Which can refer either to the dice-rolling game — in which case, no dice for the Leafs — or vulgar vernacular for terrible and shoddy — in which case, descriptive of the Leafs in their New Year’s Eve marquee encounter with the Golden Knights. A whole bunch of Leafs didn’t appear to be present at 12:30 p.m. either. Not to begrudge the Knights any of their gaudiness — in Vegas, gaudy is good — but three straight goals were pretty much gifted by the Leafs, apparently still in quite a generous mood a week after Christmas. “I thought the first couple of shifts we were really good,” said Babcock, which was a contrarian view. It’s a good feeling, seeing it going into the net.”First hat trick in Vegas history.

Source: thestar December 31, 2017 23:33 UTC