Blues At Maple Leafs Live Blog
by Brad Lee on Jan 29, 2008 6:34 PM CST
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And we're up and running. It looks like Erik Johnson is dressed tonight. Strickland had reported that EJ would sit. Nice work.
19:04 Tkachuk with Kariya and Backes. Interesting. And they just told the story about Legace's pads not arriving from Atlanta until today.
18:42 Holy Shit. Salvador with the goal. "It looks like it changed direction," Federko said. And Tkachuk may have touched it with a high stick.
"The war room is here in Toronto, so it should be easy for them to find it," Federko said. Because they hand deliver all the replays? They use carrier pigeon?
And I'm shocked that's a goal. That looked like a high stick to me. 1-0 Blues. And the picture is very telling, the Leafs blow.
17:10 Glad to see some of the regulars checking in with the comments. If you're just passing through, leave a comment.
And Jackman almost seemed to try throwing the puck in his own end off a Leafs centering pass. Fortunately it was right to Legace.
16:38 Â "You have to take the crowd out of the game early in this building," Federko said. Bull and shit. The Leafs fans are polite Canadians who sit on their hands watching the game.
By the way, Vesa Toskala is in net for the Leafs. How many Sharks goaltenders are in the league? Nabokov, Toskala, Kipper. Who else?
14:52 Stempniak, McDonald and Boyes together. Hmmm. Interesting. And the Blues have only one shot on goal so far. But still lead 1-0.
Scratch that. Tkachuk scores again (he got credit on the first one)! So the Blues have two shots and lead 2-0. CRAZY.
And I fully expect a heart-felt apology from commenter Chris D for his comments about Keith Tkachuk. Unless another insult will help him score a hat trick. In that case, rip away.
12:52 Blues getting the power play and I think they have three shots now. Damn you Wagner ruining their record-setting shooting percentage.
12:16 Power play almost looks respectable (they just hit the post and Toskala had a great save). And Chris D has an interesting theory.
Chris D Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 6:53 pm e
yeah this is why walt needs days off off which is why the blues need to bring a kid up so they can give him some nights offÂ
Maybe something to that. He's got a lot of miles on those legs.
7:43 Blues have a hell of a time clearing the puck with Wagner and Jackman out there. Jason Blake got the puck in front and skated forever before roofing the puck over a sprawled Legace. That sucked ass. 2-1 Blues.
Gift Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 7:02 pm e
Another minus for Jackman.Â
Nice catch. You think he can hit -30? That's like HOF status for monumentally bad +/-. I think I looked it up and the worst rating in recent seasons was like a minus-35.
5:47 Legace with the save. The puck kind of came free and the Leaves poked at it.
Rich Horton Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 7:06 pm e
Leafs radio crew thinks thats a goal.
And so were two on that roadtrip last week. No way they'll even review it.
5:35 Mayers breathed on Mats Sundin and will go to the box. They called it tripping. And they've allowed 10 power play goals in their last eight games. Awesome.
4:13 Leafs are just teeing off on a sprawled Legace. One shot hit the crossbar and looked like it was going in.
1:55 Blues just trying to get to the intermission with the lead after the buzzing by the Leafs late in the period.
AND THAT'S THE END OF THE FIRST PERIOD. 2-1 Blues. Pretty good start to the second half of the season.
I have a question for all you commenter types in the second period thread which will be up in less than 2 minutes, I promise.
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Good to see our first comment is up before the game actually starts. Hope that’s a sign of things to come and not just a sign that Gift has no life.
by Brad Lee on Jan 29, 2008 6:36 PM CST reply actions
Its a sign that we have three home games in the next week, and I need to finish the column for Saturday’s game before I write the one for Friday.
by Gift on Jan 29, 2008 6:38 PM CST reply actions
Wow, nice transition from the Boyes piece to the opening face-off.
by Gift on Jan 29, 2008 6:38 PM CST reply actions
The temperature goes from 72 to 20 in one day, and Salvador scores a goal. Hell may be freezing over…unless they disallow it.
