Pride, hustle, heart. An NHL 12 Leafs BAGM

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60 game update - 10 games of fail

Team record: 32-19-9 / 10th in NHL / 4th in East

If head coach Gilmour is truly breaking the season into ten game blocks, the team gets a massive F in this block. The Leafs posted a HORRIBLE effort and went 3-7 in the past ten; as usual Leaf fans in general have flown off the handle and now blame Brian Burke for trading for Rick Nash and disrupting any chemistry the team had.

While some of that is true I believe this was an isolated incident as for one Rick Nash is no doubt recovering from being traded away from the Jackets, and Nikolai Kulemin did a lot of things Nazem Kadri can't do due to physical size alone. I believe this will prompt changes in the line up, but speaking of line up news we have updates on the injury front.


Injury Update:

Kyle Beach has returned to active duty and will be re inserted into the third line which, like every other line has struggled mightily in the past ten games.

Also on the plus side of injury news Mark Streit has returned to the line up and seems to be hungry for on ice action, while the veteran D man has missed the past seven weeks it would be wise to give him some time to return to game shape.

As always with the good, comes the bad. During last night's game D man Theo Peckham left after a rough shift in the middle frame, which has now been diagnosed as a hernia. Peckham is expected to miss the next four weeks with the injury.

Justin Abdelkader remains out with a separated shoulder, while rehab has been slow and painful for the left winger; Abdelkader is expected to make a return in five weeks.


Nash snaps in his first as a Toronto Maple Leaf

Toronto Maple Leafs Stats - 2014
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Phil Kessel	60	38	25	63	24	5	31	313	12.1%
Rick Nash	64	23	40	63	-9	3	60	239	9.6%
Nazem Kadri	60	24	37	61	23	2	22	168	14.3%
Mike Ribeiro	60	17	39	56	23	0	12	135	12.6%
Kyle Turris	60	17	38	55	30	4	14	135	12.6%
Magnus Paajarvi	48	19	21	40	21	0	12	164	11.6%
Luke Schenn	49	5	24	29	30	0	66	51	9.8%
Justin Abdelkader	53	9	16	25	10	3	10	81	11.1%
Paul Gaustad	60	6	17	23	14	3	31	62	9.7%
Marc-Andre Bergeron	60	5	17	22	18	3	10	90	5.6%
Kyle Beach	53	9	13	22	8	2	23	99	9.1%
Mark Streit	43	1	18	19	27	0	4	57	1.8%
Viktor Stalberg	60	10	9	19	12	1	29	88	11.4%
Cody Franson	46	3	15	18	15	1	9	68	4.4%
Samuel Pahlsson	59	5	9	14	2	3	4	71	7.0%
Kurtis Foster	56	4	9	13	22	2	23	53	7.5%
Theo Peckham	45	2	11	13	12	0	10	42	4.8%
Kevin Porter	57	5	5	10	-13	0	18	65	7.7%
Mike Weaver	48	2	7	9	-6	0	2	32	6.3%
Jake Gardiner	21	2	5	7	8	0	2	21	9.5%
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Sergei Bobrovsky	46	27	17	0	2.44	2798	1298	.919%	3
Chris Mason	10	4	6	0	3.28	604	299	.898%	0

Just as a personal note, I can't stress how badly the past ten games were played. I seriously couldn't do anything, simple passes were over shot or under shot, couldn’t hit the net, couldn’t get a save, penalty after penalty just horrible everywhere, every game. Was a tough stretch.


Kadri, Ribeiro and Paajarvi make it happen

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1,
Goals		G	Assists		A
	1. Alexander Ovechkin	41		1. Eric Staal	48
	2. Phil Kessel	38		2. Zach Parise	47
	3. Jarome Iginla	37		3. Nicklas Backstrom	47
	4. Marian Hossa	33		4. Jonathan Toews	47
	5. Jeff Skinner	32		5. Bobby Ryan	45
Points		PTS	Plus/Minus		+/-
	1. Alexander Ovechkin	77		1. Corey Perry	33
	2. Zach Parise	72		2. Kyle Turris	30
	3. Bobby Ryan	72		3. Luke Schenn	30
	4. Alexander Semin	71		4. Mark Streit	27
	5. Jarome Iginla	70		5. Nikolai Kulemin	25
Wins		W	Goals Against Average (30+ GP)		GAA
	1. Jonathan Quick	36		1. Cam Ward	2.08
	2. Jonas Hiller	31		2. Marc-Andre Fleury	2.11
	3. Marc-Andre Fleury	31		3. Corey Crawford	2.11
	4. Carey Price	31		4. Carey Price	2.15
	5. Cam Ward	31		5. Ryan Miller	2.27
Save Percentage (30+ GP)		SV%	Shutouts		SO
	1. Marc-Andre Fleury	.930%		1. Jonathan Quick	7
	2. Corey Crawford	.925%		2. Cam Ward	7
	3. Ryan Miller	.925%		3. Curtis Mcelhinney	6
	4. Cam Ward	.925%		4. Henrik Lundqvist	5
	5. Carey Price	.924%		5. Corey Crawford	5

With 22 games remaining can Phil Kessel catch Ovechkin? If you remember from last season this was a similar picture, except Kessel got left behind in the remaining 10 games, will this be Kessel's year?

