Cryin' With Carlyle: Episode 1
(Cryin' With Carlyle is a feature that may or may not run throughout the rest of the Bruins-Maple Leafs series depending on how lazy the DOY staff is and how much more useless crying Randy Carlyle does)
In today's episdoe of Cryin' With Carlyle, Coach Randy is SUPER MAD that the Bruins are "cheating" at the face-off dot and that the silly ole referees are...
Capitals win 8th straight game
Time to start the MVP talk for Alex Ovechkin, who scored his NHL-leading 28th goal, stood up for a teammate who got rammed into the boards, and led the Washington Capitals to their eighth straight win.
The Capitals also managed to play well with a lead for a change and enjoyed a rare dominating win over a team outside their division. The 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Jason Chimera vs Jay McClement
After Toronto’s Jay McClement sent the Washington Capitals’ Nick Backstrom awkwardly into the boards in Tuesday night’s game, Washington Captain Alexander Ovechkin was called for a charging penalty at the 15:24 mark of the first period. However, this was not the last time that McClement would feel the wrath of the Capitals frustration with his hit on Backstrom. With under a...
Maple Leafs 2, Devils 0
James Reimer made 31 saves, and Phil Kessel snapped a scoreless tie late in the third period to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night, despite recording only 12 shots.
Kessel broke the deadlock at 13:28 of the third, and Jay McClement scored into an empty net with 36.6 seconds remaining to back the stellar goaltending of Reimer...
Maple Leafs 5, Canadiens 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs scored four goals on their first five shots, chased Montreal goalie Carey Price midway through the first period and beat the Canadiens 5-1 Saturday night.
Tyler Bozak, Leo Komarov, Jay McClement, Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel scored for Toronto, which has earned at least one point in 12 of its last 13 games (8-1-4). James Reimer stopped 36 shots for the Leafs...
Visual WOWY representation of Jay McClement’s poor possession play
A few people didn’t like that I suggested that Jay McClement was a bad player in yesterday’s Mikhail Grabovski post so I thought I would provide a visual representation of McClement’s mediocrity in the form of 5v5 Zone Start adjusted CF% WOWY charts for each of the past 6 seasons (this season included). Let’s start with [...]The post Visual WOWY representation of Jay McClement’s...
Whats wrong with Mikhail Grabovski? Jay McClement!
Mikhail Grabovski is starting to get a little heat in Toronto. The other night against Winnipeg he benched for a good chunk of the game and people are starting to question what is wrong with Grabovski this season. Truth is, there is probably nothing wrong with Grabovski except for his line mate Jay McClement. When [...]The post Whats wrong with Mikhail Grabovski? Jay McClement! appeared...
Mike Augello: The Shopping List
The Maple Leafs reached the halfway mark of the regular season with 30 points and are currently fifth in the Eastern Conference, thanks to dramatic improvement on a number of fronts. The club under Randy Carlyle has played with more defensive responsibility and toughness than under Ron Wilson, their penalty killing has been more aggressive and effective with newcomers Leo Komarov...
Toronto Maple Leafs are on a roll
Leaf’s head coach, Randy Carlyle has a few fans in Toronto.
Even though the Toronto Maple Leafs won 4- 2 over the New Jersey Devils earlier this week, head coach, Randy Carlyle was not too impressed with his team’s play in the first 40 minutes of the game. In fact, he is not satisfied with the progress of the team, despite their recent success. ”We are not satisfied...
Senators-Maple Leafs Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs have extended their surge as their offense has continued to improve. The opposite has been true for the Ottawa Senators, who have seen the goals continue to dry up during a three-game losing streak.
The Maple Leafs go for their third straight win overall and second in as many home games against the Senators this season Wednesday night.
Toronto (14-9-0) has...
Maple Leafs 4, Devils 2
Nazem Kadri continued his points streak Monday with a goal and an assist in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 4-2 victory over the struggling New Jersey Devils.
Clarke MacArthur, Jay McClement and Phil Kessel - with his first goal on home ice this season - scored in the third period for Toronto. Kadri connected in the first period and assisted on MacArthur's goal to earn points in...
Mike Augello: Third Period Rally Gives Leafs Victory Over Devils
The Toronto Maple Leafs rallied after playing uninspiring for the first forty minutes with three third period goals to defeat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 at the Air Canada Center.
Nazem Kadri, Jay McClement, Clarke MacArthur and Phil Kessel scored for Toronto, who improve to 14-9-0 with the victory and tie the Ottawa Senators for fifth place in the Eastern Conference with 28 points...
Are the Leafs an example for the Rangers?
