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Leafs off to nearly identical start as last season, believe it or not
By Pierre LeBrun
The Canadian Press—Toronto
At first glance, it’s a somewhat startling revelation.
The much-improved Toronto Maple Leafs, with 26 points in 20 games thanks to an impressive 11-5-4 record, are only two points ahead of last year’s pace at the quarter pole.
‘‘Really?’’ defenceman Tomas Kaberle said when told of the numbers Friday.
Indeed, Pat Quinn’s Leafs last season got off to a similarly strong start at 11-7-2 through 20 games. It’s what happens next that will matter most.
‘‘We can’t have that losing streak like we had in January last year,’’ Leafs centre Matt Stajan said Friday after practice. ‘‘We can’t go in a funk like that. We have to keep winning hockey games. But it’s a different team here ...
‘‘I don’t see us going into a funk like we did last year,’’ he added. ‘‘I think if that happens we have the guys in here that can lead the charge and pull us out of any trouble we get into.’’
All indications point to this year’s version of the Leafs not falling apart this time around. The continued overhaul by GM John Ferguson has been a positive one, building a younger team with faster legs and more balance. Not to mention better defence and goaltending.
‘‘Our makeup is quite a bit different,’’ said veteran Leafs winger Darcy Tucker.
‘‘I think you look at a guy like Michael Peca (signed in the off-season) and his leadership for starters.
‘‘I just find that when we do not play as well as we wanted to, there’s a level of intensity that our team takes on that we didn’t have last year.’’
Case in point, Thursday night’s 2-1 overtime loss at Boston. The Leafs didn’t have their ‘A’ game but found a way to get a point in the standings — a key ingredient in succeeding in the parity-driven NHL.
That’s exactly what first-year head coach Paul Maurice is trying to build into this hockey club. The kind of basic elements that over the long haul of an 82-game season should help avoid the kind of mid-season disaster that struck down last year’s team, an 1-8-2 stretch from Jan. 10 to Feb. 3 .
That can’t happen again.
‘‘I don’t think there’s any guarantees that it won’t,’’ Maurice said in his usual honest style.
‘‘... (But) I like a lot of what we’re doing. I think the foundation is slowly beginning to be there.Every team is going to go through that (losing) stretch, how long that stretch goes usually in my mind depends on how solid your foundation is, your basic game. So when we walk into the dressing room after dropping three in a row we say: ‘We got to get back to this.’ To our game.
‘‘I think we’re building a foundation that will help us get through those times but there is never a guarantee.’’
Now I don't really believe the Leafs will tank like last year but it is interesting that this "great start" this year is so similar to their start last year. Meanwhile the Flames are on a 6 game tear after a slow start (Last year they did an 8 game win streak)
Are there any of the other teams for whom this season is looking like a rerun?
You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto Luongo
IIRC Edmonton had a strong start last season as well, then sucked it up with lots of awesome losing streaks.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Originally posted by Asher
IIRC Edmonton had a strong start last season as well, then sucked it up with lots of awesome losing streaks.
C'mom Asher-- if you want to slam Edmonton you need to hit at this years edition-- Its really tough to do anything but laugh when you slam Edmonton's season last year when you consider their playoff run
You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto Luongo
Oh and nice to see Vancouver win although considering the opposition was Chicago AND that Vancouver scored 2 goals or less for the 8th time in 9 games, I think there are still a fair number of concerns.
You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto Luongo
I know I am looking forward to Calgary at Edmonton tomorrow night. It should be a great game. The Flames have won 6 in a row while the Oil have 3 games in a row.
You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto Luongo
Originally posted by Flubber
C'mom Asher-- if you want to slam Edmonton you need to hit at this years edition-- Its really tough to do anything but laugh when you slam Edmonton's season last year when you consider their playoff run
Their playoff team was fundamentally different than their regular season team, which is fundamentally different than their current team.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Originally posted by Flubber
Oh and nice to see Vancouver win although considering the opposition was Chicago AND that Vancouver scored 2 goals or less for the 8th time in 9 games, I think there are still a fair number of concerns.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Blatant non-call followed by potentially GWG Oiler goal.
Also, Playfair.
We were having two lines putting great pressure on. Playfair's answer? Hell, combine them! mix it up! minutes later...bam.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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