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The Leafs Are Falling, Falling, Falling…

Posted: 25th October 2009 by Anthony Lopopolo in NHL
The cameraman always seems to catch the moment correctly, never on the basis of a fluke. Whoever is behind the lens, theyÆve noticed Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson roaring ôletÆs go!ö to his roster, glaring up and down the bench with an aging countenance of despair. Another conceded goal, he must be thinking. The next shot is cut to general manager Brian Burke, usually visibly stone-faced in anticipation of being plastered all ...

San Jose Sharks Add Bark to Bite with Dany Heatley

Posted: 12th September 2009 by Anthony Lopopolo in NHL
All along, an irritated—and irritable—Dany Heatley believed he merited more accountability and, in due course, a large chunk of ice time with it. More, anyway, than what Ottawa Senators head coach Cory Clouston was willing to offer. Like a child deprived of their favourite toy, Heatley has spurned, squirmed and turned through his quarrel with Ottawa management and challenged Phoenix Coyotes for off-season headlines. So he requested a larger role, said he ...