I don’t know how it happened. I’m not even totally sure it did. We actually didn’t suck last night. Well, we weren’t playing like a team that deserves a playoff spot, what with blowing a 2-goal lead in the third only to scrape out a winner at the 16 minute … Read the rest

Well, I guess we didn’t suck. I mean, we weren’t overly insanely great, but… we didn’t suck. And the team managed to put a few in the net without Kessel needing to play mister almost hat trick again. Hell, even Toskala almost made me forget why it is we shoved … Read the rest

Uh. Someone tell me what happened? I ended up missing that game–something for another entry, and they apparently decided they weren’t going to play on Saturday. I’d cry, but I’m pretty well numb to the pain by now. We kicked ass. Twice. Should have been three times. And then we … Read the rest

Alright, who replaced my hockey team while I wasn’t looking? I swear everyone but Kessel has been substituted for people who can play–and that only because Kessel doesn’t need to be substituted. The guy in net *looked* like our back-up goalie, but he played like a certain young man now … Read the rest

Wow. Just… wow. The contrasts between last night and the night before is absolutely surprising. We did the one thing we hadn’t yet managed to do this season on Monday–get shut out completely, and last night, on the backs of some pretty awesome goals (breakaway to open the scoring, anyone?), … Read the rest

Okay, i’ll admit it. I watched it. Well, most of it. Up until about the 18-minute mark. Then I just had to turn the damn thing off to avoid crying. You can have me shot for this attempt, however accidental, at proving that aspect of my running theory. Ah well, … Read the rest

Completely by accident, I proceeded to further prove my original theory. Having been caught up with things over here, I ended up rather missing Friday’s game. And, as though daring me to try and disprove that theory, they went and took the game–albeit after scaring the hell out of just … Read the rest

I think I might have just discovered the secret to the Leafs winning troubles. Just tell me not to watch. They not only win then, but they do it in regulation. Something to be said for cheering your team on in weird and unusual ways, but there’s nothing like doing … Read the rest

We were doing so well, too. Well, for about a period and a half anyway. We kept them off the board in the first, and even Toskala managed to make a few huge saves in the frame. I mean, granted we didn’t do a whole lot of actually scoring ourselves, … Read the rest

So they do know how to win. Or at least, how to pretend to win. And in a shootout, of all things–that’s been a problem for them since they introduced the bloody thing back in 2005. Well into the season’s second month, and we’re the proud owners of a 4th … Read the rest