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Appeal to Reason In Leafs Nation: Don’t Hit the Panic Button Yet
Posted: 7th October 2009 by Mike Boultbee in NHL
Who can tell me the significance of the following three numbers: 4-9-2?
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Didn't think so.
Answer: Four wins, nine losses, two ties.
I would not know the exact set of numbers myself had I not looked it up, so you certainly are not alone. But, 4-9-2 is the lovely record the 2002-03 edition of the Leafs sported after the first fifteen games.
You might remember this team as the ugly ...
Five Questions Facing the Toronto Maple Leafs This Fall
Posted: 17th September 2009 by Mike Boultbee in NHL
If there is any certainty concerning the 2009-10 season for the Toronto Maple Leafs, it is that there are no certainties.
Having languished in the cellar of the Northeast Division, and in 12th place in the Eastern Conference for two seasons, the Leafs have taken their first major step forward in the Brian Burke era.
This offseason, Burke bolstered their defense by adding two top-four blueliners in Mike Komisarek and Francois Beauchemin ...