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Post by Fugazi on Oct 22, 2021 17:47:58 GMT -8
Logan Couture scored a pair of goals and notched an assist in Friday's 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs
Couture cleaned up a juicy rebound given up by Michael Hutchinson to open the scoring at the 2:31 mark of the second period. The 32-year-old also set up Jonathan Dahlen who beat the Leafs goaltender five-hole for what stood as the game-winning goal. Couture capped off his night with an empty-net goal to put the game on ice and keep the Sharks' unbeaten run going. He finished the game with a plus-4 rating, six shots on goal, a minor penalty and a hit in 17:04 of ice time. Couture is off to a hot start to the season with three goals and four assists in four games.
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Post by sjsharks59 on Oct 22, 2021 17:53:09 GMT -8
Ha Toronto announcers talking about no Kane being a breath of fresh air Let’s hope Wilson doesn’t try to cover his A$$ and bring Kane back. |
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Post by John96 on Oct 22, 2021 18:08:56 GMT -8
This team feels different. Agree Or almost as if something is missing…. It’s is pretty amazing what’s happening. I love it. |
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Post by jackalope on Oct 22, 2021 20:07:01 GMT -8
Agree Or almost as if something is missing…. It’s is pretty amazing what’s happening. I love it. I just hope Kane has enough sense to realize his time is done in SJ (maybe even the NHL) and doesn't fight it or pull the race card and watch that blowup. |
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Post by Fugazi on Oct 22, 2021 20:20:25 GMT -8
from David Alter of The Hockey News,
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Ritchie was benched for the final eight minutes in the second period of the team's 5-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Friday. When he returned to the ice for the third period, he was replaced on the team's top unit and moved to the fourth line.
But Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe feels the criticism of the forward has been unfair. He deflected several questions about the Rtichie's benching before redirecting the blame at two of his core-four forwards.
"You should be asking as many questions about [Auston] Matthews and [Mitch] Marner as you are Ritch," Keefe said.
And he has a point.
Marner has no goals and one assist this season. If you go back to the previous campaign and include the playoffs, he has gone 13 games without lighting the lamp.
Matthews played his second game after recovering from offseason wrist surgery. Although he looked great in his season debut in a 2-1 overtime loss to the New York Rangers on Monday, he didn't find the back of the net. Instead of building off that performance, he and the rest of his linemates were flat.
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Post by jackalope on Oct 23, 2021 5:30:21 GMT -8
from David Alter of The Hockey News, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nick Ritchie was benched for the final eight minutes in the second period of the team's 5-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Friday. When he returned to the ice for the third period, he was replaced on the team's top unit and moved to the fourth line. But Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe feels the criticism of the forward has been unfair. He deflected several questions about the Rtichie's benching before redirecting the blame at two of his core-four forwards. "You should be asking as many questions about [Auston] Matthews and [Mitch] Marner as you are Ritch," Keefe said. And he has a point. Marner has no goals and one assist this season. If you go back to the previous campaign and include the playoffs, he has gone 13 games without lighting the lamp. Matthews played his second game after recovering from offseason wrist surgery. Although he looked great in his season debut in a 2-1 overtime loss to the New York Rangers on Monday, he didn't find the back of the net. Instead of building off that performance, he and the rest of his linemates were flat. I bet they wish they would have offered that contract to Jumbo again. Haha |
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Post by Fugazi on Oct 23, 2021 8:18:43 GMT -8
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