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The Pogge Experiment

Justin Pogge gets the start tonight in Minnesota against the Wild.  Then, no matter how he plays, he's returning to the Marlies.  Apparently, the Leafs have a plan when it comes to Justin Pogge, and they're sticking to it.  This is a good thing. It's good because the Leafs actually
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Maple Leafs 3, Bruins 4

Remember when the Bruins sucked?  It wasn't that long ago, and now they're leading the conference by a pretty good margin.  That's where I want to be in a couple of years. I see we traded Robbie Earl to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Ryan Hamilton.  Although Earl only
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Toronto 3, Atlanta 4

The Leafs blew a 3-0 first-period lead and lost for the fifth time in six games. Yet another sign that Tosky ain't as advertised: Toskala was 5-0-1 with a 1.81 GAA against the Thrashers prior to last night. Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders17-21-7 41 points 4th in Northeast Division4-3
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Maple Leafs 0, Predators 2

Another Leafs game, another loss.  Before this season began, I received some flack for calling this the worst Leafs team ever.  Then, they came out of the gate playing some inspired hockey and I heard rumblings about making the playoffs. That inspired play is long gone, and the one positive
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Maple Leafs 1, Flyers 4

Yeah, we lost another game.  We're 3-7-0 in our last ten games.  As bad as that is, it's not even as bad as Ottawa, which means we're doing something wrong. Repeat after me, Leafs fans.  Just lose, baby! Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders16-20-6 38 points 4th in Northeast Division4-1 Loss
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Brad May a Maple Leaf

Thanks to a tip from Elvis, we called this one.  The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a trade, acquiring Brad May from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for a conditional sixth round draft pick in 2010. May has been around forever, and is a toughie.  And Brian Burke likes the
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Maple Leafs 2, Panthers 4

Bryan McCabe  returned the Toronto and helped his Panthers beat us good, but I'm more interested in what might happen today. Elvis is a new local blogger who blogs at My Morning Expresso.  Today he wrote that his associate was at a breakfast today where Brian Burke was a speaker
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Maple Leafs 3, Senators 1

My, how the mighty have fallen.  It wasn't that long ago that we couldn't buy a regular season win against the mighty Sens.  They were in the Stanley Cup final, we were missing the playoffs.  They were an all-star team, with Alfie, Spezza and Heatley leading the charge.  Now, they
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Maple Leafs 4, Thrashers 3

Curtis Joseph finally has his 450th career NHL victory.  He actually looked pretty sharp after allowing two quick goals and we came back to improve his record this season to 1-4-1. Cujo will be rewarded for his efforts with another start tomorrow night when the Maple Leafs host the Buffalo
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Maple Leafs 2, Stars 8

Tosky recovered quickly and got the start in place of my choice, Justin Pogge.  Tosky then allowed 7 goals before getting pulled for Cujo.  Admittedly, Tosky's not having the year I predicted he'd have, but I watched this game and these really weren't bad goals.  I think our D broke
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Maple Leafs 7, Penguins 3

Kic, you picked the right night to drive to Pittsburgh.  We annihilated 'em in a laugher. In a super fun Saturday night game, Jeremy Williams scored yet again.  That's goals in four of five games this season. Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders13-13-6 32 points 4th in Northeast Division7-3 Win vs.
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Maple Leafs 3, Devils 2

It seems we've finally found a team we can beat in a shootout.  And Blake is officially back in the good books with a pretty little spin-o-rama to win this one. But enough about Blake, let's talk about Jeremy Williams.  This guy scored again last night, and potted another in
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Head's Up

It's looking like this is the week Mats makes his decision.  I'm hearing Thursday. Not surprisingly, I have something to say on the subject, but I need to find time to put these passionate thoughts to HTML. This is just a head's up that my open message to Sundin is
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