Nothings sweeter for Leaf fans than beating those dreaded Montreal Canadians. When Colton Orr and Jeff Finger score the first two it just get's better. I'll give you a minute to digest that one. Ok, get back on your chair. That's right, COLTON ORR scored his first goal as a Leaf, the winner by the way, and Jeff Finger scored what ended up to be the insurance goal.

As usual Kessel and Hagman were Toronto's best forwards but they weren't the only ones working last night. Mat Stajan had a very strong game keeping the pressure on Price and also chipping in with his eighth goal of the season. He was perfect taking a pass from Kessel and going in alone, scoring on Price's glove side. Mikael Grabovski also showed signs of life buzzing around the Montreal net and creating scoring chances. With the exception of the first ten minutes it was all Toronto.

Last nights game was more proof Leaf fans are in for a bit of a roller-coaster ride this season. Granted the Habs are not a cup contender and are only marginally higher in the standings than the Leafs. However, if you can have a must win situation in December this was one of them. Toronto was shut-out at home against another division rival the night before. Montreal is ahead of them in the standings and now within reach of catching, and a loss last night would have been the beginning of yet another losing streak. At the end of the night we're still in second last, but with an effort like we had last night fans have a little more to look forward to than watching Phil Kessel rack up highlights. Not to mention, we beat the Habs, and that's always a good thing.
No comments:
Post a Comment