My three
1. MM was an absolute magic show most of the night. When he wasn't being magical he was rolling off hits and eating up minutes with positive play and forcing opponents into mistakes. What more can I say.
2. The new guys and I'll include ROR and Acciari. Great seeing Luke looking right at home and doing things Leafs defenders don't usually do like dishing out punishment. McCabes play got better as the night wore on. He is a better puck handler than I'd thought he'd be. Lafferty is crazy speed and like Acciari certainly doesn't mind getting involved. Gustavsson got handcuffed on that rubber ball that came back to the point, but he didn't let it effect his game. When Acciari went off after the shot block I thought goddamned Leaf luck. ROR is Forsberg with less offense, i love his game.
3. Joey the brick Woll. The first goal was unfortunate, not quite into the game and facing down a guy hes never seen before, whos bearing down on him at full tilt boogie. He shook it off and was cool as a cuke and showed off that sweet glove a few times. When was the last time you remember a Leafs goalie with a cobra like that.
By the 3rd period it sure looked like the team really got a handle on what the coach really wanted out of them, and it kind of seemed to work I suppose. Maybe just maybe Sheldon may know what he's doing!
