Leafs NHL 12 Dynasty

[LeafsFan31]

Thanks guys. Staal has already made a difference, picking up 2 assists (1 shorthanded ) in his first game in a 2-1 victory over the sabers. I find he is always useful on the ice, when he has the puck he has the size to get to the net, and when he doesn't the opposition still has to pay close attention to him, opening up more room for grabo and kulemin to make things happen.

[bthomp05]

The perfect player...

[Tazer19]

Almost, unless you were talking about Jonathan Toews

Great job Leafs fan, the city will love him.

[bthomp05]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tazer19

Almost, unless you were talking about Jonathan Toews .

Damn Hawks fan, ha-ha

[LeafsFan31]

Been real busy the last couple of days guys, and I will be the next two days as well. Hoping to get another update in by Monday night, that's my plan as of now anyway.

[bthomp05]

Looking forward to it.

[Tazer19]

Same here.

[LeafsFan31]

December Update

Record: 7-1-4
Overall Record:20-8-9

Toronto Maple Leafs 2011-12 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Dec 1	at Boston	Lost, 3-2 (OT)
Dec 5	at NY Rangers	Won, 2-0
Dec 9	at Washington	Won, 4-3 (OT)
Dec 13	vs Carolina	Won, 3-0
Dec 16	at Buffalo	Won, 2-1
Dec 17	vs Vancouver	Won, 4-0
Dec 19	vs Los Angeles	Lost, 6-3
Dec 22	vs Buffalo	Won, 4-1
Dec 23	vs NY Islanders	Lost, 3-2 (OT)
Dec 27	at Florida	Lost, 3-2
Dec 29	at Carolina	Lost, 4-3 (OT)
Dec 31	at Winnipeg	Won, 2-1

I'm happy with the month, we won a lot of games. The only rough game was against the Kings, I had no answer for their offence. Also my overtime record sucks, a couple extra points would have me first in the standings.

Stats for the month of December:

Toronto Maple Leafs Stats - 2011-12
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Phil Kessel	38	24	19	43	23	2	27	178	13.5%
Tim Connolly	38	12	25	37	18	3	23	98	12.2%
Joffrey Lupul	38	11	23	34	18	1	14	85	12.9%
Nikolai Kulemin	38	11	12	23	9	1	14	85	12.9%
Jordan Staal	39	9	13	22	1	1	40	116	7.8%
Mikhail Grabovski	38	9	13	22	12	4	10	62	14.5%
Cody Franson	38	0	19	19	28	0	8	36	0.0%
Dion Phaneuf	38	7	11	18	20	0	32	66	10.6%
Carl Gunnarsson	38	0	11	11	10	0	0	32	0.0%
Tyler Bozak	38	4	5	9	10	0	6	31	12.9%
Joe Colborne	38	4	5	9	8	1	6	30	13.3%
Luke Schenn	38	1	7	8	8	0	12	21	4.8%
Colby Armstrong	38	3	5	8	6	1	6	34	8.8%
Jake Gardiner	38	1	6	7	6	0	7	28	3.6%
David Steckel	38	4	3	7	3	2	8	36	11.1%
John-Michael Liles	38	2	4	6	13	0	6	39	5.1%
Mike Brown	38	2	2	4	6	2	12	11	18.2%
Marcel Mueller	8	0	2	2	2	0	0	10	0.0%
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
James Reimer	28	16	12	0	2.01	1698:32	679	.916%	3
Josh Harding	11	4	6	0	2.05	615:47	208	.899%	2

The top line continues to tear it up, they have been great. It seems every game someone on the top line scores. Phaneuf and Franson have also been excellent on D with the top line. I'm very excited to have Staal on this team, and while he has not put up anything special when it comes to offensive numbers since coming over (4 points in 8 games) he has been a great physical presence and penalty killer. I feel that with an elite winger he will be able to put up huge numbers. I'm not able to bring in a player like of that callable at this time.
Now for my main complaint about the stats above. John-Michael Liles
He has only 6 points in 38 games, that is unacceptable in my opinion. He has been a solid D-Man but I need him to put up some offensive numbers. Liles is being placed on the trading block.

Standings and league Leaders:

NHL Standings - Updated: Jan 1, 2012
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Washington	24	10	3	51	123	85
Toronto	21	9	8	50	110	80
Pittsburgh	21	14	3	45	109	90
Caronlina	20	14	6	46	107	103
Florida	20	15	4	44	97	114
Montreal	20	15	4	44	115	117
NY Islanders	20	13	3	43	111	84
Winnipeg	18	14	6	42	97	99
Ottawa	18	16	5	41	106	110
Buffalo	17	14	7	41	103	106
New Jersey	19	16	2	40	100	118
Boston	17	15	3	37	104	100
Tampa Bay	17	19	1	35	92	115
Philadelphia	14	17	5	33	80	103
NY Rangers	12	17	7	31	86	120
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Los Angeles	23	13	3	49	129	101
Detroit	22	12	4	48	131	109
Edmonton	22	13	2	46	108	103
Phoenix	23	14	2	48	115	113
St.Louis	23	14	1	47	114	95
San Jose	21	10	3	45	111	91
Chicago	19	13	6	44	117	107
Minnesota	20	16	4	44	113	113
Columbus	19	15	4	42	99	103
Colorado	16	15	9	41	107	131
Vancouver	18	17	4	40	106	112
Nashville	17	18	3	37	92	100
Calgary	18	20	1	37	96	105
Anaheim	15	16	6	36	97	117
Dallas	13	20	4	30	103	134

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1, 2012
Goals		G	Assists		A
	1. Alex Ovechkin	30		1. Nicklas Backstrom	35
	2. Phil Kessel	24		2. Evengi Malkin	34
	3. Ilya Kovachuk	23		3. Joe Thornton	32
	4. Antoine Vermette	21		4. Shea Weber	32
	5. Henrik Zetterberg	21		5. Mike Ribeiro	31
Points		PTS	Plus/Minus		+/-
	1. Alex Ovechkin	55		1. Cody Franson	28
	2. Joe Thornton	50		2. Jonathan Toews	27
	3. Pavel Datsyuk	49		3. Patrick Sharp	27
	4. Patrick Kane	48		4. Patrick Kane	25
	5. Evgeni Malkin	46		5. Jack Johnson	24
Wins		W	Goals Against Average		GAA
	1. Jaroslav Halak	21		1. James Reimer	2.01
	2. Jimmy Howard	19		2. Evengi Nabokov	2.09
	3. Steve Mason	19		3. Cam Ward	2.12
	4. Evengi Nabokov	19		4. Pekka Rinne	2.16
	5. Nikolai Khabibulin	18		5. Steve Mason	2.17
Save Percentage		SV%	Shutouts		SO
	1. Steve Mason	.929%		1. Jaroslav Halak	5
	2. Cam Ward	.929%		2. Jose Theodore	4
	3. Evengi Nabokov	.926%		3. Henrik Lundqvist	3
	4. Pekka Rinne	.926%		4. James Reimer	3
	5. Ondrej Pavelec	.926%		5. Kari Lehtonen	3

Oveckin is tearing up the league. I'm trying to get Kessel to catch him in goals, but the guy keeps scoring. Gotta love having Reimer leading in GAA, and Franson leading the league in +/- just proves how great he has been, even without scoring a goal yet this season.

Rumor: With the frustration surrounding Liles, it is possible we will see a change on the blueline for the Leafs in the near future. Possible targets are the last place Dallas Star's Alex Goligoski, Tampa Bay's Marc-Andre Bergeron,Detroit's Ian White and free agent Bryan Mccabe.