It's not just that he's never played at the NHL level, he's also 42!!! Even ex professional goalies would have a very difficult time coming back at 42 after being out of the game, called on with no notice to perform as well as Ayres did.
You're 100% right, and there's only been 7 goalies to play the game at an age higher than Ayres. Maurice Roberts & Johnny Bower(45), Gump Worsley - Lester Patrick - Jacques Plante(44), Dom Hasek(43), and Martin Brodeur who's only about 47 days older than David.
Keep in mind that all of these emergency goalies are still active in local leagues so it's not as if they are "out of the game". They just generally not up to the talent level. But for one night, anything can happen.
The class on display is amazing.. especially when the D came up and said "our bad". Then the fan's support after.. Just makes me wish society could do this tbh
How about the play on the puck he made to set up the goal! What a heads up play on Ayers to send the puck around to start a goal scoring rush!!!! The 2 first two goals he allowed were tough shots too that most NHL goalies would have missed. The first shot he was totally screen and it was a well placed sniped shot. The second shot the defense just missed the rebound and allowed the Leafs an easy goal. I can't fault Ayers on any of those goals he was in good position and on the second goal deflected the shot right to his defenseman who missed the rebound. He played lights out and for casual fans I played A level hockey and let me tell you, those goals he allowed were tough and you can't blame Ayers for them.
The second goal was definitely one that every goalie has given up in his career. Tough shot, can´t control the rebound and your D doesn´t clean it up and the forward gets an easy tap in. Everyone has been there. The first one, if he was not completely cold, he might have got down to it quicker, but that was a tough shot to see. The Canes for the most part did an awesome job of protecting him though. They kept the Leafs to 7 shots in the last period. That is great defence.
The first goal probably would have been stopped by an NHL tendy. Can't let one like that sneak under your pad. But gotta give credit where credits due, David Ayers lived the dream of every goalie who never made it to the show. Guys a legend
@UppyMcDowny I don’t know about that, I mean it’s probably accurate but he was screened by a team member too, that puck came under him very fast, high chance normal goaltender might just not of seen it coming in time either. And dropping just cause to anticipate would be nothing more then luck as Tavares could of shot high too
Yeah, the Leafs did that on purpose, so Ayers would be able to keep the puck. it's a good manners thing when you want to pay respect to the opposing goaltender to give him an easy shot right at the end so he has the puck in his glove when time expires. Saves him having to chase it down if he wants the memento. The Canucks did that for Tim Thomas in the Cup finals in 2011 after he shut them out in game 7 Also note who put the puck in Ayres' glove -- Kyle Clifford the guy who accidentally injured Mrazek. They even passed it to Clifford so he could be the one to do it.
If he saved that Pierre Engvall goal it wouldve been the save of the year. He reached for it but didnt quite get it due to being slightly mispositioned but he totally couldve had it.
"IT'S LIKE WHEN... UH, THE GUYS, A GUY!! A GUY, uh, killed John Lennon! Or it's like when he thought Jesus was an absolute JOKE OR SOMETHIN'!!!!" -Me with an Archie Bunker accent to my father
In the end though, he must have been thrilled. The Canes probably played their best game from the moment he came in. The stakes are higher and they know that the reliable, last resort professional goal tending they're accustomed to is not there. Everyone had to up their game and it would appear they did as the Loafs had only 8 shots on him for roughly half a game.
@@christophers.9873 - What makes you think that David Ayres was looking at Brind'Amour? There are 20k people in that arena, and you think that RBA would have done that while Ayres was looking?
@@rushore1 Lol this is over a year old. You seem kinda pressed about it. Just saying, he was definitely frustrated (rightfully so), but like, come on. Dude can't control the situation and he needed the support he got. Just saying in that particular situation, I don't think the coach was right in visibly showing that frustration.
