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......................... .. .TORONTO MARLIES @ ABBOTSFORD HEAT...

....................Saturday May 5th 2012 - 10:00 PM

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Marlies Too Much For Abbotsford

It had to end eventually. The Abbotsford Heat's magical run of 11 straight wins came to a halt Thursday. The Heat couldn't capitalize on the ad-vantage over the Toronto Marlies, despite opening the scoring on a goal from Jon Rheault just past the midway point of the first period. A few minutes later, the Marlies took over.

They scored twice late in the opening frame, including Matt Frattin's third of the post-season, with 24 seconds remaining before intermission. Frattin's goal turned out to be the winner, but Toronto still added three more to defeat the Heat 5-1 in Game 2 of the best-of-seven AHL Western Conference semifinal. Now tied at one-game apiece, the series shifts back to Abbotsford for Games 3, 4 and, 5.

Game 3 goes Saturday 7 p.m. PDT at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre. "We got the start that we wanted, getting up 1-0, playing hard, getting shots on net," said Rheault, in a phone interview after the loss. "We just kind of lost a little bit when they went up 2-1 at the end of the first. We just didn't keep that even keel, got a little too low and it was just tough. It's one loss. You're going to lose in the playoffs, there's no doubt about that. It's how we respond now."

Taylor, who made his fifth consecutive start in these playoffs and stopped a Will Acton third-period penalty shot with the game out of reach for Abbotsford, was beaten four times on 27 shots. At the other end, Ben Scrivens allowed just the one goal on 35 shots.


**** SEER'S "WHO I'D LIKE TO SEE START" MARLIE LINE-UP ****

Deschamps-Dupuis-D'Amigo
Frattin-Zigomanis-Kadri
Hamilton-Colborne-Scott
Acton-Ashton-Mueller

Blacker-Gardiner
Holzer-Fraser
Percy-Mikus

Scrivens
Owuya

GO MARLIES GO !!

[Seer]

Game 1 Highlights



Game 2 Highlights

[Seer]

Toronto Marlies 2011-12 AHL PLAYOFF Stats. (*As of: May 4th 2012 - Top 10)

....................................Games.... ..Goals......Assists.....Points..... . +/-

Jerry D'Amigo................5.................. 6................1..............7..............+6
Matt Frattin (X)..............5.................. 3............... 2............. 5..............+2
Nazem Kadri.................5....................2.............. 3............. 5..............+3
Mike Zigomanis.............5.................. 2............... 2............. 4...............0
Joe Colborne (X)...........5.................. 0............... 4............. 4..............+1
Jake Gardiner...............5....................0.............. 4............. 4...............-3
Nicholas Deschamps ...5....................1...............2..............3..............+2
Phillippe Dupuis............5....................1...............2..............3..............+1
Ryan Hamilton..............5....................1.............. 1............. 2...............-2
Korbinian Holzer...........5....................1.............. 1............. 2..............+2
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MARLIE GOALIE STATS

# ...... Goalies.......... GP...... Mins ......W..... L..... SOL...... SO.... GA..... GAA...... SVS...... SV%
30 ..Ben Scrivens.()... 5.....2297:17.... 24..... 1.........0...........1........9........1.82........135..... 0.938

*FULL TEAM PLAYOFF STATS: --> http://www.marlies.c...lStatistics.asp

[Seer]

*MODS: PLEASE PIN THIS GT & FILE THE OLD ONE IN THE MARLIES SECTION... THANKS!!

[Seer]

*UPDATED: Sunday May 6th - 12PM

Eastern Conference Semifinals – Series “I” (best-of-7)
1-Norfolk Admirals [TB] vs. 6-Connecticut Whale [NYR]
Game 1 – (Connecticut 1/ Norfolk 0) *SCORE: 3-2 WHALE
Game 2 – (Norfolk 1 / Connecticut 1) *SCORE: 4-1 ADMIRALS
Game 3 – Sun., May 6 – Norfolk at Connecticut, 7:00
Game 4 – Mon., May 7 – Norfolk at Connecticut, 7:00
*Game 5 – Wed., May 9 – Norfolk vs. Connecticut, 7:00 (at Bridgeport, Conn.)
*Game 6 – Fri., May 11 – Connecticut at Norfolk, 7:30
*Game 7 – Sun., May 13 – Connecticut at Norfolk, 5:00

