Remember all those times when we'd out play the opponent, out shoot them, dominate the possession, but run into the "hot" goalie all the time and be undone ourselves by poor goaltending?
The Flames are more like the Leafs of old then we realized.
Credit to them though. They don't have a very talented roster
laugh: Colborne and Stajan Top 2 centres) but they hustled hard. Sometimes the lack of finish shows through. They definitely "deserved" to win the game, for what that is worth, but we'll take the 2 points.
Very little positive to say about the Leafs tonight. Showed up for about 10 minutes in the Third.
Bernier was sensational and the reason why we won this game. This wasn't just shots from the outside, as is often the case. Our defense gave up a slew of Grade A opportunities and Bernier stoned them cold.
The other positive in my opinion, surprisingly a defenseman, Gunnarsson. He's been an absolute rock for the past two games, despite Phaneuf's struggles tonight.
McLaren looked fine in the box. Hopefully whatever it is, he's alright.
Onto Vancouver. Couple days to do something... anything to the defense in the meantime.