Saturday, December 16, 2006
Game 33 - Leafs 4 Hurricanes 3
1st Period Summary 4:00 Carolina Goal - Erik Cole (13), from Cory Stillman and Eric Staal at 16:00.
1:58 Toronto Goal - Mats Sundin (11), from Kyle Wellwood and Hal Gill at 18:02.
Penalties
5:01 Toronto Bates Battaglia - 2 minutes for hooking
8:38 Carolina Mike Commodore - 2 minutes for holding
13:05 Toronto John Pohl - 2 minutes for holding
2nd Period Summary
8:03 Toronto Power-Play Goal - Mats Sundin 2 (12), from Darcy Tucker and Bryan McCabe at 11:57.
2:07 Toronto Power-Play Goal - Bryan McCabe (8), from Tomas Kaberle and Mats Sundin at 17:53.
Penalties
7:12 Toronto Wade Belak - 2 minutes for holding stick
10:29 Carolina Glen Wesley - 2 minutes for interference
11:17 Carolina Anton Babchuk - 2 minutes for delay of game
16:01 Carolina Ray Whitney - 2 minutes for hooking
17:17 Carolina Justin Williams - 2 minutes for interference
3rd Period Summary
13:57 Carolina Power-Play Goal - Justin Williams (14), from Eric Staal and Cory Stillman at 6:03.
9:02 Carolina Goal - Mike Commodore (4), from Scott Walker and Eric Belanger at 10:58.
6:00 Toronto Goal - Alexander Steen (2), from Tomas Kaberle and Bryan McCabe at 14:00.
Penalties
3:53 Toronto Bates Battaglia - 2 minutes for interference
4:50 Toronto Hal Gill - 2 minutes for tripping
8:38 Toronto Bryan McCabe - 2 minutes for roughing
8:43 Toronto Chad Kilger - 2 minutes for interference
8:43 Carolina Eric Staal - 2 minutes for diving
14:37 Toronto Alexei Ponikarovsky - 2 minutes for hooking
16:22 Carolina Bench - 2 minutes too many men
19:18 Carolina Erik Cole - 2 minutes for interference
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 Total
Toronto 8 10 7 25
Carolina 13 8 11 32
Team Power Play
Toronto 2 of 7
Carolina 1 of 7
Toronto Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Andrew Raycroft 32 3 29 .906 59:38
Carolina Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Cam Ward 25 4 21 .840 58:48
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Friday, December 15, 2006
Let the Rumors Begin…
Will Sundin, Tucker or both be traded before the trade deadline? This question is starting to make the rounds and will keep on going until either they are traded, or until they are signed. Can they afford both? Sundin has a team option for $4.56 million, but the problem is $6.333 counts against the salary cap. Tucker is having another solid season this year and most likely would get a contract worth between $4-5 million a year. So to bring back both, let’s say it would cost the Leafs $10.5 million. McCabe, Kaberle, Kubina and Gill will cost the Leafs about $17 million next year. These 6 players would take up about $27.5 million in cap space. The salary cap maybe increasing next season, but probably only by $2-3 million, putting it around $46-48 million. Subtracting the 6 player’s salaries from the higher amount, it would leave the Leafs with about $21.5 million to fill out the remaining roster. I don't have a list of players or salaries that the Leafs have under contract for next year, so I'm not sure how much money is tied up in the remaining roster. My guess is there is not a lot of space left to improve this team, and we've seen this year that they'll struggle to make the playoffs.
They have to trade at least one of them in my opinion, preferably both. If they didn't signed McCabe and Kubina to huge long term contracts, they may have been able to afford both. Sundin has a no-trade clause so sending him somewhere is limited. Calgary, Dallas, Edmonton and San Jose would be interested in acquiring Tucker according to TSN.ca. The Leafs need young players with offensive talent that are forwards. High draft picks would be good, but we all know the Leafs drafting history, so draft picks may not be the best idea (a great draft history site - www.mynhldraft.com). Management has to stop kidding themselves that this team has a chance of competing deep into the playoffs, they will be lucky to make the playoffs. If you’re going to miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season, you have to face the fact that you need to start to rebuild. There are no standout forward prospects that would make an impact with the team in the next year or two. Collect as many solid prospects as you can by trading both Sundin and Tucker. Build for future; give us fans at least something to look forward to, and not another mediocre team with no direction.
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