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Promises, Promises
by Paul on 02/25/12 at 11:13 PM ET
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from Steve Buffery of the Toronto Sun,
Back in 2008, Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke said he wanted a team that played with “proper levels of pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence.”
Talk about a lot of hot air.
Did you see proper levels of any of that on Saturday night? Or on many nights this season? Other than Dion Phaneuf, Luke Schenn and Mike Brown, there’s very little indeed.
Burke said he wanted a tough team, a big team. That’s supposedly his trademark. Four years later, that’s not the reality.
The Leafs aren’t tough. They are not a shut-down defensive team. And they’re an inconsistent offensive force.
Throw is some inconsistent goaltending, and you’ve got an outfit that, at this point, is on the outside looking in yet again.
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