![]() Milton also adds this bizarre observation to his post-game coverage: It seems that reducing the number of players, and therefore the checkers, on the ice is the only way to offset the brutal boredom which the Devils inflict upon NHL audiences, when they're playing just the way they want to, which they did most of last night. That was the dull-as-dishwater picture after Rupp scored at 1:49Īnd the Hamilton Spec's Steve Milton piles on too: This one was boring right until a back-and-forth overtime frame. They play that defensive, neutral-zone trap game – there ought to be a law against it really – that slowed down the game. ![]() That’s because if there was ever going to be any speed, any action, any excitement, it simply gets drained when the Devils get themselves a 1-0 lead on the road. Unfortunately, they’re experts at falling behind 1-0 early, especially in the first two minutes of the game.įor the fans who paid good money to attend the game, it’s even more depressing to fall behind 1-0 to the Devils. The Maple Leafs ought to know that by now. This was a theme picked up by the Toronto Star: The shootout lent an aura of excitement to an otherwise dreary game.It’s rarely a good idea to let the opposition score first. It featured very few scoring chances because neither team was able to use its speed and generate rushes. The Canadian Press wasn't too impressed with the flow of the game: The three periods of regulation were like a flashback to what the NHL was like before the 2004-05 lockout. Let's see what others thought of last night's shoot-out match after the jump. In addition, rookie defenceman Luke Schenn signed cookbooks outside of Centre Sports at Air Canada Centre before the game. The children also got to meet and greet the players following the game. From the Toronto Sun: Leafs players donated their personal tickets for last night's game against the Devils to three children's charities for underprivileged kids: the Peel Children's Aid Foundation, Make-a-Wish Toronto and Sick Kids Hospital Foundation. ![]() Maybe it's the holiday spirit, maybe it's the Ghost of Jason Blake Past or maybe the Leafs PR department spiked the eggnog in the pressbox but there's not a lot of post-game negative ink out there. Coincidence? Hmm.īut seeing as this is Negative Nancy, I suppose we need to turn away from the positives to search out the black cloud in every silver lining. I don't want to call anyone out, but a certain someone around here heads for a beach holiday and the Leafs win three in a row. ![]()
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