Leafs @ Lightning - Mar. 16th, 7:30pm - SNO, TSN 1050

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

Lucky it may be, but I'll take lucky.  Lucky lucky.

[herman]

Looks like the new plan today is cycle for the high slot bomb as the Lightning are doing a good job taking away home plate for the most part. Leaning to the right side as our RWs are better.

[Al14]

Polak scores???  1-0 Leafs.

[herman]

Boyle calling for the puck as Vasilevsky went to play it would've been hilarious if it worked.

[CarltonTheBear]

I'm a bit behind but Millen just said that Babcock is really good at shifting his players around when he feels they need it. I've been laughing for the past 2 minutes.

[herman]

POS dropping a POS on Hyman, even harder than I normally do.

Polak now has 3 even strength goals in the last 42 games. Hyman has 2.

— Patrick O'Sullivan (@realPOSULLIVAN) March 16, 2017

www.twitter.com/realPOSULLIVAN/status/842524969364049921

Leaf fans as you think about game tonight realize Hyman who  "always gets Matthews the puck" has 16 assists. Matt Hunwick has 13.

— Patrick O'Sullivan (@realPOSULLIVAN) March 16, 2017

www.twitter.com/realPOSULLIVAN/status/842421558681456641

[herman]

Hyman with a very nice play behind the net to get a clean pass out to Matthews, who missed as he was covered on the shot.

Nylander makes a great defensive read to scoop up a freed puck at the blueline and tries to restart the cycle but Hunwick hesitates on the leading pass and it's lost.

[herman]

Polak with the amazing ability to miss 3 open players, each about 3-5 ft from Polak and each other, with a breakout pass.

He may have been aiming for the TBL net from his red line.

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

Uh, I don't need to relive the freaking collapse against BOS during the inty.

[Downtown Connor Brown]

Rielly with the second lowest ice time amongst the D in the first, Gardiner leading with over 8 minutes.

Pretty good first period, hopefully we can get a few more in the second.

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

I'm a bit behind but Millen just said that Babcock is really good at shifting his players around when he feels they need it. I've been laughing for the past 2 minutes.

Yeah, that was a classic content-free comment from Greg.

[CarltonTheBear]

steve simmons ‏@simmonssteve

Auston Matthews did about five things on that shift that won't show up in any statistics but display the depth of his game.

What a tool. Those are exactly the types of things that corsi show that other stats don't. Matthews wins a puck battle, creates a shot attempt for the team, recovers the puck, another shot attempt. Rinse and repeat.

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

POS dropping a POS on Hyman, even harder than I normally do.

Polak now has 3 even strength goals in the last 42 games. Hyman has 2.

— Patrick O'Sullivan (@realPOSULLIVAN) March 16, 2017

www.twitter.com/realPOSULLIVAN/status/842524969364049921

Leaf fans as you think about game tonight realize Hyman who  "always gets Matthews the puck" has 16 assists. Matt Hunwick has 13.

— Patrick O'Sullivan (@realPOSULLIVAN) March 16, 2017

www.twitter.com/realPOSULLIVAN/status/842421558681456641

Zach Hyman is an accomplished children's author.

This O'Sullivan fellow apparently is a deft tweeter.

[Downtown Connor Brown]

Rielly squeaks one through. Nice!

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

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