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Found July 27, 2009 on Bleacher Report:
PLAYERS: Colton Orr,  Jason Blake,  Lee Stempniak,  Niklas Hagman,  Francois Beauchemin
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs

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Leafs Wings, “Chicken” ???Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” RitterToronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke came out this summer and said of his team's lack of toughness,“We are going to be a much more hostile group...we will be tougher. I’m not watching this again.” Well, Leaf fans, after a couple of key off-season acquisitions, mission accomplished! Or, is it?Burke likes his teams to be tough, with that in mind it was hardly surprising when he added perennial tough guy Colton Orr to the lineup this off season. Trouble is, outside of Orr, who will wear former Maple Leafs tough guy Tie Domi's No. 28 this season, the Leafs are still very thin on toughness along the boards.As it sits right now, the Leafs are likely to start the likes of Jason Blake, Lee Stempniak, Nikolai Kumelin, Alex Ponikarovsky, Niklas Hagman, Jeff Hamilton, Christian Hanson and the aforementioned Orr at Left and Right wings. Collectively, this group of pl...
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