We tried to get Coach Gilmour to comment on his teams break down in the past ten games but Gilmour would only say that the team is fine, just need some time to get out of the funk.

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Leafs media day

Hello and welcome fans and readers, today we have a few of the Leafs taking time to sit with us and discuss the recent successes and failures the Maple Leafs have had.

Today we have with us Phil Kessel, Rick Nash, Mark Streit, Doug Gilmour and Kyle Beach. Before we begin here guys I just wanted to say thanks for coming and taking the time to do this.

First off we have a randomly selected fan email question for you, let's read this off.

Okay this is from Jason Brown of Hamilton, Ontario and Jason writes:

Hey guys, I wasn't sure who was going to be at the media day so I will just ask a broad question this time and hopefully it gets mentioned!

My question for you guys is what is missing, from your prospective, in the last fifteen games when you think of the team as a whole.

Gilmour: There is a lot of things factoring into our slump of late Jason, in the past fifteen games most of the bounces have gone against us for one, and it’s terribly evident, seriously watch some replays it is honestly amazing how much bad luck is hanging over us in regards to bad bounces.

Kessel: Yeah the coach has it, we have had a lot of issues with luck, but we also have to get back to basic hockey that we were playing for the first fifty games.

Media: Okay, this one is for you Mark, sixty three games into the season and you have managed 46 games played with 20 points. People felt that you were going to have more of an impact here in Toronto, what do you feel is going on with your game?

Streit: Well, as you said I have struggled a lot with injuries, and with how fast the game is today, when you’re in and out of the line up like I have been it can be very difficult to maintain your fitness levels, so each time I return I’m that much farther behind.

So far this year I have been behind the eight ball for most of it, and it's showing in my stats and play on the ice, I don’t think I’m having other issues, I see the play well and anticipate, I am just that step behind, it's very hard to do.

Media: Okay coach, what's going on with the team, fifteen game snow or unacceptable hockey.

Gilmour: Like I said above, we have had horrible luck. But beyond that I think you hit it on the head when you said team. If you look at video, and trust me we have been, you can see how we got away from our game.

We built this season on playing simple and fast hockey, which means the basics were getting done on a shift by shift basis regardless of the player or zone on the ice, I’m talking short support passes here, puck attack, zone defence, puck support, covering pinches, communication. The very basics of hockey, the fundamentals have slipped away and we are getting blasted out there.

Media: Kyle, this is your first season of length in the NHL, how do you feel about your performance with 10 goals and 23 points.

Beach: I would like it to be higher than that, I feel that I have failed to make good on some chances that the guys have created. I like the unit I am on, we are quick and physical and this season I have been able to keep my PIMS down really well, but the scoring needs to be a bit higher, especially if I want second line minutes. As far as my first season I feel great out there and I really enjoy myself.

Media: Coach, a fan question again here. Joel from Toronto asks:

Hey Gilmour, just found out your going to be there tonight, name your best and worst player, don't wuss out either.

Gilmour: Yeah, that sounds like a Leaf fan. Well Joel, our best player all season has been Phil Kessel, without a doubt.

He has performed all season, even during our slump here, Phil has still put pucks in the net, and played a solid two way game.

As for our worst player, we don't have one. We have guys who struggle in certain areas and different times, but look at our last fifteen games and I can point a lot of that out pretty easily, including myself.

Media: Rick, since coming to Toronto and playing ten games you have two goals and seven assists, how do you feel about that? Is there anything you need to do differently?

Nash: Well I need to score more, the puck just isn't going in right now for me but at the same time I am excited to help my line mates get the puck to the twine.

I would like to see myself be more powerful out there and really pushing the opposition back, make space for myself and for my line mates. I think I have done an okay job getting used to the guys and what they like to do out there, but you gotta remember I don’t see these guys often so it takes time.

Media: Okay Rick, how do you feel about being moved out of Columbus?

Nash: That is something I am not willing to discuss at this time, we need to focus on playing hockey here, not whimpering about what has gone past, I didn't want to be moved but it was done and believe me I am happy of all places I was moved to Toronto, you all know this is my childhood favourite team.

Media: Alright guys its prediction time, playoffs yay or nay, and why?

