Toronto Maple Leafs TIDBITS & QUICK HITS!

Let's not overlook the fact that Toronto has had a really soft schedule to start. They have wins over the Habs twice, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, and the Rangers. They lost to Philly, Boston, and Colorado. Their schedule is also pretty soft going into November, so they might be able to keep up their winning ways for a while, but the crash back to earth is inevitable.

Toronto is tough to get a handle on... they haven't beat anybody all that good and lost to the better teams but they are winning. Confidence goes a long way just like the Sens.

I still think Toronto crashes and burns at some point.

shabbs wrote:Leafs host the Pens on Sat night and then visit Ottawa on Sunday. Pitt has been off to a roaring start as well. Hopefully the Sens can build on the 4 game winning streak...

Sens will have a little more time than usual -- 3PM game the day before. Leafs will probably take the bus into Ottawa after their game in Toronto, while the Sens will fly in after their 3PM game in NYC. I'd say advantage Sens -- assuming they charter, they should be in Ottawa by 9 and sleeping in their own beds at a regular time. The Leafs will likely arrive in Ottawa around 3AM. Here's hoping for a nice OT and a loooong shootout.

Now, would the team travel on game day in a situation like that? The game can easily go to 10:30 without OT, and close to 11 with OT and shootout. I could see them not getting on the bus until close to midnight, then a 4 hour drive to get to the Brookstreet. They could be in bed as late as 4:30. Would it make more sense, then, to stay in TO overnight and travel in the morning?

James Reimer out for the foreseeable future...

http://www.tsn.ca/toronto/blogs/jonas_siegel/?id=379657

Gustavsson/Scrivens will have to carry the load for a while longer...

shabbs wrote:James Reimer out for the foreseeable future...

http://www.tsn.ca/toronto/blogs/jonas_siegel/?id=379657

Gustavsson/Scrivens will have to carry the load for a while longer...

Is it still not a concussion?

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:James Reimer out for the foreseeable future...

http://www.tsn.ca/toronto/blogs/jonas_siegel/?id=379657

Gustavsson/Scrivens will have to carry the load for a while longer...

Is it still not a concussion?

They don't get those here in TO...

http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/1129189--mats-sundin-former-maple-leafs-captain-donates-330-000-for-fellowship-at-u-of-t-karolinska-insititet

Mats Sundin has donated over 300K to form a partnership between UofT and Karolinska University in Sweden to advance medical research.

Much respect for someone to do that.

Riprock wrote:http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/1129189--mats-sundin-former-maple-leafs-captain-donates-330-000-for-fellowship-at-u-of-t-karolinska-insititet

Mats Sundin has donated over 300K to form a partnership between UofT and Karolinska University in Sweden to advance medical research.

Much respect for someone to do that.

Maybe they can find out what's wrong with his face.

Suck it Phaneuf!

shabbs wrote:Suck it Phaneuf!

SpezDispenser wrote:

shabbs wrote:Suck it Phaneuf!

Hartnell and Phaneuf fight last night after Hartnell scores... hilarious... Phaneuf dumped Hartnell into the boards just before the goal... they had been chirping all game long...

All this talk about fire Wilson is easily resolved... fire both the coach and GM.

This pretty much sums up my feelings on the Leafs this year, and for the last 6 years:

I love it when the Leafs implode.

Not sure how people can justify firing Wilson when he has been there just as long as Burke, yet somehow the guy who built the team takes no blame?

This is on Burke more than anything. He should have had this team in the playoffs by now - especially if you're gonna give 2 first round picks for Kessel, you should have a solid plan in place to support him with a C.

Add to that, their 'wealth' of D turned out to be very flawed and the nail in the coffin was going with Reimer and not having an NHL backup for him to steal the job.

Reimer looked good when there was little to no pressure, but now he looks like every other young goalie who either a)isn't ready for the NHL or b)just isn't good enough. Burke has to know this and he didn't address it mid-January to early February and now they're Cussed.