Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Game 64 - Leafs 1 Sabres 6
1st Period Summary Buffalo Goal - Jason Pominville (26), from Clarke MacArthur and Derek Roy at 14:02.
Penalties
1:34 Buffalo Brian Campbell - 2 minutes for hooking
3:35 Buffalo Thomas Vanek - 2 minutes for tripping
6:26 Buffalo Andrew Peters - 2 minutes for roughing
6:26 Toronto Hal Gill - 2 minutes for roughing
7:42 Toronto Carlo Colaiacovo - 2 minutes for holding
9:35 Buffalo Drew Stafford - 2 minutes for interference
16:02 Toronto Alexei Ponikarovsky - 2 minutes for hooking
2nd Period Summary
Buffalo Goal - Drew Stafford (4), from Thomas Vanek and Jochen Hecht at 4:55.
Buffalo Goal - Derek Roy (12), from Dmitri Kalinin and Thomas Vanek at 11:59.
Toronto Goal - Alexei Ponikarovsky (17), from John Pohl and Ian White at 15:48.
Buffalo Goal - Jochen Hecht (15), from Toni Lydman and Clarke MacArthur at 18:28.
No Penalties
3rd Period Summary
Buffalo Power-Play Goal - Jochen Hecht 2 (16), from Nathan Paetsch at 5:21.
Buffalo Goal - Clarke MacArthur (2), from Adam Mair and Patrick Kaleta at 13:49.
Penalties
4:34 Toronto Ian White - 2 minutes for tripping
14:32 Buffalo Toni Lydman - 2 minutes for elbowing
16:45 Toronto Jeff O`Neill - 2 minutes for elbowing
17:03 Toronto Travis Green - 2 minutes for tripping
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 Total
Buffalo 6 5 17 28
Toronto 8 16 4 28
Team Power Play
Buffalo 1 of 5
Toronto 0 of 4
Buffalo Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Ryan Miller 28 1 27 .964 59:58
Toronto Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 17 2 15 .882 20:00
Andrew Raycroft 11 4 7 .636 40:00
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
No Movement by the Leafs yet
With the trade deadline only a few hours away, the Leafs have yet to make a deal. They are rumored to be interested in Jamal Mayers of St. Louis. They were also talking to the Blues about Bill Guerin, but he was dealt to the San Jose Sharks. The Leafs were also in play for Gary Roberts and reportedly offered a 2nd round pick, a 4th round pick and either Brandon Bell or Staffan Kronwall.Darcy Tucker signed a 4 year deal for $12 million. A $3 million a year average is pretty good from the Leafs standpoint. Tucker on the other hand could have made more on the open market, but decided to give the Leafs a nice hometown discount. I was worried that they would overpay him (ala Bryan McCabe), but I'm happy with this deal.
Leaf - Canadiens Highlights
The Leafs got knocked around for most of the game. The Canadiens built a 5-2 lead before Andrew Raycroft was pulled for J.S. Aubin. What a rocket Sheldon Souray has, Raycroft was lucky that shot didn't take his head off.Posted by Mark in
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Game 63 - Leafs 4 Canadiens 5
1st Period Summary Toronto Goal - Bates Battaglia (11), from John Pohl and Hal Gill at 4:10.
Montreal Goal - Tomas Plekanec (14), from Alexei Kovalev at 5:48.
Montreal Power-Play Goal - Michael Ryder (21), from Saku Koivu and Andrei Markov at 14:12.
Montreal Goal - Mike Johnson (10), from Radek Bonk at 19:10.
Penalties
7:41 Montreal Garth Murray - 2 minutes for tripping
13:58 Toronto Andy Wozniewski - 2 minutes for hooking
20:00 Montreal Steve Begin - 2 minutes for interference
2nd Period Summary
Toronto Power-Play Goal - Bryan McCabe (11), from Mats Sundin and Tomas Kaberle at 1:32.
Montreal Power-Play Goal - Saku Koivu (18), from Chris Higgins and Michael Ryder at 10:02.
Montreal Power-Play Goal - Sheldon Souray (22), unassisted at 12:24. NOTE: Jean-Sebastien Aubin is now in goal for Toronto at the 12:24 mark.
Penalties
9:03 Toronto Jeff O`Neill - 2 minutes for roughing
12:21 Toronto Hal Gill - 2 minutes for cross-checking
15:05 Montreal Alexander Perezhogin - 2 minutes for interference
3rd Period Summary
Toronto Goal - Jeremy Williams (1), from Bates Battaglia and Mats Sundin at 1:02.
Toronto Goal - Alexander Steen (13), from Bryan McCabe at 4:40.
