GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators @ Toronto Maple Leafs - 7:00pm ET - SAT. Feb 6, 2010

Hey; we just can't win them all; I just hope noone gets injured; on to the next game!

ugh.....I knew we shouldn't have sent Brodeur down.

Elliott was bound to have an off-night (or very off-night) and Brodeur is just a much more reliable goalie than Leclaire right now.

M_Christopher wrote:ugh.....I knew we shouldn't have sent Brodeur down.

Elliott was bound to have an off-night (or very off-night) and Brodeur is just a much more reliable goalie than Leclaire right now.

And carry three goaltenders?

hemlock wrote:In fairness to the Leafs, we can talk all night about who's not playing well, or who's injured, but the Leafs are playing an inspired game. It would have been really easy for them to mail this one in...

I really think they're playing for Burkie, I can't find much wrong with their game tonight. Great decisions, responsible, tough on all plays. They deserve the win.

M_Christopher wrote:ugh.....I knew we shouldn't have sent Brodeur down.

Elliott was bound to have an off-night (or very off-night) and Brodeur is just a much more reliable goalie than Leclaire right now.

I think that's a little extreme Mark.

beerandsens wrote:

hemlock wrote:In fairness to the Leafs, we can talk all night about who's not playing well, or who's injured, but the Leafs are playing an inspired game. It would have been really easy for them to mail this one in...

I really think they're playing for Burkie, I can't find much wrong with their game tonight. Great decisions, responsible, tough on all plays. They deserve the win.

Yeah, truth be told if we were going to lose to the Leafs, tonight is the night a would be least disappointed based on what has happened.

beerandsens wrote:

hemlock wrote:In fairness to the Leafs, we can talk all night about who's not playing well, or who's injured, but the Leafs are playing an inspired game. It would have been really easy for them to mail this one in...

I really think they're playing for Burkie, I can't find much wrong with their game tonight. Great decisions, responsible, tough on all plays. They deserve the win.

I echo that and I'm thinking; frick, let them have it. If it will help the burke family one half of 1%; let them have it.

So is Karlsson in Hart Trophy contention now?

asq2 wrote:So is Karlsson in Hart Trophy contention now?

No, he's not; not on the back of tonight's game by any stretch. this game would be no different if Karlsson was in the lineup

well, I can't take anymore; this is just a pathetic lack of effort on their part. and the NHL should be ASHAMED of how the refs called this game!

Anyway, on an interesting note, let the leafs think they are king for a night or two. Fine, dance a jig. I'm just so disgusted at blatant bias from supposed balanced analysts. Good night all and hopefully after all the excuses, the team we all know the Sens REALLY are show up for Calgary and The caps and so on.

asq2 wrote:So is Karlsson in Hart Trophy contention now?

No, but I think we are going to get a real good look at how much worse we are without a player of his calibre in the lineup.

TheAvatar wrote:

M_Christopher wrote:ugh.....I knew we shouldn't have sent Brodeur down.

Elliott was bound to have an off-night (or very off-night) and Brodeur is just a much more reliable goalie than Leclaire right now.

I think that's a little extreme Mark.

A little bit, it's mainly my frustration in how poor Leclaire has played over the last two months. I just can't blame it on the injuries anymore. I'm a big Columbus fan, so watching Leclaire struggle to regain form isn't anything new.

I like Leclaire but the guy has zero confidence, and the team hasn't showed much confidence in him either in a long time.

Its obvious that Leclaire has to play again, he costs too much to let sit, but throwing him in a game at this score and time isn't going to do him any good.

But on the flipside letting Elliott get torched for 4+ goals isn't very good either.

I am not a translator by trade but I am pretty sure Picard is French for 'jinx'.

M_Christopher wrote:

But on the flipside letting Elliott get torched for 4+ goals isn't very good either.

Elliott will bounce back, he's come back after some bad outings and he will again.

Learning to bounce back from a bad game is a requirement for a #1 NHL goalie.

MurderOnIce wrote:I am not a translator by trade but I am pretty sure Picard is French for 'jinx'.

amen to that...

I feel SO sick right now... I know they are better than this!!! What the hell!?

Chr

Hoags wrote:

M_Christopher wrote:

But on the flipside letting Elliott get torched for 4+ goals isn't very good either.

Elliott will bounce back, he's come back after some bad outings and he will again.

Learning to bounce back from a bad game is a requirement for a #1 NHL goalie.

Yeah no one should be down on Elliott for tonight, it was bound to happen eventually, just sucks that it happened against the leafs.

Nah nah nah nah, chants in a regular season game? Well I guess the Leaf faithful have realized the team is peaking right now.

M_Christopher wrote:

TheAvatar wrote:

M_Christopher wrote:ugh.....I knew we shouldn't have sent Brodeur down.

Elliott was bound to have an off-night (or very off-night) and Brodeur is just a much more reliable goalie than Leclaire right now.

I think that's a little extreme Mark.

A little bit, it's mainly my frustration in how poor Leclaire has played over the last two months. I just can't blame it on the injuries anymore. I'm a big Columbus fan, so watching Leclaire struggle to regain form isn't anything new.

I like Leclaire but the guy has zero confidence, and the team hasn't showed much confidence in him either in a long time.

Its obvious that Leclaire has to play again, he costs too much to let sit, but throwing him in a game at this score and time isn't going to do him any good.

But on the flipside letting Elliott get torched for 4+ goals isn't very good either.

Speaking of Columbus, they are up 4-0 on the Sabres (Sab-rays, if you're a fan of The Office).

OMG, Bob Cole was calling the last seconds of the game like the Leafs had just won the Cup. It was hilarious.