WHO SHOT WHO IN THE WHAT NOW?!:

Oh happy day! MN-TO-NO-GO takes a hit, and the Mapleturds take a tumble the NL standings and are ranked third to last. With the right sequence of events tonight, mainly a loss to the Leafs in regulation, they could be second to last with only 0.5 NL separating them from the bottom of the barrel.

As I sit here and watch Sports Center on TSN, and the report about the heroic game they played last night, hard fought, out shot and out chanced the opponents (as the reporter says), I can’t help but think about how this affects our game tonight. The turds are known for extreme high followed by extreme lows (i.e loosing to the Atlanta Thrashers and going on a rampage against the Pens the next day). This repetitive pattern suggests that after loosing to the Devils last night will undoubtedly further inspire the Leafs, who already like coming into Montreal with their A++++++ game. Even though they are tired and playing two games in two nights, they will be imposing the tempo if we don’t take charge early and keep pushing.

I sure hope our boys are pumped A-La-Max, and are ready to play a full pledged physical hockey game for 60 minutes. If the same team from Tuesday shows up this one’s in the bag. If I have to post Jerry again tomorrow, then this one is a gonner.

Odds would suggest we have the advantage in this one. Huet will like to come out strong following a soft (not bad but soft) appearance against Philly/ Toronto on the other hand will (or should) be playing Raysoft since Toscalacantstopapuck played last night. So in net we have the edge.

We will be rolling four lines with (hopefully) speed and grit, and this will tire out the already exhausted Leafs early and fast. Given Paul Maurice’s high tempo game plan, he was banking on some points last night and asked his team to go all out, focus on New Jersey, and leave nothing on the ice. Therefore it would be safe to assume that if we impose the tempo early in the first and keep it high, the Leafs will be mulched by the second.

As for the blue-line, with Bouillon’s return to the line-up, I think the HABS have the advantage there hands down. Anyone who tries to compare the likes of Kaberle and McKabe to a Markov and Hamrlik should just jump off a building.

Logic would dictate that playing at home, with everything listed above, a fourth NL ranked team should be able to school a 13th NL ranked team no problem. But I’ll tell you one thing, given the history of this pile of dog rubber dog poop we call the Maple Leafs, I wouldn’t take a bet on this game. The HABS must approach this game with caution and play their game and impose their tempo to be able to take the two points.

In closing, as I sit here still watching Sports Center on TSN, they just showed Saku’s shootout goal against Atlanta on Tuesday night. What a piece of work that was. Wasn’t that an awesome deke?!