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	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS
1.Buff*	82	53	22	7	113
2.NJ*	82	49	24	9	107
3.Atl*	82	43	28	11	97
4.Ott	82	48	25	9	105
5.Pitts	82	47	24	11	105
6.NYR	82	42	30	10	94
7.TB	82	44	33	5	93
8. NYI	82	40	30	12	92
9. Tor	82	40	31	11	91
10.Mon	82	42	34	6	90
11.Car	82	40	34	8	88
12.Flor	82	35	31	16	86
13.Bos	82	35	41	6	76
14.Wash	82	28	40	14	70
15.Phi	82	22	48	12	56

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Thursday, October 12, 2006

3 Away From 500

Heading into tonight's game, Mats Sundin is 3 goals away from 500. Here is a good article from the Toronto Sun, talking about the deal that brought the big Swede to Toronto from Quebec.

Shoulder Surgery for Woznieski

Andy Woznieski is scheduled for surgery today for his separated shoulder. He is expected to be out for at least 4 months, but with the possibility that he could be done for the year.

Tonight’s Starting Goaltender Debate

Since being named tonight's starter by Paul Maurice the other day, J.S. Aubin's name has been in the center of numerous debates. Should Aubin be making the start, or should it be the hot Andrew Raycroft. Only in Toronto does the debate of who should be the starting goalie five games into the season get so much press time. But I guess I'm at fault as well since I'm talking about it. Raycroft was played really well for the Leafs so far, so the argument of sticking with the 'hot' goaltender is a valid point. But if you look at other factors, Maurice might be making the right decision.

Maurice wants to get Aubin into a game to keep him fresh. When looking at the schedule, it makes sense to play Aubin tonight. After tonight's game, the Leafs next game is on Saturday against Calgary, followed by Colorado on Wednesday. Raycroft should play against the better teams, especially when it's on a Saturday night against a Canadian team on hockey night in Canada. After the Colorado game, the Leafs play back to back games on Friday and Saturday night. Aubin may also see action in one of those games. If Raycroft was to start tonight's and Saturday's game, with Aubin getting one of the games next week instead of tonight, it would be over three weeks since he'd play in his last game. Three weeks between games, which were only preseason games, is a difficult task. Back-up goalies are important on any team and should be kept fresh, especially when the teams number one goalie is not an top notch goaltender. Therefore, I agree with Maurice in starting Aubin tonight.