Gilmour: Without a doubt, and I say that because, there is no doubt!

Nash: Yay, were a good team, one of the best I believe.

Kessel: This is the year, you just watch.

Streit: Sticking with the coach here, without a doubt.

Media: There you have it fans, a confident, even if struggling group of Toronto Maple Leafs. Once again I just want to thank you all for being able to come here today and do this, we all appreciate it, and good luck in the next fifteen games.


Beach: I dont know about you guys, but I decided on puck drop of this season, we were in the playoffs.

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2014 trade deadline news

Hello fans and readers, for TSN I am hockey insider Bob McKenzie. No one really knew the direction Toronto was going to head in this year’s deadline; the team had a winning record and for once sat in a playoff position but lost 9 out of the past 15 games.

The consensus leading up to the week of deadline day was that Burke may be forced to move a good player just to shake things up, but then Toronto put on a smoke show in Ottawa, winning 5-0 then played a tight checking very very good game against the penguins, winning 2-1 after carrying a 0-0 tie into the third.

While everyone else looked on scratching their heads and trying to predict what Burke would end up doing, the answer came in the form of complete silence, the days leading up to deadline were quiet, the night before was silent and deadline day it's self, no news; no reports came out of Toronto.

So as the day glided by for the Toronto Maple Leafs and everyone wondered if anything would happen out of the Toronto camp let's have a look at the trades that were made around the league.

The Calgary Flames (6th in NHL) traded D Sergei Kolosov and D Grant Webern to the Winnipeg Jets (28th in NHL) for the Jets 2014 4th round pick.

The New York Islanders (19th in NHL) traded D Andrew Macdonald to the Colorado Avalanche (18th in NHL) for Colorado's 2014 first round pick.

The St. Louis Blues (24th in NHL) traded their 2014 4th round pick to the L.A Kings (1st in NHL) for LW K. Henderson RW T. Toffoli and G J. Berube.

The Dallas Stars (26th in NHL) traded their 2014 4th round pick to the Carolina Hurricanes (3rd in NHL) for C Steve Pinizotto and RW Thomas Nesbitt.

The Anaheim Ducks (2nd in NHL) traded their 2014 1st round pick and C Phil Mcrae to the Chicago Blackhawks (15th in NHL) for D Shawn Lalonde.

The Chicago Blackhawks (15th in NHL) sent D Duncan Keith to the Ottawa Senators (11th in NHL) for C Olli Jokinen and LW Marco Sturm.

That was the day’s complete set of actions, here is a brief clip of an interview done with Brian Burke after the uneventful deadline day.

Burke: Sure it was quiet in the way that no trades were made. We took a look around at what was available, and teams took a look at what we had available and nothing could be done and it's as simple as that. Despite what has transpired in the past fifteen games, I believe in this group and I didn't feel a need to make any rash trades that were being reported in the media.

We are more than happy to sit tight with this group and forge into the playoffs.

Ahh playoffs, a place the Leafs haven’t seen for a very long time, let’s have a look at the playoff race.

NHL Standings - Updated: March 7 2014
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Carolina	42	14	7	91	209	148
Montreal	42	22	4	88	197	159
Pittsburgh	40	18	8	88	178	152
Philadelphia	37	22	6	80	185	177
Toronto	34	20	11	79	231	182
Ottawa	35	26	8	78	199	197
Florida	38	28	0	76	197	189
NY Rangers	35	25	4	74	183	160
Buffalo	32	26	6	70	159	156
New Jersey	29	24	11	69	175	192
NY Islanders	31	30	6	68	171	189
Boston	28	29	11	67	163	182
Washington	29	31	4	62	186	195
Winnipeg	25	33	8	58	170	211
Tampa Bay	19	42	4	42	156	223
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
L.A Kings - X (clinched)	48	18	4	100	243	170
Calgary	39	24	5	83	208	178
Nashville	34	26	9	77	187	173
Anaheim	43	18	6	92	191	173
Vancouver	36	23	11	83	198	180
San Jose	35	23	9	79	205	200
Chicago	35	26	4	74	188	177
Colorado	31	29	6	68	189	206
Minnesota	30	29	7	67	188	214
Detroit	30	28	7	67	184	199
Edmonton	31	30	4	66	148	160
St. Louis	27	28	10	64	169	175
Dallas	29	33	4	62	177	201
Phoenix	27	36	4	58	193	241
Columbus	24	39	7	55	181	251

So as you can see Toronto sits 5th in their division, but with 17 games to be played it is still possible for a lot of inter devision movement.

For TSN I am hockey insider Bob McKenzie.

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70 game update

Team record: 38-20-12 / 7th in NHL / 4th in East

With the recent strong play of the first and second lines Toronto has rebounded from their horrible fifteen game stretch to secure a 6-2-2 record in the last ten games.


