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Last night, Phil Kessel scored the greatest goal the rambunctious crowd in Flashy Florida has ever seen or will ever see. The wily little master, with soft hands and dashing footwork, bamboozled the Panther D with a little Johnny Dazzler. After it was all said and done, the People’s Prince just leaned back against the boards and smiled. Too right, he was worth two draft picks, a pay ...

Toronto Maple Leafs’ Luke Schenn Must Be Marlies Bound

Posted: 18th October 2009 by Ben Dover in NHL
If there is one salient element to produce itself over the last 17 days of this hockey season, it is the regression of LukeSchenn on the blue line. Schenn is currently sitting on a minus five for the season, and on Saturday night against the New York Rangers, Ron Wilson threw Schenn on the ice for only three shifts in the final period. Schenn was averaging about 20 minutes of ice ...

Leaf’s Defence Corp Throwing Toskala Under The Bus

Posted: 4th October 2009 by Ben Dover in NHL
Last nights game between Toronto and Washington was a prime time exhibition for the hypnotised Toronto public. An exhibition to really see how much their team has improved. The preseason honeymoon was over and the real test had begun. Washington, lead by Alex Ovechkin, is a cup contender and was to give a bigger test than Montreal two days before. The game against Montreal showed some old habits die hard. The inability of ...