Toronto Maple Leafs

**294life** · 02-16-2013, 09:40 PM

Nice 3-0 shutout win over the hens

Spending the night in Brampton. Women's hockey team Brampton thunder with a weekend set against montreal

**Will** · 02-18-2013, 11:01 AM

The Leaf goaltenders have been playing well up until this point. The Leafs could stand to cut down on their shots against though as it is one of the highest in the league. I know that with shots on goal it is the quality not the quantity, however I'm concerned with the relative inexperience of both Scrivens and Reimer that it would become an issue later in the season.

**294life** · 02-18-2013, 11:44 PM

another win tonight gives them a 7-2 road start. their best since 1940.

**argonaut11xx** · 02-19-2013, 05:30 PM

This Leaf team has bought into Coach Carlisle's plan....

Much like when Pat Quinn coached...run and gun offensively...and keep the shot's on goal to the outside, LOW percentage chances...
(so the amount of shots is mute)

This is a fun, but disciplined group, IF Burke would have hired Carlisle at the begining of last season, instead of letting Wilson have another shot...Burke would still be the GM.....

Randy is Dandy...with the team Brian built...

**294life** · 02-20-2013, 01:24 PM

oopsie. dropped one. habs are the hot team now heading into next wednesday at the ACC.

**AngeloV** · 02-20-2013, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by argonaut11xx

This Leaf team has bought into Coach Carlisle's plan....

Much like when Pat Quinn coached...run and gun offensively...and keep the shot's on goal to the outside, LOW percentage chances...
(so the amount of shots is mute)

This is a fun, but disciplined group, IF Burke would have hired Carlisle at the begining of last season, instead of letting Wilson have another shot...Burke would still be the GM.....

Randy is Dandy...with the team Brian built...

Don't think so. Burke just doesn't fit the corporate image of the new ownership group. If it was about winning and losing, Colangelo would have been fired before Burke.

**294life** · 02-23-2013, 11:14 PM

Losing to the hens tonight. oh the shame....

**294life** · 02-28-2013, 05:51 AM

After a nice win over Philly the walls come crashing down against the hags.

**DanTheFan** · 02-28-2013, 11:50 PM

How about Kadri!!

Despite his efforts, we got lucky the game went to overtime. So much sloppy play in our end during the third.

**Will** · 03-01-2013, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by DanTheFan

How about Kadri!!

Despite his efforts, we got lucky the game went to overtime. So much sloppy play in our end during the third.

Reimer was frightening with his play behind the net. The rust definitely showed after being off for a few weeks.

Kadri was great! He's getting relatively little ice time, too.

**argonaut11xx** · 03-01-2013, 12:36 PM

Riemer did look abit rusty, but he will be fine...im liking the goaltending combo...(Like Doug Favell, and Dunc Wilson..haha)

The after game TSN interview with Riemer was pretty funny...he was asked about Kadri's hat trick, and Riemer made a comment that he was "surprised cause Kadri's not that good" then you could hear Kadri laughing in the background.

This team is going to make the playoff's, and will be very fun to watch.

**294life** · 03-01-2013, 02:12 PM

I wouldn't be surprised to see a first Habs-Leafs series since 1979. They've come close a few times but never connected.

**Will** · 03-01-2013, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by 294life

I wouldn't be surprised to see a first Habs-Leafs series since 1979. They've come close a few times but never connected.

Yeah, in 2002 they would have met in the Conference Finals, but the Hurricanes beat the Canadiens in the 2nd round before beating the Maple Leafs in the conference finals (a defeat that still irks me)

Of course, in 1992-1993 the Leafs would have wiped the floor (so goes the theory) with the Habs in the Stanley Cup Final if Kerry Fraser had called the high-stick on Mr. Gretzky.

**294life** · 03-01-2013, 04:16 PM

seems like there was another year we came close. hmmmm..........

**ArgoRavi** · 03-01-2013, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by argonaut11xx

Riemer did look abit rusty, but he will be fine...im liking the goaltending combo...(Like Doug Favell, and Dunc Wilson..haha)

Or Gord McRae and Doug Favell or Jiri Crha and Bunny Larocque.

**AngeloV** · 03-01-2013, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by ArgoRavi

Or Gord McRae and Doug Favell or Jiri Crha and Bunny Larocque.

Not nice Ravi!!!

**ArgoRavi** · 03-01-2013, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by AngeloV

Not nice Ravi!!!

Hey AV, I liked Jiri and Bunny.

**Will** · 03-02-2013, 10:05 AM

What about Bester and Wregget. I think those two suffered more from the horrible teams in front of them than anything.

For actual good goaltender duos, that Sawchuk-Bower tandem was pretty good.

**ArgoRavi** · 03-02-2013, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by argofan87

What about Bester and Wregget. I think those two suffered more from the horrible teams in front of them than anything.

For actual good goaltender duos, that Sawchuk-Bower tandem was pretty good.

Bester, Wregget and Jeff Reese were all Leaf draft picks from the 1980s who had to face a lot of rubber. Reese is a goalie coach somewhere in the NHL today.

As for good tandems, Jacques Plante/Bernie Parent was a pretty good one at the beginning of the 1970s. I do remember Wayne Thomas/Mike Palmateer being pretty decent in 1976-77 before Palmateer took over as the #1 goalie the next season. Over the years, it seems as though the Leafs have more often than not hitched their wagon to one goalie or another rather than playing two guys fairly equally.