Mountainous Cleavage

You guys seriously already/pretty much beat it? Its that quick?

QFE. I think I held my breath for 4+ minutes in OT, as well.

Lately, every time I've watched the pre-game shows, they've had interviews with Wilson and talked less about the team somewhat. One was about him joining Twitter, and one tonight was about him going to catch movies after games and stuff. Call me crazy, but he seems like a pretty good guy. Scrivens in net tonight. Let's hope he just forgets about what has happened and focuses on playing tonight. EDIT: I know Scrivens likes to puck-handle, but god damn he just needs to leave it alone. EDIT2: 2-0 Leafs! We got a powerplay goal in 10 seconds?! Scrivens just made the sickest pokecheck I've seen from a goalie in a long time EDIT3: Blues score with 2mins left in the 3rd after Scrivens did a great job stopping 20+ shots between the two goals. Into OT now, 2-2. Nothing in OT besides Scrivens taking a penalty with 19 seconds left. Into a shootout we go. C'mon boys Steen for Blues - Stopped by Scrivens! Kessel for Leafs - GOAL! Oshie for Blues - Stopped by Scrivens! Grabowski for Leafs could win it - but its stopped by Halak. D'agostini for Blues - STOPPED BY SCRIVENS FOR THE WIN!

That's one thing I've wondering why Detroit haven't done this yet. Get a lead, give the puck to Datsyuk and let him play keepaway the rest of the game. EDIT: All this focus on Ron Wilson's personality away from the rink lately have actually made me kinda like the guy.

Well, technically the 1 forward in the offensive zone/blue line area is forechecking, albeit not by much. In the Tampa/Philly case, not at all.

Ah, that brings me back to Oblivion and finding a spot in town where Guard's couldn't attack me from, attacking one and using magic from the 'untouchable' spot to get his gear. That's probably one of the reasons I never finished the game, playing it like that.

2 forwards and a D-Man clog the neutral zone, with one D-Man in the defensive zone and one forward (supposed to be) fore-checking. Opposing team either decides to move it or gets forechecked into moving it through the neutral zone, where the 3 players are waiting to get in the way/cause a turnover/ect. At the same time though, NHL caliber players should be prepared at work against that, instead of just doing what Philly did. Sure, hanging back and exposing their 1-3-1 works, but doesn't make you look good either.

That's hilarious, and while I want to say that I don't have a problem with it (which I don't really), what's to stop a team from scraping in a goal and then just hanging back like that on a gamely basis. Strategic, yes, but at the same time, they're hockey players getting paid top dollar to play hockey. To add to that, they're playing in front of fans paying their hard-earned money to watch them play hockey, not stand around. EDIT: Alright, slightly feel dumb as it's really only the Lightning's 1-3-1 trap this works for, didn't really clue into that at first. Still though, the 'paid top dollar to play hockey' part stands. If they can't work their way through a trap, they need to work on some things.

I'll take Nabby all day long. Please be some truth to it.

I'm proud of myself, I've actually learned how to play goalie(atleast somewhat), and online at that. Started out letting in 2 goals the first 3 games I played. In the first two games, I was scored on early before I locked down and held on for the wins in each game. Third game I managed to only let one get in and kept it a 1-1 game until the final minute of the third where I broke and let one in with :55 left. Luckily my team pulled up their socks and bailed me out with :6 seconds left to send it to overtime. Made a couple key saves in OT before my team managed to pot one for the win. Late in the 2nd game, I started to realize some things to make me play better which helped me win that game, as well as keep the 3rd game 1-1 for most of the game. After learning that, I've gone into my 4th game determined to play that way, and we ended up winning 6-0 (3-0 until late 3rd where a flurry of 3 were scored to put the nail in the coffin.) They came hard trying to break my shutout but I managed to use my newly-learned techniques to Tim Thomas the shit out of them, and came out with my 1st shutout of my career. This feels like a whole new game to me now EDIT: Managed to keep a 5 1/2 period shutout, before I got lit up in the 2nd half of the third to lose 4-1. Fuck. Although, my team absolutely sucked including one guy who must've put his controller down mid-game to take a shit or something as he stood still since the end of the 1st period. 4-1 is my win-loss record as well, ironically.