Kessel beats Enroth in tight

Injury update:

D Theo Peckham has been cleared to return, Peckham will assume his second line duties and the club hopes his return will stabilize a sometimes shaky D core.

Sticking with the trend of get one back just to lose another, C Nazem Kadri was injured in last night's game and will be out for an estimated three weeks while nursing a sore hip sustained after receiving a clean check in the Winnipeg offensive zone.



Nash sets it up

Toronto Maple Leafs Stats - 2014
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Phil Kessel	70	45	28	73	28	6	31	386	11.7%
Nazem Kadri	70	26	45	71	30	2	24	193	13.5%
Rick Nash	74	26	42	68	-8	4	60	269	9.7%
Kyle Turris	70	19	45	64	35	5	18	164	11.6%
Mike Ribeiro	70	20	43	63	27	0	12	164	12.2%
Magnus Paajarvi	58	25	24	49	24	1	14	198	12.6%
Luke Schenn	59	6	29	35	32	1	68	67	9.0%
Paul Gaustad	70	7	18	25	12	3	31	81	8.6%
Justin Abdelkader	53	9	16	25	10	3	10	81	11.1%
Mark Streit	53	1	23	24	31	0	19	68	1.5%
Kyle Beach	63	10	14	24	7	2	28	112	8.9%
Cody Franson	56	5	18	23	18	2	9	86	5.8%
Marc-Andre Bergeron	70	5	17	22	18	3	12	105	4.8%
Viktor Stalberg	70	11	9	20	14	1	29	103	10.7%
Samuel Pahlsson	69	6	11	17	1	3	4	84	7.1%
Kurtis Foster	66	4	11	15	25	2	25	63	6.3%
Theo Peckham	45	2	11	13	12	0	10	42	4.8%
Kevin Porter	67	6	5	11	-14	0	27	77	7.8%
Mike Weaver	58	2	9	11	-6	0	2	36	5.6%
George Parros	37	5	3	8	-7	0	63	55	9.1%
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Sergei Bobrovsky	54	32	20	0	2.35	3287	1496	.921	4
Chris Mason	12	5	7	0	3.22	725	328	.895	0

Really nice play

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Mar 18, 2014
Goals		G	Assists		A
	1. Alexander Ovechkin	48		1. Eric Staal	56
	2. Phil Kessel	45		2. Nicklas Backstrom	54
	3. Jarome Iginla	39		3. Jonathan Toews	51
	4. Jeff Skinner	39		4. Ryan Getzlaf	50
	5. Marian Gaborik	37		5. Brad Richards	50
Points		PTS	Plus/Minus		+/-
	1. Alexander Ovechkin	88		1. Kyle Turris	35
	2. Jarome Iginla	84		2. Luke Schenn	32
	3. Zach Parise	78		3. Corey Perry	32
	4. Mike Richards	76		4. Mark Streit	31
	5. Bobby Ryan	76		5. Nazem Kadri	30
Wins		W	Goals Against Average (35+ GP)		GAA
	1. Jonathan Quick	42		1. Cam Ward	2.10
	2. Cam Ward	37		2. Marc-Andre Fleury	2.12
	3. Marc-Andre Fleury	36		3. Carey Price	2.16
	4. Carey Price	36		4. Henrik Lunqvist	2.17
	5. Jonas Hiller	34		5. Corey Crawford	2.23
Save Percentage (35+ GP)		SV%	Shutouts		SO
	1. Marc-Andre Fleury	.930%		1. Cam Ward	8
	2. Carey Price	.925%		2. Henrik Lundqvist	8
	3. Ryan Miller	.925%		3. Curtis Mcelhinney	7
	4. Cam Ward	.924%		4. Jonathan Quick	7
	5. Henrik Lundqvist	.923%		5. Tukka Rask	6

Hello Rick Nash!

With only 12 games left to play Kessel and Ovechkin square off as the leagues best goal scorers, who will win the race?

NHL Standings - Updated: Mar 18, 2014
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
Carolina	46	17	7	99	230	164
Pittsburgh	44	20	8	96	198	165
Montreal	44	24	4	92	209	169
Toronto	38	20	12	88	249	190
Philadelphia	39	25	7	85	198	194
Ottawa	38	26	8	84	208	201
NY Rangers	39	26	4	82	198	167
Florida	40	30	0	80	209	201

hard work leads to a sweet pass and easy goal!

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Injury update:

LW Justin Abdelkader returns to action with 10 games remaining in the season. Abdelkader will slot into the second line and second powerplay unit in the absence of teammate Nazem Kadri.

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Great work dynasty, like how you stuck to your guns and remained quite on D day. Now go get us a Cup..

