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[Tom Molloy]

4Paw wrote:
Tom in your opinion – on the DeBrusk goal last night did Gardiner pivot the wrong way?

4Paw, Gardiner did what defense are taught if you get caught flat footed. You turn to the inside which is 90 degrees instead of 270 degrees if you turn outside and race as hard as you can to the inside post. He pushed DeBrusk outside so he couldn't cut across and put it around Andersson.

After the game Andersson said he thought DeBrush was going to cut across to the far side and that is why his five hole was open.

In hindsight if Gardiner had put his stick on the puck he might have deflected the shot but he was trying to prevent DeBrusk from cutting across.

Really a great play by DeBrusk going hard to the net and taking advantage of what the D and G gave him.

Entire Leaf team was on their heels the third period and it is unfair Gardiner is getting so much blame. Some of the -5 goals had little to do with him. There are 6 players on the ice.

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