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562.1 | Any off-season news? | WOTVAX::JOHNSTON | Whale oil beef hooked | Thu Jul 25 1996 18:32 | 6 |
562.2 | Leafs add experience | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Thu Jul 25 1996 18:58 | 14 |
562.3 | not too exciting | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Jul 25 1996 19:53 | 3 |
562.4 | Yushkeeeewho? | WOTVAX::JOHNSTON | Whale oil beef hooked | Tue Jul 30 1996 21:58 | 8 |
562.5 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Tue Jul 30 1996 22:27 | 6 |
562.6 | the kissing defenseman | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Wed Jul 31 1996 01:43 | 6 |
562.7 | a lot of kissing goin on in Atlanta!!:*)) | OTOOA::MAJOR | | Wed Jul 31 1996 02:19 | 6 |
562.8 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Aug 02 1996 03:36 | 8 |
562.9 | Kiss me quick.. | WOTVAX::JOHNSTON | Whale oil beef hooked | Mon Aug 05 1996 18:26 | 9 |
562.10 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Tue Aug 06 1996 23:47 | 6 |
562.11 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Aug 08 1996 05:39 | 82 |
562.12 | for old rope... | WOTVAX::JOHNSTON | Whale oil beef hooked | Thu Aug 08 1996 17:45 | 11 |
562.13 | The agents are laughing all the way to the bank. | KUTIPS::ROBILLARD | | Thu Aug 08 1996 20:20 | 9 |
562.14 | another column | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Aug 08 1996 20:29 | 96 |
562.15 | Been here before, no? | WOTVAX::JOHNSTON | Whale oil beef hooked | Fri Aug 09 1996 17:02 | 12 |
562.16 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Aug 09 1996 18:27 | 16 |
562.17 | More, please | MUNDIS::SSHERMAN | Clean living and a fast outfield | Sun Aug 11 1996 18:36 | 6 |
562.18 | Boys just want to have funnnnn | STOSS1::HUGHESD | | Wed Aug 14 1996 03:47 | 10 |
562.19 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Sep 12 1996 20:06 | 5 |
562.20 | Line-up | WOTVAX::JOHNSTON | Whale oil beef hooked | Mon Sep 16 1996 15:51 | 4 |
562.21 | TO Star story | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Sep 19 1996 00:06 | 57 |
562.22 | Salming in HoF | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Sep 19 1996 00:07 | 4 |
562.23 | more on Leafs personnel | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Sep 19 1996 00:36 | 13 |
562.24 | | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Thu Sep 19 1996 02:05 | 1 |
562.25 | ????? | KAOFS::WATTERS | | Thu Sep 19 1996 02:18 | 6 |
562.26 | oops | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Sep 19 1996 03:02 | 2 |
562.27 | | OTOOA::MAJOR | | Thu Sep 19 1996 17:46 | 8 |
562.28 | HOCKEY Hall of Fame | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Thu Sep 19 1996 18:35 | 1 |
562.29 | | KAOFS::S_HYNDMAN | Zoom Splat Pilot | Thu Sep 19 1996 19:36 | 12 |
562.30 | You think he put it in his resume???:*) | OTOOA::MAJOR | | Thu Sep 19 1996 19:52 | 6 |
562.31 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Sep 19 1996 19:53 | 14 |
562.32 | RE: Salming | AKOCOA::PETERSON | Suffering the concequences, again | Thu Sep 19 1996 20:13 | 6 |
562.33 | | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Thu Sep 19 1996 20:42 | 10 |
562.34 | | OTOOA::MAJOR | | Thu Sep 19 1996 20:49 | 4 |
562.35 | A little swedish lesson | STKAI1::LANDH | Don't waste words - use an axe | Thu Sep 19 1996 20:56 | 8 |
562.36 | Can you spell Cournoyer?!?!?!:*)) | OTOOA::MAJOR | | Thu Sep 19 1996 21:10 | 8 |
562.37 | RE: Salming,...(again) | AKOCOA::PETERSON | Suffering the concequences, again | Fri Sep 20 1996 02:37 | 8 |
562.38 | front office problems? | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Mon Sep 23 1996 23:28 | 88 |
562.39 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Sep 25 1996 20:00 | 8 |
562.40 | And WE Won't Even THINK About Playoffs... | KAOFS::LOCKYER | PCs & Religion - Both Just Faith, NOT Fact! | Wed Sep 25 1996 22:47 | 4 |
562.41 | NHL salaries | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Sep 27 1996 04:49 | 86 |
562.42 | "Forever Rivals" | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Mon Sep 30 1996 23:08 | 15 |
