Capitals @ Leafs - Jan. 23rd, 7:30pm - SN, Fan 590

[lc9]

Hook, hold, grab, slash, no worries never a penalty against the Leafs, do what you want

We will be playoff ready. Can?t rely on power play scoring for sustained success.

Have to make the playoffs first.  Definitely not a given. 

 

[TML fan]

The Caps pretty much have to murder someone to get a penalty. The least penalized team in the NHL is the most penalized team in all their games.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/leafsnews/status/1088254942412972037

The cleanest Zaitsev goal ever.

 

[lc9]

A miracle.  Leafs PP. 

 

[Zee]

Yay we scored on the only PP we'll get tonight

 

[lc9]

Matthews!!!!

 

[barney_rebel]

We rule man

 

[herman]

How did that not go in...

Oh there it is. Matthews with a bit of a change up.

All about the extra effort. I liked them using the bump back pass to get their heads turning and forcing decisions to be made which put some extra time on the puck.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Why does Bab's insist on putting the 4th line on after a goal?

 

[TML fan]

Why does Bab's insist on putting the 4th line on after a goal?

This is the one thing he does that infuriates me.

 

[herman]

Why does Bab's insist on putting the 4th line on after a goal?

You want all top three centres on the PP okay. You also get 4th line post-PP.

If PP1 scores on their first go, I kind of want to see Nylander get the post-PP shift as centre with the leftovers (Kapanen and Johnsson/Marleau would do nicely)

 

[lc9]

Good period. 

 

[herman]

Leafs pushing hard closing out the period. What a shift to shift effort.

 

[Zee]

Ok Leafs, you've played like ass for the better part of a month, you have the lead in the last game before the all Star break, can you please win this one so there's at least something good to look back on?

 

[TML fan]

Marleau is dragging down the Matthews line. Come to think of it he's kinda dragging down every line he plays on.

 

[Zee]

Marleau is dragging down the Matthews line. Come to think of it he's kinda dragging down every line he plays on.

Trevor Moore would work there.

 

[AvroArrow]

I'm hoping that down the stretch Marleau finds himself on the 4th line:

Johnsson - Matthews - Marner
Hyman - Tavares - Nylander
Moore - Kadri - Kapanen
Marleau - Lindholm - Brown
Gauthier

 

[Zee]

I'm hoping that down the stretch Marleau finds himself on the 4th line:

Johnsson - Matthews - Marner
Hyman - Tavares - Nylander
Moore - Kadri - Kapanen
Marleau - Lindholm - Brown
Gauthier

Babcock needs to have a heart to heart with Marleau. "Patty, you're a real gud pro, the kids love you, but you can't play higher than 4th line anymore. This hurts me Patty, I hope you can still feed your family"

 

[lc9]

17 blocked shots for the caps, 3 for the leafs. 

 

[herman]

Kadri!

This line is lighting it up.