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I haven't liked Pominvilles game tonight anyways so there's that...

Yowza, Florida has had our number since we shared the farm. What vodoo, curse, Bull shaught, is in play here.

Come on guys puck possession is our game not just dumping pucks out of the zone...

All right now we need to bury these kittens...

Okay thing 2 you really need to learn when to dangle and when to dump it.

Another puck luck goal.. Let's not lose site of the prize Buff-a-lo, play our game and we got this...

i get what why we are all responding here but lets not forget Skinner did take Barkov their top player down with that little stick behind the knee move. Barkov did appear hobbled and that's why our boy is getting the rough treatment. if someone does that to Jack we all would expect someone to respond from our team.. Its just Hockey boys, nothing to see here. Lets play our game and beat them on the score board, that is what good teams do..

A between period PP for the bad guys' best time to give one up. Another great period with solid goal tending for the good guys..... Let's finish this...

Yeah i think being a top point team we are at the point that other teams will try anything to get our best players off the ice or their game...

yeah but it's not the size of the stick but the motion of the, er yada, yada yada

But appreciated, a game of inches my friend...

Zemgus is a menace

Thing 1 (Rasmus R) showing Thing 2 (Rasmus D) that they know offense as well.

yeah baby 2ndary scoring is back and its the backend. I'll take however we help that 1st line..

Whoa who is that defense man..

BS off backboard, off the net off the goalie. Puck luck strikes against

Wow very good first period. Nice team play all around... lets' go Buff-a-lo

Now this is how a top team looks when they play a lower ranked team. I'm a believer.... Uncle Terry is this what hockey heaven looks like...... Its beautiful...

Working, working, working.... all 4 lines a beautiful thing to see....

Finally this team starting the first period at home like a skilled top team should... Dominating the play and scoring.. Hockey heaven.......

Yeah baby number 1 line acts like a number 1 line........

Florida always seems to play well against us at least since we shared the farm with them (Americans). Someone remind Jack that Barkov outplayed him last game. We need a Boston, Matthews or OV like game from Jack tonight to even the score. So barring a no show we are the better team even if only in my eyes. Don't stop believin, hold onto that feeling, Goal Lights, Playoff's, Ohohohhhhhhhhhh! Let's Go Buff-a-lo..

What Must Leafs Nation Be Thinking Right Now? "Damn they just sent Tenneyson back to AHL before we got to play them. "

Just finished watching the Ducks beat the Pens at home with great goal tending, solid defense, and physical play what might be considered the old fashioned way in today's NHL. I don't think Good solid defense and goal tending ever go out of style. You get that and 4 lines playing and sharing the minutes you can win a series or two. I would like our chances against TO in a playoff with all our starting defense back from injuries. Note also watching Boston beating Montreal 4-0. Jumped back and forth between this and Pens game. Boston played physical with solid goal tending and defense and timely counter scoring... It works to win hockey games..

My bad if i made it sound like I know some secret. Nothing specific about his current shot drills or equipment choice either. Its a personal observation that he does not have a cannon point shot(yet) and his wrist shot has room for improvement as well (Velocity, quicker release, accuracy). Given he is still growing and will get stronger I suppose you could call it a Captain obvious reference that he should continue to work at it. Last I was watching the NHL channel and they were reviewing the custom sticks and work players do with the hockey company's.. Bauer sponsors Matthews, Kane, Laine, Toews. CCM does Crosby, Tavares, Ovechkin, McDavid. Easton was bought out by Bauer and got the players that used those sticks.The company's are willing to work with the Top players to customize the sticks to their liking. NHL channel reviewed the custom stick Bauer makes for Matthews. he worked with them in the off season and has a stick heavier and a bit thicker than all the new lighter weight ones. They designed the toe fatter and thinner down to the heel. Austin presses down on the blade from toe to heel to flex and load up the stick and add to its whip. Its thought to be a reason his shot is faster, harder and more deadly this year. Of course he was already uber talented and worked on his shot with the new stick in the off season and his accuracy with that shot is awesome. I would like our Rasmus to get the same treatment and use it to his and his teams advantage, that is all.