Kings sink Leafs in the shootout 3-2 final

Dustin Brown struck the Leafs down tonight. He got the game tying goal one that looked like an offside(I'm not a linesman unfortunately and then scored the only goal of the shootout as the Kings captain had a good night. A good showing was needed for Brown who has struggled along with the rest of the Kings as rumours are swirling that the reeling Kings needed a spark and the captain may be available.


For Toronto the road to mediocrity continues after a hot start. Reimer was frozen by the stick work of Brown in the shootout and failed to make a move for the puck as Toronto watched another point slip away. The issues in Toronto are a funny thing to disect. A top five powerplay with a 30th ranked penalty kill.


Scott Gordon has the power play clicking at an impressive rate while his fellow assistant who runs the penalty kill Greg Cronin is struggling to get his unit going at all and seeing the reaction of Brian Burke during the Vancouver game clearly shows frustration is mounting. Ron Wilson is the constant in all of this however. Any talk of extensions is ridiculous. He had a great start but the team is falling apart and the top lines success can only protect him for so long(we hope).