Well this most painful season is winding down for the Maple Leafs. The last 10 games have been as unpredictable as any stretch during the season. They played some awful games but they had some strong games too. In fact, two out of the 3 wins over the past 10 games led to opposition coaches being firings. So the Leafs earned 10 points over the period and had a record of 3-3-4.
At the pace the Leafs are going they will finish with 77 points which is 6 points fewer than last season. Personnel changes as a result of trades next week probably won't change that by much. The Leafs seem to play the same no matter who is in the lineup. The loss of Mats Sundin has surprisingly had no impact on their offense. They are scoring on average 0.2o more goals this season. Although scoring is up across the league (by 0.26 goals per game or 0.13 per team). The Leafs have given up 0.4 more goals per game this season. This clearly underscores where the Leafs have to improve next season - goaltending and defense.
During the past 10 games Justin Pogge got a few starts and convinced everyone that he is just not ready to play in the NHL. However playing in front of such a weak defensive team would be tough for any goalie. Jason Blake continues his torid pace and Nik Antropov woke up from a terrible slump. Blake has had 10 points (5 goals and 5 assists) in the last 10 games while Antropov has scored 7 goals.
Next week is the trading deadline and Brian Burke will try to make some moves. However, he has few assets that would interest other GMs. The biggest bang for the buck would be to move Tomas Kaberle which is why he is the veteran you would least likely want to move.
Over the past few seasons I have repeatedly suggested that Jiri Tlusty would benefit from time in the minors. After being drafted in the first round by the Leafs, Tlusty played only 37 games with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds before being assigned to the Marlies. But only 8 games into the AHL season he was called up by the Leafs last season. Probably the worst thing that happened to him was scoring two goals in his first NHL game. It contributed to his extended stay in the NHL that stretching into this season. Fortunately he was finally demoted back down to the Marlies earlier this season. After a slow start he is now one of the hottest players in the AHL. In the last 10 games Tlusty has scored 12 goals and 9 assists and he leads the Marlies in goals scored. If Brian Burke moves a few veteran forwards next week, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Tlusty recalled to the Leafs. But then when it comes to developing young players, patience is a virtue.So if it’s not now it will be sometime in the future.
Yes the media love to comment on the over-hyped hockey atmosphere in Toronto as if they are the victims but lets face it they are the cause. The four daily papers, two sports networks, two talk radio stations and countless other radio, print and television outlets compete for Leaf coverage.
So no surprise that all week long the media has been talking about Mats Sundin's return to Toronto. And how much is there really to talk about? Will he be cheered? Will he be booed? What will be louder the cheers or the boos? What boos be louder in the lower bowl of the upper bowl of the ACC?
Come on do we really care? Not me. Once a player moves on to another team he is just another opposing player. I imagine that after retirement Sundin will return one day to be honoured by the Leafs. He played longer and produced more than either Douig Gilmour or Wendel Clark (though he will never be revered as they are). No one ever criticized previous captains for not taking the Leafs to the Stanley Cup finals. Sundin holds team records for most points, most goals, most goal winning goals, most overtime goals, and more.
But all anyone talks about is his refusal to be traded last year for some prospects. Get over it everyone. Since when is it the responsibility of players to rebuild a team? I thought it was their job to bust their butt while on the ice - which Sundin did. It's not the players' fault that past mangement was incompetent and they should not be expected to come up with a fix. How do we know Cliff Fletcher couldn't have pressured Sundin to move on? Maybe Cliff was to busy trying to make nice with Mats.
If you're not that into the social networking scene outside of Facebook or Myspace, you may not know about Twitter, a text-based posting system that allows users to type a message up to 140 characters.
Twitter has been gaining steam in the past year, with businesses and even celebrities hopping on board to voice their thoughts and opinions to the world.
One hockey person who's jumped aboard the Twitter bandwagon is Toronto Maple Leafs general manager "Brian Burke", who has given his followers some insight into the thinking of a hockey executive. Now I can verify that this is really Brian Burke but it sure is funny.
Just saw Sundin at the Toronto airport, waiting in line for the shuttle bus. Guess he doesn't believe in rentals.
@BryanMurray: Next time you want to trade a first round pick for a bag of crap, give me a call. I have several bags available.
Can we just pull our goalie for an extra attacker during the shootout?
Really looking forward to the Blue Jackets coming to town. We can show Rick Nash where his locker will be in 2010.
