GDT: Leafs @ Sabres - Thu. 7 pm ET, Dec 21, 2023, MSG-B 📺 WGR 📻

[Claude Balls]

4 minutes ago, Goldseatsaud said:

Elliott F thinks the leafs can score 4 in the third. Lol

He's a bigger idiot than Bissonnette.

[Spoonman]

1 minute ago, Claude Balls said:

I had the biggest crush ever on Stevie Nicks. 

I raised my daughter on FW Mac.  Her favorite song growing up:

@Claude Balls enjoy!

[Marvin]

Just now, Doohickie said:

He's much more offensively, but I think Casey is the Marcus Foligno of this team.  Thoughts?

He is pretty rugged.  I would like more guys to play like that.

[DarthEbriate]

Remember the Alamo Death Star! Do not stop attacking their goalie.

Jeepers Quinn!,Just shooting it right at JJP.

[Claude Balls]

1 minute ago, Spoonman said:

I raised my daughter on FW Mac.  Her favorite song growing up:

@Claude Balls enjoy!

My best friend, and ex band mate named his Daughter Rhiannon after this song.

OK, back to hockey 😃 

[JujuFish]

Wow, just got home and it's 6-3? Nice.

[Carmel Corn]

9 minutes ago, PickaPecaPickles said:

I love this team…for now…

It looks like the 2022-2023 version of this team tonight....back to the future!

[Doohicksie]

10 minutes ago, Goldseatsaud said:

Elliott F thinks the leafs can score 4 in the third. Lol

They can, but they won't.

[Dreams Burn Down]

I would like to see that graphic for third period goals broken down by meaningful vs garbage-time.

[Carmel Corn]

Need a shift change badly here

[bob_sauve28]

Nice work Clifton. strong on his skates 

[JohninMinn.]

Cliffy having a game.

[Doohicksie]

Connor Clifton has contributed much more offensively than I expected.

[Pimlach]

Fast whistle ref. 
 

Cliffy looking like Bobby Orr but without the speed, moves and hands. Otherwise, he drew a penalty. 

[bob_sauve28]

9 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

He's much more offensively, but I think Casey is the Marcus Foligno of this team.  Thoughts?

He is a bull. Talented bull 

[Indabuff]

9 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:

He's a bigger idiot than Bissonnette.

I can't stand that bastard either

[Carmel Corn]

Are the pairings different vs. the start of the game...seeing Johnson & Johnson together there??

[Doohicksie]

8 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

He is a bull. Talented bull 

Yes.  That's exactly it.

EDIT:  The whole line of Greenway-Mitts-Benson is bull-like.  Tenacious.

Edited December 22, 2023 by Doohickie

[Dreams Burn Down]

I really enjoy watching Benson finish his checks.  He has no fear.

[bob_sauve28]

Tage needs to be better defensively.  

[Pimlach]

Tage you need to understand game energy, play stronger. 

[PickaPecaPickles]

Does Thompson know how to pass the puck?

[K-9]

6 minutes ago, JohninMinn. said:

Cliffy having a game.

Can’t say that very often.

[SwampD]

Just now, bob_sauve28 said:

Tage needs to be better defensively.  

He needs to not get cute on his backhand. All of his troubles start there.

[Marvin]

14 minutes ago, K-9 said:

I’d like to believe that, but how many times have we been there this season? We’ve seen them be engaged physically and mentally in several games and against the best teams in the league to boot only to see them screw the pooch in following games(s). I appreciate the offensive explosion as much as anyone, but we are woefully deficient on the back end and Levi is showing his own struggles with consistency as well. 

I refuse to believe they will turn a corner until they actually turn a corner. 

One difference tonight which the team often did not do in some wins is having a forward back as an outlet for the defencemen.  As you said, though, let us see it for several games in a row first, but I think that is an unexpectedly good sign.