Fuck Gusty, Fuck the Panthers, Fuck the Leafs, Fuck everything. Cmon 3rd period. #faithsontheline EDIT: Nope, Fuck Scrivens too. EDIT2: Kessel gets one, but still. Fuck them. We are officially screwed without Reimer. EDIT3: I re-iterate. We are screwed without Reimer. EDIT4: 5-1 loss, god damn it.

If we bottom out against Florida tonight, we riot. C'mon Gusty

I expected that to come, albeit not this soon. His ass is glass, knew he wasn't the greatest signing.

I hope Reimer is happy up there in that box, taking his sweet ass time.

*sound of balloon being hit with axe* 5-0 Boston going into the third. Quite honestly though, this doesn't seem like the same Scrivens in net. Clearly it was Reimer in a Scrivens jersey in the last game. Also, if Kessel doesn't get a goal tonight, I think it's almost fair to say he's slowing down. EDIT: brb, killing self. 7-0.

Scrivens is in net! Woooo. EDIT: *sound of balloon deflating* 3-0 Boston halfway through the second.

Turns out that linesman have good chins too. Hahah, upon further watching, he actually hits the same ref twice in the face. There's the one the announcer reacts to, and one when the camera is far back.

I'd say it'd make sense to release it on a Thursday. It lets all the die-hards pile in the masses and get it the Thursday, while people that don't want to wait in as big a line could get it the Friday and both would have the whole weekend.

Leafs, right now, are #1 in the NHL. We're also the top in Goals Scored. Parade route in progess. Also, picture Gusty in net in that game. 39 shots, Gusty would of let a lot more than 1 goal in. Scrivens was also the best in the pre-season, not that the pre-season means much though.

Can't quite tell if that was sarcasm or not, but if it was serious then that's what I'll respond to. Gusty's been decent enough to push Reimer, but if Scrivens was pushing him instead, he'd have to work a lot harder. I could see either of them being the starting goalie, assuming Scrivens is able to keep this performance up on a more regular basis.

I guess that's why I'm not a coach. But god damn, Scrivens is good. EDIT: At the same time though, if you did have them both up, it would force both to have to fight for their starts. A little competition is good, too.

Alright, I've tried to understand it but can't. What's about a Kessel cross-checking penalty? EDIT: BIG-MACarthur! 2-0 Leafs with 15 seconds left in the 1st. Possible suspension coming against the Blue Jackets for a hit from behind/boarding on Komisarek (no call on the play), can't remember who the hitter was though. EDIT2: JML gets his first goal as a Leaf to start the 2nd! 3-0 Leafs! EDIT2: DOUBLE BIG-MAC! 4-0 Leafs and 2 for Clarke MacArthur! Mason pulled, York is in. My god, I love Scrivens. Get rid of Gusty to the Marlies once Reimer is healthy. 4-1 now, can't entirely blame Scrivens for it.

JOEY CRABB! Where the hell did he get this talent in the offseason? 1-0 LEAFS! Scrivens with a beauty of a save to keep it 1-0.

Doug Maclean and Nick Kypreos are just down each others throats on the pregame show, it's hilarious. Started over the Kaleta headbutt, Maclean insisting how dirty it was, and Kypreos saying he shouldn't have got 4 games. Carried into a heated debate about Bryzgalov and Pekka Rinne, somehow Lundquist was involved. Maclean pulled out the infamous 'pen toss', aswell. EDIT: Scrivens NHL debut?!? FINALLY!

I take it you're looking for ACC tickets, not Flames home tickets (and I'm too lazy to look up where the game is on that day ). They are ridiculously expensive though, I wish you the best in the hunt for the cheapest-best tickets.