iceblue
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We need more players starting with the letter K
komisarek
kulemin
kostka
komarov
kessel
kadri
Why? So we can be called the LeaKs?
We need more players starting with the letter K
komisarek
kulemin
kostka
komarov
kessel
kadri
I don't see how the hatred against Kostka is rational. He has been solid and can handle big minutes. The fact that they were able to keep up with the Rangers, heavily stacked, first line for 45 minutes was impressive.
If anything, it was decision-making errors by Phaneuf that made the Leafs vulnerable. That had a lot to do with the >30 minute ice time and Randy is going to change that.
With Lupul out of the picture for the time being and Clarke MacArthur dealing with the pain, swelling and infection worries that come with losing a fingernail, van Riemsdyk practised with Kessel and centre Tyler Bozak on Monday in preparation for Ryan Miller and the rest of the Sabres.
Am I missing something? What "hard fought games" have they played? Scoring in the first then being dominated in the 2nd and 3rd don't count as hard fought games in my books. Falling apart and generating almost no scoring chances in the 2nd half of the game don't count either.
It's been the same story for years with this team. Jump off to a good start, trail off and blow a lead. There was no illusion last year, a lot of people could see that the team was just out scoring their problems right off the gate. Teams adapted to the Leafs' speed and the Leafs owned the worst after the all-star break.
Bozak is now a good second line center,but Kadri is every bit as good/better now than Bozak was when he inherited the job on the first line.
What's the second line gonna be like if CMac and Lupul are both out?
In some aspects, yes, and even better. In others, not so much. Bozak's been great at faceoffs since entering the league, and his strong defensive abilities are one of the things that landed him on Kessel's line, as well as the PK unit.
We need 3 periods out of EVERYONE. We need to stop relying on 2-3 players for effort, and have everyone bring their hard hats. These games are never easy, whether Buffalo sucks or not.