ROUGH START TO ROAD TRIP

Last night the Leafs were handed many firsts of this young season and if it was going to happen I guess why not it be the defending Stanley Cup Champions have. Let’s get started on that list of firsts. It was their first road game of the season, which resulted in their first road loss and also their first loss in regulation.  How many more firsts can there be you ask yourself? I will continue. It was Gustavsson’s first start of the season and what a lot of people expected to happen did. The tem did not look confident in from of him and they got pounded 6-2. Bringing another first of the season, the most goals surrendered by the team thus far. Some bright spots if you can say there were any in a 6-2 loss were that Kadri was in the line up and looked pretty good out there. Finishing with 13 minutes of ice time, his first point of the season coming on Steckel’s goal and a plus 1 rating on the night. Looking forward to Saturday hopefully we can see some more first, such as The Maple Leafs winning their first road game of the season. Also I would like to see them kick The Habs ass again for the 2nd time this month. As a Leafs fan you can’t tell me it’s not a little bit more fun at work on a Monday after a Leafs win against The Canadians on Saturday night.   Check back soon for a pre-game report and always catch the Leafs talk Radio 5 minutes after the final buzzer at http://m.blogtalkradio.com/leafs-talk-radio/2011/10/22/toronto-maple-leafs-post-game-show   Written By: Stephen Marshall  

Leafs Pre Game Report-Toronto Maple Leafs Set To Make Statement Against Rival Bruins

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Tonight the Toronto Maple Leafs will be taking on the Boston Bruins in the buds first road game of the regular season. The game can be seen on TSN at 7pm.

This game is a crucial one for both teams for a few different reasons. Firstly, this will be the first official game between Boston and Toronto in which we know who all the pieces in the big Phil Kessel deal from a few years ago are. Secondly and perhaps more importantly, the Leafs could really make a statement for their season, by decimating the defending Stanley Cup Champions.

Thus far in the season, the Bruins have struggled significantly, as they appear to be suffering from a Stanley Cup hangover. The Bruins are without star center David Krejci which in turn has hurt their special teams. On the other hand, the Leafs have experienced much success in the first four games of the season going into last night’s action with the Winnipeg Jets. However, like Boston, Toronto has struggled on the power play.

Another crucial factor in the outcome of this game is the return of the Monster Jonas Gustavsson. Gustavsson who hasn’t played a regular season game, since giving up seven goals to the New York Rangers last January, will be looking to show not only the Maple Leafs, but a potential trading partner, that he can be a viable option in between the pipes. The question Leafs nation is wondering, is whether or not the man known as the Monster has the mental toughness to battle a tough team like the Boston Bruins. If he can show that he is still competent in the net, Toronto may be able to form an impressive tandem with the Monster and number one goalie James Reimer.

Thursday October 20, 2011 is the first of six divisional matchups against the Boston Bruins for Toronto. Can the boys in blue continue their hot start? No statement will be bigger then a win over last season’s Stanley Cup Champions.

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Written By: Eric Freedlander (@Three_2_Lose)
Edited & Posted By: John Davis 

Leafs post game report from October 19th, 2011- Jets grounded by the Leafs at the ACC

Well it wasn't the prettiest of wins but it's 2 points at the end of the day. That's what matters most. This was a big character win for the Leafs who showed they were able to once again battle from behind and come back to tie just as they did against the Avalanche on Monday night. Last night though had a much more positive ending with the Buds winning, potting 2 nice goals in their first shoot out of the season. The goals were scored by Lupul and Frattin. Then Reimer did his job turning away the two shooters he faced. The first 2 periods we're not the greatest for the Leafs especially for the forwards after 37 minutes in to the game only 4 of the 12 had shots on net and with Armstrong getting injured early on it was really more like 4 of 11. Hopefully they can get off to a better start tonight, which I think will really be required with Gustavsson getting the nod tonight. A quick start out of the gate and some good defense, the Leafs could continue their winning ways by taking advantage of a struggling Bruins team. So now the Leafs are 4-0-1 to start the season. The Leaf's have taken 9 of a possible 10 points and are now sitting in 3rd place only behind first place by 1 point. Tonight with a win and a Pittsburgh and Washington loss they can leap in to first place. So catch the game tonight and cheer your Leafs on. Then catch the show after the game at http://m.blogtalkradio.com/leafs-talk-radio/2011/10/21/toronto-maple-leafs-post-game-show-vs-bruins

Written by: Stephan Marshall
Edited and Posted by: John Davis