Re: Leafs' Prospect Discussion Thread!
:thumbsup(22):The Saturday game is OTT vs MTL
:thumbsup(22):The Saturday game is OTT vs MTL
Thx, dude.There are 3 games, but LeafsTV doesn't look like it plans to produce/air the Montreal vs. Ottawa game on Saturday night.
Nice story too - from Toronto and cried when he heard the Leafs drafted him.Agreed on Gordeev. He was noticable out there and not just because of his size. Might be something there.
But most of the odd man rushes he was on the ice for Friday were a direct result of him getting caught up ice.
This makes blueliners look bad but it is usually the result of his teammates not recognizing he's jumped up and needs to be covered. On one of them at least, I saw his d partner stay in on the offensive blueline after watching him jump up with the puck. I think it was Middleton but I'm not sure. The forwards on Friday were MIA on the defensive coverage too.
It is a shared responsibility. The D needs to exercise good judgment with regards to when it is appropriate to pinch. Part of that judgment involves the ability of the forwards to cover for you in the event you got caught. Timmy may have been hung out to dry by his teammates at times, but he also made bad pinches.