562.43 | very interesting show... | OTOOA::MAJOR | | Tue Oct 01 1996 18:44 | 18 |
562.44 | | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Tue Oct 01 1996 19:57 | 13 |
562.45 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Oct 02 1996 02:09 | 7 |
562.46 | look for Ballrd's name in this story | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Oct 02 1996 02:45 | 91 |
562.47 | roster | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Oct 02 1996 02:46 | 13 |
562.48 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Oct 04 1996 21:47 | 9 |
562.49 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Oct 04 1996 22:01 | 29 |
562.50 | | OTOOA::MAJOR | | Sat Oct 12 1996 00:09 | 5 |
562.51 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Sat Oct 12 1996 01:35 | 5 |
562.52 | TO Star story | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Oct 18 1996 21:14 | 77 |
562.53 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | Bitin' off more than I can spew | Fri Oct 18 1996 23:18 | 5 |
562.54 | Where's the problem? | WOTVAX::JOHNSTON | Whale oil beef hooked | Mon Oct 21 1996 17:24 | 10 |
562.55 | | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Mon Oct 21 1996 21:31 | 2 |
562.56 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Mon Oct 21 1996 23:24 | 16 |
562.57 | a win | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Oct 23 1996 18:24 | 6 |
562.58 | 2-1 over Boston | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Oct 25 1996 18:27 | 10 |
562.59 | pretty good game | FABSIX::T_BEAULIEU | Like A steam Locomotive | Fri Oct 25 1996 21:14 | 11 |
562.60 | On the road to the Stanley Cup!! | KAOFS::LOCKYER | PCs & Religion - Both Just Faith, NOT Fact! | Fri Oct 25 1996 21:19 | 3 |
562.61 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Oct 25 1996 22:25 | 12 |
562.62 | | KAOFS::MCCANN | | Fri Oct 25 1996 23:05 | 6 |
562.63 | loss | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Oct 30 1996 17:33 | 3 |
562.64 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Nov 01 1996 19:39 | 3 |
562.65 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Nov 06 1996 17:31 | 9 |
562.66 | Potvin to rest | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Nov 07 1996 18:07 | 1 |
562.67 | | KAOFS::WATTERS | | Thu Nov 07 1996 18:10 | 3 |
562.68 | Roy MacGregor in today's Ottawa Citizen | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Nov 07 1996 22:45 | 138 |
562.69 | 6-2 Sens | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Nov 08 1996 20:16 | 17 |
562.70 | | OTOOA::MAJOR | | Fri Nov 08 1996 20:24 | 5 |
562.71 | | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Fri Nov 08 1996 20:45 | 3 |
562.72 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Mon Nov 18 1996 23:26 | 15 |
562.73 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Tue Nov 26 1996 00:56 | 14 |
562.74 | Salming story from today's Globe & Mail | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Tue Nov 26 1996 17:29 | 104 |
562.75 | Red Wings/Europeans-nothing changed | POLAR::HOLTSCHNEIB | | Tue Nov 26 1996 18:17 | 8 |
562.76 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Tue Nov 26 1996 18:24 | 8 |
562.77 | organization under pressure | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Tue Dec 03 1996 23:47 | 7 |
562.78 | how to beat the Blues... | KAOFS::B_CROOK | Brian @KAO | Wed Dec 04 1996 22:46 | 8 |
562.79 | Sundin an old guy????? | KAOFS::WATTERS | | Wed Dec 04 1996 23:17 | 5 |
562.80 | I don't think so! | KAOFS::LOCKYER | PCs & Religion - Both Just Faith, NOT Fact! | Wed Dec 04 1996 23:20 | 2 |
562.81 | 500th point | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Dec 04 1996 23:51 | 1 |
562.82 | Thew swedes roules | BULAN::dhcp234.soo.dec.com::landh | | Thu Dec 05 1996 12:08 | 7 |
562.83 | | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Thu Dec 05 1996 19:37 | 3 |
562.84 | I bet there's more canadians 8-) | FABSIX::T_BEAULIEU | Like A steam Locomotive | Thu Dec 05 1996 22:25 | 4 |
562.85 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Dec 06 1996 00:25 | 8 |
