GDT: Game 37: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Vegas Golden Knights | 12:30pm | A Game of Two Years

[hangman005]

Crap... that was a bad turnover.

 

[MJ65]

Knights are the model of persistence and consistency - what a team

 

[Matias Maccete]

Great game so far. Matthews is such a beast, makes me sad the yotes didn't get him, but happy to see him succeed.

 

[hangman005]

Not a bad 2nd period.... Sub probably should have had that Matthews goal. But we need to keep playing like we have in the third.

 

[hangman005]

CRAP!!!

 

[Bart9349]

Great game so far. Matthews is such a beast, makes me sad the yotes didn't get him, but happy to see him succeed.

It is amazing that one player can potentially turn a franchise's fortunes around so dramatically.

Without a Mario (and later maybe even a Crosby), there might not be a hockey team in Pittsburgh today.

That said, VGK does not have that one great player. Ship was given that opportunity to be that superstar, but he whiffed. Having that superstar can be a mixed good fortune, however. The Edmonton McDavids have yet to prove their consistency. Sometimes having solid 2nd and 3rd liners can be more important than a superstar or three. (Think about the Pens with Crosby, Malkin, Kessel, and maybe even a Letang.)

 

[hangman005]

Worth the challenge... but I don't think there is anything in it.

 

[Bart9349]

Coach G made that call just to get a longer time out.

 

[hangman005]

Good goal.

 

[Super Cake]

I have a bad feeling about this game right now.

 

[hangman005]

MARCHY!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bart9349]

Marchy on the march.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

That was such a sexy goal.
Guarantee Neal gets traded.

 

[Bart9349]

The Leafs will be riding Matthews hard in the final minutes. And why not. He is the driving force of that team.

 

[hangman005]

Empty Net

 

[MJ65]

Congrats on a well earned / deserved win - a better team won

Knights outplayed / out scored us and deserved to win, Karlson played like a true star this afternoon

 

[Bart9349]

Answer to that trivia question. (Who had the first VGK hat trick?)

 

[hangman005]

HAT TRICK WILD BILL!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LadyStanley]

Karlsson with his first career hat trick.

 

[Super Cake]

KARLSSON!!!! Go Knights Go!!!!!

 

[Bart9349]

No hats to throw on the ice?

 

[MJ65]

We were never in this game and deserved to lose - kudos to Knights

 

[hangman005]

VEGAS WIN!!!! WILD BILL HAT TRICK!!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

 

[Bart9349]

All they do is win.

 

[Matias Maccete]

Wild Bill, shooting from the hip!