Blake, White save the day

I didn’t look like it phased the Leafs one bit, bing in town to play the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins a night after losing to arch-rival Montreal on home ice. If their game-plan was to hem the Penguins in and make them fight for 200 feet of ice – nice job.

Watching Blake play last night reminded me of his Islander days. He played that hard, grinding, pesky hockey that you hated when it was played against you. If ever there was a Leaf playing to save his job, it was Blake and it was last night. What a game he had.

And Ian White? Wow. He reminds me of Jason Smith just before we cut him loose. Quiet, strong on the puck, wicked laser beam of a shot. Good vision of the ice and able to move the puck safely. Like Kaberle, but with an edge and willingness to shoot.

Toskala looked ok last night, but his days in Toronto are numbered. I bet he can’t wait to get out from under Leafs Nation. My only hope is when they do cut him loose its to the Western Conference. I don’t think I could bare hearing about him vaulting to the higher echelons of goaltending after leaving – and you just know thats going to happen.

I thought the Leafs played well enough to beat Montreal on Saturday but hey, take the point, move on. The Leafs are out west for the next 2 games. For some reason Vancouver was left off that western road swing. They usually play all three out there.

GO LEAFS GO!!!