Preseason GDT 4: Leafs vs Sabres L2-1

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Oh yeah, Fbomb who?

Funny you wrote that, I was going to say the exact same thing before I pressed post.  :D

[BlueWhiteBlood]

That was a nice breakup by Aulie.  He has the reach and size I just wish he was nastier i guess.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2akwOU10Y

[Tigger]

Oh yeah, Fbomb who?

Funny you wrote that, I was going to say the exact same thing before I pressed post.  :D

I never really minded Francois. I imagine coming from as talented a team as he was used to it was somewhat perplexing playing for half an AHL team without a goalie. It says a lot about him, to me, that Anaheim gave up such a potential talent in Jake to acquire him, or Burke really has the Samueli tapes, whatever. I know, I know Lupul was the real deal but c'mon.

[brothert]

That was a nice breakup by Aulie.  He has the reach and size I just wish he was nastier i guess.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2akwOU10Y

That was a nice fight and it's good to know he won't be intimidated.  What I am trying to say is that when he plays he kinda plays really clean.  Hardly ever stands his man up at the blue line but that maybe because he would get burned real bad if he tried.  He reminds me of a poor guys hal gill.  He's quite a bit more mobile than gill but gill is much more physical and edgier.  It's early days yet but Gardiner stands out as being way flashier.  Mind you i don't think franson has done much of anything either.  Kadri has looked hungry this time about, cant wait to see if he's for real over 82 games

[BlueWhiteBlood]

I never really minded Francois. I imagine coming from as talented a team as he was used to it was somewhat perplexing playing for half an AHL team without a goalie. It says a lot about him, to me, that Anaheim gave up such a potential talent in Jake to acquire him, or Burke really has the Samueli tapes, whatever. I know, I know Lupul was the real deal but c'mon.

The deal is looking better by the day.

[Tigger]

That was a nice breakup by Aulie.  He has the reach and size I just wish he was nastier i guess.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2akwOU10Y

That was a nice fight and it's good to know he won't be intimidated.  What I am trying to say is that when he plays he kinda plays really clean.  Hardly ever stands his man up at the blue line but that maybe because he would get burned real bad if he tried.  He reminds me of a poor guys hal gill.  He's quite a bit more mobile than gill but gill is much more physical and edgier.  It's early days yet but Gardiner stands out as being way flashier.  Mind you i don't think franson has done much of anything either.  Kadri has looked hungry this time about, cant wait to see if he's for real over 82 games

I think Kadri is approaching his cusp, I honestly think he'll be NHL ready this year, probably early.

With Aulie I think what you see is what you get, a defensive slow burning flame that you don't want to fan. He'll be fine.

[Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate]

Jim Ralph just declared that Gardiner has the "wow factor."

Also, the guy who replaced Beyak is bland.

[BlueWhiteBlood]

I saw shoulder on shoulder personally.

[brothert]

So was that suspendable?

[Chev-boyar-sky]

I guess I don't know what a penalty is anymore. It seemed pretty obviously to me as shoulder to shoulder contact.

[Potvin29]

So is Phaneuf gonna be allowed to hit this year?

Interference?

[Tigger]

My projection of our defence right now

Phanuef - Aulie
Schenn - Liles
Franson - Gardiner

sorry gunnar you are good but Gardiner is just better.  Also komi will be there but that is just cause we can't put him on waivers, allready having a shaky training camp when with last year he needed to come into it with everything he had.

Just to revisit, perhaps...

Liles                 Phaneuf
Gardiner            Schenn
Aulie/Gunnar      Franson

Good grief.

Notice how I didn't include Komi, he's been pretty, pretty brutal so far. There really is only so much slack, still, nice problem.

[Tigger]

So is Phaneuf gonna be allowed to hit this year?

Interference?

Is that what the call was? Cereal, missed it but saw the hit.

[Propellertop]

Too many penalties....leads to a goal against. Grrrrrrrrrrr.

[pnjunction]

How nice of the refs to step up and decide this close game