Ooh, look… Ranger playing tough! More please
Every hockey fan can see that the Rangers aren’t playing hard enough. It’s perhaps not surprising then that the Rangers are struggling around the eighth spot in the East after around one third of the season. On the other side, injuries have begun to decimate a squad most considered top heavy and the result is a lack of true identity...
Mike Augello: Leafs Double Up Flyers
The Maple Leafs showed their ability to bounce back from a bad game once again, as they did everything right that went wrong in Ottawa two nights ago and earned a hard fought 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center.
Phil Kessel, Nikolai Kulemin, Mikhail Grabovski and Jay McClement scored and Ben Scrivens had 23 saves to earn his fifth win of the season...
Leafs Pointed In The Right Direction
from David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail,
It is usually not the splashy trade or big free-agent signing that gives an NHL team a much-needed change in personality. More often, it is the kind of moves former Leafs general manager Brian Burke and his successor, David Nonis, made with these four players, starting almost a year ago.
Defenceman Mark Fraser was the first to come...
Florida Panthers Erik Gudbranson gets his glove stuck in board (Video)
It's not everyday that an NHL player gets his glove stuck in a board and during Monday's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers, Erik Gudbranson achieved that feat.
Gudbranson was attempting to check Toronto's Jay McClement into the boards in the first period of play and while doing so, the board gave way and Erik's glove got caught in the...
St. Louis Blues still celebrate the Erik Johnson trade
Tonight long-frustrated Colorado Avalanche fans got to relive the disastrous Erik Johnson trade tonight as the St. Louis Blues visited Denver.That was the deal that helped propel the Blues toward perennial contention while keeping the once-mighty Avalanche back in the Western Conference pack.Back on Feb, 19, 2011, the Blues sent Johnson, checking center Jay McClement and a first...
DON'T SEE THAT OFTEN
Panthers player's glove gets stuck in the glass
Well file this under something you don’t see every day. Florida Panthers defenseman Erik Gudbranson went back to play the puck, and as he got ready to absorb the hit from Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jay McClement the glass gave way and his glove got caught. The glass didn’t break on the play, but the force was enough to pop the pane of glass out of the stanchion. The referees...
Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 3, OT
Matt Frattin scored his second goal of the game with 1.5 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Frattin skated in from the left circle and wristed a shot over the shoulder of Sabres goalie Ryan Miller.
Jay McClement and Cody Franson also scored for Toronto, which snapped a two-game skid. James Reimer made...
Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 3 (OT)
BUFFALO -- The Toronto Maple Leafs won in dramatic fashion over the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday night, 4-3, with Matt Frattin's late overtime winner. Frattin chipped the winner past Ryan Miller with just 1.5 seconds remaining in overtime. Frattin had two goals for the Leafs, including his overtime strike. On the goal, he drove past Sabres defenseman Jordan Leopold and went hard...
Toronto Maple Leafs Offseason Notes
By Tony Ambrogio (@SNTonyAmbrogio)
Here’s what we learned from the Toronto Maple Leafs charity golf tournament on Monday — rounded up into some Toronto Maple Leafs offseason notes:
Brian Burke hates ESPN
Nazem Kadri – facing a critical season ahead – is in the best shape of his career thanks to a former Maple Leaf.
Joffrey Lupul is thinking about playing in Europe if there...
Is Randy Carlyle The Right Coach For Toronto?
***This article was originally posted at wwwthehockeywriters.com (Written By: Mark Ritter)***
With his team sinking in the standings and rumors of unrest amongst his troops, Toronto Maple Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke made a tough decision when he fired close friend Ron Wilson in favor of hiring Randy Carlyle as the Maple Leafs head coach on March 3rd, 2012.
For...
What The Maple Leafs Lineup Will Look Like In 2012-13
With the 2012-13 NHL season still weeks away we turn our thoughts to the Maple Leafs lineup. Unlike seasons past the competition for roster spots is bound to be furious, which means nothing is set in stone where the Maple Leafs’ roster is concerned.
Up front the smart money suggests Joffrey Lupul and Phil Kessel will man the wings on the first line, while the battle to centre these...
Four Questions Facing The Toronto Maple Leafs Heading Into The 2012-13 Season
When the 2012-13 NHL regular season schedule ended the Toronto Maple Leafs were once again left on the outside looking in when it came to the playoffs. While the downside of that is pretty obvious, the upside can be a little more difficult to see.
One of the advantages to missing the playoffs (if there are any) is that your general manager gets an extended period of time with which...
Leadership Still An Issue For Maple Leafs
With the collective bargaining agreement still unsettled and a free agent pool that is now void of any super stars it is hard to fault Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke for not being overly active this summer.
Sure, Burke pulled the trigger on a deal to bring in forward James van Reimsdyk from the Philadelphia Flyers in return for defenseman Luke Schenn and he was...
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