Penalties
9:48 Montreal Michael Komisarek - 2 minutes for interference
11:48 Toronto Alexei Ponikarovsky - 2 minutes for goaltender interference
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 Total
Toronto 6 16 14 36
Montreal 11 8 5 24
Team Power Play
Toronto 1 of 4
Montreal 3 of 4
Toronto Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 8 0 8 1.000 25:57
Andrew Raycroft 16 5 11 .688 32:24
Montreal Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
David Aebischer 36 4 32 .889 60:00
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Monday, February 26, 2007
Tucker Resigns
According to the Toronto Star, Darcy Tucker will officially be resigned by the Toronto Maple Leafs either today or tomorrow. The Leafs and Tucker's agent have been talking for weeks trying to hammer out a new contract before the trade deadline day tomorrow. Tucker would have been an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season if they were not able to agree on a deal. Tucker has said all along that he wanted to resign with the team. The deal is reportedly for around $3 million a season, for 3 or 4 years. It is not known for sure if there is a no-trade clause in the contract.
Game 62 - Leafs 5 Flyers 2
1st Period Summary Toronto Goal - Alexander Steen (12), from Jeff O`Neill and Matt Stajan at 11:16.
Penalties
2:17 Toronto Chad Kilger - 2 minutes for high-sticking
4:57 Philadelphia Denis Gauthier - 2 minutes for interference
12:24 Toronto Bryan McCabe - 2 minutes for hooking
17:10 Toronto Brendan Bell - 2 minutes for slashing
17:10 Philadelphia Alexei Zhitnik - 2 minutes for interference
2nd Period Summary
Toronto Goal - Jeff O`Neill (20), from Alexander Steen and Bryan McCabe at 12:57.
Toronto Goal - Chad Kilger (10), from Tomas Kaberle at 18:00.
Philadelphia Goal - Sami Kapanen (9), unassisted at 18:46.
Penalties
15:04 Philadelphia Stefan Ruzicka - 2 minutes for holding
3rd Period Summary
Toronto Goal - Mats Sundin (25), from Andy Wozniewski and Bryan McCabe at 8:41.
Toronto Goal - John Pohl (11), from Bryan McCabe and Bates Battaglia at 18:50.
Philadelphia Goal - Simon Gagne (34), from Scottie Upshall and Alexei Zhitnik at 19:18.
Penalties
6:09 Toronto Carlo Colaiacovo - 2 minutes for roughing
14:21 Toronto Andrew Raycroft - 2 minutes for interference
14:21 Philadelphia Darren Reid - 2 minutes for diving
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 Total
Toronto 7 14 9 30
Philadelphia 7 7 10 24
Team Power Play
Toronto 0 of 2
Philadelphia 0 of 3
Toronto Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Andrew Raycroft 24 2 22 .917 60:00
Philadelphia Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Michael Leighton 30 5 25 .833 60:00
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Friday, February 23, 2007
Kerry Fraser Has A Brain Cramp
What was referee Kerry Fraser thinking last night? His brain cramp cost the Leafs 2 points last night. Sundin's goal would have put the Leafs up 3-1, potentially sealing a victory, but of course that didn't happen. Let us examine Mats Sundin's goal last night...I mean Mats Sundin's goal that was called back. Big Alexei Ponikarovsky is battling for position in front of Rick DiPietro, he's cross-checked and pushed into DiPietro by Brendan Witt, with his stick getting caught between the goalies pads. At the same time, Mats Sundin collects the puck in the corner, fires the puck at the net. Ponikarovsky is out of the crease when the puck crosses the line, but his stick is still between DiPietro pads. From looking at the replay, it is noticeable that DiPietro is grabbing Ponikarovsky's stick. Fraser delays his call for a few seconds, then waves the goal off, saying there was “incidental contact". What is 'Incidental Contact"? Does it mean they ran into each other by accident? If it does, how can you call a goal back because of accidental contact? It's part of the play. Does a play get blown down every time 2 players accidentally run into each other? Sure this example involved a goaltender, but a player from his own team instigated the contact by forcing an opposing player into the crease. A blown call in my opinion in a very important game that cost the Leafs, dropping them to 10th place in the conference.
Game 61 - Leafs 2 Islanders 3 (SO)
1st Period Summary No Scoring
Penalties
2:16 Toronto Ian White - 2 minutes for hooking
13:43 Toronto Mats Sundin - 2 minutes for holding
2nd Period Summary
Toronto Goal - Matt Stajan (9), from Alexander Steen at 11:34.
Toronto Goal - Alexei Ponikarovsky (16), unassisted at 13:37.
NY Islanders Goal - Trent Hunter (16), from Sean Hill and Andy Hilbert at 19:02.
