04-15-2006, 08:36 PM
Tough way to go out too, they were on such a high after winning the game 5-1 against Ottawa, go back to the dressing room just in time to see Carolina score 2 quick goals to tie the game against Tampa Bay up 2-2...only to see Martin St.Louis score in overtime, thus eliminating the Maple Leafs.
They showed a lot of heart & courage in recent weeks, and Mats Sundin just took his game to another level, probably the best hockey i've seen him play in his NHL career, yet for the Leafs, they simply just run out of time. Had they went on this run a week earlier, they'd be right there.
How about Joe Thornton & Jonathan Cheechoo! Thornton with 3 more points tonight (that's 10 in 3 games) to overtake Jaromir Jagr for the league lead. Thornton now has 125 points to Jagr's 122, each player having 1 game remaining. And Cheechoo with yet another hatrick, goals 54, 55, 56. He's got a 2 goal lead on Jagr, so it looks like Thornton will take home the Art Ross (and Hart???), while Cheechoo will snag the Rocket Richard.
They showed a lot of heart & courage in recent weeks, and Mats Sundin just took his game to another level, probably the best hockey i've seen him play in his NHL career, yet for the Leafs, they simply just run out of time. Had they went on this run a week earlier, they'd be right there.
How about Joe Thornton & Jonathan Cheechoo! Thornton with 3 more points tonight (that's 10 in 3 games) to overtake Jaromir Jagr for the league lead. Thornton now has 125 points to Jagr's 122, each player having 1 game remaining. And Cheechoo with yet another hatrick, goals 54, 55, 56. He's got a 2 goal lead on Jagr, so it looks like Thornton will take home the Art Ross (and Hart???), while Cheechoo will snag the Rocket Richard.