562.86 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Dec 06 1996 22:06 | 11 |
562.87 | This is a dangerous game the Leafs and Blues are playing | STOSS1::HUGHESD | | Mon Dec 09 1996 18:30 | 16 |
562.88 | Susension; a 1-gamer | KAOFS::WATTERS | | Mon Dec 09 1996 19:08 | 9 |
562.89 | Of course, Matteau is 6'4", how tall is Cousineau? | STOSS1::HUGHESD | | Mon Dec 09 1996 19:42 | 7 |
562.90 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Mon Dec 09 1996 22:45 | 11 |
562.91 | playing like he did with Oilers! | POLAR::HOLTSCHNEIB | | Mon Dec 09 1996 22:54 | 6 |
562.92 | "enigmatic" Carl Brewer | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Tue Dec 10 1996 02:34 | 404 |
562.93 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Dec 12 1996 20:59 | 9 |
562.94 | depth on d | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Dec 13 1996 19:16 | 4 |
562.95 | Damien Cox on Keenan, Leafs | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Dec 20 1996 17:58 | 89 |
562.96 | new defensive scheme | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Jan 10 1997 00:31 | 72 |
562.97 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Jan 10 1997 00:34 | 6 |
562.98 | Has Ballard been resurected? | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Thu Jan 16 1997 19:08 | 4 |
562.99 | 'old' lines... | KAOFS::B_CROOK | Brian @KAO | Sat Jan 18 1997 00:35 | 9 |
562.100 | no news 'cause there's no news.. | KAOFS::B_CROOK | Brian @KAO | Fri Jan 31 1997 00:05 | 7 |
| no trade yet...
Leafs lost to the Blues last night, gizillion to zero...
its 25 below...
I want my mommy
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562.101 | | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Fri Jan 31 1997 18:54 | 9 |
| The battle for the Ontario Cup is on tomorrow as the Senators travel to
Toronto for their second meeting of the season. Sens won the first
meeting 6 - 2.
Go Sens.
Bernie.
P.S. Brian, your mom says she doesn't want you :-)
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562.102 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Sat Feb 01 1997 00:39 | 10 |
| I must say I expect the Sens to win tomorrow night. I would say the
same for any other team playing the Leafs these days. They play some
fairly solid games, but always manage to make the big key defensive
blunders. And Potvin is not having a great year.
I wonder if heads will roll at MLG, and if so, whose. Toronto should
have the resources and the pride to ice something better than a last
place team, if the ownership is better than Ballard-level.
-Stephen
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562.103 | | FSCORE::B_LEURY | | Sat Feb 01 1997 01:07 | 8 |
| Daniel Alfredsson was the post game guest after yesterday's game. He
was asked about the upcoming game against Toronto. He had some
interesting comments that I hope don't get to the Leafs dressing room.
I also hope that Alfie does play tomorrow. He's been out with an
oblique muscle injury.
Bernie.
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562.104 | Could not resist! | POLAR::MAHANEY | Mikey - Deliver us from evil! | Mon Feb 03 1997 08:57 | 8 |
| Leaf's fans...
After four years of the basement, you do not know how great it feels
to say this. Ah Ha! your in last place and the Sens won the Ontario
Cup. Is Harold Ballard still in charge of this team?
Sean
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562.105 | Make another trade | KDCA03::CDCUP_GREENE | | Mon Feb 03 1997 16:18 | 6 |
| Wow! The Leafs really do suck. The Sens made
that a fact after Sat's HNIC.
Chris
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562.106 | Damien Cox | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Mon Feb 03 1997 17:38 | 84 |
562.107 | McCauley | KAOFS::B_CROOK | Brian @KAO | Wed Feb 26 1997 18:24 | 4 |
| heard on the radio this am (CBC so it must be true...) that McCauley is
looking for 2M over 3 years. I guess that is the starting point for
talks with the Leafs (who have saved a whack of salary $$$ with the
recent trade). I just hope they trade him to Ottawa...
