If hacker-slasher loudmouth Sean Avery didn't provide enough incentive for Dion Phaneuf or Mike Komisarek to pound New York's goalie Henrik Lundqvist with pucks—and neither did booing Beantown fans for Phil Kessel each time he touched the puck a game earlier—then surely long-time rival Ottawa will provide the requisite opportunity for Toronto's vaunted snipers to burst out of their slump.
In another must-win (actually, must score a goal) situation for the Leafs, against an admittedly tired opposition, they actually found another way to lose, while providing ample fodder for television commentators, as blocking shots is now a highlight-reel defensive strategy.
In all the years I've been watching the Leafs, there has always been a gung-ho, rah-rah guy who manages to provide "the spark," regardless of strategies, and I'm not seeing that player on the ice right now.
If I were Brian Burke, I'd be itching to pull the trigger and pull up rookie Nazim Kadri. More importantly, I'd certainly be packaging both Nicolai Kulemin and Mikhail Grabovski, for a trade. Yes, as youngsters, they have both done the job in the defensive zo ...
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