Leafs Pens Revisited....1st Period

Games about to Start....Brent Johnson in net for the Penguins and James Reimer for the Leafs....something tells me he is about to go on a real tare as he has been working his a$$ off in practice and the Monster wasn't nearly as sharp as he could have been last night.

Kessel and Lupol are not firing on all cylinders lately but that will change tonight.....look for the Power play to be better too with Liles back to QB it.

Interesting piece by Ms Larionov on Lupol on That's Hockey before the game....he seems like a really deep guy...who partied his way out of Phily

Early goalpost on Reimer....he was well screened on the shot by Kennedy....Kennedy!!! (for all the wrestling fans out there, I couldn't resist).

Pens are playing much better early on which leads to the first penalty of the game on MacArthur for tripping...looked a bit suspect

Leafs were the first team to have a perfect penalty killing month since the Hawks did it in 1973....wow!

Late hit by Letang leads to a roughing penalty...sounded worse then it was

Can someone please tell these linsemen that NO ONE IS THERE TO WATCH THEM DROP THE DAMN PUCK!!! They kick out centers almost as if they are purposely trying to have way more of an impact on the game then they should.....so frustrating...

Nice save by Reimer on a shorthanded breakway by Matt Cooke...could have been really deflating if they had given up a shorty early....

Ferraro needs to start remembering what it was like to be a player again....whining about Bozak not doing the same thing he did last night (complaining he should have shot instead of trying a pass to Kessel from the same spot where he scored from last night) sounds better because the pass didn't work but if you watch Johnson on the replay, he was totally fooled and not expecting a pass on that play, which means it would have worked had it connected...

Malkin looks like he has something to play for tonight....probably making sure his a$$ isn't bag skated tomorrow....he looked like he wasn't in the mood to play last night and was still the difference maker in the game...

Reimer looks sharp so far....another nice glove save....

Leafs look a little ragged in this game so far....Even the Pens 4th line was able to hem them in their own zone for a prolonged attack...they need to start attacking (Yes Ferraro is right about that) like they did last night...

I like the new 4th line with Steckle, Armstrong and Brown....has lots of different elements

Kessel got away with one.....stuck it to Letang and no call....maybe karma is starting to work it's way back in the Leafs favour?

Looks like the Grabo line is starting to turn the tide of this game with an impressive minute of attacking zone pressure...

The more Gardiner plays, the more I see a young Phil Housley in his style....made a real nice play to center a pass in front of the net and then was the first guy back stopping the offensive counter by the Pens....scratch that, it looked like a Paul Coffey like play right there....

Another post for the Pens followed by an awkward save before the Leafs counter with a good rush by Kessel and then a nice save by Johnson on Liles

Good 4th line havoc shift....causing turnovers, getting good chances, general sh*t disturbing shift that finally seems to have brought the Leafs back from last nights 1st and 2nd periods....

Interesting to note that Ottawa is 4 points up on the Leafs but they have played 3 more games then the Leafs so if they can win 2 of the 3 they have in hand (and maybe get a point out of the other one) then they would be ahead and even in games played.....just a thought...

Period over....back in 12 for the 2nd