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562.108 | Next on their dump-list: Clark, Macoun, & Murphy | KAOFS::WATTERS | | Wed Feb 26 1997 19:36 | 8 |
| Gilmour made $3M/yr, while Ellett made $850k/yr.
Neither J.Smith, nor Sullivan, made over $200k/yr.
Fletcher has promised though that he will be acting on the free
agent market this summer.
Andy
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562.109 | | OTOOA::MAJOR | | Wed Feb 26 1997 19:56 | 4 |
| <--- That's IF Fletcher's still around...
Ray.
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562.110 | | KDCA03::CDCUP_GREENE | | Wed Feb 26 1997 20:33 | 4 |
| McCauly should be able to make the rookie max $850Gs
Yes?
Chris
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562.111 | gotta know how to read between the lines; agent's job | KAOFS::WATTERS | | Wed Feb 26 1997 23:55 | 8 |
| >> McCauly should be able to make the rookie max $850Gs
>> Yes?
Yeah but!.... this 'rookie max' BS is just a cover up. They don't
include bonuses. That's why Berard's in Long Island.
andy
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562.112 | | KAOFS::B_CROOK | Brian @KAO | Tue Mar 04 1997 19:55 | 3 |
| Leafs beat the Bruins last night 4-2, new guy Sullivan got a goal and
an assist and was 3rd star on TSN. The Leafs are 3/4 since THE TRADE,
I hope Fletcher keeps his job.
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562.113 | McCauley signs | KAOFS::B_CROOK | Brian @KAO | Tue Mar 04 1997 19:59 | 4 |
| and I heard on the radio (CBC so it must be true) that McCauley
signed a 3 year deal for 2.55 Million (that is the max for a rookie I
think?) (unless your last name is Lindros and you don't like S.S. Marie...)
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562.114 | a penny earned... | KAOFS::B_CROOK | Brian @KAO | Tue Mar 04 1997 20:17 | 7 |
| The Ottawa Citizen reports that McCauley signed for 2.1Million and
'lucrative bonus clauses', I just don't know who to believe these
days.
(This is very similar to the 21K that Mitel paid me for my first year
of 'professional services' but the bonus clause was not lucrative,
worked out to be about $14.00 which bought a 12 pack in those days but
I digress...)
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562.115 | rebuilding team manages a tie | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Tue Mar 11 1997 19:56 | 82 |
|
Leaf grit pays off in point
Warriner keys comeback from two-goal deficit
By Paul Hunter - Toronto Star Sports Reporter
A playoff berth remains dauntingly distant, but
this was still a night for for making valuable
points.
And that's beyond the $50,000 bonus that kicked in
for Tie Domi when he picked up a second-period
assist for his 25th point of the season.
A 3-3 tie with a vastly superior Dallas squad was a chance for some lessons
to hit home in a tangible way.
Todd Warriner learned he actually can score a goal or two, as he did in the
second period, by shooting more and driving to the net.
Sergei Berezin learned floating around the ice is now a punishable offence.
He was nailed to the bench to start the second period and remained there for
the duration.
And the Leafs learned they don't have to be ``awful'' - as coach Mike Murphy
described their early play - if they simply turn in an honest effort.
The point his Maple Leafs picked up, thanks to a Darby Hendrickson goal in
the final minute of regulation, might have little meaning in the standings.
But the scrappy way they fought back may pay dividends in the long run as
Murphy tries to build his team.
The tie, Toronto's third straight, extended their unbeaten string to a
season-high five games. The last time they went on such a heady run was in
November of 1995.
``Around Christmas time, if we got two goals down, the game was over. You
could feel it on the bench,'' said Mats Sundin. ``But tonight we kept
playing. There's just a more relaxed feeling here. There's no longer all the
questions about where Dougie (Gilmour) is going. Everyone is just doing
their job and not worrying about outside things.
``Our confidence is growing and we probably have more faith in ourselves
than we've had all season.''
While no Toronto personnel move will be as big as Gilmour's trade to New
Jersey, there is a sense around the Gardens that the other shoe is about to
drop.
