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Maple Leafs announce Training Camp Roster

Canadian Press

The Toronto Maple Leafs have released their Training Camp Roster for the upcoming 2008-2009 season. The team has invited ten players outside the organization whom will tryout for a position either on the Toronto Maple Leafs, or the AHL Toronto Marlies.

The Maple Leafs will also play in five pre-season games, including three against opponents from the Swedish Elite League, German Elite League, and the Superliga of Russia.

Below is the Training Camp Roster and Schedule on the bottom for the pre-season.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER 2008-2009

NAME                 POSITION  HEIGHT WEIGHT AGE   2007-2008 CLUB
Nikolai Antropov        RW       6'6    230   28   Toronto (NHL)
Brent Aubin             RW       5'9    185   22   Toronto (AHL)
Bates Battaglia         LW       6'2    205   32   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Mark Bell               LW       6'4    220   28   Toronto (NHL)
Jason Blake             LW       5'10   180   35   Toronto (NHL)
Josef Boumedienne        D       6'1    200   30   Hershey (AHL)
Darryl Boyce             C       6'0    200   24   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Curtis Brown             C       6'0    200   32   San Jose (NHL)
Carlo Colaiacovo         D       6'1    200   25   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Boyd Devereaux           C       6'2    195   30   Toronto (NHL)
Robbie Earl             LW       6'0    190   23   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Kevin Evans              D       5'10   187   21   Las Vegas (ECHL)
Jeff Finger              D       6'1    205   28   Colorado (NHL)
Alex Foster             LW       5'11   200   24   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Mikhail Grabovski        C       5'11   179   24   Montreal (NHL), Hamilton (AHL)
Niklas Hagman           LW       6'0    205   28   Dallas (NHL)
Jay Harrison             D       6'4    211   25   Toronto (AHL)
Ryan Hollweg            LW       5'11   210   25   N.Y. Rangers (NHL)
Curtis Joseph            G       5'11   190   41   Calgary (NHL)
Tomas Kaberle            D       6'1    198   30   Toronto (NHL)
Martin Kariya           RW       5'9    174   26   Peoria (AHL)
Staffan Kronwall         D       6'3    209   24   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Artem Kryukov           RW       6'2    198   26   St. Petersburg (RSL)
Pavel Kubina             D       6'4    244   31   Toronto (NHL)
Michel Leveille         LW       5'9    190   27   Toronto (AHL), Columbus (ECHL)
David Ling              RW       5'10   204   33   Toronto (AHL)
Jamal Mayers            RW       6'1    214   33   St. Louis (NHL)
Francius Methot          C       5'11   187   30   Mannheim (DEL)
Andrei Mezin             G       5'11   171   34   Magnitogorsk (RSL)
John Mitchell            C       6'1    205   23   Toronto (AHL)
Dominic Moore            C       6'0    188   28   Minnesota, Toronto (NHL)
Colin Murphy            LW       6'0    191   28   Toronto (AHL)
Kris Newbury             C       5'10   200   26   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Ben Ondrus              RW       6'0    185   26   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Phil Orsekovic           D       6'3    217   21   Toronto (AHL)
Richard Petiot           D       6'3    200   26   Manchester (AHL)
Alexei Ponikarovsky     LW       6'4    220   28   Toronto (NHL)
Justin Pogge             G       6'3    198   22   Toronto (AHL)
Michael Ryan             C       6'1    188   28   Buffalo (NHL)
David Shantz             G       6'1    207   22   Rochester (AHL), Florida (ECHL)
Geoff Sanderson         LW       6'0    190   36   Edmonton (NHL)
Jamie Sifers             D       5'11   209   25   Toronto (AHL)
Bruno St. Jacques        D       6'2    210   28   Portland, Syracuse (AHL)
Matt Stajan              C       6'1    200   24   Toronto (NHL)
Alex Steen              LW       6'1    205   24   Torotno (NHL)
Anton Stralman           D       6'1    180   22   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Juru Tlusty              C       6'0    209   20   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Vesa Toskala             G       5'10   195   31   Toronto (NHL)
Mike Van Ryn             D       6'1    198   29   Florida (NHL)
Ian White                D       5'10   185   24   Toronto (NHL)
Jeremy Williams         LW       5'11   184   24   Toronto (NHL & AHL)
Shane Willis            RW       6'1    190   31   Milwaukee (AHL)