Tomas Kaberle and I are working together on his trade deadline options. He gave me a list of 10 teams. I gave him back a list of 20 more.
Thinking about following Gainey's lead and telling the underachievers to just stay home. Would we be allowed to only dress Schenn next game?
Looking forward to a rocking pro-Leaf crowd for tonight's game against the Sabres. Oh wait, the game's not in Buffalo.
The only untouchable on this roster is Mike Van Ryn. Because if you touch him, he goes on the injured list.
Just found a copy of Jason Blake's contract that says he still has three years left. Must be a typo.
It’s not easy being a Maple Leaf fan. We are loathed and ridiculed right across Canada. Each season we hope the team exceeds expectations but most years they disappoint us by underachieving. Some years it’s like a car crash – horrible to watch but you can’t seem to stop looking.
The organization has rarely provided fans with value for their money – or their loyalty.Let’s face it Harold Ballard sucked dollars out of the pockets of fans without putting a cent into the product on the ice.This practice has been continued by subsequent owners though not quite as blatantly. In recent years the organization has been much more aware of their image and concerned that future fans may gravitate to other sports.This year’s Fans First Game was an attempt to repay fans loyalty. The Maple Leafs have the highest ticket prices in the NHL and have had operating profits as high as 40%. No wonder the rest of the country laughs at us.
And let’s not forget the darker moments that Leaf fans have had to put up with.The Gardens sex scandal where star-struck boys were molested by Gardens employees. There have been ticket-scalping scandals. The circumstances that surrounded the departure of former captains Dave Keon and Darryl Sittler stung fans as much as the players. And how about the history of hiring incompetent managers and coaches.We have had to put up with a lot.
There are three groups of Leaf fans: Purple Koolaid Fans, Broken Ankle Fans and the Leaf Hating Fans. It’s hard to estimate the size of each group or which is the largest. The first group is the loudest but the second group may be larger.
Purple Koolaid Fans
These fans have never met anyone wearing blue and white that they didn’t like. They will find positive in every player and can elevate marginal players to star status (eg., Tie Domi). They call into radio call-in shows to debate the future of the team on a daily basis. They will form impromptu parades on Yonge Street following each Leaf playoff win (yeah there hasn’t been one of these in a while). Every dark cloud has a silver lining.Early this season following a modest win streak I heard one of them declare on the radio that the Leafs had turned the corner and would not only make the playoffs but be a Cup contender. This despite the fact that management had advised fans to be patient and that a rebuild would take several years.
Broken Ankle Fans
As the name suggests this is the group of fans that tend to jump on and off the bandwagon.Every sports team has them.They support the team when it is doing well and disappear when things go bad. The Maple Leaf version can reappear even after one big win.Though most of this season they have remained below the radar for obvious reasons. They can be confused with the Purple Koolaid group when the Leafs are doing well and are inclined to join those victory parades during the playoffs. But when things are not going well they may not just disappear but can be quite vocal.The fans who booed and razzed rookie goalie, Justin Pogge after giving up some soft goals this week are Broken Ankle Fans. When they turn on a player (Andrew Raycroft) they can be tough on them but they also can be won back (Nik Antropov).They were the first to support a rebuild a year ago but now are complaining about how bad the team is.
Leaf Hating Fans
This interesting group of fans claim to hate the Toronto Maple Leafs.They will also claim to enjoy watching the Leafs lose and that they support other teams. Most are in denial but who can blame them.They carry around 42 years of frustration and disappointment.Now I know people who have been Hab fans or Flyer fans their entire life.They do not fall into this group because they actually aren’t Leaf fans. Because the Leafs have had so little success over the past few decades, many people are convinced that these fans actually do not like the Leafs.However, during those few seasons when the Leafs appear to be contenders (eg., 1992-93 season) they eventually come around. The problem is that the Leafs eventually slip back into mediocrity and they go back to “hating” the team.
Tim Wharnsby of The Globe and Mail is suggesting that Antropov will be swapped for Penguins defenceman Ryan Whitney. Another option was a first-round selection and young blueliner Alex Goligoski in exchange for Antropov. There also was belief that if the Penguins acquired Antropov, he may have been used as part of a package for a trade to the Atlanta Thrashers for scoring whiz Ilya Kovalchuk and Colby Armstrong.