Philadelphia general manager Bob Clarke was on hand to take in the game. The
Flyers are playing down the QEW in Buffalo tonight and Clarke dismissed his
appearance as a ``couldn't-hurt-to-have-a-look'' visit.
However, it is believed Clarke has more than a casual interest in Kirk
Muller. He's also looking to add a veteran presence to his blue line. Jamie
Macoun has been rumored as a possibility.
Muller didn't play last night. His ankle was still swollen after blocking a
shot Saturday. X-rays taken yesterday didn't show a break but Muller likely
won't play tomorrow night when Chicago visits.
Look for Brandon Convery to suit up in his place as the Leafs take what is
probably one last look at their underachieving 1992 first-round draft pick.
Clarke undoubtedly departed last night with a favorable impression of
Macoun. The 35-year-old defenceman played one of his strongest games of the
season and was a solid force in Toronto's end.
The Leafs are believed to be interested in young Flyers centre Vaclav
Prospal. The 22-year-old Czech, drafted 71st over-all by Philly in 1993, was
recently summoned to the big leagues, possibly to be showcased. On Saturday,
in his second NHL game, he scored both Flyers goals in a 3-2 loss to
Pittsburgh.
Instead of going to Buffalo, Leaf general manager Cliff Fletcher will head
to St. John's today for one final assessment of his minor-league squad
before next Tuesday's trade deadline.
On the ice, the most intriguing development last night was Murphy's decision
to bench Berezin after the first period.
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562.116 | Sundin, Domi show up | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Mar 14 1997 00:52 | 94 |
|
Listless Leafs throw in the towel
Embarrassing loss ends playoff talk once
and for all
By Paul Hunter - Toronto Star Sports
Reporter
Appropriately, fans attending last
night's Gardens embarrassment were given crying towels on the way in.
However, Toronto management should have also issued them to its players.
That way, the Maple Leafs' outright surrender of any playoff hope could have
at least been done with a little flourish.
To say the Leafs quit against the Blackhawks is not accurate. Quitting
implies they showed up in the first place.
Instead, in a game the players themselves had hyped as crucial, most of the
Leafs were no-shows. They threw in the towel before they hit the ice.
That Chicago won by only a 3-2 margin was tribute to some extraordinary
goaltending from Felix Potvin and nothing else. The players in front of him
were horrid as the Blackhawks, even without injured leader Chris Chelios,
outshot Toronto 41-21.
``We weren't even close tonight. They outplayed us from beginning to end,''
said coach Mike Murphy, who seemed genuinely perplexed by his squad's
disinterest.
``If they couldn't find the motivation to play tonight's game, it's a sorry
statement. I can't even make excuses for our team. This was a very
disappointing game for me. I'll assess it, make evaluations and I won't soon
forget them.''
While any realist had long written off the chance of Toronto making a
post-season appearance, last night's game was an opportunity for the Leafs
to make a statement. They did. It was: ``We don't care.''
Instead of remaining eight points behind Calgary for eighth spot in the
Western Conference, they are 10 behind the Flames and Blackhawks with just
14 games to play.
They threw in the towel.
``That was definitely not one of our better games this year,'' said Mats
Sundin, ``and it came at a time when we really needed it. That's been
happening to us a lot. That's why we are where we are.'' Sundin scored the
first goal and was one of the few Leafs who played as if he cared.
It has indeed been a Toronto pattern this season. Whenever this team has
shown any hint of improvement, as it did with a five-game undefeated string
that just ended, a stinker follows.
``I can't figure it out. Any little hint of success and it's like we can't
handle it,'' said Tie Domi, who unlike his mates, kept plugging all night.
With the focus of the Leafs' season now clearly on next season, general
manager Cliff Fletcher can now forge ahead with his youth movement with no
concern for the duration of this campaign.
Fletcher is expected to move a veteran or two before Tuesday's trade
deadline.
In defeat last night - in lieu of veterans playing hard - the spotlight fell
on the future and rookies Brandon Convery and Sergei Berezin.
Convery was playing the first game in his last-chance look as a Leaf and
didn't record a shot on net. He was also on the ice for both Denis Savard
goals in the third as Toronto blew a 2-1 lead.