1st goal he gave up one of his players was hurt and the guy shooting it is a scorer, The second one would have went in on any backup/older goalie, he just doesn't have the speed or athleticism to get to that at 42
Tbh neither of the goals were really soft. They might not have been impossible saves but even the best goalies of all times have let in weaker goals then this by far. They easily could of let those two in as well, of course even comparing the situations is unfair, none of them are emergency goaltenders who work a normal job and have the pressure of keeping a lead for a team in which you make your nhl debut on as well
Still haunts me to this day. Makes me think that if Grapes survived the poppy remark, he should've accused Dubas of his "plot to execute the Leafs" and compared him to "the guy who killed John Lennon" including the game to his Jesus remarks as in "WHEN HE THOUGHT JESUS WAS AN ABSOLUTE JOKE OR SOMETHIN'!!!" leaving Ron Maclean shocked.
So did he have to drive the Zamboni after the game ; ) (My friend drove for the Red Wings a couple times as the 'emergency' driver. well he knew ahead of time they didn't grab him out of the stands. He hated the Gear Daddies song and people banging on the glass lol) Interesting each team must have a sweater with the backup goalie's name on it. He was slow but in position. The 2 goals really weren't his fault. Lazy defense on one and Pesce injured on the other. Brindamour didn't have much confidence in him at first. What did he say after the game? But note to goalies don't skate out halfway to center ice to play the puck. You might get run over. Hope the Canes two goalies are ok. Nice to see the Leafs fans having fun with it. I saw Daryl “Razor” Reaugh the analyst of the Dallas Starts play goal for the ECHL Dayton Bombers. Reaugh was drafted ahead of PAtrick Roy. His former Edmonton teammate Jim Playfair was the head coach. The next thing you know Daryl Reaugh was the radio commentator with Lyle Steig. When he got fired (unfairly he was one of the best) Reaugh took over. I think that's what Reaugh was really there for. The emergency radio broadcaster lol
They actually don’t have a jersey made for the emergency goalie (since it so rareley happens that one plays). About 5 minutes before he went on the ice they had to make a jersey.
*Poem* If in a game between kings, A man beats the kings Is he just a man? For what is a man above What do you call a man above, Above the kings? He must be a god *Haiku* Between gods What do you call their better If he is but man
@@kartoffelschloss6425 - First, he would have to be skating pretty fast, and second, they would have to hit him MUCH harder than they were hitting him for that to happen.
$500, his goalie sweater, and some gifts from the players and coaches (money, wine, etc.). The Canes organization, however, made a David Ayres #90 shirt and split all the proceeds between him and a kidney transplant foundation of his choice. He also did the whole tonight show tour deal and apparently there is a David Ayres movie in pre-production. Seriously.
I must admit, to me it looked like Clifford got there first (just) and the goaltender took him out. I know the games are different, but in soccer the goalie would be hauled up for a sliding tackle with the studs showing, which is probably the closest analogy I can think of.
I don’t agree really at all, if an accidental collision occurs because he went way too far out and tried to play the puck at same time as an opponent then yes, it’s unfortunate but fair game. If the person I get Isley goes after the goalie though that’s just being a bad sport, like lucic hitting Miller on purpose cause he was pissed off that he couldn’t hold on to the puck and lost his breakaway to the call to come challenge him. Doesn’t give him the right to just smoke him on ourpose
And the Leafs lose to the Canes 4-1 last night, and who was in goal for the Canes? The same guy who lost to Ayres! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! You can't make this stuff up!
The 'Canes played that third period as if it was a Game7.
Unfortunately, so did the Leafs.
LOL underrated comment :)
This is way too good of a comment. Good luck in the playoffs.
Maybe the comment of the year, well done
May 31, 2021. Game 7 Leafs/Habs tonight. This comment could be relevant :D lol
@@toptenguy1 Very relevant
he won and was a star in every NHL game of his career!
It's not just that he's never played at the NHL level, he's also 42!!! Even ex professional goalies would have a very difficult time coming back at 42 after being out of the game, called on with no notice to perform as well as Ayres did.
You are so right!
