sbhatt

Anyone else notice that NHL.com lags behind many other sports news sites for scores? How is that possible? You'd think they'd have the most direct information pipeline... Shootout for Boston and Atlanta

Leafs up 3-2

C'mon Canes....

Koivu is hardly the only problem, but he's the most glaring problem. This is compounded by the fact that he is supposed to be the leader of the team, and great leaders lead by example.

Leafs up 2-0....this just keeps getting worse.

He hasn't scored in 19 games...that's a LOOOONG slump! But, know what? If he was out there working his ass off at both ends, and making smart plays with the puck to spring other guys, it wouldn't be such a big deal. DiPietro did play very well.

Kovalev dropping his gloves and trying to get into it...lol...frustration has set in.

It's hard for me to hate on the Laffs (wow, never thougth Id utter that phrase) as much as I'm hating on Koivu right now. Because I'm looking at them hanging tough in that game against the Canes, and have to grudgingly give them just a teeny weeny smidgen of respect. Do we ever!

Like I care what you think.

This team needs a major shake-up...something that will snap them out of their indifference out there. I'd like to see Koivu stripped of his 'C'. Seriously. It's the only major shocking move left available, now that the trade deadline has passed. And I'd also like to add, he's earned a demotion with the way he has played.

No, the useless 'finnish' wearing the 'C' is enough...no more, please!

They suck....

What is with Koivu falling all the damn time?

Koivu just makes it so hard for me to let him out of the doghouse

You could try ebay too.

Big win regardless tho...

YIPES...Ovechkin just made Komisarek look like a beer-leaguer...good thing we have a cushion.

I can't remember the last time we battered a team into calling an early timeout.

Damn, that was fast....

DANDENAULT!!!!!

ET LE BUT!!!! Perezhogin with the tip.

Well, with a goal, they're not useless anymore. Maybe the two of them are going to improve from here on out...

Putting Koivu with Kovalev is a terrible idea. Why saddle the most talented player on our team with Koivu, who is absolutely useless right now? At this point, if I'm Kovalev, I'd much rather have Ribeiro as my center. For that matter, I'd much rather have Plekanec as my center.

I'd love to see Begin get rewarded with more goals for all the hard work he does.

Guys that need to step up: 1. Koivu - he's useless right now, so it's like we don't have a decent offensive center. 2. Ryder - completely useless unless he's scoring...he has no other skills. 3. Gainey - he's a terrible coach so far...lacking the balls to leave guys who aren't putting out a good effort on the bench in favor of guys who are working hard. Good coaches aren't afraid to bench even their biggest star, if that's what is best for the team. Gainey needs to stop coddling Koivu and Ryder.