Eastern Conference Semifinals – Series “J” (best-of-7)
2-St. John’s IceCaps [WPG] vs. 4-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins [PIT]
Game 1 - (St.John's 1 / W-B/Scranton 0) *SCORE: 3-1 ICE CAPS
Game 2 - (W-B/Scranton 1 / St. John's 1) *SCORE: 3-1 PENGUINS
Game 3 - (St.John's 2 / W-B/Scranton 1) *SCORE: 2-1 ICE CAPS
Game 4 - Sun., May 6 - St. John’s at W-B/Scranton, 4:05 ET
*Game 5 - Tue., May 8 - St. John’s at W-B/Scranton, 7:05 ET
*Game 6 - Fri., May 11 - W-B/Scranton at St. John’s, 6:00 ET
*Game 7 - Sat., May 12 - W-B/Scranton at St. John’s, 6:00 ET

Western Conference Semifinals – Series “K” (best-of-7)
1-Oklahoma City Barons [EDM] vs. 6-San Antonio Rampage [FLA]
Game 1 – (San Antonio 1/ Oklahoma 0) *SCORE: 6-4 RAMPAGE
Game 2 – (Oklahoma 1 / San Antonio 1) *SCORE: 5-4 BARONS
Game 3 – Mon., May 7 – Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:00
Game 4 – Thurs., May 10 – Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:00
*Game 5 – Fri., May 11 – Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:00
*Game 6 – Sun., May 13 – San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5:00
*Game 7 – Tue., May 15 – San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:00

Western Conference Semifinals – Series “L” (best-of-7)
2-Toronto Marlies [TOR] vs. 4-Abbotsford Heat [CGY]
Game 1 – (Abbotsford 1 / Toronto 0) *SCORE: 3-1 HEAT
Game 2 – (Toronto 1 / Abbotsford 1) *SCORE: 5-1 MARLIES
Game 3 – (Toronto 2 / Abbotsford 1) *SCORE: 4-1 MARLIES
Game 4 – Tue., May 8 – Toronto at Abbotsford, 10:00
*Game 5 – Wed., May 9 – Toronto at Abbotsford, 10:00
*Game 6 – Sat., May 12 – Abbotsford at Toronto, 3:00
*Game 7 – Sun., May 13 – Abbotsford at Toronto, 3:00

[Seer]

"The Heat Is On"...! (But.., their team isn't... LOL!) ....This next game will be pretty physical...!!

Let's see some more support in here for our Marlie team, Guys..! No excuse for the next three games.. They will all be on LEAFSTV LIVE! 10PM starts... in Abbotsford...

GO MARLIES GO !!

[MaximumTaco]

Just a note, I'm a fan of this 2-3-2 Playoff system.

I kinda wish the NHL would adopt this to give the home team a bit more of an advantage, even though I know the current NHL 2-2-1-1-1 really ramps up the drama, so I understand why they probably won't change it.

[Russell_23]

I have to say I am on the fence on this one.... I see how it is beneficial when there is a lot of travel involved..

[calvina7x]

might as well merge this with the other marlie thread lol its literally the same thing lol

[Euronuck]

Just a note, I'm a fan of this 2-3-2 Playoff system.

I kinda wish the NHL would adopt this to give the home team a bit more of an advantage, even though I know the current NHL 2-2-1-1-1 really ramps up the drama, so I understand why they probably won't change it.

The 2-3-2 system if you lose one at home in the first 2 games you have lost all the home ice advantage as the next 3 games are all on the road. I used to hate that system and have been glad with the 2-2-1-1-1 system.

[XamDam]

The 2-3-2 system if you lose one at home in the first 2 games you have lost all the home ice advantage as the next 3 games are all on the road. I used to hate that system and have been glad with the 2-2-1-1-1 system.

I agree.

[Seer]

GO MARLIES GO !!

[Seer]

Holzer & Scrivens Stand Out, As Marlies Even Series

You’ve probably heard all about the Marlies excellent young defenceman.
His name is Korbinian Holzer.

