Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
More photos » by Graham Hughes - AP Some guy. Browse more photos » Puck Drop: 7:00PM ET Sportsnet Ontario Leafs' coach Ron Wilson says he hopes former players Nik Antropov and Pavel Kubina won't be feted with a ceremony tonight. - Jonas Siegel Tonight marks the return of a player who wasn't fully appreciated in Toronto even after he left. He had issues with his knee while he was here and...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
More photos » by Chris Young - AP Oh the fun we have. Browse more photos » Puck Drop: 7:30PM TSN Friday is the actual date of the 100th anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens . Montreal has been celebrating this for the past 99 years so hopefully the next time we play them they'll have shut up about their anniversary. On this the week of their birthday wouldn't it be nice to change our fortunes?...
Latest National Hockey League matches (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Toronto Maple Leafs Vs Montreal Canadiens Time: Tuesday, 01 December, 2009 at 7:30 PM ET League: NHL – United States of America Last 10 matches: Toronto 3-5-2; Montreal 4-4-2 Toronto activated former Montreal defenseman Mike Komisarek and he played Monday. Defenseman Jeff Finger missed the game with a lower-body injury and fellow blueliner Carl Gunnarsson left the game with [...]
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
...and it still knows how to pound. It's the Monday after a long weekend and Frank Black is singing a song just for me. Let's just get to the links. Steve is wondering what kind of return Niklas Hagman and Ian White could net the Leafs . On the flip side of that argument, the general takes a look at Garnet Exelby and Jeff Finger to determine who is the less useless . Down Goes Brown reviews the year...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
More photos » by NATHAN DENETTE - AP What can I say? I'm neewwwww here! Browse more photos » The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Hall of Fame game 5-1 as they used their forecheck and a determined defense to stymie a Detroit Red Wings team that had seemingly turned a corner. The Chris Osgood that had posted a .976 sv% over his last three games was replaced by the one that had a sub-.900 sv%...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
In case you need some instructions, I present to you the following step by step graphic. Jason Blake 's screen saver. (via www.guidofistpump.com ) The Leafs play the Hurricanes tonight. The last time we met, Jason Blake was highly motivated to make a fool out of Paul Maurice. I'm hoping he hasn't forgotten that feeling... Dr. Steve has been busy, with two posts. The first, a comparison of Jeff Finger...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by Frank Gunn - AP Browse more photos » To paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld: what's the deal with Jeff Finger ? He's been a healthy scratch six games in a row and in those six games the Leafs defense has started to gel. There's a lot of Garnet Exelby hate around these parts but lately our defense has been rock solid. Compared to Finger, Exelby's salary is a lot lower. I think Finger's...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Welcome to another installment of "Be a GM/Coach" where you faithful, huddled, unwashed masses, get to have your say. Sure, professional Coaches and GMs have a wealth of experience and education to draw upon. Of course they have contacts who know the ins and outs of the game. But you've got an armchair and some Cheetohs, and your buddy Steve down the street once knew a guy, who dated a gal...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
More photos » by Darren Calabrese - AP Toronto Maple Leafs, from left, Luke Schenn, Jeff Finger, and Jamal Mayers take part in a team skate at the Mastercard Centre for Hockey Excellence, the club's new practice facility. Browse more photos » The blog's growing weeds here a bit. Time for a trim. The first thing I'll do is offer a hearty congratulations to Tim Wharnsby, my former colleague...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun, What’s so wrong with Burke’s Leafs? A better question might be: What’s right with the Leafs? The answer: Next to nothing. Of all that is confounding, though, in this early season dive is the play of the Leafs defence. That was supposed to be the strength of the club. Francois Beauchemin, the veteran, at $4.2 million US a year. Tomas Kaberle,...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
More photos » by Frank Franklin II - AP Luke Schenn and Matt Stajan wonder if they can leave Vesa Toskala in NYC. Browse more photos » Yesterday On October 8th (I wrote this post originally on the 9th) James had a piece looking at where the money was spent by the top five teams last year . Robot Godzilla previously took a look at how the Leafs' spending on defencemen, forwards, and goalies...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Leafs Practice Lineup - Oct 9 Check this out: Here were the lines from Friday's practice: Alexei Ponikarovsky - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin Niklas Hagman - Matt Stajan - Lee Stempniak Jason Blake - John Mitchell - Jamal Mayers Jay Rosehill - Rickard Wallin - Colton Orr Francois Beauchemin - Tomas Kaberle Mike Komisarek - Ian White Luke Schenn - Jeff Finger Garnet Exelby Vesa Toskala - Joey...
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
The Leafs open the 2009-10 regular season tonight against those hateful Habs. I can't wait. Here's our opening night roster. Forwards Jason Blake Mikhail Grabovski Niklas Hagman Phil Kessel* Jamal Mayers John Mitchell Colton Orr Alexei Ponikarovsky Wayne Primeau Jay Rosehill Viktor Stalberg Matt Stajan Lee Stempniak Rickard Wallin Defence Francois Beauchemin Garnet Exelby Jeff Finger Tomas Kaberle...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
FIRST PERIOD 19:38: Off a turnover in the neutral zone, Tyler Kennedy rushes in from the right wing and rips a wrister to the far side wide. 19:14: Matt Cook backhands a puck into the crease. Reimer flops down to stop it. Wyatt Smith is in the crease hacking away. The puck hops up in the air and Smith swats it into the net. The red light goes off. A crowd gathers behind the net around Caputi. Officials...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
More photos » by ANDREW VAUGHAN - AP Love him or hate him I hope our captain will soon emulate him. Browse more photos » The goalies that shut out the Philadelphia Flyers last night will get a chance to continue their shutout streak against the other half of Pennsylvannia's hockey duo. Jason Allison is back in the lineup and Matt Stajan is making his first appearance of the exhibition season...
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