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Injury update:

Nazem Kadri has begun to skate with the team, while Kadri dons the yellow no contact jersey during pratice coach Gilmour has said that Nazem is only a few days away from getting back into a game.

When Kadri does return it will bring Toronto back up to full strength just before the post season, and while Abdelkader has done a good job filling in for Kadri on the second unit, his playmaking and speed have been missed as production has fallen mostly to the first line of late.

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Great work dynasty, like how you stuck to your guns and remained quite on D day. Now go get us a Cup..

Thanks Bt, I didnt feel a need to change much, though I did look at bringing in a verteran D man (EG Willie Mitchell) but the cost wasn't worth the trouble.

As for the cup, if Phil Kessel has his way we will, he has been on fire in the past six games, two hat tricks and the rest 2 point games.

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Thanks Bt, I didnt feel a need to change much, though I did look at bringing in a verteran D man (EG Willie Mitchell) but the cost wasn't worth the trouble.

As for the cup, if Phil Kessel has his way we will, he has been on fire in the past six games, two hat tricks and the rest 2 point games.

Really, GO KESSEL GO!!!

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End of season update: PLAYOFF TIME!

Team record: 47-23-12 / 5th in NHL / 4th in East

After a strong season the Toronto Maple Leafs has finally made it into the Promised Land and the timing couldn't be better. With Multiple high priority players up for contract renewal, along with their GM and head coach it was important for the Leafs to make it this season, not to mention, give their diehard fans what they have wanted for so long.

Toronto Maple Leafs Stats - 2014
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Phil Kessel	82	56	36	92	35	7	35	378	13.5%
Rick Nash	86	30	55	85	7	5	73	309	9.7%
Kyle Turris	82	29	55	84	32	6	24	201	14.4%
Nazem Kadri	76	27	48	75	23	2	24	207	13%
Mike Ribeiro	82	21	48	69	24	1	14	198	10.6%
Magnus Paajarvi	70	28	28	56	22	2	22	235	11.9%
Luke Schenn	71	6	35	41	35	1	78	83	7.2%
Mark Streit	65	3	33	36	35	0	23	94	3.2%
Paul Gaustad	82	9	20	29	12	3	41	97	9.3%
Kyle Beach	75	12	16	28	10	3	38	129	9.3%
Cody Franson	68	6	22	28	18	2	13	103	5.8%
Viktor Stalberg	82	15	12	27	21	2	31	123	12.2%
Justin Abdelkader	63	10	17	27	7	3	12	89	11.2%
Marc-Andre Bergeron	82	7	19	26	21	4	16	123	5.7%
Samuel Pahlsson	81	6	14	20	3	3	8	89	6.7%
Theo Peckham	57	4	12	16	11	0	22	48	8.3%
Kurtis Foster	78	5	11	16	28	2	25	68	7.4%
Kevin Porter	73	7	6	13	-13	0	27	87	8.0%
Mike Weaver	58	2	9	11	-6	0	2	36	5.6%
George Parros	49	5	5	10	-8	0	81	66	7.6%
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Sergei Bobrovsky	63	40	21	0	2.35	3834	1701	.919%	5
Chris Mason	15	6	9	0	3.38	905	414	.890%	0

Man games lost to injury: 127

Many bright spots here in one of the strongest years seen in Toronto since pre lock out years.

Phil Kessel took the league by storm this season, producing his best numbers of his career, alongside many other contributors having career years another stand out would be Sergei Bobrovsky showing the hockey world he is a legitimate number one goaltender in today's league.


Pretty play

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Apr 17, 2014
Goals		G	Assists		A
	1. Phil Kessel	56		1. Eric Staal	68
	2. Alexander Ovechkin	52		2. Ryan Getzlaf	61
	3. Marian Gaborik	46		3. Jonathan Toews	60
	4. Sidney Crosby	45		4. Henrik Sedin	59
	5. Jarome Iginla	44		5. Nicklas Backstrom	59
Points		P	Plus/Minus		+/-
	1. Alexander Ovechkin	97		1. Phil Kessel	35
	2. Phil Kessel	92		2. Mark Streit	35
	3. Eric Staal	91		3. Luke Schenn	35
	4. Jarome Iginla	89		4. Corey Perry	33
	5. Sidney Crosby	88		5. Kyle Turris	32
Wins		W	Goals Against Average (41+ GP)		GAA
	1. Jonathan Quick	45		1. Marc-Andre Fleury	2.10
	2. Cam Ward	43		2. Carey Price	2.11
	3. Marc-Andre Fleury	43		3. Corey Crawford	2.11
	4. Sergei Bobrovsky	40		4. Henrik Lundqvist	2.15
	5. Carey Price	39		5. Josh Harding	2.28
Save Percentage (41+ GP)		SV%	Shutouts		SO
	1. Marc-Andre Fleury	.930%		1. Henrik Lundqvist	12
	2. Carey Price	.927%		2. Cam Ward	8
	3. Henrik Lundqvist	.926%		3. Corey Crawford	7
	4. Corey Crawford	.925%		4. Jonathan Quick	7
	5. Josh Harding	.924%		5. Rick Dipietro	7

Congrats to Phil Kessel on winning the goal scoring race, it wasn't until the last four games in the season that he pulled away from Alexander Ovechkin.

