Leafs Win!

Well, I had a whole post written out, then ScribeFire kicked me in the junk and the post is gone. So, the short version of it is this:

Leafs beat Canes, 5-4. The vast majority of Canes were playing with the flu, so let's not plan the Stanley Cup parade yet..or the 25 win parade. The Canes came to town at the right time, and Toronto scored its first regulation win since Bryan McCabe went down...over a month ago. Fuckity fuck that's some bad hockey.

Anton Stralman was the balls last night. Pick any of the Chuck Norris facts, and they applied to Anton Stralman last night. In only 14 minutes of icetime, he made several fantastic outlet passes, a few flashy end-to-end rushes, and a couple of stellar defensive plays - not to mention being named the first star. Joe Bowen had a good point when he noted how much Stralman looks like Tomas Kaberle did when he broke in. Stralman is shaping up to be just like Kabbie, except more physical. Boner!

Matt Stajan scored a goal last night to tie Alex Steen in scoring. Both are now 2 points ahead of the high-scoring Hal Gill. In fairness to Gill, Stajan didn't touch the puck until it was already over the line. The goal should have been Stralman's. Stajan and Steen really need to sort themselves the fuck out. Both are restricted free agents at the end of the season, and I really don't care to see Stajan back. Steen is on my last nerve, but I think he still has some upside that is held back by Stajan's uselessness. But if Steen is rewarded with anything other than a nominal raise, I will headbutt the general manager that gives it to him.

Some Plagiarism:
Mike Toth never struck me as a smart hockey mind - in fact, he struck me as a total fucking retard - but the fact that he's the fill in for Bob McCown on Prime Time Sports means Bobcat has faith in him...and that's more than enough for me. If Bob McCown told me that eating hair elastics was nutritious, I'd stock up on the little fuckers.

In any event, Toth wrote an article for Sportsnet and it contained a great paragraph. It is below:

With Tucker and Blake on the sidelines [because the Leafs should rest them as they are playing through injury and/or cancer], bring up some of the Marlies (Ondrus, Newbury, Earl, Boyce, etc.) to see what they can do. Why waste your time with the Dominic Moores of the world, a la JFJ's recent signing? The Rangers, Penguins and Wild all cut Moore loose, so what do the Leafs know that they don't? If you're not going to give the guys in your organization a shot, there's no point in even operating a farm club. It's no surprise that since Moore was brought in, the Marlies have hit their worst skid of the season. Players talk and right now they're saying, "What's the point of busting my hump down here if I'm not gonna even get a chance?"

Really great point by Toth. I disagree with the players he lists as potential call-ups (I think we all know what Ben Ondrus and Kris Newbury face a huge uphill climb to become anything more than 4th liners), but the point is well taken. Dom Moore is a non-factor. Why can't one of our beloved Marlies be the non-factor?

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