If you watched the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night you will have noticed there were an awful lot of NHL general managers and scouts in the building.
Of course, outside of the GM’s and scouts, you may also have noticed that the Maple Leafs failed to impose their will on the struggling Habs, who came away with a 3-1 victory over the limp-wristed Maple Leafs.
That’s right, I said it, the Maple Leafs looked limp-wristed against the Habs, which is hard to do when you consider most of the NHL looks at Montreal as a skill team, rather than one that attempts to out-muscle its opponents.
When Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke joined the Maple Leafs he promised to instill a brand of hockey that would feature plenty of testosterone, truculence and pugnacity. Thus far, despite assembling a decent cast of players, Burke has failed to deliver on that promise, which has a number of fans shaking their collective heads.
Brian Burke’s teams have been a ...
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