However, Murphy praised Convery's early work afterwards and said he'll
continue to get lots of ice time as he and management assess whether he has
a future in Toronto. The suspicion is the Leafs are showcasing their former
No. 1 draft pick. His contract expires after this season.
Berezin was back in the lineup after being benched for the final 45 minutes
Monday. He showed spurts of offensive creativity and chipped in Toronto's
other goal.
Nathan Dempsey, another Leaf rookie, was a healthy scratch and was returned
to St. John's after the game.
The Leafs depart this morning for Miami where they will play the struggling
Panthers Saturday night. They then visit Tampa Bay Sunday on the abbreviated
southern swing.
Of the Leafs' 14 remaining contests, nine are on the road and eight of the
games are against squads with records of .500 or better.
But it doesn't matter. They've already thrown in the towel.
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562.117 | Cox on trade possibilities | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Fri Mar 14 1997 01:04 | 90 |
|
Market favors Leafs
GM WITH A FAR worse team, Cliff Fletcher is in a much [By Damien Cox]
better trade position heading into next Tuesday's league
deadline than he has been in years.
That would be, apparently, the silver lining in this forgettable Maple Leaf
campaign.
Fortunately, while two wins and three ties had some of Fletcher's most
ardent admirers/apologists raving about his reborn genius, head coach Mike
Murphy had a realistic view of his team's most recent efforts after last
night's 3-2 loss to Chicago.
Some encouraging moments, Murphy noted, like a gritty comeback against
Dallas two nights earlier, but nothing that should change anyone's mind.
``What hurts is we've gone four games without a win at the most critical
stage of our season when we've been at home, with a fresh team and when our
goalie's been pretty good,'' said the Leaf coach.
Murphy won't give up the playoff ghost, but he talked of the need for only
``long-term'' moves. As luck would have it, Fletcher has leverage coming out
of his ears at the moment.
In a year in which there are few solid athletes available, Fletcher has
bodies to sell.
At the same time, he doesn't have to make a deal.
That's like having the only wide-brimmed hat at poolside on receding
hairline day.
Look at the teams in a similar position in the standings as Fletcher's
Leafs.
Boston. The Islanders. Ottawa. Los Angeles. San Jose.
Nothing there.
On the other hand, many of the clubs with post-season aspirations want to
make a move.
The Leafs have a wide menu of available veterans, a list that includes Kirk
Muller, Jamie Macoun, Wendel Clark, Larry Murphy, Dimitri Yushkevich, Tie
Domi and yes, Felix Potvin.
Not all are equally available.
Any Potvin deal would have to bring enormous gains. Barring outlandish
offers, Murphy wants to keep Muller, Macoun and probably Domi.
From a political point of view, dealing Clark for a draft pick or just to
dump his $2 million salary would be unpopular. They'd have to get something
with public relations impact.
Murphy, by contrast, would go to anyone willing to swallow the contract.
Outside of the Leafs, there is apparently little available.
Calgary is looking to deal unrestricted free-agent-in-waiting Dave Gagner,
who just happens to be the best Flame player these days. Chicago is
interested, but the Hawks are the team the Flames are battling with for a
playoff berth.
In Edmonton, hard-nosed blueliner Luke Richardson will also be an unfettered
free agent this summer. The playoff-bound Oilers are trying to arrange a
trade, but Richardson wants to finish the season in Edmonton and has made
his contract demands astronomical, thus scaring off potential suitors.
All this, of course, strengthens Fletcher's hand. A team that can't land
Richardson, say Philly, might settle for Macoun. A team like Florida might
cherish Gagner, but Muller would be a reasonable facsimile.
There are new faces coming, and it won't just be trades. Juniors like Alyn
McCauley, Jeff Ware, Ryan Pepperall and D. J. Smith could all make cameo
appearances if their clubs are knocked out early.
Bowling Green senior Mike Johnson, a 6-foot-3 right winger, is expected to
be signed as a free agent for crazy money by the Leafs once his school is
eliminated.
But it's trade watch time now, and until Tuesday, Fletcher's phone should be
ringing off the hook. This March, the anxious voice should be at the other
end of the line.
