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Habs concede 6 goals in the 3rd period to lose 9-2 to the Pens.

 

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Not completely accurate - it is only the Toronto area that dislikes Montreal. The rest of us are not Leaf's fans.

 

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Leafs top of the division with 19 wins 10 losses 2 OTL 40 points
Habs bottom of the division with 11 W 16 L 3 OTL 25 points

League positions, Leafs 6th Habs 30th.

 

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petee Are you watching the Leafs v Islanders game?

 

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Oh well, you'd have enjoyed that. Finished 6-3 to NY.
Two goals for Nylander though. Bringing him just one goal away from the league lead.
Tough game for goalie Woll's return from injury.

 

[petee]

Oh well, you'd have enjoyed that. Finished 6-3 to NY.
Two goals for Nylander though. Bringing him just one goal away from the league lead.
Tough game for goalie Woll's return from injury.

six goals - that's unusual

 

[Monte]

six goals - that's unusual

Last one was an empty net.

 

[petee]

Last one was an empty net.

 

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Nah, still top of the division.
It was a back to back game for the Leafs while NY had 4 days of rest.

I'll save my grumpiness for the Playoffs.

 

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Revenge is sweet...

 

[petee]

Revenge is sweet...

Last one was an empty net.

 

[petee]

isles atop the rangers!
let us celebrate the new year while it lasts.

 

[Monte]

Another Leafs v Islanders match up tonight.
Matthews still out and concerned he may never fully recover from his upper body injury.

 

[petee]

concerned he may never fully recover from his upper body injury.

 

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Talking about the possibility of never playing pain free again.
Still nothing more known about the injury other than ''upper body''.

 

[petee]

Still nothing more known about the injury other than ''upper body''.

as you prolly know, that's hockey for "we don't want to talk about specifics."

 

[Monte]

as you prolly know, that's hockey for "we don't want to talk about specifics."

Got to think about resale value!

 

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[Monte]

Half way through the 2nd and still no score.
Ice soccer.

 

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Ha, Leafs score 30 seconds later.

 

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McMann gets 2 for a 2-1 win.
Close game could have gone either way.

 

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as you prolly know, that's hockey for "we don't want to talk about specifics."

After all that Matthews is back for the Bruins.
Great game.

 

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Leafs win again.

 

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Leafs halt the slump.
After 3 straight losses Matthews equalises twice to take it to OT at 3-3.
Nylander scores the OT winner on a breakaway.

 

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Quick Shifts: Ranking Canada’s best shot to break the Stanley Cup curse

Which Canadian team has the best shot at lifting the Stanley Cup curse that has hovered over the country since 1993? Luke Fox ranks all seven squads in the latest edition of Quick Shifts.

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7. Montreal Canadiens: Cole Caufield could rip 40 goals, Lane Hutson is taking a run at the Calder, and Jakub Dobes is a bright light shining out of nowhere. The house-money Habs don’t need to squeak in for the positive vibes roll into next fall.
6. Vancouver Canucks: The talent is there, no question. But injuries and internal conflict give us little hope that this edition can recreate the magic of 2024. Something is rotten in the core.
5. Calgary Flames: If the try-hard Flames punch their card to the dance, it’ll be difficult to leave Ryan Huska off your Jack Adams ballot and Dustin Wolf off the top of your Calder submission. Probably the easiest Canadian team to root for.
4. Ottawa Senators: That ailing Linus Ullmark is back on ice and that the bottom of the Eastern Conference is a mess of mediocrity should give hope that we see Brady Tkachuk swilling BodyArmor instead of Budweiser during playoff games.
3. Toronto Maple Leafs: They could win the Atlantic Division for the first time in franchise history, which would set them up for more favourable series matchups. Get well soon, Anthony Stolarz and John Tavares.
2. Winnipeg Jets: Connor Hellebuyck might just place a Hart next to his Vezinas. Kyle Connor continues his case as the most underappreciated star on a Canadian team. And their third line is legit. One of two Canadian teams we can actually envision hoisting the Cup.
1. Edmonton Oilers: After a sluggish start, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl’s crew are back on track and look every bit like the threat we saw come within two goals of glory.

 

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Not completely accurate - it is only the Toronto area that dislikes Montreal. The rest of us are not Leaf's fans.

Just tuned into the game and the Habs are 3-0 up at the end of the first!!!

 

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Leafs get 2 back in the second.
Going into the 3rd with Habs 3-2 up.