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Leafs Need More Than A ‘Nash Fix’
by Paul on 02/19/12 at 08:28 AM ET
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from Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun,
Here’s what is clear: With 23 games remaining in the regular season, the Leafs look like nothing more than first-round fodder for the club that finishes first in the Eastern Conference, likely will be the New York Rangers….
The Leafs remain in eighth, but the feeling permeates that it’s just a matter of time before they let that placing slip out of their hands.
The Leafs are 3-7 against the top four clubs in the NHL — the Rangers, Canucks, Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings. They have a long way to go before they can be considered in the same breath, and it’s not something that is going to develop in a couple of dozen games.
General manager Brian Burke has plenty to worry about before the NHL trade deadline hits in eight days. His club isn’t capable of playing consistent hockey, and the problems are a lot larger than anything Rick Nash could solve on the off-chance the Leafs acquire him from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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If Mr. Burke would fire the pathetic excuse that is in place for a coach, I would be willing to bet this team would be a thousand times better. Wilson mismanages practically every game, and when the team does with it is most definitely despite him and not because of him. All one has to do is look at the lack of attention to detail the team has - that is a coach letting the players get away with it, or not recognizing the importance of the details. I am not saying Wilson cannot coach, but he is not the right guy in Toronto, with this group of players. Sadly, by the time Burke realizes this, the first round of the playoffs will have once again began without the Maple Leafs.
Posted by WingMan from The Q C on 02/19/12 at 10:18 AM ET