GDT: 3/11 7:30pm Leafs @ Sharks

[Kcoyote3]

Where can I find Corsi numbers for the game?

 

[Juxtaposer]

Where can I find Corsi numbers for the game?

I got your back, bro.

http://www.extraskater.com/game/2014-03-11-maple-leafs-sharks

Dion Phaneuf with a 5.3% 5v5 Corsi-close. Yeah, he's totally better than Pickles and Braun.

 

[SJSharks42]

Seriously... Them, and Pavelski having a career year, Hertl and Nieto being impact rookies, Thornton and Marleau not missing a beat and still dominating the league, Couture just getting better and better, Burns doing exactly what we hoped he'd be doing, Sheppard stepping up, Vlasic taking another step forward, Stalock proving he belongs in the NHL... I'd say the only players playing below expectations are Stuart, Niemi, Irwin, Havlat, and Boyle. And all but Irwin are older players who have fought through a ton of injuries this season so I give them a bit of a pass.

I really really want to win a Cup this year. I love this team.

Yeah, this team is great. Even with their problems I just love this group. I really hope that once Stuart and Hertl come back they just fire on all cylinders.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Yeah, this team is great. Even with their problems I just love this group. I really hope that once Stuart and Hertl come back they just fire on all cylinders.

Stuart would just fire pucks into our own net

Also it will be awkward what they do with the four-some of Hertl, Thornton, Pavelski, Burns.

Hertl will probably suffer some initial struggles if they don't put him with those two

 

[Kcoyote3]

I got your back, bro.

http://www.extraskater.com/game/2014-03-11-maple-leafs-sharks

Dion Phaneuf with a 5.3% 5v5 Corsi-close. Yeah, he's totally better than Pickles and Braun.

1-18... eek.

 

[SJSharks42]

Stuart would just fire pucks into our own net

Also it will be awkward what they do with the four-some of Hertl, Thornton, Pavelski, Burns.

Hertl will probably suffer some initial struggles if they don't put him with those two

Thanks for that. Don't want anyone feeling too good about things.

 

[Bizz]

Just got home from the game, all I can say about that 2nd Leafs goal is its nice to see Marleau in playoff form already.

 

[hohosaregood]

Just got home from the game, all I can say about that 2nd Leafs goal is its nice to see Marleau in playoff form.

Admittedly, he definitely wasn't great on that one.

 

[Kcoyote3]

I got your back, bro.

http://www.extraskater.com/game/2014-03-11-maple-leafs-sharks

Dion Phaneuf with a 5.3% 5v5 Corsi-close. Yeah, he's totally better than Pickles and Braun.

Side note, Stuart's last 10 games were awful in relative and total. Wonder if it was from his injury?

 

[LEAFSIN4]

Was at the game from Toronto. Props to a good game played by your team, good chemistry out there between your forwards and D but I'lll guarantee you it would have been a different game with Bernier in net. That 4th goal killed us.

 

[Coily]

LOL idiot radio guys on tsn toronto saying 'what goes around comes around' in regards to wingels. are you kidding me? he was nowhere near a pest tonight.

Que? What did he do other than deck Holland?

 

[sharkbite3]

Was at the game from Toronto. Props to a good game played by your team, good chemistry out there between your forwards and D but I'lll guarantee you it would have been a different game with Bernier in net. That 4th goal killed us.

Yeah, it would have been different, but you can't say the Sharks wouldn't have put 4 or more past Bernier. They were great tonight.

 

[SactoShark]

Que? What did he do other than deck Holland?

Put Reimer in fits every time he touched the puck?

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Que? What did he do other than deck Holland?

Has more goals than Clarkson has points.

 

[SactoShark]

Has more goals than Clarkson has points.

Decks Holland, skates 120' and scores a goal with Clarkson still trying to fight him?

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Decks Holland, skates 120' and scores a goal with Clarkson still trying to fight him?

Pretty much epitomizes how stupid Clarkson is now that he's in Toronto.

 

[Leidi J]

Was at the game from Toronto. Props to a good game played by your team, good chemistry out there between your forwards and D but I'lll guarantee you it would have been a different game with Bernier in net. That 4th goal killed us.

Score might have been slightly different, but the outcome would have been the same.

 

[sharkbite3]

Has more goals than Clarkson has points.

I don't watch enough Leafs games to know if he's like this all the time, but what Clarkson showed tonight was really awful. Such an ineffective way to play for someone like him. Going after Desjardins while his team was seriously threatening to score was the biggest lowlight. So glad the Sharks didn't acquire him.

 

[LocknessMonster*]

Why they're calling wingels a pest.

I'm just happy that Reimer blocked something

 

[sharkbite3]

He's a pest because Reimer initiated contact with him? Haha. Reimer stops, looks at him and gets in his way. Pesky Dewey!

 

[OrrNumber4]

I was expecting Demers to step it up, but not .5PPG with virtually no power play time.

Demers has 2 less even strength points than Boyle has points

The pass to Pavelski on the 5th goal was a thing of beauty. Exactly the type of thing I want to see him doing...really showed how much he has improved. Kudos to TMac.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Pavelski-Thornton-Burns
Marleau-Couture-Nieto
Wingels-Hertl-Havlat
Sheppard-Desjardins-Kennedy

When everyone is healthy, holy crap that depth.

Hertl-Thornton-Burns
Marleau-Couture-Nieto
Wingels-Pavelski-Torres
Sheppard-Desjardins-Havlat

 

[matt trick]

Sheppard and Nieto are the two forwards who I think were (10-15 games ago) in the greatest danger of being dropped from the line-up when fully healthy*. Both have been excellent over the last 5-10 games, and provided the continue to play well, should have earned spots.

Sheppard was involved in at least five grade scoring chances, as in addition to the two goals, he hit the crossbar, and twice Wingels had grade A chances (one being Wingels goal waived off, the other while driving the net). Though I think Wingles will be third line or better when Hertl returns and Torres is full time in the line-up, you'd have to think about keeping this group together, and letting them feast on opposing 4th lines.

Thornton's line was excellent with 3 goals, a post, and two quality chances (Pavelski hat trick bid, Irwin's trickling post shot).

Couture's line was also good, but the weakest of the three in comparison. I didn't pay attention to whether they were matched against Kessel, but given he was a -4 with no points, gold star to the team as a whole there. Beyond the goal, Marleau had a breakaway and the shot that deflected off the d-man and sat in front of the net, and Couture had the wrap around.

Overall, that is a pretty dynamite performance from the top 3 lines. 4th line was pretty meh, but with Hertl back, that third line could be Torres-Pavelski-_____, which is pretty scary.

My god though, our PP sucks.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Admittedly, he definitely wasn't great on that one.

Nobody was great on that one but that's not surprising when it's 5-1 with 5 minutes to go. Irwin gave away way too much ice instead of stepping up and closing in on the puck carrier. Marleau was lazy on the backcheck. Nemo was weak in his positioning.

Not the biggest deal considering the situation. Since the schedule is going to be fairly compact to finish the season, they will have to take it easy when they can in blowouts to conserve energy. Honestly, I don't even know why those guys were out there mostly when they embarrassed themselves earlier on that 5-on-3.

 

[Nolan11]

They aren't afforded the luxury of bridging with Wingels and Demers. They're UFA's after their next contract so they will have to buy UFA years and it will come at a premium. These aren't guys you can risk a short contract to prove themselves or else they will walk.

Yeah thought tommy was bit younger, knew this was demers last
RFA year. Tommy will be 26 in four weeks! Time flies.

3.0 x 4 for tommy would be fine.
Demers should get at least 3, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 for 3.75 cap.