Welcome Back Enemy

from Damian Cox of the Toronto Star, ...But you sure don’t go out of your way to comfort the enemy, right? Well, apparently, if you’re the Leafs, you do. Mired in a depressing five-game winless streak to start the season, the game operations staff thought that with the Colorado Avalanche in town Tuesday night it was a perfect time to pay tribute to Darcy (Sideshow Bob) Tucker, one of the feistier, most popular and more publicity-conscious Leafs to play in Toronto in recent years. First came a generous video collage 10 minutes into the game and then a loud ovation, to which Tucker responded by standing at the Colorado bench and waving to the Air Canada Centre faithful. All that was missing was a bouquet of roses. While the fans clapped and the Avs players tapped their sticks, the players who currently skate for the Leafs sat stonefaced on the bench or stood motionless on the ice. “No impact on us as players at all,” insisted veteran winger Jamal Mayers. more