League rookie scoring:

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Apr 16, 2014
Goals		G	Assists		A
	1. Jordan Schroeder	21		1. Jordan Schroeder	36
	2. Brett Maclean	20		2. Zac Dalpe	34
	3. Zac Dalpe	19		3. Thomas Hickey	21
	4. Blake Geoffrion	14		4. Adam Larsson	18
	5. Rhett Rakgshani	13		5. Brett Maclean	17
Points		PTS	Plus/Minus		+/-
	1. Jordan Schroeder	57		1. Jordan Schroeder	23
	2. Zac Dalpe	53		2. Thomas Hickey	20
	3. Brett Maclean	37		3. Kyle Beach	10
	4. Blake Geoffrion	29		4. Anton Rodin	8
	5. Kyle Beach	28		5. Nicholas Petrecki	8

Playoff preview:

West:

(1) LA VS (8) NSH

(2) CGY VS (7) DET

(3) CHI VS (6) SJ

(4) ANA VS (5) VAN

East:

(1) CAR VS (8) FLA

(2) PIT VS (7) OTT

(3) MTL VS (6) PHI

(4) TOR VS (5) NYR

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Apr 16, 2014
Toronto's top scorers (forwards)		PTS	New York's top scorers (forward)		PTS
	1. Phil Kessel	92		1. Marian Gaborik	83
	2. Rick Nash	85		2. Brad Richards	80
	3. Kyle Turris	84		3. Brandon Dubinsky	49
	4. Nazem Kadri	75		4. Wojtek Wolski	46
	5. Mike Ribeiro	69		5. Ryan Callahan	38
Toronto's top scorers (defense)		PTS	New York's top scorers (defense)		PTS
	1. Luke Schenn	41		1. Michael Del-Zotto	38
	2. Mark Streit	36		2. Daniel Girardi	35
	3. Cody Franson	28		3. Marc Staal	33
	4. Marc-Andre Bergeron	26		4. Steve Eminger	21
	5. Theo Peckham	16		5. Ryan Mcdonagh	15
Toronto's goaltenders (Bobrovsky)		Starter	New York's goaltenders (Lundqvist)		Starter
	1. Wins	40		1. Wins	33
	2. Losses	21		2. Losses	21
	3. Goals Against Average	2.35		3. Goals Against Average	2.15
	4. Save Percentage	.919%		4. Save Percentage	.926%
	5. Shutouts	5		5. Shutouts	12
Toronto's goaltenders (Mason)		Back up	New York's goaltenders (Ellis)		Back up
	1. Wins	6		1. Wins	10
	2. Losses	9		2. Losses	9
	3. Goals Against Average	3.38		3. Goals Against Average	2.51
	4. Save Percentage	.890%		4. Save Percentage	.912%
	5. Shutouts	0		5. Shutouts	2

TSN prediction: Toronto in seven games due to Toronto being a higher scoring, more physical, younger and faster team.

Toronto Marlies Season:

Team record: 44-28-4 / 7th in AHL / 5th in West

Toronto Marlies Stats - 2014
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
Oscar Moller	76	29	52	81	19	5	24	217	13.4%
Marcell Mueller	76	35	44	79	2	6	104	228	15.4%
Joe Colborne	76	30	49	79	-7	3	39	247	12.1%
Oscar Osala	59	29	28	57	7	6	34	175	16.6%
Kristopher Berglund	10	5	47	52	14	0	12	97	5.2%
Austin Watson	54	14	32	46	4	1	31	140	10.0%
Jerry D'amigo	76	14	26	40	5	3	30	115	12.2%
Jake Gardiner	56	9	23	32	-19	1	10	112	8.0%
Mike Brown	76	11	18	29	-11	0	246	130	8.5%
Andy Bathgate	76	13	13	26	-5	5	8	125	10.4%
Kenny Ryan	57	6	13	19	-6	0	43	82	7.3%
Jamie Devane	76	7	12	19	1	2	74	51	13.7%
Stefan Noesen	76	3	15	18	-7	0	20	85	3.5%
Garrett Clarke	76	1	16	17	-3	0	59	38	2.6%
Alex Basso	68	9	6	15	-7	2	20	116	7.8%
Nick Parker	66	6	9	15	-5	1	4	52	11.5%
David Broll	52	6	8	14	3	0	20	82	7.3%
Korbinian Holzer	67	4	7	11	18	1	125	74	5.4%
Andrew Crescenzi	13	1	3	4	1	0	2	13	7.7%
Wade Brookbank	27	2	1	3	16	0	114	31	5.9%
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Franky Palazzese	70	39	23	0	2.84	4034	1600	.890	1
Mark Owuya	11	5	5	0	2.63	570	225	.898	1

Very nice season for the Marlies, a couple things to key on here. Joe Colborne with 79 points in 76 games and Austin Watson with 46 points in 54 games.