Penalties
2:24 NY Islanders Marc-Andre Bergeron - 2 minutes for cross-checking
14:25 Toronto Jeff O`Neill - 2 minutes for slashing
16:34 Toronto Alexei Ponikarovsky - 2 minutes for hooking
3rd Period Summary
NY Islanders Power-Play Goal - Trent Hunter 2 (17), from Tom Poti and Viktor Kozlov at 13:56.
Penalties
9:51 NY Islanders Sean Hill - 2 minutes for interference
12:36 Toronto Bryan McCabe - 2 minutes for hooking
Overtime Summary
No Scoring
Penalties
4:27 Toronto Bryan McCabe - 2 minutes for roughing
4:27 NY Islanders Sean Hill - 2 minutes for roughing
Shootout Result: TOR 0 - NYI 1
NYI M. Satan A. Raycroft S 0 - 0
TOR J. Pohl R. DiPietro S 0 - 0
NYI V. Kozlov A. Raycroft S 0 - 0
TOR M. Sundin R. DiPietro S 0 - 0
NYI R. Robitaille A. Raycroft G 0 - 1
TOR A. Ponikarovsky R. DiPietro S 0 - 1
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 OT SO Total
Toronto 9 8 9 3 0 29
NY Islanders 16 6 7 1 0 30
Team Power Play
Toronto 0 of 2
NY Islanders 1 of 5
Toronto Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Andrew Raycroft 30 2 28 .933 64:58
NY Islanders Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Rick DiPietro 29 2 27 .931 64:53
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Leafs - Bruins Highlights
The Boston Bruins shutout the Maple Leafs last night, even though the Leafs recorded 44 shots on Tim Thomas. Check out the highlights of last nights game.
Game 60 - Leafs 0 Bruins 3
1st Period Summary Boston Goal - Stanislav Chistov (4), from Marc Savard at 7:13.
Penalties
3:14 Boston Zdeno Chara - 2 minutes for delay of game
4:31 Boston Per-Johan Axelsson - 2 minutes for holding
11:30 Boston David Krejci - 2 minutes for holding
13:40 Toronto Carlo Colaiacovo - 2 minutes for holding
2nd Period Summary
Boston Short-Handed Goal - P.J. Axelsson (10), from Brad Boyes and Bobby Allen at 14:14.
Boston Goal - Jason York (1), from Brandon Bochenski at 17:41.
Penalties
2:03 Toronto Hal Gill - 2 minutes for hooking
12:17 Boston Andrew Ference - 2 minutes for hooking
3rd Period Summary
No Scoring
Penalties
2:05 Boston Zdeno Chara - 2 minutes for interference
4:45 Toronto Chad Kilger - 4 minutes for high-sticking
16:31 Boston Bobby Allen - 2 minutes for holding stick
17:11 Toronto Tomas Kaberle - 2 minutes for interference
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 Total
Boston 7 6 8 21
Toronto 12 14 18 44
Team Power Play
Boston 0 of 5
Toronto 0 of 6
Boston Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
Tim Thomas 44 0 44 1.000 60:00
Toronto Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 8 0 8 1.000 20:00
Andrew Raycroft 13 3 10 .769 40:00
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Tucker Returning Soon and Other Leaf Notes
Darcy Tucker had the cast removed from his foot and is off the crutches. He still has to work on his conditioning, so he won't return to the lineup for another week or two. The Leafs are still attempting to sign Tucker before the trade deadline next Tuesday, but are at odds with both the length of contract and salary.Kyle Wellwood’s return date is still several weeks away, they are aiming for mid-March.
The Leafs are 7-1-2 since the all-star break, and find themselves tied for the eighth spot in the eastern conference.
Mats Sundin has 14 points in the last 13 games since being reunited with Alexei Ponikarovsky and Nik Antropov. The line has scored 16 goals over the same span. Sundin needs only 3 goals to tie Darryl Sittler for the most goals scored in a Leaf uniform. Sittler scored 389 goals in 844 games, to-date Sundin has played in 884 games.
On the trade front: Teams are asking for Steen and Tlusty but Ferguson isn't interested in giving those players up, especially for a rental player. The salary cap will also come into play if the Leafs are looking to add a player or two. If Ferguson moves Michael Peca to the Long-Term Injury list, it would allow the Leafs to add a player with a $2.5 million salary. Peca wouldn't be able to return before the playoffs if he's placed on long-term injury; he's hoping to get in a few games before the playoffs. Gary Roberts has said he'll waive his no trade clause only for Toronto or Ottawa.