-------------------
Damien Cox's hockey column usually appears four times a week.
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562.118 | trades | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Mar 19 1997 00:33 | 9 |
| It seems Muller has been traded to Florida for 21-year-old centre Jason
Podollan. Leafs also go Kelly Chase from Hartfoed for "an undisclosed
player."
This info from
http://www.canoe.com/Hockey/home.html
which also reports some trades involving other teams...
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562.119 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Mar 19 1997 01:03 | 3 |
| Podollan played junior for Spokane, was on the World Champion junior
team that won in Boston, and was the Panthers 3rd pick, after
Jovanovski and Warrener, in the '94 draft (31st overall.)
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562.120 | WHy wHy WHY!!!! | POLAR::MAHANEY | Mikey - Deliver us from evil! | Thu Mar 20 1997 08:30 | 7 |
| Question to any Leafs fans out there...
Why are Macoun and Clarke still playing for the Leafs?
Sean
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562.121 | Got Nothing Better To Do Than Stir The Pot? | KAOFS::LOCKYER | PCs & Religion - Both Just Faith, NOT Fact! | Thu Mar 20 1997 08:46 | 7 |
| Macoun - nobody else wants him!
Clarke - the Leafs made the big mistake of trading him once before,
they won't do it again given his popularity. Regardless of his skills,
he's the new "heart & soul" of the Leafs and has to lead until Sundin,
Potvin, ?? become the new leadership.
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562.122 | Wendel Clark | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Thu Mar 20 1997 21:22 | 7 |
| Clark is also about the only proven scorer left on the team, besides
Sundin. He seems to have a lot of games in which he's nearly
invisible, but he still has the shot and he can still dominate an
occasional game. And the Leafs gave up a heck of a lot to get hjim
back last year. Fletcher has let it be known that he turned down abn
offer of a 1st-round pick in this year's draft for Clark (albeit
probably a late one..)
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562.123 | | TROOA::BUTKOVICH | clowns to left/jokers to right | Fri May 02 1997 21:18 | 1 |
| 30 years ago today, the Leafs won their last Stanley Cup! 8^/
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562.124 | Fletcher gone | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Mon May 26 1997 18:35 | 20 |
| Cliff Fletcher is history. Apparently Stavro offered to kick him
upstairs to the President's job, out of hockey operations, but Fletcher
said "no." His assistant Bill Watters, whose contract will expire in
a couple of months, is acting GM for now. The Leafs say they won't
necessarily hire a new man before next month's draft.
It seems odd that they let Fletcher take the 1st big rebuilding steps
-- the Gilmour and Muller trades -- if they didn't plan to let him
finish the job. Al Strachan on "After 40 Minutes" Saturday night
implied that the Leafs' free-spending days are over for good. I hope
Stavro isn't too much of a tightwad. Fletcher did go overboard with
some of the contracts he signed & took on, & also displayed
questionable judgment of talent in some of his trades. I hope the new
man is given a reasonable budget and a free hand, with minimal
ownership interference. Strachen also suggested that some of the
old-timers in the organization, the likes of Floyd Smith, etc. might be
on the way out. Maybe a new broom is needed. IT will be very
interesting to see what happens.
-Stephen
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562.125 | | TROOA::BUTKOVICH | got a rubber pencil thing happenin | Fri May 30 1997 20:34 | 7 |
| Ken Dryden has been named the new President of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
At a 10:00 press conference, he indicated that he only took the job
because he had assurances that he would be given the "resources" to
build a Stanley Cup Winning Team. He wouldn't give a timeline for how
fast he thought that might happen. A new GM is his top priority and
while he thinks it would be preferable to have one named before the
draft, he said it isn't crucial.
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562.126 | Beam yourself up Scotty... | KAOFS::B_CROOK | Brian @KAO | Fri May 30 1997 22:34 | 5 |
|
I also heard that Dryden's old boss, Scotty Bowman, may be a candidate
for the GM job. Has Dryden every held a position anything close to upper
management before? At least he won't need Stan Fishler to help him
write the book when its all done...
