How Will the Leafs Recover Offense?
The Toronto Maple Leafs traded away Ian White, Jason Blake, Matt Stajan, Jamal Mayers and Niklas Hagman accounting for 38 percent of their offense. What will the team do to replace the four missing forwards?
Categories: By Teams, Eastern Conference, NHLHS Features, Northeast, Toronto Maple Leafs Tags: Brian Burke, Fredrik Sjostrom, Ian White, Jamal Mayers, Jason Blake, John Mitchell, Matt Stajan, Mikhail Grabovski, Nazem Kadri, Niklas Hagman, Nikolai Kulemin, Rickard Wallin, Toronto Maple Leafs
Monday NHL Morning Papers (Eastern Conference)
In NHL Morning Papers we break down the stories published in newspapers around the country. By reading our synopsis the average hockey fan can catch up to all the happenings around the National Hockey League.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Morning Papers, NHLHS Features Tags: Antero Niittymaki, Brandon Sutter, Dainius Zubrus, Dustin Tokarksi, Eric Fehr, Gregory Campbell, Jason Spezza, Jonas Gustavsson, Kenndal McArdle, Matt Cooke, Matt D'Agostini, Max Pacioretty, Mike Komisarek, Mike Smith, Mikhail Grabovski, Niklas Hagman, Nikolai Kulemin, Phil Kessel, Ray Whitney, Sergei Gonchar, Slava Kozlov, Tomas Kaberle, Toni Lydman
Lunch with Brian Burke
Earlier this afternoon, Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke discussed numerous topics on Leafs Lunch – Leafs Nation Edition with Dennis Bayak. With the Leafs playing much better than their winless start, they may make some noise during the trade deadline or as Burke alluded to before it.
Personally I have always admired Burke’s honesty in discussing his teams. He usually gives his fans a perspective on what he plans to do while playing his cards close to the chest. The GM of the 2010 Team USA program also announced he will release the roster on Monday, December 28th.
Lets break down some of the topics discussed.
On the State of the Team
- Thinks the playoffs are realistic and notes the team work ethic has been great to date.
- Reemphasized not winning their first seven games really hurt their chances of climbing the standings.
- Would like to see both goalies healthy and in rhythm. Wants two weeks with both Jonas Gustavsson and Vesa Toskala healthy so he can assess the situation and rely on one of them down the stretch.
Categories: Around the League, By Teams, Eastern Conference, Northeast, Toronto Maple Leafs Tags: Chris Didomenico, Jacob Muzzin, Jason Blake, Jeff Carter, Jiri Tlusty, Jonas Gustavsson, Luke Schenn, Matt Stajan, Nazem Kadri, Niklas Hagman, Nikolai Kulemin, Phil Kessel, Philippe Paradis, Rickard Wallin, Tomas Kaberle, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vesa Toskala