You're 100% right, and there's only been 7 goalies to play the game at an age higher than Ayres. Maurice Roberts & Johnny Bower(45), Gump Worsley - Lester Patrick - Jacques Plante(44), Dom Hasek(43), and Martin Brodeur who's only about 47 days older than David.
Plus he bounced back from letting in the first two shots he faced. Such a legend!
Keep in mind that all of these emergency goalies are still active in local leagues so it's not as if they are "out of the game". They just generally not up to the talent level. But for one night, anything can happen.
Öl ö lok. Oki operiert Asse
I bet the coach just about had an aneurysm when Ayres came out to play the puck 😂
Imagine he got hurt too
@@ArcticWolf-vx8wv lol
I'm sure the pay outweighs the stress...
@@ArcticWolf-vx8wv I wonder what would happen if he got hurt
I'm thinking that by the point they had to put Ayers in, the coach had written the game off as an L.
The coach for the Carolina Hurricanes absolutely KNEW they were going to lose. He must've been the most surprised when they won.
What a wonderful story! He better get a cameo in NHL 2021 when it comes out! Unlock the Legend of Ayres hahaha
"David Ayres Feelings"
That would be amazing! Being able to play as Ayres? Hell yeah!
Brind’Amour’s face when Ayres went out there was absolutely awful 😂😂😂
Great story! Very classy of Maple Leaf fans to acknowledge what he did!
The only thing classy about the Leafs IS their fans. The organization itself is greedy, stupid and ego-infested.
@@stephenpayne9120 It is? I thought Harold died!!??
Nothing but class in that building that night. From the Canes, to the Leafs, to the fans. Truly what major league hockey is all about.
That Leafs coach was so pissed walking off the bench 🤣
The class on display is amazing.. especially when the D came up and said "our bad". Then the fan's support after.. Just makes me wish society could do this tbh
Leafs lose, but their fans were generous with Ayres. Gotta love a knowledgeable fan base ;)
@Tom H If it were their goalie down there he would've replaced him and tried just as hard, hockey fans know that.
Toronto, knowledgeable? Mmm idk lol
100%!! Loved this!
I watched the game live and of course I still wanted the Leafs to win but I was also kind of hoping to see Ayres succeed too.
Pretty sure any fan base would respond the same.
If this story doesn't make you feel good, check your pulse!!! Classy response by the Leafs fans as well.
Quite possibly the coolest sports story of all time.
Who else found it funny that Ayres was wearing a Maple Leafs mask?
Marlies not leafs Toronto AHL team !!
The game that finally sent Steve Dangle over the edge of the cliff he’d been teetering on for years.
How about the play on the puck he made to set up the goal! What a heads up play on Ayers to send the puck around to start a goal scoring rush!!!! The 2 first two goals he allowed were tough shots too that most NHL goalies would have missed. The first shot he was totally screen and it was a well placed sniped shot. The second shot the defense just missed the rebound and allowed the Leafs an easy goal. I can't fault Ayers on any of those goals he was in good position and on the second goal deflected the shot right to his defenseman who missed the rebound. He played lights out and for casual fans I played A level hockey and let me tell you, those goals he allowed were tough and you can't blame Ayers for them.
The second goal was definitely one that every goalie has given up in his career. Tough shot, can´t control the rebound and your D doesn´t clean it up and the forward gets an easy tap in. Everyone has been there. The first one, if he was not completely cold, he might have got down to it quicker, but that was a tough shot to see. The Canes for the most part did an awesome job of protecting him though. They kept the Leafs to 7 shots in the last period. That is great defence.
This is a great highlight reel of an iconic night in hockey history. the entire story is told !,!!!
42 is the new 25! Nothing better as a kid than getting on freshly zambonied ice!
What a great moment for hockey.
Так рад за него)
Красавчик)
Way cool that the Leafs and their fans showed him so much love.
Because of this one game, David Ayres has a Wikipedia page, which describes him as "former professional ice hockey goaltender". Pretty cool stuff!