Oh, you thought I was talking about the other guy.

Last night, and throughout the Marlies five playoff games, the other guy has been Jake Gardiner.

Holzer scored once and set up another with a rocket drive that ricocheted off Abbotsford goalie Danny Taylor. Holzer along with partner Mark Fraser made the Marlies’ end failsafe as the locals evened their playoff series with Abbotsford with a 5-1 win.

The teams move to B.C. for three games, tied at a win apiece.

“They played very physical and I think we matched that tonight,” Holzer said. “That was hockey out there. That’s’ what everyone wants to see.”

“It’s always nice if you get points and help the team but my main goal is to keep the puck out of my own net,” he said.

So far so good. He finished plus 3.

Since you asked, Gardiner was a few feet away from Jon Rheault when the Heat forward scored the game’s opening goal. Gardiner collected two assists but was caught on a two-on none with the Marlies up 4-1. Gardiner’s body of work suggests he is a player who performs better at the NHL level.

At 24 Holzer, a native of Munich, is two years older than Gardiner and working on his second full season in the American League.

“He’s just been excellent for us in the Rochester series and now this one,” said Marlies coach Dallas Eakins. “Having Fraser compliment him on the left side; those guys are two nasty dudes. I certainly wouldn’t want to be on the ice against them.”

So if you didn’t know the players’ pedigree, if you didn’t know Jake Gardiner from Korbinian Holzer, who would you expect to see making major league perdiem based on the snapshot provided last night?

Start with Holzer, an all-situation defenceman who plays more than 25 minutes a night. Holzer’s goal came on a slapper from the top of the circle. His assist came when his shot overpowered Heat goalie Danny Taylor. Jerry D’Amigo tapped in the rebound and in the space of two minutes a 2-1 squeaker was a 4-1 laugher.

Next move over to Ben Scrivens. Beaten just twice in the 3-1 season-opening loss, Scrivens was excellent in stopping 27 shots that included a two-man disadvantage and a host of lesser circumstances. The 25-year-old native of Spruce Grove, AB, surrendered just nine goals in five playoff games and looked poised and in complete control all night.

“Scrivey’s been good for us all year,” said Eakins. “Our team has so much confidence in him. He’s so calm and collected. That rubs off on the rest of our players.”

Hard not to mention Matt Frattin. The 24-year-old notched his third goal in five-post season game on a shift that began with a rollicking bodycheck and ended with Frattin blowing by an Abbotsford defender and ripping a wrist shot past Taylor. In 28 regular season and playoff games, Frattin has scored 17 goals. He scored eight times in 56 Leaf games. Seems to be something of a habit.

The next three games of the playoff will be played in Abbotsford with Game 3 set for Saturday. Should there be a Game 6 it will be played at Ricoh a week Saturday.

Nazem Kadri, into an empty net and Ryan Hamilton were the other Marlies marksmen.

[joeysideshow]

Looking forward to watching the Marlies steal a road victory tonight. Lets go boys!

[J-BOLD]

About time the game is on LeafsTV!

[XamDam]

My Boy fraser is a badass on the ice.

Go Marlies Go

[RPaj]

Hope the Leafs win the next 3 games, I hate when the games are on Rogers. I get the Knights playoffs feed instead of the Marlies, which I think I might end up calling them up if it goes to get 6, and asking if theres a way to change it.

[RPaj]

Colborne still pretty much invisible in the series, did he even play last game? I couldn't watch it, thats why I'm asking. Hopefully he shows up this game. Also, anyone know what type of injury Carter Ashton has, and if he will be back anytime soon?

[Russell_23]

I hear ya RPaj.... that was a unexpected disappointment the other night.... I notice that the Leafs TV Listings for tonight do NOT have the game listed.... I hope that is just an overshight.....

[joeysideshow]

I hear ya RPaj.... that was a unexpected disappointment the other night.... I notice that the Leafs TV Listings for tonight do NOT have the game listed.... I hope that is just an overshight.....

LeafsTV is airing the game at 10pm Eastern live. Game starts at 7pm PDT since it is in Abbotsford.