Pre-Season Games

09-14-2008: @ Buffalo Sabres
09-19-2008: vs. New York Islanders
09-22-2008: vs. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
09-25-2008: vs. DEG Metro Stars
09-29-2008: vs. HV 71

Note- Kevin Evans is actually myself (my last name isn't Evans). Don't worry, I am a 70 overall, so no, I won't be padding my stats. And since the AHL doesn't allow junior aged players, my age (21) is fictional. I'm 18

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Toronto Maple Leafs Lines For Pre-Season Game 1]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be taking the ice without most of its star players. The team mixed the lines up, as three non-roster invitees will play together on one line. Young netminder Justin Pogge will be given the start, with Curtis Joseph to back him up.

The team is going to give Mikhail Grabovski a chance to shine on the first line. He'll be partnered with Justin Williams and Alex Steen.

The three non-roster invitees all have something in common with the Sabres. Geoff Sanderson played 2 1/2 seasons in Buffalo, while Francois Methot and Artem Kryukov were Sabres draft selections. Methot played three years with the Sabres former AHL team, the Rochester Americans while Kryukov was the Sabres first round draft choice in 2000.

Here are the Maple Leafs lines for tonights game.
Justin Williams- Mikhail Grabovski- Alex Steen
Alexei Ponikarovsky- Jiri Tlusty- Ben Ondrus
Geoff Sanderson- Francios Methot- Artem Kryukov
Jeff Blake- Dominic Moore- Niklas Hagman

Pavel Kubina- Tomas Kaberle
Carlo Colaiacovo- Ian White
Staffan Kronwall- Mike Van Ryn

Justin Pogge
Curtis Joseph

[SabresKings3623]

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cool, I'll follow this. what system are you running it on? I used to live in Cheektowaga as well, lol

[GoldenJet]

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pretty good job man, but I would recommend putting Curtis Joseph as your starter and what happened to Vesa Toskala??

[SabresKings3623]

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It's preseason, he's probably not wasting Toskala in teh preseason games.

[GoldenJet]

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I guess your right.

[Kopitar57]

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cool, I'll follow this. what system are you running it on? I used to live in Cheektowaga as well, lol

Playstation 3. And Cheektowaga is a very nice place to live. Nice to see someone who was also from there.

And I realized someone else asked my question. I already figure him as the starter. So I'm looking to get a good feel for other players, seeing how I can control them.

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Wrapup: Leafs give it to Sabres, 3-1.

(since this isn't regular season, this will be quick):

Justin Pogge's 26 saves along with goals by Niklas Hagman and Alexei
Ponikarovsky helped the Leafs take the first of five preseason games with a 3-1 victory in front of 17,652 at HSBC Arena.

Ron Wilson's impressions on players

• Pogge was very solid, and is making a push as a possible backup option for Toskala. I'll be looking into giving him another start before the preseason ends to see what he can do.
• I think for the start of the season, I will want to break up the pairing of Tomas and Pavel. Their mainly offensive defenseman, and are prone to mistakes.
• Francois Methot impressed me. Surprised to see how little of a chance he has received in the NHL.
• Dominic Moore is very good at faceoffs, and was money in his own end. He should earn a spot on this roster.
• I would have liked to see more out of Jeremy Williams. I think he has potential to become a second line NHL forward, but isn't showing it.
• I'm going to let David Shantz start the next contest. He's pushing for playing time in the AHL, and he needs to impress.