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562.127 | sounds promising | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Sat May 31 1997 00:42 | 64 |
| Friday, May 30, 1997
Dryden hired as new Leafs president
By JIM O'LEARY -- SLAM! Sports
The NHL has seen few better puck stoppers than Ken Dryden. Now the league
will discover if he can stop the bleeding at Maple Leaf Gardens.
The Leafs have replaced Cliff Fletcher's 25 years of respected NHL
experience by hiring Dryden, a hall-of-famer man who has been out of hockey
since 1979.
Dryden, 49, who retired from the Montreal Canadiens 18 years ago, was
appointed Friday as the new president of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He
confesses to seeing the Leafs play a grand total of four games last season.
"I believe I can do this job,'' said Dryden. "From this point forward, my
job is to ensure that this organization is relentless in its pursuit of the
Stanley Cup.''
Dryden won six Cups with the Canadiens, but has filled his time since
retiring by authoring books, doing some TV commentary and writing various
sport and government reports. He said his first task will be to hire a
general manager. He met with acting GM Bill Watters and coach Mike Murphy
this morning, but didn't give either man an endorsement.
Dryden, a buddy of Stavro's first lieutenant, Brian Bellmore, also said he
has the green light to spend some of Stavro's millions to bring some proven
free agents to Toronto. A year ago, Stavro forced Fletcher to cut the
payroll. But now Stavro promises that Dryden will have "all the necessary
resources to build a Stanley Cup winner.''
Dryden said he would not have accepted the job without that assurance.
"We'll have what we need,'' he said. There will be no excuses, no
crutches.''
Dryden dismisses suggestions that the game might have passed him by. He
contends that the central elements of success for a hockey team are the same
today as they were when the Canadiens were the NHL's dominant force in the
1970s.
His objective, he said, was to create in Toronto a franchise that has the
same rock-solid structure, from top to bottom in the organization, as those
great Habs clubs. It is imperative, Dryden said, that the players know that
the team owners are dedicated to the single goal of winning the Stanley Cup.
From there, it is responsible for the management and coaches to create the
infrastructure and foster an atmosphere conducive to winning.
"I was surrounded by some great people in Montreal," he said. "What made
the Canadiens work was that there were no weak links. "The players had no
where to point fingers at. They were, in effect, put in a corner because
they had no excuses. We all knew our destiny was in our own hands."
The first impression of Dryden the President is that the NHL may never
have seen a more eloquent or articulate executive. He talks a great game.
But can he deliver? The NHL has changed radically in the past generation.
Dryden, the object of some ridicule as the team tightwad in his playing
days, will now be expected to compete in an NHL that has never been more
business-like or cut-throat.
"I don't know how long it will take (to rebuild the Leafs)," Dryden said.
"No one can promise a timetable. I want to get to the top as fast as
possible, but it's important to get their fast and deep. The challenge is to
get to the top and sustain it. The cruel trick is when you get there for a
short time and crash again."
Dryden also said he had no timetable for hiring a GM, although he'd like
to have the right person in place before the NHL draft on June 21, or, at
the latest, before NHL free agents become available on July 1. But he was
firm on his intention to spend some of Stavro's cash on free agents.
"Yes, we are going to find some players to make this team better," he
said. "Twenty-third place is not good enough. We'll use every tool at our
disposal. Free agency is a tool that needs to be used -- and it will be
used."
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562.128 | many questions remain | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Mon Jun 02 1997 18:34 | 6 |
| My initial reaction to Dryden's hiring was generally positive, but
having thought about it a bit, I have a lot of questions. Presumably
the GM, once he is hired, will be the person in charge of the hockey
operation, and there will be a business person in charge of the new
arena etc. So what exactly will Dryden's role be? The shape of things
to come is still far from clear.
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562.129 | | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Jun 04 1997 18:21 | 3 |
| rumour reported in this morning's Ottawa Citizen that Dryden will hire
Doug Risebrough as GM. Based on Risebrough's record in Calgary, I hope
the rumour is wrong.
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562.130 | good company | CTHU26::S_BURRIDGE | | Wed Jun 04 1997 18:48 | 2 |
| Sergei Berezin named to NHL "all-rookie" team, along with Patrick
Lalime, Bryan Berard, Janne Niinimaa, Jarome Iginla and Jim Campbell.
|