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Apr 16, 2014
Goals		G	Assists		A
	1. Joshua Hennessy	35		1. Oscar Moller	52
	2. Marcel Mueller	35		2. Joe Colborne	49
	3. Tim Brent	32		3. Kristopher Berglund	47
	4. Maxime Sauve	31		4. Marcel Mueller	44
	5. Joe Colborne	30		5. Riku Hahl	44
Points		PTS	Plus/Minus		+/-
	1. Oscar Moller	81		1. Kevin Montgomery	37
	2. Joe Colborne	79		2. Rob Davison	27
	3. Marcell Mueller	79		3. Matus Matis	25
	4. Joshua Hennessy	71		4. Roman Josi	24
	5. Kyle Palmieri	69		5. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	24
Wins		W	Goals Against Average (35+ GP)		GAA
	1. Franky Palazzese	39		1. Brent Krahn	1.95
	2. Drew Macintyre	32		2. Braden Holtby	2.11
	3. Calvin Pickard	29		3. Leland Irving	2.19
	4. Leland Irving	29		4. Dany Sabourin	2.29
	5. Braden Holtby	28		5. Patrick Ehelechner	2.32
Save Percentage (35+ GP)		SV%	Shutouts		SO
	1. Brayden Holtby	.926%		1. Leland Irving	10
	2. Leland Irving	.922%		2. Joey Macdonald	7
	3. Brent Krahn	.921%		3. Drew Macintyre	6
	4. Patrick Ehelechner	.920%		4. Braden Holtby	5
	5. Brian Elliott	.915%		5. Iiro Tarkki	5

[Dynasty]

Re: Pride, hustle, heart. An NHL 12 Leafs BAGM

Game one vs rangers:

The New York Rangers came out hard early on but fall to a speedy yet physical Toronto squad.

New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs
Jan 1, 1 2 3 F NYR (0-0-0) 0 1 0 1 TOR (0-0-0) 0 3 1 4 Three Stars Sergei Bobrovsky GAA: 1.00 SV% .968% Saves: 31 Phil Kessel Goals: 1 Assists: 1 Justin Abdelkader Goals: 1 Assists: 1	Team Stats Comparison NYR TOR Shots on Goal 32 28 Hits 12 26 Faceoffs Won-Lost 20 10 Penalty Minutes 6:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 3 Time on Attack 4:16 4:45
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD TOR P. Kessel (1), (R. Nash, M. Bergeron) TOR K. Turris (1), (P. Kessel, J. Abdelkader) NYR M. Zuccarello (1), (M.Sauer, A. Anisimov) TOR J. Abdelkader (1), (K. Beach, P. Gaustad) THIRD PERIOD TOR N. Kadri (1), (M. Paajarvi)
New York Rangers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Henrik Lundqvist 29 24=5 83% 4.00
New York Rangers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM M. Sauer 19:33 0 1 -2 1 0 A. Anisimov 13:43 0 1 0 3 0 M. Zuccarello 10:09 1 0 0 3 0
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Sergei Bobrovsky 32 31 97% 1.00
Toronto Maple Leafs - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Justin Abdelkader 10:47 1 1 0 1 0 Phil Kessel 22:26 1 1 2 2 0 Paul Gaustad 10:51 0 1 0 2 0 Rick Nash 20:40 0 1 2 3 0 Magnus Paajarvi 15:44 0 1 1 4 0 Kyle Turris 21:40 1 0 2 1 0 Marc-Andre Bergeron 18:38 0 1 2 1 0 Nazem Kadri 20:52 1 0 1 5 0 Kyle Beach 10:51 0 1 0 1 0

Post game media scrum with the first star G Sergei Bobrovsky:

Yeah, they (the Rangers) came at us really hard out of the gate and really pushed us back on our heels I felt.

The guys started to get back on their feet when Luke (Schenn) put Boyle through the glass there in our zone, that really seemed to spark everyone, After The Thrill (Phil Kessel) snapped the wrister past Lundqvist it was over.

I am glad we were able to do this on home ice for the fans, they have really deserved it.