Ayers is from Toronto and yes he does practice with the Leafs throughout the season
Leafs were booing their team, some saying “let’s go raptors” and “let’s go blue jays” but at least they weren’t booing Ayres. They were happy for him.
They should be booing their team by default.
Leaf fan here but this is his moment in the sun!! Well deserved he prob was floating on air lol
In his defense all of the goals still probably would’ve been scored if the original goalie was there
Fully agree, the goaltender would have to be very lucky to make the saves that he gave up.
The first goal probably would have been stopped by an NHL tendy. Can't let one like that sneak under your pad. But gotta give credit where credits due, David Ayers lived the dream of every goalie who never made it to the show. Guys a legend
@@uppymcdowny58 Maybe if that was later in the game when Ayres wasn't still cold.
@UppyMcDowny
I don’t know about that, I mean it’s probably accurate but he was screened by a team member too, that puck came under him very fast, high chance normal goaltender might just not of seen it coming in time either. And dropping just cause to anticipate would be nothing more then luck as Tavares could of shot high too
Rod the Bod losing his mind so calmly is perfect.
I noticed the Leaf goalie gave Ayres a tap. Thats class.
Hurricanes players played shut down hockey. Ayres had the book on all the Leafs players because he faced them as a practice goalie.
Weeeeelllllll...technically...Ayres does work for the Leafs so the fans did kinda cheer for a leaf worker at least....lol.
The following week the Leafs lost a hard fought game 3 - 2 to the Missasauga Chiefs Pee Wee Triple A girls.
Dead 🤣🤣🤣
Just listening to Leaf fans screaming the next day about getting beat by “a Zamboni driver!!!” was the icing on that!
What a legend! ^^
That was a beautiful play by the goalie to.play that puck love it
Brind’amour looked like he wanted to jump off a bridge when Ayers skated onto the ice lol, if he only knew
How great is that!
Keefe stormed off like a kid that didn't get what he wanted for Christmas at 7:02 lmao
That made me think of Rhett saying "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" because he has had it with Scarlett.
Why I love hockey.
haha the last glove save. This is just great!!
Yeah, the Leafs did that on purpose, so Ayers would be able to keep the puck. it's a good manners thing when you want to pay respect to the opposing goaltender to give him an easy shot right at the end so he has the puck in his glove when time expires. Saves him having to chase it down if he wants the memento. The Canucks did that for Tim Thomas in the Cup finals in 2011 after he shut them out in game 7
Also note who put the puck in Ayres' glove -- Kyle Clifford the guy who accidentally injured Mrazek. They even passed it to Clifford so he could be the one to do it.
Wow. I just realized the Leafs goal song is You make my dreams come true by Hall and Oates. That makes home goals a literal joke. LOL
I want to see a shootout competition with John Scott and David Ayres!
For all eternity, the Leafs couldn't beat their own Zamboni driver.
Once a team of losers, always a team of losers...................................
the word Zamboni is now the magic word to troll leaf fans
GO HABS GO
@@TheSports_Fanatic 😂
Can only imagine the crowd etc if this was in Carolina instead of Toronto, still really cool.
В Голливуде до такого бы не додумались , жизнь лучший драматург
If he saved that Pierre Engvall goal it wouldve been the save of the year. He reached for it but didnt quite get it due to being slightly mispositioned but he totally couldve had it.
Matthews, Tavares, mariner, spezza. LMAO!!! You just blew it against your own Zamboni driver! Good times.
mariner lol
Check Steve dangle’s reaction.
Мужик! 😎
Haven't been this angry since Rhett said, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn!"
not many men could have done that way to go
Красавчик)
Face of hurricane coach said it all, god let this game go fast, I got a 42 year old in net. Leafs thought; we are going to fill the net.
best sport
"The Toronto Maple Leafs...lost to a ZAMBONI DRIVER...WHO WORKS FOR THEM!!" - Steve Dangle 😂😂🤣🤣
"IT'S LIKE WHEN... UH, THE GUYS, A GUY!! A GUY, uh, killed John Lennon! Or it's like when he thought Jesus was an absolute JOKE OR SOMETHIN'!!!!" -Me with an Archie Bunker accent to my father
Hollywood can't script this. Exactly why love sports.
