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Grabbo Gets Extended
Posted on 6 Mar 2012 by Ben Fisher.
Not a bad few days for Mikhail Grabovski, who led the Leafs to victory with a goal and an assist against Montreal (where Grabovski is essentially Public Enemy No. 1) on Saturday, and then celebrated by signing a five-year contract extension to remain in Toronto through 2016-17. The deal, reportedly worth $27.5 million, represents a triumph for the Leafs as well, just weeks after Grabovski trade...
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The Leafs This Week – Dec. 1-8
Posted on 8 Dec 2011 by Ben Fisher.
What Happened The great misleading thing about the NHL standings in the shootout era is the extra category for the “OT loss” and what it says about the team that gets one on their record. The Leafs (15-10-3) are coming off a week in which they went 1-1-1, which resembles an even, “.500” record except for the fact that the team came out on the losing end of two of its three games. Theref...
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The Leafs This Week – Nov. 11-17
Posted on 17 Nov 2011 by Ben Fisher.
What Happened It was a ‘one step forward, two steps back’ kind of week in more ways than one for the Leafs (10-6-2), who recorded precisely one win, one loss and one OT loss this week and are ready to welcome Tim Connolly back into the line-up just as Mikhail Grabovski and Clarke MacArthur find seats in the press box. In either case, you could call it one win and two losses. What’s Notabl...
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Time for a Second Line Shake-Up
Posted on 15 Nov 2011 by Ben Fisher.
Here are some harsh truths as the Leafs continue their abrupt awakening from the dream that was the first 13 games of their NHL season: the goaltenders can’t be relied upon, the club’s scoring depth is woefully lacking and the second forward unit that clicked so smoothly last season looks like a trio of players on the ice with one another for the first time. The first truth is troublesome, ...
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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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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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2010-11 Breeds Disappointment, Hope for Future
Posted on 12 Apr 2011 by Ben Fisher.
In a season-ending interview with the Toronto Star, Leafs GM Brian Burke wrapped up his Buds’ campaign with his usual dose of frankness and bluster. “This season is a failure,” states Burke emphatically. And he’s right. As I pointed out in my off-season outlook, for all the positives emerging from Leafs Nation this season, they remain – for the sixth consecutive year – among the bot...
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The Playoff Push is Over, Now What?
Posted on 6 Apr 2011 by Ben Fisher.
It’s official: this Leafs’ season will now end just as the past five have before it – with the team on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Yet there’s an optimism surrounding the club among even the most hardened of Buds’ supporters that has been lacking before. They see a star player (Phil Kessel) suddenly playing like a star player, several talented young wingers (Clarke ...
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Leafs’ Trade Deadline Game Plan
Posted on 19 Feb 2011 by Ben Fisher.
Brian Burke has long been a proponent of the “why wait until the last minute” mindset when it comes to the NHL trade deadline, and this year has been no different. Even as his Maple Leafs make a charge into play-off contention, the team’s GM had had a busy few weeks of working the phones and already has three significant deals under his belt to show for it. Whether or not the trades actua...
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Leafs Nation: The Beat Goes On…4-0-1
Posted on 20 Oct 2010 by Mike De Petrillo.
It was bound to happen – the Leafs lost a game. I have taken shelter in my underground layer awaiting the apocalypse that is sure to come at some point before Thursday’s match-up with the Rangers… Wait, what? The Leafs still got a point? They have garnered 9 of a possible 10 available points to begin the 2010/11 season? Okay, time to release the air lock; I am coming back abov...
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Leafs Bite Back In The “Big Apple”
Posted on 16 Oct 2010 by RJ Emptage.
Looking to start the season 4-0 for the first time since the glory days of 93-94, the Toronto Maple Leafs took to Broadway to display their new found attitude. In their first game at home the New York Rangers came out with a jump, much to the delight of the MSG faithful, and captured the early lead. Not once in this young season have the Maple Leafs surrendered the first goal, however the team ...
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Jumping on Board?
Posted on 14 Oct 2010 by RJ Emptage.
The talk of Stanley Cup parade routes and ring sizing is clearly ridiculous and many fans along with the entire Maple Leaf locker room will agree, however the pace of this train and the people jumping on board is gaining some steam. Although last night's 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins was nowhere near as entertaining or hardly the domination we witnessed Saturday against the Ottawa Se...
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