I just want to know what Tim is smoking down there at the Globe. The idea of Pittsburgh giving either Whitney or Goligoski for Antropov is simply absurd. The second part of this is even more unbelievable, in that the Penguins could use a newly-acquired Antropov as part of a package to land Ilya Kovalchuk and Colby Armstrong from Atlanta. Lets not forget that Antropov is essentially a rental player. He becomes a free agent in July so no one is expected to overpay for his services for only 2 months.
This was supposed to be Montreal's year. They were celebrating their 100th anniversary. They had hosted the All-Star game. They were going to win the Cup this year. But slowly the season has begun to unwind.
Last season's top powerplay unit is 25th overall this season. Key players like Carey Price and Alex Kovalev have been in slumps. There have been rumours that Canadiens players like to party. Chris Higgins, Carey Price and Sergei Kostitsyn have been singled out. It didn't help that the picture above has been circulating on the Internet. It is apparently from a trip to Mexico that Price and a few other Habs youngsters took last summer but they have caused quite a buzz with Montreal fans (who can often make Leafs fans appear comatose in comparison).
So this past weekend the Canadiens gave up some draft picks to bring back an aging Mathieu Schneider to help the powerplay. But the shit hit the fan today. Kostitsyn was demoted to the AHL today. Later in the day star Alex Kovalev has been given a leave of absence and will not be travelling with the team this week to Washington and Pittsburgh. As of now, the team is saying the reason is that he is tired and not playing well. This is a team that has already lost Alex Tanguay and Robert Lang to injuries.
I don't expect to see Kovalev ever put on a Habs jersey again. Bob Gainey is likely going to try to salvage the season so we may see a rare blockbuster trade real soon. This is what happens when there are 100 years of expectations placed on a team.
After Jason Blake scored two goals against Pittsburgh in just 19 secondes, he nearly came up with the hat trick. However, Andre-Marc Fleury robbed him later in the game.
It was 10 years ago that I witnessed the final hockey game in Maple Leaf Gardens. I landed a seat in the Greens to witness a little bit of hockey history. The Leafs looked dismal losing to Chicago 6-2. For you trivia fans, Bob Probert scored the last goal in the Gardens.
The place must be dark and depressing these days. Most of the seats have been auctioned off. The doors have seldom been open to the public these last 10 years. Who can forget the crude metal urinal troughs, the voice of announcer Paul Morris, and Harold Ballard's bunker in the end Golds. It used to be a hockey shrine for decades but in the final 30 years its been a place burdened with futility, frustration and scandals.
But there 11 Stanley Cups won there, the 1972 Summit Series was played in the Gardens, both Elvis Presley and the Beatles performed there, Muhammad Ali fought in the Gardens and where even Winston Churchill spoke there. It was a cultural icon in its day. Something the Air Canada Centre will likely never achieve.
The powerhouse Storm team was virtually knocked out of Playdowns with a second consecutive defeat to the Scarborough Sharks. Give the Sharks credit for sticking to their game plan that prevent the Storm from taking advantage of their strengths. The Sharks continued to dump the puck deep in the Storm end and check relentlessly. In their own end they formed a wall in front of their inexperience goalie to cut off most scoring chances.
At the end it was almost a repeat of last night's game. It was a scoreless game until midway through the third period when the Sharks scored yet again on a scramble in front of the net. With just over 2 minutes remaining in the game Amanda drove towards the next off her wrong wing to finally beat the goalie. Sheri took a roughing penalty with 98 seconds remaining and with a man short Mari almost scored the winning goal. But with time running out on the clock the Sharks scored to sweep both games of the round robin.
The results were disappointing but it doesn't take away from the outstanding season this team has had. Two tournament championships proves this team can win in the clutch despite what happened this weekend. We should all be proud. And the season is not over. The LLFHL playoffs are just underway which provides the Storm with an opportunity to redeem themselves.
Yup it was a stinker. The Storm could not regain the speed and intensity of the previous weekend and lost their first playdown game to Scarborough 4-2. To add insult to injury, the Sharks were using a callup goalie from their Bantam C team. But the goalie was rarely forced to make more that a routine save.
