Buffalo hockey fans had the cockles of their hearts warmed last night to see a lovely example of the Christmas spirit. Vesa Toskala, who occasionally stops a few pucks from entering the Toronto Maple Leafs net, let four of six Sabres shots go by him, as Buffalo cruised to a 5-2 win.
The most beautiful gift of all was the second goal, a soft bouncer from somewhere beyond Toskala's range of vision. Your grandmother could have stopped it. But not the Flukey Finn. Even though there was no-one within 50 feet of him, he somehow misplayed the puck, which found its way into the net. So strange was it that the referees were unable to say who fired the "shot", so until later on the goal was credited to "unknown".
Walt regrets not having a video clip to add to this post. Doubtless one will turn up pretty soon. But for your yuletide entertainment here's a link to a clip of a similar [even worse, ed.] Toskala miscue against the NY Islanders, from March of 2008. To the Leaf Nation...nya nya na nya na! And my condolences for the rest of the season.
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