Plays of the game; as selected by you the fans:


Kessel snaps one past Lundqvist around traffic



Team Captain Luke Schenn throws his weight around



The one that got away, Turris sneaks an ugly one past Lundqvist

[Dynasty]

Re: Pride, hustle, heart. An NHL 12 Leafs BAGM

Game two VS Rangers:

Pre game interview: Coach Gilmour

We played a really solid game in game one, just a couple of adjustments I would like to see for game two, we need to start the game as we finished our last game and I would like to see us play tighter defensively.

We played a fast and physical game after about the midpoint of the first, but that's to be expected, a lot of our guys here are getting their first taste of playoff hockey and it's easy to get away from the game plan.

New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs
April, 17 2014 1 2 3 F NYR (0-1-0) 0 0 0 0 TOR (1-0-0) 2 0 1 3 Three Stars Sergei Bobrovsky 0.00 GAA 1.000% SV% 28 saves Magnus Paajarvi 2 goals 5 shots +3 Theo Peckham 1 assist 6 hits +1	Team Stats Comparison NYR TOR Shots on Goal 28 22 Hits 18 32 Faceoffs Won-Lost 18 13 Penalty Minutes 2:00 10:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 5 1 Time on Attack 3:58 4:15
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD TOR M. Paajarvi (1), (N. Kadri, M. Ribeiro) TOR K.Turris (2), (M. Streit, L. Schenn) THIRD PERIOD TOR M. Paajarvi EN (2), (J. Abdelkader, T. Peckham)
New York Rangers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Henrick Lundqvist 21 19 90% 2.01
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Sergei Bobrovsky 28 28 100% 0.00
Toronto Maple Leafs - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Magnus Paajarvi 15:13 2 0 3 5 0 Mike Ribeiro 16:45 0 1 1 1 0 Justin Abdelkader 8:17 0 2 2 3 4:00 Theo Peckham 22:17 0 1 1 1 0 Mark Streit 19:00 0 1 2 1 2:00 Kyle Turris 15:29 1 0 1 2 0 Nazem Kadri 16:21 0 1 1 2 0 Luke Schenn 22:25 0 1 2 2 0 Henrick Lundqvist 21 19 2.01

Post game interview: Marian Gaborik
It was a very frustrating game, Henrik gave us the saves we needed to win but we failed him.

They (the Leafs) came out fast and hard and put two in really quickly, then after that they were able to play a trap and chip and chase game, rolling four lines. They were able to stay fast and play physical the entire game.

We got a lot of opportunities having five power plays, but couldn't beat Bobrovsky, now were down two games heading home. This needs to be fixed.


Plays of the game: Chosen by you the fans


A little luck, a little skill and it's a goal. Paajarvi shows some shooting power


Bobrovsky comes up huge on PK, preserving the shutout

[Dynasty]

Re: Pride, hustle, heart. An NHL 12 Leafs BAGM

Game three in New York:

Pre game interview with coach Gilmour:

Way too many penalties last game. Luckily for us Bob came up larger than life and stopped them all, that was a frustrating game to watch from the bench.

We came out really fast in the first and were able to push them (the rangers) on their heels like they did to us in game one, just we found the back of the net twice quickly, from there we rolled four lines trying to keep everyone playing short fast shifts.

The biggest thing heading into this next game here is we continue to utilize our strengths which are speed and physical play



Franson picks up a juicy rebound and makes no mistake

Ugh, I forgot to not exit the game to get stats I’m sorry but no box score for this one.

Game score ended up being a 4-0 win, rangers have played flat all playoffs and Henrik can't do it all himself.

Rick Nash got his first goal of the post season and Phil Kessel added two goals, Cody Franson also got his first. sorry again

Post game reaction: Brad Richards:

We gotta come out harder here, we didn’t play a successful 82 game season to get into the playoffs and get swept out right away.

This failure is on us skaters right now, Henrik has done everything possible on his end of things, now we skaters have to pick it up and get our heads in the game, because right now it's looking pretty bad out there.


Nash finds a quiet area on the ice and rips a one timer, half clapper top cheddar baby!

Post game interview: Phil Kessel

Yeah it's great to put a couple in, but it's better to see the guys firing on all cylinders out there, our guys are clicking well and finding the holes in the Rangers game right now.

Well, were up 3-0 now and I think it's important we keep pushing and finish them off next game here, when you got a good team like these guys down and playing below where they should it's important to seize that opportunity and not let them back up.

[bthomp05]

Re: Pride, hustle, heart. An NHL 12 Leafs BAGM

Way to go man, 3 games up. GO LEAFS GO.

3 players over 80 pts and Kess wins the Rocket, awesome....

[Tazer19]

Re: Pride, hustle, heart. An NHL 12 Leafs BAGM

Nice job Dynasty, solid stuff.. Finish them off.