Thursday, December 29, 2011

TORONTO GETS BURNED IN FLORIDA

Evaluating the loss to the Florida Panthers, Reimer was not ready and team defense was lacking again.

The first goal was a point shot that Reimer should have saved but clearly was not out far enough in the crease.
Puck turned over and moved to the point.  A slap shot from the blueline on net.

Reimer is playing deep and not square enough to the shooter.  Puck squeaks in on left side.  

TORONTO 0 - FLORIDA 1

COMMENT: Reimer needs to challege shooters by moving out of the crease on shots from blueline.


A young defense will make more mistakes than an older group.  Here Jake Gardiner pinches in and Kulemin did not read play fast enought and was never able to cover defensively.  As the play develops, Franson was not able to block the pass attempt (priority #1) and the ensuing breakaway unfolds.  Lucky goal for Thomas.

Gardiner makes bad decision to pinch.

Kulemin caught behind play.

Franson now defending a 2 on 1.

Missed pass block attempt by Franson.

Breakaway for Thomas

TORONTO 1 - FLORIDA 2

COMMENT:  Defense need to make better decisions on when to attack in offensive zone.


Reimer had a tough night overall.  Your best penalty killer is your goaltender and on this goal Reime was not ready for the shot.

Slap shot being taken and Reimer does not know where the puck is.

TORONTO 1 - FLORIDA 3

COMMENT: Tough night for Reimer.  Good coaching move to pull him out of game.

On the fifth Florida goal, the play started with Schenn skating the puck into the offensive zone.  Schenn would lose the puck.  The mistake that cost the goal was NOT the turnover in the offensive end.

Schenn with puck going for skate.

Line changes for both sides.

Schenn taking puck into zone.

Schenn gets stripped off puck.  Should have dumped puck in deep to avoid turnover.

Leafs caught going wrong way and Florida with puck.

The turnover results in a 1 on 1.

Gunnarsson did everything correct except use the stick to attempt a shot block.

TORONTO 3 - FLORIDA 5

COMMENT:  Sticks are used for passing and the body is used for blockings pucks.  Stop trying to block the shot with the stick, it only make the save harder for the goaltender.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Bell Canada Accused Of Anticompetition

The CRTC has found that Bell gave itself a significant competitive advantage by giving their mobile customers exclusive rights to popular broadcast content.  This CRTC bans carriers from giving access to TV programming exclusively to their own subscribers.


Considering how Bell owns many television networks, it is alarming that exclusive rights to subscribers was permitted.  The practice as been going on for many years now and would lead many in Canada to believe the CRTC has done too little too late.  Is it possible that Rogers had a role in this CRTC decision?

http://openmedia.ca/news/crtc-calls-bell-out-anticompetitive-practices