Next Game's Lines

Ryan Hollweg- Curtis Brown- Martin Kariya
Jeremy Williams- Boyd Deveraux- Jamal Mayers
Colin Murphy- Michael Ryan- Shane Willis
Michel Leveille- Matt Stajan- Artem Kryukov

Mike Van Ryn- Ian White
Staffan Kronwall- Jeff Finger
Kevin Evans- Josef Boumedienne

David Shantz
Andrei Mezin

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Wrapup: Leafs give it to Sabres, 3-1.

(since this isn't regular season, this will be quick):

Justin Pogge's 26 saves along with goals by Niklas Hagman and Alexei
Ponikarovsky helped the Leafs take the first of five preseason games with a 3-1 victory in front of 17,652 at HSBC Arena.

Nice job on beating the Sabres. lol


Check out(if you get a chance) of all things, my Sabres dynasty(lol)

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...asty-x360.html

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Islanders Slap an L on the Leafs. First Round of Cuts occur.

It wasn't a fuzzy feeling inside the Air Canada Centre, as the Leafs drop their first preseason game, a 3-1 loss against the New York Islanders in front of a sold out crowd. Doug Weight had a goal and an assist, and Artem Kryukov scored the lone Leafs goal in the final minute of the game.

Overall Thoughts from Ron Wilson.

• Artem Kryukov impresses me a lot. Good shot, and he's showing the potential that made him a first. He'll be stick around camp for a while.
• I was not impressed with David Shantz. He better hope a dismal performance by CuJo or Mezin occurs, or he'll be on the chopping block.
• Jamal Mayers showed why we got him. Solid penalty killer overall.
• Evans impressed me with his physical play. He still needs work overall, but he is worth a spot with the Marlies.
• Van Ryn impresses me too. He'll be on the Leafs.

First Round Of Cuts

With 52 men in Camp, It's expected that the team expected to keep 42 players. The first four cuts are in, via Cliff Fletcher.

David Ling, RW
Bruno St. Jacques, D
Michel Leveille, LW
Martin Kariya, RW

All four men were released into the free agent pool and can be picked up by any team. Six-Eight more cuts are expected.

Game Three Lines Announced

Geoff Sanderson- Francois Methot- Brent Aubin
Alex Steen- Kris Newbury- Bates Battaglia
Darryl Boyce- Curtis Brown- Jeff Mitchell
Colin Murphy- Michael Ryan- Ryan Hollweg

Staffan Kronwall- Jeff Finger
Josef Boumedienne- Jay Harrison
Anton Stralman- Kevin Evans

Andrei Mezin
David Shantz

[SabresKings3623]

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Cool, tough loss, but i like the way you have this set-up, and thanks for checking in on my Sabres dynasty

[GoldenJet]

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good job on this man

[Kopitar57]

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good job on this man

It's gonna get better once I actually start the regular season. And SabresKing, no problem. I like reading other dynasties, and I enjoy GoldenJet's dynasty too. His is well done.

Oh yeah, Updato (this is what happens when I get excited for a game, I play it all day)



Leafs Give Yaroslavl a Rude Canadian Welcome

Besides the booing of Alexei Yashin, the reaction to Yaroslavl coming here was normal. Geoff Sanderson scored two goals, and Jeff Finger added two assists as the Leafs defeated the russian foes 3-1 in front of a packed crowd at Air Canada Centre.

Ron Wilson's Notes

• Jeff Finger was nothing short of excellent. Him, Van Ryn, Kaberle, and Kubina will be exciting to watch this season.
• I really like the effort of Geoff Sanderson. It's really tough to decide on what to do with him. He's looking like his old self.
• Besides a couple of lapses, Mezin did ok. But he may need a re-eveulation soon by the club.
• Staffan Kronwall is making a case to be the sixth defenseman on this club, and he's played in all 3 games so far.
• To Note- Sanderson had 2 goals and an assist.