With Boyd Devereaux still nursing a sore wrist, defenseman Brendan Bell will once again find himself playing left wing on a line with Travis Green and Wade Belak. With the Leafs having plenty of young defenseman in the organization, Bell along with Andy Wozniewski or Staffan Kronwall, may find themselves as part of trade package to bring in a forward.
Andy Wozniewski's five game conditioning stint with the Toronto Marlies is now over and he's back up with the big club, getting into the lineup will be difficult.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Game 59 - Leafs 4 Oilers 3
1st Period Summary Toronto Power-Play Goal - Mats Sundin (24), from Tomas Kaberle and Alexander Steen at 11:59.
Penalties
5:42 Toronto Alexei Ponikarovsky - 2 minutes for hooking
8:02 Toronto Nik Antropov - 2 minutes for hooking
10:29 Edmonton Patrick Thoresen - 2 minutes for high-sticking
2nd Period Summary
Toronto Goal - John Pohl (9), from Bates Battaglia and Hal Gil at 4:31.
Edmonton Goal - Steve Staios (2), unassisted at 5:18.
Toronto Goal - John Pohl 2 (10), from Chad Kilger at 11:24.
Edmonton Penalty-Shot Goal - Marc-Antoine Pouliot (4) at 17:51.
Penalties
7:01 Edmonton Petr Sykora - 2 minutes for high-sticking
8:56 Edmonton Steve Staios - 2 minutes for tripping
3rd Period Summary
Toronto Goal - Mats Sundin 2 (25), from Tomas Kaberle and Nik Antropov at 10:55.
Edmonton Goal - Ryan Smyth (29), from Marc-Antoine Pouliet and Ales Hemsky at 18:57.
Penalties
11:00 Edmonton Marc-Antoine Pouliot - 2 minutes for hooking
17:51 Toronto Pavel Kubina - 2 minutes for interference
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 Total
Edmonton 12 10 9 31
Toronto 13 9 13 35
Team Power Play
Edmonton 1 of 3
Toronto 1 of 4
Edmonton Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Dwayne Roloson 35 4 31 .886 58:09
Toronto Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Andrew Raycroft 31 3 28 .903 60:00
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Friday, February 16, 2007
Leafs - Flyers Highlights
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Game 58 - Leafs 4 Flyers 2
1st Period Summary Toronto Goal - Jeff O`Neill (19), from Matt Stajan and Alexander Steen at 6:39.
Toronto Power-Play Goal - Nik Antropov (10), from Mats Sundin and Bryan McCabe at 8:44.
Toronto Goal - Carlo Colaiacovo (4), from Pavel Kubina at 14:10.
Penalties
7:16 Philadelphia Randy Jones - 2 minutes for high-sticking
8:20 Philadelphia Sami Kapanen - 2 minutes for hooking
12:02 Toronto Carlo Colaiacovo - 2 minutes for holding the stick
2nd Period Summary
Philadelphia Power-Play Goal - Simon Gagne (30), from Alexei Zhitnik and Joni Pitkanen at 12:10.
Penalties
7:18 Philadelphia Geoff Sanderson - 2 minutes for hooking
10:07 Toronto Travis Green - 2 minutes for hooking
11:08 Toronto Alexander Steen - 2 minutes for hooking
14:18 Philadelphia Alexei Zhitnik - 2 minutes for interference
15:40 Philadelphia Denis Gauthier - 2 minutes for cross-checking
18:55 Toronto Bates Battaglia - 2 minutes for hooking
3rd Period Summary
Toronto Goal - Mats Sundin (23), from Bryan McCabe and Alexei Ponikarovsky at 11:46.
Philadelphia Power-Play Goal - Mike Knuble (22), from Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne at 14:46.
Penalties
4:17 Philadelphia Randy Jones - 2 minutes for hooking
12:40 Toronto Ian White - 2 minutes for interference
13:40 Toronto Alexander Steen - 2 minutes for slashing
19:42 Toronto Alexei Ponikarovsky - 2 minutes for hooking
Shots on Goal 1 2 3 Total
Toronto 15 14 3 32
Philadelphia 10 10 16 36
Team Power Play
Toronto 1 of 6
Philadelphia 2 of 7
Toronto Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Andrew Raycroft 36 2 34 .944 59:57
Philadelphia Goaltending
Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI
Antero Niittymaki 20 1 19 .950 42:57
Michael Leighton 12 3 9 .750 14:10
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Roberts Willing to Return
Gary Roberts would be willing to waive his no-trade clause to return to the Leafs. Would the Leafs be interested in reacquiring him? Most likely, but only if the price is right. Roberts also said we would waive his claus to play for the enemy, the Ottawa Sentors. He also said that he'd sign a one year contract extension with the Panthers.