods...but the goals I watched in the highights in the third, as I've said, his blocker was weak, and as Lou said, he was coming out too far.

Laine does look like a young Teemu.

I didn't see the third period, but found the game changed the second they called Matthias's penalty. The Leafs started to play tentatively defensively after that. Yes the Leafs had the 2 pp goals, but then I think Hyman got called (some Leaf may not have been him) on a cheap hooking call, one he and his linemates had gotten away with in the first few games, as a makeup I guess...the Leafs up to that point were using their sticks a lot to gain position on Jets players, and then stopped likely out of fear of getting penalties.

The Jets definitely watched the video of Matthews, Nylander, Hyman from the sens game, and i say this because the kids tried the same moves on the Jets that they did on the sens when they were forechecking in the neutral zone, and defensive zone and the jets simply did the reverse of what the sens did. Plus the Jets are bigger than the sens.

Andersen looked great the first two periods...but the goals I watched in the highights in the third, as I've said, his blocker was weak, and as Lou said, he was coming out too far.

Laine does look like a young Teemu.
- mykokes

By his play, maybe. Physically I still maintain that he looks like the bastard child of Draco Malfoy and Pepe the frog...

I don't want to move to the land of Trump
- twiztedmike

Trump's concession speech.

http://www.macleans.ca/po...t-concession-speech-ever/

By his play, maybe. Physically I still maintain that he looks like the bastard child of Draco Malfoy and Pepe the frog...
- lumlums

Once he shaves his head (and accepts his baldness) he'll look more like Sundin.

I didn't see the third period, but found the game changed the second they called Matthias's penalty. The Leafs started to play tentatively defensively after that. Yes the Leafs had the 2 pp goals, but then I think Hyman got called (some Leaf may not have been him) on a cheap hooking call, one he and his linemates had gotten away with in the first few games, as a makeup I guess...the Leafs up to that point were using their sticks a lot to gain position on Jets players, and then stopped likely out of fear of getting penalties.

The Jets definitely watched the video of Matthews, Nylander, Hyman from the sens game, and i say this because the kids tried the same moves on the Jets that they did on the sens when they were forechecking in the neutral zone, and defensive zone and the jets simply did the reverse of what the sens did. Plus the Jets are bigger than the sens.

Andersen looked great the first two periods...but the goals I watched in the highights in the third, as I've said, his blocker was weak, and as Lou said, he was coming out too far.

Laine does look like a young Teemu.
- mykokes

Consider yourself lucky!

Per advanced stats, Gardiner is Lidstrom.
- AdamFrench

this is the best post I have read on HockeyBuzz EVER.

unfortunately Tanner won't get it.

I didn't see the third period, but found the game changed the second they called Matthias's penalty. The Leafs started to play tentatively defensively after that. Yes the Leafs had the 2 pp goals, but then I think Hyman got called (some Leaf may not have been him) on a cheap hooking call, one he and his linemates had gotten away with in the first few games, as a makeup I guess...the Leafs up to that point were using their sticks a lot to gain position on Jets players, and then stopped likely out of fear of getting penalties.

The Jets definitely watched the video of Matthews, Nylander, Hyman from the sens game, and i say this because the kids tried the same moves on the Jets that they did on the sens when they were forechecking in the neutral zone, and defensive zone and the jets simply did the reverse of what the sens did. Plus the Jets are bigger than the sens.

Andersen looked great the first two periods...but the goals I watched in the highights in the third, as I've said, his blocker was weak, and as Lou said, he was coming out too far.

Laine does look like a young Teemu.
- mykokes

I thought the call on Rielly was AWFULLY weak. Sucked having the best defender taken out. I'd like to see it again to get a better look but that's probably impossible to find.

stormey, how good is Trouba?

Both teams looked like they need defensive help yesterday

Once he shaves his head (and accepts his baldness) he'll look more like Sundin.
- mykokes

Looks like he could eat corn on the cob through a picket fence though.

Was the Loss a Leadership thing? Culture? andersen?
I need to know where to direct my anger.. please help
- senstroll

Carlyle didn't call a time out and phaneuf didn't clear people from the front of the net.....

Once he shaves his head (and accepts his baldness) he'll look more like Sundin.
- mykokes

I politely disagree...

I politely disagree...


- lumlums

Ok, more like Olli Jokinen then.

BTW...scary pic

To put things into perspective, if I was to tell you the following back in the dog days of August, what would you think?

4 of a possible 6 points with no regulation losses;
Matthews 5 points in 3 games;
Nylander 4 points in 3 games;
Marner 2 points in 3 games;
Rielly with a 3-game point streak, longest in his career so far;
all rookie skaters with at least a point, and a whole lot of them playing too;
Zaitsev looking exactly as advertised, NHL-ready.
- gravyface

exactly correct... and I'm sure this will bring the usual bandwagon wannabees crawling out of the post Jays loss depression soup... to complain that the cup is "only 3/4 full"

try remembering "there will be pain" and perhaps for about a period of one month... lets not sound like Berger Simmons or Cox after every game.

the sky is not falling - its the leaves.

- poohcrumbs

stop it.

Looks like he could eat corn on the cob through a picket fence though.
- stormey

http://www.hockeydb.com/i...s/pdisplay.php?pid=176922

He doesn't look as scary as that in other pics.

I thought the call on Rielly was AWFULLY weak. Sucked having the best defender taken out. I'd like to see it again to get a better look but that's probably impossible to find.
- markmark

The call was the right one on Rielly but before that the refs let a blatant trip on Nylander and a hook on Kadri go. Inconsistency.

The call was the right one on Reilly but before that the refs let a blatant trip on Nylander and a hook on Kadri go. Inconsistency.
- LeafMan

Terrible calls. The worst calls. Make officiating great again.

Realistically the officiating might have been so so but the Leafs had a mighty hard time maintaining possession throughout the entire game. Ain't gonna get too many wins like that.

The call was the right one on Reilly but before that the refs let a blatant trip on Nylander and a hook on Kadri go. Inconsistency.
- LeafMan

He dosnt deserve the benefit of "getting calls". Known diver - embellish-er