Solving our Goaltending Problem

Peter Morrow | 26 January, 2010, 6:54 pm

With Toskala about to set sail into either a forced retirement, a European league or a backup job that pays minimum salary, a smack of salary comes off the cap that Burke can use to fill the goaltending position.
Jonas Gustavsson will likely be retained because he has both the pedigree and the support of the [...]

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Friday Thoughts

Peter Morrow | 15 January, 2010, 1:17 pm

Woah. Woah. If you haven’t already guessed, I’m thinking about the goal that Tyler Bozak scored last night. Amidst all the mediocrity on the Leafs, that had to be one of the best goals scored all season. A total individual effort and putting it top shelf from point blank range. Good way to start a [...]

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Beauchemin Gets Snubbed from Team Canada (Not)

Peter Morrow | 30 December, 2009, 4:10 pm

With the announcement of the men’s Olympic roster for Canada today, it surely came as no shock that no Leafs were named. Our best shot, it seemed, was Francois Beauchemin.
Such is life for Maple Leafs fans.
Calgary Flames fans were on the edge of their seats waiting to see which of their four candidates would make [...]

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Are We Buyers or Sellers?

Peter Morrow | 27 December, 2009, 5:38 pm

With pending unrestricted free agency and restricted free agency for a lot of this edition of the Maple Leafs, you have to wonder whether Brian Burke is going to be a buyer or seller in the latter portion of the season.
While the Leafs have shown some good signs that they’re coming together as a team, [...]

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Gustavsson’s Heart Woes Behind Him, For Good

Peter Morrow | 7 December, 2009, 3:06 pm

Leafs Nation collectively held their breaths when it was learned that our rookie goaltender, Jonas Gustavsson, would need a second procedure done to fix a heart problem.
To be as basic as I can, Gustavsson needed surgery done to kill off a problem that was causing an elevated heart rate. Essentially, there were cells which were [...]

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