1:22 ->he was sad because he want to be the Emergency goalie
Keife looking like heads are gunna roll
Отстоял ворота не хуже профессионала , молодец 👍
Wowie Zowie...
He was one of them the moment they gave him a jersey
Anybody else slightly mad at the Canes coach though? Like he had no faith from the start.
Why would he? Lol...it's a 42 year old Zamboni driver...
@@willthorson4543 Well yeah, but don't display your frustration to where the guy taking over sees it lol
In the end though, he must have been thrilled. The Canes probably played their best game from the moment he came in. The stakes are higher and they know that the reliable, last resort professional goal tending they're accustomed to is not there. Everyone had to up their game and it would appear they did as the Loafs had only 8 shots on him for roughly half a game.
@@christophers.9873 - What makes you think that David Ayres was looking at Brind'Amour? There are 20k people in that arena, and you think that RBA would have done that while Ayres was looking?
@@rushore1 Lol this is over a year old. You seem kinda pressed about it. Just saying, he was definitely frustrated (rightfully so), but like, come on. Dude can't control the situation and he needed the support he got. Just saying in that particular situation, I don't think the coach was right in visibly showing that frustration.
1st goal he gave up one of his players was hurt and the guy shooting it is a scorer, The second one would have went in on any backup/older goalie, he just doesn't have the speed or athleticism to get to that at 42
That second one would have beat even Vasilevskiy, Fleury, Price, and even all-time greats like Roy, Brodeur, and Hasek.
Tbh neither of the goals were really soft. They might not have been impossible saves but even the best goalies of all times have let in weaker goals then this by far.
They easily could of let those two in as well, of course even comparing the situations is unfair, none of them are emergency goaltenders who work a normal job and have the pressure of keeping a lead for a team in which you make your nhl debut on as well
Still haunts me to this day. Makes me think that if Grapes survived the poppy remark, he should've accused Dubas of his "plot to execute the Leafs" and compared him to "the guy who killed John Lennon" including the game to his Jesus remarks as in "WHEN HE THOUGHT JESUS WAS AN ABSOLUTE JOKE OR SOMETHIN'!!!" leaving Ron Maclean shocked.
How did he come out of the net to play the puck with balls as heavy as his?
my stream froze and skipped 2 canes goals
I played emergency goalie . Four games i was 3-1. Two shut out patches 6-0 , 8-0.
Blow Leafs Blow!
Retired with not a single loss on his record
amazing! this probably happens only every 4 years???
last time the blackhawks used an emergency in like 2016-17 or something, before that im not sure when the last time in the NHL was
The panthers coach had to dress up a few year ago
First time that an emergency goalie tout guet a win
So did he have to drive the Zamboni after the game ; ) (My friend drove for the Red Wings a couple times as the 'emergency' driver. well he knew ahead of time they didn't grab him out of the stands. He hated the Gear Daddies song and people banging on the glass lol) Interesting each team must have a sweater with the backup goalie's name on it. He was slow but in position. The 2 goals really weren't his fault. Lazy defense on one and Pesce injured on the other. Brindamour didn't have much confidence in him at first. What did he say after the game? But note to goalies don't skate out halfway to center ice to play the puck. You might get run over. Hope the Canes two goalies are ok. Nice to see the Leafs fans having fun with it. I saw Daryl “Razor” Reaugh the analyst of the Dallas Starts play goal for the ECHL Dayton Bombers. Reaugh was drafted ahead of PAtrick Roy. His former Edmonton teammate Jim Playfair was the head coach. The next thing you know Daryl Reaugh was the radio commentator with Lyle Steig. When he got fired (unfairly he was one of the best) Reaugh took over. I think that's what Reaugh was really there for. The emergency radio broadcaster lol
They actually don’t have a jersey made for the emergency goalie (since it so rareley happens that one plays). About 5 minutes before he went on the ice they had to make a jersey.
