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[Madman55]

Trade rumor in Toronto

It is believed that Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke is looking to move forward Jason Blake. Now this comes a day after Blake record a hat trick in a 5-0 route of the Anaheim Ducks. But Burke claims it has nothing to do with him not performing well, and it has nothing to do with the cap. "Jason's undisciplined play is what has led me to want to move him" Stated Burke. I'm sick of being shorthanded all the time because Jason can't dish out a clean hit. But then again... The number of times he's been slashed is numerous. Blake may only have a few games left with the leafs if he doesn't smarten up. Burke also said that the goalie controversy will most likely be solved until the deadline. If CuJo performs well he will stay, and Kolzig will move, but if CuJo can't handle it he will be moved, with Kolzig being brought up.

[Madman55]

Leafs run wild over Bruins.

Scoring Summary:

Period	Time	Team	Scoring Details	Score
1	17:37	TOR	Kubina (White, Mitchell)	1-0 TOR
2	1:34	TOR	Blake	2-0 TOR
2	2:32	TOR	Kaberle (Mayers, Blake)	3-0 TOR
2	10:30	TOR	Finger (Tlusty)	4-0 TOR
3	11:02	TOR	Finger (Tlusty)	5-0 TOR
3	15:50	BOS	Axelsson (Stuart, Hndiy)	5-1 TOR

Penalty Summary:

No Penalties.

Team Stats:
TOR|BOS
Shots: 28|13
Faceoffs: 11|10
TOA: 7:10|5:39
PP: 0/0|0/0

Goalies:
TOR Martin Gerber 12/13 1.00 GAA 92.3 SV%
BOS Tim Thomas 10/14 7.87 GAA 71.4 SV%
Manny Fernandez 13/14 2.03 GAA 92.9 SV%

3 Stars:

1st Star:
TOR Jason Blake 1g 0a

2nd Star:
TOR Jeff Finger 2g 0a

3rd Star:
TOR Jiri Tlusty 0g 2a

[Madman55]

Leafs take down Sens in a tight battle

Scoring Summary:

Period	Time	Team	Scoring Details	Score
1	4:04	TOR	Grabovski (Blake, Kaberle)	1-0 TOR
2	12:10	OTT	Schubert (Campoli, Lapointe)	1-1 TIE
2	14:26	OTT	Alfredsson (Heatley, Spezza)	2-1 OTT
2	16:47	TOR	Blake (Mayers) SH	2-2 TIE
2	19:44	TOR	Mayers (Hagman, Schenn)	3-2 TOR
3	4:29	OTT	Comrie (Fisher, Kuba)	3-3 TIE
3	5:54	TOR	Ponikarovsky (Stempniak, Stajan)	4-3 TOR

Penalty Summary:

Period	Player	Team	Time	Infraction
1	Stempniak	TOR	12:09	Interference
1	Comrie	OTT	12:56	High Sticking
1	Volchenkov	OTT	14:33	Tripping
1	White	TOR	15:52	Cross Checking
2	May	TOR	16:03	Tripping
2	Hagman	TOR	19:55	Tripping
3	Neil	OTT	7:14	Tripping
3	Volchenkov	OTT	10:06	Boarding
3	May	TOR	15:37	Tripping
3	Heatley	OTT	16:29	Hooking
3	Van Ryn	TOR	19:05	Tripping

Team Stats:
OTT|TOR
Shots: 23|31
Faceoffs: 16|17
TOA:8:15/4:40
PP:0/6|0/5

Goalies:
OTT Pascal Leclaire 27/31 4.03 GAA 87.1 SV%
TOR Martin Gerber 20/23 3.00 GAA 87.0 SV%

3 Stars:

1st Star:
TOR Jason Blake 1g 1a

2nd Star
TOR Jamal Mayers 1g 1a

3rd Star:
TOR Alexei Ponikarovsky 1g 0a

[Madman55]

Leafs sign free agent prospect Shawn Matthias

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed one of the biggest potential free agents available today. GM Brian Burke was proud to announce that they had managed to snag Shawn Matthias for a 3 year deal that will see him make 700k/year over the next 3 years. When reached for comment Matthias had the following to say - "I was extremely happy to sign the contract with the Leafs. I hope that I can be a big part of the success I hope to have here." "One of the biggest factors in this signing was that Toronto is looking like a competitor this far, and when thats the case late in october, there might be a chance" he joked.

Matthias (pictured) was a star throughout his junior career with the Belleville Bulls over 4 seasons, where he picked up 188 points.

[star king3]

This isn't dead is it? nice job getting Matthias since when is he an FA?

[Madman55]

No, just haven't had time for updates. and i don't know why Matthias is a FA. Does he have an NHL contract?

[derrickthomas58]

Quote: Originally Posted by Madman55

No, just haven't had time for updates. and i don't know why Matthias is a FA. Does he have an NHL contract?

Yeah, with Florida.

[Madman55]

Thunderbolts and Leafs? Very, Very good matchup.

Scoring Summary:

Period	Time	Team	Scoring Details	Score
2	2:01	TB	Prospal	1-0 TB
2	16:30	TOR	Grabovski (Blake, Finger) SH	1-1 TIE
3	7:48	TOR	Stajan (Ponikarovsky, White)	2-1 TOR
3	15:54	TB	Stamkos (Krajicek, Szczechura) PP	2-2 TIE
SO		TOR	Kulemin	3-2 TOR

Penalty Summary:

Period	Player	Team	Time	Infraction
1	Matthias	TOR	13:39	Tripping
1	Blake	TOR	18:09	Cross Checking
2	Mayers	TOR	14:32	Interference
3	Schenn	TOR	12:30	Tripping
3	Kubina	TOR	15:45	Tripping
OT	Kaberle	TOR	1:29	High Sticking

Team Stats:
TB|TOR
Shots: 35|32
Faceoffs:15|13
TOA:6:53|7:31
PP:1/6|0/0

Goalies:
TB Mike Smith 30/32 1.85 GAA 93.8 SV%
TOR Martin Gerber 33/35 1.85 GAA 94.3

3 Stars:

1st Star:
TOR Martin Gerber 33 Saves

2nd Star:
TB Mike Smith 30 Saves

3rd Star:
TOR Mikhail Grabovski 1g 0a