The Sharks scored first with a goal on a scramble early in the second period. Later in the period Mari tied up the score with a shot from behind the net that banked off the goalie. Early in the third Gabby put the Storm ahead on an excellent cross ice feed from Sheri that she fired over the goalie's pads. The score held until 2:15 remaining in the game when Scarborough scored on a powerplay goal. Just a minute later the Sharks scored again on another scramble as the Storm could not get the puck out of their own end - problem they had all night. The final goal was scored in the empty net.
The big shake up everyone was expecting with the hiring of Brian Burke hasn’t happened. The salary cap almost forces teams to freeze their rosters because trades involving an exchange of significant assets always have salary cap implications. So major roster moves occur during the offseason. The only exception is during the days leading up to the trade deadline when desperate or panicky GMs temporarily lose their minds.
Now I never said there are no trades during the season. In fact 40 players have been traded so far this season. Three players (David McIntyre, Nick Tarnasky, Clay Wilson) have been actually traded twice this season. What, you’ve never heard of these guys? Well how about big names like Wade Belak, Steve Downie and Matt Carle? In fact the player who had the most points and was involved in a trade is Lee Stempniak.
But expect Burke to be active in the days leading up to the March 4th deadline. He has stated that besides Luke Schenn, there is no one on the roster essential for a rebuild of the Leafs. So look for a fire sale in the next few weeks. Everything must go!
So you might ask what about the recent rash of waiver moves by Brian Burke? Last week Stefan Kronwall was lost on waivers to Washington. Jeremy Williams was put on waivers but not picked up by anyone so he was demoted to the Marlies. Then Burke used recallable waivers to bring up Bates Battaglia and Boyd Devereaux. What’s that all about?
Besides the fact the Burke is known for constantly tinkering with his lineup (as opposed to Ferguson who rarely touched his roster), he also likes to give veteran players who are not in his plans a chance to catch on with another team. No team would actually trade for one of these players but they might consider a waiver claim. So why give up something for nothing? Why not keep them on the Marlies?
Well there is also a provision in the collective bargaining agreement that limits the number of players (50) a team can have signed to a contract. The number includes signed players in the minors. So Burke is providing himself with some roster space for when he makes his deadline deals by putting players on the waiver wire. Remember he is likely trying to move veteran players like Antropov and Kaberle for multiple prospects. If he has 50 players on his reserve list, then he can only make one for one deals.
I haven’t been impressed with Montreal this season but then I was also expecting them to slip back in the standings this season. I questioned whether Kovalev would be able to put together back to back MVP seasons – he has not. I wondered whether Price would be able play with consistency at such a young age – he has not. Price has been phenomenal at times but other times he has come unglued. Like last year during the playoffs or did you see him on Wednesday night? I was also thinking that some of their younger player might regress some rather than step up to that next level – Tomas Plekanec is one several key players that have disappeared.
Add to this mess is the incredible pressure to win in their 100th anniversary season. In Montreal slumps like this are elevated to the level of a national emergency. The Habs are in 6th place in the East but are now just five points away from falling out of a playoff position and will be on the road until the February 21. They have lost four games in a row and seven of their last nine. They've dropped two games in Alberta by a combined score of 13-4, including 7-2 to Edmonton on Wednesday night which was the kind of game you would expect from the Maple Leafs and not the “Stanley Cup –bound” Canadiens.
This team will still make the playoffs but is likely headed for a first-round loss to a top-ranked opponent. But they could also lose Tanguay, Kovalev, Lang and Komisarek to free agency in the off season.
But then again they could also fall right out of the playoffs unless Gainey can find a veteran goalie to stabilize their goaltending and some help at centre and the powerplay. How would Nik Antropov and Tomas Kaberle look in Hab jerseys?
Wow, $20 for lower bowl seats. Adn you wonder how they are losing $25 million per season. Another deal they are offering is the Family Pac which includes 4 tickets to a game, 4 hotdogs, 4 drinks and free parking for $160.
Hey Leaf fans, the Thrashers are no better than the Leafs but the lower bowl tickets are $30 compared to about $200 at the ACC. In fact Thrasher tickets can be bought for $15 if you commit to next season.
I thought with the recent discussion regarding the coaching ability of Ron Wilson on talk radio, I thought it would be interesting to compare the coaching records of NHL coaches. Suprisingly Ron Wilson is just in the middle of the pack. Though when you examine the list closely you will find that the chart is skewed by coaches with limited experience. So rookie coaches like Todd McLellan looks good but he has only coached 50 games in the NHL. Meanwhile John Anderson and Scott Gordon have terrible records.