@@theporcelaingamer Makes sense. would be funny if they had to get one from the pro shop ; ) Quite an accomplishment in any event.
*Poem*
If in a game between kings,
A man beats the kings
Is he just a man?
For what is a man above
What do you call a man above,
Above the kings?
He must be a god
*Haiku*
Between gods
What do you call their better
If he is but man
Class fans!
Brindy did not look pleased initially.
So Toronto lost to their own zamboni driver and he was wearing a Maple Leafs goalie helmet...huh, now if that’s not ironic, I don’t know what is.
you stay classy toronto
интересно как новый вратарь сиграл. жаль что не показали как он проявил себя в игре
0:45 .......if you can read lips hahahaha
Crawford should have never been penalized for that though. He was going for the puck
He threw a forearm into Mrazek's face. At the very most charitable, that was a reckless play.
Its hilarious that the dude has a Toronto helmet on
Highlights?!
Sheeeeee
When your fans cheer for a different team and laughs at your own team, you know your team is bad.
He's wearing blue pants! No goalie for the Hurricanes has worn blue pants, not since they were the Whalers!
Dang-its!
Brinda'mour did not look happy about it at all lol
Why do the players hit him in the leg pads?
Its like a high five/pat on the back as a good job or to hype him up like "you got this".
@@kartoffelschloss6425 ...and you can swing as hard as you want and he's not gonna feel it...
@@billyboblillybob344 yeah but you may take take his leg out from under him.
@@kartoffelschloss6425 only if you miss the gigantic pads and get your blade under his skate.
@@kartoffelschloss6425 - First, he would have to be skating pretty fast, and second, they would have to hit him MUCH harder than they were hitting him for that to happen.
GoalThat shouldn’t have counted
Send him to Edmonton, they need help
I wander how much he earned
for this
usually emergency goalies sign 1 day contracts worth no money but keep the jersey and the puck.
He only earned $500 but his teammates gave him more out of their personal money.
@@7.62flavorsoffreedom2 thank you and hello from Quebec
$100 and free drinks whenever he happens to be in Raleigh
$500, his goalie sweater, and some gifts from the players and coaches (money, wine, etc.). The Canes organization, however, made a David Ayres #90 shirt and split all the proceeds between him and a kidney transplant foundation of his choice. He also did the whole tonight show tour deal and apparently there is a David Ayres movie in pre-production. Seriously.
Ayres has no chance on both goals he allowed. Not his fault
that manager is not a people person
Вратарь просто захотел сходить в туалет.Поэтому такой выкинул финт.
at some point a goalie has to become fair game, if they come out past the hash marks they deserve what they get
I must admit, to me it looked like Clifford got there first (just) and the goaltender took him out. I know the games are different, but in soccer the goalie would be hauled up for a sliding tackle with the studs showing, which is probably the closest analogy I can think of.
Yeah, I have a problem with the penalty on Clifford too, he was just skating hard and the collision looked totally accidental to me.
I don’t agree really at all, if an accidental collision occurs because he went way too far out and tried to play the puck at same time as an opponent then yes, it’s unfortunate but fair game.
If the person I get Isley goes after the goalie though that’s just being a bad sport, like lucic hitting Miller on purpose cause he was pissed off that he couldn’t hold on to the puck and lost his breakaway to the call to come challenge him. Doesn’t give him the right to just smoke him on ourpose
Won’t let me edit above “if the person INTENTIONALLY goes ..**”
Neporte qui peut etre gardien xd
And the Leafs lose to the Canes 4-1 last night, and who was in goal for the Canes? The same guy who lost to Ayres! HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! You can't make this stuff up!
His jersey should be retired
i will do one pushup for every like this comment gets
don't you think we have seen enough of this already