After the loss last night, I knew better than to come on here. Talk about emotional hysteria. Honestly. Wow. All of the bullsh*t hate for Kostka. Does he belong on the 1st unit power play? Probably not. But wasn't that a strength of his in the AHL? (Not sure, just going off sketchy memory) It seems to me that one of the problems with the PP is the passes, not just by Kostka and Phaneuf, are not as crisp and decisive as they should be. This makes it easier to defend. Just the impression I get. But Kostka has played very well, a quiet steady game. The hate is really unnecessary and seems very very juvenile.
Reimer played very well last night, and I really like him. Hoping for him to continue to build on his early strong play. I will say, though, I still kind of catch my breath a little sometimes watching him. He didn't seem as quiet in the net last night as I would have liked. But heh, he did get the job done, in as much as giving the team a chance to win.
I thought Kessel got stronger as the game went on, as did the team in general actually. Saw Kessel competing for the puck along the boards and he did have some great chances, again. Gotta feel for that guy. Can't wait until they start going in. Didn't feel it was the strongest game for Bozak and JVR, though.
I actually thought Liles had a good game, particular 5 on 5.
There really wasn't anyone who stood out to me as having a bad game. It's unfortunate we didn't score. Having our goal called back is a wash given that the Bruin's second goal was good also. Thought it was almost an even up call. But I wonder how things change if the Leafs goal had been counted. Does the team gain more confidence from it and play differently? Anyway, I thought as the game went on, the Leafs got stronger, maybe didn't spend quite so much time in their own end. At least in the end, I felt we were in the game and could have tied it up, possibly come away with the win. A bit of puck luck for Kessel, and it's a different story maybe.