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Originally Posted by Ronin
This was on Puck Daddy earlier...I had no idea the Leafs' D was this terrible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR5BqG5ioTU
See three guys lined up not really sure what to do...leaving Martin St. Louis all by himself in front of that goalie with the long name that starts with G.
The scary part is the play happens so slowly. The Canucks did something like this against the Blackhawks which left Kane or Hossa or someone wide open in front of Louie but that play happened with a serious scrum going on...not four Leafs against St. Louis and...Steve Downie, I think?
The fuck is Versteeg doing on this play? There's clearly no one in that corner to defend. |
Really easy in hindsight and the birds eye view to talk shit about defense and positioning. Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending the Leafs at all and they really fumbled this one but for you to beak on Versteeg is ridiculous (maybe because it's the first name that shows up on the replay).
The two other D men, Komisarek and Beauchemin are both on. So what's a right winger supposed to do? He's supposed to take high up if the two D men are down low, and that's exactly where Versteeg is moving to. If anything, the D didn't clear the front of the net and left St. Louis alone.
Also, fumble one play = FOREVER TERRIBLE
