Another backup goalie tries to bury the Leafs again. Only this time Colton Orr takes out Scott Clemmensen to set up the winning goal. Sure the play wasn't legal but seems the referees were playing to much attention. Orr’s goal forced the Panthers to open the game up, and with Florida pressing late, Phil Kessel picked up his seventh of the season on a breakaway to secure the win.
Clemmensen was particularly sharp late in the second with his team killing a penalty and the game tied, denying Nikolai Kulemin on a one-timer in close, and couldn’t be blamed on the winner given he was bowled over from behind. You begin to wonder why these journeyman goalies play so well here? Does anyone have an explanation? Does the anemic Leaf offense make any goalie look good?
It was a pretty boring game as the Panthers' thin lineup has forced them to employ the trap.
Meanwhile, the offense-challenge Leafs manage to win another game and postpone several days of hand wringing for Leaf fans.
Leaf fans continue to boo Panthers captain Bryan McCabe (one of the founding members of the Muskoka Five) every time he touches the puck. He is partly being punished by Leaf fans for the ridiculous five-year, $28.75-million contract that John Ferguson signed him to in 2006 after a 68-point career year. Since this is a contract year, count on McCabe having a strong season.
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