Colin Odneal
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Game 21: Kessel 2 - Islanders 2 - Other Leafs 3
Phil Kessel's wrist looked up to snuff despite his hesitance at discussing why it was taped up and David Clarkson finally broke his goose egg. HALLELUJAH
Leafs Linkage
Leafs Links
Leafs Acquire Peter Holland
Kids got some good AHL numbers.
Ben Scrivens Succeeding in LA?
And how.
Assessing the Maple Leafs, 20 Games In....
VLM gives a grade.
Ranking the Goalie Goals
I like Theordore's for being backhand.
Randy Carlyle's Coaching Disconnect
In Elliott Friedman's latest 30 Thoughts, number 23 is about Bobby Ryan and the new style he's playing in Ottawa. Also included in this insight into Randy Carlyle's coaching systems:
Senators head coach Paul MacLean wants his forwards to engage opponents who go to
And on the Seventh Day...
A reading from the Book of Wendel.
17:1 In the beginning Wendel created the heaven and the earth. 17:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of Wendel moved upon the face of the waters.
Insert Crack Joke Here
Leafs Links
DGB on the Hockee Night Podcast
They're our buds. Give a listen.
When They Were Kids
Seriously, were there any NHLers who didn't play at The Brick tournament in PeeWees?
Can Size Get You an NHLer?
Not really.
Maple Leafs Prospect Update
Find out
Leafs Like a Donut; Nothing in the Middle
Leafs Links
Leafs Lose Bolland for a Long Time
A convenient excuse for the inevitable collapse.
Why the Leafs Need Dion Phaneuf
Because he's their best defenseman.
Leafs Sleepwalk Thru Vancouver
Is Vancouver was them sleeping, CGY and WPG were them getting ready for bed.
LFR7 Game 15
Generic Headline
Leafs Links
Tricks and Treats
Talking Leafs.
$7M for Phaneuf a Fair Deal
I fully agree.
LFR7 - Game 14
Gonna be honest with you, I've never watched a single one and the screencap of this one solidifies my decision.
Coaches and GM on the Hot Seat
Come
Never Come Back Tyler Bozak
Leafs Links
SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
It's good to shoot the puck a lot on the powerplay.
That's it because of the late game start.
Everybody Vanek
Leafs Links
Bozak Out at Least 7-10 Days
This is not necessarily a bad thing.
About Colton Orr's Corsi
The Pens w/o 87 or 71 kind of really suck.
LFR7 - Game 12 - Leafs Bingo
Dangle doing Dangle things.
The One Player the Leafs Can Least
Expected Career Shooting
So lately the conversation has been about the Leafs unsustainable shooting and how it's likely to come crashing back to Earth. I see a lot of team year-to-year comparisons, but none looking at the trees in that forest and how they perform. What I did was set up
Beating Cancer's Ass
So not only did Phil Kessel score a hattrick last night, but he did it in front of 20 children cancer patients that he himself paid for to see the game in a suite at the ACC. As @Disastromic said:
Kessel brought kids with cancer to see the game and
I Didn't Watch the Game: Leafs at Blackhawks Recap
Due to my not subsribing to the NHL Network channel, I was unable to watch tonight's Leafs game, but that doesn't mean I can't write a recap of it and give my opinion on the Leafs play.
TO THE BOX SCORE!!!
1st Period
No
Goaltending Consistent with Head Injuries
Both Toronto goaltenders showed signs of a head injury in last night's game. First, James Reimer suffered a likely concussion after Josh Leivo's terrible skating ability led to him being unable to stop on the ice like Louis Mendoza, striking Reimer in the head with his
Shots? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Shots
Random Trivia: Even though the Leafs finished with 4 goals on just 13 shots, isn't wasn't even close to the fewest shots in a win in NHL history. Coincidentally, the 1999 Leafs and 1998 Sharks both had just 9 shots on goal in their wins; both
Shutouts and Dirty Business Revisited
In my post about fighting majors versus non-obstruction penalties drawn I said that I'd update it once I got the rest of Dirk's data which I got last night. I've update the spreadsheet here and below you can see the graph of penalties drawn
Don't Panic!
Everybody chill. It's not the end of the world.
Game Recaps:
Leafs Nation
MLHS
Link
Jake Gardiner Trade Speculation?
(Repeated use of the word "no")
A Well Know Path
Can Luke Schenn even play anymore? No.
Nonis' Men Are Here for a Reason
Gotta love
Does Fighting Deter Other Nasty Business in Hockey?
Since the hockey season has started back up and players are yet again being injured in fights, the debate about whether or not fighting should remain a part of hockey has reignited. Personally, I think fighting does have a place in hockey, just not the staged goon-on-goon violence that accounts
Heat Maps, Marlies, and Three-and-Oh
Does Reimer have a weak glove hand as all the pundits claim he does?Well we'll find out this season because I'm tracking goal locations for both Reimer and Bernier this season.
Through Three
Early observations on the Leafs season.
Why Phil Kessel is worth $64M
Season Predictions Results
Prior to Tuesday's game in Montreal, I asked you all to make your predictions for the upcoming seasons. Without further ado, here are the results from the 148 responses we got:
Playoffs - 63%
No Playoffs - 37%
Points: <70 (1%), 70<80 (12%), 80<
Grabovski Hattrick and Other Things
Game Recaps
The Leafs Nation
Vintage Leaf Memories
MLHS
Links
Backhand Shelf Podcast
Prediction Edition
The Devils' Great Trick was Turning 70% of Their Players into Possession Machines
cough David Clarkson cough
Maple Leafs 2013-14 Season Predictions
Since tonight is the first game of the 2013-14 regular season, rather than the usual game preview breaking down the Habs and Leafs matchup tonight, I thought it would be a good idea to preview the entire season. And rather than preview the entire season myself, I though it would
There's Hockey Tomorrow
Links
Joe Colborne Traded to the Flames
For a 4th that can never become a 3rd because "Flames".
David Clarkson: Desperate to Impress
That's a great way of putting it.
TML Roster Shakedown
The opening night roster is all but decided. Have a look.
Leafs Waive
Three Meaningless Games
And there was much rejoicing
Pre-Season Game 6 Recaps:
Blue and Whte Brotherhood
MLHS
Phil Kessel Suspended Three (Meaningless) Games
NO1CURR
How Bernier Can Help Leafs Win with More than Fists
Stopping Pucks?
Leo Komarov on the Leafs, KHL, and More
I'll miss that little bastard.
Backhand Shelf