We know we lost, but it was a game well faught. We still got a point and some players especially had great games. Blake actually showe up tonight (three assists) and Kulemin notched two goals.
First Period
No goals but some good speed by Poni and some nice saves on Gustavsson and Turco's parts. We outshoot Dallas 9-2. G-stav makes it look so fucking easy.
During the intermission, Bob McKenzie and the rest of the TSN panel (including Craig McTavish who upped his excitement level by only about one level- snore) discusses some of the hits that went on in the league this past week. The more serious ones are discussed. Bob makes a good point, saying something about the U.S Congress getting tougher on the NFL about hits on the head, and then says, "I think the NHL should give thanks that the Congress doesn't know they exist."
Those be some fighting words.
They alo discuss who they think should be the captain of the Olympic men's hockey team. Crosby's name is obviously thrown around, so is Scott Niedermeyer. Whoever it is, they better be up for the task.
Second Period
We start off with some more speed, except from Stalberg, and a great defensive play by Luke Schenn and a save by G-stav.
Dallas gets the first goal, which was partly the fault of Beauchemin as he decided to go to a cheap strip joint or something and completely leave the side of the net open, where he is supposed to be. G-stav is angry, and it's visible (was that a stick banging on the net we see, Mr. Gustavsson?) The announcers start spewing off how the Leafs have given up the first goal in ever game this season blah blah blah
ZOMG KULEMIN!
Nice little play there. Sneaky sneaky. The puck goes in the smallest space possible. 1-1.
Third Period
Shittiest penalty EVER called on Komisarek for "high sticking". Please. He faked it more than socer players fake diving. Fuck.
Dallas scores. Bring out the Jason Spezza nervous laugh.
Fucking gold. Too bad he's a Senaturd. We're quietly trying to smuggle him out of there.
But then LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE STEMPNIAK scores, and we completely forget about the nervous Jason Spezza laugh (nervous or just a nerd laugh? You decide.)
There comes a point where G-stav does a little somthin'somethin'.
First there's a
Then there's a
And last but not least
There comes a moment in Melissa's life where she begins to quote Twilight, but with Maple Leaf players. It's pretty funny yet awkward, as Vanessa is probably the only girl in North America who hasn't read the books (and refuses to read them).
"G-stav....YOU ARE MY LIFE NOW."
"You Schenn are my own personal brand of heroin."
FUCK YOU LUKE SCHENN IS BETTER THAN ROB PATZ ANYDAY LIKE COME ON SRSLY IS THAT EVEN AN ARGUMENT.Kulemin scores his second and we are in the lead. This is awesome. Vanessa's dad is even getting excited, and he's a Bruins fan.
Ribeiro steals our thunder with about thre minutes left to go. We're going to over time.
Overtime
Kind-of sort-of close to hometown boy (hometown boy as in Toronto, not Dallas [really, a hockey player from Texas?!]), James Neal from Whitby scores the winner.
Le sigh.
LEAFS LOSE 4-3 IN A SHOOTOUT
S'ok. G-stav was clearly angry though. Good thing? Or bad thing?
We think good. He got mad after every shot he let in, which means he obviously doesn't like letting them in. This can be incentive to not let in goals? Perhaps.
See you on Friday.
GO LEAFS!
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