by Gift on Jan 29, 2008 6:41 PM CST reply actions
anybody else thinking strickland blows? as feel that only wagccording to him the blues only wagner can offer the blues offensive. so, uh, hmmm…i guess stasny was supposed to score from the press box
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 6:46 PM CST reply actions
There are 90 members of the Boyes family in attendance. Are they Boyeses, Boyei?
by Gift on Jan 29, 2008 6:47 PM CST reply actions
If the Blues get their normal number of shots tonight, Walt will have 20 goals by the end of the game.
by Gift on Jan 29, 2008 6:51 PM CST reply actions
yeah this is why walt needs days off off which is why the blues need to bring a kid up so they can give him some nights off
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 6:53 PM CST reply actions
and waive hinote sit king and load up on players with the ability to score and skate
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 6:53 PM CST reply actions
thanks for making an unneccessary new blog for the 1st period Brad. I was wondering why no one else was commenting
by Dooks on Jan 29, 2008 6:55 PM CST reply actions
brad it seems the more i rag on tkachoke the more he scores lately
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 6:57 PM CST reply actions
Hey Dooks, I wrote “And we’re off…in the first period thread.” Sorry.
Next time I will put:
“Attention everyone, especially Dooks. Do not comment in this anymore. Go to the first period post. Here is the link:”
by Brad Lee on Jan 29, 2008 6:57 PM CST reply actions
wow does toronto suck! so much so we might think our team’s good watching this…lol
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 6:58 PM CST reply actions
Sounds like we’ve got some legs for a change….or the Leafs are as bad as I think they are….or both?
by Rich Horton on Jan 29, 2008 6:59 PM CST reply actions
how can metro afford commericials after losing a law suit then having to pay for all the lawyers?
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 6:59 PM CST reply actions
hey now bernie sent his boys to chaminade gift, jordie played on my team
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 7:01 PM CST reply actions
Shit happens when your goalie is stuck with his stomach on the ice.
Another minus for Jackman.
by Gift on Jan 29, 2008 7:02 PM CST reply actions
well manny maybe should have not been done with no shot yet? i think rich it could easily be his fault that time
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 7:03 PM CST reply actions
the more we rag on Jon Kelly and Bernie Ferderko, and reflect on the days of Ken Wilson and Bruce Affleck…and now they show a piece on the late great Dan Kelly….it becomes clear. there is no topping the origional. we’re doomed to have morons in our pressbox
by Dooks on Jan 29, 2008 7:04 PM CST reply actions
what you mean people don’t want to live in thsi great town in the state of misery?
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 7:05 PM CST reply actions
It’s Emmanuel. Jessica e-mailed Rutherford and he admitted it was a typo. Oops. His typo called into question much of my sense of being.
by Brad Lee on Jan 29, 2008 7:06 PM CST reply actions
also note this week nhl center ice on line and on the cable are both free
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 7:06 PM CST reply actions
Uh does that mean I could actually watch a game??? lol
by Johnny Stats on Jan 29, 2008 7:07 PM CST reply actions
johnny you can watch four at a time on one of the channels
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 7:09 PM CST reply actions
Looks like Toronto enjoys killing off their own penalties just like the Blues do.
by Gift on Jan 29, 2008 7:10 PM CST reply actions
please baby jesus let us not resign a guy rejected by florida and tampa bay
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 7:10 PM CST reply actions
rich some people should never confuse hope with reality and right now that’s leaf fans and any blues fans whop believe ryan johnson’s good and having a bunch of defensive dmen make this team good and playoff bound
by Chris D on Jan 29, 2008 7:14 PM CST reply actions
On the plus side, they actually call a pretty good game.
by Rich Horton on Jan 29, 2008 7:15 PM CST reply actions
Jackman with McKee makes more sense than Jackman and Wagner.
by Rich Horton on Jan 29, 2008 7:16 PM CST reply actions
Second period post is up. That means go to that one to post comments, Dooks.
by Brad Lee on Jan 29, 2008 7:20 PM CST reply actions
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