Was at the game tonight, very happy to see the Kings beat the Leafs. Some observations I want to share, and please remember I get to see them live once or twice a year if Im lucky...
Doughty and King looked like a few of the only guys to have any legs about them tonight.
Toffoli was great. Mark Fraser was taking liberties on him all night for some reason.
Mitchell and Regehr are so smart. They knew the Leafs speed would be hard to match and angled off every attempt to use it in great fashion.
Hate to see Fraser get hurt but not a fan of having him OR Carcillo in the lineup at all. Vey needs to be in there, and hopefully Lewis will replace Carcillo upon his return. Far more skilled with them in there.
Nolan played a great game all over the ice. Wish he could have gave that bum McClaren a few better shots, but he deserves good marks on an all around game.
As good as Jones was, the Leafs whiffed, fanned and flat out missed a lot of golden opportunities..
One of the best parts came on the drive home. Maple Leaf talk on the Fan590 after, all were raving about the Kings. Carlyle even praised them highly in his segment, as did Kadri and Bernier. But it was the best when a 'long time Leaf fan' phoned in and said how the Leafs could learn from LA. Everyone was saying the Leafs had their best game of the year, and he pointed out how LA played their "C" game coming off a game the night before plus travel. Since most out this way never see the Western Conference teams, I think we really openend their eyes. We know how to win, something that can only comes through desire. Its great to see such a winning culture, a lot of positive talk about it around these parts
What do these reporters expect? Jesus H. Christ.