Other than a jersey mix-up, a flat tire and a couple of dead batteries it was a perfect weekend in Erie. The Storm qualified for a tournament final for the third time this season taking home a second championship. This tournament turned out to be one of the finest team efforts you are going to see. The Storm out scored the opposition 18-2 but a total of 11 players out of 15 skaters scored at least one goal in the tournament. Maybe the biggest surprise were the emergence off players like SK who had 3 goals and 2 assists, Lauren F who had 3 goals and Genevieve who finished the weekend with 1 goal and 4 assists.
The championship game against Buffalo turned out to be a pretty one-sided affair as the poor Buffalo goalie faced 45 shots in a 9-0 loss. The opponents could not cope with the Storm speed and passing. If Wayne had been their recording highlights, he would have filled up his DVD. Leading the way was Mari with a goal and 3 assists. Lauren F had two goals and Gabby also had a pair of goals as well as an assist. Sheri chipped in with three assists. Other goal scorers were Lauren N, SK, Paitra and Kailee. Asia earned her second shutout of the the tournament.
The Dream Season continues next weekend with a pair of playdown games against Scarborough.
The energy line of Lauren F, Genevieve and Alicia each scored a goal to carry the Storm into their third tournament final this season. The Storm were sluggish for the early morning game but thank goodness one line was fired up as the Storm beat the Binghampton Blizzard 4-1. The fourth goal was scored by Amanda on the power as she came in from the point to fire a feed from Kailee into to net. Genevieve was the top scorer with two assists to go with her goal and she had several other good scoring chances.
The final game will be against the Buffalo Regals.
Zednik came in hard again and New York defenseman Brendan Witt went down on the ice in an attempt to stop him. Zednik jumped over Witt, pushing the puck forward in the process. Zednik somehow was able to regain the puck, regain his balance and beat Joey MacDonald for Florida's third goal of the night.
An early morning battle between the Storm and the Ohio Phantom Flames may just end up being the highlight of the tournament. After some intitial confusion when both teams skated out in dark jerseys, the two teams got down to some exciting hockey.
As they game progressed it became very one-sided as Storm forwards swarmed around the Ohio net firing pucks with increasing frequency. However, the little goalie from Ohio was clearly the star of the game as she made one after another save - some quite spectacular. Certainly just in the third period she robbed Lauren F, Mari and Genevieve of goals. The margin of shots was likely about 40 to 10.
Suddenly the big break came with less than one minute left in the game. Lauren N picked up the puck deep in the Storm end and fired it cross ice towards the far boards. The Flame defenseman was tried to pinch but didn't come up with the puck and it was picked up by Maddie in the neutral zone. Meanwhile Kailee was streaking up the right side which created a two man breakaway. As a result the Flame goalie was backed up in her net when Maddie fired a wrist shot just inside the far right post to finally get one past the goalie. There was only 16.4 seconds remaining on the clock.
Well the first day at the Sarah Tournament in Erie went quite well. Game 1 had the Storm matched up against the Amherst Lady Knights. The Lady Knights had some terrific players but team play was non-existent. Consequently, most rushes failed to develop into legitimate scoring chances. The final score was 4-1 for the Storm.
The Storm jumped into a early 3-0 lead and scored on their first two shots on net. The opening goal was by Kailee who jumped on a loose puck to whistled it past the Amherst goalie. Shortly after Mari wired an excellent feed from SK over the shoulder of the goalie. And later SK connected on a pass for her firsts of two goals. That's right our converted defenseman finished the game with two goals and an assist. The first period score was 3-1 but that was misleading as the Amherst team started the game strongly but was repeatedly thwarted by Bianca who had an exceptional game in net. She finished the game with 23 saves on 24 shots.
The current standings arer:
1. NORTH YORK STORM - 4.5 pts OHIO FLAMES - 4.5 pts 3. ERIE LADY LIONS - 4 pts MUNROE COUNTY LADY EAGLES - 4 pts 5. NIAGARA COYOTES - 1 pt BUFFALO REAGALS - 1 pt 7. BINGHAMTON BLIZZARD - .5 pts AMHERTS LADY KNIGHTS - .5 pts
At a recent presentation at the National Club in downtown Toronto, Gary Bettman continued his tired, worn out act. You know the one - how everything is great. The economy's melting, but Bettman keeps insisting the NHL is on solid ice.
