Commandant

UGH Running around in their end

They have the empty contract spots to do it

18 minutes Toews took a penalty so that kills 2 right there

They are mid pack in scoring this year (and near the top of the league 5v5). Goalies have great games from time to time, there is little to suggest it happens more often against the Habs this season than against other NHL teams

How close was Kovalev in 2007-2008?

30 shots already with 3:12 left in the second

Strome has been dominant in Chicago since the trade And remember he has NOT been playing with Kane at 5v5, He's mostly with DeBrincat and Kahun

Power Play Coming up. Or as I like to call it, 2 minutes of my life that I'm never getting back.

He's got a horseshoe up his ass everytime he plays in the bell centre. Can't we get Dr. Mulder to remove that.

Bad line change and the D cuts in uncovered

Unpopular opinion but I like Bob Cole Does he get names wrong? yes and he's probably worst in the league at that But hes the best in the business at capturing the excitement of the play and having his voice rise and fall with it

Good play in the period, gotta find a way to score

Same as the last 2 times... 7 game war and the winner is easier pickings in round 2 To go deeper, I kinda hope the Leafs lose, losing to the Bruins again and a third straight first round loss could cause their management to do something stupid. I don't see the same level of panic if Boston falls to the Leafs and is considered even against them.

This is not a reasonable extrapolation as it assumes that no free agents will be added with the cap space we have plus what will be gained if you assume Tatar, Petry and others are no longer around. That talent is assumed to just disappear, not traded for anything and not replaced by free agents. The decisions made with those players and that cap space are the difference between cup contender and non-playoff team

They came from cirque du soleil maybe they are the clowns

I'd take Hughes. There is some talk that Kaako closed the gap. In fact one ranking (sportsnet) has Kaako at #1, but the rest are all Hughes.

Lets be honest, this is all Don's fault

The blueline needs an upgrade. A few things are happening right now which is leading to losses and making things difficult for the team. 1) Shea Weber is not the same player he was in December and january. Is he nursing an injury? Was he running on adrenaline when he first came back and now the full year off the ice is catching up to him? I'm not sure what it is, but he's not been his normal self in his own end. 2) The forwards are not coming back and giving the same back pressure that they gave through January. They aren't playing the same 200 foot game that made them so tough to beat. This back pressure helped to hide some of the deficiencies defensively, especially on the left side of the defence. Now the deficiency is more exposed. The main issue here is the forwards are running out of gas from the style that they have been playing all year. 3) Jordie Benn has had a great season as a 3rd pair RD. Even though he is a left shot, he is better on the right side for some reason. He specifically is exposed on the left side, and in the top 4. This has been a story with him throughout his career. They are going to need to find a way to sneak out enough wins the rest of the way with this going on. The thin roster is having an issue late in the year. As depth improves up front with guys like Suzuki and Poehling and others coming in, this should help in future years. But the defence also needs to get a little better, especially on the left side, so it is not so exposed when the forwards aren't perfect with backchecking.

I'll take my chances at 14-1

Someone get Joe and his girlfriend tickets. They are the only ones who can save us now.

Getting to the end of the season. Teams who are playoff locks are resting key players who have even the slightest injuries.

Should have waited for the game to start and let neech do.it then.

It doesn't sound like either Lindgren or Niemi will see the net, barring an injury to Price or the Habs clinching their playoff fate. Sounds like they are using Lindgren for practice so that all practices have two goalies. Price will sit out any practices he wants to sit out, but will likely be in net for every game.

Dominated the game. Bernier played well to keep it close but this was never in doubt for me 2 much needed points in the bank

Great pass from Donskoi after Niemi kicked it out to a bad area. He's just not sharp