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The Leafs This Week
Posted on 3 Nov 2011 by Ben Fisher.
What Happened Any talk of a fluke start has to be thrown out the window at this point for the Leafs (8-3-1), who won three of their four games over the past seven days, including road victories over the Rangers and Devils and a thrilling ‘w’ over the Penguins in what looked like their first thorough, full, 60-minute effort of the season. The top line continued to shine and Jonas Gustavsson ...
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The Leafs This Week
Posted on 27 Oct 2011 by Ben Fisher.
What Happened The week could have gone a whole lot worse for the Leafs (5-2-1), who escaped much of a tough road stretch and some key injuries with a 2-2 mark and a still-impressive over-all record as they get some of their charges back. It certainly helped to cap off the home stand with a shootout victory over the Jets, making losses to Boston and Philadelphia more tolerable. Also serving as c...
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The Leafs This Week
Posted on 19 Oct 2011 by Ben Fisher.
What Happened The Leafs (3-0-1) will surely take the three of four available points they earned after visits this week from the Calgary Flames (3-2 comeback win) and Colorado Avalanche (3-2 OT loss) produced a pair of flat starts and highlighted some of the club’s inherent flaws. On the positive side of the ledger, Phil Kessel (six goals, three assists) continued his scorching hot start as pa...
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The Leafs This Week
Posted on 12 Oct 2011 by Ben Fisher.
Welcome to the first of a weekly series of recaps, previews and analyses of all things Leafs. I won’t be able to weigh in after every game but I want to give the boys in blue all the coverage they deserve, be it praise or rip jobs. Therefore, here is the new format. Enjoy! What Happened Despite a pair of uneven opening efforts, the Maple Leafs showed enough depth, skill and grit to secure a...
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Leafs Add Depth with Steckel
Posted on 4 Oct 2011 by Ben Fisher.
Relying on a pair of pivots with long concussion histories is risky business, so the Maple Leafs have added depth in the form of a centreman who seems to dish out concussions rather than take them. On Tuesday, the Leafs traded a 2012 4th round draft choice to the New Jersey Devils for David Steckel, a 29-year old centre who is perhaps best known as the guy that knocked out Sidney Crosby in last...
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Surprises Abound with Leafs Roster Announcements
Posted on 4 Oct 2011 by Ben Fisher.
NHL pre-season doesn’t matter? Try telling that to a handful of Leafs who have had their fortunes – and NHL candidacy – affected by the previous four weeks of training camp and were rewarded (or punished) accordingly as the club announced their opening night roster. Matt Frattin, Jake Gardiner, Carl Gunnarsson and Philippe Dupuis were among those whose September efforts paid off, while Ke...
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Leafs’ Season Preview: The D-Men
Posted on 28 Sep 2011 by Ben Fisher.
As with any training camp, the prominent story on the Leafs’ blue line this September has been one of the fringes. That is, who can hold on to a spot in time for next Thursday’s opener and who finds themselves suiting up down the street at Ricoh Coliseum. The problem with that focus is that it ignores the bigger picture: Toronto is chockfull of young, inexpensive blue line depth. Regardless...
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Leafs’ Season Preview: The Goaltenders
Posted on 20 Sep 2011 by Ben Fisher.
What happens to the Leafs’ season if ‘Optimus Reim’ and the ‘Monster’ turn out to be far better nicknames than players? Brian Burke has put his faith into James Reimer and Jonas Gustavsson, leaving his two young netminders without much in terms of a safety net. Reimer enters the season firmly entrenched as the No. 1 option between the pipes, but Leaf fans could be forgiven for their w...
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Leafs’ Season Preview: The Coaching Staff
Posted on 15 Sep 2011 by Ben Fisher.
With training camp set to begin tomorrow to – finally – bring some positive news back to hockey’s forefront, it’s high time to get going on a four-part series of blogs previewing the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2011-12 season. Today, we kick off with a coaching preview, to be followed in the coming weeks with a look at the goaltending situation, blue line, top six and bottom six forwards. Th...
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The Race for a Roster Spot
Posted on 7 Sep 2011 by Ben Fisher.
Here we are: about a week away from the Sept. 16 opening of Leafs’ training camp and GM Brian Burke has laid out what’s on the line. Burke acknowledged that most of the spots up front would be established heading into camp, although he opened the door to a battle for the third-line winger slot, as well as an opportunity to stay with the big club as the 13th forward. Already in place are the...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Toronto Maple Leafs Offseason
Posted on 20 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Toronto Maple Leafs 2010-11: 85 points, #10 in Eastern Conference GOALIES Returning: James Reimer, Jonas Gustavsson Arrivals: N/A Departures: JS Giguere Grade: 0 The way I look at it, the Leafs lose their #2 goali...
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Toronto Maple Leafs’ Off-season Primer
Posted on 28 Jun 2011 by Ben Fisher.
The Toronto Maple Leafs arrive at the July 1 opening of the free agency period in an all-too-familiar position: as a team looking to be active, but with precious few appealing free agent options and even fewer coveted trade assets. GM Brian Burke has already demonstrated through his draft day acquisition of John-Michael Liles that he is firmly set in a win-now mentality. But, as the Leafs have ...
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