At one point the moderator played this game of word association with Bettman. His responses only make you shake your head in disbelief.
Moderator: 26-team NHL
Bettman: Never
Moderator: Phoenix Coyotes
Bettman: They'll be fine
Moderator: Three teams in New York, two teams in Los Angeles, one team in Toronto
Bettman: OK
Moderator: Copps Coliseum
Bettman: I've been there - it's very old
In just under 60 seconds Bettman rejected contraction, dismissed concerns over the Coyotes, and once again threw cold water on the notion of a second team in Toronto.
Things haven't been going very well for the Vancouver Canucks and Mats Sudin since the free agent Swede joined the team in early January. Sundin had a pretty rough start to his career on the west coast. Through the first 10 games, he had 5 points, was a -6, had 16 penalty minutes and, worst of all, the Canucks were 2-5-3 during that stretch including last night's game. In addition, Sundin was in the penalty box when 3 opposition winning goals were scored.
The Vancouver fans were expecting more. Yes, even the Maple Leafs of the West have a higher threshold than this.
The Maple Leafs once again went 3-5-1-1 over the past 10 games. Obviously a pattern is setting in here. The past 10 games have been characterized by very weak goaltending. Vesa Toskala has played anywhere from alright to awful. Goalie coach Cory Hirsch suggested that Toskala has a chronic groin problem. Ron Wilson suggested that same problem last month. That has to be a worry since he is under contract for another year at $4 million. Justin Pogge was brought up for a game and spent most of the game going down. He just did not look like he was even close to ready for the NHL. So I'm starting to think that the Leaf's best goalie may be Curtis Joseph. How scary is that?
Jason Blake has come alive and is now leading the team in goals (17) and tied with Nik Antropov with the lead in scoring (37 points). For those who think that he is now tradeable - get that thought right out of your mind. He has 3 years left on his contract with a cap hit of $4 million. With the cap likely to fall in the coming seasons, no general manager is looking to add long term contracts. Blake has merely guaranteed that he will not be bought out or sent to the minors. But the Leafs's best player is Luke Schenn. Clearly he has the gained the confidence of the coach who is giving him lots of minutes. Unfortunately all other young players have faded in the second half. That doesn't mean they should be written off but rather their development will not be as rapid as Schenn's.
Seems more and more fans are blaming Ron Wilson for the Leaf's poor performance. Either they are buying into Don Cherry's bombastic views about the coach or they are over-rating the talent on this team (for a change). I find that Wilson has been tough on the veterans but forgiving on the younger players. He continues to play them and notes that mistakes are part of the learning process. He certainly has rewarded good play with additional ice time (just look at Jason Blake).
I'm looking forward to the trading deadline deals next month. You probably won't see players with big contracts move (Toskala, Blake, Kubina) but certainly veterans like van Ryn, Antropov, and Ponikarovsky may leave for the right offer. I also doubt Kaberle will be traded. At $4.25 million he is a bargain. Still if someone offers the equivalent of what Philadelphia put on the table last year (Jeff Carter and a 1st rounder) then he could be moved.
The Montreal Canadiens put on these awful looking jerseys on Sunday in case you missed it. They are retro jerseys from the 1912-13 season. I can't decide whether the players look like convicts or barber poles. In case you were wondering rhe letters "CAC," stand for "Club Ahletique Canadien."
I'm getting soooo tired of the Canadiens' 100th anniversary celebrations. Can't wait to see them get knocked out of the playoffs.
A word of warning to the Devils, Kings and Panthers, the teams next up on the Caps' schedule: Alex Ovechkin is heating up again.
The Caps star had been relatively quiet before the weekend, scoring just four goals in the Caps' last nine games, losing the lead in the Richard Trophy race to Philadelphia's Jeff Carter.
Well, his slump is now officially over, as he had a weekend to remember, scoring five goals in just three periods against Detroit and Ottawa to surge to a four-goal edge over Carter in the NHL's scoring race. Here he is putting away the Red Wings. He is within reach of two straight 60-goal seasons.
The future of the Maple Leafs, Luke Schenn, showed off his best stuff on Saturday. He crushed Malkin with a check, tossed around Tyler Kennedy like he was a rag doll and then set up a pretty goal by Mat Stajan.
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I've decided to incoporate by Maple Leafs blog with my other blog - Canada,
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