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Are The Leafs Better
by Paul on 10/27/08 at 10:17 AM ET
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from Damien Cox of The Spin at the Toronto Star,
The improved Leafs.
Well, actually, they’re not. Paul Maurice had the team 4-2-2 out of the gate last season, good enough for 10 points.
...Against a slumping Ottawa team on Saturday, the Leafs were first to the puck all night and outskated a Senators team that used to outskate the Leafs with ease.
But was that more of a measure of the Sens or the Leafs?
The Boston victory was impressive because it was a comeback win, and in three games last week, the Leafs allowed just six goals, certainly evidence of enhanced defensive play.
But two games in an 82-game slate don’t prove much, and Wilson’s dilemma, just as it was for Pat Quinn and Paul Maurice and those that came before, is that the city is as easily satisfied as the players.
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Toronto works hard and are better than the Paul Maurice clowns of last year. Missing the overrated Sundin isn’t hurting them either. Ottawa is horrible, however. So they aren’t a good barometer. The Senators might be the worst team in the NHL...based on the last 40-50 games they definitely are......
Posted by kevin from boston on 10/27/08 at 11:58 AM ET