NHL Around the NHL XIV: Marlies zamboni driver leads Whalercanes to a victory in Toronto

[Bruinaura]

Here we go

David Ayres says he is practicing with the Leafs tomorrow. He is bringing his game puck. "Well he better bring all their birth certificates too because he is their dad now!! All of them!!!"

 

[Trap Jesus]

I still can't believe that happened to the Leafs. Everything about it is so absurd.

 

[22Brad Park]

Sarah Ayres (@35Ayres) Tweeted: FYI the blanket is my husbands. It is the only thing of his I haven’t claimed as “ours” since we got married. Sarah Ayres on Twitter

 

[trenton1]

Sarah Ayres (@35Ayres) Tweeted: FYI the blanket is my husbands. It is the only thing of his I haven’t claimed as “ours” since we got married. Sarah Ayres on Twitter

That ties this night up pretty good. Ayres is a Bruins fan?

 

[Fenway]

How on earth do the Leafs recover from this debacle?

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

Goodnight Dave.

 

[Fenway]

 

[Fenway]

Ayres, who received a kidney transplant 15 years ago, has practised with the Leafs and the Toronto Marlies, including at the outdoor Leafs practice at Nathan Phillips Square in January. The arena maintenanceman/Zamboni driver has been the emergency goalie-in-waiting at Scotiabank Arena for the past three seasons.

Ayres was named first star, causing those still in the building to erupt in cheers.

“No disrespect to Davey, awesome guy, but when you have an emergency goalie like that come in, I think the consensus is to shoot the puck as much as possible,” Auston Matthews said.

The Leafs didn’t do that.

MIRACLE ON ICE: Emergency goalie and Hurricanes humiliate the Leafs

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

Would be a cool gesture if the Canes players chipped in and gave him what the NHL minimum game paycheck would be. Around $8500, I think.

Canes will be selling jerseys with his name and he will get a percentage. Money will also go to a kidney foundation of his choosing.

 

[DKH]

Grew up a Bruins fan but works for Leafs organization so makes sense a Leafs fan now with all the relationships forged

grew up a Bruins fan ....

The seed was planted years ago

what is spectacular about this it’s stuff that would have happened a 100 or 70 years ago

Awesome story

 

[Fenway]

I think the real story here is how the Whalercanes reacted.

They came out in for the third period still hungry for the two points. The Leafs players will never admit this but may have felt gee we don't want to embarrass this dude.

 

[pgm16]

WTF are the Panthers doing ??

 

[Blowfish]

I can’t stop
Watching this.

 

[Bruinaura]

I'm still laughing.

 

[Blowfish]

WTF are the Panthers doing ??

tell me about it. A holes

 

[Bruinaura]

I can’t stop
Watching this.

"I wonder if they will lose to another Zamboni driver before I get to my next book tour stop"

 

[Kate08]

Canes will be selling jerseys with his name and he will get a percentage. Money will also go to a kidney foundation of his choosing.

*Add to cart*

 

[Bruinaura]

Canes will be selling jerseys with his name and he will get a percentage. Money will also go to a kidney foundation of his choosing.

The next time the Leafs play in Carolina, they need to have these shirts on every seat in the building.

DO IT, CAROLINA

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

The next time the Leafs play in Carolina, they need to have these shirts on every seat in the building.

DO IT, CAROLINA

Would be rad, but...
IT’S NOT LIKE YOU GUYS CAN’T GET THOSE TOO.

It’s for charity after all and guy gets royalties and he grew up as a Bruin. And you can obviously rub some 1967/game 7 of the last decade level of salt to Leafs wounds to boot.

 

[Bruinaura]

Would be rad, but...
IT’S NOT LIKE YOU GUYS CAN’T THOSE TOO.

It’s for charity after all and guy gets royaltirs and he grew up as a Bruin. And you can obviously rub some 1967/game 7 of the last decade level of salt to Leafs wounds to boot.

I'd be on board with the entire league doing it.

 

[Dr Hook]

I'd be on board with the entire league doing it.

A thing in every arena the Leafs visit would be great.

 

[Bruinaura]

A thing in every arena the Leafs visit would be great.

I think at this point even Leaf fans would do it in their own building. Led by Steve Dangle.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

A thing in every arena the Leafs visit would be great.

Make an Ayers retired banner and just send it around to every team Toronto plays for the rest of the season. Every opponent can hoist it up.

 

[Gee Wally]

On local news they just showed Canes celebration as Ayers enters their locker room post game.
It looked like a Cup celebration.

Wow.....what an incredible historic moment.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

On local news they just showed Canes celebration as Ayers enters their locker room post game.
It looked like a Cup celebration.

Wow.....what an incredible historic moment.

What make this life beautiful