Those are big problems the Flames capitalized on. Iginla scored at 1:21, Eric Nystrom just 16 seconds later, between Gustavsson's legs. Leaf defenceman Francois Beauchemin – out of position on Iginla's goal – scored at 5:24 on a slapshot. But Dustin Boyd ended Gustavsson's night on a backhander at 9:54.
It was whilst standing at JonasGustavsson's locker after a recent (and they're always recent) Leaf loss, on a fairly eye-to-eye level and examining his whippet-narrow face, that a wandering brain wondered whence the moniker The Monster.
More photos » by Karl B DeBlaker - AP MON-STER! MON-STER! MON-STER! Browse more photos » 13 days ago these two teams met in Toilet Bowl I and the Leafs emerged victorious on the back of some great goaltending by JonasGustavsson and a game-winning goal by Jason Blake. A fortnight later and the two teams are ready to reprise their roles as neither one has been able to shed...
... with 2.9 seconds left to force overtime.After an uneventful overtime, Ruutu and Jokinen beat JonasGustavsson with wrist shots and Manny Legace stopped Phil Kessel and Lee Stempniak to preserve his first victory with the Hurricanes.Alexei Ponikarovsky had a goal and an assist, and Matt Stajan, Lee Stempniak and Mikhail Grabovski also scored for the Maple Leafs, who led 3-0 after one...
... with 2.9 seconds left to force overtime.After an uneventful overtime, Ruutu and Jokinen beat JonasGustavsson with wrist shots and Manny Legace stopped Phil Kessel and Lee Stempniak to preserve his first victory with the Hurricanes.Alexei Ponikarovsky had a goal and an assist, and Matt Stajan, Lee Stempniak and Mikhail Grabovski also scored for the Maple Leafs, who led 3-0 after one...
... with 2.9 seconds left to force overtime. After an uneventful overtime, Ruutu and Jokinen beat JonasGustavsson with wrist shots and Manny Legace stopped Phil Kessel and Lee Stempniak to preserve his first victory with the Hurricanes. Alexei Ponikarovsky had a goal and an assist, and Matt Stajan, Lee Stempniak and Mikhail Grabovski also scored for the Maple Leafs, who led 3-0 after...
... in Game 4 of last season’s playoff series. After an uneventful overtime, Ruutu and Jokinen beat JonasGustavsson with wrist shots and Manny Legace stopped Phil Kessel and Lee Stempniak to preserve his first victory with the Hurricanes. At times during their nothing’s-going-right season, it seemed like that deep playoff run took place decades — not months — ago. “We’ve got tension....
Over to you, JonasGustavsson. The merry-go-round in the Leafs net of late will almost certainly continue Thursday night in Carolina. That's because of a recurring Leafs nightmare – another soft goal – that ruined a mostly solid Leafs effort here.
... has not played much. He suffered a knee injury and gave up the Toronto goaltending job to rookie JonasGustavsson. Gustavsson has done a pretty solid job with a .903 saves percentage and a 3.06 GAA, though he was pulled very early in a poor outing versus Calgary in his last game. Toskala has had three further appearances since I picked him as the worst player in the league...
The Hurricanes are feeling far better about their chances of escaping the Eastern Conference cellar after earning a point in three straight games, while the Toronto Maple Leafs are less optimistic.
... GM Bob Murray. [Anaheim Calling] The Leafs are still trying to figure out who is the No. 1 goalie: JonasGustavsson and Vesa Toskala . [TSN] Peter Forsberg is staying in Sweden. For now. Until he decides otherwise in two-to-three weeks. [ESPN] Cha-cha-changes in Florida Panthers . New owners for the franchise. [ESPN] Alex Ovechkin should be back tonight. [TSN] Nikita Filatov might...
... its third straight game during a 5-2 loss against Calgary at home on Saturday as rookie goaltender JonasGustavsson was yanked after giving up three goals on his first five shots.On the same night, the Senators couldn't take advantage of an overtime power play and eventually fell 2-1 after a marathon shootout against the New York Rangers."It's frustrating. We need the two points,"...
More photos » by Nathan Denette - AP Browse more photos » I had the chance to take in the Leafs- Flames game here in Toronto, a contest that was essentially over 10 minutes in after a couple iffy goals. JonasGustavsson had his first really tough night in the crease, allowing three goals on five shots before he was chased from the crease. More on that here , for those that...
... Mats Sundin used to.GOALTENDINGThis is a plus only marginally, but there is reason to believe that JonasGustavsson is the real deal. And Vesa Toskala's performance the last two games has been okay, which is better than it's been for a while.THE FUTUREIt may seem bleak now, and you may scratch your head that the team doesn't have a first-round pick for the next two years. But the...