Shoe-Ins

The following will be on the Leafs

C:
C:
C: Dominic Moore
C:
LW:
LW: Jason Blake
LW:
LW:
RW: Nikolai Antropov
RW:
RW: Jamal Mayers
RW:
D: Tomas Kaberle
D: Pavel Kubina
D: Mike Van Ryn
D: Jeff Finger
D:
D:
G: Vesa Toskala
G:

Some trades may be in the work, but these players already earned spots on the Leafs, thus don't expect to see them much.

AHL Confirms:

C:
C:
C: Darryl Boyce
C:
LW: Colin Murphy
LW: Jeremy Williams
LW:
LW:
RW:
RW:
RW:
RW:
D: Kevin Evans
D: Anton Stralman
D:
D:
D:
D:
G:
G:

Cuts

Second Round of Cuts

Bates Battaglia, LW
Curtis Brown, C

Game Four Lines:

Robbie Earl- Mikhail Grabovski- Alexei Ponikarovsky
Mark Bell- Jiri Tlusty- Ben Ondrus
Alex Foster- Boyd Devereaux- Brent Aubin
Kris Newbury- Francois Methot- Jeff Mitchell

Carlo Colaiacovo- Ian White
Jay Harrison- Staffan Kronwall
Josef Boumedienne- Phil Oreskovic

Curtis Joseph
Andrei Mezin

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Leafs Take Out DEG

Jay Harrison and Jiri Tlusty scored a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs made easy work of DEG Metro Stars, 4-2, in front of a sold out crowd at the Air Canada Centre. Curtis Joseph made 16 saves in the effort, and the team is 3-1 in preseason. Their final game will be coming, and more roster updates are here.

Shoe-Ins

C: Mikhail Grabovski
C: Jiri Tlusty
C: Dominic Moore
C:
LW: Niklas Hagman
LW: Jason Blake
LW:
LW:
RW: Nikolai Antropov
RW:
RW: Jamal Mayers
RW:
D: Tomas Kaberle
D: Pavel Kubina
D: Mike Van Ryn
D: Jeff Finger
D: Ian White
D:
G: Vesa Toskala
G:

Some trades may be in the work, but these players already earned spots on the Leafs, thus don't expect to see them much.

AHL Confirms:

C:
C: John Mitchell
C: Darryl Boyce
C:
LW: Colin Murphy
LW: Jeremy Williams
LW: Robbie Earl
LW: Alex Foster
RW:
RW:
RW: Brent Allen
RW:
D: Kevin Evans
D: Anton Stralman
D: Phil Oreskovic
D: Josef Boumedienne
D:
D:
G: Justin Pogge
G:

Cuts
Boyd Devereaux- C
Kris Newbury- C
Michael Ryan- C

Final Game Lines:

Ponikarovsky- Grabovski- Antropov
Bell- Stajan- Willis
Sanderson- Methot- Kryukov
Hagman- Tlusty- Blake

White- Kaberle
Finger- Colaiacovo
Harrison- Kronwall

Toskala
Joseph

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Leafs Make Two Moves

Canadian Press

The Toronto The Toronto Maple Leafs addressed there right wing depth by acquiring Edmonton Oilers enforcer Zach Stortini in exchange for Left Winger Alexei Ponikarovsky as the team felt they needed to move in a different direction. General Manager Cliff Fletcher said the team lacked toughness on forward, and the trade for Stortini would benefit the Leafs while clearing up room under the salary cap. The 22-Year old Stortini played in 66 games last season for the Oilers, chipping in 12 points and 201 Penalty Minutes. He was selected with the 94th selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Ponikarovsky, 28, is coming off a 35 point campaign. He has two years remaining on his deal which is worth $2.1 million per season. The team also moved Left Winger Ryan Hollweg to Minnesota in exchange for prospect Danny Irmen. The 23-Year old spent last season with the Houston Aeros of the AHL, scoring 10 goals and adding 13 assists in 77 games. He'll start the season with the Marlies.